I have a dream for this place. A vision of what it could be. The things it could do and individual lives it could bring a ray of sunshine to.

It started as an idea. A spark of an idea really. How to make a difference to a child and her mother in one small corner of West Wales. How to bring connection and meaning and existence into the day of one lonely grandparent. How to empower one fourteen year old boy to believe that he can do it. That there is another way.

One person on their own is powerless. Well, that’s probably not strictly true. I think about individuals who totally rocked our world. Martin Luther King. Adolph Hitler. Jesus.

Some use their individuality for good whilst in others it finds an evil expression. But good or evil, these individuals made a difference to our history.

But. They didn’t do it alone. They had their thing and went with it. Inspiring and empowering others to join them and make a difference. To change the world.

And that’s what I want for this place. I want us, you and me, to change the world. Together. One brick at a time. One life at a time.

But here’s the thing. Right now, people who Give A Brick (£1) generally fall into two overlapping categories. Either they Give A Brick because they’re connected with our first project (they live in the area or are related to someone who lives in the area) or they Give A Brick because they know me or a member of my family.

That’s basically where it’s at. I’m not being big-headed or thinking too highly of myself. I hear it every time I ask the question on a Friday. It’s a relationship thing. I love talking to people and we connect and they want to help so they Give A Brick.

And that’s lovely and kind and all and I appreciate it but I don’t need the affirmation (well actually, on a day when I’m feeling low I love the affirmation but that’s not the point!) Give A Brick isn’t about me. I’m too small to carry this vision and dream on my own. Maybe if I were an A-lister with a huge fan base, just being me waving the Give A Brick flag would be enough. I don’t know.

But that’s not what I want for this place. I want people to get involved and Give A Brick and tell their friends about the charity. But I want them to tell the stories of the lives that Give A Brick is making a difference to.

I see Give A Brick community facilities in every town in the UK.

I see you and me, empowering people to smile at strangers and delighting in the smile that stranger returns.

I see this place here on the web as being a community on-line where people can get advice but also engage in great, real, honest conversation.

I see Facebook applications and apps for the iPhone with the Give A Brick logo splashed all over the front, being passed from person to person as they share the vision and the love and the connection.

I see people connecting and living a life that is more joyful and more abundant as a result of Give A Brick.

And I see me, here, right now, wondering how on earth do we start?

Give A Brick is more than one person. It is a vision and a dream and it starts with you.

You can make that difference today.

How? Give.

Give love. Give time. Give money.

Give A Brick in whatever form feels right for you. Catch the vision. Share the dream. Be a bricklayer in this massive adventure of ours. But please, just give.