Operation Merciful Relief Packs

mikebacon247 — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:04:43 +0000

We are pleased to announce our newest initiative. We would like to share with you about, what we are calling, The Operation Merciful Relief Pack Initiative. The Operation Merciful relief packs are pre-packed relief packages containing basic hygiene products, toiletries, and other basic necessities such as, but not limited to blanket, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, floss, soap, female items, shampoo, mouthwash, and hand sanitizer. Exact contents will vary based on availability and on the needs of the particular situation.You purchase and we will deliver to a local shelter, church, or family in need at the end of every month. We think that this is a very much-needed initiative and we hope we will have your support. Operation Merciful relief packs are $25 and can be purchase at http://fracturedsaint.storenvy.com Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued support. God bless. -Mike

You are Damn Worth it !

mikebacon247 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:02:44 +0000

This is not going to be anything over thought, drawn out, or even preachy. I just wanted to share a little inspiration with you today. Over the past 392 days, I have been on a journey to not only lose weight, but to reclaim my overall health and stability. I have been re-learning to respect this body that the Lord has given me. Over the past 392 days and little beyond that I have kicked my 2+ pack a day nicotine habit and have lost 64# so far. I have spent much time in prayer asking for guidance in the word to keep pushing on. If you need that too, I suggest Galatians 6:9 KJV. Along the way I have gained a huge support network among people on both YouTube and Facebook that are on the same mission that I am on. This is especially important because I am one of those people who will ditch a project if the results are not immediate. The Lord always seems to put the right people in my life at the right time to ensure maximum results. If it weren’t for Jesus Christ and this wonderful support network of like-minded brothers and sisters in Christ as well as others, I would’ve given up long ago. I am not the greatest speaker. That is why I write. I am always in awe of those people who have the gift of reaching through the computer monitor and can grab you by the heart-strings and move you to action. Chris Worsley, aka BiggyStylez as he is known on YouTube, is one of these people. He is on a weight loss journey like so many of us. He has a love for people that I have found hard to match. He is a dedicated husband, friend, and brother in Christ. If you have ever had any doubts about whether or not you matter, I suggest you subscribe to Chris’s channel. Here is one of his latest videos so you can understand why this blog is titled as it is.

Just when you start to think that people in this world just don’t care anymore, I present you with one that does. We at The Fractured Saint Project® are proud to call him our brother. This is what it’s all about: Paying forward the gifts that God gave us to make this world just a little better and to share His love and grace with our fellow-man. Subscribe to Chris’s channel http://www.youtube.com/biggystylez God bless. -Mike

Just a quick little update

mikebacon247 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:01:41 +0000

Well friends, I figured I would keep you in the loop of what’s going on here with us. We have been continuously searching and messaging potential sponsors to help carry the mission post incorporation, which is coming very soon. We only need another $400 to have the funds necessary to file all the paperwork. Then we can fully concentrate on the sponsor search. Although we will be filing for 501c3 and will be able to receive tax deductible donations, we want a good percentage of our income to come from our TFSP® Private Label clothing. We have been in the designing process coming up with new items. I am still trying to locate producers of a few products which shall remain a secret at this time and seeing as how this is a ministry, we very well may also carry a Fractured Saint Project edition King James Bible as well. If you know of any companies or individuals that would like to be a part of this incredible vision of ours, please pass our info onto them or let us know about it. We have many partnerships in mind that are just waiting on our nonprofit & tax-exempt status to be in place before we make the approach. We hope that you will join us on this magnificent ride that we have envisioned. You are witnessing the infant stages of something that has the potential to change the lives of thousands of people all over the world. We are also planning to make a small video about TFSP® that we can use when we register our program with YouTube’s nonprofit program which we think will do a lot for exposure. So many things are in the plans, but we need your help to make them a reality. We are only as strong as the hearts of the people who support what we are trying to do here. We could incorporate right now, but we feel it better to have all our ducks in a row first and file for incorporation and for 501c3 status in the same general time frame. Please let us know if you would be interested in being part of the team. God bless and we will keep you updated as we have more information. -Mike

As the time draws near.

