In 40 days, I will be climbing Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, at over 19,000 feet.  No, this has never been on my “bucket list”! I am both terrified and excited.

I recently climbed Mount Massive in Colorado as training. I barely made it. This definitely did not go as I planned! Extreme altitude sickness almost prevented me from the Summit. Thankfully, God gave me an encourager that would not let me quit. One step at a time, we labored to the top of Mount Massive at 14,400 feet.

Will I even make it to the top of Kilimanjaro?

I will soon find out, as on December 26, thirty mission bound adventure seekers, none of whom I know, have accepted this Kilimanjaro challenge to raise money to build classrooms for Napuu School, in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The 2.5 million residents of the Mathare Valley truly lack the basic necessities of life.

I am determined to crawl, if necessary, to the Top and also to reach my fundraising goal for these children in Kenya!

Our fund raising efforts on Kilimanjaro will allow 240 more children to get the opportunity to go to school and have a brighter future. I am boldly asking for your financial support.  I know, there are so many worthy causes, so much hurting; so much asking. But, I am not asking for me. 100% of your donation will go to the Napuu School and is 100% tax deductible.

Will you help me get to the Top? I am at 58% of my goal.