Monday, March 23, 2009


To Write Love on Her Arms
is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

TWLOHA's VISION:

"You were created to love and be loved. You were meant to live life in relationship with other people, to know and be known. You need to know that your story is important and that you're part of a bigger story. You need to know that your life matters.
We live in a difficult world, a broken world. We believe that everyone can relate to pain, that all of us live with questions, and all of us get stuck in moments. You need to know that you're not alone in the places you feel stuck.
We all wake to the human condition. We wake to mystery and beauty but also to tragedy and loss. Millions of people live with problems of pain. Millions of homes are filled with questions – moments and seasons and cycles that come as thieves and aim to stay. We know that pain is very real. It is our privilege to suggest that hope is real, and that help is real.
You need to know that rescue is possible, that freedom is possible, that God is still in the business of redemption. We're seeing it happen. We're seeing lives change as people get the help they need. People sitting across from a counselor for the first time. People stepping into treatment. In desperate moments, people calling a suicide hotline. We know that the first step to recovery is the hardest to take. We want to say here that it's worth it, that your life is worth fighting for, that it's possible to change.
Beyond treatment, we believe that community is essential, that people need other people, that we were never meant to do life alone.
The vision is that community and hope and help would replace secrets and silence.
The vision is the possibility that your best days are ahead.
The vision is the possibility that we're more loved than we'll ever know. "



By donating on the website or buying any of the various items (v-necks, hoodies, t-shirts, and accessories) the money received goes towards reaching others through this non-profit movement.


Saturday, March 14, 2009


MOCHA CLUB

"REDEFINING THE COFFEE BREAK"

Mocha Club is about connecting your community with a community in Africa. You start by giving up $7 a month, the cost of 2 mochas. And you get to pick where that money is going. Mocha Club has many different ongoing projects around Africa - pick the one that YOU love.
The next step is to start your team so you can invite others to join in making a difference! Build a personal profile and invite everyone you know to contribute as well. Share profiles, and share an experience in what you believe in.
Mocha Club keeps you updated on exactly how your money is being spent. Staying connected with your team is easy through the "member-to-member" messaging tool [MCMail] where you can welcome new members, discuss what you are a part of, and encourage each other to keep inviting friends!


Saturday, March 7, 2009


TOMS is an organization that was founded with the vision of giving one pair of shoes away, through the selling of a pair to the public. There have been shoe drops all over the world, where supporters and enthusiasts can join the organization and travel globaly as a part of the movement. Since its beginning, TOMS has given over 10,000 pairs of shoes to children in Argentina and 50,000 pairs in south Africa , along with around 200,000 pairs elsewhare during the year of 2008, only through the purchases of caring customers.
"Changing a life begins with a single step"
"For every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair to a child in need."
"One for One"


Thursday, March 5, 2009

"give me your love for humanity"

I came across this inspirational song by a Christian recording artist and it quickly affected me in a huge way, changing the way I see others and eventually encouraging the topic of my blog.

‘Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten.
Give me your eyes so I can see’

‘Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, he's buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?’

‘Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see’

‘I've Been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along’

Brandon Heath
"Give Me Your Eyes"