Raised so far:
What is the story tour?
The Story Tour is a national touring event for the addicted, hurting and struggling featuring the hope-filled music of Allan Scott Band, powerful testimonies from across the USA, live speakers and times of ministry. All designed to communicate one idea:
with Jesus, your story isn't over!
We need your help to raise
which will allow us to:
Purchase a used BUS that will allow us to travel longer distances
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Fund Thirty-Five Story Tour events to be held in Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Give Tickets Away and Offer Low Ticket Prices
Hire Travis Habbershon & create Jesus-centered recovery resources
Purchase a used BUS that will allow us to travel longer distances
TST
Fund Thirty-Five Story Tour events to be held in Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
Give Tickets Away and Offer Low Ticket Prices
Hire Travis Habbershon & create Jesus-centered recovery resources
We need your help because of stories like this...
In 2021, I was battling with depression and feelings of low self-worth. I cut myself a total of 410 times and made multiple suicide attempts. At the show, God touched my heart. Today, I’ve been clean from self harm for over a year and it’s been 2 years since my last suicide attempt. Thanks for helping men, women and children just like me.
- ATTENDEE, (CARIBOU, ME '22)
OUR GOD-sized GOAL:
$249,000
What does this look like?
A pic is worth a thousand words… So here is what traveling from Pennsylvania to Denver and playing 5 Shows along the way looks like in a van vs a bus:
Tour
Update (Through Fall '23)
During 2020 God gave us a vision: a revival sweeping the country, radically impacting drug addicts and bringing the hope of Jesus to the hurting and struggling. With that in mind and with the support of people like you, we launched “The Story Tour’ and held events in churches, high schools, and community centers across the Northeast USA.. Each event is a one-night musical journey featuring the hope-filled original music of ASB, live speakers, powerful testimonies & teaching, times of ministry and God stories from across the USA. Stories of freedom from addiction, shame and suicide. Stories of amazing healings and restored marriages. All designed to communicate one idea:
With Jesus, your story isn't over!
At all of our Spring 23 events, the altars were completely full, at some events half of the room stood up to receive Jesus! And many others flood the altars to receive prayer and help for their brokenness. At our very first event we helped one man throw away drugs and alcohol. We recently heard that he is still clean & sober today! We hear countless stories of how God has used The Story Tour to help bring freedom into people’s lives. And it’s all been possible because of your prayers and financial support. So thank you!
Through Fall of 23, The Story Tour will have traveled 16k+ miles to 47 cities in 11 states. Every season is a huge step of faith for us. While we keep our expenses as low as possible, each event still costs us over $12,000 in marketing, auditorium rental fees, gas, food, lodging and people costs for our team of 11. We recoup some of our costs through ticket and product sales at the events, but because we keep our ticket prices low, we rarely recover our event costs. We’re asking for your help to make our fall 23/spring 24 events possible.
In addition we would need to update our transportation. And we need your help! We currently travel in a 2013 van with 150k miles on it, Allan’s personal truck and two trailers carrying around 10,000 lbs of resources and equipment. Our goal is to purchase a bus in 2024, which will allow us to travel longer distances, and reach locations and people in the USA that are currently harder for us to reach.
We also desire to create digital and print resources for people who are struggling and addicted. Many receive Jesus at our events. It is our heart to be able to speak into their lives and provide encouraging recovery-based, Jesus-centered resources that can bring hope and discipleship long after we have left a city. Our goal is to hire our tour pastor Travis Habbershon as the tour’s second full time employee, to be in charge of creating podcasts, devotionals, books and other content that will speak into a hurting individual’s life year round.
We want to see a revival in the lives of the addicted, hurting and struggling. As far as we know, we are the only ministry with a dedicated national touring event solely for the marginalized. Jesus cares about people in low places, and so do we!
