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Are You On The Outside Looking In?

Chris Jacobson

(Originally Published on: Aug 31, 2015)

Harvest Crusade – Anaheim Stadium – Sunday, August 30th, 2015

This was the view last night from the outside of Anaheim Stadium…
Outside Looking In Harvest Crusade Anaheim Stadium 2015

It’s a nice picture, but wouldn’t you rather be inside? It’s free to attend, just as salvation is a free gift.

Here’s the view from where I sat on the inside near the right field foul pole, field level…
View from the Inside Harvest Crusade Anaheim Stadium 2015

Ok, not a seat of honor, but a magnificent sight nonetheless.

And here’s what it looked like as people came pouring down from their seats all throughout the Stadium…
People stream out to the field at Angel Stadium during Harvest Crusade 2015

These people came down to the field to confess their sins before the Lord, and to receive forgiveness and the free gift of eternal life, to be born again in Christ. This is what it looked like moments later … not much room left on the field …
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If you would like to be forgiven of all your sins, and come into a right relationship with the God who created you, the God who loves you and wants to spend time with you, pray this prayer along with Greg Laurie as he leads you…

If you just prayed this prayer and meant it from your heart, congratulations! Welcome to God’s family!! You are now an adopted child of God.

Now, find yourself a Bible and read it daily. Start with the New Testament and read it straight through, don’t bounce around. It’s important to know the context.

Next, find yourself a local church that is convenient and teaches from the Bible as the Word of God. Make it a habit to attend regularly. Also, try to get into a small group Bible Study in the middle of the week sometime in between Sundays. Nothing will help you grow faster!

Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page for more information about what to do next.

Cause Kups 200 Cup Challenge

Chris Jacobson

(Originally Published on: Aug 18, 2015)

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Change Your Coffee, Change A Life – With Cause Kups

If you already buy coffee, shifting some or all of your coffee purchases to Cause Kups will make a permanent difference in the lives of emancipated foster youth.

Buy 200 Cups Now Buy A Different Quantity Now
(use Promo Code “jacobson”)

Not every child has had the privilege of being raised by two loving parents. By the age of 18, many foster kids have been bounced around to 10-20 different homes and families. Statistically, more than half of them end up on the streets or in jail within two years of “aging out” at 18 or 21.

CauseKupsLogo-2to1-CkAt Cause Kups, we help these young men and women that age out of foster care to earn a living wage. We create jobs for them, we assist with their transportation issues, and we help them to transition into a career so they become independent and self-sustaining and never end up on the streets.

We’re doing a push right now we call our “200 Cup Challenge,” asking businesses, churches, and other entities that buy coffee regularly to switch to buying some or all of their coffee from Cause Kups instead, to help us create jobs for these emancipated foster youth.

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CauseKupsLogo-2to1-CkThe idea is that 2000 businesses each purchasing 200 cups of Cause Kups coffee per month will generate about $20,000 per month (actually more like $28k) for wages and transportation assistance, creating 10-20 new jobs for foster youth!

Cause Kups are available in 12- and 24-count cartons of Single Serve Kups that work in all Keurig machines, or in 12-oz bags either whole bean or ground. We also have Cold Brew coffee, read-to-drink or concentrate! 200 cups are only $140, which includes free shipping. Subscriptions are automatic, delivered twice a month, with absolutely no penalties or fees to cancel at any time.

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CJ photoFor more information, contact me or click on any link below to download the document.
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Cause Kups – The Cause Kups Story
http://jaconet.net/docs/dgw/CauseKups-TheCauseKupsStory.pdf

Cause Kups – Brochure & Pricing
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Cause Kups – 200 Cups Brochure Insert
http://jaconet.net/docs/dgw/CauseKups-BrochureInsert-200Cups.pdf

Cause Kups – Aging Out Infographic
http://jaconet.net/docs/dgw/CauseKups-Infographic-AgingOut.png

Cause Kups – Fundraising Program
(Sell Cause Kups to Raise Funds for Your School, Group, Association or Program)
http://jaconet.net/docs/dgw/CauseKups-FundraisingProgram.pdf

Buy 200 Cups Now Buy A Different Quantity Now
(use Promo Code “jacobson”)

(updated 10/15/2015 CJ)

Doing Good Works Announces 200 Cup Challenge to Benefit Foster Youth

Chris Jacobson

(Originally Published on: Jun 23, 2015)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:

Jordan Bartlett
Doing Good Works / Cause Kups
(407) 616-8395
jordanb@doinggood.works

Doing Good Works Launches New Campaign Encouraging OC Businesses to Switch their Coffee and Provide Needed Funds for OC Foster Care Youth
“200 Cup Challenge” Launches Today; Creates Jobs

Irvine, Calif., June 23, 2015 — It’s said that coffee is the lifeblood of business and Orange County is no exception. But a local organization wants OC Businesses to make their coffee count for more than just a quick caffeine buzz. Starting today, the Cause Kups division of Doing Good Works, LLC, is setting out to permanently change the lives of kids aging out of foster care by helping them to become fully independent and self-sustaining individuals – through coffee.

