Its that time....
Only a few days left until I leave for Uganda! (3 days to be exact) :) I am genuinely overcome with so much emotion. Excitement, anxious (in a good way), eager and a longing for the long plane ride to be over so I can just get there!
Before I leave I just wanted to address a comment that was posted on the be Lovely facebook page. If you have kept up with be Lovely and my journey to this point you will know that there is much more there than just "saving the world with makeup". That'll make you laugh! I know that makeup doesnt change people, nor will it "save" humans in such horrific situations. But what be Lovely DOES do is inspire, educate, and empower people to do something about a social injustice called human trafficking. This doesnt come from some outward transformation, this comes from a heart that breaks because of inhumane things that are being done to people on your block, in your city, country, or across the world. be Lovely will always fight for these injustices because the people that choose to be involved with be Lovely through, makeup, events, financial support or anything else, have that heart that breaks and wants to do something about it. Its not made up of one person that likes a lipstick shade. Its made up of many that hear stories of agony, slavery and and oppression that are unwilling to stay silent.
So to those of you that have supported be Lovely in those ways, here's to you, because when you are wearing that lipstick, eyeshadow or lipgloss, you get to bring others along with you, tell a story and change lives. be Lovely exists because of hearts that break for the broken and enslaved and do something about it.
So as I go to Uganda on Sunday I promise to learn as much as I can. I promise to be completely changed when I come back. And I promise to hear these stories so you too will be changed and moved to make a difference. Together we will fight the fight in our own cities and know that there are amazing people out there doing that in countries we may never go to.
I am truly grateful for all the ways people have supported the be Lovely journey. Its one we can all be on together.
"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know."
-William Wilberforce
