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DAVID CARNELL, Andrew Carnell, and Andrew Sav arrived home in Stanthorpe on 11 November after walking 2000 kilometres to raise awareness that there are still 2000 languages into which the Bible has not been translated.
The trio left Cairns on 24 August and arrived in Stanthorpe on Remembrance Day.
Mr Sav said he was not sure if he would make it.
“When we reached the 1500km mark, it suddenly struck me that I could do it,” he said. “That was an awesome moment.”
Each kilometre represented a unique language that doesn’t yet have a translated Bible – not even a single verse.
In addition to walking, the three men held evening meetings at local churches and town halls en route to share information
about the 350 million people who don’t yet have access to the Bible in their own language.
Mr Sav said their message was going global with more than 10,000 people from 124 different countries visiting their website www.the2000walk.com
The team experienced plenty of challenges during The 2000 Walk, including cooling their feet in a creek they were later informed is inhabited by crocodiles, walking eight kilometres in the wrong direction before realising and retracing their steps, and suff ering from severe blisters and painful feet.
Over the final kilometre the team was joined by 100 supporters.
They were met at the finish line by a bagpiper and 350 cheering people who released balloons.
“The group finish was symbolic of the fact that translating the Bible for the remaining 2000 Bible-less languages is not a job for a few individuals, but is a team effort where many people are needed,” said Mr Sav.
Photo : David Carnell, Andrew Carnell, Andrew Sav and supporters finish The 2000 Walk. Photo courtesy of Karyn Markwell
