The 12/12 CHALLENGE: We are coming up on December. So, what can you do this holiday season to REALLY think and live outside yourself and to reach the lives of thousands of people around the world? Please donate $12 (or more), as a single donation or recurring, to help me raise $1,200 by the end of this month. For those who sign up for a recurring donation of $12 or more, I am getting WR shirts made and will have one sent to you. I am starting this fundraising campaign to help fund my 11 month World Race trip which starts July 2013. So, why should YOU help ME travel around the world? Here’s a few reasons why:
– Christmas. Tis the season. But what does that really mean? Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, who came to forgive us of our sins so that we can have eternal life in heaven. Pretty legit, so there’s one good reason. But here are a few more. Twelve awesome things that your money goes to support:
1) Spreading the word of God to people who have lost hope and faith. To them, this could mean everything.
2) Helping to feed, clothe, and protect orphans. That’s right, we are going to reach out to those little ones who are forgotten and pushed aside. "Defend the cause of the fatherless" Isaiah 1:17 http://vimeo.com/groups/worldrace/videos/2107389
3) Keep women and children out of sex trafficking and prostitution. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lsZqvGQnQ
4) Plant churches
5) Build and strengthen communities
6) Hold weekly Vacation Bible Schools so that kids can learn about Christ
7) Teach English in places like Swaziland, Cambodia, and India
8) Bring clean water and healthy food to starving families
9) Provide sports and activities to people with disabilities
10) Help protect children, who have no other support in their lives, from abuse and mistreatment http://vimeo.com/groups/worldrace/videos/3459600
11) Put SMILES on children’s faces all around the world http://vimeo.com/groups/worldrace/videos/4982452
12) Help ME find myself, God’s plan for my life, and a renewed sense of purpose. Because as much as this is going to help and change and transform the lives of the children, women, men, and families that we go and reach out to, I know that it is going to bring an incredible transformation into mine as well.
Maybe you have always wanted to go around the world and do these things, but haven’t had the opportunity. Here is your opportunity. You KNOW what your money is going towards. You know my heart. And if you’re still not convinced, watch this video, and tell me that you don’t want to be a part of something this AWESOME: http://vimeo.com/groups/worldrace/videos/2149102
Can you think of anything else THAT powerful that you can get for Christmas for only $12? I can’t.