mikebacon247 — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:41:41 +0000

As the time draws closer and closer for me to file our incorporation papers, I am filled with joy, terror, nervousness, angst, and hope all at the same time. This is an exciting time in my life. I have so many big hopes and dreams for what I want TFSP® to accomplish. I do not know if it will ever get a big as some of the more notable nonprofits, but the opportunity to do great things for people is there regardless of our size. I have been going a little stir-crazy over what I need to do first once the incorporation is complete. In order to keep being a little proactive, I have already been sending out emails and messages trying to lock in some sponsors to get this thing ramped up from the get go. One of TFSP®’s first priorities past establishing a chain of funding and sponsors is to work with local churches, lodges, shelters, and food banks to establish where the greatest need is. I still need to appoint a volunteer board of directors/advisors. I am ready for this thing to help people all around the world, but we will concentrate here first since we still have a great need that still has not been managed. I have also taken steps to establish our own brand of clothing and accessories. If you are an author or inspirational musician that would like to sell your book or CD in our store, please let us know as well. I have a long plan that is hard to explain outside of the confines of my brain, but I think some of you may see where I am going here. Lately I have witnessed many happenings and situations where TFSP® could have made a huge impact had we already been established. Those situations will always occur and we are looking for like-minded companies and individuals to help really bring this thing to life. I am working on so many idea all at one time that will blow the doors off this world. I am also looking into getting some t-shirts made that will help get the message out there as well. If you would like to get in on the ground floor of this exciting outreach ministry, please let us know. We would appreciate any and all support that you could send our way. Thanks and God bless. -Mike

Greed has no place in a Non-Profit!

mikebacon247 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:25:23 +0000

I want to take a moment to give a few thoughts that I have after reading an article in the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) on non-profit CEOs and their disgustingly large salaries. I am stunned to say the least. I now fully understand why people do not trust non profits or the people who run them. This is sad because an organization such as this one, who is here to legitimately help people have to struggle to get running and will have to struggle even harder to keep running simply because a few “CEOs” have been overtaken by the spirit of greed. Now, the boards of these nonprofits claim that they have to offer competitive salaries in order to gain the “Best and brightest” minds in their feilds…for example, The CEO of The American Cancer Society, John Seffrin makes and estimated $764, 135 annually! Seriously!? Why does the leader of any ”Non profit” ever have any need to make that much money. How many people could have been helped with the extra money that pads that compensation plan. This is why people do not have faith in nonprofits anymore. It is the same with churches who build multi-million dollar sanctuaries, but half of their congregation is struggling to make ends meet and people are still starving. Why would anyone want to help them. They cannot be sure that their money is actually helping people. You will never see that kind of lust for money and power here at TFSP®. Even if TFSP® ever gets as large as some of the other so-called nonprofits, (I chuckle to even call them charities or philanthropic entities) I nor anyone who will ever be employed here will ever be paid a salary of over 100K and even that is a stretch of the imagination, assuming any of them are ever anything other than volunteers. I want people to know that when they trust their hard-earned dollars to TFSP® to deliver a blessing or sew a seed into someone’s life, that they money is doing just that. You have my word on that. I am not in this for the money. We would be honored to have your support. We hope to file our incorporation papers and file for our 501c3 status here in a couple of weeks. Together we can actually do some good in this world and check the greed at the door. God bless. -Mike Bacon, Founder & Director, TFSP®

Faith Like a Child

mikebacon247 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:39:37 +0000

Hello again my friends. You all know that I love a good heartwarming story, especially when it involves a child. Those of you that have small children can attest that children see the world with a much larger and unrestricted view. Their understanding is not bound by man’s rules…or any rules for that matter. It is often said that kids say the darndest things! I wanted to share with you a little heart warming story that was submitted to the TFSP® Facebook fan site by Mike Aldridge by way of Mark Castellano about a little girl named Meredith that had just lost her friend, pet, and companion Abbey, and it goes like this:

Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could so, and she dictated these words:

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.

I hope you will play with her. She likes to swim and play with balls. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.

Love, Meredith

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, ‘To Meredith’ in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, ‘When a Pet Dies.’ Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:

Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help and I recognized her right away.

