HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Traci, Laurie, & Dad made the most amazing Thanksgiving meal!! As you can see Dad has made a miraculous comeback. 4 weeks ago we didn't think Dad had much longer... yesterday he smoked a turkey and Boston Butt, and cooked another turkey in the oven (PTL!)!! It's the best he has felt in 5 years! Aaaaaaaaand Traci continued her annual tradition of getting us all cool Christmas shirts for gifts!! Thanks Sista!!! Happy Turkey Day everyone!

  

 

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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A WONDERFUL BANQUET LAST NIGHT!!!! ...63.5K RAISED!!!

  
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!! Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude and thankfulness for every speaker, every volunteer, every attender, every donor, every table sponsor, every Ministry Partner, and every person & organization involved in last night's GTD Annual Banquet. Approximately 170 people attended last night's event, and we have already received so much great feedback from so many people!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I'm humbled and overjoyed to share that we received $23,198 in donations & pledges last night to add to the $40,326 already received going into the banquet to bring our grand total raised so far to $63,524!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!! This is a great great great start to hitting our annual goal of raising $100,000 by January 31st!! We are humbled & pumped at the same time as we stand on the edge of kicking off our 29th year of ministry in 6 weeks!!
  
If you would like to contribute to the cause and help us meet and exceed our 100k goal simply click on this link and select a way to donate:
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/annual-banquet-pppac-2.html?m=1
  
To regularly follow our fundraising journey and see how much we've raised every few days click on our Fundraising Tracker link here:
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/fundraising-tracking.html?m=1
  
From the bottom of our hearts >>> THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!

 

 

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Our MOST IMPORTANT EVENT OF THE YEAR starts in a couple of hours!!

 

Our MOST IMPORTANT EVENT OF THE YEAR starts in a couple of hours!! Our deep & profound thanks goes out to all of our Table Sponsors & Supporters that helped make this night happen!!! Thank you so much Banquet Sponsors, Ministry Partners, & kind Donors!

Please show them your appreciation through your prayers & patronage 😀

$40,000 raised so far and $60,000 to gooooo!!

Click this link to help support the cause:
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/annual-banquet-pppac-2.html?m=1

 

 

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BLOWN AWAY!!! ...$40,000 RAISED SO FAR!!! .....HELP US HIT OUR $100K GOAL!!

   
Thank You Jesus! Thank you Donors! Glory to God!! We have already been blessed with $40,000 raised with two more days till our Annual Banquet!!! That's a huge head-start!! THANK YOU SO MUCH AMAZING DONORS!!!

If you would like to help us hit our goal of raising $100,000 as we go into our 29th year of ministry you can use one of the options below to donate:

From the bottom of our hearts >>> THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!

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MORE WAYS TO DONATE:
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<> PayPal and/or with a Debit or Credit Card (Add 3% to cover PayPal & credit card fees):
https://www.paypal.me/GTDadventures
 
<> Venmo (@GTDADVENTURES) (Add 3% to cover Venmo fees):
https://venmo.com/u/GTDADVENTURES
 
<> Send checks (made out to "GTD") to our mailing address:
GTD / PO Box 7523 / Seminole, FL 33775

<> Sign up to be a monthly Ministry Partner for 2025:
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/monthly-partners.html?m=1

<> Sponsor a Table: (& RSVP):
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/annual-banquet-pppac-2.html?m=1
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ON THE COMEBACK - AGAIN!!

   
After possibly hitting his lowest health lows a few weeks ago Dad is on the comeback again! His 1 week hospitalization at the VA did Dad a whole lot of good. Although they couldn't find the cause of his severe headaches they were able to take amazing care of him and administered a nerve blocker so Dad couldn't feel the headache for a few weeks (maybe a couple of months). He was discharged from the hospital in dramatically better condition than when he was admitted. (We love the VA!!!). Dad has said a few times over the past 2 weeks that this is the best he has felt in years! He was even able to walk a few hundred yards without a cane or walker!! Way to gooooo Comeback Kid!! (As the nerve blocker wears off he will probably feel the headaches again... we are getting more tests done to see if we can figure out the cause)

 

 

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25 FREE BANQUET TICKETS!! ...COME JOIN US THIS TUES NIGHT!!

