Mission to Kenya Fun Run

Mission to Kenya Fun Run

Lamrock Family Serving 3 Months in Kenya, Africa

WHO: Lindsay Lamrock, with the help from the BLT runners, is hosting a fun run fundraiser for an great cause.

WHAT: A flat, very scenic, 5K and children's 1K run, along the rails to trails in beautiful Black Point. We will have three fire trucks on display for viewing and free professional face painting. We will have snacks and refreshments following the run. A variety of draw prizes will be given out, including Canada Games Center day passes. Lamrock Photography will also be taking photos for the event and videography with the help of a drone. :)

WHERE: This event is located at the Black Point Fire Station in St. Margaret's Bay. The address is 8579 St. Margaret's Bay Road in Black Point.

WHEN: July 7^th, 2018 at 9:30am. Registration will be from 8:30am until 9:20am.

WHY: The Lamrock family is preparing for a three month mission trip to Kenya, Africa. “KEN-YA” believe it!? 

Dukana is a hot, dry, lava plain with rocky terrain in Northern Kenya. It is located in the Chalbi Desert, 20 kilometers from the Ethiopian border. The Gabbra tribe, with whom we will work, live in huts made of sticks, woven mats, skin and cloth. They move their herds of camels, goats and sheep over a large area in search of water and pasture. A well was drilled in January 2018 in the community where we will live to provide a source for clean, accessible water.

Our 3 months in Dukana will involve a variety of activities to serve our missionary hosts as well as the local community. Lindsay will be teaching school and doing sports ministries with the children. We will both be helping to develop a community garden. There is a radio station tower project that Lukas will be helping with, and Eddie, the resident missionary, has a long list of general maintenance & building projects planned for the two of them. Lukas will also be providing  music for children's ministries. We both will be providing first aid whenever needed. While we are there, we will be taking pictures and video for use in media productions and publications.

We depart on September 5th, 2018 and will return just over three months later on December 8th, 2018. We will  fly to Toronto for a two day orientation on serving cross culturally at the Canadian office of Africa Inland Mission (AIM). AIM is an organization committed to serving holistically with the goal of establishing Christ-centered churches among all African people. After the orientation we will fly from Toronto to London and on, to Nairobi, Kenya, where we will spend two days adjusting to the time change & new environment and stocking up on food and supplies for the next three months. We will also take part in further training in Nairobi before travelling 900 kilometers north to Dukana. Eddie and Rachel Andersen, our missionary hosts, will arrange for our housing and oversea our time, providing support, encouragement and mentoring. We look forward to serving their family and the Gabbra people!

Although we will be working very hard in Dukana, we go as volunteers and need to raise the funds for our expenses. Lukas' work, Bell Mobility, has graciously given him a three month leave of absence, but this will be an unpaid leave. The amount we need to raise is $24,134, which covers all expenses from start to finish: immunizations and visa; international airfare, flights to Dukana, and ground transport; travel and emergency health insurance; housing and food costs; incidentals. This amount needs to be raised by July 30th, 2018. 

Therefore, we are hosting this run as a fundraiser for our mission. All proceeds from this run will go directly towards our family's mission trip. 

A huge thanks to Aerobics 1st for donating 22 pairs of running shoes for us to hand out to Kenyans in need of them. 

Thank you so much for your support and we hope to see you on the trail!