From the Director's Desk Archive November 2008

Over $4,000 Donated: 1/2 of the way there!!! (Also a clarification on the Rebelution donation status)

Well, I am assuming that if you can read English then you should be able to tell that we have now raised over 4,000 dollars: Yeah! The Lord is good! :D We are now over one half of the way there, and much more is on it's way. This really is exciting! Thanks to every one who has helped! :D

I also thought that I would give a quick clarification on the donations coming through the Rebelution. Simply put, the total indicated in the blog post includes Alex and Brett's matching donation. Thus, when that counter reaches $2,000, it will mean that my fellow Rebelutionaries have donated 1,000 dollars, and Alex and Brett have matched it with another 1,000. (For which I will be very grateful!)

The reason I am saying this is because in the last blog entry, I said that the Rebelution had then exceeded their goal, when in fact they had not (though they are very, very close. We just need about $225 more in donations to reach the goal). Keep it up guys! And sorry for the mistake!

A Note on the Donation Status Rebelution Goal Reached! 

For those of you who are unaware, Alex and Brett Harris of the Rebelution.com wrote a blog entry the other day promoting the DfaD project. In addition, they said that the Rebelution would match the gifts of other Rebelutionaries up to $1,000! In other words, if other Rebelutionaries gave $1,000 then the Rebelution would match it with another $1,000.

11/25/08 Update: Strike this next part. I accidentally got my info mixed up. The total that Alex and Brett have put in their blog is the sum amount of the donations from both the Rebelutionaries and the matching gift. Sorry!

Well, I am pleased to say that they have reached (exceeded actually) their goal! They are actually a few hundred dollars over a thousand, so I now know that DfaD will be receiving a 1000 dollar check in the mail soon! (I am assuming it will come that way, it may come via online) Thanks so very, very much you guys! :D

Now, I thought I would clarify a little something about the donation counter on the main website here. I…

Jackson Radio Interview, Union TV Interview, and A Huge Amount of P.O. Box Donations Received!

Greetings all! I'm sorry that I haven't been keeping this thing up to date. There have been quite a few major happenings for DfaD recently, and I've been so out of practice, I keep on forgetting to update the blog! So sorry once again...

The first bit of news is that I had a few interviews about DfaD last Tuesday (the 11th). The first one was in the morning at 8:30 for a Christian radio station (88.7 here in Jackson, I think it's called WIGH). The interview was live, and lasted for about 15 minutes. Considering that I was invited just the night before I feel that it went really, really well. I feel that I was really able to present the project well, as well as direct people as to how to donate. The two interviewers (their names have escaped me, but my parents know them) were wonderful; very encouraging and engaging in the interview. Thanks for this great opportunity WIGH!!! (I hope that's correct)

The second interview took place in the afternoon (right after an exam in my Old…

Rebelution Blog Post, Over $3,000 Donated!

Greetings everyone! It is with a very thankful and happy heart that I have two large pieces of news to tell you about.

The first is that Alex Harris of therebelution.com contacted me last night and informed me that he and his brother (Brett Harris) had written a blog entry in their Rebelution blog about the Dollar for a Drink project! This is SO huge to me! I really can't thank you guys enough! Even more important is the fact that they have decided to match other Rebelutionary donations up to $1,000, so we have a potential $2,000 here! It is my fervent prayer that they reach that goal! You can read the blog entry HERE. Thus far, they have raised $410 through the Rebelution! (And that is just in the first 24 hours of the blog entry being written!) The quick response has been so amazing and encouraging. You guys are super. Thanks again!

My second bit of news is that the DfaD donations total has now reached over three thousand dollars!!! ($3,330 actually). The Lord is truly good. We are…

$2,000 Donated: 1/4 of the Way There!!!

Greetings everyone! It is my pleasure to announce that (as of yesterday) Dollar for a Drink has now raised $2,000!!! The Lord is good! :D Thus, we are now one fourth of the way to our goal! I am still awaiting the arrival of the Baptist Press article, as well as the FCA letter to go out (or perhaps it already has, and I am unaware of it...). Anyway, I want to thank all of you who have helped and donated to the organization thus far, and I am looking forward to seeing where the Lord is going to take us in the future! Without you all, this would be impossible.

Soli Deo Gloria! :D

Dollar for a Drink is endorsed by Mr. Palmer of Baptist Global Response