I have yet to hear back from Abel Sutton in South Carolina. I don’t know what’s up. I don’t know if the his makeover will move forward. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to give him all of the resources he might want. But, at this moment, I’m just grateful for the gift he has given me.
His gift? A wake up call.
When I started this society my vision was to create a grassroots movement of community action. My vision wasn’t only about personally putting on extreme makeovers, but about creating a system through which others could do the same. My vision was to start a movement that would see a 100 independent extreme makeovers happening in a 100 towns every year.
Imagine what this would do for community spirit, for local cooperation, for personal empowerment. In a hundred towns across the country local organizers, local volunteers, and local businesses working together to transform the lives of heroes who have been paying it forward for years. Inspirational!
That’s a vision worth working for. That’s a vision that gets me up in the morning. And that’s what Abel’s call woke me up to. He infused me with a shot of faith that–yes–there are people out there who want to take on a leadership role. They may only be 1 in 100,000, but that’s enough. Enough to start a movement.
