Guest: Jon Leonetti, Souly Walking Project
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Today, Deacon Rick and Jenny spoke with Jon Leonetti co-founder of the Souly Walking Project. Souly Walking is an endeavor between Jon and his partner, Jesse Weiler to reach out to the youth through a journey across America. On March 1, 2009 Jon and Jesse will begin their trek from Ocean Park, California to Ocean City, New Jersey.
The purpose of their walk is to encourage young people to encounter Christ in a new way. They will be doing this by stopping at schools, churches and youth gatherings along the way. They wish to give the youth a new hope and drive home to them that they were created for love and created for heaven. Through encouraging them to turn away from the MTV generation that they live in today, they want each young person they encounter to discover the inate dignity and worth in who God created them to be. The best way to do this is through love, and what better way to discover love than to look to the one who is love, Christ.
Jon and Jesse will be walking 19.5 miles a day on average with two days of rest and prayer every week. They've partnered with Outside-da-Box a non-profit video production company based out of Illinois. They will be taking with them a push cart, a few essentials and a video camera to document their journey of faith.
The funding for this walk is through the generous donations of the people of God. Jon knows that if it is God's will that he walk across the coutnry for Him, that He will provide for all of their needs. Because they're partnered with Outside-da-Box, any financial gifts you make are tax deductable.
To donate you can go to: www.soulywalking.com and send an e-mail to soulywalking@catholic.org
You can also directly send donations to Outside-da-Box, checks should be made out to "Outside-da-Box" and the memo should state "Souly Walking Project":
Outside-da-Box
P.O. Box 3862
St. Charles, IL 60174
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