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Hi Everyone-Training has been hard, but it has all shown me a lot. There were so many times when I just wanted to give up .. just stop running and walk or rest. (and I did a few times!) But in the end it showed me that pushing through the pain will pay off. It definitely did, considering in the beginning I couldn't even run 2 miles easily, and I now I can without any problems.
I know that this will help me in the future, just to be able to remind my self when things are hard and I want to give up, that no matter what - in the end, pushing yourself will pay off. I'm thankful to have once again, learned this lesson.
I'm excited about the houses, and I'm even more excited to go to Haiti in the end of June to help buy the houses. I can not wait. I love the Haitian people, and I love living in Haiti. I wouldn't change it for anything. That's part of the reason I'm so thankful and excited to have had this opportunity to run for them.
Saturday morning was my last long distance training run. I ran ten miles in crazy humidity and it still went well! I was
excited to have the last long one behind me though. Just two more 2 mile runs.. and then Sunday, June 6th in Minneapolis is race day! I'm very excited, but also nervous. I like running, but I have decided riding horses is a much better hobby. I'm so happy to have my mom and aunt Tina running it with me next Sunday!I again want to say thank you to all the people that have been praying and supporting me since the beginning. I'm so thankful for everyone who has been apart of all this.
Mr. Tom White the accountant is going to get me a new total mid-week to update you again, but right now Heartline has for sure received $2,420 by mail. This means the total as of this moment is $37,646 - That means 15 houses to buy and 15 houses matched by Maxima - 30 HOUSES as of today.
We are taking donations until June 10th, please tell your friends and spread the word.
Thank you all so much!
Love-
Paige
11 comments:
30 houses! yaay hooray. 30 families with a better life. But where are you going to PUT the houses?
Hello from the UK. Still reading five months on and still praying for your family and your work in haiti. Love in Christ, Elisabeth
Good for you Paige! Incredible accomplishments:)
Is there an address we could mail a donation to?
Way to go!! God bless you. I will definitely be praying for you this week. What time Sunday will you be running? 30 houses?!??!!! So cool!
Way to go, Paige! You are an inspiration to us all, young and old, that we can accomplish whatever we set our sights on. Well done!
Go Paige, Go Paige, Go Paige!
Thanks for inspiring this great outpouring of generous giving.
Can't wait to see pics of the houses and the families that benefit from them.
I read on Food for the Poor's website they are installing very small, very simple, solar cells in the roofs of the houses they build so the houses will have some minimal electricity that is self sustaining. A good idea, I thought, if not too expensive. You guys might want to check it out. Terri Urban
Great job, Paige! You are an inspiration!
Wish we were going to be in the Cities this weekend. We'd love to cheer you guys on. We'll have to do it from a couple of hours to the north and pray that it will go very well for you all. It's currently in the 50s up here tonight. Hope that's not too cold for you now. :) Paige, I want to be like you when I grow up (I'm 44 and still hoping). :D
~Carol Ann (and Bryan, Isaiah and Janae Petersen)
Thanks CarolAnn and all!
"Paige's houses" (for lack of a better way to say it) will go to people with land. If God provides a way to purchase a patch of land we are open to that too.
The weather forecast is looking beautiful for a run on Sunday ~ good luck, Paige!!
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