Win another Marathon with us

The stage is set for tomorrow’s showdown.

Once again, 242 students from 13 secondary schools here in
Yei, South Sudan have registered to participate in this year’s Students’ Marathon.

This sports event will always be tagged the Race of Life. It is essentially a platform for outreach, where we’d persuade everyone to
enroll and run to win the ultimate race for the Crown of Life.

Our aims with this Marathon shall
always have five inseparable parts.

1.     Offer
someone an opportunity to receive Jesus and lead them in
their discipleship journey. Our primary target are the students and their teachers.

2.     Teach the
virtues of discipline, focus, endurance and preparation as core necessities for
excellence in life.

3.     We
shall provide prizes which shall include, cash
rewards, certificates, medals and academic scholarships for one
year for 20 winners (10 boys and 10
girls).

4.  Discover hidden talents gifted with endurance
running who may represent South Sudan in like international sport competitions
in the future.

5.     We’ve lunched a Sports Club to help us connect
with and disciple youths who seek a career in sports. We plan to provide
them with leadership skills
and professional training in their individual sport, all wrapped around a
Kingdom mindset. This Club is in its infancy and last year’s winners were our first members. If you are passionate about such a
ministry, we should be talking.

It’s hard to find the right words to describe my joy as I see these
youngsters training as early as 5am every morning since the past 3weeks. Several
groups run by our base with songs of hope and exciting ululations. 

I got really concerned recently when I heard some students were going on fasts and organizing special prayers so they can win. 

Will the competition be healthy? 

Have they overpriced the rewards?

How can I harvest and channel this longing for an earthly prize towards pursuing the ultimate thing? 

The tension is high and we need your prayers not just for a smooth event but for wisdom to connect with the inherent passion for glory manifest in these students.

                -Please pray that no
one will be hurt.

                -Pray that our
objectives will be achieved.

-Pray for a clement weather. It’s rainy season now.

                -Pray that eternal
lessons will be taught and learned through this Marathon.

-Pray for us, that Abba will help us and teach us how to engage and manage the zeal of these students for His eternal glory.

Apostle Paul said and please join me to say too, “I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.” 1Cor 9:27 The Message