Ali Ballweg

 Yes, another picture of my shoes… Skylar laughed at me at Youth Group tonight for taking yet another picture of them.  But it turns out it had a lot to do with the theme of the night- how rich we really all are compared to the rest of the world.    

We watched Rob Bell’s video ‘Rich’ (which is amazing) and he mentioned some crazy high number, that I don’t remember, of people around the world who go without shoes every single day.  Sure I’ve worn this specific pair of shoes for over 4 years, but it’s certainly not my only pair.  I’m not a shoe obsessed girl by any means, but when I opened up my closet tonight, I counted 18 pairs of shoes. 18!  That’s ridiculous, and it’s not even counting the ones in my closet back home.

A mission is going to be starting at CBC in the next few weeks to gather shoes. A a couple missionaries in the church are going to take them down to an orphanage in Jamaica this summer and the youth group has decided to help out as much as they can.  I’m really like the idea and am excited to help out and see the outcome.  

Because I do enjoy taking pictures of shoes (who knows why), I’m going to try to think of some way to help out that way.  Maybe helping get people aware or something… I’m not sure yet.  If you have any ideas please let me know!  

Oh and enjoy this picture of the irreplaceable shoes that have carried me through so much.  I think we all have one pair of shoes like these that hold a special place in our hearts.  Unless I’m just really weird….