You can become a child sponsor for $35 per month.  If you are interested in becoming a child sponsor, let me know and I will get you the information you need.

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You can support my efforts by clicking the SPONSOR US NOW button at the bottom of the page.   

Last month I went Ethiopia to visit an Area Development Project in Quacha Birra and my life was changed.  I was amazed at the work World Vision is doing there.  I visited a health clinic where people with Trauchoma (a bacterial infection that causes blindness) were given the gift of sight, farmers who had water for irrigating their land because of World Vision built irrigation canals.  I visited with a 30 widow and mother of 7 kids who was able to provide for her family because of the training and materials she recieved from World Vision to help her set up a small business.  I could go on forever and it would not be enough to express what a difference YOUR MONEY can make in Africa.  Our dollars can go so far in Ethiopia (the 10th poorest country in the world), in communities like Quacha Birra, where the life expetancy is 43 years old and the average annual income is $455.  This community has been severely impacted by HIV and AIDS leaving many children without proper care. 

There are currently more than 15 million children in the world who have been orphaned by AIDS. These are truly the most vulnerable children in the world. They often do not have clean water to drink, enough food to eat, access to proper medical care or education, and they grow up in an environment of fear and neglect.

Our hearts are broken for these precious children and like me you may have wondered "What can I do to help?" On September 10 I am heading back to Madison, WI for to compete in the Ironman again, this time as part of Team World Vision. This year I am bringing a team with me.  My friends Tim Nelson, Brett Steffen, Tom Fortune, and Katie Boling will all be doing the race with me as part of Team World Vision.  By supporting my efforts you can help ensure a better future for these children and their communities. World Vision is present where human needs are greatest, working to provide hope through health care, clean water, nutritious food, education, and economic opportunities to children and their communities.

The money we raise this year will go to support the children in Quacha Birra, a community that is already close to my heart, and I am sure it will change my life to visit our brothers and sisters there. 

Will you please consider sponsoring a child in Ethiopia or making an online donation?