Yesterday was truly amazing! It was a really long day! But fun, emotional, tiring, jubilant - With the new course came knew challenges. Dodgers stadium was a zoo. Traffic was terrible - they started the race 30 minutes later. The course was fun and vibrant - very hilly.
All of our runners and mentors finished strong... most 'hit the wall' (as to be expected), but all kept persevering and met or surpassed their goals! One of our gals, Ana, who had knee issues, did great! Our guy, Gerardo, who had knees issues, finished strong, but not without complications. I didn't leave Santa Monica until after 5pm because I spent a few hours with him and nurses - we eventually got him to a hospital - and today I found out he is having stomach bleeding. This guy made some huge steps forward last week spiritually and in his character. All the mentors and I were commenting on Saturday how much we've seen him grow. Please keep him in your prayers. I hope to hear more from him tonight.
This is a big transition week for our runners and their goals. We have them set post-marathon goals. Please keep them in your prayers. A number of them have a godly hunger! I look forward to seeing what is next for them. This Saturday is our annual banquet. It is always a touching time.
1 comments:
greg and julie! It is amazing to have been able to see you guys working with the SRLA team there at Foshay for the past 6 years (i think!) that I've known y'all.
God is really using you guys and it is great to hear the stories!
with you,
Stephen
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