Here it is! I am so excited to introduce the fabulous original fashion designs by our very own SHINE brightly readers! Check them out and stop back here to comment on your favorite fashion design.
Reader Fashion Designs
March 1st, 2010World of Fashion
February 24th, 2010I’ve been blown away by the response to The World of Fashion from the February issue of SHINE brightly. The original fashion designs from our readers are spectacular. Our amazing web staff is working to have all your designs online very soon. My next post will introduce your great fashions. Check back soon!
Faith and Fashion?
January 31st, 2010Can faith and fashion mix? Is it OK for Christians to love fashion? My best advice for this topic is to ask yourself, “Where is my heart?” Take a good look at your love for fashion. Is it an expression of artistry or are you trying to impress others with clothes that don’t honor God? Do you love fashion because it helps you express who God created you to be or do you love fashion because you are trying to be someone you really aren’t? A good fashion sense starts with prayer! Talk to God about how He wants you to dress!
Faith and Fashion from GEMS Girls' Clubs on Vimeo.
Join the Conversation!
How have you used fashion to honor God?
How might a talent for fashion be used for God?
Has fashion ever gotten in the way of your relationship with God?
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height…. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Mat looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
Bad Hair Days
December 29th, 2009
Bad Hair Days from GEMS Girls' Clubs on Vimeo.
Is your Faith a Checklist?
November 1st, 2009‘When you fasted… was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?’ Zechariah 7:5b-6
A Taste of Chongwe
October 16th, 2009Zambia needs schools.
Unemployment is high in Zambia and most live in poverty: 64% of the population lives on less than $1 per day. Child labor is a common problem in Zambia. One of the reasons that children work is that there are insufficient schools in Zambia. Children don’t have the choice of going to school and, therefore, tend to start work or become victims of child trafficking (child trafficking is when a child is sold into slavery).
Many of you have been reading about The Esther School. This is a school that GEMS Girls’ Clubs is building in Chongwe, Zambia. Right now, our amazing SHINE brightly associate editor, Amy White is working in Zambia with Stephanie vanKampen. Stephanie is a talented film maker. She is working to create a film about The Esther School. She recently compiled a bit of footage so that you can have a taste of Zambia.
“I want to give you a taste of Zambia. This video begins with GEMS girls reciting the GEMS motto – Micah 6:8 “To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.” The video includes clips from Zambian GEMS with messages for their North American sisters. When the music changes, you’ll be introduced to the village of Chongwe. Chongwe is the future home of the Esther School – a Christian school for orphans that is being built by GEMS. I’ve also included stills of GEMS girls reading – a real priviledge. Education is so incredibly important to these children. Even with the poor state of education in the country, little girls and boys value school.”
-Stephanie vanKampen
We’re in this Together
September 20th, 2009When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven. Mark 2:5
We’re in this Together from GEMS Girls' Clubs on Vimeo.
Use Your Voice!
September 2nd, 2009
Using Your Voice from GEMS Girls' Clubs on Vimeo.
Stuck on a Deck
August 10th, 2009
Stuck on a Deck from GEMS Girls' Clubs on Vimeo.
Check out the Podcast!
August 3rd, 2009Check out our podcast designed just for you!
Micah Road Mysteries from GEMS Girls' Clubs on Vimeo.