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Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 21. Lots of emotion on on November 4, 1838. Upon arrival one of their tribal leaders Pe-Pish-Kay said “We have now arrived at our journeys end. The government must now be satisfied. We have been
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 20. At the end of this march in 1838, the exhaustion was setting in for everyone involved. The militia, government officials, and the Potawatomi themselves were ready for this to end. The tribe had bee
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 19. On October 27, 1838 the Potawatomi’s camped here in Wellington, MO. They were 8 days from their final destination in Osawatomie, KS. The weather was turning and the cold winter would set in j
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 18. Among all the pain and tragedy associated with this Trail, the loss of the young is what grips me the most. The majority of deaths were children. Losing the next generation of their future had to h
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 17. On October 12, 1838 the trail became very hilly and as a result of their rest the overall health of the people was “improving” according to their records. My road was treacherous with j
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 16. This walk has immersed me into the world of 1838. Men, women and children were stripped of their dignity and forced to move from Indiana to Kansas. Since sin entered the world we have been believin
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 15. On October 11th, 1838 the Potawatomi’s continued their trek and left the Mississippi River to continue heading west for 13 miles according to their records. I was joined today by Amonte King,
Prayer walking the Potawatomi Trail of Death Day 14. I’ve walked 12 of the last 14 days. Today was a day of rest and it was wonderful to spend it with my family. This has been much more difficult than I thought but nothing compared to the Potaw

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