In 2005 I was diagnosed with liver disease and after a lengthy time of medical interventions, and prayers I went to Medjudgorje in Bosnia-Herzogovina and had a miraculous healing. I was given a second chance by God. God had a mission for me that had yet to be fully realized. My mission is to help others in need. I started running marathons to raise money and awareness of various causes including children with cancer and leukemia. I have run ten marathons so far and I am now focusing on running my first ultra marathon of 150 miles across the desert in Morocco. My cause is for Mogra Star Academy and Orphanage in Muthare slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Mogra Star Academy is a school for 1500 students who come from the streets and slums of Muthare. It also includes an orphanage and a center for AIDS patients to be fed and taken care of. One Hundred percent of the monies raised will go directly to building a new orphanage and school buildings outside of the slums so the children will have a safe place to live, play and go to school. Mogra Star Academy is surround by poverty, disease, and hardship of very kind. The realities these children face every day is beyond what most of us can imagine. Your generosity will play an integral part in feeding AIDS victims, caring for the basic needs of these children, education, and a safe place for the orphans to live and play. I feel I have been blessed living in such a great community and would like to pass on the same blessings and opportunities of hope to these children. You may gather more information and see who and what Mogra Star is all about by clicking on their website, www.mograstar.org .Thank you for your help and generosity in providing a future of hope for these children and all who work with them. May God bless you as you bless them. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”
HELP TERESA RUN 150 MILES ACROSS MOROCCO TO BENEFIT MOGRA STAR ACADEMY Without education and spiritual guidance, the children of the slums are condemned to a life of violence, drugs, disease, prostitution, and soul crushing poverty. . Teresa Donnally of Jackson Hole is running to help the Mogra Star Academy in Nairobi, Kenya, and to give 400 orphans a secure home in a new orphanage safe from the vices of the Mathare slum. Your help is needed. I would like to help Teresa help the children and orphans of Mogra Star Academy. Key Contact or Names E-mail address Mailing Address Home phone City Cell phone State and zip Other information Teresa Will Run These Miles For You to Help Mogra Star Level of Support ___ 25 Miles $ 25 This will provide a nourishing meal for almost 200 children ___ 50Miles $ 75 This will provide solid new shoes for six kids. ___ 75 Miles $ 100 This pays for a new bunk bed and mattresses at the new orphanage ___ 100 Miles $ 300 This will pay for a child to attend Mogra Star for an entire school year. ___ 125 Miles $ 1000 This would pay the tuition for a nursing student for one year. ___ 150 Miles $ 5000 This would furnish the kitchen at the new orphanage All contributions are tax deductable. Instructions 1. Make checks out to: Change Lives Now, Inc 2. Write on the check: For Sponorship, Scholarships, Building Fund, or General Fund Funds not specified will be placed in the General Fund. 3. Mail checks to: Change Lives Now, Inc. 2500 Morgan Mill Rd., Brevard, NC 28712 Contacts for additional information: Anne and David Trufant, Brevard, NC, 828-884-6834 queen@Kahdaleah.com Forrest and Jan Pommerenke, Greenville, SC 864-288-7735 forrpomm@aol.com Teresa Donnelly, Jackson Hole, WY 307-733-1906 teresamary@gmail.com Feel free to visit our marathon website by clicking on this link, Teresa's Morocco Run , and once again, Thank you and God Bless. *****************************UPDATE********************************** LIFE CAN CHANGE IN FIFTEEN SECONDS…… No truer statement can be made as to what happened to me before the marathon that I was to participate in even got started. For those of you who have not yet heard about my unfortunate incident in Morocco, this is what occurred. The weather at the time of the race was horrid. Torrential downpour was an understatement. The start of the race postponed due to the inclement weather and we all were put up in hotels. To combat boredom, myself and a handful of other racers decided to go for a run. Not long into it, I can’t even tell you how it happened but I tripped over a rock or something and went down. Unfortunately my left wrist broke my fall but also was fractured in the process. All I can say at that moment I was surrounded by many caring and loving people. After accessing the situation, I had to go to the hospital to be treated. Being so far from home and in this predicament tested my faith. But, things happen for reasons. The Moroccan people, the Doctors and a special nurse from New York (Lynn Hewitt, I hope I spelled it correctly), and a friend named Tess; all did an outstanding job to put me at ease. Having had my wrist set, and then evaluated again, it was decided the best thing for me was to return home. So flying back to New York, then Salt Lake and finally home gave me plenty of time to think. Things happen for reasons…. I didn’t even want to hear it. I felt more like, why me, why now and why this. I try to deal with a range of emotions on any given day, from frustration to anger, from hurt to sadness. But as you who know me well, I found that I was also disappointed. Disappointed in a variety of ways, but realizing that all this hurt, anger, sadness couldn’t change anything; I want to turn disappointment into His appointment. I realize things could always be worse, and I am thankful to be home and with my loved ones. Happy to live in such a beautiful place, and thankful for my faith that, with your prayers will help get me through this ordeal. They say that all dark clouds have a silver lining, so I decided to look for one in this situation. I will not let this setback dampen my spirits to run a marathon again, especially for the Mogra Star Academy. These children need our help and I feel that I can still make a difference in their life. You can too. Please don’t hesitate to donate to this worthwhile cause; you don’t need a race or marathon to do so. Finally, I just want to thank my teammates and all the people that helped me in my time of need. I would especially like to thank my coaches, Lisa and Jay for all the attentive support they shared with me and all my other teammates. Last but not least, I want to congratulate my teammates for achieving an outstanding win (First Place)!! I may not have been there physically, but in spirit I was there. Once again thanks to all, and if I forgot anyone, please forgive me. Keep me in your prayers so that my upcoming surgery on my wrist will be successful and heal in a timely manner. Sincerely, Teresa UPDATE:Just a note of thanks for all your thoughts and prayers in this time of healing for me.In regards to my operation , the prognosis is good, and recovery should be right around the corner.I appreciate you still praying for me.