7 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS

AND IT IS THE SEASON OF GIVING!

 

ME AND A TEAM OF 114 OTHERS ARE LEAVING FOR 11 MONTHS TO 11 COUNTRIES ON JANURAY 3RD.

AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. AS OF TODAY, December 18TH 2009 at 9:45pm, I HAVE $2,250 TO RAISE IN MY SUPPORT ACCOUNT AND ANOTHER $750 FOR INSURANCE/SHOTS/ AND BASIC SUPPLIES.

I AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SUPPORT ME IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

BUT I DON’T WANT TO STOP AT THAT. I HAVE TO RAISE A TOTAL OF $13,800 FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR WHICH MOST OF THAT IS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER 8 MONTHS.

MY DEADLINE IS December 29TH WHICH IS IN 10 DAYS! MY TICKETS ARE ALREADY PURCHASED AND I HAVE ALMOST ALL MY SUPPLIES BUT I NEED YOU GUYS TO HELP ME GET THERE. THIS SUPPORT IS GOING TOWARDS A NUMBER OF THINGS. WE ARE SPENDING 3 MONTHS DEEP IN THE HEART OF SOUTH ASIA WORKING WITH OUR CONTACTS TO BREAK DOWN THE SEX TRAFFICKING INDUSTRY. WE ARE HELPING AFRICA REBUILD THEIR COMMUNITITES AFTER DECADES OF WARS AND SCORES OF INJUSTICES. FOR 2 MONTHS WE WILL BE WORKING DOWN UNDER IN NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA WITH THE HOMELESS AND BROKEN… THE NEEDY. AND 3 MORE MONTHS SPENT LIVING IN EASTERN EUROPE AMONG THE POOREST AREAS SERVING WHERE HELP IS NEEDED… WITH THE STREET CHILDREN OF UKRAINE AND THE GYPSIES IN ROMANIA.

 FINALLY YOU ARE INVESTING IN ME! THIS WILL NOT BE A WALK IN THE PARK. THIS WILL BE THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER TAKEN PART IN. THEY SAY THAT MOST PEOPLE WHO DO THIS TRIP HAVE A BREAK DOWN SOMEWHERE WITHIN 4-7 MONTHS. I AM SCARED HONESTLY. THIS MEANS AT SOME POINT I WILL BE SO BROKEN AND SO DOWN THAT ONLY ONE THING CAN BRING ME UP… ONLY ONE THING CAN RESTORE ME. I WONT HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO. I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH MY ISSUES AND EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THAT TAKE CARE OF OTHERS. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN RENEW ME IS MY TRUST IN GOD. THAT HE WILL DIRECT MY LIFE AND SHOW ME WHAT [TRUE] LIFE IS ALL ABOUT!

GUYS WE CAN DO THIS. I NEED A TOTAL OF $3,000 MORE TO LEAVE AND BEGIN THIS JOURNEY.

CLICK SUPPORT ME ON THE TOP LEFT AND GIVE TOWARDS A CAUSE WORTH GIVING FOR.

TO REMIND YOU OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE USED TO HERE IN AMERICA – I COMPILED SOME STATISTICS FROM A POWERPOINT DONE BY MIKE ERRE FROM ROCK HARBOR CHURCH AS WELL AS SOME GOOGLE’D NUMBERS. ENJOY!

AMERICANS AND THEIR SPENDING HABITS

        457 Billion Dollars spent from BLACK FRIDAY – CHRISTMAS EVE IN 2007

       117 Billion Dollars spent from THANKSGIVING – NEW YEARS ON PARTIES, EVENTS, AND FESTIVITIES

       17.1 Billion Dollars recognized by the IRS as the total amount given by America (corporate and private) to foreign aid and relief. That is exactly 3% of holiday spending

THAT SAME FIGURE OF 574 BILLION (457+117) ACCOUNTS FOR 65% OF ALL THE WORLDS SPENDING THAT YEAR.

EVEN WITH THE RECESSION WE ARE STILL ESTIMATED TO SPEND NEAR 400 BILLION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! LETS MAKE A CHANGE AND SUPPORT SOMETHING WORTH SUPPORTING.
 
 

I WILL BE SENDING OUT A VIDEO SOON DETAILING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY TRIP. YOU CAN KEEP IN CONTACT WITH ME WHILE I AM GONE THROUGH THIS BLOG OR BY [SKYPE] sn= theNBsandman 

TAKE SOME TIME TO THINK AND PRAY ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS. I WONT MAKE PROMISES THAT GOD WILL RICHLY BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BUT I WILL SAY THAT LIVES WILL BE CHANGED. THAT INCLUDES YOURS TOO!

I LEAVE IN 15 DAYS AND NEED TO HAVE 3k IN 10 DAYS! WE CAN DO THIS GUYS!!

GET INVOLVED BY AT THE TOP LEFT [support me here] LINK.

LOVE YOU GUYS AND GOD BLESS!!

gtm