LOS ANGELES, Calif. (WordNews.org) July 31, 2012 – The buzz started happening Saturday as @UnashamedImpact started trending on Twitter.
People started to jump on board and shout out where they were Tweeting from, and where they were not ashamed.
Today the group has nearly 1,400 Twitter followers.
The person who launched the movement, Brittney Moses, discussed with WordNews.org how it all began.
W: How did it start?
Brittney: It simply started with a prayer. I’ve always felt called to live a life bigger than myself. One morning I prayed for God to give me a great mission that would change lives- something beyond an ordinary lifestyle. From that moment on I felt a calling to uplift and unite our generation worldwide.
W: Where did it begin?
Brittney: This originated in Los Angeles, California, where I began spreading the movement through social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc). We’re looking at a website in the making to come. It has simply grown from my own personal following through my Twitter, blogs, and video posts. I wrote ‘A Message To The Young Believer’ on my blog at www.BrittneyMoses.com and got great feedback from a lot of our youth who were inspired to know they were not alone in pursuing the faith.
W: What’s the purpose of the movement?
Brittney: The main purpose of Unashamed Impact is to unite our generation in a worldwide movement standing for our faith in Christ. I feel like we get so separated between churches, cities, denominations etc and this is one movement calling our youth to come together. In this world it can seem like everything is distracting and moving us away from our God-given calling. There are many of us out there still trying to pursue God’s original purpose for our lives and we’re proud of it. Unashamed Impact is to bring us together and let the world know that we are a generation after God’s heart. Regardless of the direction our world is going in, we are pursuing Him first. Most of all, we are unashamed and not moved by anyone’s opinion about it. We see the influence media and music is pushing on giving the young life an expectation of living wild, carelessly, fulfilling selfish pleasures, and the pressure for a causal sexual lifestyle among other things. In contrast we see that God has called us to live higher and we encourage each other in this very counter-cultural walk toward abundant life.
W: What’s your reaction to the rapid rise of this movement?
Brittney: I’m not very surprised with the quick interest because the passion for this God calling has been in the hearts of many in our youth but has not been united as a whole. Unashamed Impact has opened the doorway for our generation to finally tie our faith together worldwide and come alongside each other with strength. In 4 days we gained a following of over 1,000 followers on twitter and about 100 likes on Facebook. In 2 days we’ve gained a following of over 100 on Instagram and the numbers are growing at a pretty quick rate.
W: Why do you think it is gaining momentum?
Brittney: I think it’s gaining momentum so fast because everyone’s passion for a movement like this has just naturally created a hype. I also prayed if this is God’s will that He would stir our generation for the cause.
W: Where does it go from here?
Brittney: We’ve got a bigger vision for the entire movement and this has just been a glimpse of a starting point. We’re looking to build a team in various states and countries, distribute promotional materials to get the word out, and maybe even further into the future organize Unashamed Impact conferences. The best is yet to come. I will keep you posted.
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