What if you walked around your neighborhood, your work, or your local Publix with no shoes on? What if your feet were blistered and bruised, black and swollen because you didn’t own a single pair of shoes?
For the past 3 days i have been thinking about this and those thoughts have driven me to be a part of this amazing initiative to change the lives of 50,000 people living in poverty. Believe me, if you had been walking around barefoot and someone suddenly gave you a free pair of shoes, it would change your life.
The goal is 50,000 pairs of shoes in 50 days. It starts today. It can be done. Together, we can put a serious dent in the battle against global poverty.
The process for giving has been made extremely easy and fast. All you do is go to www.50000shoes.com and click on the “donate” button. Or, you can just click here.
$5 (FIVE DOLLARS!!) buys 2 pairs of shoes and all donations are tax-deductible.
I really hope that you will take 5 minutes, give 5 dollars, and change someone’s life. I hope that 50,000 people will walk differently, live differently, and experience a new kind of love because we chose to live out what we so often talk about.
And now to really put things out there… if you choose to give, come back here and tell us. I want to see this little community of biscuet.com readers really make a difference.
Lastly, Here’s a little piece about the organization that is sponsoring this challenge:
“Nashville-based Soles4Souls™ facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Since its inception, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 3.5 million pairs (or one pair every 23 seconds) to people in 61 countries, including Honduras, Romania, Thailand, and the Sudan. The charity has been featured on CNN Headline News, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, ABC News, FOX, CBS, and hundreds of regional outlets around North America. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS; donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information.”
Biscuet
November 10th, 2008
Wouldn’t that be messed up if i wrote this big long post, but didn’t even give? HA! I just gave a group of people a whole new way to enjoy walking to school, work, play, or wherever… I hope to see this project gain some momentum and show tangible love to people in need.
Laura N.
November 10th, 2008
I joined the effort to see the world shod.
Which is ironic, because I hate shoes myself. If possible, I’d wear flip-flops every day of my life till I die.
But.
At least I have the option.
These people don’t.
Yet.
Thanks for finding this & getting the word out.
James 2:15-16
anonymous
November 10th, 2008
done. i’m in. I love this project.
Matt Hux
November 10th, 2008
done. first time hearing about this project. I know “Toms Shoes” is successfully raising money for the same thing.
Liz Wylie
November 10th, 2008
Done. This is cool.
Thomas Hill
November 10th, 2008
Great project, thanks for posting. I’m in.
Jamie =)
November 10th, 2008
Ok. God messes with me daily (in a good way). At out church yesterday we discussed James 2 and what we can do to express our faith through good works. I already sent this information to my mentor (our youth pastor). Thanks for opening our eyes to an awesome campaign.
=)
Ryan
November 10th, 2008
I would be in - went to the site to donate, but they only allow donations through credit card. No PayPal? Bizarre.
@Laura: Judging by the photo on the site, flip-flops is exactly what they get.
Sara
November 10th, 2008
I gave! Thanks so much for posting about this… I’m passing the word on.
Ryan P
November 10th, 2008
done
Scott Fillmer
November 10th, 2008
great project, I bought some shoes and blogged about it as well…
Matt Clark
November 10th, 2008
Bought & blogged!
mom
November 10th, 2008
Done- thanks for including us in this great “feat for feet”. Sorry I couldn’t resist. Mom
Erin
November 11th, 2008
Such God’s wierd timing. We are hosting a group on our base at the moment called Sarmaritan’s Feet that goes around the world to 3rd world countries and shares the gospel by puchasing nice trainers and other shoes and then loving on the people. They sit them down amongst the trash, look them in the eye, ask them who they are, what they do, how old they are, their name, what their passions are, ect., pray for them, all while WASHING THEIR FEET! Then they give them a brand new pair of socks and shoes they place on their feet. Some of the kids and older grannies have trouble walking at first cause they have NEVER had a pair of shoes. It’s so cute and convicting.
ellie
November 23rd, 2008
done. thanks to laura for letting me know about this.