We spent the last 3 days in Asheville, NC. Got to be honest, it was three of the best days we’ve had as a family in a long time. We did nothing but play, laugh, and eat. It felt good to just relax with no agenda. Some thoughts:

Rest is good, we need to embrace this.
Reality: [...]

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Let me introduce you to Gugulethu, below you can read his story. One of heartbreak, suffering and loneliness! Thanks to Musha Wevana Children’s Home, Gugu has been rescued, and thanks to a kind friend who sponsored Gugu through Help One Now, Gugu, can now be restored.
We have 100 more “Gugu’s,” they need a sponsor [...]

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Dear blog readers. I posted this on my non-profit’s site earlier today.
The Need is the Call
Hello friends, I’m pretty sure this is our first “we need your help” fundraiser. But at this point, we truly do need your help! Two years ago I (Chris) visited an orphanage in Zimbabwe called Musha Wevana. Right [...]

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I’ve been asked by my friends at The Austin Stone to join the official social media team for the Verge Conference, which will be February 4-6 in Austin, TX.
Also, I will be there representing HELP as well. Should be a great few days.
Honestly, Austin Stone is one of m favorite faith communities. Of [...]

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Yesterday, I shared briefly about building an audience. Here are some ways I think ANYONE can build an audience. Of course, it takes skill to “scale” the audience, and I’ll leave that for another blog post.
Steps I use in building an audience:
1. Authenticity: If people think you’re fake, your dead. Be you!
2. [...]

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It takes an audience to achieve a mission. If you follow great organizations who accomplish their mission, you’ll notice one thing; they all do great at building an audience.
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For instance:
One Day’s Wages: Eugene Cho launched a Facebook Page with a simple request. For everyone that joins, ODW’s will donate $1 to fight poverty. He now [...]

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Maybe you heard about Orphan Sunday yesterday. Now, you want to help. Go here for some tangible ways to make a quick, yet longterm impact in the lives of 100 kids in Zimbabwe!

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For those who don’t know, I’ve been writing over at the HELP Blog. Here are some links:
- Praying for the Poor! – HELP needs some help with our office. – Orphan Sunday is THIS Sunday.- Trip to Atlanta.
Go check us out. For those who use RSS (Google Reader, Bloglines, Etc.), our feed is: feed://www.helpendlocalpoverty.com/feed/

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