Hernando, Mississippi
Saturday, April 20, 2013
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| Race day preparation beginning before the break of dawn. |
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| Registration table -- part of a large army of volunteers doing an outstanding job! |
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| Nice walk-up crowd on a cool, beautiful morning |
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| Michael Satcher -- orphan care champion, virtual runner, T-shirt model |
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| 233 runners plus about 100 others milling about before the race. Other encouragers at different spots along the route. |
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| Running for orphans and remembering others. |
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| And . . . they're off! |
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| The real winners on this day: Some of the world's 147+ million orphans |
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| Amanda & Amy -- orphan care champions from Cordova |
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| The Johnsons -- orphan care champions from Senatobia |
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| Part of Team Colonial Hills -- 9 medal winners from CHC! |
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| That's my boy! 2nd place in his age group! |
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| Fitting finish to the day: EmilyFaith accepting a framed photo of one of the children's homes like this race will help fund. Handprints of some of the actual orphans in Mabaale, Uganda, who will have a place to live because of her efforts. |
On behalf of the orphans in Uganda, thank you to everyone who showed up Saturday to live out James 1:27 on a beautiful Hernando morning . . . and had a blast in the process!
Thanks for reading.
4theVoiceless,
Al
Postscript: I blogged a couple of weeks ago about my running goal for the race,
a new personal best.
Alas, that did not happen Saturday. Maybe next year. I did, however,
finish third in my age group (out of I-don't-know-or-care-how many) for
my first 5K medal!
Previous Orphan Run Mississippi Posts:
"And Suddenly...Orphan Run MS"
"Prepping to Run for Orphans"
"Orphan Run Mississippi: A Personal Best, Half a House, and You"
"Orphan Run Mississippi: The Essentials"
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