At Passion, each year they have what is called "Do Something Now" and each year it is a different cause. This year it was slavery, and specifically sex trafficking. Did you know that there are 27 million slaves?? That is a huge number. It is a huge problem and most of us, including myself, are unaware.
There was a goal for us to raise 1 million dollars during Passion, which was 4 days long. The money would go to different organizations around the world, as well as in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a huge problem in Atlanta. When donating, you had the option of choosing a specific organization you wanted your money to go towards, or they could divide it up between all of them. These organizations are all about educating people about sex trafficking (ie. law enforcement/police officers), rescuing people, and helping them get their feet back on the ground and etc.
During our time at Passion, something was built on the international plaza, which is right in front of the Dome. It was really cool! We walked by it each day, so it was really cool to see how it progressed. Every time we walked by it was different! Here are some pictures:
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| So cool! This is part of the display I guess you could call it for all of Atlanta to see! You can see a picture of the whole hand in pictures below! |
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| Part of the hand is up! The rest is in progress....the next picture will show the finished product. |
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| And the finished product. |
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| The white flags represent the 27 million people who are in slavery. |
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| Side note: We all brought towels and socks to give to the homeless in Atlanta. This is the giant stack of towels! |
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| And all the socks! I don't remember how many of each were brought, but it was a lot!! |
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| The hand is almost done! |
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| The sky was so pretty....it made for a nice back drop! :) |
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| The completed hand! |
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| FREEDOM!! |
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| It was beautiful. |
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| And the last night, all 45,000 of gathered around it. We each had a candle that was lit. At midnight the hand was lit up! Amazing. |
This is right after the hand was lit up!!
I love it because you can hear the screams go around the circle. So awesome.
This video doesn't show it, but we sang a lot of songs! It was so cool to be a part of!
And now for the really good news!!!! Earlier I mentioned there was a goal of 1 million dollars. Louie mentioned that whenever he told people we would raise 1 million dollars....a bunch of college students...people thought he was insane. BUT....I am here to report that we didn't raise 1 million dollars.....
WE RAISED OVER 3 MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!!!
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And it we made it on CNN. And I have actually talked to several people who heard about it through CNN. So cool! Here is the clip...
P.S. You will see where they say 42,000 people....I heard a lot of numbers between 42,000 and 45,000 people being at Passion, so of course I say the bigger number! ;) Either number you use though, is a lot of people! haha.
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