In a study of 5,412 people, conducted by the CDC in July of 2020, 1 out of 4 people said they had thought about committing suicide during the 30 days preceding the survey. 13.3% said they were coping with the pandemic by using drugs and alcohol.*
Domestic abuse numbers have skyrocketed. Addiction is on the rise. Overdoses are rampant. Suicides are on the rise. Virtually every bad metric is up. But Jesus brings change and hope. And we believe that people need to hear the message, that with Jesus, their story isn’t over!
That’s why we believe the mission of Found & Favored Ministries & ‘The Story Tour’ is more important TODAY, and this year, than ever before.
We can’t do it without you! ‘The Story Tour’ is a ticketed event with ticket prices kept intentionally low. Large groups of tickets are given away to those in drug rehabs and to those who can’t afford them but want to come (around 30-40% of total tickets).
Many times, there are several locations where we absorb the cost of the show, in order to reach people in a certain area.
One of the challenges we face in booking the event is finding a host partner. Many don’t have the space or resources needed, or their schedule is already full with other important projects. With that in mind, we’ve begun scheduling events, sponsored solely by Found & Favored Ministries, in neutral locations. (We will continue to partner with host ministries as those opportunities present themselves). We’re finding that we have a great response and higher attendance in these neutral settings, as those who wouldn’t enter the doors of a church often feel comfortable visiting their local high school. A neutral location also allows many ministries to come together, so people who receive or who are returning to Jesus can get plugged into numerous sources right away. It’s a win for local ministries, for us, and for “banged-up” people.
In 2023, 75% of our events are being held in theaters or high school auditoriums. We always have to rent these facilities however, and this comes with an added cost. The average rental fee is about $2000. We want to go to the places where we are needed the most, even if a location can’t pay us, or we have to pay for a location. In Fall of 23 we will be doubling the amount of Story Tour events. We will hold over 20 events from September to November in the locations where Jesus is needed most. In addition, we will be visiting new parts of the country, venturing out into midwest USA cities.
While we keep our expenses as low as possible, each event still costs us over $12,000. This includes thousands of marketing dollars per event. We want everyone to know when we are coming to a city. There are also auditorium rental fees, gas, food, lodging and people costs for our team of 11.. We will recoup some of our costs through ticket and product sales at the events, but because our ticket prices are low, we rarely recover our event costs.
In addition we need to update our transportation situation. As of Fall 23, we will have traveled over 16,000 miles to 47 cities in the Northeast USA, and it’s time for us to bring The Story Tour to other parts of the country, where longer distances of travel are required. The most practical way for us to do this, is in a bus that is able to haul our 14,000 lbs of equipment, and where the team can eat and sleep in between shows. This greatly reduces our travel time by eliminating travel dates/hotel stops in between shows, reduces team fatigue, and allows us to get farther away from our home base in Pennsylvania to reach more people.
Lastly, we would like to hire our tour Pastor, Travis Habbershon, full time. This will allow us to create Jesus-centered recovery-based digital and physical content that can be used to reach new people, and encourage those who are already connected with The Story Tour, everyday, not just on the day of an event.
We greatly appreciate your prayers and physical support. Would you please consider giving a gift to The Story Tour today? When you do, you will be the hands and feet of Jesus in the lives of those who may be addicted, hurting or incarcerated. Thank you!
Since Fall of 21 The Story Tour has traveled 8,300 miles to 24 cities in 6 states. In 2023, we are nearly doubling the amount of Story Tour events we offer in a year, and traveling into new areas, like the midwest USA.
We plan on venturing to the south and west coasts as we see how things develop for the ministry and as transportations allow.
It is our goal to raise $249,000 to help cover expenses for our Fall 2023/Spring 24 events, purchase a used bus and hire our tour pastor, Travis Habbershon, full time events.
