Sincerely, Elisabeth

As Dressember looms closer - only FOUR more days until day one - I can't help but feel overwhelmed at the idea of asking friends and family to donate. I've never been good at asking for money for anything. When I was in middle school, I had to go door to door and ask people if they wanted to support my swim team by donating funds. To this day, it makes me feel queasy thinking of asking people for money. I know so many people have limited, just enough, or not nearly enough funds, and it feels like a burden to ask for help. But. Then I think of the women, men, and children who are being forced to do things against their will. Working, performing sexual acts, laboring, not having a way out; these are the people who I deeply desire to help. What is a few weeks of my discomfort in comparison to a whole life being shrouded in misery? It seems too simple to just wear a dress when people have been transported out of their everyday lives, but it is a start to aid in raising awarenes...

I am way excited about this blog post and the coming month of advocacy! Please read on! As a college student at  Northwest University , I learned about the reality that is human trafficking. From chapel services taking offerings donated to  Hope for Justice Int'l , to a full day of praying for the victims. The truth of human trafficking had never been more real to me than it was at that time. Fast forward from college to last December. My friend Alexa wore a dress every day in December to raise awareness and funds for victims who have been rescued out of sex trafficking. She was so committed to the Dressember event, that she even wore a wedding dress to work! I was so impressed! Well, this year, I decided that I want to be a part of the endeavor to raise awareness and funds for the victims of sex-trafficking. So, every day in December, I will be wearing a dress! As there are only FOURTEEN days left before Dressember begins, I wanted to tell you some more about it! As y...