Africa: I Need Your Help

Hello Friends,
Happy New Year! I wanted to give you an update on things.

At the end of February, I’ll be heading back to South Africa to reconnect and evaluate with our orphan outreach called Ten Thousand Homes. As the USA point person, I’ve committed to return twice a year to connect and envision what the way forward is with our team.

As a young non-profit comprised of people trusting God as our source, our team has committed to raising the financial resources for these trips. By offsetting these essential costs, we are ensuring that funds designated to feed, clothe, shelter, and provide hope for children in the 3 communities we serve actually get used for their original purpose. That purpose is simple: Creating HOMES for Africa’s orphaned and vulnerable children.

My first trip of the year is Feb. 22nd – Mar. 17th. Currently, tickets are at $1300. I would humbly ask you to consider giving toward this specific need. This amount may seem cumbersome, but I simply ask that you be a part of this in some way. The deadline for purchasing tickets at this price is Feb. 8th.
If you're interested in giving you can do it via Paypal by clicking here. Thank you so much for standing with me in this. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I appreciate your willingness to consider and give. You are God’s living generosity to me.


With Hope,
David

Another World

It's been a while friends. I've recently updated and re organized my blog so it will be easier for you to keep a pulse on how things are progressing. It's certainly been an incredible adventure for me over the last few months. I've been traveling since Oct. 21 until 2 days ago. It started in New Haven and took me to LA, Denver, Orlando, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, back to Connecticut, back to Texas, and finally home to New Haven. It has been an incredible 6 weeks.
All of this traveling has been for Ten Thousand Homes, which is the team I work with that is working to eventually end the Orphan Crisis in Southern Africa. As I've traveled and seen the generous and humbling response of people from various backgrounds, I can't help but get excited. I've loved the seeing "the light turn on" for people in regards to Africa. This is something bigger than I can imagine. It's bigger than a brand, it's bigger than a group of committed believers. This is a MOVEMENT! Ordinary people who think it's possible to end the Orphan Crisis and who think it's not OK that there are an estimated 16 million orphans in sub-saharan Africa. People of Faith and Hope - this is our moment!
I know it sounds impossible, but just imagine if we paid as much attention to Africa as we do to Tiger Woods crashing his car? Would there still be an Orphan Crisis? What if our paradigm changed and we no longer saw Africa as "that place" with "those problem", but as a continent waiting to unleash it's love on the world? We need Africa and it's beauty. I sometimes wonder how history will look upon us in regards to Africa and the Orphan Crisis?
This isn't to say that I don't fight my own enemies of apathy, ignorance, fear, & selfishness. We all do I suppose. The call to the ordinary is louder than ever. The only question that remains is this: Is it worth it? Is God worth it? Is Africa worth it? Faith, Hope, and Love, but the greatest of these is LOVE.

Another world is possible.

With Hope,
David

20 Kilometers = $3000

Dear Friends,
As most of you know, I'm a runner. I love it. It's a bit of sanity for me in a hectic world.
On Monday September 7th (less than a week), I'll be running a half-marathon-that's 20 kilometers-in the New Haven Road Race. I've also decided to make it a chance to raise money for Ten Thousand Homes and help bring HOPE and Homes to Africa's orphan and vulnerable children.
It's a simple. For ever step I take, it's a chance for US to engage the orphan crisis and make a difference in lives of so many children. If you think you don't have much to give let's look at what $3 can do:

-$3 buys a brick that will help build a home or care center
-$3 is about how much it costs to feed 1 of the 500 kids we serve every week.

Now, imagine what $3000 could do?

You can also sponsor a kilometer for $150. You can give $3 or $3000 - it all counts.
Click here to see far we've come and how far we have to go:

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/fundraising_pledges/83785?m=3b936851

Thanks for giving and making a difference!

With Hope,
David