Outreach Run: Run for Your Life!
Avery Reeder
November 12, 2009
Filed under Health & Fitness, News, News Feature, Sports, Top Stories
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale is hosting their very own 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, December 5 beginning promptly at 8:00am, using the catch phrase, “Run for your Life.” This event will promote and support Oasis Aids Ministry’s All Saints AIDS Camp in the Bahamas, as well as Calvary Christian Academy’s athletics program.
When CCA’s Athletic Director Dana Ridenour caught wind about Calvary’s 5K, the two ministries, Oasis and CCA Athletics, decided to join together as one to raise funds. “Called by God to impact a community for Christ through athletics, we planned the Outreach 5K Run/Walk to bring families to our campus so they can see the work of God and our vision for discipleship, hear the Word of God, and witness the Spirit of God as they run/walk alongside someone that truly loves them and wants to serve them,” says Ridenour. “The proceeds that go to athletics will help us open our campus in the same way to visiting schools, provide certified athletic training personnel, and help us refresh uniforms and equipment.”
Calvary Christian Academy and Oasis have similar hopes and dreams in their ministries. CCA enjoys sending their upperclassmen to different missions trips around the globe, at times involving the All Saints Aids Camp. Both ministries are mission-minded, so holding an event together was an obvious choice.
“Our heart’s desire is to raise enough funds to renovate, rebuild and restore not only the All Saints AIDS Camp, but the lives of the people who live there,” says Steve Savage, who heads up Oasis with his wife Donna. “We also want to get the information out that OASIS is not only off-shore, but we are here to serve and bring hope to those locally who are affected by HIV/AIDS.”
The event will be held at Calvary Chapel’s campus (2401 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL). Registration is online at www.calvaryftl.org until December 2. As a way to use our bodies for the Lord’s glory, let’s use this event as an opportunity to prove to the world that physical activity is truly possible, and can be extremely beneficial to our bodies later in life. So come on out and “Run for your Life!”