a tent.

april 12-13 has been designated as a weekend to ask the US government to support and uphold the peace processes that were begun in Sudan. it is a time to show Darfuri people that there are americans that support them and their desire for a peaceable community.

i was asked to organize a Tents of Hope event for the congregation. a pastor at reformation works for the faith section of Save Darfur. i ordered a tent. i am buying paint with some of the confirmation boys. you know, that whole, constructive use of their paintball skills thing. we will wrangle up some food and paint the tent on the front lawn on sunday.

i am a wee bit of a fly by the seat of my pants kind of girl. i don't stress about things too much. i know they will happen.

and then...

when i registered our group, i noticed that we are the only tent in DC being painted this weekend. the main event in DC is on the national mall. it is a rally to support folks in darfur. of course this is just short metro ride or slightly longer walk from the church. um, okay. convenient place to make a statement. right?

and then...

i got an email today. it seems some of the more national organizers have noticed the fact that we are on capitol hill and painting a tent.

now i am a wee bit freaked out! there might be media! AHHH! okay. i will just breath. it will be okay. this is not about me, but about making sure folks understand a little more about what is happening and raising a little money. maybe that will make me feel less crazy.

by the way...
Tents of Hope would like to raise $1 million this year. there are three organizations designated to take money. one is lutheran world relief. please feel free to give a little to LWR for Tents of Hope.

here is the link to the tents. tents of hope it is really a wonderful church project. it is a lovely kid friendly and family friendly way to teach about something horrorific. it is also a way to take something awful and talk about how we can have hope.