'Team Breathless' is led by Amber Metz, a twenty-two year old cystic fibrosis patient and lung transplant recipient. The name of the team came from an inside joke between Amber and her co-workers. 'Breathtaking' is actually the title of her book! :)

GREAT STRIDES is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest and most successful national fund-raising event. This year, I'm walking in the GREAT STRIDES walk at the 2008 Lima - Ottawa Metro Park walk on 05/17/2008. Please help me meet my fund-raising goal of $500.00 by sponsoring me. Your generous gift will be used efficiently and effectively, as nearly 90 cents of every dollar of revenue raised is available for investment in vital CF programs to support research, care and education.

Making a donation is easy and secure! Just click the "Click to Donate" button on this page to go to make a donation that will be credited to my team. Any amount you can donate is greatly appreciated! Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a devastating genetic disease that affects tens of thousands of children and young adults in the United States. Research and care supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is making a huge difference in extending the quality of life for those with CF. However, we continue to lose precious lives to CF every day. That's why your help is needed now more than ever to ensure that a cure is found sooner - rather than later. To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those with CF! Thank you for supporting the mission of the CF Foundation and GREAT STRIDES!

About Amber:

Amber Nicole Metz has been to the valley of the shadow of death and back, and is taking the world by storm with her message: Jesus Christ is enough; God’s Sovereignty always prevails. When she turned nineteen, Amber’s health deteriorated and forced her to face the disease she’d waged against her entire life, cystic fibrosis. Amber dropped out of school returned home to await a double lung transplant. Now over a year since surgery, Amber is doing well and is breathing deeply for the first time in years. Amber is currently a full-time student through Moody Bible Institute, as well as a speaker on behalf of organ donation awareness and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She is the founder of Breathtaking Ministries (www.ambermetz.com). Amber and her family reside in Ohio.

Book Recap: Breathtaking is an account of a young woman who walked through the valley of the shadow of death and found that God alone is enough. With heartrending honesty, Amber Metz narrates her discovery of God’s unyielding love, mercy, and tenderness, even in the midst of her fear and pain. Amber’s child-like faith will inspire you to live every day as if it could be your last, by chasing the dreams God has given you for the betterment of His Kingdom.