ASHLAND, Ky. – Amy Compston’s devotion to Jesus Christ and the Amy For Africa mission would be at the top of any chart. A committee with the 2019 Eagle Rare Life Award agreed, selecting Compston as the winner of the devotion category and the $5,000 prize [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – They lined up early for a chance not only to get a copy of “Jarek’s Journey” but also to have the subject of the book sign it. The reveal of the new Amy For Africa children’s book drew a crowd to the SuperHero [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. - The artistic genius behind Jarek’s Journey is Brian Ashby, a freelance illustrator from Catlettsburg. Ashby did an amazing job of bringing Jarek, Chris and Amy Compston into friendly cartoon form in the pages of Jarek’s Journey. He was supplied with photographs and simply [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Jarek Compston’s true story of running a half marathon at the age of 6 to raise funds to transport Christmas gifts to children in Uganda is now a children’s book. Jarek’s Journey is a 20-page fully illustrated children’s book that tells the simple [...]
Amy Compston and son Jarek with students. By CHARLES ROMANS / The Daily Independent Poverty is a condition in which far too many people around the globe suffer, and there is one consistent characteristic of poverty that crosses all borders. Poverty robs people of [...]
Celebrate #GivingTuesday with a donation to AMY FOR AFRICA!!! We are halfway through our SIXTH YEAR of operation in Uganda and God’s plans are MIGHTY!!! We have purchased 3 acres of land overlooking the NILE RIVER for a new Christian school that will house 1,000 students and board [...]
FLATWOODS, Ky. – Gary Coovert runs not only for himself but for a purpose. He always has and always will. Coovert was one of the first runners to wear the Amy For Africa colors in road races and he celebrates running his 20th marathon on Nov. [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Barry Bonds, eat your heart out. Matt Fultz hammered 763 home runs – albeit Wiffle ball home runs – in five hours to benefit Amy For Africa. The Ashland CPA and businessman set a goal of surpassing Bonds’ 762 career home run total [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Imagine going 30 hours without eating. Now imagine being 13 to 18 years old and doing it. No way? Say hello to the youth group at Unity Baptist Church, affectionately known as The Unit. The Unit, led by youth director Brad Callaway, made [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Matt Fultz is gearing up for his Wifflle Ball Home-Run-A-Thon Friday and Saturday on the corner lot of Unity Baptist Church. Fultz, a CPA and small business owner of a Kona Ice franchise in Ashland, is attempting to hit 762 Wiffle ball home [...]