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Terence Lester
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VIDEO RECAPS OF DAYS 7-17 OF MAP16

Below are the recap videos for DAYS 7-17 for #MAP16! So far, Terence has marched over 200 miles and is almost in North Carolina. Check out the videos below, and stay updated as the journey to Washington, DC continues.

DAY 8 – MAP16 from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.

DAY 12 – MAP16 from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.

MAP16 – Johnny Update from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.

MAP16 – Abandoned Buildings & Houses from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.

DAY 13 – MAP16 from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.

DAY 17 – MAP16 from Love Beyond Walls on Vimeo.

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Terence Lester
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Flint Interview Update – Love Beyond Walls

Terence interviews Pastor Daniel Moore (Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church) about some of the problems faced on the ground in Flint, MI.

Pastor Daniel shares the urgency and severity of the water crisis, and talks about what the water meant when we dropped it off this week. He also talks about the hand sanitizer need, and why it is important.

Check out the video below –

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Terence Lester
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City of Atlanta & Love Beyond Walls

City of Atlanta for produces a piece on Love Beyond Walls! This piece will air on Comcast channel 26 and is aired in and throughout metro Atlanta. S/O to Phyliss Jackson (producer) and Remmington (editor) for putting together a pretty cool piece! We love ATL!

Love Beyond Walls from ATL26 on Vimeo.

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Terence Lester
In 501c3, Be the Church, Blogging Journey, Campaigns, CarryATL, Collaboration, Community, Community Service, Great Commission, Homelessness, Interview, LBW Home, Leadership, Life Change, Life-dares, Love Beyond Walls Story, Love In The Trenches, Movement of Doers, Organization Update, Poverty, Purpose, Serve, Serving, Struggle, Vision, Volunteerism

We Won The Competition @ Plywood Presents

Yesterday, we found out that we won the idea competition at Plywood Presents! We got a chance to to pitch our idea in front of 800+ Plywood(ers) before five judges.

It was an amazing opportunity, and we cannot wait to get started with furthering our Mobile Makeovers project!

Below is a cool picture from the decision.

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Terence Lester
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LBW & Woodward Academy

Yesterday, #lovebeyondwalls presented at Woodward Academy (to student leaders & staff) and shared the story surrounding the #mobilemakeovers bus, reasons for being compassionate, and issues surrounding those faced with poverty & homelessness. We are excited to see what project the students launch to assist us with our bus project!

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Terence Lester
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Outside Done – Bus Wrapped!

Thanks to 11Alive News and The Color Spot, the outside is done…. Woohooo… It was extremely awesome picking up the bus this past weekend, and seeing the transformation to the outside complete. Now, all we have to do is complete/finish the inside.

Currently, we are building/framing sections and taking steps toward completion. This is super amazing to see the bus that we were donated back in September 2014 come so far… God is truly pushing this project forward.

We ask that you help us raise the last 20K to not only finish the interior of the bus but to get the bus up on the road providing full makeovers to people in need around the city. These funds will cover more materials needed to continue transforming the inside of the bus, labor, and get us running.

Below are the before/after photo, and the framing we have done on the inside. If you’d like to give, please click [HERE].

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Terence Lester
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10 Reasons I Want To Quit The Bus Campaign

Today is rough. In fact, I am literally exhausted. For the last 23 days/nights, I have lived on top of a bus (because of my own decisions) to raise awareness, and hopefully transform the bus into a #mobilemakeovers unit for underserved communities, and displaced homeless individuals in the city of Atlanta. And now, there are only 7 nights left and I am tired. In all honesty, I want to give up. I want to throw in the towel and pack up my bags and go home. Why? Below are the top ten reasons I want to quit:

1) I have gotten very little sleep. In fact, last night I have only gotten on average 2-4 hours of sleep a night.

2) The weather is a challenge. I have lived in the rain, cold, and wind have been forces to be reckoned with.

3) It is very uncomfortable being in a very confined space. Because of the weather, it has caused me to be in a confined space multiple hours.

4) It is exhausting. When this journey is completed it will be over 700 hours invested in this project, and that is a lot.

5) It has been opposition. There are several challenges that have come up along the way.

6) I have had to face myself. This has forced me to face multiple fears, and even some things I had had to learn about myself.

7) Limited access to normal things. This has stripped away every attachment I have had to things that I was accustomed to…

8) The unknown. You never know what is to come, or anything will come at all.

9) Loss of enthusiasm. Having to deal with many issues can strip away your spunk or get up and go. I have had to overcome this many times.

10) Having to communicate constantly. For the last thirty days, I have documented most experiences that I have had during this period of time, and have shared them publicly. But, you get tired of communicating sometimes.

However, although many of these may be true it is God’s mission, people, and the cause that is keeping me going. This morning, I read a scripture that reminded me that this whole project is greater than me. It is because it’s about the people who have been impacted, and the people we have yet to impact. It’s about sharing the good news…

Jesus says, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily… (Luke 9:23)”

With that being said, I am going to continue the journey until I complete every single night on top of the bus (of the 30 night journey).

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Terence Lester
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Video Update – Night 16

Last night made 16 nights on top of the bus! Literally, we’ve been living on top for 16 days/nights straight, and plan on going a full 30 nights to complete the journey.

Below is a quick video from the halfway point updating and highlighting what’s been happening.

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Terence Lester
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10 Days Away – Ga Tech

Today marks ten days away from us showing just a small small part of our story at Ga Tech (LeCraw Auditorium). Additionally, we will talk a little about where we wish to go as an organization in 2015! If you’d like to purchase tickets, click the image below…

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