Obviously, this blog addresses web marketing and blogging as its central theme; however, there is one element that I feel has been missing since its inception: serving others. I am not quite sure how this addition will take place, but expect it to probably be added as part of my (almost) daily posts during the week.
So, to start off my serving-others posts I want to talk about my friend John (many know him by his alter-ego human3rror). I wrote about his two blogs a while ago: Some Blog Faves. John is in a very unique position that most of us will never experience. He and his twin brother are adopted children from Korea. Through no action of his own, OKF (Overseas Koreans Foundation) in coordination with G.O.A.L. (Global Oversees Adoptees’ Link) is giving John, his twin brother, and 44 other adoptees an almost-all-expenses-paid trip to visit their birth moms. How incredible is that? What an opportunity!
So, what can we, as a social media community do to help? John is asking for two things:
Prayer – Undoubtedly this is going to be one of the most emotional experiences of John’s life. He is asking that we pray against fear and anxiety beating them down and also that they will have safe travels.
Financial Support – Essentially OKF and G.O.A.L. are covering thousands of dollars, but John will need to provide an additional $500 to $800 for the trip. He also only has 17 days (maybe 16 days – I am a day behind his original post) to raise the money. Please also note that any money John receives in excess of the amount he needs will be given to a family who is trying to pay for an adoption (apparently they are very expensive).
If you feel the desire to donate, you can find the PayPal form towards the bottom of his sidebar (on the right).
I hope that we (collectively as bloggers, Twitter users, etc.) can show John how powerful the online community is. More importantly, I pray that John will continue to see how powerful and loving God is and that he will raise more money than is needed.
Here is his blog that provides more information than I can give you: Help Me Meet My Mother.
Photo courtesy of WTL photos on Flickr
