Monday, August 1, 2011

Compassion's Cry





This has been a long time coming. It is my great pleasure to reveal Compassion's Cry. It all started back in March and it has been a long journey. Let me share a bit of the story with you...

On my way to lunch one day I was suddenly struck with a thought. I had been thinking about how I could get more involved with helping people. I knew there are tons of needs in the world, but I really didn't know where to start. So the thought came to me: What if there was a place that  had lots of information about different ways to get involved and stories of what others are doing to make a difference? That night I started bouncing ideas off of my husband, but it was very clear that I couldn't tackle such a big project by myself. Nevertheless, I told God that I would obey (despite my inadequacies) if He called me to do it. Not a week later I get an email from a girl who has the same vision. Soon there are 3 of us working on this project.

Now it has come to life. So please take a minute to go check out Compassion's Cry and see what it's all about! Tell us what you think about the first post over there! Is this kind of thing needed? How might you get involved?


25 comments:

arielle elise. said...

LOVE IT!! how awesome... can't wait to check it out! :)

Bethany G said...

It looks AWESOME! I'm so excited girl! This is GREAT

Mary said...

I can't wait to see what God does with this! It looks amazing and I can't wait to get involved! Thanks for sharing this and for all your hard work!

Anonymous said...

I'm really excited for this. It feels as if you've captured the cry of my soul.

Laura said...

Love this~ amazing. I'm following!!!

Off Label Mama said...

This looks really great! No really! I can't wait to see it develop. Are you hoping to cover a host of issues on this blog or zero in to a specific cause? A host of issues will take a lot of organization or else things could easily get lost or cluttered. But I do think it's doable. The layout of the website is attractive and pretty easy to navigate thus far. I like the concept of a featured activist and featured organization -- I think that while you're showing the world's cries for help and problems, it's important to also show hope and that there is a movement out there that is starting to meet needs. Resources for people to get involved are going to be SUPER important. People will see this, their heart will be tugged, and they're going to want to know, "What can I do?!" Therefore, I think a resource page with ways to get involved over the various issues you cover is going to be VERY important. Awareness is the foundation, a call to action is next, and then people need to know HOW to move into that action. I love it and I'm going to be following it faithfully!

Harriet said...

What a great thing to be involved in. What an amazing testimony to God! I shall be following from the other side of the pond. I so hope I can get involved at some point!

Carly Anne said...

This is such an amazing idea. Props for following through with it!

Gail@Sophisticated Steps said...

A huge task and a great God to accomplish it. Awesome how God is using you. We all need to ask ourselves what He wants for us.

Sophisticated Steps

grey rose (they/them) said...

praise jesus!

Unknown said...

Love it! I can't wait to see how God uses this to accomplish amazing things beyond what we could imagine!

Unknown said...

P.S. I really, really want to be involved in this!

Alyss said...

Amen! Being the hands and feet.

Emily grapes said...

How neat! Going to take a look at it right now. It's so great when we know God's calling us to do something and He faithfully provides during the process.

Mary Lynn said...

this is AMAZING! so glad you are following God's will for your life and impacting so many people through His leadership!

Nicole said...

Amazing as always!

Laura Elizabeth said...

I'm interested to see how this grows. And I'm so happy that you listened to God and what He wants you to do. I'm thankful to God for people like you who listen to Him and follow through!

Jo-Ann said...

What amazing vision you have, Jennifer! Such a huge step of faith. I know that He will enlarge your territory through the little seed that you have planted. So exciting!
I love the worship section you've included. Do you know the song Albertine by Brooke Fraser? She wrote it about a little girl she met in Africa. Such a beautiful message.
God bless you!

Laura Elizabeth said...

ALSO, my headband arrived today! Can't wait to wear it! Thanks so much, it's super cute :) I'm so glad I picked red!

Ashley Slater said...

good for you, the world needs more people like you! :)

Jennifer Rod said...

Jen this is amazing! I've joined and I'm now telling others about it. I would love a button to put on my blog... just a thought. thanks for working on this.

Sam W. said...

how cool!! can't wait to check it all out :)

Breanne said...

I love it! I actually started a blog similar to your idea but I didn't have time at the moment to really invest since I was wedding planning at the time. It is so neat to see you've done this and I really hope I can help and be involved. Looking forward to really checking it out when I have better internet. :) Praying for this movement!

love,
Breanne Johnson
restingonyourlove.blogspot.com

Breanne said...

I love it! I actually started a blog similar to your idea but I didn't have time at the moment to really invest since I was wedding planning at the time. It is so neat to see you've done this and I really hope I can help and be involved. Looking forward to really checking it out when I have better internet. :) Praying for this movement!

love,
Breanne Johnson
restingonyourlove.blogspot.com

Breanne said...

I love it! I actually started a blog similar to your idea but I didn't have time at the moment to really invest since I was wedding planning at the time. It is so neat to see you've done this and I really hope I can help and be involved. Looking forward to really checking it out when I have better internet. :) Praying for this movement!

love,
Breanne Johnson
restingonyourlove.blogspot.com

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