I am so excited to share this project with all of you today, and to participate in it myself! Let me know what you all think!!! Kelli from Eat pray (read) love is here to tell us all the details!
Hi friends! It is so nice to “meet” you! I am so appreciative of Paula letting me take over her blog for a moment! I asked Paula to let me share with you a project that I believe has great potential (and her reply? “I’m definitely all in!” Love it!) – but let me share a little about myself first!
This is me with my hubby. We’ve been married 11 years and have four sweet kiddos- ages 7, 6, 2, and 2 months. My husband is a church planter and we live in the South. I love to read, cook, go to the beach (obviously!) and watch movies with my family.
And…. this is my closet! Glad we’re getting to know one another so well, so quickly!
Please tell me I’m not the only one whose closet looks like this! With parenting four kids, being a preacher’s wife, co-leading a Bible study, homeschooling, blogging, and life, my closet probably gets the least attention in the whole house. It somehow always seems overflowing. With clothes I never wear.
About a month ago, I felt God tell me to get RID of the excess and GIVE to those who need. I wasn’t sure just yet where he would have me give, but human trafficking has been on my mind so much lately. Enter Redeemed Ministries. Their focus is to help women in the Houston area that are enslaved in sex trafficking. If you’re like I was until last year, you may think that human trafficking is an international problem- which it is.
But it is also a US problem. In fact, one that hits very close to my home.
Thus, The Closet Project was born. Women uniting forces- paring down to step up.
Here’s the lowdown:
1.) Pare down your wardrobe to what you actually wear.
2.) Sell what you don’t. Take them to resale shops, sell them on eBay, have a garage sell, sell them to your friends!
3.) Donate directly to Redeemed Ministries.
4.) Go to this form to let me know how much you were able to donate. ANYTHING helps! Seriously! Only have $5 to spare? Great, that is wonderful. Got a cool million burning a hole in your pocket? I’m sure Redeemed would be SO happy to receive that, too! :)
Ladies, I really appreciate your time today. If you’d like to read a little more detail of the project, goals, etc. please click here. I’ll leave you with these words from the book of Matthew:
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (25:40). Let’s help “the least of these,” shall we?
Love this idea! I have so many clothes I don’t wear anymore, and I have been slowly taking and donating them to St. Vincent DePaul… But to be able to donate the money somewhere? I might just have to take them to resale shop next to where I take the kids’ stuff and see what I can actually sell before I donate the rest. Stopping in from PYHO
Thank you for reading and I’m so excited that you’ll be participating in The Closet Project! I am really excited to see what God does with this. Don’t forget to come by my blog & let me know if you were able to sell any of the clothes! http://www.eatprayreadlove.com
Thank you so much for participating! I am so excited for that. I would love if you stopped by my blog and let me know if you were able to sell any of the clothes and donate to Redeemed.
xoxo Kelli
eatprayreadlove.com
Yes. (hanging head in submission) I DO have clothes that I haven’t been wearing and could belong to someone else. It’s always a good time clean up and out! Thanks for the reminder and encouragement.
Lori, I am so glad this encouraged you to clean out. I’m excited to see how much I can clean out and put to better use. I hope you’ll come by my blog and let me know how many items you sold and/or donated!
xoxo Kelli eatprayreadlove.com
What an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing. I do have some clothes that need to go {not just mine, but hubby’s and little man’s, too}. ;)
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Alana, I am glad you were encouraged to pare down! I’d love if you stop by my blog and let me know how many items you were able to sell/donate. Thanks for reading!
xoxo Kelli
eatprayreadlove.com
This is a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing over at WholeHearted Home this week.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m going to read more about the project and hope to get involved.
Kelli…nice to meet you. What a great way to help others and declutter at the same time. I am thankful Paula let you take over her blog for a bit. You share a great way to minster to others. Thank you kelli and Paula for sharing at WJIM. blessings to you both.