Thursday, April 8, 2010
Celebrate A Day Without Shoes
Today is the day!!! Go shoeless in support of all of the thousands of children and adults for whom shoes are a luxury and not a part of daily life. As I look in my closet at my own "collection" of shoes I realize that it is extravagant to have that many pairs of shoes when there are those who have none whatsoever! So today, in support of those people, I will go shoeless. When I go to a meeting tonight I may put on my pair of TOMS but otherwise I will be shoeless which is easy when you are staying at home and not in the work force! But it will be a small statement none the less. It is cold here today so the trip to the mailbox, etc. will be a bit chilly. Very small sacrifice to make.
I cannot help but think of my friends Teresa and Maggie who went on a mission trip to Mexico a couple months ago specifically to put shoes on children there. Their experience was incredible, I am sure, and humbling. What they did is a true example of servanthood---washing the feet of others and making sure that the perfect pair of shoes was put on those precious feet. What a gift they gave those children.
So as you go about your day today please think about those who have no shoes, slip off your own and make a statement. Go to TOMS for more information.
http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/index2.php
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going shoeless sounds like a great idea. I do not have a large collection of shoes and going without around the house is no problem. However, if I go shopping, I have to put them on. I have friends who do mission work here in the U.S and it it amazing how poor some people are in this country too. I also have a friend whose daughter does mission work in Costa Rica. She caught some sort of disease and had to come home for treatments but she is going back. We just don't realize how rough the rest of the world has it.
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