HourChallenge

Ok, I mentioned that I had pitched an idea to friend the other day that benefit The Christian Orphanage and Agriculture Program (COAP) in Liberia. As some of you know I have acquired a deep and nagging concern for Liberia that doesn’t seem to be going away.
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9/22
Saturdays have been sketchy at best these days; I don’t have any notes whatsoever. I do know that this painting project is killing me. I feel like hiring somebody at this point which makes no sense because I’m almost done and I can’t afford it! I should be feeling [...]

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Stand Up and Speak Out is an event for people no longer prepared to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and inequality.  Here in North County we will StandUp at the corner of Valley Parkway and Broadway in Escondido, outside City Hall.  We invite you to join us on Tuesday October 16th [...]

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A friend passed along an interesting article to me this weekend.  What struck me most is how much more effective this new program is than the standard corn-based remedies – 25 spoonfuls of porridge (the current treatment for undernourishment in Malawi) is to equal the calorie density in one spoonful of the concentrated peanut butter [...]

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9/19
Spoke with David Gist who is Bread For the World’s west coast, regional coordinator. We went over an agenda for our 9/21 meeting.
Time spent = 15 minutes
Installed a program to edit the first audio that’s come in for the HourChallenge Podcast!! Should have the first episdoe up soon.
Time spent = 15 minutes
Listened to [...]

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CEP member Hank Kraus wrote a stellar press release for our alternative gift market. Please float this to anyone you know – including media types. We need as much press as we can get!!
For Immediate Release:
Give a Gift that Goes on Giving All Around the World
Alternative Gift Market
Saturday, November 17th
1 p.m. – 4 [...]

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I met a good friend for lunch today who has just taken a bold leap of faith. He is working in partnership with World Vision to bring churches together to transform villages in Malawi. You can learn more about the work they are doing at y-malawi.com. We’re going to Aliso Viejo next [...]

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9/16
I normally don’t track my time or comment on Sundays but I should mention that this was our first week leading the high school group at church.  They seemed genuinely excited about the topics we suggested – AIDs, slavery, Poverty, the Environment, inspiring lives of Wilberforce, John Bunyan & Mother Teresa,etc. 
It’s a great group.
9/17
Blogging
Time [...]

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I am pretty amped up right now. I just extended my first small business loan of $25 to Ruhid Aliyev of Saatli town, Azerbaijan. Aliyev rents a sandwich bar in the local bazaar of Saatli town selling sandwiches to local customers and vendors. The business is going well but he [...]

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I am often criticized by people who believe that we should not ask our government to give more assistance to other countries. Don’t we do enough already? Don’t we give more than other countries? Isn’t the money just wasted? Shouldn’t individuals and not our government give money to help the poor? [...]

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