The Dreams for Kids Team will Race Across America-but not on Sunday
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Dreams for Kids Team to Race Across America?"Except on Sundays
Summary
The Race Across America (RAAM) is renowned as one of the most challenging endurance events in the world. A dedicated four-person team is taking on this grueling race to raise funds for Dreams for Kids, a nonprofit focused on enhancing the lives of children with disabilities. Starting on June 13 in California, participants must complete the journey to New Jersey in under nine days. The Dreams for Kids team stands out for its decision not to race on Sundays due to religious beliefs.
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The Race Across America (RAAM) is a demanding 3,053-mile journey across the United States, beginning in Oceanside, California, and culminating in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Known as the world's toughest race, competitors face extreme conditions, battling through deserts, mountains, and diverse weather ranging from intense heat to cold, snow, and rain. Completing this non-stop event involves climbing nearly 110,000 feet, equivalent to reaching four times the altitude of Mt. Everest, or circumnavigating the Earth four times at the equator.
RAAM features various categories: solo riders, along with teams of two, four, or eight. Four-person teams have a strict timeline, starting the race at 2 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, June 13, and finishing by 12 PM Eastern Time on Friday, June 23. This provides them with 9 days and 19 hours?"or 235 hours?"to reach the finish line.
Dreams for Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, relies on community fundraising and events like RAAM to support its mission of improving the lives of children with disabilities. I am proud to race on behalf of Dreams for Kids.
Our team, however, faces a unique challenge. We have only 8 days and 19 hours, or 211 hours, to complete the race. This is because we choose not to compete on Sundays. This decision often raises questions, so let me share the reasons behind it.
I hold the Bible as a sacred text. According to scripture:
1. God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, blessing and sanctifying it (Genesis 2:1-3).
2. We are commanded to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy (Exodus 20:8).
3. Observing the Sabbath promises peace and fulfillment (Leviticus 26:2-6).
I believe that by honoring the Sabbath, we are blessed abundantly. The word "Sabbath" comes from the Hebrew "shabbath," meaning a day of rest. To me, this means pausing from our labors and self-centered activities to focus on spiritual renewal. The Sabbath is also the Lord’s day?"a time for prayer, worship, helping others, and reflecting.
I am convinced that by observing the Sabbath, I will experience greater prosperity and peace than by competing on that day. Although I respect those who may choose differently, the tranquility and blessings I associate with keeping this day sacred are more meaningful to me than winning any race.
Ultimately, this choice reflects a personal conviction that, as God's children, we receive profound peace and happiness by following His guidance.
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