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====Nullarbor Walk==== [[File:Nullabor-Walkers.gif|thumb|Nullarbor Walkers clockwise from top left: Gary McKay, Robin Dunn, Roland Gianstefani, Christine McKay, Dane Frick, Malcolm Wrest, Rachel Sukamaran]] In May and June 1985, six of the youngest members of the community, 12-year-old Rachel Sukamaran, Malcolm Wrest, Roland Gianstefani, Robin Dunn, and Gary McKay, headed by 15-year-old Christine McKay, walked 1,000 miles across the [[Nullarbor Plain|Nullarbor Desert]] in the interior of Australia<ref>{{Cite web|last=ABC|first=News|date=28 September 2019|title=Walk across the Nullarbor (1985)|url=https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/495414464572263/|access-date=|website=ABC FaceBook}}</ref> without taking any money, provisions, or support vehicle for their journey, prompting controversy and media interest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walkers Begged Say Locals|url=http://jesuschristians.com/early-dayswalk-of-faith/772-walkers-begged-say-locals|publisher=Jesus Christians|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222184621/http://jesuschristians.com/early-dayswalk-of-faith/772-walkers-begged-say-locals|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=***** Seven Christian walkers - including girls of 12 and 15 - walk... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com.mx/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/seven-christian-walkers-including-girls-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/1081590678 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Getty Images |date=12 December 2018 |language=es}}</ref> A book based on the diaries of the Nullarbor Walkers was published in 1985 by [[John Sands (company)|John Sands]], shortly after the walk was completed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=9780958932707: Without Thought for Food or Clothing - AbeBooks: 0958932700|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9780958932707/Thought-Food-Clothing-0958932700/plp|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.abebooks.com|language=en}}</ref> An Easy English version of the diaries was later published by New Century Book House (India)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walk of Faith|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/85736922-walk-of-faith|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> and [[Smashwords]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walk of Faith, an Ebook by Dave Mckay|url=http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/952588|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Smashwords|language=en}}</ref>
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