Today is Day 8 of my fast. Do I think about ice cream? Yes, every hour of every day. I sometimes think, "Hey, I'll go get a bowl." Then I remember. I can't eat it. More importantly, I remember- there are young girls suffering somewhere - right this minute. And I pray.
When I thought of this endeavor, I second guessed myself, thinking that maybe giving up ice cream was childish, something a 12 year old might do. James urged me to go on with the idea, stating that even if everyone else thought it was silly, I would know that it was done out of love for the victims and that is truly a difficult thing for me to do.
Over the past few days I have received reinforcement that this fast was the right thing to do. Friends and family members have commented that their eyes have been opened. Some friends have vowed to spread the word. Donations are already being made to Love146.
Stick around for the journey. Learn more about trafficking and what you can do to fight for justice.
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as of May 11th
We all make resolutions -eat less, exercise more- but how effective are they? This year, I resolve to fast from ice cream for 146 days in order to raise awareness of the horrific abuse called child sex trafficking. While bringing attention to this atrocity, I also aim to raise money for love146.org
Donations Pledged- New Total!
$846
as of May 11th
Resources
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah
- Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery - Eric Metaxas
- Not For Sale - David Batstone
- Sold - Patricia McCormick
- Terrify No More - Gary Haugen and Gregg Hunter
- The Good News About Injustice - Gary Haugen
Future Reading
- Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American - Jean Robert Cadet
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About Me
- Danielle K
- Follower of Christ, Wife, Mother, Abolitionist
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