The Street Lights Are for Everyone

In the midst of the darkness, God will shine a light that cannot be ignored.  Joh 1:5  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 


The story I am sharing this morning is not a Christian, preacher kind of illustration.  It is about a person who was in the middle of the DARK and saw a street light shining.  Although the letter is a pitch for a particular event, the story still inspires me.

My prayer is that somehow it will also lift you up.

God bless you.  Don't forget to comment, even if you do not like the post.  It's like getting an "Amen" during a sermon.  It lets me know someone is listening.

Look to the street lights.

John
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Dear John,
I ran my first Team LIVESTRONG event after I’d lost my left leg and left lung to cancer.

And to this day, every time I hit the pavement with Team LIVESTRONG and see the crowds of supporters and cancer survivors coming together to defy this disease, it puts a huge smile on my face.

These events are more than races. They’re something special and powerful. And you have the chance to lead one off the starting line next to Lance Armstrong.

And I mean literally next to Lance. You’ll be close enough for a fist bump.

Register for any Team LIVESTRONG event today, and you and a friend will get a chance to ride with Lance at the Austin Challenge:    LIVESTRONG.org/JoinTheTeam

If you register for any Team LIVESTRONG event today, you’ll automatically be entered for a chance to line up next to Lance in the biggest bike event LIVESTRONG’s ever organized, and Austin’s ever seen. And I can tell you from personal experience—an event of this scale can be life-changing.

Take my story. When my cancer recurred and they had to remove my lung, I only had a 10% chance of surviving. I couldn’t handle it, so I didn’t. I buried the pain and hid my illness from the world.

It took a decade for post-traumatic stress syndrome to catch up with me. But I found a life-raft in that darkness: running. It led me to a community of support and an inner drive I never knew I had.
I went from local 5Ks to Olympic triathlons with Team USA. Cancer may have ravaged my body, but running saved my life.

Every Team LIVESTRONG event has the power to awaken a cancer survivor’s fight like this. But the Austin Challenge will be unforgettable. And you have the chance to be there, side-by-side with Lance.
Sign up for a Team LIVESTRONG event near you to be automatically entered for your chance to ride with Lance.

Good luck!
   Amy Dodson
   Cancer Survivor
   Paratriathlon Olympian