a coffee date...

If we were on a coffee date, I would tell you that I am overwhelmed by the response to my writing over at Incourage, even to this day. It's been over a month, but it still make me so giddy! To hear that your writing was needed, that it ministered to the heart of someone else, that is the greatest feeling in the world.

If we were on a coffee date, I would tell you that Justin Bieber ministered to me this week. I read an article where he stated that "No Longer Slaves" by Bethel Music is one of his jams right now, so I pulled it up on Spotify and WOW. There is so much truth in that song; it is an amazing reminder that we are truly no longer slaves to fear, rather we are called to be a child of God, and that is the only name and label that matters. 

If we were on a coffee date, we would talk about the weather (because it is finally getting cold!), Abby Wambach, white elephant parties, Adele's crazy world tour, and the plans we have for 2016.

If we were on a coffee date, I would maybe tell you about some secret things. 

If we were on a coffee date, I would tell you that I surprised my best friend for Christmas with tickets to see her in Ecuador in March! #foxandweaselgointernational

If we were on a coffee date, I would probably tell you that I am learning that I care ALOT about what other people think; I have always known this, but it hasn't been until recent events where I have really learned that this is a real hard thing for me. 

If we were on a coffee date, we would talk about how God's grace is DEEPER; that we mess up, but we are forgiven. He knows your sin and still pursues you! 

If we were on a coffee date, what would you want to talk about?

on dressember + doing the Jesus things...

Thirty one days.

Eighteen girls (and counting).

This is the stuff that I love; empowering women (of all ages!) to do Jesus things, and people, fighting human trafficking is a SERIOUS JESUS THING. As Christians, we cannot leave the fight for dignity, humanity, and justice to those who do not recognize Jesus and the worth that He has given us as image-bearers; we are nothing if not responsible to shed light to the darkness.

My sweet friend Lisa (who is one of the most God-loving, quirky, fun women I have ever met in my entire life) and I had an amazing idea… What if we did Dressember WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP? You can do the Jesus things at any age, so why haven’t we thought of this before?

For the month of December, we have committed to wearing a dress EVERY SINGLE DAY in order to raise awareness and funds for an anti-trafficking movement.

We prayed, we wooed them with donuts, and here we are on the first day with eighteen girls pledging to wear dresses for the whole month of December, advocating for those who have no voice, using their wardrobes and social medias to bring awareness and open the eyes of a generation of people who have become blind to the evil that thrives here in our own backyards.

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As leaders of this group, we are praying for three things:

Awareness: We pray that our group has an increased awareness of the evils of human trafficking; labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and debt bondage. Slavery is not just an "overseas thing", it is a local and global epidemic and is here in our own backyard in the Inland Empire. Human trafficking is directly tied to prostitution, drugs, pornography, and other evils. 

Burden: We pray that our group would cultivate a sense of responsibility; that now knowing what we know, we are held accountable to these things and we cannot turn a blind eye. We pray for a holy discontentment, that our hearts would be restless and broken, desiring freedom and redemption and dignity for men, women, and children across the globe.

Action: We pray that our involvement in Dressember would be a catalyst for local involvement through ministries in our church, The Grove. We pray that being aware and being burdened, we would move to tangible action.

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This December, we pray that our hearts would build a greater understanding of what it means to fight the good fight and stand up for our brothers and sisters who are trapped in such wickedness. 

Visit our link here: 

https://support.dressemberfoundation.org/fundraise/team?ftid=63723

To donate, visit my personal link here:
https://support.dressemberfoundation.org/fundraise?fcid=560668

Stalk our hashtag #theoverflowhsdressember on Instagram to see how our girls are raising awareness! They are already off to a really amazing (cute) start!