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Day 8

A Few More Steps... Psalm 40:2

You can’t throw a stick these days without will to go on.
hitting someone that has a story to tell about
footsteps, or taking the next step or following Don’t get me wrong, I wont compare a couple
someone’s footsteps, the list goes on. of hours leg ache with the suffering of our
troops but there are a few lessons in it. The
A while ago the footsteps thing was hammered biggest one is, never give up. No matter
into my brain so hard but this time it was how high your mental mountain is, it has a
physical steps. Walking up Pen Y Fan in Wales summit. Keep walking, you will get there.
for the OP Wamits project really tested me Sometimes you need a hand. I did. I focused
out. Of course, it’s not an easy mountain to on why I was there, I remembered the long
walk up but achievable for most people with a path I had walked to get me to this position
basic fitness level. The problem I had was two and I allowed God to help me the last few
years ago I was diagnosed with chronic heart steps. I read this passage the night before to
disease, put on a critical list and rushed into help me.
surgery. It was devastating to find out that this
fit lad who loved challenges was no longer fit Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself
enough to just walk to the shops. Thankfully yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I
the operation was a great success and, with do: Forgetting what is behind and straining
medication, meant I could pick my life up toward what is ahead, I press on toward the
again. It did take a long time but I vowed one goal to win the prize for which God has called
day I would go up the Fan again under my me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:
own steam. 13/14

Back to my effort, the last 500 metres felt like I conquered my past, I achieved my OP
500 miles. Every step felt like I was dragging Wamits, but the biggest reward was the one
two of me up there. But I couldn’t give in. I had been employed for. I was able to turn
I had promised a lot of people, including around, hold out my hand and help others to
veterans that I would do it. In my mind, the summit. In my mind, I shall remain on
during that last 500 metres, I was carrying all the top of Pen Y Fan as long as I am able to
of the pain of the last two years, I was carrying hold out a hand to my fellow veterans.
the hopes of OP Wamits, I was carrying the
burdens of all of my brothers and sisters who One step in front of the other, one at a time,
I try to help but the heaviest was carrying the you will make it.
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