"Where you live shouldn't determine whether you live"

If your Facebook newsfeed hasn't been bombed with these link shares already, I would encourage you to watch this quick film.

I was really surprised to find out that a lot of the world doesn't know who Joseph Kony is.  If you don't know, he's been kidnapping children and turning them into soldiers and sex objects for more than 2 1/2 decades.

There's been a little bit of controversy since the film has gone viral, and I want to note that here as well, though I've not educated myself enough on this part of the topic to give more than the link to this blog post.

(UPDATE: When I woke up this morning, I had a message from my old roommate and several shares on Invisible Children's response to the above post.  Very interesting and answers a lot of questions.)

The way I see it, if we can at least make the world more aware of Kony, the #1 most wanted international criminal, that's at least a step in the right direction.


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With Africa on the mind and dreaming of making a difference in the world, I'm trying to spread awareness of The Belwop Project as well.  An alumni of my alma mater works on this project, and The Belwop Rescue Center has the chance to win $50,000.

The center currently provides food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and an education for 22 children in Nyeri, Kenya.  If they win the money, they can build a facility that will raise that number up to 100.

And here's the simple, no-excuse-not-to action you can take.  Click on THIS LINK RIGHT HERE, click "vote for this cause," and then click "log in with Facebook" or create your own username and password.  The entire process takes less than 15 seconds.  Then repeat it every day until the end of March.  Heck, if you're feeling extra generous, share it with your friends, and ask them to commit to voting every day as well.

Logging in with Facebook will NOT add you to any lists so you won't be getting any e-mails you don't want.  Promise.

This morning we were only 67 votes ahead of the 2nd place cause.  That gap is far too small for comfort.  If you like, I will personally send you a daily reminder to vote for them--I already do this for my mom and aunt.

Grace and peace to you from a hopeful heart,
Hilary