This past weekend a group of us participated in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (See picture).  What was even cooler is that we all raised money for Active Water.  Some of you may not know what Active Water is all about, so let me give you a quick synopsis:  it’s a nonprofit organization that uses the athletic lifestyle and grassroots campaigns to bring clean water and sanitation projects to needed communities throughout the globe. 

This year, MOVE is mobilizing students to take part in the global water crisis.  A portion of our offering collected in 2010 will go to drill five new wells in poverty-stricken communities in Zambia.  Together, we won’t just give water to the people of Zambia, we will also give them hope. 

So the question we had to ask ourselves as a staff was this:  If we are going to challenge students to help raise awareness for this cause, shouldn’t we do the same…? 

The answer was glaring our staff in the face:  We couldn’t just sit back in our offices and challenge students to go make a difference; we wanted to participate alongside them.  Then, believe it or not, more and more of the Christ In Youth Staff joined on.  One of MOVE’s program administrators (Eric Epperson) decided to run a full marathon.  Two other MOVE staffers decided to run the half marathon.  By the time the race came about, we had multiple relay teams and 5K walkers and racers. 

The humbling part about the entire race was a group of people coming together for one cause.  Everybody has been there…whether it’s on a sports team, planning committee, church function, etc.  Yet this crew that ran in this race wasn’t getting together for kicks and giggles.  Christ had brought us together to help impact His Kingdom through running.  That was all.  We all need to come together for one cause, and that’s God’s Kingdom. 

Thank you for your prayers and support.  Thank you for reading this short summary of a weekend that will hopefully impact people around the globe long after this post is lost in cyberspace.  If Christ is compelling you to help, one way to do that is to support Christ In Youth.  Any support is welcome, and any support is appreciated.