Bernadette Kuiper the 20,000th pilgrim
When I called her, she hesitantly told me that she is a writer, has quit her job and that she wants to write a book about death. She wanted to […]
Entries by Manja Bente
Saying yes to my path
Every pilgrim walks his own path. Esther Duine made it a special journey by looking at both the outside and the inside of herself and examining it. Saying yes to […]
Day care Andere Koek Wijchen helps with packing starter packs
The other Koek day care foundation is going to help us. Every year we send almost 3,000 starter packs to new pilgrims. Quite a job! Our co-coordinator Manja Bente is […]
At the campsite during the Fiets en Wandelbeurs – report
Last February we were again at the annual cycling and walking fair in Utrecht. On a special pilgrim square, sponsored by the organization. A report by Manja, co-coordinator of our […]
World Clean-up day – Sat 16 Sep Are you in?
We are going to clean up litter on the Spiegelwaal in Nijmegen.
Germination – group game grimage 2023 – report Manja
Our group game grimage 2023 was all about the theme “what is your germination capacity”. Co-coordinator Manja Bente guided the very rainy trip as a volunteer. With the proceeds we […]
“This book is not facebook: you can put everything in here”
Halfway along the route is a beautiful chapel. Not the most beautiful part of the route, but that chapel works wonders. You can take shelter from the rain and from […]
A special departure ceremony
Every departure ceremony of the Walk of Wisdom in the Valkhof Chapel, or Nicholas Chapel , is special. Every pilgrim has a different intention to leave and to share that […]
Podcast Manja Bente, Walk of Wisdom.
Suddenly I received an email from Joris van Meel of 024/7: if I was interested in being interviewed about the Walk of Wisdom. Joris who, just for fun, but probably […]
Giving something back to nature: our contribution to the landscape
We feel that taking care of nature fits in with being on the road through the landscape as a pilgrim. When we explored Santiago de Compostela in the development phase […]