So, I’ve decided to start drinking a gallon of water a day.  I know it might not sound like a lot to some people, but I think it’s a lot.  I mean, why would anyone drink a gallon of anything a day?  I can’t imagine sitting down with a gallon jug of water and looking at it as if you had to finish it.  Although, after doing some math it doesn’t seem like it will be that hard.

If I drink eight of the sixteen ounce water bottles in a day that’s a gallon and that doesn’t seem like that big of a deal.  I’m sure I’ve done that before, but I’m making a conscious effort to do it every day.  That’s going to be the tricky part.

How much water do you drink a day?

Kristin and I are still up in Michigan, but I wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow is the last day for our Blood Water Mission fund raiser here.  Remember three months ago when I asked what everyone thought about trying to raise some money to build wells in Africa for three months?  Well this is three months later and I am planning on sending the check to Blood Water Mission on Monday.  Honestly, we are nowhere near the amount to build three wells, but we are closer than we were before we started and that’s all that matters.

If you haven’t been paying attention, or are new to this blog, there is a giant orange button over on the right where you can donate to Blood Water, or you can head to JesusGreaterThan.org and buy a “Jesus>Thirst” shirt.  All the proceeds from the shirt sales will also go into this account.  

So here’s the deal.  Let’s all dig deep today and tomorrow, click that orange button and give whatever you can.  I know there’s a bunch of stuff you can be giving to right now, but if at all possible this is something great to help with.  And thanks to everyone who has given already.  It’s going to be be great to pass that check along.

Just wanted to remind everyone we are still trying to build some wells in Africa through the work of Blood Water Mission. So far the response has been great, but I know there are plenty of other folks out there that wanted to give.

Remember my piss-poor math? Ten bucks a month, or thirty bucks for three months because we are trying to give enough for two wells every three months. With the amount of readers here we should be able to get that done in no time. Obviously there is no penalty for giving more, so do that if you wish.

Click that giant, obvious orange box over there on the right and enter the amount you want to donate, or head over to Jesus>Thirst and get a shirt, where the proceeds will go into the pot. Remember, June 1st is the day that I am sending the check. It’s not too close right now, but I don’t see why it can’t be a lot closer by that date, so let’s get on it. Everyone here has some cash laying around that can go to help save some lives.

Ready? Go.

The shirts are ready.

So far the response to our “Two Wells Every Three Months” has been great, but I think that several of you were waiting for the “Jesus>Thirst” shirts. Well, they are ready to go and up on site.

Make sure you head over to the site and pick up a shirt. And like I mentioned before P.D. has graciously offered that all the proceeds from these shirts will go directly to the collection for Blood Water Mission.

My plan is to send a check in on June 1st, so let’s see how much we can raise before then. I’m excited to see where this is going to go.

So there you go…. go get a shirt… or donate by clicking the button on the right.

Thanks again.

Remember the other day when I asked if we here as a “blogging community” would be willing to take on the feat of raising enough money every quarter to supply two wells through Blood Water Mission? Well, I was serious, and so were several of you. I was contacted by a friend of mine who is making some noise with several different shirts he is making. He told me that the next shirt that he is planning on making is a shirt simply stating “Jesus>Thirst”. Seems appropriate, don’t you think?

P.D. explained to me that he wants to get behind this little project here and we are working out the details on how to link the two. Right now P.D. has offered that if someone buys a “Jesus>Thirst” shirt and mentions Blood Water Mission he will donate all of the proceeds to the goal of Two Wells Every Three Months. Pretty generous, eh?

So here’s the deal. The shirts are on order, the “donate” button is conveniently placed over there on the right, and we are ready to go. I will keep you all updated on where we are at as far as our goal, and together we can start giving people something that we daily take for granted, clean water. This is something that I see as a “regular” thing, and am going to keep bugging you people about it. I’m thinking if we all do at least ten dollars a month we should be able to get pretty close to our goal. I’m not a business guy, I don’t know anything about non-profit stuff, this is just giving money to something I believe in. Once we have enough for the Two Wells, I will take the money out of the Paypal thing, and send them a check. I don’t really know how else to do it, so that’s where we are at. Eventually I will have a button that you guys can put on your blogs to spread the word to your readers.

Who’s with me?