Thursday, December 15, 2011

On the run.

For hope is but the dream
of those that wake.
Matthew Prior

Dream, hope,
Dreaming, hoping

What makes an event come to pass? A series of other events takes place and then leads the culmination of the new event? A possible idea is thought of and encouraged through the series of other events?

The series of events is taking place.
A friend living in Seguin (the town at ____ elevation in the mountains. This town is the destination of arrival at the top of the mountain pass, before you descend to Jacmel the largest town at the base of the mountain).
Walked the “Hike from Kenskoff to Jacmel” It is a 2 day hike the first day took ~8 hours to arrive in Seguin. The second day was ~ 6 hours before hopping in the back of truck to complete the trip to Jacmel. Walking a Hike is something I had never done before. Doing the distance without the goal to run was a new concept and a difficult one for me. It was an amazing Hike, and allowed a person to see the mountains and people of the mountains in Haiti in a very raw way.
Several realistic discussions with the founders of Haiti Medical Missions of Memphis that the key to sustainability and to achieve the goals for the Mission is to find more money. To achieve the goals of a Haitian operated clinic the clinic will need a donor who supports this cause.
Being surrounded in my life with dreamers and doers. People who think big and continue to act on these things to make those dreams their reality.
The love and need to run.

Thus the idea began: Running from Port au Prince to Jacmel. After watching the publicity and coverage that the Western 100 movie gave to the audience and myself, what if a movie of an event like that could be completed in Haiti??? I love to run, I know a route. What if the publicity could generate funds to provide much needed money to a clinic who do to lack of funding and staffing is now turning away 50-60 people every day......

What if, and the dream begins.
Thoughts on its reality?

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