How far would you walk to save the life of your chid? One mile, two miles, 26.2 miles? As many as it took. How far would you walk to save the life of a child you have never met? A child that had no family to walk for them. A child that desperately needed life saving surgery but no one to get it for them.
When we adopted Becky and Katie from China, no one told us that we would also bring home the hearts of the many thousands of orphans left behind. No one told us that their stories would haunt us. That we would want to bring them all home with us - to fix all their hurts. No one told us that we just couldn't turn our backs on those precious children.
Through an amazing organization, Love Without Boundaries, we have found a way to help. On March 20th, some of my favorite moms and I will be walking 26.2 miles to raise money for the medical programs that give these orphan children a chance - a chance at life and a chance for a forever family.
I am not an athlete. I don't run. I managed to opt out of phys ed in high school. I have no idea how to train. I am not obsessive about my health or exercising. As a matter of fact, i hate to exercise and have never been able to sustain any long term exercise and training program.
But I will walk 26.2 miles for these kids. My friends will walk (and a couple are running!) for these kids. You can help. I am asking for your support. You can help these children by helping me raise money. It's easy to donate - just go here and give what you can. It's much less painless than walking the 26.2 miles!
I will be updating the LA Marathon section of the blog weekly with our training updates and anecdotes! Follow along, hold me accountable, pray for me (I'm a little old for this!) and mostly pray that our efforts would be multiplied and many kids would benefit!
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