| So I had the bright idea of trying to give up criticism for 3 days. It is the funniest thing ever. I never realized how much critical thinking goes through my head, every few minutes. The funny thing is that I can't get mad at myself for how critical I've been. I have to be positive about it. Its halarious. |
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| So I lost my wallet at work on Saturday. I had just lost it three weeks before so I was bummed because it meant that I had to go pay another $19 to replace my license and student I.D. and I had to wait another week for another replacement debit card. So I was praying about it and I felt like I was going to get the wallet back. I had lost it but it would come back to me. So I thought I would wait a bit. Well monday came and I didn't have it so I cancelled my debit card and ordered a new one. I got a new student I.D ($10). Then on tuesday I went to Secretary of state and got a new license ($9). Then I went into work today (wednesday) and my boss comes up to me and tells me that some had found my wallet. But it was only until late tuesday that my boss got it from the worker that found it. So... yeah... kinda funny. An object lesson in listening prayer is what that was.
Even though I chickened out... the LORD still came through. He does that sort of thing.
T-Shirts are in. Priced at $15 if you're interested. Until I can set up a non-profit, you'll have to pay cash or write checks out to Hans Palma. Bless ya'll.
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| This Christmas season a couple friends and I are launching "Thirsty?" T-Shirts. It's a T-Shirt company that is devoted to raising money to drill wells in Africa. So, hey check out the pictures and let me know if you want to order. Hopefully with this batch we'll be able give maybe $5 a shirt. The cost will be somewhere between $10 and $13.
Let me know if you are interested. Tell your friends.
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| So I got this update about this movie called Bella. It looks incredible. Watch the trailer. bellathemovie.com. Yeah... if anyone wants to go see it with me let me know! |
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| So I was taking to my buddy Jon Kraft about missions and I got this idea about how to fund a missions movement.
Today a standard mutual fund gives about a 12% interest rate return. At that return rate if anyone saves 10% of their income, within 6 they save up 90% of their yearly wage and within 7 years they save more than a full years wage. So lets imagine this. Imagine a movement where people save 10% of their income for 6 years. On the seventh year, they take the money they have saved and go spend the whole year in missions. It's possible. It's very possible. Check out this. In six years, a person making $7.20 an hour, working 40 hours per week, saving ten percent of their income, in 6 years will have $13,633 saved. It is not difficult to do third world missions for a year with $13000. Or they could just stay in the United States and not work all year but just live on what they have saved up and be missionaries for that year. That's very very possible. This is all self financed too. Consider adding in the finances of other people who would be willing to support you. If you could get 5 people/ families to support you with 2% of their income. In four years you would see $16058! Can you imagine this!!! This has the potential to revolutionize how missions is funded! In 6 years someone making minimum wage could afford to be a missionary for a year no sweat!
Wow. I'm excited. We've got to go somewhere with this.
Yourself (10% of income) With partners (20%)
Year 1: 1680 3360
Year 2: 3561 71232
Year 3: 5668 11337
Year 4: 8029 16058
Year 5: 10672 Go to the world!!!!!
Year 6: 13633
Year 7: Go to the world!!!
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