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So my friend Josh is experimenting with a new type of micro-lending scheme via blog clusters and hubs. Sort of in the style of Kiva or Relational Tithe, but much smaller, more contextual, and most importantly friendship-driven, galvanized by local narratives. Awesome.

The first project is the “Indian Taxi Fund.” Josh’s friend Amit is a church planter in India working to keep his feet on the ground via a local taxi business so he can continue to teach people the way of Jesus. Josh tells Amit’s story HERE. So, please stop now and read it. It’s really moving. Seriously, go read it right now. You can come back when you’re done. I’ll still be here.

I mean it. Click the link.

Ok, so you’re back. Here’s the deal. Through the wonderful tools of social networking and web2.0, Josh is collecting funds to loan to Amit so he support himself and his family and continue to participate in God’s kingdom and process of creativity and restoration. The goal is $7500. There’s not really a strict time frame though I’ve heard Josh say a month would be cool.

So, if you’re willing can contribute please do. You can donate via PayPal here. Later on today I’ll throw up a sidebar for all this so if you want to give over the course of a period of time you won’t have to look around for this post. If you’re a blogger and are willing, you can also promote it on your site. Josh has more about that here and I’m sure he’d be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

Also, Josh runs a sweet design company, Red Cowboy Designs. So if you need anything done in that area, scoot on over there. He does really great work. And if you hurry, you can get a 20% discount with some of the profits going directly to the Indian Taxi Fund. See more about that here.

Ok last thing. I know this seems like a lot, but this is for a really good cause. Josh and another fellow blogger and friend, Nick, have a really nice podcast. Seriously, it’s one my favorites. Good stuff. Check it out here. Well worth a listen.

That’s all.

Thanks in advance for the support!