By Tyler Pruett
tyler@southerntorch.com
RAINSVILLE, Ala— Rainsville Community Church is hosting a “Run for Uganda 5k” on Saturday, April 9 at 8:30 am. There is a $25 entry fee and participants will receive a T-shirt with their registration. All proceeds will go to fund the church’s mission work in Uganda. This is their third fundraiser since 2014. Their mission work focuses primarily on building churches and wells for remote villages.
This year’s run proceeds will be used to drill a well in the remote of village of Katunguru. The well will be drilled next to a church in the center of the village, which was also built with proceeds from the annual 5k. While some us make take for granted clean drinking water, it can be scarce in a place like Katunguru. Reverend Jeff Sayre, the Children’s pastor at Rainsville Community Church, has made it his mission to build wells and churches in the impoverished African nation.
“It’s a dainting task just to get a clean water source in the remote villages,” Sayre said. “One of the wells we’ve already completed had to be drilled 200 feet in order to find clean water. Special equipment had to be brought in from larger cities. Before the well, villagers had to get water from dirty streams and carry it long distances.”
The well at the center of the village helps strengthen communities and being located near an established church, strengthens ties to the word of God. On a previous mission trip, a government official for the area invited the group to his office, and expressed his personal gratitude for the work.
“He told us that the village was basically a dying area, and the community well brought new life into the village,” Sayre said. “He wanted us to know how much he appreciated it and how much the Ugandan people appreciated our work.”
To register for the run or more information about Rainsville Community Church’s ongoing mission work, contact Rev. Jeff Sayre at (256)601-9236. Participants may also register online at http://www.racesonline.com and searching for “Run for Uganda 5k.”
