U MATTERS
What an exciting week it has been! We are full swing into The Grace Race - such energy and enthusiasm! People have been walking, running and hiking - people have walked to and from work - people have walked at lunchtime - people have had meetings whilst walking. People have signed up in Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Portugal, Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Washington DC and beyond, and it has been so exciting to see the participation of various groups - Small Groups, Youth, Young Adults to name a few.
Throughout the week, it has also been exciting to see the diversity of representatives who have been on our Leaderboard (top 10) - our Filipino leaders - Cristina Yangkin, Ruby Herico and Lolita Laudes; our Youth - Sebastian Caldwell, Britta Telvik and Elise Bland; our COM, Deacons and Trustee leaders - Charles Caldwell, Michael Birley and Geoff Lovegrove, and our Grace Race / Grace of Giving team - Tess Lyons, Wanda Yuen and David Ashton-Howorth. We hope Gerard Dubois continues to clock in the kms as he has consistently been on the leaderboard!
We are grateful for the participation of EVERYONE who is participating, either through giving or walking, and for EVERY KILOMETRE! Every km helps us reach our goal - from Scotland to Hong Kong - 9,888 km and every dollar helps Build Union for the Future. Not one person can accomplish this event alone - every person, every participant is needed. Just like the church - the body is made up of many parts - we need each other, and we need to work together to accomplish our goal. 1 Corinthians 12
Currently we have 192 participants. If you have not signed up, you still can! You can participate alone or join a walk. Please see our webpage for details - or contact the “Strava hotline” (church office and ask for David). As of tonight, we have 6,650 kms to go - we need YOU!
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Lace up, Pastor Michele