social justice

Kickin’ It for the Gant Girls

Posted on January 4, 2012 by margo

My sister, Monica, teaches PE in Galena Park. The other day she sent me an email. It was about a fundraiser she is organizing for some sweet girls.

So, I open the email and read about the girls…”Samantha, three years old, was recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Olivia, 17 months old, was born with a main artery malformation that is affecting her brain causing seizures, known as Arteriovenous malformations (AVM’s). She also has an inoperable brain tumor that has affected her sight and her ability to communicate. Both girls are in and out of the medical center and receiving radiation twice each week.”

I thought, awwwww… poor babies! I started thinking about how I can help or what I could do. Then I scroll down and saw their picture. I know all kids are cute. These 2 girls are super cute. But what made me tear up was that I saw my kids in this picture. Not literally of course, but symbolically.

Here are mine tonight at gymnastics.

When I look at the Gant girls the first thing I want to do is cry. That is empathy, or feeling what their family must feel every day when their beloved daughters have serious medical issues. My tears won’t pay for medical treatments or hospital bills or life saving medicine. So my tears are short lived. Empathy that doesn’t move into action is worthless and trite.

So here is the action…

Kickin’ it for the Gant Girls
Benefit Kickball Tournament
Saturday, February 4, 2012
First game starts at 8:00am
Galena Park Middle School football field

$120 per 12 person team (cash, check, or credit)
Registration Deadline: January 25th 2012

Come have some family fun for a good cause!
Yummy Concessions will be sold!
T-Shirts will be available for$10
($5 for Kickball Team Members)

Entry fee
$2 adults
$1 students
For a Team registration form or to inquire about donations
Email forgantgirls@gmail.com or
Call/text Monica: 979-574-1461

Me and the boys will be there to help out! I don’t play sports so well, so maybe I’ll sell shirts

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hello world.

Posted on November 29, 2010 by margo

i love living in the now. i love my new iphone 4. i love instant access to world wide information. if there is a train crash in china, i’ll probably see video and pictures of crash within 30 minutes. i know what happens all over the world. this is handy.

this is also one of the biggest tests of whether or not you really love jesus, or just say you do on sunday. because now i can also see all of the people that jesus wants me to help. and i can’t claim ignorance anymore. i mean, i can, but lying to god probably doesn’t work as well as i’d like it to.

so here i am, minding my own facebook business when one of my fbook friends posts this link. why do i click on it??? because the lord has put ethiopia in my heart and obviously i like kids and the picture next to the link is a super cute baby.

so, i read about baby juddah and how he has a condition in which his skull has already fused together just weeks after being born. i’m not a doctor, but even i know that is bad.

what kills me is the way she said that they JUST don’t treat that in ethiopia. but we would treat that baby with surgery if he was here.

i close the blog and continue on my way reading about random updates from all of my friends. then the holy spirit takes a moment to beat me senseless.

first, this passage pops into my head. Matthew 37-40 The Message
“Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.’ “

oh crap. did i just overlook that little baby? i tell god, ‘i’ve done my part. i’m listening to 2 little ethiopians snore right now…i’ve given all i can…when we get out of debt, i’ll sponsor 10 kids!!!’

but, to make a point, the holy spirit then reminds me that just 2 hours ago i was searching for new ugg boots (size 9 tall brown) on ebay and almost spent 75$ on new shoes. so, i have money for new shoes…but not to save a baby’s life. welcome to my spiritual spanking.

to sum up. i love technology and being connected to the whole world. but it also means that i am now responsible when the lord shows me opportunities to do his good work. i can’t say i didn’t ever see the least of us sick or hungry. because i see all over the world now.

ps- money where mouth is. no shoes for me. just 75$ to juddah for diapers and formula and clean water.

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SHARE THE WELL benefit concert

Posted on July 8, 2010 by claytonfaulkner

I’ve been organizing this benefit show for Living Water International for several months now, and it’s happening next week! If you’re in or near Houston, I hope you’ll come see us, hear some great music, and support a worthy cause.

DATE: Saturday, July 17, 2010
TIME: 7:00 pm
VENUE: Church of the Holy Trinity, 211 Byrne St., Houston, TX 77009 (MAP)
TICKETS: $10 in advance, $12 at door

Some really talented and wonderful folks are helping out: Randall Goodgame and Ross King.

Your support in any way is appreciated. Here are some ways to help:

download the flyer, print it out, pass it around, post it at church or where you hangout (DOWNLOAD FLYER)
blog about it, write a post, link to ShareTheWellConcert.com
follow us on Twitter (@wellconcert), RTs are appreciated
RSVP on Facebook, invite your contacts to attend, share the event on your wall

Thanks for the support – together we can improve the lives of others with clean water.

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dear hollywood,

Posted on July 16, 2009 by margo

dear hollywood,

i am but a simple woman with no working knowledge of the movie industry. i am just a wife, mother, daughter, sister, teacher and follower of christ. and while 99% of the time my heart’s desire is that all would come to know christ and be saved from eternal damnation- i’m not going to cry when you jackasses don’t show up at the pearly gates. your movie, orphan, opening soon is detestable. it is without a doubt the worst and most vicious attack on children that i have ever seen.

i am completely shocked that a group of adults sat in a room and thought, “that’s a great idea! let’s make the orphan EVIL!!!!” or “yeah, orphans don’t get enough screen time, let’s really make them scary!”

orphans in our world today are the most down and out group of humans on our planet. they have no parents or family to advocate, protect, or provide for them. and so the fact that you took it upon yourselves, heartless hollywood, to take advantage of them is disgusting. you knew full well that no advocacy group would shut you down. those of us that actually care for orphans are kind of busy organizing mission trips, finding more funds for orphan care ministries, convincing people to donate medical services and money for schools, and praying for the 140 million orphans of the world. had i been more aware of what movies were in production over the past year, maybe i could have stopped you from making this horrifying mistake.

your movie makes me want to vomit and you can be sure that my family and i will not be seeing it. as a matter of fact, when it comes to redbox i will rent every copy, scratch the crap out of them and then return them.

in closing, here are some the kids you dishonored with your vile movie. i hope their beautiful eyes haunt your dreams (if you can actually sleep at night) and that you do something to make this right.

no respect for you hollywood,
margo

ps- here is a website with a petition you can sign to urge warner bros to give proceeds of the movie to orphan care.

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social justice

So here is the action…

Kickin’ it for the Gant Girls Benefit Kickball Tournament Saturday, February 4, 2012 First game starts at 8:00am Galena Park Middle School football field

$120 per 12 person team (cash, check, or credit) Registration Deadline: January 25th 2012

Come have some family fun for a good cause! Yummy Concessions will be sold! T-Shirts will be available for$10 ($5 for Kickball Team Members)

Entry fee $2 adults $1 students For a Team registration form or to inquire about donations Email forgantgirls@gmail.com or Call/text Monica: 979-574-1461

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Kickin’ it for the Gant Girls
Benefit Kickball Tournament
Saturday, February 4, 2012
First game starts at 8:00am
Galena Park Middle School football field

$120 per 12 person team (cash, check, or credit)
Registration Deadline: January 25th 2012

Come have some family fun for a good cause!
Yummy Concessions will be sold!
T-Shirts will be available for$10
($5 for Kickball Team Members)

Entry fee
$2 adults
$1 students
For a Team registration form or to inquire about donations
Email forgantgirls@gmail.com or
Call/text Monica: 979-574-1461