walk4one

by Samuel Clear

On ‘one given Sunday’, a young Tasmanian pledged himself to a mission: Samuel Clear would walk around the world—yes, the world—in an effort to urge and inspire all Christians to unite. That they may all be one.

He didn’t think it would be easy … but he had no idea how hard it was going to be. Between the snakes and pumas and scorpions and wild dogs, between the gun-toting maniacs and knife-wielding thieves and racist homicidal drivers, between the thirst and pain and electric shocks and hospitalisations, between terrorist interrogations and KGB shakedowns … Sam finds the beauty and the love and the generosity of spirit in the ordinary people of the world—and discovers that unity means much more than just a name on a parish sign post.

Lace up your boots. Walk with Sam.

Genres: Biography

339 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2013

Reviews

[Nich Wise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not a fan of non fiction, but after having Sam give a talk at my school I felt compelled to give this book a read. What this man did is amazing, but I feel it should have been a documentary. Like I sad, me and non fiction don't gel, maybe the book is amazing, maybe it isn't. I don't know.

[Zbigniew Zdziarski · Rating 4 out of 5]

I met the author, Samuel Clear, a few years before he undertook his long walk. He would come to our local parish in Adelaide to run the youth group from time to time. On one occassion after everything was concluded, late at night, I was in the parking lot throwing some silly object around with other people. I decided to lob this silly object really high into the air. At that moment Sam stepped out and saw this thing fly up into the air and on its way down clip his beloved car. I stood frozen not knowing what his reaction would be. He looked at me for a few seconds and then bolted straight at me with "murder" in his eyes. He chased me down the street! Unsuccessfully, I might add, because I've always been a fast runner. However, reading his tales from his long walk and seeing those "muerderous" reactions getting slowly transformed into more loving and peaceful responses to various situations had me smiling throughout his entire book. This journey around the world most certainly changed him and I truly hope his mission has made a difference to the unity of people and churches all over our planet. I also hope one day to meet him again in person and tell him about this little story of the late night parking lot chase and escape that happened way back in (approximately) 2003.

[Jaide · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

[Karen Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story of exploring humanity in its many expressions. Only surpassed by hearing the stories directly from a talented speaker such as Sam.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

What sacrifices would you make to spread the Gospel? How far would you be willing to go? Here's Samuel Clear's answer to those questions.

[Patrick Lunau · Rating 5 out of 5]

This man has truly inspired me as a person to look at what I take for granted and what a beautiful country I live in.