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Well, this offer has now been suspended, as the trip to Africa was already made. It was good, impressive and fun. It made me realize that those slums really are there, which was quite a hard feeling, but at the same time, it was great to be able to help the local people a bit, and to support the organization (Victory4All) that is active in the slums we went to. I thank God for the experiences I had, and I hope that many more people will leave their comfort zone and reach out for people living in such circumstances. God bless those who already do.

First of all: the money will not go to me, but to a trip to Africa this summer where 21 young people (including me) will help building a school, give the poor children over there some great days and repair houses in the slums. You can find more details on this project in the full version of the post.

About the text links: if you donate as little as $10 to the project, you will get a text link to the specified website in the Text Links column on the left (read more about it in the full version of the post). Of course, you're allowed to donate more =), but you will only get a single text link. If you want two text links, donate $10 or more two times. Payment is done using Paypal. Note: I will not accept every text link. Don't even try getting a link to a site containing things like gambling or adult content. If I don't think the specified website suitable to link to, I will decline the payment.

You can also just donate, without receiving a text link. To do that, simply don't specify an URL in the description box (you may fill in a message, like "Good luck on your trip!" or something like that).

More about the trip

The project mentioned in the introduction is called East4South. It consists of 21 young people, originating from the Netherlands, who, together with a few people giving leadership, are going to Africa to help finishing a building, called the "Community Centre", which is not only a school, but also an orphanage and a church. They'll also spend time with children over there, who are usually kicked out of the house every morning and have nothing to do till the end of the day, when they, if they are lucky, are allowed in their parents' house again.

I am one of those young people going to Africa, and this asking for donations is one of the actions to get the enormous amount of money that's needed, for example, to buy the flight tickets and the building materials, and to support the organization that owns the building. Although $10 is not that much, it will certainly help =).

More about the text links

I will accept up to 9 text links in the column on the left, and the text links will be there for at least 6 months. The text links are given "first come first serve", meaning that once the amount of text links is 9, all further requests will be denied. If you want to donate to the project without getting a text link, just don't specify an URL while donating. So, here's a quick list with all you've got to keep in mind when requesting a text link:

• The amount of money donated to the project must be at least $10 (American Dollars)
• The URL should be specified in the description
• Not all text links are accepted. If the URL is rejected, the payment will be declined and you won't lose your money
• Up to 9 text links are allowed. Once those 9 places are taken, all text link requests will be denied (and all payments with an URL in their description will be declined, too!)
• The text links will be on the site for at least 6 months

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