Hi, friends! 
So a pretty cool opportunity came up about a week ago. One that I am already so in love with, I hope it’s something I’ll be able to participate in often in the future.
CausePub is an organization that is putting together a crowd-published book called Couch Rebels…meaning lots of people contributing stories for one publication.
If you have ever traveled abroad or placed yourself in an environment that is uncomfortable from what you are used to, you’re a Couch Rebel. It is within those times of choosing to be uncomfortable that we learn, grow, and experience the incredible things life has to offer… and then tell those stories for the rest of our lives. (causepub.com)
The sale of this book will benefit Blood:Water Mission in Africa, which I think is beyond awesome.
320 million Africans are without access to clean water. For every copy of Couch Rebels sold, the organization, Blood:Water Mission, will be able to provide three people with clean water for one year. The goal of this Cause is to sell 15,000 copies, which means that 45,000 lives can be directly impacted through your participation in this CausePub project! (causepub.com)
And I’m thrilled to have the chance to participate!
I’ve submitted the following story, but in order to be part of this publication, I need your help! Would you consider stopping by here to read and vote for it? Thanks so much!
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There are those moments in life that leave an imprint forever; this is one of them.
My husband and I spent five years living and working in Indonesia. Life there…well, it differed drastically from what we’d always known, and many of those differences were good.
They were differences we embraced.
But there was one…one that was so in-my-face and obvious; wherever we went, there were so many people in need.
In every facet of life, it seemed, there were people hurting…from those with housing needs to being hungry; and others unable to send their children to school or lacking the funds for desperately needed medical care.
And then there were people in the kind of need I’d never seen before…
To read more of this story and vote for it, please click here.
Yay! Voted!
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Awesome! I am voting for you! I love the idea of a couch rebel. While I never went to Indonesia, I did work as a traveling speech therapist for a year. I lived in the Poconos, the East Bay of San Francisco and central Louisiana. It was a great experience for an independent minded girl like myself. I love reading your stories and can’t wait for the book!
Thank you for the encouragement, sweet Holly! I’m so blessed by your friendship.
I hope you had a great trip…did I ever tell you that Mpls was our pre-Indonesia stomping grounds? Great area. 