If nothing else, kids in the
United States and Nicaragua have one thing in common: they love baseball.
That's right, America's pastime is also the official national sport of
Nicaragua. And what's not to love? When baseball season rolls around each year,
it brings warm weather, fresh air, exercise and comradery with it. Even as a
spectator, it's hard to complain about the perks of hotdogs and peanuts at the
ballpark.
In Nicaragua, it's common to
see kids playing baseball with sticks and rocks. (When you don't have enough money
for equipment, you get creative with your resources.) It's no surprise that
hurling rocks at one another is a dangerous way to spend an afternoon, but for
the love of the game, they keep playing.
On May 21, my daughter Kelly
and I are running in the LIMA Marathon in Lima Peru to support and fundraise
for Outreach
International.
This great organization is completely
transparent, effective, and efficient in their use of funds. Our family has
been supporting their work since the mid 1980’s. Staff and volunteers are
involved in causes that share our own passion and compassion.
Running a race on their
behalf is such a small thing. Yet, with your help and support, my waddling
along can make a BIG difference in the lives of children, women, men, villages,
communities across the globe!
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