Abbey isn’t sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don’t need our bodies in heaven, I don’t have any pockets to keep your picture in so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the way, I’m easy to find. I am wherever there is love.

Love, God

Don’t say you’re too busy to forward this. Just go ahead and do it
By: Mark Castellano

I am always in awe of children and of how simple their understanding is and how easily faith comes to them. I wonder what the world would be like if we all had faith like a child. It would most likely be a much different world than the one we live in. I hope this warms your hearts and brightens your day just a little more. God bless.

-Mike Bacon, Founder & Director, TFSP®

CTFxC gave us a little plug…Big thank you Charles!

mikebacon247 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:50:16 +0000

For those of you that are unaware, three weeks ago I posted a video title Pray for Charles Trippy on the MikeBacon247 YouTube channel to ask for prayers for a fellow youtuber diagnosed with a brain tumor. Well, the Tumor is out and Charles is now back to normal. Since Charles had to have his head shaved to remove the tumor, we thought it would be the right and brotherly thing to do by sending him a TFSP® Skully to help cover the wound. We told him that showing the skully on camera was unnecessary, but he did it anyway. In the CTFxC mail vlog from a couple of days ago the TFSP® skully appears in the vlog at about 4:51-5:00. Big thank you to Charles and Alli for the plug. We are just glad you are recovered. If you are not subscribe to their channel, please do. They are good people that do a lot for others.

Thank you for your time. God bless. -MikeBacon247

Incorporation Update

mikebacon247 — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:01:57 +0000

Hello again friends and TFSP® . We figured that we would give you a little update on the incorporation process for TFSP®. As of today, because of new contributions totalling $350, our incorpoation fund is sitting at about $1000. Our overall funding goal to start with is $2000. That should handle all the paperwork and lawyers fees. We would do all of the paperwork ourselves, but I simply do not have the time in our schedules to do so at the moment. As soon as we can reach our $2000 goal, we will pull the trigger on the filing process. If anyone is interested in contributing to the fund, you can buy one of the $5 sponsorships at http://fracturedsaint.storenvy.com or purchase a TFSP® Life Journal or one of three spectacular hats that we have in the store or you can simply click the donate button in the right sidebar of our website, http://fracturedsaint.com . Now, once we finish the incorporation as a non-profit, we can seek public and private sourced grants. As soon as we file the papers for the 501c3 application with the state of Georgia, we will be able to accept, solicit, and provide tax deduction vouchers for all contributions. We are still looking into also putting together membership packages to TFSP® assuming the response to what we are trying to accomplish is great enough. We are also looking for small business people that believe in what we are trying to do here to sponsor our little social outreach program and ministry. If you are one of these people or know someone who could be, please feel free to contact us either here or through the website. Thank you all for your continued support. God bless and we love you all. We look forward to changing the world with you. Goodnight. -Mike Bacon, Founder & Director

Not a Fat kid anymore!

mikebacon247 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:56:29 +0000

You guys know That I love stories of personal triumphs and people overcoming obstacles to become better. Here is a story that I got from brother Mike Aldridge. It come from CBS.com and I thought i would Share it with you…

Bullied boy loses 85 lbs., inspires others to lose.( Courtesy of CBS.Com)
March 13, 2012

(CBS News) GUTHRIE, Okla. – 12.5 million children in the U.S. are obese, nearly triple the number in 1980. These children deal with stigma and the risk of serious health problems.
The American Academy of Pediatrics says 85 out of 100 kids with Type II diabetes are obese.

CBS Correspondent Byron Pitts met an Oklahoma boy who refused to be counted and inspired his community along the way.

Concerned with the high rate of obesity, Oklahoma City’s mayor put the city on a diet and challenged residents to collectively lose 1 million pounds.

Last month, after four years, the city reached that goal. 12-year-old Mason Harvey, who wasn’t part of the campaign because he was too young then, is one of the millions of children in America living with obesity.

For Harvey, a healthy fruit smoothie was not his after school drink of choice a year ago. Back then, the 6th grader weighed 206 pounds. Today he’s 85 pounds lighter.

