I was recently interviewed by Chuck Bentley on Money Life about how one person can make a difference! I had the chance to share how God has been using my talent to run for Kingdom purposes, helping others in need! It was truly an honor to share what God has been doing in my life!
And now I am using my greatest talent to serve my greatest passion by serving as the Running Coach of Running Hope, running to help children in need!
To hear the interview please click on the link below and scroll down to Tim Borland entry.
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7/18/08: Ultramarathon runner, Tim Borland, on finding God's calling for your life.
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Running Hope is pleased to announce that 2007 saw record giving for the cause
of helping orphans find their forever family. During the year approximately $112,000
was given to Running Hope and Shaohannah’s Hope. This well exceeded the
total of $20,654 that was raised in 2006 when the organization was founded.
While 2007 was a year of expansion both with giving and the launch of Team Hope
the new year promises to be even stronger. The 2008 goal for Running Hope is
to raise $500,000.
In addition to the monetary goals, Running Hope also sees a drastic expansion
of the individual runners involved throughout 2008. The new Team Hope addition
to the Running Hope web site allows individual runners to add their own races
and develop a community around their personal goals.
About Running Hope: Running Hope, founded in 2006 by Tony Amburgy, is a non-profit
organization that raises funds to assist families seeking to adopt orphans through
a ministry called Shaohannah’s Hope. Through the running of marathons and
road races, Running Hope enlists Team Hope members and financial supporters to
generate awareness and resources to place children from around the world with
their “forever families”.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writer
Jan 3, 2007 (AP)— Deb Myers and her husband, Peter, are
expecting their fifth child this month, a young girl they are
adopting from China. They already have three biological children
and a son adopted from India.
"A few generations ago, we would have just been getting started," said
Peter, a pastor in New Market, Md., of his large family.
Across the country on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, Chris
and Rachelle Castleberry are raising twin toddlers Olivia and
Vivienne. They were adopted from China last year, after a complex,
at times frustrating process that took two years to complete.
The number of Americans deciding to adopt children from overseas
is soaring, even amid high costs, mountains of paperwork and
as some countries, notably China, are tightening requirements
for eligible parents. In 2006, the U.S. Department of State
issued 20,679 visas for orphans being adopted from other countries.
This is up from just under 7,100 in 1990, but down from 22,728
in 2005.
The number of children adopted from China, the world's most
populous country and origin of most orphans adopted from abroad
in the U.S., dropped to less than 6,500 in 2006, from more
than 7,900 in the previous year. Beginning May 1, China will
bar those who are obese, unmarried or don't have a net worth
of at least $80,000 from adopting.
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