“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.”
Stuart reading one of the refugee stories
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.
