Kickathon

On Saturday, October 20th, I'll be kicking in a kickathon to raise money for a charity! My goal is to do 1000 kicks. So far, most of my sponsors are pledging 2 cents per kick. This amounts to $20 for those of you who are mathematically challenged. The charity I am kicking for is Christ Initiative.

Here is a paragraph about the charity:

Zacharia Baker's journey began with a call from God to go to Zimbabwe when he was 19 years old. In February of 2009 he set off for his first trip to Zimbabwe giving away all his belongings. He left with a one-way plane ticket across the world planning to live with Pastor Jefuremu as long as the Lord provided. After arriving in Zimbabwe Zach took on the role of Assistant Pastor and became exposed to the critical condition of the country under the dictatorship of Robert Mugabe. His heart broke for those in serious need. He felt the church should be doing so much more and was extremely bothered by the lack of effort he saw. Most people had heard the Gospel message but either did not entirely understand it or know how to respond to it. Church services had become a business and competition over who had the best music or the most appealing message. Pastors were thriving while congregations suffered in poverty and sickness. Zach learned of several stories of those who had been in serious need and after seeking help from the church were overlooked. These people had been told by their Pastors that if God loved them they would be taken care of but they still had nothing and so assumed that God either did not love them or did not exist. This presented very difficult and unique circumstances to evangelize under. Zach concluded that these people had heard of but not seen Jesus and that the greatest impact that could be made would be made through actions, not words. After several months he saw a great need for housing and nourishment of the 1.4 million orphaned children.  This charity will go towards the feeding, housing, and educating of these children.

This is a good cause. If you'd like to sponsor me and help a good cause, please make all checks payable to Christ Initiative.

P.S. I CAN do 1000 kicks and I WILL do 1000 kicks.
P.P.S The kickathon will be held at Sullivan's USA karate in Jaffrey NH. If you are in the neighbourhood, please stop by and participate and/or watch. Thanks!

Maddie