| KIKULU!! (it is important) |
[Apr. 10th, 2006|01:20 pm] |
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| | Sigur Ros, Takk | ] |
FACTS:
NORTHERN UGANDA CALLED THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE WORLD TODAY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ATTENTION
1.6 MILLION PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED
AN ESTIMATED 20-50,000 CHILDREN ABDUCTED TO FIGHT AS SOLDIERS
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN COMMUTING NIGHTLY
130 PEOPLE DIE PER DAY IN NORTHERN UGANDA DUE TO VIOLENCE
ON APRIL 29TH IN OVER 130 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THOUSANDS ARE LYING DOWN TO DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE A STAND AND PUT AN END TO THE WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA THAT IS CAUSING SO MUCH RAPE, MURDER, AND CARNAGE. WE ARE LYING DOWN TO DEMAND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT OPEN THEIR EYES TO THE PLIGHT OF THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN.
here's an article about the global night commute. it's from their pressroom on the webpage... ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX CITIES WILL UNITE TO END THE WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA March 28th, 2006 By Natalia Angelo, PR Director SAN DIEGO, Calif. March 28, 2006 On April 29th, thousands of people across the country will take a new approach to ending a devastating war abroad theyll take it lying down. Invisible Children Inc., an organization committed to ending the war in Northern Uganda where children are forced to fight as soldiers, has organized a Global Night Commute in 136 cities across the country. On this night, thousands will commute to their cities designated location and sleep outside on behalf of the invisible children of Northern Uganda. This event is a plea to the U.S. government to help put an end to this horrific 20-year-long war. Its a moral outrage to see thousands of children that have been abducted, that have been maltreated. They are going through the most horrendous torture by the rebel movement and that same group is now being neglected by the whole international community, said Jan Egeland, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. I cannot find any other part of the world having an emergency on the scale of Uganda with so little international attention. The event promises a wide variety of people from celebrities and legislators to activists and authors. Actress Kristen Bell, from the hit show Veronica Mars heard about Invisible Children through co-star Ryan Hansen. Invisible Children is not only an inspiring movement, but it has forced me to act, said Kristen Bell. On April 29th youll find me in the streets Night Commuting. The start of Invisible Children came in 2003 when three naive filmmakers, from Southern California, flew to Africa in search of a story that would change the world. What they found was a situation in Northern Uganda that disgusted and inspired them. They documented their findings of a 20-year-long war where children are the weapons, and the victims. The result was a film called, Invisible Children: Rough Cut. After seeing the impact of their film worldwide, they formed the non-profit Invisible Children Inc. The organization is dedicated to ending the war in Northern Uganda where children are abducted and forced to fight with the rebel army as child soldiers. For fear of being hunted by the LRA (Lords Resistance Army), these children commute on foot every night to find safe places to sleep in their town centers. To date, more than 30,000 children have been abducted and forced into war. Thats why Invisible Children is calling on the world to take a stand. The Global Night Commute is an opportunity for Americans to rally with one voice, said Jason Russell, one of the filmmakers and founders of Invisible Children. We are asking people to lie down and close their eyes with us for one night, so that we can open the worlds eyes to this unseen war. As a media-based company, the filmmakers will create a music video mocumentary to encourage people to attend the Global Night Commute. This video will be sent out via Pod cast, a couple weeks before the event. With this video, the filmmakers are pushing the envelope on how aid is perceived in the world. They are grabbing the attention of a younger generation with media that is both funny and touching. This music video is the biggest production to date for the non-profit. About Invisible Children Inc. Invisible Children Inc., established in 2004, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial resources to invisible children by documenting their true, untold stories in a creative and relevant way, resulting in positive change. Invisible Children Inc. was formed after the release of the film Invisible Children: Rough Cut, which documents a war in Northern Uganda in which children are abducted by a rebel army and forced to fight as child soldiers. The filmmakers for Invisible Children: Rough Cut, Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole, are also the founders of Invisible Children Inc. Currently Invisible Children Inc. employs over 150 people in the war-torn area of Northern Uganda and is putting 300 kids through school, with plans to see that number grow into the thousands. The organization is based in San Diego, California.
Guys, look into this. Research it, educate yourselves and then take action. Do something. This is too critical to ignore.
