Taking The Wagon For A Spin

Many months ago Brian and I were talking about other ways to get the word out about Compassion. I came up with a crazy idea: Why not take bloggers on the same kind of trips artists who represent Compassion go on? Why not take them on these trips and just ask them blog about it…and link to Compassion?

We wondered if a handful of bloggers on just one trip could potentially inspire as many sponsorships and as much prayer and awareness as an in-demand artist on Compassion’s roster generates in a year. There’s just one way to find out. Let’s try it.

Brian, after just a short time on the job at Compassion working in artist relations (formerly my road manager and booking guy), took the idea to the higher ups at Compassion. He had much support from another artist relations guy Spence and our friend/blog guru Randy. After a very short time mulling it over, the folks at Compassion decided to take this wagon for a test drive. (They’re the first organization of their kind to do this kind of thing, by the way.) So here we go.

Seventeen of us are heading to Uganda, February 10-18, to journal publicly about what we see Compassion doing there. We’ll post our very best stories, pictures and videos every day but this trip won’t succeed without your help. We need you to…

Read one or more of our blogs every day of this trip.

Invite others to do the same

Link to or e-mail what we blog

Pray for our safety, creativity, technology and the success, however God defines it, of this little experiment

Here are the bloggers going to Uganda:

http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com

http://www.frcblog.com

http://www.blog.beliefnet.com/jwalking

http://www.randyelrod.typepad.com

http://www.seekersolutions.typepad.com

http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com

http://www.whittakerwoman.typepad.com

http://www.rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon

http://www.boomama.net

http://www.flowerdust.net

http://www.heartlight.org

http://www.hmmagazine.com/blogs/doug

http://www.spencesmith.typepad.com (Compassion Artist Relations)

http://www.brianseay.wordpress.com (Compassion Artist Relations)

http://www.christian-child-sponsorship.blogspot.com (Head Honcho/Internet Genius Guy)

http://www.keelymariescott.blogspot.com (Official Photographer)

Thank you in advance for helping us blog thousands of kids out of poverty.

12 comments on “Taking The Wagon For A Spin”

Bryan Smith says:

This is a great idea. Props for you guys getting it together and making it happen. You got a good bunch of bloggers there, and good people as well. The trip should be a very good experience and as well as very helpful for Compassion. You are in my thoughts and prayers as you guys start to prepare.

I’ll make sure to let people know to check out and get aboard the support wagon, for this wagon. God Bless.

aaron says:

thanks for seeing potential and using it to love people as Christ would!

blogging has turned the average joe/jane into an individual with a strong voice…all from the comfort of their couch…i love technology!

Cali Amy says:

It’s funny when I was reading some of the other blogs where they were listing you as being on the trip, you were quite the celebrity…

I just never think of you that way. Been reading this here blog for too long, I guess.

Will definitely be highlighting your blogs while you’re away. Can’t wait to read all about it, from all these different and unique voices.

Grovesfan says:

What a GREAT Idea!! I have decided that I think I need to start a blog. I don’t know exactly why, or who in the world would ever care to read it, but I think I will anyway. I express my thoughts much better in written form, so maybe it will just be a venue for me. That’s OK. If my cool friend Shaun links to it, I’ll have readers in no time!

Beth