This is it for the 40 Day Fast 2008! I think it’s been a solid effort and everyone’s done a great job highlighting their various causes. Here’s what this past week has looked like:

• Date | Team 1 | Team 2
• 7/26 | Entertaining Angels | awiperu.org
• 7/27 | Nutrir | My Purple Curtains
• 7/28 | Imagine A Cure and JDRF | Christian Alliance for Orphans
• 7/29 | An Advocate For The Small | CongoCast.org
• 7/30 | Help End the Child Sex Slave Industry | KIVA
• 7/31 | Family Connections Christian Adoptions | a hidden treasure
• 8/1 | Haiti Rescue Center and You | You Need To Go On a Diet

That’s it! 40 Day Fast 2008 is a wrap. If you’d like to put this wrap-up on your site, just copy the code below and go for it.

<ul> <li>Date | <strong>Team 1</strong> | <strong>Team 2</strong></li> <li>7/26 | <a href="http://journeytowardeternity.blogspot.com/2008/07/entertaining-angels.html" target="_blank">Entertaining Angels</a> | <a href="http://possessionslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/40-day-fast-awiperuorg/" target="_blank">awiperu.org</a></li> <li>7/27 | <a href="http://emilywithaheart.com/2008/07/26/the-40-day-fast-my-day/" target="_blank">Nutrir</a> | <a href="http://thismustbe.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/my-purple-curtains/" target="_blank">My Purple Curtains</a></li> <li>7/28 | <a href="http://mercyme.org/blog/2008/07/28/40-day-fast-imagine-a-cure-jdrf/" target="_blank">Imagine A Cure and JDRF</a> | <a href="http://theonefactor.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/40-day-fast/" target="_blank">Christian Alliance for Orphans</a></li> <li>7/29 | <a href="http://seays.blogspot.com/2008/07/advocate-for-small.html" target="_blank">An Advocate For The Small</a> | <a href="http://mikepaschal.net/archive/504" target="_blank">CongoCast.org</a></li> <li>7/30 | <a href="http://imransomed.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast-help-end-child-sex-slave.html" target="_blank">Help End the Child Sex Slave Industry</a> | <a href="http://kristi-papertherapy.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast.html" target="_blank">KIVA</a></li> <li>7/31 | <a href="http://3littlebirds.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/40-day-fast/" target="_blank">Family Connections Christian Adoptions</a> | <a href="http://janesays7.blogspot.com/2008/07/hidden-treasure.html" target="_blank">a hidden treasure</a></li> <li>8/1 | <a href="http://the6stricklands.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast-haiti-rescue-center-you.html" target="_blank">Haiti Rescue Center and You</a> | <a href="http://www.trgckeathley.com/2008/08/01/you-need-to-go-on-a-diet/" target="_blank">You Need To Go On a Diet</a></li> </ul> <p>

We’re nearing the end of this fantastic 40 Day Fast. Let’s see what’s been published this past week.

• Date | Team 1 | Team 2
• 7/19 | Feed the Children | Grace Home
• 7/20 | Day Without Shoes | Child Trafficking
• 7/21 | No other hands… | Charity :: Water
• 7/22 | Brandy | Bridgetown Ministries
• 7/23 | HEART | Church on the Streets
• 7/24 | Tension (Kiva) | Iris Ministries
• 7/25 | As a Citizen of the World | My Neighbors

And there you go. Another week of awesome 40DF posts in the bag. Want to post the round-up above on your own blog? Just copy and code below and voila, should work like magic. See you next week!

<ul> <li>Date | <strong>Team 1</strong> | <strong>Team 2</strong></li> <li>7/19 | <a href="http://mandyconforth.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast.html" target="_blank">Feed the Children</a> | <a href="http://steveandrandel.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast.html" target="_blank">Grace Home</a></li> <li>7/20 | <a href="http://www.bradruggles.com/2008/07/21/a-day-without-shoes/" target="_blank">Day Without Shoes</a> | <a href="http://shawnbashor.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast-day-28-team-2-in-open-child.html" target="_blank">Child Trafficking</a></li> <li>7/21 | <a href="http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=255" target="_blank">No other hands…</a> | <a href="http://blakethompson.net/2008/07/21/charity-water/" target="_blank">Charity :: Water</a></li> <li>7/22 | <a href="http://rmfo-blogs.com/brandy/" target="_blank">Brandy</a> | <a href="http://www.3intheam.com/2008/07/bridgetown-ministries-40-day-fast.html" target="_blank">Bridgetown Ministries</a></li> <li>7/23 | <a href="http://redcedar.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/40-day-fast-heart/" target="_blank">HEART</a> | <a href="http://joelstapleton.com/2008/07/22/40-day-fast-2/" target="_blank">Church on the Streets</a></li> <li>7/24 | <a href="http://familybush.com/archives/1495" target="_blank">Tension (Kiva)</a> | <a href="http://maryanns-musings.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fastmy-turn.html" target="_blank">Iris Ministries</a></li> <li>7/25 | <a href="http://thisiskristin.com/?p=793" target="_blank">As a Citizen of the World</a> | <a href="http://betterthanblank.org/40-day-fast-my-neighbors/" target="_blank">My Neighbors</a></li> </ul> <p>

Another week has come and gone, and that means more 40 Day Fast posts from bloggers! Let’s take a look at what’s went down the past seven days.

