Tuesday March 24th, 2009
My sister has this crazy passion.
More than most people have for anything in life, she has for this one thing she’s chosen.
And she is tireless. And she doesn’t complain about giving up Saturdays and Sundays. She doesn’t get paid for this. This is all on top of her normal job. This is all volunteer.
She spends more time working for this organization in her free time than most church-goers spend volunteering at church. And with more enthusiasm, I’ll add.
Charity helps retired Greyhounds get placed with adoptive families. Greyhound Pets of America is a rescue group that travels to the Caliente Race Track in Tijuana, Mexico, brings back ex-racing dogs and matches them with loving families.
On Saturday, Charity and her group had a “Show and Tell” day where they set up a booth in a crowded shopping area, bring their dogs and talk to people about what they do. I took the girls down there to play with the dogs and give our support.
I admire her dedication, I envy her passion and I am proud of what she is doing. After all, she’s still my baby sister.
What do you have a “crazy passion” for?
Adopt a Greyhound from Sarah Markley on Vimeo.
Horses, and teaching kids to ride them is one of the greatest things in life. (For me, at least.
babies.
haha
Greyhounds! We’ve adopted 3 greyhounds. I volunteered with my local group about a year ago, but their politics turned me away. Apparently they didn’t like children very much. I have 3 children as well, and we all adore our greyhounds.
Drew and I are hoping to get into work with sex trafficking when we get out of seminary and start at a church somewhere.
I think we’re both feeling some passion about that one.