67 Days

just came across this post from Jason Boucher.

Mark Batterson, author of In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day came up with this "lion manifesto"...

Grab life by the mane.

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Grab life by the mane. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Consider the lilies. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshipping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze a new trail. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away.

Chase the lion!

also found this interesting article by ben arment about big goals are made up of smaller goals. so i'm breaking down the financial goal of $6,000 which i need before i leave for this beautiful adventure:

1 gift of $6000
6 gifts of $1000
60 gifts of $100
120 gifts of $50
240 gifts of $25
600 gifts of $10
6000 gifts of $1

after some figure, it's going to cost about $30/day to live in Tanzania. so i guess if it could get 200 people to sponsor me for a day ($30), i would be set.