IC

My HEART is b-r-o-k-e-n to see all of this unfold about the group Invisible Children...

i have been fasting from facebook and it hasn't been hard it's been truly good to not be consumed by it, however it is often a great way of getting news and i haven't reached out in other places to find it...so with that said i am not necessarily up to date....

but i do know that something that was seen as great and transforming to make the world a better place, has now lost its reputation and is shaping up to be a bit shady...

i felt like God told me to fast from it as so much of my time on FB could be time connecting with Him or doing things more productive in this world, and better for my spirit...so yes i am still fasting...

i often believe one of the reasons God asked me to fast from facebook was because of this issue... i was getting rawled  up about it because...how...how could something i have been involved with for SO LONG disappoint me in such a way... i had to defend it and believe it to be good...

this was one of my first responses to an article critiquing IC that was posted on facebook in the beginning of the debate....

"listen part of their mission is not just to help, but to use media to bring awareness so i expect a chunk of their profits to go to that...and in reality that bit has empowered a generation...and in the 8 years they have been involved...this war has come to the forefront, not only with the people, but with our government.... its not just about helping, its about awareness so that those individuals can bring justice themselves..

and all the facts about their traveling expenses, charity navigator, etc.... i dont know... to be honest i dont really donate money to them...i just try and be a part of the awareness because to me that is always the first step in bringing change.... 

also in terms of that picture with them holding the guns...it could have been something to promote their rescue me awareness event... maybe the UPDF wanted to take a picture with them...you never know...

but seriously its something to think about, but for now...i feel that i can visibly see how they have changed lives, empowered and protected people... and because of their movement, encompassing film, awareness and activism thousands of young people all over the world have realized they can make a difference and are standing up for something.... for that i am thankful...."


And to be honest i think this still is my response...but it doesn't change the fact that IC has made mistakes and ruined a very good thing... when one is in the limelight, a head of a million dollar organization... it's just fact....that the standards are high and the price of mistakes are much greater... i pray that those who have been empowered are not discouraged and still remember that they are who what makes the difference in situtations like this...

we are the world, we must take care of one another, when we fail, its a hard fall... but we must get back up and remember the bigger picture, no matter what others do, we still have a responsibility to do something to make an impact.....

it makes me think of the resolve at the end of the Apostles' Creed... "Resolved: that every man should live to the glory of God. Resolved Second: that whether other do or not, I will."