Why I'm Wearing a Dress Every Day This Month
[image error] I’m wearing a dress every day for the month of December.
Why, do you ask? It’s not just because I love wearing dresses. (Even though I do!)
It’s because there are millions of people trapped in slavery today. Many of them are children, and a large percentage of them are women and girls. Slavery, which often goes by the name human trafficking, is illegal everywhere, yet it happens nearly everywhere. Even in the United States.
Wearing a dress every day this month is a small way I can stand for freedom. If you read my previous post, you know all this already, but in case you didn’t, here’s the scoop:
It’s a challenge called Dressember. You wear a dress (or a tie) every day for the month of December. The idea is that when people compliment you on your dress, you tell them you’re dressing for freedom and invite them to make a donation to your fundraising page. The funds go to support International Justice Mission (a Christian organization that is working to bring justice to victims of slavery and other forms of violent oppression and injustice) and other freedom-fighting organizations. You can also spread the word by telling your family and friends about it, sharing about it on your blog or social media, and many other ways.
I first heard about Dressember from a friend six years ago.
But let me back up a bit: a close friend of mine was raising awareness of modern day slavery and funds to support IJM (International Justice Mission). Before that, I hadn’t even known slavery still existed. But once I learned about the millions of men, women, and children trapped in such terrible forms of bondage, I wanted to do something.
At first, I didn’t know what. I didn’t have much money. So when I heard about Dressember, I was so excited. I couldn’t give a lot of money. I certainly couldn’t be on the front lines helping with rescue missions. But I could wear a dress every day for a month.
Isaiah 58:6 says,
“Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?”
Wearing a dress every day for a month isn’t the only way you can help “loose the bonds of wickedness” and “let the oppressed go free”. In my previous post, I mentioned a few other ways you can help. And in the coming weeks, I plan to be sharing more about modern day slavery and how you can stand against it. If you haven’t already, please join my email list , and my new blog posts will be delivered straight to your inbox.
If you would like to join me in wearing a dress (or tie) every day during the month of December, you can click here to set up a fundraising page, and click here to join my team, Beautiful Rescue. If you’d like to make a donation, click here .
Well, as always, remember, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it,” (1 Thessalonians 5:24).
All for Him,
Savannah Jane
Why, do you ask? It’s not just because I love wearing dresses. (Even though I do!)
It’s because there are millions of people trapped in slavery today. Many of them are children, and a large percentage of them are women and girls. Slavery, which often goes by the name human trafficking, is illegal everywhere, yet it happens nearly everywhere. Even in the United States.
Wearing a dress every day this month is a small way I can stand for freedom. If you read my previous post, you know all this already, but in case you didn’t, here’s the scoop:
It’s a challenge called Dressember. You wear a dress (or a tie) every day for the month of December. The idea is that when people compliment you on your dress, you tell them you’re dressing for freedom and invite them to make a donation to your fundraising page. The funds go to support International Justice Mission (a Christian organization that is working to bring justice to victims of slavery and other forms of violent oppression and injustice) and other freedom-fighting organizations. You can also spread the word by telling your family and friends about it, sharing about it on your blog or social media, and many other ways.
I first heard about Dressember from a friend six years ago.
But let me back up a bit: a close friend of mine was raising awareness of modern day slavery and funds to support IJM (International Justice Mission). Before that, I hadn’t even known slavery still existed. But once I learned about the millions of men, women, and children trapped in such terrible forms of bondage, I wanted to do something.
At first, I didn’t know what. I didn’t have much money. So when I heard about Dressember, I was so excited. I couldn’t give a lot of money. I certainly couldn’t be on the front lines helping with rescue missions. But I could wear a dress every day for a month.
Isaiah 58:6 says,
“Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?”
Wearing a dress every day for a month isn’t the only way you can help “loose the bonds of wickedness” and “let the oppressed go free”. In my previous post, I mentioned a few other ways you can help. And in the coming weeks, I plan to be sharing more about modern day slavery and how you can stand against it. If you haven’t already, please join my email list , and my new blog posts will be delivered straight to your inbox.
If you would like to join me in wearing a dress (or tie) every day during the month of December, you can click here to set up a fundraising page, and click here to join my team, Beautiful Rescue. If you’d like to make a donation, click here .
Well, as always, remember, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it,” (1 Thessalonians 5:24).
All for Him,
Savannah Jane
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