Year End Update

A couple of months ago, this journey started -- one that will end with a home for Muia's family.

• Peggy and Cindy had been training until Peggy's injury.  They hope to resume training in January.
• Peggy, thankfully, did not require a cast.  Now, about 5 weeks after the injury, she's able to walk without the boot.  She will need the brace for the indefinite future, including during the actual marathon.
• Marites, our cousin in N. California, wants to run the marathon and has been training with her husband Gil and on her own.  
• We're closing in on 10% of the fundraising goal.

Fundraising can be distasteful.  I know we're all bombarded with pleas, especially at the end of the year.  However, one of the blessings during this journey is to witness the response from unexpected places.

• A niece and nephew who chose to have the money that would've gone to their Christmas presents be redirected to the fund.
• A 90+ year old aunt who's giving so much more than the monetary donation.  (She wakes up before dawn each morning for hours of prayer.)
• Friends from church who've donated money and even jewelry to be sold for the fund.
• High school friends who've expressed an interest supporting this effort.
• People we don't know and/or who choose to remain unknown.

UPDATE: (Thanks to Paul, the Director of Tumaini in Kenya, I got these updated pictures of Muia today!)

For those who may be wondering, the donations go to Tumaini Ministries and is tax-deductible.  If you're so inclined, you may donate by clicking below.