Saturday, July 11, 2009

i was inspired


...by this little girl.

Isabella Redford is seven.

when she was five, her mother told her about twin girls in Haiti who'd been orphaned when their mother died giving birth to them. she wanted to help.

she started drawing cards and selling them at garage sales. this turned into her cards being distributed by the Global Orphan Project, and she used those profits to build an orphanage in Haiti.

she's seven now, and they've already broken ground on the second orphanage.

when i saw this on the news yesterday it really made me think. what am i doing to Heal the World? it's admirable to have good intentions, but good deeds are what make hearts remember and betterment happen.

so, i'm inspired to power my words with more actions.

"who am i, to be blind, pretending not to see their needs.."

feel goodness at it's best. hope you are as inspired as i was.

9 comments:

InnyVinny said...

Damn...

I feel so unproductive now...

Bombchell said...

yeah Ive been feeling unproductive too & thinking of something to do.

Max Reddick said...

It makes you think. If a mere child can make that much of a difference, what can I be doing? Or better still, what should I doing? Hopefully, many will he the call to action after reading about this young lady's deeds.

delacool said...

Wow. 7 years old. That's amazing.

There is so much work to do...so many things we can take part in to help & inspire change. If I don't start now, when?

deonna said...

i am inspired. =]
thanks for sharing this.

oNe mAn gAng said...

I appreciate the share...now it's time to get off of my ass...

12kyle said...

it makes you think about how much we've taken from others. now...it's time to give back.

I.Am.Spoken.Word. said...

one of the reasons why i love children so much.
the older you get, the more excuses you have to stay put.

thank you for sharing this, sis.

Arnetta Green said...

So that's what Mike says after "who am I, to be blind." Lol, good to know. Now it's time for me to get out there and give back. Thanks for sharing the inspiration!