The horseback trip to the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) is a pilgrimage that is all about Jesus Christ, according to Pastor Shawn Warren. Like last year, he is making the journey from Grahamstown to Middelburg on horseback again with the hope of leading people he meets during the journey […]
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This train is bound for glory!
Why pilgrimage is of such paramount importance I was thinking about the Feast of Tabernacles when I booked my train ticket to London and was rather tickled by the Virgin Trains slogan ‘Be bound for glory’, obviously based on the traditional gospel hit This Train. If it means Virgin boss […]
KMMC ‘early bird’ walking to die to self and live to Christ
Abe de Beer is the first person to arrive in Middelburg for the Karoo Mighty Men Conference 2016. He arrived a month early, having started out two-and-a-half months ago from Secunda in Mpumalanga on a journey on foot through the country “in pursuit of the Father’s voice”. Abe has walked […]
Saldahna Bay bishop on 800km pilgrimage
Originally published in Anglican News Service Bishop Raphael Hess, of the Saldanha Bay Diocese is making good strides on his 800km pilgrimage from one end of the diocese to the other. The journey, which he is undertaking during Lent, touches each of the six Archdeaconries that make up the diocese. […]