bridgingthe_gap photography exhibit in oakville oct 1-nov 15/09

EXHIBITING @ Isabella's Pasta Cafe
174 Lakeshore Road E OAKVILLE
oct 1- nov 15/09

This collection, "a taste of india," is from a trip I was apart of with Westside Church in Vancouver in 2007. We had a team of twelve people who went to serve for two weeks on a prayer and awareness project throughout India. This was a very exciting time within the ministry of Westside Church as the church was still young and was in the beginning stages of establishing our global service projects, in this case India. While in India we spent much of our time in the city of New Delhi and in the northern Punjab region. Since this trip was the beginning of Westside's service efforts in India, our hope was to accomplish the following three goals:

1. Open our eyes geographically and spiritually to the landscape of the nation.
2. Seek God's heart and vision for us as a church as we look ahead to future service and partnerships in India.
3. Practically get our hands dirty and serve within the culture through various projects such as: Dar-ul-Fazl Children's Home (Orphanage) in Manali, Shanti Niketan Children's Home in Sabathu (Orphanage) and the Sughandh Slum Project in Delhi.

Returning from India, Westside Church in Vancouver and Willow Park Church in Kewlowa partnered together to take over the Shanti Niketan Children's Home in Sabathu, forming Child of Mine. As of October 2008, Child of Mine assumes the responsibility and care for the economic needs of the homes, and our desire is to holistically partner with their God-given vision to equip and prepare these children to serve God in North India. Child of Mine is committed to building effective partnerships with such organizations in order to help these children fulfill their calling.

*For each photograph sold, a portion will be given to Child of Mine to continue to see children in Northern India cared and provided for. To learn more about Child of Mine, please feel free to pick up a pamphlet at Isabella's Pasta Cafe or email me at shae.betheANSWER@gmail.com

**There is going to be a coffee house / meet and greet night with the artist Thursday, November 5th-stay tuned for more details!

THANK YOU for your support!! The walk to STOP Child Trafficking was a great day; the turn out was a little smaller than I would have liked, but for the first walk in Toronto, it was better than nothing!

Next years walk will be GRANDE!

I knew that there was a greater purpose and reason for me not running my marathon--and on this walk I found the reason. Sophia, the girl who was organizing the walk asked me to orchestrate the walk to STOP Child Trafficking with her next year...AND...I have been wanting to get in touch with an organization called "Me to We" for years, and Sophia works with them!! This connection is priceless!!

The walk was great! We raised awareness in Toronto and even got to speak to some people about the issue of Human Trafficking after our walk with people who saw us walking around Toronto.

Awareness is the first step to change-exposing the issue of injustice.

Thank you again for your support!

*Donations are still being accepted until December 31, 2009. If you know anyone you think would like to support the end of Child Trafficking, please feel free to forward them this email or the one prior that I sent out.

click here to donate

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

~ Bishop Desmond Tutu

to see change furthered in this generation,

shae invidiata

betheANSWER

CALL+RESPONSE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED TO TORONTO!!!!!!

For those of you who do not know, Call+Response is probably one of the most amazing organizations out there today who are advocates of justice for humans in modern day slavery = human trafficking

I have been emailing Call+Response for over a year, telling them that they need to come to Canada. And they are finally here!!!
This film has gotten unreal reviews and responds (which you can check out on their website). Even if you cannot come this weekend, you should at least check out the trailers on the m.u.c.k website (Movies of UN-Common Knowledge)--the trailers are a great way to get a little nugget of knowledge on different issue of injustice around our world.

the first step to change is becoming aware-becoming educated!

....and then become a voice

....respond!

They are the first feature documentary film to be produced!

Please check out their site and what they are all about:

http://www.callandresponse.com

COME SEE THE FILM!

This Sunday October 4th @12am

the last film to end the m.u.c.k film festival

http://www.muckfilmfestival.com/#

this is the call+ your the response

call+response

"Justice is what love looks like in public" -call+response

Where do you stand on life?!....40 DAYS FOR LIFE HAS BEGUN!!

40 DAYS FOR LIFE

Record-breaking fall campaign coming to 212 locations

Get ready for the largest, most widespread coordinated pro-life outreach ever! More than 200 cities in 45 American states, 5 Canadian provinces ... plus Denmark ... are poised to launch 40 Days for Life campaigns.

"There will be campaigns in at least 212 communites," said David Bereit, 40 Days for Life's national director. "Last fall's campaign was conducted in 177 cities. This shows that support for the pro-life message is spreading — and that 40 Days for Life continues to have a positive international impact."

The list of fall locations is now available. Please check it, see if your city is listed, and click on the city's link for additional information about your local 40 Days for Life campaign.

Facebook member? Check out the official 40 Days for Life group.

http://40daysforlife.com/splash.cfm

FROM THE BLOG:

The Day 1 devotional begins with the words of Scripture, “Blow the trumpet in Zion!” Well, the trumpet has sounded and the fall 40 Days for Life campaign has officially begun.

