Decryption AI
01-10-2008, 05:40 PM
As a companion to the world's longest Podcast episode which is now playing at the Passion Podcast [visit iTunes and subscribe or download the DSN-One Year Later installment today], we want to recap what has happened as a result of your efforts at Passion 07. For those just joining us, the Do Something Now Campaign was our way of wedding worship and justice, putting feet to our songs and giving God what He wants most--to go to the least of these and meet their needs in Jesus' name.
So, knowing that we were hosting 22,000 poor university students and their leaders, we did the unthinkable and put a $500,000 challenge on the table. Never counting out the desire to change the world that this generation carries, we linked the momentum of our four-day event with what eight other organizations were doing around the world and asked you to pray, give and go. The results stunned us, and I believe, made God really happy.
Yet, in the spirit of fairness and accuracy, we went back to each of these organizations to find out just what happened as a result of Passion 07. Did we follow up on what we said we would do? Did the money make it to the destination? Have people gone? And what can we still do to help these causes even though there wasn't a nationwide event in January 08?
Get, ready to be blown away and challenged...the results are in. We tell more of the story on the Podcast, and interview Heather Mercer with Freedom center in Iraq and Todd Peterson with The Seed Company and OneVerse, but here's the brief overview.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/stopthetraffik.jpg
Cause 1.
Freedom for those trapped in slavery through Stop The Traffik. Aim: 1000 people sign a declaration card to be sent to the UN to raise awareness of the global human trafficking dilemma.
Result: 3000 signatures were gathered.
Need: Stop The Traffik is gathering 1 million signatures for a February 14 meeting with the Secretary general of the UN. You can add your voice and find other ways to make a difference at StopTheTraffik.org (http://www.stopthetraffik.org/).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/biblesunbound.jpg
Cause 2.
Bibles sent to restricted nations through Bibles Unbound. Aim: to package 3000 Bibles to be sent to people in East Asia, as well as a commitment made to pray for the recipient for one year.
Result: 4000 Bibles sent. 4000 people being prayed for for one year.
Need: Bibles Unbound is approaching their 500,000th Bible sent in February. Visit BiblesUnbound.com (http://www.biblesunbound.com/) to get involved.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/touchatlanta.jpg
Cause 3.
Extending the Kingdom to the needy of Atlanta with towels and socks. Aim: Partnering with 15 Atlanta-area shelters to provide 20,000 towels and 20,000 pairs of socks.
Result: 13,000 towels and 31,000 pairs of socks.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/bloodwater.jpg
Cause 4.
Clean water for Africa with BloodWaterMission. Aim: Raise $33,000 to drill 11 wells providing clean water to African villages for life.
Result: $156,000 was given to build 52 wells!
Need: A well can be built for $3,000 and many, many African villages are waiting. BloodWaterMission.com (http://www.bloodwatermission.com/).
(We will continue to support this casue at Passion Regional events in La, Dallas, DC and Atlanta).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/compassion.jpg
Cause 5.
University education for deserving students through Compassion International. Aim: Support 20 students in Compassion's Leadership Development Program who have completed the child sponsorship program and are worthy candidates for higher education by paying $250 a month for four years.
Result: Pledged to sponsor 30 students, and 18 were actually sponsored. Once the LDP packets were taken, 40 additional children were sponsored in Compssion's child sponsorship program.
Need: To sponsor additional LDP candidates at Compassion.com (http://www.compassion.com/).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/seedcompany.jpg
Cause 6.
Fund the translations with The Seed Company's OneVerse Campaign. Aim: Provide $150,000 to translate the New testament for the Dela people of Indonesia by giving $20 per verse for each New Testament verse.
Result: $88,652.77 was given and $355,000 pledged. In the end, $159.914.18 of the amount committed was received. The Dela translation is fully funded, and Mark, genesis and Acts are completed. The project will continue for an additional five to six years. Total contribution was $248.566.95 toward six translations!
Need: There are 2000 people groups still waiting for the Scripture in their native language. OneVerse.org (http://www.oneverse.org/).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/kurds.jpg
Cause 7.
Help build a Community Center in Iraq with Global Hope. Aim: raise $55,000 toward the building of a educational/social center called Freedom Center in the middle of a university campus in Kurdistan of Iraq, see 30 students willing to pray about spending a year there teaching English and having 500 people commit to pray for the Kurds for one year.
Result: $165,000 was give toward the construction of Freedom Center, 1200 plus took packets to pray for the Kurds and over 500 took applications to go. Of those, 50 completed the application process and 21 (almost all as a result of Passion 07) are now in Iraq teaching in the university as Freedom center is being built.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/freedomcenter.jpg
Need: 25 more to go as Freedom center opens in 2008 and $400,000 to complete the 2 million dollar cost. FreedomCenterIraq.org (http://www.freedomcenteriraq.org/)
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/cureinternational.jpg
Cause 8
Life-saving operations for children in the DR with Cure International. Aim: Provide 51 operations at a cost of $1,000 each. [A donor decided to match what was given at Passion 07 up to 200 operations].
Result: Money was given or pledged for 124 operations and $103,897.87 was actually given. With the matching gift of $103,897.87 which came in December 2007, the total given is $207,795.74, providing operations and hope to 207 children and their families.
Need: Save kids and alter their lives at CureInternational.org (http://www.cureinternational.org/).
Total of money redirected to those in need:
Cure International $103,897.87
BloodWaterMission $156,000
Compassion (LDP) $216,000
Compassion (Children/1 year) $15360
OneVerse $248,566.95
Freedom Center Iraq $165,000
Total $904,824.82
Added Cure Intl. Matching Gift $103,897.87
Grand Total $1,008,722.60
Wow. That's over 1 million dollars in four days from college students, leaders and volunteers, as well as those who have physically gone, carrying hope in their hands. AMAZING! God really can change the world through this generation! Thank you for being a part of it with us. This is what true worship is all about.
