BD Paddles for Chile

Well, after trying to avoid that nagging feeling I should be doing something about the Chilean earthquake disaster down in Pichilemu, I got the message. Ok,ok God I will go! I have decided to add an extra 5 days to my USA visitation and will be going first to Chile to build a family home with Homes of Hope. 

I have been having weekly meetings with Mitch Anderson of YWAM Pichilemu who said last week,"We have around 420 families who homes need to be rebuilt or repaired. Many are still living in tents which will become critical as winter approaches. Please, now is the time to come help!" Mitch is partnering with "Homes of Hope" http://www.jucumpichilemu.cl/homes_of_hope.html. Check out the video. 

Well this coming Sunday, 16th May I will be joining in with the 10th annual Paddleathon fundraiser with my local CS chapter. We will paddle 20km to raise funds for our Compassion kids, but I am also adding onto this "Paddle for Chile" and I want to raise $US3,000 to build a new home (yes that is all it costs) plus $1000 for some new power tools for Mitch.

This project and Mitch's 20 years of local ministry is laying foundations for future local ministry to this surfing community. I have visited Mitch a couple of times and he was our speaker at our CSI Conference in Brazil in 2006 and a solid investment. 

I currently have raised $1,500, a good start!!!! Thanks! 

Please, if you want to support the Chilean earthquake victims and me building a home with a destitute family, go to http://www.christiansurfers.net/Donate.aspx specify for `Chile aid'. Currently donations are not tax deductible EXCEPT the good ole USA.

US donors can get tax deductible donations by giving to Homes of Hope noting this for "Davis Team" http://stores.homestead.com/YWAMVA/-strse-85/YWAM-Chile-Earthquake-Fund/Detail.bok

Thanks, psyching up those paddling arms!!!!