What do These 2 Things have in Common?

THE FUND FOR GABRIEL’S HEART PROJECT HAS NOW REACHED $9,841.15!  (Just under $150 away from my $10,000 goal).  Friends on the ground in the D.R.C. continue to make travel plans for Gabriel and his father to travel to Kinshasa for their passports, so pray that the government will not slow down the process and that Gabriel will soon be on his way to India for heart surgery.

I have been completely humbled and blessed by the outpouring of support for Gabriel, but the knowledge that he is just one boy in a country of so many who do not have access to the medical care that they need to have a chance at life continues to weigh on my mind.  It is for this reason that I have launched a small business to create a sustainable income for medical infrastructure in the Congo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know it’s unconventional, but when else can buying skin care products, lotion, cosmetics, and gifts for others have a global impact?  For the rest of 2009, I am going to give half my profits from Mary Kay sales to the HEAL Africa hospital and the Paul Carlson Partnership to improve medical services in the Congo and ensure that Gabriel’s story does not stop just with him.  Shipping is free anywhere in the United States, and you can order from me on my Mary Kay website.  I would also encourage you to check out jewelry that empowers women and girls in the Congo through the Little Things organization, and other fair trade items sold through Bambootique and SERRV International.  There are an endless number of ways to be a more responsible consumer and ensure that your purchases have a purpose behind them.  Please let me know if you would like more information, or if you would like to tell me that I have gone off the deep end.  Thank you!