[This post is a part of Mandy's DOing series over at Just a Girl.]
In 2003, three young guys from San Diego, CA traveled to Uganda to make a film. These guys returned broken by what they saw…but came back with incredible footage about night commuters and child soldiers.
Once word about this film spread, a movement began, and the non-profit Invisible Children was established.
But what does this have to do with me?
Last winter, I took an international human rights class, where we discussed issues from China to Mexico to Uganda to right here in the good ol’ United States. This was one of the classes that forever changed me…changed my heart.
Sure, I knew of the tragedies happening around the world. But this class put a whole new perspective on things. It also introduced me to Invisible Children.
One day in class, we watched this video:
That night, I was looking into the club on campus. I was talking to the president to see what I could do. I bought 4 of the DVDs to help support those suffering in Northern Uganda. And I prayed. Possibly harder than I have ever prayed.
For the next few months, I took midnight walks in the park. I went to the zen garden and prayed with everything in me. And I gave my time and energy to helping the club (even to the point where I was in tears because I thought the cookies I made to sell at a festival were going to be ruined).
But that was just the beginning for my relationship with Invisible Children. This year, I’m participating in Schools 4 Schools, where our school raises money for a school in Northern Uganda. (You can check out the program here and follow us here). Our goal is to raise $20,000…and send a few to Uganda to help out.
Hopefully, we can help those suffering in Northern Uganda…and help locally as well. By reaching out to the community here first, we can better reach out to those thousands of miles away.
And I couldn’t be more excited.
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I knew of this story...but now I KNOW...I am now to be held accountable. Um......
thank you for that,
tammy
you have so much passion. and i know that makes your DOing even more powerful and authentic. thank you for DOing straight from the heart...
Great stuff! Your story gave me gooseflesh. I LOVE it when God's children find their passion and their path.
Keep it up. You are an inspiration.
Thank you! I appreciate your comments!
I love not just what you do, but that you are so passionate about it.
God bless you.
Thank you for writing this. Invisible children break my heart... we were actually driving this weekend and I saw a truck with an invisible children sticker on it.
then in the airport or on campus here or something, I saw someone with a t-shirt about invisible children.
:(
I'm just getting to all of Mandy's old posts.
Wow. your heart moves me.
Keep up the good work.
Good dispatch and this post helped me alot in my college assignement. Gratefulness you for your information.
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