Louie
More... (http://268blog.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-something-now-one-year-after-passion.html)
So, knowing that we were hosting 22,000 poor university students and their leaders, we did the unthinkable and put a $500,000 challenge on the table. Never counting out the desire to change the world that this generation carries, we linked the momentum of our four-day event with what eight other organizations were doing around the world and asked you to pray, give and go. The results stunned us, and I believe, made God really happy.
Yet, in the spirit of fairness and accuracy, we went back to each of these organizations to find out just what happened as a result of Passion 07. Did we follow up on what we said we would do? Did the money make it to the destination? Have people gone? And what can we still do to help these causes even though there wasn't a nationwide event in January 08?
Get, ready to be blown away and challenged...the results are in. We tell more of the story on the Podcast, and interview Heather Mercer with Freedom center in Iraq and Todd Peterson with The Seed Company and OneVerse, but here's the brief overview.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/stopthetraffik.jpg
Cause 1.
Freedom for those trapped in slavery through Stop The Traffik. Aim: 1000 people sign a declaration card to be sent to the UN to raise awareness of the global human trafficking dilemma.
Result: 3000 signatures were gathered.
Need: Stop The Traffik is gathering 1 million signatures for a February 14 meeting with the Secretary general of the UN. You can add your voice and find other ways to make a difference at StopTheTraffik.org (http://www.stopthetraffik.org/).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/biblesunbound.jpg
Cause 2.
Bibles sent to restricted nations through Bibles Unbound. Aim: to package 3000 Bibles to be sent to people in East Asia, as well as a commitment made to pray for the recipient for one year.
Result: 4000 Bibles sent. 4000 people being prayed for for one year.
Need: Bibles Unbound is approaching their 500,000th Bible sent in February. Visit BiblesUnbound.com (http://www.biblesunbound.com/) to get involved.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/touchatlanta.jpg
Cause 3.
Extending the Kingdom to the needy of Atlanta with towels and socks. Aim: Partnering with 15 Atlanta-area shelters to provide 20,000 towels and 20,000 pairs of socks.
Result: 13,000 towels and 31,000 pairs of socks.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/bloodwater.jpg
Cause 4.
Clean water for Africa with BloodWaterMission. Aim: Raise $33,000 to drill 11 wells providing clean water to African villages for life.
Result: $156,000 was given to build 52 wells!
Need: A well can be built for $3,000 and many, many African villages are waiting. BloodWaterMission.com (http://www.bloodwatermission.com/).
(We will continue to support this casue at Passion Regional events in La, Dallas, DC and Atlanta).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/compassion.jpg
Cause 5.
University education for deserving students through Compassion International. Aim: Support 20 students in Compassion's Leadership Development Program who have completed the child sponsorship program and are worthy candidates for higher education by paying $250 a month for four years.
Result: Pledged to sponsor 30 students, and 18 were actually sponsored. Once the LDP packets were taken, 40 additional children were sponsored in Compssion's child sponsorship program.
Need: To sponsor additional LDP candidates at Compassion.com (http://www.compassion.com/).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/seedcompany.jpg
Cause 6.
Fund the translations with The Seed Company's OneVerse Campaign. Aim: Provide $150,000 to translate the New testament for the Dela people of Indonesia by giving $20 per verse for each New Testament verse.
Result: $88,652.77 was given and $355,000 pledged. In the end, $159.914.18 of the amount committed was received. The Dela translation is fully funded, and Mark, genesis and Acts are completed. The project will continue for an additional five to six years. Total contribution was $248.566.95 toward six translations!
Need: There are 2000 people groups still waiting for the Scripture in their native language. OneVerse.org (http://www.oneverse.org/).
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/kurds.jpg
Cause 7.
Help build a Community Center in Iraq with Global Hope. Aim: raise $55,000 toward the building of a educational/social center called Freedom Center in the middle of a university campus in Kurdistan of Iraq, see 30 students willing to pray about spending a year there teaching English and having 500 people commit to pray for the Kurds for one year.
Result: $165,000 was give toward the construction of Freedom Center, 1200 plus took packets to pray for the Kurds and over 500 took applications to go. Of those, 50 completed the application process and 21 (almost all as a result of Passion 07) are now in Iraq teaching in the university as Freedom center is being built.
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/freedomcenter.jpg
Need: 25 more to go as Freedom center opens in 2008 and $400,000 to complete the 2 million dollar cost. FreedomCenterIraq.org (http://www.freedomcenteriraq.org/)
http://268media.com/blog/dsn/cureinternational.jpg
Cause 8
Life-saving operations for children in the DR with Cure International. Aim: Provide 51 operations at a cost of $1,000 each. [A donor decided to match what was given at Passion 07 up to 200 operations].
Result: Money was given or pledged for 124 operations and $103,897.87 was actually given. With the matching gift of $103,897.87 which came in December 2007, the total given is $207,795.74, providing operations and hope to 207 children and their families.
Need: Save kids and alter their lives at CureInternational.org (http://www.cureinternational.org/).
Total of money redirected to those in need:
Cure International $103,897.87
BloodWaterMission $156,000
Compassion (LDP) $216,000
Compassion (Children/1 year) $15360
OneVerse $248,566.95
Freedom Center Iraq $165,000
Total $904,824.82
Added Cure Intl. Matching Gift $103,897.87
Grand Total $1,008,722.60
Wow. That's over 1 million dollars in four days from college students, leaders and volunteers, as well as those who have physically gone, carrying hope in their hands. AMAZING! God really can change the world through this generation! Thank you for being a part of it with us. This is what true worship is all about.
Louie
More... (http://268blog.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-something-now-one-year-after-passion.html)