"Open up my eyes to the things unseen,
show me how to love like you have loved me.
Break my heart for what breaks yours,
everything I am for Your kingdom's cause."
~Hillsong United
over the past few months i've tried to focus on the reasons why the Lord has me where i am and why He brings certain people in my life. i've made it a point to be intentional in my relationships and pray over conversations with people i believe He has brought me for a reason. last wednesday i had a meeting with an acquaintance from church, Cortney, about a ministry she has started that was confirmation of God's purpose for my life.
those of you who know me, know i've always been labeled a "fixer". not a label i'm always proud of; it's caused me a lot of pain in my past when i wasn't running after the Lord, but something i've recently accepted as a God given gift when used under His guidance and direction. my heart is heavy for three specific social issues in brazil: human trafficking, sexual exploitation and orphan children. Cortney's ministry, One Less Ministries, has a mission to raise awareness about these and other issues while saving lives... one less orphan, one less victim of human trafficking, one less victim of sexual exploitation and one less victim of poverty.
you know why my heart is heavy?
27 million people are enslaved world wide
over 146 million children are orphans
every 2.2 seconds an orphan child ages out of the system with nowhere to go
over 925 million people are hungry
there are more prostitutes than Christians in Thailand
there are more children in the sex trade in brazil than there are prostitutes in thailand
human trafficking grosses over $9.5 billion a year
prostitution is often considered a victimless crime: girls start between 12 and 14 years old
over half the world, over 3 billion people, live on less that $2.50 a day
these statistics break God's heart.
Cortney's ministry has a heart for broken and hopeless people all over the world who are living in physical and spiritual bondage without Christ. meeting with her was a huge answer to prayers i've prayed every day for months. she came to me knowing my passion for brazil and is asking me to join in praying for how we can help give women and children physical and emotional freedom from their current lives and spiritual freedom through a loving Savior. as she and i sat in the cafe talking about her vision and God's call, my heart was filled with the strong desire to do something now...to fix this problem now! One Less Ministries believes (and God's Word says in Matthew 25:40) that sitting back and doing nothing is disobedience to a Father whose heart breaks for His children living in bondage.
Can you run, walk, or wheel?
Then you can do your part to help NOW!
One Less Ministries is teaming up with Chick-fil-A to raise money and awareness and give one person freedom.
freedom from slavery, sexual exploitation, abuse, and poverty
freedom in Christ!
Please check out the website below and register
show me how to love like you have loved me.
Break my heart for what breaks yours,
everything I am for Your kingdom's cause."
~Hillsong United
over the past few months i've tried to focus on the reasons why the Lord has me where i am and why He brings certain people in my life. i've made it a point to be intentional in my relationships and pray over conversations with people i believe He has brought me for a reason. last wednesday i had a meeting with an acquaintance from church, Cortney, about a ministry she has started that was confirmation of God's purpose for my life.
those of you who know me, know i've always been labeled a "fixer". not a label i'm always proud of; it's caused me a lot of pain in my past when i wasn't running after the Lord, but something i've recently accepted as a God given gift when used under His guidance and direction. my heart is heavy for three specific social issues in brazil: human trafficking, sexual exploitation and orphan children. Cortney's ministry, One Less Ministries, has a mission to raise awareness about these and other issues while saving lives... one less orphan, one less victim of human trafficking, one less victim of sexual exploitation and one less victim of poverty.
you know why my heart is heavy?
27 million people are enslaved world wide
over 146 million children are orphans
every 2.2 seconds an orphan child ages out of the system with nowhere to go
over 925 million people are hungry
there are more prostitutes than Christians in Thailand
there are more children in the sex trade in brazil than there are prostitutes in thailand
human trafficking grosses over $9.5 billion a year
prostitution is often considered a victimless crime: girls start between 12 and 14 years old
over half the world, over 3 billion people, live on less that $2.50 a day
these statistics break God's heart.
Cortney's ministry has a heart for broken and hopeless people all over the world who are living in physical and spiritual bondage without Christ. meeting with her was a huge answer to prayers i've prayed every day for months. she came to me knowing my passion for brazil and is asking me to join in praying for how we can help give women and children physical and emotional freedom from their current lives and spiritual freedom through a loving Savior. as she and i sat in the cafe talking about her vision and God's call, my heart was filled with the strong desire to do something now...to fix this problem now! One Less Ministries believes (and God's Word says in Matthew 25:40) that sitting back and doing nothing is disobedience to a Father whose heart breaks for His children living in bondage.
Can you run, walk, or wheel?
Then you can do your part to help NOW!
One Less Ministries is teaming up with Chick-fil-A to raise money and awareness and give one person freedom.
freedom from slavery, sexual exploitation, abuse, and poverty
freedom in Christ!
Please check out the website below and register
www.onelessministries.org/events
"Delayed obedience is disobedience"
~David McCaman
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear Children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth!"
~1 John 3:16-18
**statistics from onelessministries.org and compassion.com**
"Delayed obedience is disobedience"
~David McCaman
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear Children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth!"
~1 John 3:16-18
**statistics from onelessministries.org and compassion.com**
