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A Fundraiser For Mama Joy

She raised a whole community.
Now it's our turn to raise her up.

I'm running my first marathon for the woman who has spent her life feeding, teaching, and caring for children in Nairobi — always putting others before herself.

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The Fundraiser

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Race Day · December 13, 2026

The race begins in

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5:00 AM · Hawaii Time

She fed us all.She taught our kids.She prayed for us.Now we love her back.
She fed us all.She taught our kids.She prayed for us.Now we love her back.
Who Mama Joy Is

She isn't blood. She's family.

My brother's African mother — and over the years, family to all of us, and to hundreds of people around the world who've felt her heart.

She turned her own backyard into a neighborhood school. A place where local kids could feel safe, supported, and welcome, no matter what was happening at home.

She's known as the best cook in the world — not because the food was fancy, but because she made sure everyone around her was fed and cared for. She gives first. Always.

She's wholehearted with the Lord, and she's spent her life pouring into her community without ever asking what she'd get back.

Mama Joy celebrating a birthday with her students

Every birthday. Every child. Every time.

What She Does For The Community

She built more than a home. She built a safe place to learn.

Mama Joy with the children and teachers of the school she hosts in her own backyard in Nairobi
Mama Joy with the children and teachers of the school she hosts in her own backyard.

This is Mama Joy with the children and teachers from the school she hosts in her own backyard. Most people would build a guest house or a shed — she built a school. A safe haven where children can learn, be cared for, and feel seen.

Her backyard became a place of education, structure, love, and opportunity. What she has built is not just a classroom — it is a refuge for children who need guidance, care, and a chance to grow.

Her Everyday Work

  • A backyard classroom for neighborhood children
  • Meals cooked and shared with every child who comes through
  • A steady, safe place for kids who need one
  • Care, guidance, and prayer — offered freely
Why Trevor is Running

The Why Behind This

I recently started Livicy, a lifestyle community built to bridge the gap between success and fulfillment. I truly believe Livicy can change lives by inspiring people to support one another—not only during the high moments, but even more importantly, when someone needs us most.

Doing something alone might change someone’s life for a week. Doing it together can create an impact that lasts a lifetime.

I hope this challenge inspires me to keep doing more while encouraging others to take that same leap. I believe a big part of finding happiness comes from making an impact on the people and causes you care deeply about.

I have seen the impact Mama Joy has made on her community and on my own family. Her strength, generosity, and love will give me the strength to complete this race.

This marathon is bigger than 26.2 miles. It is about showing what can happen when a community chooses to step up together.

Livicy is built on shared experiences, meaningful relationships, and showing up for one another when it matters most.

“Doing something alone might change someone’s life for a week. Doing it together can create an impact that lasts a lifetime.”
Mama Joy in vibrant traditional Kenyan dress
"She'll give you her plate before she takes a bite."

— a friend, on Mama Joy

Mama Joy at home in Nairobi, holding flowers

Mama Joy, at home in Nairobi.

Her Current Fight

She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

And true to who she is, her instinct wasn't to take care of herself first — it was to keep what little money she has flowing back into her community.

That's exactly why we're stepping in.

Help cover her treatment
Mama Joy with her closest friends in Kenya
The women who hold each other up.
Mama Joy laughing with family and friends at a Nairobi café
Never alone. Never quiet.
Mama Joy with her students at the neighborhood school
Her backyard, her classroom, her heart.
Why I'm Running

26.2miles. Every one for her.

I'm running my first marathon — the Outer Banks Marathon this November — in her honor. Every mile is for her strength, her treatment, and her recovery.

She spent her whole life making sure everyone around her had what they needed. Now it's our turn to make sure she does too.

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Community and family gathered around Mama Joy

Pledge Per Mile

Pick a mile. Pick a number.

Our goal is $1,000 for Mama Joy's treatment & recovery. Most people are giving a dollar amount per mile — but there's no minimum and no maximum. A single dollar means the world.

A dollar a mile

$1/ mile

= $26

A prayer, a mile, a thank-you.

Most chosen

Five a mile

$5/ mile

= $130

Groceries, meds, small comforts.

Ten a mile

$10/ mile

= $262

A meaningful push toward her care.

Can only spare $1? That's amazing. Can't give right now? Please share her story — or challenge yourself to move for a cause bigger than you.

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Goal: $1,000 · see every donor as they come in.

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