Sunday 10th July Update:
We walked yesterday! So did around 60 people in Uganda. They did it under a baking sun, and we did it in a mix of clouds and monsoon-like rain...
As planned, Katherine walked 11.5 miles to meet Luke, Miriam and Caleb at Dalkeith Country Park, where we were also joined by some friends. Together we walked about 2.5 miles around the park (with quite a lot of stops for playing and a few carries..!), and then Luke walked the 11.5 miles back. A familial total of 33 miles (52 km, like Rose and the team did from Bamunanika to Kiwoko)
We felt very lucky to be part of such a great project, and are extremely thankful for your very generous support.
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Katherine, Luke, Miriam and Caleb will be walking (between them) a total of 52 km on saturday the 9th of July, the same day our friend Rose will be walking that distance in Uganda retracing a journey she made 22 years ago. She will be walking with many other friends and collegues, and Rose’s Journey for 2011 has three goals:
- Raise $10,000 to establish a scholarship fund for future Ugandan nurses.
- Raise $15,000 for use in the Hope Ward of IHK where charitable medical care is provided.
- Provide an additional platform to increase awareness about child sacrifice.
Rose is a very dear friend of ours, who lives a fascinating and inspiring life. This video tells you more about her, and the walk (there is footage from when she first retraced her steps, two years ago)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8550854.stm
More details of the aim of her walk, and the reason that she is doing it, can also be found here:
http://www.narrowroadintl.org/Narrow_Road__Roses_Journey.html
The funds will go straight to great use where we used to work in and around Kampala. They will help support young people to train as nurses at the nursing school Katherine used to teach at, and to provide complex medical care for patients from around Uganda who would otherwise not be able to afford it. We have really seen the impact that these funds can have, and so we would greatly appreciate any contribution you are able to make.
Thank you xxx