Support the Red Letter Festival

The Red Letter Run

 

To learn the details Please visit:

http://redletterfestival.blogspot.com/

 

The Red Letter Run is raising awareness about negative effects of domestic violence, poverty and homelessness in the lives of women and children in Northwest Iowa.

 

What I am doing:

I attended Northwestern from 2004-2008, and while attending Northwestern there was an amazing organization set up right in Orange City. It is called “The Bridge”. This organization supports victims of domestic violence, poverty and homelessness in the NW Iowa.  Now I live in Japan, teaching English, and still see the wonderful servant hood of Northwestern Alumni who will run 61.5 miles from Sioux City to Orange City to raise awareness for this wonderful organization. One of the founders of this run has said, “I can’t give a lot of money but I can run”. Touched by this idea that though you may not be able to give lots of money you can give of what you have been given by God!

 

So I am giving from what God has begun in me the ability and desire to run. I may not be fast or be able to win trophies but I have been given the desire to run and I want to sacrifice myself to glorify God and raise awareness! I also see the homeless and hurting in Japan and want to run to raise awareness for “The Bridge” but also those who are homeless and affected by domestic violence in the world, especially Japan. Thus I will be run 12 miles on March 14 and March 20. The actual date of the run in the US is Saturday March 28^th, but I will not be able to run that day, I chose this coming weekend and next since I have the time and motivation to see God work! So I will train this week as much as possible and give God the glory as I glorify him and seek his face in light of “the Bridge”.

 

What I ask of you:

 

The only thing I ask is: PRAY. I would ask for daily prayers everyday till March 28^th directly for “The Bridge” and Japanese homeless and hurting. I will be in prayer and daily devotion focusing on God to fulfill his will at “The Bridge”. To just sacrifice a few moments of your day to give to another person hope through prayer. I would also ask for a special time of Prayer on March 14^th –(from the US- March 13) from 6:00-8:00 am (for the US- 4:00-6:00pm).  Things to pray for:

-       the facility- financially, spiritually, physically

-       the administration, workers, volunteers

-       the people who live there

-       the word of God being alive and speaking to people as they are being served

-       strength for the workers and that God would send volunteers

-       (if you want more information contact the above blog address)

Just thoughts:

If you would like to donate please send money to:

Send a check to:

 

The Bridge

P.O. Box 323

Orange City, IA 51041

 

in memo line write "Red Letter Festival”

 

-For those in Japan who would like to give some yen- I will be sending money to the US before March 28^th so please contact me and we will make arrangements.

-For those in the US please feel free to send the money straight to the organization- but if you are pledging money based on my running please contact me so I can give you more information!

 

 

 

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

 

Let us give of our time, money, and talents so we can comfort those as God has comforted us!

 

Blessings,

 

Molly Keese

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