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The summer season at Green and Away is over for another year, the days are growing shorter and it is time to re-evaluate work. Green and Away was a great success this year with great events and wonderful volunteers and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedouin, fundraising, Makhad Trust, St Catherine's, St Catherine's Monastery
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There’s another dam in the Sinai Mountains
After a combined effort from 8 bedouin, 5 people from SKGR, 3 people from Green and Away and a Dutch lady called Mirjam, we finished Gwoona dam last week. This dam will help bring water to many gardens down Wadi … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedouin, Camel trek, Desert, Desert Retreat, harmony with nature, inspiration, SKGR
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Sinai journeys
On April 24 there is a collaborative journey to build a dam between Green and Away volunteers and SKGR (Self Knowledge Global Responsibility). This is the next Makhad Trust journey to Sinai and we will be building the 12th dam … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedouin, Desert Retreat, desert silence, Journey, Sinai, SKGR, stillness
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What does it feel like to be on a desert retreat?
I have just found this video of Peter Owen-Jones talking about his three week retreat experience in a cave in Sinai. His recounting of his experience is an inspiration as he relates the significance of taking time out of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Retreat, desert silence, Peter Owen Jones, Retreat
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Desert Retreat with Peter Owen Jones
Today The Times is running an article on the Top 20 Retreats in the World and the Makhad Trust retreats are in there! Maverick vicar and TV presenter Peter Owen Jones will be leading two spiritual retreats in the Sinai … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedouin, Camel trek, Desert, Desert Retreat, desert silence, Peter Owen Jones, Retreat, The Times
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