We got this letter in the mail and had to share it:
Travis and Amanda,
I love how connected people have become and how fast great ideas spread. I have no idea how, but 5to5thousand started following me on Twitter and so of course I looked at the blog and was blown away by your idea and the challenge from your church. I am so encouraged by your vision and desire to multiply your gift.
I am helping plant a church in Los Angeles where I live and last night I met with a team to discuss marketing for our public launch in April. No one liked the idea of a mailer or advertising, but we wanted to reach out to the local community. I had just learned about your idea yesterday, so I shared with the team about how we could get creative and spend the marketing budget by giving it to the church and letting them make the most of it. And they ran with it! We began brainstorming what this might look like in our community and we hope to make it happen in just a few weeks.
I love the idea of the church giving people the resources to go out and BE the church. Active participation. Thanks for your story and your work- such an inspiring idea!
