World Beard Day Is Saturday, But 22 Men Have Been Committed to The Tide® Ministry’s Unique ‘Year Beard’ Challenge Since January
Few may know that this Saturday—Sept. 7—is World Beard Day. But 22 brave men who are raising awareness and funds for The Tide ® ( www.thetide.org ) global radio ministry are already fully on board. In fact, they’re more than nine months ahead! The group of guys have been growing their beards—no shaving allowed—since the beginning of 2019 for The Tide ministry’s unique “ Year Beard ” fundraiser. Thus far, more than $15,000 has been raised. Those funds will help purchase more airtime for The Tide ministry’s Gospel radio broadcasts in Asia, Africa and Europe. “A motivating factor is the knowledge that for every dollar given through The Tide’s Year Beard challenge, 20 more people worldwide can hear about Jesus,” said The Tide Development Director Mark Story, who came up with the idea of Year Beard and is growing his beard as well. “As we move into the third quarter of Year Beard, people who may have known nothing about our global radio ministry can learn more as they ask, ‘What’s up ...