Buddhist monks strolling for peace journey by means of east Alabama into west Georgia

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) – A gaggle of Buddhist monks strolling cross‑nation as a part of the “Walk for Peace” motion will go away Opelika Friday morning as they proceed their 120-day, 2,300-mile journey.

The monks have coated as much as 28 miles a day since starting their trek. Their presence has drawn guests from throughout the area, many stopping alongside the route to supply help or just witness the procession.

On Christmas night, the group made a cease exterior Foundry Church on North twenty sixth Street in Opelika. Their Alabama route has additionally included visits to Selma, Montgomery and Tuskegee.

Today’s leg of the stroll takes the monks from Opelika by means of Cusseta, with a scheduled lunch cease at Collins Farms on County Road 481, the place visiting hours run from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group then continues east, crossing into their fifth state as they make their solution to West Point, Georgia.

An in a single day relaxation is deliberate at 201 W seventh Street in West Point, with visiting hours from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Community members are invited to greet the monks at both cease.

Organizers encourage these to comply with the group’s reside map, out there by means of the pinned submit on their social media page, for actual‑time updates and cease areas.

The “Walk for Peace” will proceed northward within the coming weeks, finally concluding in Washington, D.C.

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