“Hope is what drives the hearts of those who depart,” said Pope Francis on 27 September last year as he opened the Caritas/CAFOD Share the Journey campaign on migration.
The Holy Father gave an emotional endorsement for the need to build relationships between migrants, refugees and local communities; saying:
“It is also what drives the hearts of those who welcome; the desire to meet each other, get to know each other, to dialogue.”
These are the exact sentiments which prompted parishioners, lead by long-standing volunteer, Stuart Harper, from St David’s Priory Church in the centre of Swansea to reach out and organise their own Share the Journey walk and to try to make a positive difference to everyone with experience of migration.