Global Commute night is gonna rock! Be aware though, there are only 3 locations in Oregon that you can commute to. One is Eugene, one is Bend, and the other is Portland. All three of these cities have pre-assigned meeting places to sleep (Portland's is in Pioneer Square). Obviously a huge factor in this is gonna be safety. Additionally, they are gonna be writing letters to the kids, I would assume there's gonna be confirmation sign-ins (for monitoring the number of people participating), etc. Anyway, check out invisiblechildren.com for more info. Let's make this huge.
Love and Blessings to all of you.
-Marayah |
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| quick update...sortof |
[Aug. 1st, 2005|02:23 pm] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
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| | he is legend | ] |
(dont even know if anyone reads this anymore)
wellll i'm back from newport.
but not for long, i'm leaving again the 4th for wildhorse canyon.
summer staff is going to rock it.
but you know what? you know what cool people do? that's right, they write their friends letters.
Marayah Sipe
Summer Staff
Young Life Wildhorse Canyon
One Muddy Road
PO Box 201
Antelope, OR 97001
i PROMISE i'll write yall back.
welp, i dont really feel all that much like writing now so, that's all i wanted to say.
see (most of) you kids in a month-ish! |
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| frustration at its finest |
[May. 8th, 2005|02:50 am] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| |  confused | ] |
| [ | Bein inspired by... |
| | mat kearney, bullet | ] |
Sometimes, people...situations I get tangled up in...they never cease to amaze me. Every once in awhile, I get involved in a conversation or a relationship of some kind that kinda makes me look at God with the one eye brow raised, mouth in a straight line expression that says something like, "and just what exactly were you hoping to accomplish by this?" It doesn't really happen all that often, but occasionally. Maybe because of the kind of person I am? Because I hate igorning people and acting like a jerk? I'm not sure. This most recent example is particularly frustrating to me, because I feel like I've failed. And while I realize that may not be true, and I might be analyzing the situation wrong, the emotion of frustration stands all the same.
It all started with an AIM conversation several months ago with an individual that found me on this here wonderful world of myspace with the apparent intent of harrassing me. He started off acting as a complete jerk, and also told me that some of his family was involved in a severe tragedy. This information left me skeptical as to what his intentions and integrity were. After all, who divulges such personal information to a complete stranger? But I looked past that, thinking "hey...maybe he's lying. But if he isn't, and I'm blowing him off...that might do alot of harm." So I kept talking to him. Over the span of time between then and now, our conversations diminished gradually. Mostly it was because I've been busy and not at the computer much. But also because when I was, to be really honest, I tired of being badmouthed for my beliefs, so often mocked by various rediculous phrases, cussed at, my involvement in YoungLife cursed (as well as the organization itself cursed) and stuff to that nature. So I wouldn't say much, ignoring the idiotic accusations and misguided words. No worries. But I always had this gnawing at the back of my head. Mostly it had to do with me thinking, I need to forgive this guy of what he says to me. I might be the only example of Christ he has. I might be the only one witnessing to him. There was once he admitted to being surprised and happy that I was being so nice to him, because how he acted towards me was considerably less than such. He realized that. That was, I think, like the one cool thing he ever said to me. It was really encouraging too, because I thought maybe I was making a difference. Maybe I was breaking this mold that so many non-christians hold that says we're all stuck up, closed-minded jerks who view the whole world that doesn't believe in God as dirty sinners. I don't think that way. In fact 98% of the Christians you will meet, I can guarantee, don't think that way. Funny how the reputation seems to stick all the same.
So then we come to last night and this morning. Last night I watched a movie called Hotel Rwanda. Possibly the best movie I've ever seen. It's definately up there. It focuses on a genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. For me, it struck a more personal chord because it sortof puts a picture on the type of ministry I want to be involved in later on. That being for third world countries in some sort of relief effort. There's a line in the movie that was troubling to me. When a Rwandan man asked an American, "how can people see such atrocities that are taking place and stand by and do nothing" he is met with this answer (or what i remember of it):
"people will probably watch things, see what goes on and say, 'Oh that's terrible, that's too bad' and then go back to eating their dinners."
What a horrible statement. And yet, incredibly, disgustingly true.
