Welcome Rebekkah Gathright!

We want to welcome Rebekkah Gathright to our I Run For His Glory running team! I met Rebekkah through the world of FB and through a mutual friend, AnneMarie! Rebekkah and I both have twin girls, love Jesus and love to run.

Welcome Rebekkah and thank you so much for helping us continue our work here in the DR & Haiti! Rebekkah will be running the Nashville Music City Half Marathon on April 30th (the same day as our KY Derby Marathon!) 2 events, 1 day!

Thank You Tara!

Thank you Tara for completing a race for the FHG team! We are so grateful for your passion for running and for the Lord! Here's what Tara said

"The race went great. I enjoyed running up and down the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. Had solid finish at 2hrs 6 minutes. And we made it back to Las Vegas in time for SuperBowl which made my husband happy." 

Thanks again Tara! You bless us!

Welcome Matt & Brooke!

We are so blessed to have Matt and Brooke Vaughn as part of our running team! Welcome! They have an 8 month old son named Elijah who is only a week older than our girls. We are thankful for them and their dedication to "Run for His Glory"!


"We met Jackie Perez on a mission trip in the Dominican Republic 3 years ago and are very touched by the work that is being done in the DR by GO Ministries. We decided to “Run for His Glory” to help support both Jackie and Alan Perez to further the kingdom of God. We are new parents to our son Elijah and have committed to getting back into shape. This is the perfect opportunity to do so.......looking forward to it." Brooke Vaughn


They are running two races for our team:

Carneros 10K Run – Napa California, Saturday, March 26, 2011

Lake Chabot Trail Challenge Half Marathon – Castro Valley, CA, Sunday, June 5, 2011

If you would like to sponsor their run and help our mission work in the DR & Haiti please click here to find out how!

Here's a funny pic Brooke sent me when I asked for a "running" pic! They are too cute!

Welcome Mike and Megan!

We first met Mike and Megan in the Spring of 2008 with the first CPC team to come work alongside of us in the Dominican Republic. We have been blessed by a friendship with them and now are excited that they will be running with us on our "I Run for His Glory" team! Mike and Megan are running the Golden Gate Headlands Half Marathon to support our work! If you would like to sponsor Mike and Megan on their race to benefit our work in the DR click here!

Calico Half Marathon- January 8, 2011

Running a half marathon was incredible. It was both exhilarating and challenging.  We had so many obstacles during our training including my foot injury that really it wasn't until 2 days before the race that I decided to run it. I am so glad I did.

We run for His glory. We run to tell the stories of those who cannot. We run because He first loved us. We run to inspire others to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

I could give a mile by mile playback, but really the only thing that matters is that God was glorified! Each mile we clung to Him to bring us through the completion of the race, and I couldn't help but wonder why I don't live everyday that way.

It was a very spiritual time for me and I learned a lot from the experience.

We are so grateful for the love and support we received for our race. In total, we received close to $1000 for the race and Sheila's race in December raised around $500.

We plan on continuing to run for His glory and invite you to join us. You can join our running team and help us raise funds or sponsor us financially.

Please continue to pray for us and the ministry we are a part of!

Much peace,
Alan and Jackie

Here are a few race day pics!

Jackie at about Mile 8

Alan heading up to Mile 8

Alan about to cross the finish line

Jackie coming to the finish line

After the race, barely standing!!

With our good friend Valarie, fellow team-mate and photographer! (Thanks Val!)

Recruiting for the Kentucky Derby Marathon and Mini Marathon!

We have started recruiting for our next race in Louisville, KY! Jackie and Mark Brockman are running on a relay team that will be raising funds for the Perez's mission work in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through G.O. Ministries.

Considering joining our relay team, sponsoring our team, or running the half or full marathon on our behalf!

Email Jackie at: jackie (dot) perez (at) go (dash) ministries (dot) org.

Welcome Tara Young!

Tara just recently joined the "I Run For His Glory" Running Team! Welcome Tara! We are excited to partner with you in reaching people through running and expanding His Kingdom in the United States, Dominican Republic and Haiti!

Tara will be running the half marathon in Huntington Beach on February 6! G.O. Tara!