These next 40 days will be an awesome journey as, together, we embark on the largest single coordinated pro-life mission ever conducted.

Tens of thousands of people across 212 cities are uniting in this prayerful effort — as well as countless others in places from coast to coast who will be praying from their homes and churches — imploring God to end the scourge of abortion.

For this effort to have grown to such an amazing size  — and to have already saved 1,561 children from abortion over the last two years — is, to me, proof that this is God’s work.

HE is the answer to this crisis of abortion, so let’s pray harder than we’ve ever prayed before!

And speaking of blowing the trumpet, I can’t help but mention how effectively many of the local 40 Days for Life campaigns are “tooting their horns” about this effort. Media outlets across the country are buzzing with news reports about this fall’s campaign.

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=262

trading my marathon to walk for a CAUSE: to STOP Child Trafficking

betheANSWER.join.the.movement

...because i can't run....           i will WALK  to STOP CHILD TRAFFICKING

You might know that I have been training for the Scotia Bank Marathon since May of this year.  I went into my training knowing that I might not make it to race day due to my knee condition.  Although this was a reality, I focused on my goal and gave it my best shot...about 4 weeks ago, I began to have major problems with my right calf/shin, to the point of not being able to walk at times.  I took off ten days to rest and recover and found that the recovery was not happening as fast as I had hoped and that I might have to reconsider training for a different marathon.   Last week I officially had to decide that for my health I would have to stand down from my race on September 27th.  While trying to process this DIFFICULT reality, I came across a walk for a cause: A walk to STOP CHILD TRAFFICKING. September 26-27 weekend, thousands of people across Canada and The United States will be walking throughout cities to raise awareness and stop child trafficking; although I can't run my marathon on September 27th, I can walk to stop child trafficking!   Since I only found out about this walk last week, I am only registered to raise $200 (I am just happy that I was still able to register to walk!).  If you would like to donate to help stop child trafficking and the sexual expolitation of children in Canada, you are still able to donate by clicking here   There are other ways to contribute to the end of child trafficking--it starts by becoming aware, becoming educated on the issue and then becoming a voice.  I have enclosed some awesome links below that just begin to touch on human trafficking in Canada.  These links also provide information on what is being done in our government to put an end to the trafficking of people.   "people should not be bought and sold!" -stop the traffik   Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or comments Thank you for your support.   *I would also like to take the opportunity to thank my Marathon Pace Group through the Running Room in Oakville.  They have been a MASSIVE source of encouragement and support for me, all through my training over these past months and especially in these last few weeks as I have been trying to deal with the hard decision of not running this marathon.  THANK YOU GUYS!! NEVER BEFORE HAS THERE BEEN A  MOVEMENT OF THIS KIND....  JOIN SCTNow IN THE FIGHT AGAINST  CHILD TRAFFICKING BY SUPPORTING A PARTICIPANT  OR REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN A  SCTNow WALK NEAR YOU. History will be made on the weekend of September 26-27, 2009, as individuals, corporations, religious organizations, communities and student groups come from all over to participate in the inaugural Stop Child Trafficking Now WALK! This global event is slated to attract thousands of people who will walk throughout the world, while raising funds and broadening awareness for Stop Child Trafficking Now!     WHEN: Weekend of September 26-27, 2009 WHAT: The University of Toronto Sept 26@11am and Philip's Square in Montreal Sept 27@10am WHERE:Throughout the World WHO: Thousands from around the world HOW: Walking to raise funds to Stop Child Trafficking Now   To support/donate: click here  to see change furthered in this generation,   shae invidiata betheANSWER shae.betheANSWER@gmail.com     SUPPORT MY WALK!! Learn about STOP CHILD TRAFFICKING NOW trafficking issues learn about child trafficking  child trafficking statistics learn what the government is doing about trafficking in canada stand by joy smith in our government to fight human trafficking

betheANSWER-getting started

betheANSWER is about taking change one step further- rather than just voting for change-it is becoming that.

betheANSWER seeks to have a voice for the silenced, taking a stand against injustice.

As Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world."

betheANSWER is action driven.

We become the answer to our own prayers. Instead of praying that people in Kenya get clean water, we GET UP, and figure out away to provide clean water. We become a part of the solution--a part of the answer.

the product is us-you and me: start today to change tomorrow.

it does not take much to become aware of the injustice that is taking place in our cities, in our country and in our world; but it is not enough to just offer our prayers- we need to take a stand, be a voice, and join the movement of action- to see change in this generation.

get educated on the issues of injustice, then make others aware of the injustice that is taking place- and then get involved- it doesn't not need to be some massive-just something.

it does not take much effort to change the world. 

it starts with 

one 

person

at a time

you

invite friends to join this blog- a great way to spread the word and receive updates regarding issues of injustice around our world, and also how you can get involved to help.

"when you change one person's life you have changed the world-their world."

we are blessed to be a blessing!