Help Get The Word Out! (7 people in 7 days)

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing great. As you can see, the title of this post is "Help Get The Word Out," which I want to explain, then encourage you all to do. As you know, we are going in June to South Africa to tour and share Jesus. We will be over there for about a month. I know this is not new information to most of you, especially if you have been following this blog, but what I want to do here is share my heart with you all. We are way behind schedule on our fund-raising to get to Africa. As most of you read on the last update, we have raised right around $5,500, which we praise God for greatly!! Now, as awesome as that is, we were hoping to be somewhere around $20,000 at this point so we could at least go ahead and book flights. The times we are needing to travel, there and back, are peak flying times, which is making flights fill up extremely quick, and since there are only two ways to get to where we are going, everyday that we don't book is another day that the only available flights may fill up. So basically, the bottom line is that we are in need of $15,000 in the next week or two. Yes, you see that we need to get the word out!! We need to get the word out that we are going to Africa, and that we need support. So here is what I am asking everyone to do, especially if you are a follower of this blog or keep up with it. I am asking everyone, in the next 7 days, to find 7 people and do 2 things with each. 1. Tell them about our trip, this blog and either show it to them or point them to it 2. Ask them to pray about helping financially supporting our trip. Now, please hear my heart on this, I know this may put some of you in an awkward spot and it may be asking you to do something that is way outside your comfort zone. I also know that it may be weird to ask someone who doesn't know us or anything about us to help donate money for our trip to Africa. I know all of this, but am also convinced that as I pray over this post and this trip, God Is Bigger than all of our fears and concerns!!! He is bigger than awkward situations, He is bigger than name recognition, or anything else!! And I fully believe we will see Him do some great things! So again, 7 people in 7 days, 2 things each. It's one person a day for one week. It won't be that bad, and if you are an overachiever go ahead with as many as you want! God can do this, but I fully believe that so often, He sets it up to where the church is taking care of and providing for the church, and His provision comes from His people. And please remember, it is for His kingdom. It is not because we want to take a trip to Africa, we are going to shine the glory of God in that place and share Jesus! So here we go, let's see what He does! I will update everyone again this time next week!

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Africa Support Update #3!!

Alright everyone, I will make this a short update. I am a day behind, so I apologize. It has been a crazy crazy, but great, Holiday season. I love Christmas, (but that is a whole separate blog, so I won't go there right now). So, for the update. I am really excited to announce that we are starting this new year with $5,449 in our Africa fund! Again, praise God!! Every dime is from Him, and is extremely important. Thank you so much to all who have given and are helping with prayer support. You are all a blessing!! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a happy new year! See, or speak to you all, soon!

chris allen