Hey guys,

As some of you may remember, I run a five kilometer run every year to raise funds to build a new church in Jersey City, NJ. The Coptic Orthodox (or just plain Christian for those unfamiliar) congregation is largely poor immigrants from Egypt who are currently praying in a beat up office building with a makeshift alter. The front and rear walls of the alter sanctuary are bare plywood, while the left and right walls are merely .5m plastic. The ventilation and exits are severely insufficient for the size of the congregation. There are no pews, only the cheap stacking chairs. The linoleum tiles are coming up, the dropped ceiling is rotting and coming down, and the roof leaks.

If you'd like to help, click the link below, scroll down to Michael Ghattas, and please donate whatever you'd like via Google Checkout.

http://www.5krun.nihov.org/runners

Thanks for all the help and God Bless.



edit: as Jim posted below, clicking this will take you directly to my name http://5krun.nihov.org/runners#1182