Hey guys,

Tomorrow is the Run Day. Are you guys ready?

If you need some motivations, we’ve got just the nugget bite for you. Introducing sister Wai Sze, one of our runners in Klang Valley. A mother of four, Wai Sze decides to take time off to participate in RunNat2010. Despite her busy schedule, she finds time to train and build up her stamina for the 5km challenge ahead of her. She is excited, and we get excited when we meet runners just like her. So we sat down and had a chat with her to find out why – what made a housewife decides to run for Malaysia? Find out for yourself.

RN:Hi Sze, How are you doing today?
Sze: Okay la, it’s been a long day, running here and there with the kids….

RN: Ok….Sze, could you tell us something about yourself?
Sze: Hmmmm, I guess I am just an ordinary human being, I am married to a pastor (Pr. Hock Cheng) and we have four kids. I’m basically a full time mum, nothing spectacular about that. I do some community service, whereby a group of us help kids whose parents are from the lower income group. We assist them with their studies once a week on Thursdays. My real passion is to reach out to children with special needs. The Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs is a ministry set-up by FGA to look into the needs of families with special kids and as a full time mum, I am able to avail some time to help in this area.

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Dear RunNaters,

Praying is for everyone. We can pray anytime, anywhere. On RunNat Day we are going to proof that is true even when we run! From 5am-11am, on roads from Ampang to Sultan Ismail, from Alor Setar to Seremban and thousands of kilometers of roads around the country, the young and old and those in between, men and women will testify to that fact!

Some of the runners, like Pastor Chong Lei Wah of CLGC, has made praying a ministry, a calling and a lifestyle choice. After graduating from MU in 1985, she began serving in Christian Life Center as a deacon and led the spiritual life (prayer) ministry of the church. In 2000, she was invited to be part of the Prayer Commission of NECF and had the privilege to help set up the 24/7 Prayer Tower in KLCC for 9 months. Subsequently, she became involved in setting up the “Wall” in Kuala Lumpur , which is a worship intercessory ministry to encourage churches to pray for revival. At the same time, together with some prayer leaders from different churches, she organized the KVIPN (Klang Valley Intercessors’ Prayer Network) which is a monthly interchurch prayer meeting, held from church to church in Petaling Jaya. She is currently involved with a team from the NECF and National Children’s Prayer Network to raise children in prayer in Malaysia.

Lei Wah is taking part in RunNat for the first time.

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Every week when we meet up with all of you during the Run Clinics on Saturday, we learn something new about how God is working in each of your life. And it’s inspiring and motivating to all of us at RunNat. We would also like to share these stories with you to encourage you as Runners of God. Keep pushing, keep running, keep praying. All for His Glory.

Ivy Soo, first time running in RunNat2010

RN:Hi Ivy, How are you doing today?
Ivy:Very good.Thank you.

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Some RunNat Comm members were training during the Run Clinic at Bukit Jalil last week; and we were so encouraged to meet new faces and familiar faces during the training sessions this year. Runners who signed up for their very first 5km run for the Lord, Runners who ran for God last year, Runners who just heard about us this year – it’s amazing how God pull all of us together for one purpose; His Purpose. And it’s even more amazing to know that God is with us in every step that we take as we run down the streets of Malaysia.

We’ve many testimonies from Runners of how they thought it was impossible to complete the 5km run BUT everything is possible with God. We have to trust in Him, we have to lean on Him, we have to let Him take control; because when we do, He will work wonders in our lives. He is a God of Miracles.

RunNat interviewed two enthusiastic Runners during the training session last week. Meet Elaine and Yvonne. Both of them ran their first 5km last year in RunNat09 and they are going to do it again this year for the Lord. Praise God!

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Malaysian Care is one of the beneficiaries for Runnat2010. Kindly support them through donations by clicking here. Your support is much appreciated.

Click here to check out their website

Malaysian Care is a non-profit Christian organization committed to serving the poor and needy. They mobilize resources in providing relief, development assistance and spiritual hope to individuals and groups, irrespective of race or religion. Their approach is wholistic and they believe they are called to meet the varied needs of those who suffer physically, emotionally, intellectually and who encounter social and spiritual problems. Some of the services they provide include the following:

• Service to those involved in drugs, AIDS and currently in prison.
• Service to people with special needs.
• Rural & Urban community development.

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All of you should know by now that RunNat2010 is organised by Sports Partnership Malaysia (SPM). But many have asked – Who are they? What do they do? Do they organize other sport events as well? Last year, we had a chat with one of the SPM directors – Pastor Philip Devadas – to find out more about Sports Partnership Malaysia. If you haven’t read it on our Facebook, here’s sharing it with all of you.

RC: Hi Ps Philip. Sports Partnership is new. Only set up this year (2009) but you have been involved in Sports Ministry for some time now. What are some of the things you have done?

PD: In 2003 I attended a conference in Athens. It introduced me to this whole new ministry involving sports. I was so taken by it that I decided to attend Sports Leadership Training programme. In 2006 I was posted to South Africa to serve for the Community Soccer Programme called Ubabbalo eAfrica.

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HIV (He Intends Victory) Hope is one of the beneficiaries for Runnat2010. Kindly support them through donations by clicking here. Your support is much appreciated.

Click here to check out their website

He Intends Victory (M) Berhad, (formerly HIV HOPE) is a Christian organisation committed to reaching out to those living with HIV/AIDS to bring them a message of hope. Endeavoured in providing quality of life and dignity for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of race, religion, or creed, HIV Hope is also committed to help bring about an educated response to HIV/AIDS from the community in Malaysia. Their services include Home for HIV Positive Women and Children, Home-Based Care and Awareness Programmes.

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Pastor Barnabas of FGA Chinese Church is one busy man! Only a busy man will answer questions in point form as opposed to giving long winded answers. And yet his answers reveal a man deeply committed to prayer. A prayer warrior who loves CSI & Star Wars. Hey! This saint is just like us!

What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
1) Travel to Work
2) Staff Devotion
3) Start Work

Do you have set times to pray every day? Do you think about God and prayer the whole day?
Two times a day – (i) Staff Devotion – uphold the whole day and (ii) Night prayers – thanksgiving & reflection prayers. Occasionally, especially when facing pressure.

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Many people who are not running have also committed themselves to praying for us. We will need lots of covering and protection against sicknesses and other calamities. One such person is Eddy Wong, a guy involved in the logistics business. Apart from being an expert in transporting goods he knows a thing or two about being transported into the presence of God through the medium of prayer. Which is where we need to be if we want to take on this challenge.

RC: What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?

EW: Try to do my QT (quiet time) and pray.

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Harvest Centre is one of the beneficiaries for Runnat2010. Kindly support them through donations by clicking here. Your support is much appreciated.

Click here to check out their website

Harvest Centre is an NGO dedicated to establishing high-quality learning environments for urban and rural children from underprivileged families. We fervently believe that quality education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and negative mindsets which have imprisoned these children and their families for generations. Through education, children can become a catalyst of transformation, bringing about lasting development in their own communities.

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