A retired vicar has raised over £10,000 by skiing the height of Everest and the length of a marathon – all in aid of Rwanda. Revd Andrew Corke from Canford Parish Church, Wimborne is a keen skier. He said, "Our church has been supporting a Christian charity called Dufatanye for several years. They do amazing work supporting subsistence farmers, women setting up small businesses and in educating 600 children every Saturday. But their work has massively outgrown their building, so classes have to take place in the open air, meaning they are often abandoned during the rainy season."
On 20 January in Wengen, Switzerland, Andrew completed an epic ‘Skiathon’, skiing more than 10,000 metres in elevation and 64 kilometres in six hours. "It was exhausting but great fun, and when people heard about what I was doing, I was amazed at their generosity. This will make a huge difference to the lives of our friends in Rwanda."
If you’d like to see a video of Andrew’s ‘Skiathon', then click here.
For Andrew’s JustGiving page and more information about the work of Dufatanye, click here.