Here are the three projects I am working on raising money for:
1. Medical costs for the orphans: Everyone who goes to the doctors in the Congo has to pay first, including these orphans. If you don't have money, you don't get treated. If you are dying? Pay first! Seriously. These orphans don't have money. Doctor visits are about $100usd.
2. Scholarship for one of Pastor Jeremiah's daughters. She wants to go to school in Kampala, Uganda to be a doctor and then come back and serve at the Congo for Christ Center to help not only the orphans but those in the village surrounding the orphanage. So many medical needs.
Here is the breakout for the Scholarship Information I was given:
Kampala International University,
Bachelor of Clinical Medicine and Community Health
Tuition; 1,300 USD per term and each term is made up of two terms thus
the 5 and a half years consist of 11 terms therefore that will be
14,300 USD the whole session
Bachelor of Clinical Medicine and community Health
Tuition;910 USD per term for 4 and half years, amounting to 8190 USD
the whole session.
3. Provide very basic over the counter medicine from Children's Tylenol, Children Vitamin, Stomach medicines, neosporin, bandages, band aids, again the very basic stuff for 65+ orphans and kids who hang out at the Congo for Christ Center.
Here is one of the things I am willing to do - http://toughmudder.com/events/virginia/
Here is what the training page says:
BASIC FITNESS REQUIREMENTS
Tough Mudder will punish you, no matter your shape or size or current level of fitness. As such, we encourage all Mudders to increase their physical training in anticipation of the event. That said, the event is as much about mental toughness, grit, and camaraderie (and having a great time) as anything physical.
In terms of what you are looking at: each Tough Mudder course will have 10-12 miles of hills, mud, water, ropes, walls, electric shocks, and of course, fire. Check out the course map for the specific event(s) in which you’re enlisted to learn more.
How fit do you need to be? First, complete slackers need not apply. Basically, you should be in good physical condition. At a minimum, we recommend that you are running regularly (3-4 times a week), work up to at least runs of 5-7 miles, be able to do 15-25 push-ups in a row, be able to bang out 6 pull-ups in a row (especially the guys), and be able to swim 50 yards without stopping (although you can skip the water obstacles).
It certainly helps to be a strong runner, and like we said you should be running regularly as part of your TM training, but a large share of our participants have never run 10 miles straight before. It’s not necessary to be a marathoner or half-marathoner. We all know that running in a straight line is boring. Thankfully, at TM we mix up the drudgery with belly-crawling, wall-climbing, mud-slogging, ice-water dunking, monkey-bar traversing, huge slip n’ slides, etc.
As we like to say, Tough Mudder is about completing a fearsome challenge, not renewing your sponsorship contract with Timex or proving your VO2 Max. So while some Mudders are ultra-marathoners and others are super-jacked Rambo clones, most are (almost) regular people wanting a true test of their toughness, a really fun day with friends, and a goal out there that will force them to step up their workouts.
Below is a rigorous version of the training program that we recommend, but feel free to create a program that suits your level of fitness and schedule. Then for good measure, fill your bathtub with ice, dunk yourself in it, and stick your finger in the electric socket, all at the same time. Just kidding. (Sort of.)
I will only do this if people would donate towards the above projects. Looking for $1500 in support for the above.
Also, do you have any other suggestions for what I can do to raise money for the projects listed above.
Seriously, I am open for sincere suggestions to raise money for the orphans in the DRC and keep the work we started there is sustainable.
Any thoughts???
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