Kelly Tams, Junior Campus Sports Coordinator,
reports on the recent Elim Christian College Run4Bibles event
Every year, all over New Zealand
cross country events are held in schools with the main focus being on participation
and winning. This year at Elim Christian
College, our Junior Campus chose to combine their cross country event with
Run4Bibles to make it more meaningful by fundraising for a fantastic cause.
Our Run4Bibles cross country event was
held on Friday 10th August with 457 students participating from years
0 through to year 8 running distances of between 500m and 3.1km. What was so exciting is how the students
bought into the Run4Bibles concept. God
had undoubtedly been working in our students hearts, because the event became
more than just running a race, but about raising money for Bibles. I know of one student who emptied his wallet
of his own hard earned pocket money and gave it all to Run4Bibles. Another student alone raised over
$200.00. As the money kept coming in the
daily figure kept astounding us. In the
end our wonderfully enthusiastic students raised an unbelievable $5,400.00.
God be praised over and over for such
a wonderful result!
Why
not make the next cross country event at your local school really
worthwhile. To find out more about
Run4Bibles call us on 1800 800 937 (Australia) or 0800 242 537 (New Zealand)
Read more about our work on our website www.bibleleague.com.au or bl.org.nz
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