Hello everyone!

I'll be running the Prague Marathon on Sunday 11th May with two other friends from work. I've run one marathon before (Vienna - see pic) and ran it in 3h52mins so I'll be trying to beat this time ... but the priority is to finish it first!

For those of you at Emmanuel Church Wimbledon, I am a member and help out with the Pathfinders youthgroup (teenagers from 11-14yrs old). Thank you for all your support!

I'm excited to be raising money for Philemon and hope to be able to advance the important work it does rehabilitating prisoners and former prisoners in Kenya. Philemon is a Christian charity and in everything it does it aims to point to the justice and love of God as revealed in the life and person of Jesus.

Philemon is special because it:

• was founded and is run by Kenyan nationals;
• pioneered charitable work in Kenyan prisons at the end of the totalitarian Moi era and brokers prison access for churches and other organisations today;
• runs the only half-way house for people who are leaving prison in Kenya, have nowhere to go and need help reintegrating into society;
• provides former prisoners with the skills and employment needed to become productive and law-abiding; and
• helps former prisoners to come to terms with what they have done wrong and has a track record of bringing about life-changing repentance and character-transformation.

Philemon was founded by the extraordinary social entrepeneur and Christian pioneer Kelvin Mwikya, an ex-prisoner. When he was released after four years in prison following wrongful conviction, he had nowhere to go. Eventually, using the carpentry training he had gained in prison, he was able to find work, and used his wages to buy toilet paper and soap to take back into the prisons for the benefit of the prisoners and to share the message about Jesus. Kelvin is now the Director of Philemon.

If you would like to find out more please visit: www.philemonministries.org .

Many thanks for supporting me and Philemon!
 
Philippe