Walk of Hope 8th to 21st March 2002 Aims: To instill hope among all South Africans, to promote the National Day of Prayer, and to raise funds for the Day of Prayer.   Important dates: 3rd March 2002 - The Walk of Hope will be LAUNCHED at a ceremony in Bloemfontein in Fountain Head Church in Att Horak Street. 4th March 2002 - Teams of runners start setting out from Bloemfontein for 7 South African sports stadiums. 21st March 2002 - National Day of Prayer Events at the 7 big stadiums.   Walk of Hope Teams Seven teams - each team is made of a running team and a ministry team. Running Team: runs a relay from Bloemfontein to destination city stadium. With the help of the towns, they will carry the baton from town to town which contains Message of Hope. Ministry Team: They act independently of the runners, reaching the towns in the late morning. Here they perform at old age homes and train youth leaders in how to present "Kids Games". When the Running Team arrives with the baton, they present a 1 hour function in a hall in the town. In the morning they might perform at a celebrity breakfast.   Port Elizabeth Team: The Route   Friday 8th March 2002: PE to Middelburg by Combi   Saturday 9th: Start the run - 98km to Cradock   Sunday 10th: Start at Cradock - 113km to Somerset East   Monday 11th: Somerset East - 86km to Bedford   Tuesday 12th: Adelaide / Bedford - 37km to Fort Beaufort   Wednesday 13th: Fort Beaufort - 70km to Grahamstown   Thursday 14th: Grahamstown - 58km to Port Alfred   Friday 15th: Port Alfred - 53km to Alexandria.   Saturday 16th: Alexandria - 110km to Uitenhage   Sunday 17th: Uitenhage - 66km to Jeffrey's Bay   Monday 18th: Jeffreysbay - 18km to Humansdorp   Tuesday 19th: Humansdorp - 51km to Kareedouw   Wednesday 20th: Kareedouw - (131km) (30km)   Thursday 21st: Port Elizabeth 13:00 at Telkompark   Total time on the road: 14 days Total running distance: 790km This means on average: 8,6 km per person per day with 7 runners or 10,1 km per person per day with 6 runners and 13 days to complete. What we need: A data projector A laptop- with Power Point program At least two vehicles of which one is a combi Running team 6-7 members Ministry team 3-4 members Energy drinks Medical Kit The team members: Must be available from the 8th -21st March The running team must be willing and able to run at least 5 km per day. There is NO COST involved for outreach from the 8th -21st March. Accommodation and food WILL BE SUPPLIED. General information: We leave from PE on Friday 8th March and start running on Saturday 9th March from Middelburg We will need the vehicles at the latest on the morning of the 8th. Team members will meet on the morning of the 8th at a predetermined venue. PE Co-ordinator: Ds Corné Slabbert Tel. 041 9661503 (h) 041 9922956 (Church office / fax) 072 3266414 (Cell) Email: sietslabba@xsinet.co.za   Back to PE Transformation Homepage Beyond 2000 - Community Transformation SA National Transformations Website Revival News