Hey guys, Chloe here. 😁

A few months ago I had a dream I was walking through the Sahara Desert, the next morning I was at work and an advert came on the TV for adventure holiday destinations, with the Sahara Desert being one of them, which then reminded me of the dream I think I would’ve otherwise forgotten. After walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain, I had the intentions to travel through Portugal and then conveniently go down to Morocco….. 👀

I’ll be doing the trek with Charity Challenge on the 2nd - 9th November.

*All my overtime paid off as I was able to fund the trip myself so any donations will be going solely towards the charity.*

I was a little overwhelmed with choosing a charity to raise money for before starting the trek as there are so many good charities and so many people in need. I eventually stumbled upon this story of Newmarket Open Door Foodbank and their quiet plea for help:

‘As our charity approaches its 25 year anniversary this coming October, we are reaching out to our community with a heavy heart and an urgent plea for help. Our food bank and community pop-up shop which faithfully serves up to 90 clients a week, is now facing an unprecedented crisis. Due to a severe shortage of food donations and grants our foodbank and community pop-up shop now face the prospect of imminent closure. This is an urgent appeal to your compassion and generosity to help us keep our doors open and continue supporting those in need.

Every day, we see the impact of food insecurity on our community. Children going to sleep hungry, parents sacrificing their own meals to provide for their children, and the elderly being forced to make tough decisions between food, heating and medicine. It is crucial that we do not abandon them in their time of need. Please consider how you can contribute to this urgent cause. Together, we can ensure that no one in our community goes hungry.’

I’m currently in bed writing this out and I’m humoured by all of this but also amazed at the idea of one small random community in the South West coming together to help another small random community way over in Cambridgeshire all because of a dream?!

If you can spare anything at all it I’m sure it will be massively appreciated and I will try my best to keep you updated on my journey through the desert in return🌵

You can read more about Newmarket Open Door here: https://newmarketopendoor.org.uk

‘The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing,’

— Isa 35:1-2