I've been in a state of unrest now for a long time. I've been itching to go somewhere, to a third world country, to help in any way I can where it is needed. I grow more impatient with silly, selfish Americans who are more concerned with what kind of car to get than how many mouths are hungry right in their own cities. America is a needy, self-driven, Hollywood directed beast. And while I realize that there is plenty of missionary work to be done here, I feel my calling is elsewhere. After watching the movie yesterday, I was inspired to look into getting out of here. So thinking on this whole thing yesterday, and being tired and frustrated that I feel like I want to do so much but have no clue how to go about it, I put up this away message on my AIM:
i dont even really like america.
so now, remind me again...
what exactly am i doing here?
So here we come to this morning. I wake up, rub my eyes and flip on the computer screen to see if anyone left me a message last night. I had a few.
"Eff you you effing nazi."
"If you don't like this country, you can effing leave"
"Go back to where you came from"
So on and so forth.
All from this same individual who, at this point, I could now care less if I ever talked to again.
I leave on the away message, not really thinking about it. Later on I return to the computer to find more encouraging notes of the same manner. Riddled with accusations, swear words and hate. Lovely. At this time, after having thought about it most of the morning, I am furious. Furious because this guy had no idea as to what my intentions were behind the message in the first place, and also because I'm German. Being called a Nazi kindof takes on a new meaning there. I suppose part of it was frustration also at constantly being assaulted in so many ways and me feeling like I was being walked on. I know as a Christian I am told I will treated in this manner, and that I am to not only endure these things, but gladly accept them. Still, I can't help but feel sometimes that it's a little easier said than done. But then, Christ didn't just say it, he did it, and endured the worst right?
I recieved one more angry message a few hours ago, after long having taken the away note down. This one went something to the effect of "Why don't you go do YoungLife in effing China, where they'll kill you." I promptly informed him that YoungLife was already operating in China, and I told him I never wished to speak with him again. Then I called him a moron. Then just a few minutes ago was this: "just confirming more and more that younglife is nothing but a effing worthless cult you suicidal nazi".
I've decided not to answer them anymore. One might suggest to block all his screen names, which I have now done but he keeps popping up with new ones. With each new name comes a new message. Its hard to deal with. So why do I even care and let it bother me? Why just let it slide and write him off as another jerk and not think any more on the subject? In a strange way, it's because I feel like to a certain extent, I've failed. What If I was the one God had in mind to witness to him? Am I not to forgive my brother seventy times seven? Am I not to consider it pure joy when I face trials of all kinds? I feel like I gave up. It wasn't beneficial to me to keep the relationship going, so I ended it. Not only that, but I ended it in bitterness. And what now do I have to show for it? For all I know I'm just another stupid, closed-minded Christian now to him. Fits the same old mold, holds the same old judgements, will quit whenever. I hate feeling this way. I hate feeling like I've let someone down. |
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[Mar. 29th, 2005|10:18 am] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| | calm | ] |
| [ | Bein inspired by... |
| | enter the worship circle | ] |
Todays Not So Great List:
Tmobile
US Bank
Missing my friends
Missing my phone
Having to get up and take a shower
Having to wait on laundry
Feeling stressed
Being impatient
Being lonely
Experiencing failure (yet again)
Todays Good List:
JESUS CHRIST
Enter the Worship Circle (incredible...)
Chocolate Milk
Candles
My last stick of incense
Charcoal
Sun poking through clouds
Wet ground
The cold
Being excited for my (future) husband
Bear
Pal
Lukes black bandanna I (accidentally) stole from him
The Hawaiian Stitch bobblehead sitting on my desk
Snow videos
Surf videos
50 some empty bottles once containing various flavors of Jones
Johnny Depp and his crazy go nuts eyeliner in Pirates of the Caribbean
Keizer/Salem, Oregon
The friends I get to visit there today
Black and White photos
The Ocean
The Rain
My Brothers
Candy left over from every major holiday in the last year, all piled on my shelf
THE WORD
My lip ring
Experiencing GRACE (yet again)
He continues to amaze me, fill me, and love me daily...oh what an awesome God we serve... |
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| peectures |
[Mar. 15th, 2005|10:09 pm] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| |  sleepy | ] |
| [ | Bein inspired by... |
| | MercyMe, Almost There | ] |
( oh ) |
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| eh...kinda |
[Feb. 11th, 2005|11:51 am] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| |  blah | ] |
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| | Snow Patrol | ] |
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| done. |
[Feb. 3rd, 2005|12:09 am] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| |  drained | ] |
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| | This Day and Age, Second Place Victory | ] |
Well I'm pretty much ready for this all to be over with.
