Walkers begin 200K Ignatian Camino to raise funds for refugees
Dear Readers,
On Sunday morning I'm setting out for Heathrow Airport with a group of walkers from Farm Street Church, to fly to Barcelona where we will begin our ten-day 'Ignatian Camino' to Montserrat, to raise funds for Aid to the Church in Need projects in northern Iraq, and the Jesuit Refugee Service UK.
We will be following the route that St Ignatius walked hundreds of years ago, from the Shrine of St Peter Claver in Verdù across Catalunya to the Abbey of Montserrat and Manresa.
Peter Claver ministered to slaves in Colombia for 40 years - so his shrine is a fitting place to reflect on the evils of human trafficking of modern day migrants to Britain and those stuck in perilous conditions in the Middle East.
As we walk on the 200K trek we will be thinking about the many thousands of refugees from war zones who have undertaken perilous journeys, on foot, to reach safety in Europe - without our comfortable walking shoes, or hostels to stay in each night.
You can follow our pilgrims progress on http://farmstreetcamino.blogspot.co.uk/ and Dominic Robinson on twitter @dtr_sj.Wifi permitting -
I will be writing a blog about our journey here on ICN. www.indcatholicnews.com
To make a donation, please visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Farm-Street-Camino-Walkers
Jo Siedlecka
(Note: Ellen Teague will be editing ICN while I'm away. Contact email: vocforjus@aol.com)