The 40 Day Fast

Posted on 06.10.07 in The 40 Day Fast and there are

Thanks for the great response to The 40 Day Fast! Here are the folks who have signed on so far. If I’ve left you off the list or you’re interested in being a part of The 40 Day Fast, just leave a comment here and let me know.

If you don’t have a blog, but you want to participate, you can guest post on my blog for the day of your fast.

On with the list:
Ryan G.
Kristin
SAM (Let me know if you want to guest post here.)
Rick
Chaotic Hammer
Stephanie
Tressa (If you’re blog isn’t a public one, then you’re welcome to guest post here.)
Susanne
Truevyne
Jeremy Thiessen
Me

Several others have expressed an interest but I wasn’t certain if that meant you wanted to participate, so I didn’t want to commit you by adding you to the list. If you ARE interested, please let me know.

The fast will start on June 22 and end on July 31.

Here are the requirements for those who want to participate:

1. Willingness to fast for 1 day (preferably just water if you are able, but if not, whatever works for you) The idea here is to sacrifice and develop an understanding of the struggle of others.

2. Willingness to research a cause/nation/need for your post on your fasting day.

3. Willingness to post a link to the fasting blogger each day - the idea here is repetition and unity. Our readers are more likely to take action when they see others taking action. By reading about a variety of causes/nations/needs they are more likely to identify with at least one.

4. Call your readers to action to join the fast on the 40th day and do something to take a long term stand against poverty.

So we have 11 fasters signed up and we need 29 more. If you think you’re readers might be interested, please let them know about it.

Tomorrow I’ll post a few more details and some prayer points as we prepare for The 40 Day Fast.

I am SO excited about making our blogging about something more than us. I’m excited about taking the step from inspiration to action. Thanks for being a part if it!

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