May 11, 2004
Lee County - How far would you walk
for a good cause? We found two determined ladies
walking on the side of south Georgia roads.
We found two determined ladies
walking on the side of south Georgia roads. It
may not sound so unusual, until we tell you
their starting line was in Washington
State
At first, they look like two tiny
white specks, but when the trio gets
closer...you can clearly see the red, white and
blue. Lyn Hanush says, " We are walking because,
after 9-11, we felt America needed prayer. We
have been planning to walk and we decided this
was the time."
Time for California friends, Lyn
Hanush, Joni Balog and their mascot Cassie to
make their Great American Journey. Hanush grins,
"As of yesterday, we have done 33-hundred
miles."
So far, they have walked from
Washington State to South Georgia. When asked
how Balog was talked into walking, she laughs,
"She twisted my arm."
An arm that gets just as much
exercise as their legs. Hanush explains, "We
wave to every car and with every wave goes a
prayer with that car load."
The patriotic duo hit only small
towns in America. They are now walking through
Leesburg, next stop is Albany. Hanush remembers,
"We are going through Moultrie and Valdosta...is
that right? Valdosta."
When they go through, they stop to
leave a prayer. Hanush reads the smooth stone,
"Memorial stone # 238. May God bless the people
of Leesburg, GA."
Two-hundred and thirty-eight memorial
stones, 3,300 miles, 14 states, countless
adventures and thousands of prayers. They left a
year ago, tomorrow. Hanush says, "Incredible,
absolutely. It's going to make me
cry."
Key West, Florida is the finish line.
Joni is British, their driver, Ronnie
is Australian and Cassie is a German Shephard,
but they're walking across the United States on
a great American Journey.
The ladies walk at least 15 miles a
day. They only take two days off, one on
Sundays.
They have a motor home to sleep in,
but it has broken down and will be left in
Albany.
posted at 7:20PM by
kathryn.simmons@walb.com
