Run the Race...50 miles for Good Samaritan

The Mission...50 miles for orphans

On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Jeff and Doug will be running 50 miles in the 47th annual JFK race (for race info go to http://www.jfk50mile.org/ )


1 Corinthians 9:24-26 says "Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in the their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with a purpose in every step."

Paul challenges us as Christians to not just jog through this life and not to sit in the grandstand and cheer others on, but to run this race of life as though we want to win...win the prize in our heavenly reward.


Join us...don't just cheer us on, but run the race with us by pledging to support the building of a new orphanage home for girls in The Good Samaritan Orphanage. The new building will allow ample space for all of them to sleep on their own bed, do school work, have a rec room to be together, and have green grass to play on and to grow vegetables which will be of great value to them.

To make a pledge per mile, please send an email to haiti@denlinger.net
Include your full name, address, email address, phone number, and pledge amount.
Your tax deductible donation will be collected after the race.

A little history on the orphanage...

In 1999 two wonderful people we call Papa and Mama began taking in children. They have made a home for girls who were abandoned, abused, or in a situation where their parents could no longer care for them. These girls have grown into teenagers and Mama and Papa continue to open their hearts for more children in need of a home. There are currently 21 girls living in the orphanage. In 2005, Mama and Papa bought a piece of land out of the city a bit where there is green grass and fruit tress all around with a beautiful view of the mountains with the hope of building a new home for these children. The building they are currently in is a rental property where the rent could be raised each year. There is only room for 10 beds which means the girls sleep two per bed. The yard is dirt and stones. There is a lot of noise and pollution in the air.

In 2008, Jeff and Doug took a trip to Haiti with a team from our church and visited the orphanage and met Mama and Papa. They along with Steve Spahr and Doug Thomas went on a mission to get sponsors for these children. Since then, we help pay school fees and deliver supplies to them, but Mama and Papa give above and beyond from their own resources for these kids. We are looking to help them fulfill the vision God has given them in this new home for orphaned kids. This will be a hands on project Jeff and I will be managing while working along side Haitians and American teams traveling down to Haiti beginning in the summer of 2010.

Thank you for running the race with us!