How It Ends
This past weekend I traveled to Washington, DC with 2,000 other people from aross the United States- 256 people came from California, the state with the most attendees and one of the farthest away- to lobby for children who don’t have a voice- the Invisible Children. It was a truly life-changing experience. My heart was full of love as I was surrounded by those 2,000 people who had the same goal as did- to help the children of Uganda, the children we love and care for even though we don't know them, the children most of us will never have the opportunity to meet. At times during then two day event I would get so overwhelmed with the love everyone had for the Ugandan children and for each other, my eyes would fill with tears and my heart would be near bursting, full of love, joy, and hope.
I don’t know if any of you reading this has ever had the opportunity to meet a hero- someone you look up to, someone who inspires you, someone whose footsteps you want to follow without even knowing them. I got that chance Tuesday at the closing concert, not only once, but twice.
I was able to meet Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer who inspires me through his beautiful music and lyrics, all of the good he does in our world, Call it Captivate- the foundation he started in which he gives to charities, and how strong in his faith he is. Unfortunately our conversation was cut much too short due to a pair of adorable dogs and other people wanting the chance to meet him. Nonetheless, our three minute conversation meant the world to me.
I was then blessed to meet Jason Russell, one of the co-founders of Invisible Children. Words cannot describe how precious the minute I had with him was. The chance to meet someone who has touched my life in a way I never thought was possible was an incredible experience. The thought of him telling me how blessed he is that I am so inspired by the work he, Bobby, Laren, and all of IC have done… it’s something I can’t even put into words. Halfway through our minute long conversation I was suddenly overwhelmed. Tears started filling my eyes as I told how much the movement of Invisible Children has inspired and changed me.
I didn’t think the story of the Invisible Children could affect me anymore than it already has, but my heart was touched on a whole new level this week.
http://www.invisiblechildren.com
I don’t know if any of you reading this has ever had the opportunity to meet a hero- someone you look up to, someone who inspires you, someone whose footsteps you want to follow without even knowing them. I got that chance Tuesday at the closing concert, not only once, but twice.
I was able to meet Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer who inspires me through his beautiful music and lyrics, all of the good he does in our world, Call it Captivate- the foundation he started in which he gives to charities, and how strong in his faith he is. Unfortunately our conversation was cut much too short due to a pair of adorable dogs and other people wanting the chance to meet him. Nonetheless, our three minute conversation meant the world to me.
I was then blessed to meet Jason Russell, one of the co-founders of Invisible Children. Words cannot describe how precious the minute I had with him was. The chance to meet someone who has touched my life in a way I never thought was possible was an incredible experience. The thought of him telling me how blessed he is that I am so inspired by the work he, Bobby, Laren, and all of IC have done… it’s something I can’t even put into words. Halfway through our minute long conversation I was suddenly overwhelmed. Tears started filling my eyes as I told how much the movement of Invisible Children has inspired and changed me.
I didn’t think the story of the Invisible Children could affect me anymore than it already has, but my heart was touched on a whole new level this week.
http://www.invisiblechildren.com