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July 26, 2006

Blegging for Missions

I’m not one to bleg (blog begging, for the uninitiated), but I think this is an event worthy of the action. My wife has the opportunity to take part in a mission trip in August, and the mission team is in need of additional funds. Read on and see if you might be willing to help.

It began with a mission trip to New Orleans planned by my church. Our youth group has a major mission trip each year, and my wife planned to go. Unfortunately, she had to back out because of a training obligation for her job as a private school teacher. While the youth group, and some adults (including my parents) were in New Orleans helping with recovery, my wife was in Lancaster, PA, training. As you can expect, she was not happy about missing out on this mission opportunity, and explained this to the folks at school.

When the folks at the school learned that she was missing out on a mission trip to go to training, they were able to offer her a consolation prize. Their church, you see, had a mission trip coming up as well. This mission trip didn’t conflict with anything else, and she was offered the chance to go with them. What’s more, this trip is to help build and support a home aimed at Peruvian street orphans. The wife is going to Peru.

Adding one more person to the mission trip did add some financial burdens. They aren’t great, but they do exist. There’s one more person to fly down. One more person to feed and house, as well. The mission trip, previous to her joining, was fully funded, so the need is there for a bit more funding.

That’s why I’m blegging. If you would be interested in supporting this mission, please contribute. Contribute as much, or as little, as you feel led. Any additional funding raised for the mission trip will also go toward this mission, as the home being developed will need additional funding as well. The hope is to contribute to this effort as much as possible. Missions is about spreading the good news of Jesus Christ as our savior, but it is also about helping those who are truly in need.

To find out more about the home being built, and the need being met, visit Peru Missions.

To contribute, send a check to:

Sandhills Alliance Church
P.O. Box 3222
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Attn: Peru Mission

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July 19, 2006

What Global Warming Hath Wrought

Since my last post on Global Warming went over so well, I thought this would be an appropriate follow-up. I came across this great complete list of things caused by global warming, each linked to an article or website that speaks to that effect. At least take a moment to look over this hilarious list (at least, hilarious to me). I suggest playing "spot the contradiction" while you read.

When you're done, you might want to take at the "complete list of things that cause cancer."

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