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the project has begun…

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Wow, has it really been over 10 days since my last blog entry? Dang! I’m so, so sorry. I have been delinquent, will you forgive me? If I have any readers remaining out there, after a sparse few months of blogging. I’ll see what I can do about that in the midst of things here. One of the reasons I had a 10+ day blog silence is because the Czech Project has started. That has pulled me away from my blog. But no fear Rach is figuring out this blog thing pretty quick and you can head over to her blog for some reading in the void of me not getting on the blog train in this season.

You might be wondering what’s up with the project this summer. Well, we were planning on having a minimum 6 students this summer to make the project go, well a month out that didn’t happen. So as we prayed about it we decided to go forward with the project. We had hoped for about 4 projectees (or maybe projectors, or students), but we got two. So we are pushing forward with the project in the midst of this, I’ve jokingly said it is more of Proj-ship – a mix of a project and an internship. I’m excited we decided to move forward, because this project serves our ministry here for three reasons:

  1. To help us, as a staff team, grow in leadership, and also building into student-leaders, with the hope that they may join us in the future, and if they don’t that the would be lifetime laborers for the Gospel.
  2. To bring cohesiveness and synergy within our team here.
  3. To help infuse a fresh breath of fresh air, as having new people always brings in a new level of energy.

Thus far, four days in it would appear that this is happening. It also means that I am prepping talks and doing a fair amount in that area, which I love, but I’ve found it tough in the midst of still being in season, trying to set up my trip to the States this summer, doing relationship well, as well as doing community well, coming off a long, hard year and more. God is showing up and bringing balance and rest in it all. I know by the time I get used to it, June 22nd will be here and it will have been behind us, so I’m trusting, praying and working hard to get after it all now. I (we) would love your prayers for us this summer, as we push forward!

the new czech project is kicking it on facebook and else where…

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That’s right and you need to check it out! I was tempted to say “Czech it Out” but I have been hear too long to do that, I think… 🙂 So here you go, you have 3 options:

  1. Go to the EVENT PAGE
  2. Join the GROUP, BECOME A MEMBER
  3. BECOME A FAN

This is our attempt to try to do the “viral marketing” (I guess, “viral recruiting”) thing with the project. Thus the two newest videos that I cranked out. You can find the full video and the teaser in a number of places too!

  1. VIMEO (which I have a small love affair with, um, not really!) – FULL VERSION or TEASER
  2. YOUTUBE – FULL VERSION or TEASER
  3. At facebook links above

Ok, I do need to be honest vimeo, rocks my stinkn’ face off! So much sleeker than youtube and it just has a better feel to is. {insert “arrogant mac guy” comment against pcs here;-)} One of the cool features of vimeo is you can download the video! Check it out, it’s in the bottom right hand corner under the stats area. I also hope to get the two videos up on my podcast feed via iTunes soon, so you can rock them on your video iPod too (click the little dude below to subscribe!).

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So many options I know! I really hope this helps us with recruiting and that God would use it to call God-loving, passionate, sport-loving, culture engaging Christ-followers here this summer on the summer project and beyond! Pass the word, or video, or link, or whatever might come next on to someone you think might be interested! Thanks and as always – Be a revolution!

i need your help…

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Alright, I really need your help! So please, please use the response feature on my blog after you read this and let me know what you think and help me out with some ideas! So I’ve told you before about the Czech Project and us having it here this summer, and we are thinking through curriculum, recruiting, and etc. One of the things on my plate is a 30 second video spot that we will use on youtube, facebook and the web to get people thinking and praying about it. So here is where I need your help, I don’t know what to wrap the video around, themes, how to get people excited and etc. Will you help me? Here are some questions:

  1. What themes related to an international summer missions trip would get you to consider coming?
  2. What makes your heart beat?
  3. What images, sounds, sights would get you thinking and praying about it?
  4. Flat out, do you have any ideas for me?

Remember it’s only a 30 second piece, but my [our] hope is that it will be something that grabs people and can be a good ‘get to the site and start praying about spending a month here’ type of video. Thanks in advance for your help! I’ll be shooting it and editing it after Christmas. Be a Revolution!

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