All funds will be used in the following ways:
Offsetting Low Ticket Prices / Free Tickets To Those In Need / Purchasing a Bus / Creating Jesus-Centered Recovery-Based Content / Tour Promotions / Travel Expenses / Auditorium Rental Costs / Personnel Costs / New Music
In a study of 5,412 people, conducted by the CDC in July of 2020, 1 out of 4 people said they had thought about committing suicide during the 30 days preceding the survey. 13.3% said they were coping with the pandemic by using drugs and alcohol.*
Domestic abuse numbers have skyrocketed. Many have lost family members, others have lost businesses and jobs, and many more are feeling hopeless. Inside the PA Department of Corrections (where we are working now to take ‘The Story Tour’), prisons have been mostly locked down since March of 2020. Religious gatherings, family visitation, physical exercise in gym areas and other movements inside prisons have been severely restricted for a long time. People are hurting more than ever before. We personally know a lot of people who were crushed by 2020/2021. That’s why we believe the mission of Found & Favored Ministries & ‘The Story Tour’ is more important TODAY, and this year, than ever before.
We can’t do it without you! ‘The Story Tour’ is a ticketed event with ticket prices kept intentionally low. We have further reduced our ticket prices each season to reach more people. Large groups of tickets are given away to those in drug rehabs and to those who can’t afford them but want to come (around 30-40% of total tickets). We are working to bring the event free of charge to Prisons and Penitentiaries (as they loosen restrictions).
We want to go to the places where we are needed the most, even if a location can’t pay us. In Fall of 22, there were several locations where we are absorbed the cost of the show, in order to reach people in a certain area.
One of the challenges we face in booking the event is finding a host partner. Many don’t have the space or resources needed, or their schedule is already full with other important projects. With that in mind, we’ve begun scheduling events, sponsored solely by Found & Favored Ministries, in neutral locations. (We will continue to partner with host ministries as those opportunities present themselves). We’re finding that we have a great response and higher attendance in these neutral settings, as those who wouldn’t enter the doors of a church often feel comfortable visiting their local high school. A neutral location also allows many ministries to come together, so people who receive or who are returning to Jesus can get plugged into numerous sources right away. It’s a win for local ministries, for us, and for “banged-up” people.
In 2023, 75% of our events are being held in theaters or high school auditoriums. We always have to rent these facilities however, and this comes with an added cost. The average rental fee is about $2000. We want to go to the places where we are needed the most, even if a location can’t pay us, or we have to pay for a location. In Fall of 23 we will be doubling the amount of Story Tour events. We will hold 24 events from September to November in the locations where Jesus is needed most. In addition, we will be visiting new parts of the country, venturing out into midwest USA cities.
While we keep our expenses as low as possible, each event still costs us over $8000. This includes thousands of marketing dollars per event. We want everyone to know when we are coming to a city. There are also auditorium rental fees, gas, food, lodging and people costs for our team of 11.. We will recoup some of our costs through ticket and product sales at the events, but because our ticket prices are low, we rarely recover our event costs.
In addition we would like to record an album in early 2023. The Story Tour features stories of freedom from across the country, with the music of Allan Scott Band as the soundtrack. Without songs about the hope of Jesus, our ministry doesn’t have wheels. Most of the music used in the tour is from an album called “The Story” that we recorded in 2018. We have written a new batch of songs and now have a goal of recording a new album of music that can be used to update the next edition Story Tour events.
We want to continue to be able to bring this tour to places that need it the most, and provide free tickets to those who need them. Would you please consider supporting this project? When you do, you will be the hands and feet of Jesus in the lives of those who may be addicted, hurting or incarcerated. Thank you!
Since Fall of 21 The Story Tour has traveled 8,300 miles to 24 cities in 6 states. In 2023, we are nearly doubling the amount of Story Tour events we offer, and traveling into new areas, like the midwest USA.
It is our goal to raise $249,000 to help cover expenses for our Fall 2023/Spring 24 events, purchase a used bus and hire our tour pastor, Travis Habbershon, full time events.
All funds will be used in the following ways:
Offsetting Low Ticket Prices / Free Tickets To Those In Need / Purchasing a Bus / Creating Jesus-Centered Recovery-Based Content / Tour Promotions / Travel Expenses / Auditorium Rental Costs / Personnel Costs / New Music
WAYS TO DONATE: VIA CHECK OR ONLINE
Checks can be made payable to Found and Favored Ministries and mailed to:
277 Steeplechase Drive, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
