Let’s build a 2nd kindergarten.
I spoke with Samaritan’s Purse this morning and they’re really excited. I asked them what we could do next and they mentioned there is a second kindergarten in Vietnam that needs to be built.
I think we should raise $30,000 more to do it. Here’s why:
1. There are more than 200 kids in Vietnam who would like to go to kindergarten.
We raised money to build a kindergarten for more than 200 kids. Let’s do it again and give more kids the chance to go to school. t
2. A lot of people missed the chance to be part of this.
About 75,000 to 90,000 unique people read Stuff Christians Like every month. Yesterday, 7,780 did. That means tons of people missed the 18 hour window to give. A lot of people said “I was waiting until my payday to give” or “I wanted to give later this week.” I don’t want anyone to miss the chance to be part of the joy of giving. I want as many people as possible to feel like the have the chance to jump in on this adventure.
3. I don’t think God is done.
4. We can do this.
We raised the first $30,000 in 18 hours. I think we can raise the second $30,000 by December 31, 2009. I believe that the Stuff Christians Like community can do some ridiculous things with God.
We’re going to build a second school instead of pouring more into the first kindergarten because the schools don’t receive funds that way. There’s government funding in place for the first kindergarten so we can focus on a second kindergarten in Vietnam. I will have more info from Samaritan’s Purse tomorrow as far as the exact location of the second one.
Tomorrow, we’re launching what I think is going to be one of the funniest things Stuff Christians Like has ever done in support of this. I think is going to be awesome. Regular programming on SCL will resume next Monday. I didn’t intend to do this all week, but I want to be a good steward of what is happening.
In the meantime, click here to donate.
And follow me on twitter and join the conversation with the tag #SCLVIETNAM
Let’s raise a total of $60,000. More details tomorrow. My lunch break is almost over and I need to bounce.
