Well, it is the night before we start collecting shoes at the Health and Fitness Expo for the Chicago Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon and the anticipation is at an all-time high.  I have been in the great city of Chicago for the last two months preparing for what is about to take place over the course of the next 3 days. All the meetings, all the social networking, all the praying, all the support from friends, family and those unseen and never met comes down to what lies ahead.  From this point forward what happens will be guided by what the Lord has planned.  Preparation is the work that takes place so that Faith can take action. We can't just sit back and be Hillary Hope it happens.  We must use what the Lord has given us to help put people in the position to do his work in helping others. One definition of faith is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.  No matter if 1000 pairs are collected or 1 pair is collected they will go to help someone that is in a position of need.  That is a success. That is the product of human support for one another.