Challenger Profile
Name:
Sushila Lawrence
Challenge Date:
24th May 2020
My Challenge:
Edinburgh Marathon 2020 - yes, all 26.2 miles!!
TOTAL
Donations:£1,720.00
Donations
Target:£1,000.00
Children
Sponsored Target:0
Online Total: £710.00
Offline Total: £1,010.00
Gift Aid: £111.25
I've never run a marathon before but have always wanted to! Until I began training, the furthest I'd ever run was 6 miles, once, about 12 years ago, so every mile I'm running is a huge accomplishment and a mile closer to achieving the goal of running 26.2 miles.
I have had the privilege of visiting the beautiful country of Rwanda twice with Compassion - they call it the land of 1000 hills and a million smiles.
I have seen firsthand the reality of what living in poverty looks like but also the incredible difference Compassion and sponsorship has, not just on the child being sponsored, but on their family and also the wider community.
The money raised will be going towards the projects that my amazing church, Brave Church, support. Having been and visited the projects, I know that it will make such a life changing difference to the hundreds of children being reached each week.
Taking on this challenge is a huge step of faith and I know that God has already done the miraculous to get me this far and I'm trusting Him to get me over the finish line!