Rick and Jane McKinney, the evangelical couple that walked about 1,500 miles on Route 66 during their cross-country Walk to Reclaim America, came to the end of their trek in Washington, D.C. They were greeted by about 30 people, mostly friends and family. They wore out 20 pairs of shoes during their walk.
Here is the AP story about the finish of their walk.
Here’s the story from the Washington Times. The McKinneys talked a lot about American values before their walk, but the trip itself opened their eyes.
“More important than all the cool landmarks and the awards were the American people, who are so awesome,” Mrs. McKinney said, her eyes filling up with tears. “We made it a point along the walk to help as many people as possible.”
“It’s amazing what you can do with a smile, a kind word, a little help or a hug — when appropriate,” Mr. McKinney said.
You can read more from the couple’s journal on the home page here, and they have these parting words:
During the next few weeks Jane and I will be speaking at some local churches about our walk and we’ll be spending a little time resting and relaxing. We also hope to start working on the book during the next few weeks. We will be traveling this fall until Thanksgiving and then we’re just not sure. We are hoping that enough invitations will come to enable us to travel during 2007 talking about our trip and also sharing the lessons that God has taught us during this awesome journey.
Please keep checking the website. We will be working on it over the next few weeks adding a picture album and sharing our plans for the future. We can not thank all of you enough for the prayers, financial support, and help during the walk. It meant the world to us and kept us going many days.