In their “200 Cup Challenge” campaign, which launches today, Doing Good Works is asking 2,000 businesses in Orange County to commit to buying at least 200 cups of Cause Kups coffee per month. Cause Kups Coffee is available in bags, whole bean or ground, or in single serving cups that work in all Keurig machines. Companies interested in participating should visit http://200cups.com for more information.

The simple act of switching coffee providers will generate a pool of $26,000 every month, from which Doing Good Works will directly employ foster care graduates. Not only will these foster care grads be employed and paid a living wage, but they will also receive assistance to solve their transportation issues in getting to and from work.

Statistics show that nearly 50 percent of these young men and women tragically end up on the streets. Doing Good Works aims to prevent this from happening “by addressing the root cause of the problem instead of putting bandages on the symptoms.”

“There are plenty of non-profits that are doing a wonderful job of providing job-skills and life-skills training, plus one-on-one mentoring to help the kids along,” says DGW Head Dot Connector, Scott Henderson. “But where they all seem to fall down is in getting these young adults employed, paying them a living wage, and assisting them with transportation issues to get them to and from work. This is where we come in, bridging that final gap to independence and self-sustainability.”

As the campaign rolls out across social media, business owners and managers will be asked to record and post a short video stating that they have just committed to purchasing Cause Kups coffee, and challenge by name three other individuals who are decision-makers at their respective companies to accept the challenge and sign up within 48 hours of being challenged.

About Doing Good Works / Cause Kups
A faith-based business of purpose, Doing Good Works, LLC, is a social enterprise focused on life after foster care. A for-profit company uniquely structured such that it can accept grants and donations and provide full tax write-offs to its donors as if it were a qualifying 501(c)3, DGW is the only company of its kind in Orange County and one of only eight such organizations nationwide. To learn more, interested parties should visit http://DoingGood.Works and http://CauseKups.com.

Click here to download a PDF of this press release.

Intrinsic Value

Chris Jacobson

(Originally Published on: May 19, 2015)

One of the most important truths the Bible teaches is the fact that God loves us totally and without any preconditions, and our self-worth should be based on this and this alone.

Love is not finite, because God is not finite. God IS love and the source of all love. Therefore, when God loves me, He gives me ALL of His love, AND He still has ALL of His love to give to you, and to each and everyone else. He doesn’t hold anything back.

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And God doesn’t love us because of the way we look, or how smart we are, or how wealthy we are, or how successful we are. He places no circumstance or condition on it. A diamond, whether it is lying at the bottom of the trash dumpster or prominently displayed in a glass case in the museum, has exactly the same value.

And we do not, we can not, EARN His love.

Those of us who are parents, think about how much we love our children, even though we love imperfectly and incompletely. What did they do to earn our love, and yet we still love them that much?

There is nothing we can do, nothing we can say, nothing we can even think, that can separate us from the deep, unabating love of our Father in heaven.

Yes, our sin DOES separate us from God. But even in our sin, He doesn’t stop loving us, He doesn’t abandon us. When we sin, because of His great love, He made a way for us to come back, to restore our relationship with Him, through Jesus.

Many of us spend our entire lives searching for validation from parents, from spouses, from siblings, from teachers, from co-workers, from public accolades … from everything and everyone other than from God. But we don’t have to spend one fraction of a second searching.

God created each and every human being uniquely and intentionally, each with Intrinsic Value – it is innate, naturally inherent. This is because we alone among God’s created beings are made in His image. “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Gen 1:27 NASB)

We were created valuable and our value never decreases.

We must learn and understand this truth, really understand it at our core, and we must teach it to our children and reinforce it every day from the time they are small. (See Deut 6:4-9)

If each of us really GOT this, can you imagine how many of our societal problems would disappear over night? These problems are mostly symptoms of each of us searching for a different source for, and trying to earn, our value. But God wants us to be at peace. He tells us to, “Cease striving and know that I am God;” (Ps 46:10a NASB). It’s really that simple.

God values each and every one of us beyond human measure, which is why He sent Jesus into the world to redeem us. We just need to realize and internalize this each day, to understand how truly valuable we are, and we need to help others to do the same.

Lost Bean Coffee Benefits Joyful Foudation At Blondies One Year Anniversary Event

Chris Jacobson

(Originally Published on: May 4, 2015)

  

Last night, Jaxon and I provided organic fluid bed roasted coffee pour overs, courtesy of The Lost Bean, at the Blondies Style one year anniversary event and fashion show.

$4 from every bag of coffee sold at the event went directly to The Joyful Foundation, which provides blankets for folks with extended hospital stays to keep them warm and brighten their spirits.