Merry CHRISTmas from GTD!

Wishing you & your family an adventurous God-awesome Jesus-filled Christmas season!!

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WE DID IT!!! ...HE DID IT!!! ....GTD RAISES $100,000!!! .....IN ONLY 2 MONTHS!!!

We only needed $3750 to hit 100k... God doubled that by blessing us with a $7500 donation from a local charitable foundation to propel us past 103k!!!!

Speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the fundraising world this is the equivalent of a Superbowl championship season!

Thank YOU Jesus!! Thank you Donors!! This is supernatural! ALL GLORY TO GOD!!!!

Current Funds Raised = $103,752!!!!

Who wants to go for $104,000!?!?

If you would like to PILE ON to our record breaking fundraising amount we still have 2 more weeks to add to this the tally!

THANK YOU GENEROUS SUPPORTERS FOR LAUNCHING GTD INTO 2020!!!!!!

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To PILE ON TO THIS TALLY and invest in GTD by making a one-time donation and/or become a monthly partner CLICK HERE!
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To follow our Fundraising Tracker CLICK HERE!
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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WE'VE PASSED THE $96K MILE MARKER!!!

OVER THE WEEKEND WE PASSED THE $96,252 MILE MARKER!
...ONLY $3748 TO GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

This is such a God thing!!

Thank You Jesus for PHENOMENAL SUPPORTERS!!!!

"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His." - 2 Chronicles 16:9

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ALL ABOARD!!
We've got more room on The Miracle Express so jump on board and enjoy the ride!!
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To invest in GTD by making a one-time donation and/or become a monthly partner CLICK HERE: https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/payments-donations.html
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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ALL ABOARD THE MIRACLE EXPRESS!! ..WE JUST STEAMED THRU THE $95,000 MILE MARKER!

ALL ABOARD THE MIRACLE EXPRESS!!
..WE JUST STEAMED THRU THE $95,000 MILE MARKER!
...ONLY $4948 TO GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

We are blessed with THE BEST SUPPORTERS!!!

Thank You Lord for such INCREDIBLE DONORS!!!!

"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His." - 2 Chronicles 16:9

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ALL ABOARD!!
We've got more room on The Miracle Express so jump on board and enjoy the ride!!
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To invest in GTD by making a one-time donation and/or become a monthly partner CLICK HERE!
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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WE ARE ONLY $203 AWAY FROM $95,000!!

WE ARE ONLY $203 AWAY FROM $95,000!!
...WHO WANTS TO PUSH US OVER THE 95k LINE?!?!

God continues to rock our world with the amazing generosity of our supporters as we pursue our quest of raising $100,000 by the end of December.

Here's our individual goals & current standings:

GOAL 1: Raise $50,000 in one-time donations.
...Currently we've received $45,647 in one-time donations!!
....That leaves us with ONLY $4353 left to go!!!

GOAL 2: Raise $50,000 in monthly pledges for 2020.
...Currently we've received $49,150 in monthly pledges!!
....That leaves us with ONLY $850 ($71/month) left to go!!!

TOTAL GOAL: Raise $100,000 by the end of December.
...Currently we've raised $94,797 in donations & pledges!!
....That leaves us with ONLY $5,203 left to go!!!

These are all GTD records! This is unprecedented!! We are in uncharted territory!!

Who wants to help push us over the goal line?!?!

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To invest in GTD by making a one-time donation and/or become a monthly partner CLICK HERE!
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To follow our Fundraising Tracker CLICK HERE!
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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80+ Thank You Letters sent out today to THE BEST DONORS IN THE WORLD!!!

80+ Thank You Letters sent out today to THE BEST DONORS IN THE WORLD!!!

"Thank You" isn't a big enough word to express the depth of gratitude in our hearts for our supporters!!

They are a small but mighty army of generosity warriors and God is using them more than they may know.

Thank you soooooo much!!!

God bless you!!!!

Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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DONATE YOUR UNUSED KAYAK(S) TO GTD!

Another great way to support GTD is by donating items that we need to accomplish our mission. One of those current items are kayaks. As we enhance our focus on local adventure opportunities in the Tampa Bay area one of our top needs is to transition from canoeing to kayaking.

Canoes are a bit archaic in modern terms, and more importantly, unsafe for paddling on anything beyond protected flat water... which excludes us from paddling on any coastal waters most of the time. Coastal waters make up 90% of the paddling opportunities in the Tampa Bay area.

Believe it or not, the most dangerous activity that we've provided for the past 20+ years is canoeing on coastal waterways. Canoes flip over very easily because, among other things, canoe seats are elevated to make paddling possible. This elevation creates a high center of gravity. Any slight movement the wrong way and the canoers become swimmers very quickly. Add choppy conditions, cool water, weaker upper body strength (to get back into the canoe), as well as inexperience and you have a dangerous life threatening situation in the blink of an eye. We've seen it too many times over the past 20 years.

The solution is kayaking. It's much more comfortable to most people. There is a low center of gravity and oftentimes a wider base which makes flipping out much harder and very rare compared to canoeing. While canoeing tends to be more frustrating to the average paddler kayaking tends to be more enjoyable. Kayaks are easily more desirable to most people than canoeing. That's important because desire oftentimes drives participation. Low desire = low participation.

GTD is currently acquiring a variety of quality kayaks: recreational, fishing, and touring kayaks. Both sit-in and sit-on-top kayaks. Both single and tandem kayaks. Our goal is to have enough kayaks to take 50+ paddlers out at a time. That allows us to accommodate large youth groups, church staffs, businesses, and high school class trips. And the variety of types of kayaks allows us to offer a variety of different trips & courses: recreational, overnight, short & long distance, fishing outings, and more.

