Champions for TUG
- By: Ian Hendry
- Short URL: http://www.backabuddy.co.za/bmc_tug
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Hi
Thank you for taking the time to come to my BackaBuddy page.
On Sunday 30th May, I will be taking part in the Comrades Marathon, a 89+ km run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban.
This year, I'm running for a cause that is close to my heart. Human Trafficking is becoming a huge problem. This year, the Soccer World Cup comes to South Africa. To celebrate this and to allow them to be part of the event, the schools will be taking a 6 week break over the World Cup. Unsupervised children could be a target for Human Traffickers.
To combat this, Bryanston Methodist Church (BMC) is running an initiative called The Ultimate Goal (TUG). One of the projects is aimed at providing safe family entertainment for children in our communities over this period. For more details go to http://www.bmc.org.za/content.php?pageID=85
Please help me to support them by donating to the Champions for TUG initiative.
Thank you
Iano
PS: In the 2009 Comrades at 40km (50km to go, the bottom of the infamous Inchanga climb), I was reduced to a walk and was so lightheaded that I didn't know where I was. I didn't think I was going to make the finish and I recalled a verse of scripture, which I must have repeated over 100 times during the rest of the race. It was:
Isiaah 40:29 (NKJV) He gives power to the weak, and those with who have no might He increases strength.
As I said this over an over, I felt strength coming back to me...
Donations
| Name | Comment | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Lordan | Well done Ian, you are a true champion!! | Jun 04, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Graeme Newcomb | Good luck Iano! | Jun 04, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Ronnie & De'ann | well done Ian! | Jun 01, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Annie | Good luck Ian- we will be watching you!!! Annie | May 28, 2010 | R 200.00 |
| Ian | Good luck | May 27, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Karen Champion | Just do it! | May 27, 2010 | R 60.00 |
| Lizle | Run well - looking out for you at Alverston | May 27, 2010 | R 50.00 |
| Kay Wilson | Have a great race Iano - we will be watching !! | May 27, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Fids Kenton | Good luck run well on Sunday. Will be watching. | May 26, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Anonymous | Have fun and well done on taking part | May 25, 2010 | R 2 000.00 |
| RBoet | Go Iano Go! Have a great race, rather you than me! Sounds like a good cause | May 25, 2010 | R 200.00 |
| The Roscoes | Go boy!! - I know you can do it!! | May 25, 2010 | R 200.00 |
| Terry Swait | Lets look after these kids!! | May 25, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Al Preston | Have a great run Ian & thanks for the encouragement & accommodation | May 25, 2010 | R 500.00 |
| Lauren | See you on the road Iano! | May 24, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| The Skudder's | Best of luck with the race and well done on supporting such a great cause. | May 24, 2010 | R 200.00 |
| Ali Miller | Have a great race Iano!!! | May 21, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| COACH | Will double it if you beat COACH or run a silver :-) | May 14, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Denton | Hey Iano don't wait up for me at the finish! | May 13, 2010 | R 200.00 |
| Brooks family, UK | Pull up those socks and good luck! | May 10, 2010 | R 500.00 |
| Pumpkin and Mom | Enjoy your run, we will be cheering all the way xxx | May 08, 2010 | R 300.00 |
| Roan | Nice initiative brother! | May 07, 2010 | R 500.00 |
| The Askews | Do us proud! | May 07, 2010 | R 100.00 |
| Lindsay Hendry | Go, daddy go! | Mar 17, 2010 | R 100.00 |
Bryanston Methodist Church TUG |
| TUG is a national programme to unite all Christians to show the love of Jesus to South Africa, our visitors and the world during the FIFA World Cup™. At Bryanston Methodist Church, in partnership with Life World Outreach, Diepsloot Methodist Church, Bophelong Place of Life, and many Pastors and Churches within Diepsloot, we are organising a 30 Day TUG Soccer Festival in Diepsloot. This is a community based programme to provide safe, Christian based care and entertainment for the children and families of Diepsloot |
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