• Date | Team 1 | Team 2
• 7/12 | International Justice Mission | It’s About The People
• 7/13 | Give Grace | What If
• 7/14 | UNICEF | Here I Am, Lord Send Me
• 7/15 | The Home Foundation | Eritrea and our family in chains
• 7/16 | Adam | World Vision
• 7/17 | The Face of Death | Out of Sight, Out of Mind
• 7/18 | Back 2 Back Ministries | To Write Love On Her Arms

There you have it. Another week in the can. Check back next Friday for our next wrap-up. In the meantime, if you want to use the code and post my wrap-up, grab it from the box below and go for it. Have a great weekend!

<ul> <li>Date | <strong>Team 1</strong> | <strong>Team 2</strong> </li> <li>7/12 | <a href="http://transitionpete.org/?p=1658" target="_blank">International Justice Mission</a> | <a href="http://brentinworship.com/blog/2008/07/its-about-the-people/" target="_blank">It’s About The People</a> </li> <li>7/13 | <a href="http://www.biscuet.com/general/give-grace/" target="_blank">Give Grace</a> | <a href="http://offeringband.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/what-if/" target="_blank">What If</a> </li> <li>7/14 | <a href="http://brodyharper.com/2008/07/13/40-day-fast-day-22-unicef/" target="_blank">UNICEF</a> | <a href="http://singthroughme.blogspot.com/2008/07/here-i-am-lord-send-me.html" target="_blank">Here I Am, Lord Send Me</a> </li> <li>7/15 | <a href="http://www.nataliegrant.com/2008/07/14/40-day-fast-the-home-foundation/" target="_blank">The Home Foundation</a> | <a href="http://www.kjaere.com/2008/07/40-day-fast-eritrea-our-family-in.html" target="_blank">Eritrea and our family in chains</a> </li> <li>7/16 | <a href="http://caffeinatedfaith.com/Blog/" target="_blank">Adam</a> | <a href="http://thenoblewife.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-turn-40-day-fast.html" target="_blank">World Vision</a> </li> <li>7/17 | <a href="http://euphrony.blogspot.com/2008/07/40-day-fast-my-turn-face-of-death.html" target="_blank">The Face of Death</a> | <a href="http://www.danbyron.com/blog/2008/07/16/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/" target="_blank">Out of Sight, Out of Mind</a> </li> <li>7/18 | <a href="http://www.toddruth.com/live_a_revolution_every_d/2008/07/40-day-fast-back-2-back-ministries---d%C3%B3nde-est%C3%A1-su-casa.html" target="_blank">Back 2 Back Ministries</a> | <a href="http://www.stereotruth.net/2008/07/40-day-fast-to-write-love-on-her-arms/" target="_blank">To Write Love On Her Arms</a> </li> </ul> <p>

We’ve got another week of the 40DF under our belts so let’s take a look at what’s been posted so far. We’re going to try a slightly different format this week. Let’s go!

• Date | Team 1 | Team 2
• 7/5 | Sponsoring the Elderly through CFCA | A Well of Hope
• 7/6 | LifeStraw | Early Intervention
• 7/7 | Saving the Children
• 7/8 | How You Can Change the World | Faith Ministry
• 7/9 | Toma’s Bar becomes Toma’s Cookhouse | How to be a Rockstar
• 7/10 | The Untouchables | World Foundation for Children
• 7/11 | HOP Cambodia | Migrant Worker’s Rights

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<ul> <li><strong>Date | Team 1 | Team 2</strong> </li> <li>7/5 | <a href="http://embracingtherisk.blogspot.com/2008/07/sponsoring-elderly-through-cfca.html" target="_blank">Sponsoring the Elderly through CFCA</a> | <a href="http://andiramusic.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/a-well-of-hope/" target="_blank">A Well of Hope</a> </li> <li>7/6 | <a href="http://shawnw.org/40-day-fast-2008-lifestraw">LifeStraw</a> | <a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15766662&postID=2519429267978436728" target="_blank">Early Intervention</a> </li> <li>7/7 | <a href="http://www.shaungroves.com/shlog/comments/saving_the_children/" target="_blank">Saving the Children</a> </li> <li>7/8 | <a href="http://fragranceofsweetgrass.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-you-can-change-world.html" target="_blank">How You Can Change the World</a> | <a href="http://www.crossdrivenradio.com/40-day-fast-faith-ministry/" target="_blank">Faith Ministry</a> </li> <li>7/9 | <a href="http://markjaffrey.blogspot.com/2008/07/tomas-bar-becomes-tomas-cookhouse.html" target="_blank">Toma’s Bar becomes Toma’s Cookhouse</a> | <a href="http://www.thesecretlifeofkat.com/site/comments/the-40-day-fast-how-to-be-a-rockstar/" target="_blank">How to be a Rockstar</a> </li> <li>7/10 | <a href="http://www.pinkhairedgirl.net/?p=988" target="_blank">The Untouchables</a> | <a href="http://blueandgreenplanet.blogspot.com/2008/07/day-18-of-40-day-fast-team-2.html#comments" target="_blank">World Foundation for Children</a> </li> <li>7/11 | <a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14083176&postID=7458318891125085427" target="_blank">HOP Cambodia</a> | <a href="http://theconservatory.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/40-day-fast/" target="_blank">Migrant Worker’s Rights</a> </li> </ul>

That’s it for last week. We’ll update again on Friday with 7/12 through 7/18. Have a great week!

Below is my entry for the 40 Day Fast 2008. My cause is LifeStraw. Be sure and check out the interview I did with Peter Cleary of Vestergaard Frandsen, the makers of LifeStraw, to get more details on this worthy cause.

40 Day Fast 2008 | LifeStraw | shawnw.org from shawnw on Vimeo.

Want to donate? Hit up my LifeStraw page and get all the details.