Run3KforFreedom was amazing today! Thank you to all runners and helpers - together we've raised over £700 for The A21Campaign so far! You can still donate online on the Just Giving page (see yesterday's post for the link). What a fantastic example of how one person's vision can be contagious and inspire others to help change the world! Well done Sharmila! :)
Please donate online if you can and remember: one person can't do everything, but we can all do something!
Blessings!
Ronell x
Morning all! It's a gorgeous day today and we're in the final stages of setting up and propping for the Run3KforFreedom event ( https://www.facebook.com/events/169281416569486/ ) that my friend Sharmila has organised!
Run3KforFreedom is a 3km run (or you can jog or walk) to raise awareness and money for the work of The A21 Campaign's incredible fight against human trafficking and modern day slavery (http://www.thea21campaign.org/ )! There are more slaves today than there have ever been (and some of them are right around the corner from where we live!), so we are very proud to be able to work with them to put an end to modern day slavery and human trafficking in the 21st century!
You can join us this afternoon either in Page's wood to run/jog/walk, or to spectate/support. There will also be cakes and A21 Campaign materials on sale: https://www.facebook.com/events/169281416569486/
Or you can show your support for our runners and this incredibly important cause by sponsoring us online: http://www.justgiving.com/run3kforfreedom - All proceeds will go to The A21 Campaign, which is tirelessly fighting for the freedom of those trapped in modern day slavery!
Blessings!
Ronell x
Please pray for these 19 families as the grieve their loss...
http://m.today.com/news/ariz-firefighters-widow-our-kids-will-remember-them-heroes-6C10512259
Holding back tears, Juliann Ashcraft described text messages and photos she and her husband exchanged just before he died.Nineteen men, members of an elite "Hotshot" team, died Sunday battling the out-of-control wildfire Sunday outside Yarnell, Arizona. Her husband, Andrew, 29, was a former “rookie of the year” on the team and the father of four children, all younger than the age of 6.While her husband was on a break during the early stages of battling a massive fire on Sunday, Ashcraft said she texted pictures of their kids swimming. He sent back a picture of the fire, which he described as “wild,” that would ultimately claim his life.“He sent a photo of where he was sitting and what the fire looked like for them, at their lunch spot,” Ashcraft said on Tuesday. “It still did not look as catastrophic as it turned out to be, but it was interesting to have that perspective, to know what life was like for him on the fire lines and know what he risked day in and day out.”She responded by asking whether he and his crew would be sleeping in the field that night. “Of course, there was no reply," she said. "They all laid out there that night."Officials have called the fire the worst wildland tragedy in 80 years.
The elite team, Ashcraft said, were like a family.“They were heroes in our home, they were heroes in our community," she said. "They were heroes to the people that they helped there. Our kids will remember them as heroes as well.”“It was everything to him. Outside of the love he shared for his family members, hotshot firefighting was his life,” his wife said. “He had his priorities in line, but when he was there, he would tell me, ‘They say jump and I’d say, how high.’ Their main goal was to save lives."They loved what they did. These men worked together," she said. "They lived together, they fought fires together, and they died together doing what they loved."
