Highs and Lows

This will be a short post. Much like Jed's run, I have felt both extremes of emotion the last two days. Yesterday I was at work when I heard from Jed. He had checked his posts to his charity's page, and found a five hundred dollar donation from the one and only Dick Vitale, famous ESPN basketball sports announcer. You could have peeled Jed off the sky he was so happy. I think so happy in fact, that he was able to ignore the growing pain in his ankle. It had been bothering him all day, but he had 30 miles to go and was not going to let it do him in. You have to understand that in Western Kansas, you just don't stop along the way. It could cost you plenty to stop when you only have enough water to make it to that next town. He is carrying a lot more water now, to make it through the intense heat of July in Kansas. A lot more water is a lot more weight.......
Today after 12 miles, the pain was so intense he had to stop. I got a message from him. He found a pool in town, and he was trying to cool the pain in the water. With such limited resources, he is unable to stay in a motel, so must make do with what he has. Funds must be conserved as he has a long way yet to go. I could feel the discouragement in his voice. I am going to call a few people I know and ask them to include him in their prayers, putting him on their prayer lists at church if they are able. The white hot pain in his ankle has taken yesterday's joy and pulled the rug out from under it. I hope anyone reading this post would say a prayer for Jed that this will be a temporary set back for him. He has given his all. I love you bunny. I will pray for you, and keep a prayer in my heart continually for your recovery and health.