GDR Fundraiser Mixtape Vol. I: Harvest India-

One month away!!

In one month the team will be leaving for India.  I am really excited to see all the ways God is getting us ready.  Already we have some amazing supporters as part of our team and I am so thankful for their prayers.
 
The past two weekends we had three fundraisers/ get togethers.  Last saturday we had a garage sale in the morning and an auction at night.  Then this weekend we had friends and family meet and hear the vision of Harvest India from the president, Suresh.  He is visiting Socal for a few days so it was a great opportunity to spend time with him.  I really enjoyed meeting him and hearing his vision to serve God in India.  I feel truly inspired to continue working hard to raise the money we need for this ambulance/ mobile clinic.
 
Also two guys on the team have created a hip hop worship album.  We are selling it for a suggested donation of $5 or more.  If you are interested in buying it please leave a comment and we'll get in contact with you.

Eric's Video

This is the first video of my travel log. It explains the trip, why I'm going, and why I'm raising money for an ambulance.
Part 1:

I forgot to attribute yatta from flickr in the YouTube version for the photos of Crenshaw I used. They're available under the Creative Commons attribution license. Thanks yatta!

YouTube doesn't like long videos, so the second half is here:
Part 2:





I plan to do at least 2 more videos, perhaps 3. One before leaving with more details, and one recording my trip. If you respond to this first video, I might send you my entire travelogue on DVD. I still have to look into how much time and money that would take.

Introduction

This July, eight of us will be traveling to India. Our reason for going to India is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which I believe is best done as St. Francis of Assissi once said, “Preach the Gospel everywhere and when necessary use words.” The gospel is a holistic, transformational, radical way of loving and serving that will change lives, families, communities, nations, and this very world we live in. We are going to serve our Indian family in Christ by speaking encouragement, helping in their ministries, and fundraising for an ambulance.

We will be working with “Harvest India”, located in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. Their vision is to show divine love to the starving, sick and suffering people through feeding, clothing, healing, rehabilitating, and sharing of the good news of Christ. They take care of 1150 orphans and have homes for widows and the elderly. In addition they have a leadership center which has planted over 900 churches in rural villages throughout southern India, a Nursing school, 6 medical centers, 6 Bible schools, an HIV Clinic, a safe drinking water ministry, Mass Meal feedings for the hungry, a ministry for prostitutes. Our team will be working with the ministry that needs us the most when we are there. In addition, we are raising $15,000 to purchase a brand new ambulance for one of their medical centers!

In many villages in India there are no First Aid and/or medical facilities. In addition, most people living in the rural areas do not have cars. An ambulance/ mobile clinic will allow Harvest India to take doctors/nurses and medicine to the village on a regular basis to help alleviate this great need.