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The Rt Rev Philip North and The Rev Sam Cheesman hope that you might sponsor them as they plan to walk 100km across Lancashire in just one weekend in aid of the people of Liwolo in South Sudan.

As part of the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal this year the Bishop of Blackburn and Bishop’s Chaplain plan to walk 100km starting the evening of Friday 15 September, finishing back at Bishop’s House on Sunday 17. More on the Bishop's Harvest Appeal can be found here.

They hope to go through and pray in as many Deaneries as possible in this time, remembering the people of the parishes there as well as those who are in refugee camps in Northern Uganda as they have fled the civil war in South Sudan.

Their aim is to raise as much money as possible to support the work of Bishop Joseph Aba who is the Bishop of Liwolo, a Diocese still in exile but with the hope to return home soon.

The people he serves there have been referred to as ‘the poorest people in the world’ and face an extremely uncertain future as they look to rebuild all that was lost in the war.

If you would like to know more about the work of CRESS, the charity through which the funds will be sent, you can see here. You will see some of their excellent work in this community already.

All the money that you give will go towards this worthy cause and the more they raise the more Sam and Bishop Philip will be encouraged to keep going on their walk.

You can give by clicking on this link or scanning the QR code.