Little Flower Project Virtual 5K

"Recognizing the beauty and dignity of each and every individual person, China Little Flower works to build a culture of life by reaching out to those who are rejected, abandoned, deemed as useless, and who have no voice." ~Little Flower Project Mission Statement

I don't usually blog on the weekends, but I'm making an exception to tell y'all about The Little Flower Virtual Run that I did last week.  My blog friend, Katie, organized this virtual run to benefit The Little Flower Project.  (Thank you, Katie!!)

The Project is located in China.  They focus on providing care to abandoned orphans, and specialize in taking in kids with serious medical conditions and special needs who have been abandoned.  The photos that they share on their website will just break your heart. 

Even though the run date was actually on 10/20, the Hepburns and I wanted to do the run while we were together at Notre Dame.  So we rolled out of bed early on game day last Saturday and headed to campus.  It was absolutely perfect.  Still, quiet, and peaceful.  We ran around St. Mary's lake to the Grotto, where we stopped to take our photo to be shared with The Little Flowers, and to say a prayer for them at the grotto.  There were only two other people there and it was just beautiful.



So please say a prayer for The Little Flower Project today.  Last week, they lost four of their precious little ones who they had been caring for. Last week, I whined about a sore throat and a summary judgment motion. Running and writing a check was the least I could do.  If you're interested in helping out, you can get more info here.  These people are doing the work of Jesus for these kids in China.  God bless them!