    

Each year we have generous Table Sponsors that live out of the area that want to offer their banquet tickets to anyone that wants to come to our Annual Banquet and enjoy a night of celebration along with a delicious Carrabba's dinner. This year we have 25 FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE! Yayyyyy!! Thank you generous supporters!!!

 

To claim your FREE TICKETS simply click on the GTD Annual Banquet website link below and complete the RSVP form (takes about 1 minute) so we have enough Carrabba's for everyone!! Super simple!

 

Come join us for a fun night as we celebrate 28 years of ministry as well as prepare for our 29th year!

Dress Code: Semi-formal / Business attire 

 

ANNUAL BANQUET:

Nov 19th, 2024 (Tues Night)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

 

Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center

4951 78th Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781

 

CATERED BY CARRABBA'S!!!!!

 

Website, More Details, & RSVP:

https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/annual-banquet-pppac-2.html?m=1

 

 

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$10,000 MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE ISSUED!!

 

MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE ISSUED!!
... Double Your Donation to GTD!!
....Turn $10,000 into $20,000!!
 
HELP LAUNCH GTD INTO OUR 29th YEAR OF MINISTRY IN 2025!

Wowwww, the hits just keep on coming!! A $10,000 grant, then a $12,000 mega donation, and now a $10,000 Donor Match Challenge by another supporter that likes to stay anonymous!!!

Thank you so much generous anonymous Donor!!!

So that means our generous anonymous Donor will match all donations & table sponsorships dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $10,000!!! That means that if our supporters combine to donate $10,000 then our anonymous Donor will DOUBLE IT for a total of $20,000!!!

Wowwww!!! PTL!!! Thank You Jesus!!!

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Donation methods:
1) PAYPAL: www.paypal.me/GTDadventures
2) VENMO: www.venmo.com/GTDADVENTURES
3) MAIL IN A CHECK MADE OUT TO "GTD" TO:
   GTD / PO Box 7523 / Seminole, FL 33775
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For more details about our Annual Banquet & ways to donate click here:
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/annual-banquet-pppac-2.html?m=1

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

 

 

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$12,000 DONATED TO GTD!!!

  
GTD just received our LARGEST ONE-TIME MONETARY DONATION EVER!!!! The donors want to stay anonymous, but I can tell you that they are 2 of the BEST people you could ever know!!! They are the kindest, most loving, most generous, most fun people you could ever know, and we are so blessed to have them on the GTD Team!!! Thank you so so so so so so so so so so so so so much x 12,000 awesome friends of GTD!!!!
  
WOWWWW, OUR MINDS ARE BLOWN!!! Thank you awesome Donors, and thank You Jesus!!! You are launching us into our 29th year of ministry!!!! WOW!!!!!

  

  

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NEW GTD T-SHIRTS!! THANK YOU LAZ!!

  
Check out our new GTD T-shirt design for this year's supporters and Ministry Partners! Huge THANKS to Jason Lazzaro for coming up with this design on extremely short notice!! LAZ has designed many of our shirts over the past 10 years... and I recently asked him if he could design something in a few hours so we can promote it in at our banquet... I specifically asked for our name on the shirt with a catch phrase underneath... so he worked his magic and designed this shirt with a topographical hiking map in the background with our name & logo in the foreground with the phrase: "Fueled by Faith. Driven by Adventure."... I immediately loved it and I hope you guys do too!! Thank you LAZ for all you do to bless this ministry!! Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people are wearing GTD shirts that you designed which promotes our ministry and represents our Savior. Thank you so so so much dear friend!!
  
If you're in need of an AMAZING graphic & brand designer that creates BOLD, BRIGHT, PERSONALITY-PACKED BRANDS designed to blow away your customers and your competition then LAZ is your man!! Check out his impressive website here: Jasonlaz.com
  
Thank you soooooo much Jason!!!

