Elizabeth Marx Blog

Praying for Haiti

[youtube width="575" height="394"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IySBl2aq-A[/youtube] My first question is always, why? Why do natural disasters occur? Why, God, does the earth shake and consume tens of thousands of lives? I would never dare to make any speculation why God would allow this to happen. I have learned that some questions will never be answered, so it is better to spend less time speculating and more time helping. Several years ago, I went to assist the people of Thailand after the tsunami. My visit there opened my eyes to the truths of human resilience and our ability to endure even ...

AG Middle Raises $6,500 for Africa!

[gallery] One of our slogans at Silent Images is to "Educate hundreds...to impact thousands," and AG Middle School has impacted thousands!  After showing the school images and telling them stories of Africa, the students decided to sell as many books as they could, to raise money to help.  It was amazing to watch so many young people selflessly serve people they have never, or may never, meet.  As promised, Nashville's singer/songwriter, Damien Horne, offered a free concert to the 7th graders at AG Middle School to celebrate them as the winner of the "Books for Change" contest, where they sold over ...

Voice of Beauty

100% of profits from sales provide micro loans to women and education to girls in Africa David’s next book, Voice of Beauty, unveils the prevailing, yet rarely celebrated, beauty and strength of women and girls in developing countries. When women and girls respond to their environment, endure social oppression, withstand abuse, fight for the rights of their child, the essence of their beauty is exposed. However, this beauty is rarely shown on the cover of glamour magazines; instead, her beauty often silently escapes with the moment, without applause, without recognition. The photographs in Voices of Beauty offers a glimpse at ...

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