If you want to be part of our special day and help us SHARE THE LOVE with hundreds of children in East Africa, please visit our Wedding Giving Page! Thanks for all of your prayers and thoughts on our special day - I will be dancing down that aisle!
Just 20 Days away - It's becoming REAL people! A few weeks ago wedding pews, centerpieces, bow ties, playlists, and party favors were dreamlike imaginings... Now the suits are pressed, hanging in my closet, the plane tickets and hotel rooms are booked, and I know more than I could ever wish to know about the minutia of party planning... napkin folds?! Seriously!? But honestly, I am STOKED!! Britt has been a champion in planning so much of our special day. I am doing exactly what a good fiance should do - "Yes Honey, that's exactly what I wanted... couldn't have chosen any better myself ;)" And the best part is we are in the final stretch --- I am down to my LAST 2 races (Berlin and Rieti) before I stand at the end of that aisle waiting to recite those vows. Homestretch, right?! But this wedding is more than just a lovely day spent with friends and family. For Brittany and I this is a day where we get to celebrate our devotion to one another but ALSO our devotion as a couple to making a difference in the world. In so many ways our relationship started through running and then flourished through our joint passion for charity. For us, CHARITY is synonymous with LO VE! We hope that this union is further celebrated by lighting a fire of compassion in those around us! Instead of gifts we are asking for our friends and family to memorialize the special day by touching hundreds of lives in East Africa. We are supporting the Spark a Brighter Future project through World Vision which will provide digital education tools, internet connectivity, and training to students and teachers at schools in Kenya. More than just providing access to educational resources, this project will empower children to DREAM bigger and CONNECT to a world of possibility. During my 10 years as a refugee in Kenya I yearned for the opportunity to go to school and pursue my dreams of having a better life. My friends and I wrote the alphabet in the sand of the refugee camp and dreamed of having a pencil and paper. My life changed when I got the chance to write my story down and submit it to the US embassy for a chance to build a better future in the US. With your help Brittany and I want to make sure that every child has the opportunity to write down their stories and pursue their goals in education. Education has changed both of our lives and we hope together we can celebrate our marriage by changing the lives of hundreds of children in East Africa.
If you want to be part of our special day and help us SHARE THE LOVE with hundreds of children in East Africa, please visit our Wedding Giving Page! Thanks for all of your prayers and thoughts on our special day - I will be dancing down that aisle!
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Joan Walmsley
8/29/2014 08:21:36 am
I remember when the journey began with your bride. Bless you both on a brilliant future together. You are both a gift to this world. Thank you both for all that you do. Have the most fun at your wedding!! Lots of love to you.
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Lopez
8/29/2014 12:58:59 pm
Joan -
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Nancy
8/30/2014 11:57:26 am
Lopez, you are my inspiration! Our family is partners with World Vision, my book club read your book and cried, and sometimes I see you flying down the trails in Beaverton. May Gos continue to bless your life through your marriage. Thank you for making the world a more hopeful place!
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Lopez
9/1/2014 12:49:39 pm
Nancy- thank you so much for your message and for sharing my story with your family and book club. It means so much to me that you have helped touch so many lives through World Vision.
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Jim and Shari Harding
8/30/2014 01:25:12 pm
Lopez and Brittany: So great to see you again at Hood to Coast!! Wish we could be there to share your special day! Would love to see Lopez dance down the aisle. Gonna do our best to spread the word about your campaign to share your love in this unique way! Blessings to both of you. We love you guys!
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Lopez
9/1/2014 12:48:16 pm
Jim and Shari,
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Jack Kelley
9/21/2014 03:44:45 am
Dear Lopez,
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Michelle
9/29/2014 09:41:53 pm
I just finished your book today. I am only a recreational runner, but your life and faith are inspiring. Congratulations on your marriage, may God richly bless you both.
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Congratulations, Lopez and Brittany!
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Miguel
12/12/2014 09:05:11 pm
Dear López,
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Josep Llopart
1/3/2015 12:59:37 am
Hi Lopez- Firstly, congrats for the wedding!Your story touched me, deeply! Maybe because I could fell like if I was running behing you... I've been working in South Sudan several times with in humanitarian aid (Western Eq. and Upper Nile). Maybe because some of my best colleagues also ran from S.S. to Kakuma... In any case, thanks for your encouraging example of overcoming and Trust!
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Jose
1/11/2015 03:06:38 am
Lopez Lomong you are AMAZING!!! I am from Spain and I've just read your book. It has been such a touching book that I just can't take your story out of my mind and that's why I'm encouraging friends of mine to read it as well. Once I read it i realized how much we can do to improve others people's life. Never stop being such a good person!!
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MISS MBURU MATH TEACHER GACHOROR
2/3/2015 12:15:16 pm
AM IN MOBILE ALABAMA I SAW YOU PARTICIPATED IN OLYMPIC CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH YEAR I WAS YOUR MATH TEACHER AT GACHORORO PRY SCHOOL I CAME TO AMERICA 2006 .MY PHONE # IS 251 209 0111
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Gretchen Diaz
3/14/2015 09:25:43 pm
I just read your book and WOW! I have no words. Having a child with autism, sometimes I found myself with very hopeless days, but through your book you have thought me and inspired me lots as am sure you have to millions of people out there. Blessings to you!
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Anoushka
4/12/2015 03:51:22 am
I read you book and I loved it. Congrats on the marriage!
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Mary Ann
5/15/2016 01:47:51 pm
My son gave me your book and I just finished reading it. What a story and I believe that it should be required reading for all high school seniors. There are many lessons to be learned here.
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Davide Solbiati
4/13/2015 09:26:35 pm
Hello Lopez, yesterday evening I finished reading your book and I was really wondering how your "friendship" had developed over time - well today I visited your site and I see everything went in the very best possible way :) Congratulations to you and to Brittany!!! A big hello from Poland - thanks for everything you did and you're doing!
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iñigo
6/26/2017 07:27:17 am
Hi Lopez i´m Iñigo from Spain. I have read your book last week and I was amazed. Your story is beautiful and inspirational. I´m all the time reminding how my life would be if I had born in south Sudan. People forgive how other people is living in other countries. Best wishes for you, your family and for all the foundation.
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Ethan
3/1/2018 06:38:04 pm
I just finished reading your book - my father suggested it. Amazing story. I am a runner (still in high school) and on the XC and Track team, and your story was amazing. Congrats to you and Brittany!!
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