 

 

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GTD RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT FROM GENEROUS LOCAL ORGANIZATION!!!

   
Let the FUNdraising begin!! We are blown away AGAIN by a generous local Pinellas Park organization that has given GTD a grant for $10,000!!! What a way to kick off our fundraising sprint to 100k!!!!! Wowwww!!! Blown! Away! Thank you AMAZING ANONYMOUS ORGANIZATION!!!! You are launching us into our 29th year of ministry!!! We praise God for you, and deeply respect and greatly appreciate all you do in & for the local area of Pinellas Park!!! I'm so happy GTD is based in the wonderful community of Pinellas Park 😃 😃 😃 

 

 

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16 TABLES SPONSORED IN 1 WEEK!! ...THANK YOU & PTL!!!

  
Our Annual Banquet is Nov 19th. The hurricanes disrupted over a month's worth or preparations, but we are still going for it with the pedal to the metal!! We are thrilled to share that our supporters are all full throttle too!! In less than a week we've had 16 tables sponsored by our AMAZING SUPPORTERS!!!! We are so touched and blown away!! I do an awful job of staying in touch with our FAITHFUL Donors & Monthly Partners, but an especially awful job over the past 6 months... sooooo this is an INCREDIBLE TESTAMENT to their FAITHFULNESS and God's GRACE!!!! Thank you FAITHFUL & AMAZING Supporters!!!! I look forward to highlighting each Table Sponsor over the next 7 days. You guys rock!!!

Our goal is 20 Table Sponsors! If you would like to help us hit our goal and/or donate towards our $100,000 fundraising goal as we prepare to kick off our 29th year of ministry (Glory to God!!!) then click on the link below for details & donation options. Each Table Sponsorship receives 8 tickets to our Annual Banquet which is catered by Carrabba's!!!!

GTD Annual Banquet website:
https://gtdbullhorn.blogspot.com/p/annual-banquet-pppac-2.html?m=1

 

 

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I'M 24 AGAIN!!

  

I'm a little behind on social media... just read the awesome birthday wishes from 6 weeks ago when I turned 54. Thank you everyone!! 3 hurricanes in 3 months and caregiving keeps a guy busy lol. I'm thrilled to share that I'm probably the best I've ever been in my life (and I've been blessed with a lot of great seasons throughout my life). But none have been this great at this level. As many of you know the past 5 years of caregiving has taken a brutal toll on me. But God radically healed me 3 months ago (See my "BREAKTHROUGH" post from Sept 6th for more specifics) and almost every day since has been the best day of my life!! None of my circumstances have changed. I'm still years behind on everything. Caregiving occupies a large part of my life. Blah, blah, blah. But God has totally freed me from all the ways that this 5 year journey has clobbered me. I can't explain it, but it has been similar to getting born again. God radically healed me in a split second. Now I'm "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay" and "Jimmy crack corn and I don't care" all day long. I could not be healthier or happier! God totally and radically healed me and changed just about every appetite I have in an instant in the forest of North Carolina 3 months ago. Now I'm back working out like I used to. For the first time in my life eating healthy isn't an act of discipline... I actually desire healthy food and don't crave junk food (how did that happen?! Supernatural!). I have so many small & big things that were supernaturally altered in my life when I simply had a moment of concession and submission to God and I barely uttered these words in regards to the past 5 years of my life and where I've become "stuck": "BUT I GUESS THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE DOING", and in a split second God radically healed me. Soooooooo I'm 24 again!! Chronologically I'm 54, but I feel like I'm 24 again... I feel like trying out for a major league baseball team LOL!! I'm not on anything more than vitamins, healthy food, lots of water, and a heart full of Jesus. I want to thank everyone who has prayed for me over the past 5 years!! I'm forever indebted to you!! I'm doing so good I almost want to say that you don't need to pray for me anymore, I'm all good!! That's how good I is 😀 . That's my overdue birthday post!! I'm 24 again PTL!!!! (PS: The muscle picture is more due to the right lighting/shading and getting a picture when I was most pumped during the workout haha)

 

 

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