Run for the Son
The Run for the Son is the
CMA's
annual national fund-raising event all around the UK. The money raised is split four ways
amongst the CMA
itself and three other charities compatible with our own aims.
The money is raised by sponsorship of, as Run for the Son the name implies,
began as a sponsored motorcycle ride, participated in by as many of our members as
are available on the day.
The precise form of the ride, and indeed activity in general, varies from year to year.
The links below show what we have done in the past.
| 2006 | Sponsored Bibles |
| 2005 | Sponsored Bibles |
| Sponsoring not our riding, but the Manual For Life
translation of the Bible. |
| 2004 | North and South |
| Two crosses taken around Britian, one to the north and one to the south.
Route instructions here.
|
| 2003 | Regional Circuits |
| Regional circuits of Cathedrals and/or Churches on the same day. |
| 2002 | Four "Arms" of the Cross |
| Four separate rides from north, south, east & west converging on Litchfield Cathedral. |
| 2001 | Round Britain Ride |
| A cross taken on the back of our bikes around Great Britain and the Isle of Man. |
Donations
The money raised by the Run for the Son has been distributed as follows:
| Year |
Amount |
Recipient |
Purpose |
|
2006
|
£1,100 |
YWAM Sweden |
Work of Phil & Anneke Taylor in Lappland |
| £1,100 |
TEAR Fund |
Christian action amongst the world's poor |
| £1,100 |
Lighthouse Foundation |
Drug education and rehabilitation in Widnes |
|
2005
|
£1,100 |
YWAM Sweden |
Work of Phil & Anneke Taylor in Lappland |
| £1,100 |
TEAR Fund |
Christian action amongst the world's poor |
| £1,100 |
Lighthouse Foundation |
Drug education and rehabilitation in Widnes |
|
2004
|
£1,100 |
YWAM Sweden |
Work of Phil & Anneke Taylor in Lappland |
| £1,100 |
TEAR Fund |
Christian action amongst the world's poor |
| £1,100 |
Lighthouse Foundation |
Drug education and rehabilitation in Widnes |
|
2003
|
£1,168 |
Motorcycles for Africa (Pastor Daniel) |
Motorcycle for Pastor Daniel's group in Uganda |
| £1,168 |
Lighthouse Foundation |
Drug education and rehabilitation in Widnes |
| £1,168 |
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation |
Cancer research and education |
|
2002
|
£1,295 |
A.F.R.I.C.A. |
Motorcycle for Pastor Daniel's group in Uganda (added to our tithe gift) |
| £1,295 |
Bible Mission International (Seed BMI) |
Taking bibles to countries where they are in short supply |
| £1,295 |
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation |
Cancer research and education |
|
2001
|
£1,448 |
SLEFES |
Motorcycles for field staff of Sierra Leone union of evangelical student fellowships |
| £1,448 |
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation |
Christian action amongst the world's poor |
| £1,448 |
Revival Chinese Ministies International |
Taking literature and teaching materials to the Chinese underground church |
| £15,031 |
|
Total |
