The concept for AFC came to me while walking each day to get ready for my hike on the AT. I thought it was my idea and gave it some consideration. The original concept was Apostles For Christ on the Appalachian Trail. I didn’t think about it a lot for a while, but it just wouldn’t go away. Finally, I realized it wasn’t my idea but God’s and it wasn’t going to go away. I felt like it was something he wanted me to do.
What AFC is, is Christian men and women who recognize the need to testify to those who aren’t Christians and who either don’t know about God or haven’t found him yet. We need to change the concept that the world has of Christians. Being a Christian doesn’t mean that you are perfect, we are all sinners and have all the faults and failings that everyone else does. The difference is that we, as Christians are forgiven and only by turning our back on God can we lose that. By being a member of AFC and wearing a patch or a shirt or a hat with the logo, you invite people to ask about it and in doing so give you a chance to give your testimony. We are apostles and tell people our story when given the chance. The trick is to recognize when God is opening that door for us and to step through it.
When I first got the idea for AFC it was going to be Apostles For Christ on The Appalachian Trail. The closer I got to leaving for Ga. to begin my hike I realized that we are all on a trail, I call it Life’s Trail. Even though the original idea was to testify to people while hiking, I realized that Christians and non-Christians are all on a trail (Life’s Trail) life just like the Appalachian Trail, it has a beginning and a end, is full of ups and downs, good days and bad days. There are so many similarities between life and hiking. As Christians we can wear a patch or a pin any place and testify any time.
I had several patches made with the idea that if I testified to someone and they accepted Christ or showed a lot of interest I would give them a patch. In that way expanding the number of people in the group. Later, I began to realize I needed to get patches into the hands of Christians that I knew or would meet so they could begin testifying also. I have been having them made one at a time, but I hope the need for them becomes so great that I have to have them made by the gross.
UPDATE, 7/21/2011
I now have patches, pins and t-shirts (pictured below). I will give a patch or pin to anyone who asks for one at no cost to them, I’ll even pay postage. The t-shirts I will send for cost plus shipping. The current cost for a t-shirt is $8.75 and the shipping is about $5.00 so that puts the total cost at about $13.75. The more shirts I get made up the cheaper the cost to me and I can pass the savings on. You can get a patch, pin or shirt by contacting me by email at dave@apostlesforchrist.com. No email addresses are sold or saved.
I hope you will join me in my walk for Christ, with only a little effort on our part we can make a huge difference. I have help to get a website up and running, and it will be a work in progress (just like me). Join us and watch us grow as we do Gods work.
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