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yep. you're right. sneak peak at my prayer letter below! ! !
want the highlights?
im running a half-marathon in september. what am i thinking?
and i'm still running the marathon of support raising...what a great connection.
how can you help right now? consider giving to wmf on my behalf! ! ! and keep praying!


Dear friends,

I got a little panicky last month. In January I decided that I wanted to run a half marathon. I think it might have been so cold in January that the thought of running in the sun sounded amazing.

I began training for the half marathon around the beginning of August. I was able to kick out some good distances on the treadmill and thought hey this will easily translate into miles outside. Right. What I had forgotten while jamming away with my mp3 player and running on treadmills was that Omaha is downright hilly. When I walk outside of my apartment I have four different directions I could go, north, east, south or west. It does not matter which direction I choose because I might as well be going uphill both ways.

So in the mornings, I fight with my alarm clock and face the fact that I’ve learned that I can gasp for air while fighting through the fire in my legs. And I’ve learned to like it. I’ve had lots of time for thoughts, prayer, reflection and even some conversations with running partners.

My running partners are my favorite parts about running. There’s always a moment while running when I look at my friend and hope that she might need to stop, catch her breath, tie her shoes or maybe look at the scenery. It’s usually right as we’re approaching some infamous hill. Convenient.

When I run with friends, I’m all better. The hill doesn’t seem that hard. And really, when we get to the top of the hill together, it feels so much sweeter.

This story makes sense and the connection is pretty clear. :-) You all have given me renewed strength and faith when times have been hard and when I’ve wanted to give up. You all inspire me.

I wanted to give you all an update on how things are going for my support account. Thankfully my support account has been in the positive for most of the year. On average I am receiving approximately $1,500 a month (a majority of that represents monthly gifts!). As I look at the next couple of months I anticipate that my support account is going to go negative. If I were to receive $500 more a month this year, my support account would be healthy. This is the part of journey when I look to you because I can’t catch my breath.

If you have been considering financially partnering with Word Made Flesh on my behalf – there are several ways to do so – return the response card, fill out the auto-deduct form or visit our website for easy online giving. I appreciate the sacrifices and commitments you have made to our friends.

Keep praying for me. I need it these days. I’m feeling the weight of the past few months. I’m been blessed by the response of you all as you have carried my burdens in different ways. If it was remembering that I needed some knives for my kitchen or if it was sending a coffee gift card, you all have been signs of provision and answers to prayers.

thank you. js