A Worthy Cause

The mission for Run for the Forgotten is to seek out and assist orphan care initiatives throughout the world. There are many of them, operating quietly in small pockets of the world. They may be small in size but the work they do to supply the basic necessities of life to children is huge.

I am thrilled to tell you about one such ministry and the young woman at the heart of it. Amazima Ministries was started by Katie Davis. She went to Uganda to teach school, but quickly saw there was another reason God had sent her there. She saw many children in the streets, hungry, in need of medical care and unable to attend school. She started with a goal of helping a small number of these children and in just a few years has grown beyond that size. I encourage you to read her stories of the work of this amazing ministry at www.amazima.org .

I am also excited to tell you that Amazima Ministries will be the first recipient of Run for the Forgotten fundraising efforts. We have a marathon relay team assembled and we are begining to get on with the business of training and fundraising. It's going to be an exciting few months as we aim for our race date on April, 30th. If you want to get join us in supporting this ministry you will find a "Donate" button on their website. There is a memo box on the form where you can fill in "Run for the Forgotten", so we can celebrate the results of our efforts together.

Reaching children one at a time

"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnessess surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." - Hebrews 12:1

I am inspired by people who see a problem and take it upon themselves to fix it. My grandmother was that kind of person. She and my grandfather moved to Hilton Head, SC around 1969 to "retire". If you have been there, you might think that would be a good place to settle back. It was different then. One hotel, 1 or 2 golf courses, no restaurants, no hospital, no grocery store. What they did have was a population of people native to the island, who were living in less than pristine conditions. My grandmother, a former home healthcare nurse, volunteerd with the county health department. Many of her patients were children who suffered the ill effects of liviing with no running water. My grandmother recognized that treating their illnesses would not solve the problem. She took it upon herself to start the deep well fund. Soon they were digging wells and fresh water was flowing. Clean water was just the firts of many works fo service Grandma completed in her retirement.

That's the kind of spirit that I want to nourish through Run for the Forgotten. Come back and visit and learn about some amazing people who saw a need, hear God's call, and made themselves available to His service.