Anything and everything.
I'm tired, and I want out. |
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| Glory. |
[Jan. 30th, 2005|02:24 pm] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| | content | ] |
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| | Downhere, Great Are You | ] |
Glory
Shane Barnard
should You give me one more breath to curse Your name oh God?
why allow me one more thought to delight in me?
do i have the right to walk a step upon Your grace?
while i call upon myself, should You give me life?
i fix my eyes on the Author of my life
may i realize that Your glory far outweighs this simple life
oh may i, may i open up my eyes
Lord open up my eyes
now i breath oh Lord may i be filtered through Your wisdom
i receive another thought, oh Spirit guard my mind
holy Your righteous place, direct my clumsy footstep
now i live oh Lord i yield, please lead my life
i fix my eyes on the Author of my life
may i realize that Your glory far outweighs this simple life
oh may i, may i open up my eyes
Lord open up my eyes
Your name is so alive
Your delight is my hearts cry
and as You mold my heart to Yours |
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| why won't it rain? |
[Jan. 20th, 2005|11:25 pm] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| |  numb | ] |
| [ | Bein inspired by... |
| | He Is Legend, I Am Hollywood | ] |
He Is Legend
China White
It's getting late
I'm coming home
I picked this rose for you
I've been away search for oceans
With time to kill
You better buy a gun
I've seen them watching you
The old man and his son
They've been studying your moves
Why won't it rain
They need the water
They die faster than you
I'm not in pain
I've got my flowers
Its happening
You better get your gun
I see them watching you
This pain has just begun
"You will see me in the news"
I know you will
And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain
When there's no rain
I don't believe in miracles
I don't believe in miracles
but I believe in you
Now I can't wait until I can sleep in late
Maybe I'll miss you then
With no garden to tend
I am your gardener
Oh no |
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 19th, 2005|12:29 pm] |
| [ | Feelin perrty... |
| | i got nothing. | ] |
| [ | Bein inspired by... |
| | He Is Legend. I Am Hollywood | ] |
[ ] kissed a member of the same sex.
[ ] crashed a friend's car.
[ ] been to Japan.
[x] ridden in a taxi.
[x] are in love
[ ] been dumped.
[x] shoplifted.
[ ] been fired.
[x] been in a fist fight
[ ] snuck out of your parent's house.
[ ] ever had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[ ] ever dated someone of the same sex.
[x] had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] been arrested.
[ ] made out with a stranger
[x] stole something from your job
[ ] celebrated New Years in Times Square, New York
[ ] gone on a blind date.
[ ] had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[x] been to Europe.
[x] skipped school.
[ ] slept with a co-worker.
[ ] cut myself on purpose.
[ ] been married
[ ] gotten divorced.
[ ] had children.
[x] seen someone die
[ ] been to Africa.
[ ] are going out with one of your livejournal friends
[x] slapped someone you loved Not in a serious manner though
[x] driven over 400 miles to attend a show/festival/concert.
[x] been to Canada.
[x] been to Mexico
[x] been on a plane.
[ ] seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] thrown up
[ ] purposely set a part of yourself on fire.
[x] been snowboarding
[x] met someone in person from the internet
[x] met someone in person from livejournal
[x] met someone in person from myspace
[ ] taken painkillers for fun.
[ ] intentionally burned yourself.
[x] miss someone right now
[x] kissed just a friend Sort of...
[ ] have a boyfriend/girlfriend right now
[x] ever been asked to a formal dance.
[ ] sick and tired of the opposite sex
[x] lived in your own place that you've payed for, kinda...
[x] worked a full time job
[ ] own an ipod
[ ] have worn a 'members only' jacket
[x] have/had a roommate
[x] have the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme memorized
[x] been to both coasts
[ ] are in love with Drew Brown
[ ] have eaten at Big Boy
[x] have 5 or more scarves
[ ] dated your professor
[x] drink coffee
[ ] smoke like it was your job
[ ] burned a cd for someone that meant alot to you, but they could care less how you arranged the tracks.
[ ] drank transatlantique
[x] wanted someone you can't have
[ ] read one hundred years of solitude
[ ] love mcdonalds breakfast with your entire heart
[ ] Written a sad emo song about someone that broke your heart.. just because they could |
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