This year our annual pilgrimage will take us to Essex as we walk the St Peter's Way from Chipping Ongar to Bradwell.

Our journey will be a time of community and contemplation as we seek to deepen our experience of pilgrimage moulding us physically and spiritually as we follow old ways, immerse ourselves in an ancient landscape and in the ancient practises of prayer and worship that will interweave our walking.

As we journey together we will be encouraged by all those who support us by generous giving and we will, as in previous years be sharing images and reflections on this page and via our Pilgrim Pals whats app group.

As we walk we will have a heighten awareness of our own blessings in the light of social and climate injustice which means that in Nairobi’s crowded settlements, many parents wake each day knowing if they don’t earn money, their children won’t eat. With little work, low pay and no support, families face constant hunger and stress.

In our group we have grandparents and people that grow their own vegetables for whom Fridah's story resonates powerfully.

Fridah Moraa, a recently widowed grandmother, carries this burden alone. “Sometimes I don’t have food,” she says. With rent, school and water costs, feeding her family is a daily struggle.

But with faith, determination, and support from Christian Aid’s partner, Beacon of Hope, Fridah is growing vegetables in a small city space to feed her family and earn income. “Urban farming has changed my life,” she says. This Christian Aid Week (10–16 May), your support can help families like Fridah’s grow food and hope.

£5 seeds a garden

£10 buys chickens

£15 provides tools

£30 funds planters