Hi Everyone,

Please sponsor me for a 200 mile bike ride i am completing in September.

Anyone who knows me will know i haven't touched a bike for over 15 years, so this is going to be a big challenge for me.

 

I will keep updating everyone with my progress at the bottom of this story....

 

AGAINST Child Abuse!! 

 

My name is Sarah, I am but three,
my eyes are swollen, I cannot see.

I must be stupid, I must be bad,
what else could have made my daddy so mad?

I wish I were better, I wish I weren't ugly,
then maybe my Mommy would still want to hug me.

I can't speak at all, I can't do a wrong
or else I'll get locked up all day long.

When I awake I'm all alone , the house is dark
my folks aren't home.

When my Mommy does come, I'll try and be nice,
so maybe I'll get just one whipping tonight.

Don't make a sound! I just heard a car
my daddy is back from Charlie's Bar.

I hear him curse, my name he calls
I press myself against the wall.

I try and hide from his evil eyes
I'm so afraid now, I'm starting to cry.

He finds me weeping, he shouts ugly words,
he says its my fault , that he suffers at work.

He slaps me and hits me and yells at me more,
I finally get free and I run for the door.

He's already locked it and I start to bawl,
he takes me and throws me against the hard wall.

I fall to the floor  with my bones nearly broken,
and my daddy continues with more bad words spoken.

''I'm sorry!'' I scream, but its now much too late
his face has been twisted into unimaginable hate.

The hurt and the pain, again and again
oh please God, have mercy!
oh please let it end!

And he finally stops and heads for the door,
while I lay there motionless, sprawled on the floor.

My name is Sarah and I am but three,
tonight my daddy, murdered me.

 

There are thousands of kids out there just like Sarah. And YOU can help!!

It sickens me to my soul, and if you too have been affected by this email, PLEASE do something about it!!

This stuff does really happen, and people like her dad do live in our society. Pray for child abuse to wither out and die, but also pray for the safety of our youth.

Please donate whatever you can spare, as crazy as it might sound, it might just indirectly change a life.

 

Thank-you,

 

I have been doing my training on my exercise bike and bike around the local area, doing on average 10-15 miles a day at the moment.  now there are only a few weeks i will be picking up the pace and aiming for at least 20 miles a day over the coming week and stepping it up further the following week.

 

No injuries yet, but i have lost a few of the extra pounds i have gained over the last year, so that is an added bonus.

 

As you can see i'm 29% of the way to my target.  I am very thankful for all the donations i have recieved, so please keep them coming.

 

Thank-you again,

 

Robert