We continue to push forward with our non-profit. I thought I would give everyone a quick update. Just heard from the IRS that they need additional information before they can approve our 501(c3). (Don’t worry-All donations are still tax deductible) I have to wait for them to send me a letter with the specifics. This [...]

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I remember that early morning phone call. I was seventeen, just became a Christian and for once I lived on the “other side of the tracks.” My mom sent me to the “nice” school and I was none to happy! Street kids don’t have much, but we did have each other and that meant a [...]

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This Sunday H.E.L.P. is partnering with Austin New Church for their Serve Austin Sunday event. Basically instead of attending a traditional church gathering this Sunday, Austin New Church serves the city through various projects like: Downtown Grillout for the Homeless – in the past year, ANC has served thousands of hot meals to the Homeless [...]

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I get that question all the time, of course the answer depends on the moment. Sometimes I want to totally focus on HELP, other times I remind myself that it’s the local church that will change the world. HELP wants to help that local church and of course we could “be” that local church. I’ve [...]

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I feel like a complete slacker. We arrived back from Raleigh late Sunday evening. Unfortunately we’ve been at war with lice since are arrival home. Anyhow, here are some reflections from our NC trip. We decided to take a different route. Usually we take the southern route through Atlanta. Not a very fun trip. So [...]

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I wanted to ask for your help. We are launching a new campaign. Its pretty basic. H.E.L.P.’s passion is to create a movement of story-tellers who will help end local poverty wherever poverty exist. One of our target areas is Zimbabwe. We are working on building a new orphanage, providing every orphan with a new [...]

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The picture above is our view from the hotel in Wrightsville Beach, NC. This morning my girls got up to watch the sunrise but the overcast skies foiled our plans. Yet, what is more important is the connection that I’ve had with my family over the past few days. Sometimes you have to remove the [...]

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We are having lots of fun here in Raleigh. Feels like we are visiting family. We are blessed to have so many good friends and folks who really believe in HELP and want to get behind the vision, that is such an encouragement. Our hope is to have three hubs across-the-nation. Of course we have [...]

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As always, life on the road is busy. It’s always hard to find a moment to update the blog. But, here we go: The drive from Austin to Raleigh was rainy the entire way. But, we still had a smooth trek. Saturday night we stayed in Asheville, which is a great mountain city in W. [...]

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In just a few hours we will begin our journey to Raleigh for Spring Break. I’m looking forward to so many things: 1. Spending an entire week with my family. I just wish our pup could come. The girls dropped off Belle last night at some friends, no biggie right…except they ALL came back upset [...]

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