All Good Things Must End

    

 This is the message I received from Love146 - a fun wrap up to Tread on Trafficking.

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First, take a well deserved deep breath.... Cool down. We've been watching in awe for the past eight weeks -- humbled and genuinely blown away by the love and passion you all have put into making Tread on Trafficking an overwhelming success this year. 

 

You did it! Over a thousand of you treaded this year & you've raised well over 

We believe that Love protects, defends, restores and empowers-- this is the Love that you're bringing to children. The diversity and depth of the stories you've shared are amazing but there's one consistent theme: The bravery of precious children affected by sex trafficking moves us-- literally-- we are moved and we've started moving together. 

For some treaders, these have been the first steps beginning a more active lifestyle, and for others, they have been the first steps on their journey as an Abolitionist.

Now the moment you've all been waiting for: It's time to announce the Top Treader Award Winners!

In addition to the work of Abolition that you've enabled by Treading on Trafficking -- the children you're protecting and restoring-- your effort has also been a tremendous encouragement to our Love146 Staff! It's given such a fresh energy to our team, and we feel so loved and supported in the (sometimes difficult) work we're doing. Congratulations on crossing the finish line for Abolition!!! 

From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You.

 

End of Tread Just a Day Away

This last week, after the race, I hardly ran at all. Not because of injury or anything negative but because my husband and I hit the weights hard! We've found that we really like to work out together. It's the first shared interest we've had since college. I spent the first part of this week just recovering. I was spent, front and back of me. It was kind of nice.

I said all that to say that it is a new day for me. Two months ago I was down and now not only am I up and running, I'm stronger and healthier. It's a more complete kind of health than just dieting or just trying to do a litle extra exercise to make up for the sweets I had earlier in the day.

The last day of the Tread is tomorrow! To wrap this baby up, I'll go for a nice long run in the morning - thankful with each step for this opportunity to raise awareness and funds and for such a speedy recovery. Thank you, God!

Thank you to those of you who have supported this journey - in prayer or through a donation. Together we raised $365 to go toward care for survivors and those vulnerable to exploitation.

To make a one-time gift, visit my donation page at http://Love146.kintera.org/tread/jenmellick

Middle of June...already??

It seems like only a few weeks ago that I began talking to people about Tread on Trafficking. In actuality, that was almost three months ago! Time flies.

At the time that I started to talk to people I was having a hard time getting around, and now I'm about to run my first 5K since my stress fracture. Woohoo!!

As always, the healing process is only a side note. The real story, the real plea, is about the women and children enslaved by sex trafficking. Entire communities and even cultures are tainted by this. It is destroying them from the inside out. Thousands and thousands of people are forever broken because of this most horrible evil.



Please, if you have not already done so, please give to Tread on Trafficking.

To make a one-time gift, visit my donation page at http://Love146.kintera.org/tread/jenmellick

Challenge Accepted...Challenge Extended

Chad and I have registered for the Hope Challenge 5K on June 18th.  I am pretty excited about it!

The last week has been encouraging. I have a certain level of paranoia that I've been calling "caution" that I'm letting go of a bit. Yes, I'm still being attentive, but overall, I've been good to go. I just don't want to push day after day. I will give myself an opportunity to recover. The 2 miles on Monday was a test. The 3 miles yesterday was an accident. Either way, I feel good.

Much more importantly, I would like to raise the campaign to you once again. I feel like I'm back in it and want to challenge each of you to join me in this. The ultimate goal is not that I recover. The goal is that we do what we can to help out women/children who are enslaved by sex trafficking. Please get involved.

Do what you can.

To learn more about trafficking or Love146, visit their website at http://www.love146.org/.

To make a one-time gift, visit my donation page at http://Love146.kintera.org/tread/jenmellick.

To make a pledge, visit the Pledges & One-Time Gifts page here on my blog.

Sorry for the Delay Folks!

The last two weeks have not been conducive for devoting myself to running. I was out of town for the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit VII and then last week we had a death in the family so I was in Colorado.  It's not just that I was out of town but that my schedule while out of town was tight. Now that I'm through it, I have no excuse for not picking up my routine again.

Last night I ran 1.4 miles. It sounds kind of pathetic, but I am starting to feel stronger (in that area of my leg). It's hard to describe how the leg can feel weak (not the muscles). I'm feeling like I can put more weight or pressure on my leg now. So I pushed beyond a little bit last night to test it. If it hurt afterwards then I would pull back. Honestly, my leg feels alright, but my muscles are feeling it - which is indicator to me (now that I've learned my lesson) to hang out at this distance for just a bit.

So here we go! Back on track!

To learn more about trafficking or Love146, visit their website at http://www.love146.org/.

To make a one-time gift, visit my donation page at http://Love146.kintera.org/tread/jenmellick.

To make a pledge, visit the Pledges & One-Time Gifts page here on my blog.

Off and Running!

It's not much, but I ran 1/2 a mile yesterday! :o) That sounds pretty pathetic actually, but I started off hearing the doctor's voice saying, "start off with 1/4 of a mile...if that feels okay, do that for a couple of weeks then do 1/2 a mile for a couple of weeks." Folks, that's just crazy.

I honestly feel fantastic. There's absolutely no discomfort in my leg.I will stay at 1/2 a mile for at least a week while my muscles and tendons all get used to it, but this "1/4 of a mile for two weeks" is bogus. Sorry, Doc.

So, though it looks like nothing, it's a very promising start! Better than I had hoped.

Fundraising Stats - Amazing!

Only a few days in, nearly half of the fundraising goal has been met. Thank you so much to those of you who are supporting this, monetarily or in prayer.

My fundraising goal:

$750.00

Money raised to date:
$340.00