Mason Harvey, who lost 85 pounds, in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
(Credit: CBS News) Harvey says the reason he decided to lose weight was because he was being bullied. Starting in the third grade, the other kids would call him names like “fat” and “jelly roll” and push him around.

The more he was teased, the more he ate. His parents Mike and Julie Harvey admit they were unintentional enablers.

“How is it possible that an 11-year-old boy would get up to 206 pounds?” Pitts asked his Mom.

“We never looked at him as fat,” Julie Harvey says. “We never called him obese. We never told him, ‘Mason you’ve got to lose weight.’”

But Harvey was fed up with the bullying. So he began to take small steps. He hit the gym, stopped drinking soda pop, burgers and pizza.

Today he eats carrots at school for snacks, with a bit of ranch dressing. He says he can’t believe he was 85 pounds heavier.

But Harvey decided not to stop there, he insisted that his parents join him.

“We’re not just sleeping in all day, laying around,” explains Mike Harvey. “We’re getting up, we’re moving and it’s making us feel better.”

His father once weighed more than 324 pounds, now he’s down to 298.

Mike Harvey explains, “I have this voice in my head now, that is Mason, and it’s constantly telling me things.
“‘No! don’t quit! Keeep ooooon truckin!,” his son chimes in.

That momentum is pushing Mason to convince his friends and neighbors to get healthier. He’s organized fitness events to promote awareness of childhood obesity – from laps around the track to victorious “rocky” moments climbing up and down stairs.

“A year ago you were bullied and now it sounds like you’re the man at school,” Pitts told Mason.

“Getting a lot more friends,” Mason said.

Pitts: “I thought you were about to say a lot more girlfriends.”

“That’s kinda happening too,” Mason said.

A year ago he was bullied, today Mason is getting a lot more friends. He didn’t just shed weight. He’s proving small steps can make big changes.

….How can you read some like this and not grin. As a former fat kid that was bullied myself, this definately makes me smile. I hope it brightens your day and inspires you to not only do better, but be better as well. God bless. -MikeBacon

The “Christian” Pigeon-hole

mikebacon247 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:52:43 +0000

Through many of my exchanges this week, in my efforts to rally support for TFSP®, it seems that more than a few people are hesitant to want to say they support what we are trying to do here because we have the title “Christian” attached to it. I guess what they were expecting was some holy rolling, holier than though, shove religion down your throat type of organization, but oh no no, they have once again mis-judged me. Just because I call TFSP® a Christian outreach ministry, doesn’t mean that I am out to beat you over the head with the Bible. I am not much of a preacher or a speaker so I provide links to the most knowledgable pastors and teachers that I know and have known for a significant number of years. If you want to know something, feel free to ask and I will answer it to the best of my ability or I will point you in the right direction. If you don’t want to ask, don’t, but please feel free to explore any of the dispensational biblical education links in the right sidebar. If you don’t want anything to do with the spiritual nature of this organization but still want to help us do some good for humanity then great, I am happy to have you. I will never force Jesus or Christianity down anyone’s throat, but I will talk about it at length since this is my website and the basis on which TFSP® was founded. I simply want to help people. I started TFSP® and am pursuing our non-profit incorporation as well as 501(C)3 status in order to make people feel a little more secure about giving. I am trying to lead by example and to let my efforts speak to my faith. You will see, even if you do not agree with my beliefs or the doctrines that I teach, that I am indeed the real deal Holyfield when it comes to my genuine concern for people and wanting to do good for people in need on a very large-scale. I am looking for like-minded, pay it forward, give back motivated people and companies that would like to help TFSP® get out into the world and really do some good! I want to do things like walk into hospitals and find people with staggering medical bills and pay them off. I want to anonymously buy and donate Christmas gifts to an entire children’s hospital. I want to be able to fund and stock a local food pantry for an entire year. I want to be able to find a single mothers struggling to give their kids shelter and buy them a houses! This is what TFSP® is all about. I do not want to be pigeon-holed into a label based on someone’s misconceptions of what they think a “Christian” is or should be. I am going to be and do what I feel that the Lord and the Word are guiding me to do whether or not people approve. I hope some of you will join me. Feel free to message me if you have any other questions or concerns. God bless. I love you all. -MikeBacon247