Walk, Pray, Give for Education
Walk, Pray, Give’ is back, and this time we’re raising funds for the next development at our New Hope Academy Secondary School in Sierra Leone!
The school is growing, now housing four year groups of pupils, which will become six over the next two years. Our ‘Hands of Dorcas’ Tailoring Training project takes place at the Academy too. We aim to complete the building of the second floor and a permanent roof, giving room for the school to grow and to provide space for Bible college courses and more vocational training in the future.
How does ‘Walk, Pray, Give’ work?
Walk – we aim to walk a collective total of 1061 kilometres, the whole perimeter of Sierra Leone, between everyone taking part; This year we have two organised group walks that you can join in with, both of about 5 miles:
Saturday 9th May, 10am Tarleton.
Meet at our warehouse: International Aid Trust, Briery Lane, Off Blackgate Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6UU, just before 10am for a low level walk including country lanes and the River Douglas.
This will be followed by a barbeque back at the warehouse about 1pm, please let us know if you plan to attend for catering numbers.
Saturday 16th May, 10am Edgworth.
Meet at the Barlow Institute car park, Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0AP, just before 10am, for a countryside and woodland ramble.
There is a café on site for refreshments.
You can also walk wherever you like, or run, cycle, wheel, swim etc. by yourself or with friends, from Thursday 1st May up to Saturday 31st May and send the amount of miles to join in with group walks or walk, run, cycle, wheel, etc. by yourself. Email julie@internationalaidtrust.org.uk with your total kms each week to help us reach our goal!
Look out for updates on how far we’ve travelled and where we are in the country on our social media.
You can download posters for Walk Pray Give here: https://bit.ly/4dTkBm6
Pray
Download prayer cards to pray for New Hope Academy and our wider ministry in Sierra Leone, as well as people living in poverty in the country; pray at home, with your group or church, or whilst walking.
There will also be an opportunity to pray together after both of the group walks if you choose to. You can download prayer cards here: https://bit.ly/4sGXT5h
Give
Donate £1 per km that you walk, get sponsored or sponsor those walking, to help us to complete the final stage of building work at New Hope Academy Secondary School.
Donations can be paid into our bank account: Royal Bank of Scotland, Our Sort Code: 16 28 16, Our Account Number: 10075885, or through the donations page of our website.
You can download a sponsorship form here: https://bit.ly/3NYv9Ga
Thank you so much for your support, it is greatly valued.
Please email julie@internationalaidtrust.org.uk if you have any questions.