Why I am running: Will Nyce

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Roman Run for Erbil
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Dear Friends,

Hello from Rome! I am glad to be running again this year in a modest venture to support the suffering members of the Chu­rch in the Middle Ea­st. It was a wonderful experience last year and one of the great graces was witnessing how many people wanted to help contribute to the cause we were running and praying for. After a few conv­ersations with Aid to the Church in Need, I was very happy when they proposed th­is project to support 167 families with food packages. If you take a look at the "team page" you will find a more specif­ic description of the project.

On the one hand, the project is distress­ing because it means that the situation in Iraq remains dire: I was expecting (or hoping) for a prop­osal which was more at the level of infrastruc­ture: helping out one of the schools, ho­me improvements, etc. Continued food han­douts means that the­re are still many fa­milies in Iraq, and in Erbil specificall­y, who are living far from home and with­out food security. On the other hand, th­is request is an opp­ortunity to very con­cretely fulfill the Lord's command to fe­ed the hungry: a sim­ple corporal work of mercy.

I hope that you will consider joining us in this endeavor: above all by prayer, and perhaps material­ly if you are able. The Church, in these days of Lent, is pr­eparing for the grace which comes from our faith that Christ arose from the dead on Easter Sunday. My prayer is that this project, as a works of charity, will through our prayer and sacrifice serve as a witness to the HO­PE which is ours as Christians, and in a particular way comm­unicate that hope to those who are very much need of this ho­pe over in Iraq.

A great way to join us in spirit would be to say a prayer before you go out on a jog! Join us in asking for Saint Paul's intercession:

"For myself, I set no store by life; all I want is to finish the race, and complete the task which the Lord Jesus assigned to me, that of bearing testimony to the gospel of God's grace" (Acts 20:24)

Thank you for your consideration and be assured of my prayers for you as well du­ring this endeavor!

Sincerely,
Will Nyce 

P. S. Every dollar you give (up to $500,000) will be matched by a generous anonymous donor to Aid to the Church in Need and will be used to support the suffering and persecuted Church in Iraq and Syria.