Every year, missionaries take what is called furlough. This is supposed to be a time of rest back in one's hometown and a time to raise funds needed for the following years. With the economy down, raising money is not as easy as it used to be. People are no longer donating to non-profits, church and other organizations. So when missionaries go on furlough, they sometimes end up spending more on plane tickets to get home than they raise.
The mission of the Romans Project is to give a face and a voice to missionaries around the world. This will be accomplished through journalistic photography, marketing courses in the field and personal counseling. This will create an experience that will raise awareness not only to the missionary, but also the people who they serve on a daily basis.
The use of Showit is an essential part of this project. Showit is a very easy-to-use web design program that utilizes flash-based pages. The program is free to download and operate, but usually costs $39 each month to host the build site. However, Showit allows anyone to create and upload up to 5 web pages for FREE. In fact, this website was built using Showit.
Marketing tools such as video, websites, blogs, mail- outs and sales of coffee table books will be utilized to raise money and awareness for this project. Marketing ideas for raising money toward various causes/agencies will consist of sales of coffee table books with photos from the field. This will not only bring awareness to the cause, but also promote cultural awareness. Along with the books, marketing plans that give donors something to compare to, such as Thirst Relief does with their $5 donations, will be put into place.
And how shall they preach, except they be sent?
As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
- Romans 10:15
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