When You Can’t Stand It Anymore: The Real Reason I Started the Little Black Dress Project

by Elisa | Mar 3, 2016 | Ways to Make a Difference

Each and every year a group of us take part in a collective movement, the Little Black Dress Project. If you aren't familiar with it, essentially we choose an item of clothing and wear it each day for a month to bring awareness to human trafficking, challenging...

Interview with Reading Teen about the LBD Project

by Elisa | Feb 18, 2016 | Being World Changers, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Stories

Last year one of my besties, and owner of YA book blog Reading Teen (www.ReadingTeen.net), did the Little Black Dress Project with us. If you aren't familiar with it, in a nutshell, we wear the same item of clothing for a month each and every day to create awareness...

What is Nefarious: Merchant of Souls About & Who is Exodus Cry?

by Elisa | Feb 14, 2016 | Create Awareness, Good Charities, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Ways to Make a Difference

This week I did a Scope about Nefarious: Merchant of Souls and I mentioned that I didn't have a review of this documentary on Average Advocate. Considering, I wrote this post simply because this is my favorite movie on sex trafficking and I felt I wouldn't be serving...

An Average World Changer’s Identity

by Elisa | Feb 8, 2016 | Art of Advocacy, Hard Conversations, Identity, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart

What motivates you? Find out by using this free Core Identities Worksheet! A few weeks ago I was thrilled to have the opportunity to hang-out with some great ladies at my new church in San Diego, Family Life Christian Fellowship. I was particularly excited...

Present Age Ministries & LBD Project February 2016

by Elisa | Feb 2, 2016 | Good Charities, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, United States

Although the majority of us are doing LBD Project 2016 in March, one group, with Present Age Ministries, has already begun! These quick starters are being led by an old friend of mine, Sarah. Sarah (Journal of Souls) When we first met, Sarah and I probably...

Action Idea: Collecting Baby Carriers for Syrian Refugees

by Elisa | Jan 26, 2016 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Refugees and Immigration, Ways to Make a Difference

***Updated Summer 2016: Due to the incredible response of donated of baby carriers in combination with the demographic changes in the region as the borders closed in Greece, Baby Boxes are becoming a greater need than collecting baby carriers for Syrian Refugees....

Action: Red Sand Project Creating Awareness for Human Trafficking

by Elisa | Jan 14, 2016 | Create Awareness, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Stories

This post on the Red Sand Project was written by long-time friend of mine, Kassie Hill. She usually writes at Mi Vida Loca, where she talks about her life, spirituality and books. She recently moved out to California in a broken, old minivan as she, her husband and...

New Infographic for Human Trafficking Awareness Month

by Elisa | Jan 9, 2016 | Create Awareness, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, United States, Ways to Make a Difference

January is for Creating Awareness What do you associate January with? Wicked Blizzards? New Year's hangovers? Resolutions and their slam-dunk failures? Or do you see these things in a positive light--intricate snowflakes, new beginnings, and delightful challenges?...

A Dialogue With Deceit

by Elisa | Jan 2, 2016 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Hard Conversations, Identity, Stuff of the Heart

Inside my head where the lies we believe thrive: I make a difference. Prove it. I influence others? You do? Like I said, prove it. Well, I have a community. I belong. You only kinda have a community. Would they...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Storm Chaser; Change Chaser: On Saying Goodbye

How Can Anyone Say Goodbye? I’m starting to feel all panicky that I am leaving all my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

Understanding Terms for Poor Nations vs. Rich Nations

Terms of Poverty Whether in public political addresses or in pleas from non-profits, we have all heard some of these terms thrown around at some point or another. But just because we can infer their general meaning, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

Everyday People Doing Something About Human Trafficking And Refugees

Can an everyday person make a difference for refugees? Yep. They can! Just as I’ve seen it...

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

A Farewell Letter to my Sponsor Child

They Told Me It Was Time To Say Goodbye Recently I received the news that the humanitarian...

Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

Artisan Fair Trade Made Simple: Trades of Hope

Ready to learn how to do fair trade simply? Learn all about fair trade, rising up and Trades of Hope with Stephanie and Elisa

Leadership

When Our Best Yes Meets Humble Service: When Should Changemakers Clean Toilets?

Often Changemakers find themselves doing the faithful background service of doing things like changing toilets. How to we balance our "best yes" with humility?

Spiritual Discipleship

When Our Best Yes Meets Humble Service: When Should Changemakers Clean Toilets?

Often Changemakers find themselves doing the faithful background service of doing things like changing toilets. How to we balance our "best yes" with humility?

Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Productivity

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