Art of Advocacy: Learning Rest

by Elisa | Oct 22, 2013 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Community, Spiritual Discipleship

I had the joy of being able to guest post on my long-time friend's blog today, Peggy Spencer: Through the Storms, about rest and being an advocate. Here is a snippet: Although Peggy and I went to the same college group, our friendship has grown mostly not in-person,...

Is God Involved? Thankfulness In the Face of (Global) Suffering

by Elisa | Oct 6, 2013 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Spiritual Discipleship

One of the biggest problems I have with the idea of believe that God isn't involved in everyday life is that it makes it really hard to worship God. It becomes so much hard to thank Him, pray to Him, and have conversations with Him. God becomes so distant. I started...

Inevitable Grief, Zipping Brain Nuerons, and Empathizing with the World

by Elisa | Sep 4, 2013 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Spiritual Discipleship

Sorry guys it has been SO LONG since I've blogged. This has been the longest gap ever on the website. I've just been pregnant, outdoors, or busy doing anti-trafficking stuff so this has fallen down my priority list. Because I don't really like writing factual boring...

Happy Fourth: Why I Am Thankful I Am Not In Syria

by Elisa | Jul 4, 2013 | Children-in-Need, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Seeking Justice

Happy Fourth of July! I was watching a ridiculous School House Rock movie with my kids earlier today, with a nifty song about fireworks and why we celebrate today. You know, like the end of tyranny, having human rights, and the ability to make a life for oneself and...

What Do You Know About Men Who Buy Sex?

by Elisa | Jun 22, 2013 | Create Awareness, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Uncategorized

Although I have heard stuff like this before, I recently read a post based upon new research on men who buy sex. Understanding demand for women and the johns who buy them is essential. We know that if demand ceased, then there would be no profit in providing the...

It’s the Growing Movement: Ending Modern Slavery

by Elisa | Jun 9, 2013 | Create Awareness, Human Trafficking

This is written by a a woman who works with a YWAM base down in Australia, leading The School of Communication and Advocacy for Human Trafficking. I think this is pretty awesome, and I can't wait to hear what her team learns, is changed by, and accomplishes while...

Spring 2013 Update: How We Can Care For Orphans

by Elisa | May 20, 2013 | Children-in-Need, Create Awareness, Good Charities, Ways to Make a Difference

I guess I have never actually written a specific blog post with details about why we should care for orphans, so let's just start this off assuming that we should. But even with that belief or obligation, it is an entirely different thing knowing we should do...

The Richest Houses in the DC Suburbs in Contrast with Global Inequality

by Elisa | Apr 29, 2013 | Create Awareness, Poverty

Sometimes I just feel so much tension about how wealthy I am. Yes, although I drive a scrapped up, clanking 1999 Dodge mini van I am still rich. After all, I have TWO cars. I have a 1996 Honda too. Both just shy of 200,000 miles. I am so rich, in fact, I am...

School of Communication and Advocacy: Fighting Human Trafficking

by Elisa | Apr 25, 2013 | Art of Advocacy, Good Charities, Human Trafficking

A few years back I did some schools with an organization called Youth With a Mission (YWAM). You can read some of my story here, how I went from working with YWAM to where I am today, being an advocate for the poor and oppressed. One of the cool things about YWAM is...

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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

Identity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful

The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...