Lose the Weight to Loose the Chains
& Love to Learn
Dear Friends and Family,
I’m writing to you about three problems. The first problem is that,
like two-thirds of all Americans, I’m severely overweight. It’s a struggle I
have had my entire life. I have lost weight and gained it back. I need a long-term
lifestyle change. I need help and accountability to deal with this problem. Now
I have a plan.
The second problem is that there are 26 million people enslaved
throughout the world. Human trafficking is one of the greatest evils of our
time. I want to do something to draw attention to this problem and raise money
to support the work of the International Justice Mission. www.IJM.org
The third problem is Wildlands School needs resources and space to
continue to grow and flourish. Wildlands
School is a charter school at the Beaver Creek Reserve that is excelling in
educational innovation and developing young leaders. www.wildlandschool.net
Here’s what I’m thinking:
·
What
if I were to make the healthy lifestyle changes necessary to lose 100 pounds in
one year?
·
What
if my friends and family agreed to pray for me and pledge $1 for every pound I
lost up to 100 pounds for the International Justice Mission (75%) and Wildlands
(25%).
·
What
if 1000 people agreed to be part of this crazy idea?
If this became a reality, we could raise $100,000 for IJM and Wildland.
In December 2012, I’ll begin my journey. For those who choose to pledge, I ask
you to send four payments:
1. The first payment of $25.00 would be
due March 31st 2013 ONLY if I have lost 25 lbs.
2. The second payment of $25.00 is due
July 10, 2013 (before the 2013 Just Us Run.) www.cvjusticerun.org. Send in this payment ONLY if I’ve lost at least 50 lbs.
3. The third payment of $25.00 would be
due October 31st 2013 only if I have lost 75 lbs.
4. The fourth payment of $25.00 is due
December 24, 2013. Send this ONLY if I’ve lost 100 lbs. Together we could raise $100,000 all for IJM (75%)
and Wildland (25%).
Will you:
·
Pray
for me and for this IJM project?
·
Follow
my journey and learn about justice for those who are modern day slaves?
·
Check
out the web page for Wildlands School, pray for, and support local education.
·
Pledge
one dollar per pound for every pound I lose?
·
Join
me on a journey of health by making your own goal and plan?
·
Post
this on your Facebook page and share with friends and family? My goal is that
1000 people would make a financial pledge.
Follow my journey on my blog. www.loseloose.blogspot.com. I plan to post regularly by sharing my plan, progress,
and struggles. I’ll post about what I learn about health and faith as well as
stories and updates from our partnership with IJM.
Paul A. Berthiaume
Yes. I
will…
____ pray
for Paul and for IJM.
____ follow
Paul’s journey and learn about justice for those who are modern day slaves.
____ check
out the web page for Wildlands School and support local education.
____ pledge
dollar a pound for every pound Paul loses.
____ join
Paul on a journey of health by making my own goal and plan.
____ post
this on my Facebook page and share with friends and family.
Name___________________________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________
Phone number_______________________________
E-mail_______________________________________
Send to:
Jacob’s Well Church
c/o Lose to Loose and
Learn
P.O. Box 449
Eau Claire, WI 54702
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You can
e-mail your commitment to Paul@jacobswellec.org
You can also
send me a message through Facebook.
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