On the 30th October 2011 Keith Tarring, Pat Mammone and Ed Jones formed the inaugural Arise Running Team, raising money to fund the production, publicity and launch of our new exciting resource ‘The Great Hot Cross Bun Hunt’.

The resource is designed to communicate the Easter story in an engaging and exciting way to children aged 7-11. Its aim is to raise questions about the relevance of the Christian Easter story to their lives today and it enables you to help children encounter the true story of Easter and consider what impact it may have on their lives.

The material can be used as a one-off event or as the first step in reaching out to the children in your community with the fact that God created them, loves them and wants to know each one of them personally.

Keith and Pat both took part in the Half Marathon, while Ed Jones, Executive Director of Arise Ministries took on the Full Marathon. Please note that both distances were classed as ultra-marathons due to the nature of the terrain and course—the tagline for the group organising them was ‘human endurance endured’.

So how did the team do?

Half Marathon:
Keith Tarring: 1 hour 42 minutes 46 seconds
Pat Mammone: 1 hour 54 minutes 24 seconds

Full Marathon:
Ed Jones: 5 hours 9 minutes 32 seconds

For a full report click here to check out Ed Jones’ blog.

Special thanks also must go to Jonny English, a former year out volunteer at Viz-A-Viz Ministries, who took part in the Great Edinburgh Run at the beginning of October to raise money for Arise Ministries and ‘The Great Hot Cross Bun Hunt’.

THERE'S STILL TIME TO GIVE:

1. Simply go to www.everyclick.com/arisekilomathon and donate money, or
2. Send sponsor money direct to the Arise Ministries office, making cheques payable to ‘Arise Ministries’ and including your full name, address and whether if you’re a UK tax payer and happy for us to claim gift aid.

WHAT A CHALLENGE, WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY! EVERY PENNY GIVEN WILL MAKE AND IS MAKIING A DIFFERENCE!