Kids Who Care | Run for the Bibleless 2026 | April - May 2026
KIDS WHO CARE
Hello friends!
Shoo! This year is really going fast! The first term is already finished! Speaking of things going fast, did you hear about the Run for the Bibleless 2026? This year was the third run, and more than 400 people took part in it on Saturday 14 March. Lots of them were children- just like you! They ran around the Bunny Park in Benoni. Some people did one lap, and some did two. Before and after the race, there was a fun area with all sorts of things to explore, eat and do.
One of the relay teams passing the Bible at the run
Maybe you are wondering what running around the Bunny Park in Benoni has to do with helping more people to get a Bible. I think that’s a good question. There are two ways that the run and more Bibles are linked. The first one is that more people find out about Wycliffe South Africa and the work that they do because of the run. The adverts and social media posts and the messages to lots of churches let people know that the run was going to happen. And then lots of people drove past the runners on the day or heard about the run from their friends who took part. Once they know about it, more people can get involved in helping and supporting Wycliffe.
The other way that the run helps more people to get a Bible in a language that they can understand is that it helps to provide more money so that Wycliffe can do the work that they do: translating God’s Word into many languages. Runners paid money to run in the event, and they also asked people to sponsor them. All this money was given to Wycliffe.
Samuel Govender, 8 years old, was the fastest boy in the Kid's Race
12 children ran once or twice around the route in the kids race, and more in the adult race. The person who came third in the whole 7km race (even against the adults!) was a teenager who is only 14! The youngest person who finished the race was less than a year old. There was also a team of young people who won the relay event. Maybe you would like to take part next year. You could get a team from your church, school or youth group to take part. It is such fun and you could even win a medal!
Lesedi
There was even a boy who started at the beginning of 2026 to get ready for the run in March. His name is Lesedi. He ran nearly 50km in total with his dad. He was so excited to be part of this and to play his part in raising awareness and money for Bible translation. Lesedi was interviewed and asked all about why he was running. He said that he was very sad that so many people do not have a Bible in their heart language. When they asked him what his favourite verse in the Bible is, he said that the whole Bible is important to him. Many people heard about what Lesedi was doing and sent money for him to pass on to Wycliffe. There were even people from Australia and Kenya who sent money! Maybe you could do something that you like to do and raise money for people who are Bibleless. Maybe you could ride your bike a certain distance or paint some pictures or play your musical instrument and let other people know what you are doing and why and ask for donations for you to pass on to Wycliffe.
There were a whole lot more kids at the Bunny Park to cheer for their parents and friends. They saw Bible Man and some other cool dressed people. There was so much for these children to do in the kids’ area. They iced Marie biscuits and overloaded them with yummy smarties. They also enjoyed the Lego, animal craft, playdough, car mat and ball toss. It was great fun! One boy came to the kids’ area and then ran off very excitedly to run the children's race. He had such a determined look on his face when he stood in the front of the row of runners and set off at top speed once the race started. One little girl fell over, but, after a quick visit to get fixed up in the emergency tent, she carried on and finished the race. There were some kind helpers. They painted the kids’ faces and some children were even allowed to decorate the helpers’ faces.
The Bunny Park is such a nice place to visit! But, maybe you feel that you are a bit too “old” for it now. If you take part in the Run for the Bibleless next year, you can get to see the Bunny Park while you are running around it. And you will help more people know about Wycliffe and Bible translation and raise some money to help more people have a Bible they can understand!
Why don’t you have a little run around the block TODAY and start training for the 2027 event! It will be great to see you there!
Aunty Gill xxx
