Imagine the wind whistling past as you plummet towards the earth at 120mph, nothing but empty space between you and the ground which is rushing up to meet you…

This is exactly what seven brave souls experienced on Saturday 10 October, when they jumped from a plane at 10,000 feet to raise funds for mission.

Four members of CMS staff were joined by three supporters for this event, which took place at Hinton Airfield, 16 miles north of Oxford.

By raising sponsorship from their friends, family and supporters, the team of skydivers raised in excess of £10,000 – a wonderful contribution to our work around the world.

In perfect, clear conditions, all seven members of the group floated safely back to earth with their tandem instructors and all of them thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Over a celebratory glass of champagne and bowl of strawberries and cream, Stephen Burgess (CMS transcultural manager for Africa) said, "Exiting the plane was amazing – just seeing the earth below, rushing up towards me."

Stephen’s daughter Louise also jumped and said, "It was beautiful – we parachuted down through a perfectly round rainbow."

If you’d like to take part in next year’s skydive, or if you’d be interested in a different type of sponsored challenge, contact Hannah.

You can see more photos from the skydive on the CMS Flickr page.

Published: 13:30 13 October 2009  |  442 views
Last updated: 07 November 2011
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