This is something we've been wanting to do for the past 23 years (since the beginning of GTD) and it looks like now is the right timing for us as we head into our 24th year of ministry.

Currently we have about 15 kayaks. Let us know if you have a kayak you want to donate. Many times people purchase kayaks and end up not using them like they thought they would. They oftentimes sit in the garage collecting dust for years. GTD can use that kayak if you would like to donate it!

Also, we are finding great used kayaks for sale at an average price of under $200! Many times these are kayaks that were originally purchased for over $500 and have great add-on's such as fishing rod holders, paddles, and life jackets included in the price which saves us more money because we don't have to go purchase those things separately.

Donating a kayak (or other needed item) to GTD is another GREAT WAY to support this ministry! Let us know if you would like to donate a kayak =)

Thank you!!!

Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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WE JUST PASSED THE $94,000 MILE MARKER! ...ONLY $5988 TO GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

WE JUST PASSED THE $94,000 MILE MARKER!
...ONLY $5988 TO GOOOOOOOOOO!!!
.....ALL ABOARD THE MIRACLE EXPRESS!!

It's a God thing! It's not because of a fundraising strategy or game plan... just the opposite... it's ALL GOD!

All we are doing is sharing about what God is doing and inviting people to jump on the train =)

We are just along for the ride!

It's much more enjoyable, fun, & exciting with Jesus as our Train Conductor =)

Thank You Lord for our AMAZING supporters!!!!

"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His." - 2 Chronicles 16:9

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ALL ABOARD!!
We've got more room on The Miracle Express locomotive so jump on board and enjoy the ride!!
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To invest in GTD by making a one-time donation and/or become a monthly partner CLICK HERE!
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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THANK YOU!!!

We are with BIRDDOG (aka: my incredible Mom) working on our Thank You notes for all the awesome donors that have generously invested in this ministry! It's been just over 2 weeks since they rocked our world!! Awesome Donors, you are launching us into our 24th year of ministry!!!! Thank you soooooo much for your selfless support of GTD!

WE LOVE YOU!!!


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100 MILE PERIMETER PADDLE RECON! ...WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME!?!?

This is a local adventure I came up with 6 years ago, but had to set it on the back burner (with about 200 other adventure ideas floating around in my head). But this may be the right timing to revisit this idea as GTD begins to expand our "backyard footprint".

We travel all over out-of-town to take people to amazing destinations, but we also live surrounded by some of the most sought after destinations in the world - Pinellas County Beaches! We have several adventure opportunities right here in our own backyard that millions of people flock to all year long. They're already coming to us so we need to master this area and develop GTD's comprehensive selection of Pinellas County based adventure opportunities.

One of those possible adventures is a 5-day 100 mile perimeter paddle challenge around the peninsula of Pinellas County (wow, that's a lot of p's). Theirs many different ways to do this with a variety of accommodations (island camping, hotels, resorts, host families, etc). It can also be done in sections over a period of time for our one-day adventurers and weekend warriors.

I'm hopeful to recon this in the next 2 months if anyone wants to join me for a day or 2 or 5!! Let me know what you think =)

Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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LOOKING FOR AN EXTREME ADVENTURE?!?! ...WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED! ....SWAMP THING IS BACK! (JAN 25-26, 2020)

SWAMP THING IS BACK! (JAN 25-26, 2020)

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ABOUT GTD'S SWAMP THING BACKPACKING TRIP:

Swamp Thing is a weekend Christ-centered backpacking journey into one of North America's unsung wild places - the Everglades of south Florida. The Big Cypress Swamp is a spectacular, rugged, rare, subtropical landscape experienced by very few adventurous souls each year. It is hauntingly beautiful. And it is enormous, covering 2400 square miles.

GTD's Swamp Thing is a 8 mile out-and-back (4 miles each day) hike through the fresh water swamp that flows into the Everglades. We will trek in 3 miles and camp for 1 night on a small pineland island which is surrounded by an endless river of grass, cypress trees, and marsh swamps. During our time we will explore some of the rarest terrain in the world. About 75% of our hiking trail is through swamp water measuring from ankle to knee deep.

This is an adventurous and challenging hike that will cause a sense of wonder and praise deep within your soul as you see the creative genius of an Almighty God. Each day we will start the morning with personal devotions and at night we will spend some time focusing on a Biblical topic. Only through God's amazing power can the grunge of a swamp be used to refresh your soul. Come and see why adventurers haven't experienced anything until they've experienced The Swamp Thing.

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FOR MORE DETAILS OR TO REGISTER CLICK HERE!
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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MONUMENTAL!!! ...$93,352 RAISED SO FAR!!! ....ONLY $6,648 TO GOOOOOOO!!!

Wow! God is doing a great work!!

On Giving Tuesday God blessed us with over $1000 in one-time donations through Facebook as well as 4 returning Monthly Partners for the next 12 months!! That propelled us from $89,000 to over $93,000!!!

That's MONUMENTAL!

We only have $6,648 to go to hit our quest of raising $100,000 by the end of December!!

There's still plenty of room on the Miracle Express so jump on board and be a part of this locomotive size miracle that God is performing one amazing donation at a time!

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To invest in GTD by making a one-time donation and/or become a monthly partner CLICK HERE!
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To follow our Fundraising Tracker CLICK HERE!
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Going The Distance Adventure Ministry
God-awesome adventures since 1996!


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IT'S GIVING TUESDAY!! ....WE ONLY NEED $1,000 TO HIT 90K!!!!

IT'S GIVING TUESDAY!!
...STARTING AT 8am FACEBOOK MATCHES THE FIRST $7,000,000 OF DONATIONS!!
....WE ONLY NEED $1,000 TO HIT 90K!!!!

Click this link to donate to GTD and help us reach our quest of raising $100k by the end of December!!!

#GivingTuesday GTD Donation Link


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