Red Envelope Day

With all the downfalls of technology and the Internet, great networking opportunities exist thanks to social networking sites such as Facebook. I found one of those yesterday--Red Envelope Day. Here's how the Facebook page explains this event:

Get a red envelope.

You can buy them at an office, craft or or most party supply stores. Even make one from red construction paper.

On the front, address it to:

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back, of the sealed envelope or postcard write the following message:

This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion.
It is empty because the life that was taken is now unable to be a part
of our world.

When: Mail the red envelopes out on March 31st, 2009.

Be sure to include your return address on the envelope. (Handwritten mail seems to hold more weight in the political realm, so resist the urge to use your printer on this one.) Be sure to pray over your envelope before you mail it.

It may seem that those who believe abortion is wrong are in a minority. It may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the world that the voices of those of us who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not
silent and must be heard.

Send this event notice to every one of your friends who you think would send one too. It would be wonderful if the White House received 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who died [in the U.S.] before having a chance to live.

Together we can change the heart of The President and save the lives of millions of children.

Check out this blog for more ideas of how to make the most of this great opportunity.

My cynical side thinks, "These will just go in the garbage. If he even looks at them, he'll just ignore it." But, I believe that God can change anyone's heart--even the heart of a man who, in less than two months as President of the United States, has made it perfectly clear he doesn't care about all human lives. Please join me in sending a red envelope to President Obama on March 31. Go the extra mile and purchase the envelopes in bulk and give them to members of your church and social organizations as well as your friends and family.

As bad as things are in our country right now, we still have the freedom to express our opinions and stand up for what we believe is right. Please take advantage of this beautiful freedom that's been bought and protected with a lot of blood; we may not always have it.