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This is the community blog of Bless, a christian charity working to build a better future for Europe.
We are currently based in Dudley, England and Normandy, France. Any queries, drop us a line: matt@blessnet.eu

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Day 10 Golspie - John o’Groats

We made it! Was kinda expecting nice flat roads along the sea similar to the last couple of days. Couldn’t of been more wrong, there where some big climbs and descents which made the day alot of fun and got a new top speed for the trip. The sun was shining for most of the day and there was a nice long hill down to finish.

The stats
946.5 miles
1 puncture (James-3 Richard-3 Matt-0)
Top speed 43.5mph
Average speed 15.0mph
Average heart rate 130bpm
Average cadence 74rpm
Rolling time 61 hours 49 minutes

I eat alot the last 10 days…
18 rocky bars
6 chewy bars
8 tracker bars
12 cadburys brunch bars
10 homemade flapjacks
1 milk dime bar
10 bananas
6 apples
4 pain au chocolate
2 soreen loafs
5 hobnob flapjacks
16 filled bagels
Lasagne
Stew
Curry
Regular salad
Large salad
Chicken salad
Tin of heinz Beans with sausages
19p Noodles
20 for goodness shakes
Nectar with water
3 powerades
6 mini rolls
12 teas
1 slice of carrot cake
7 filled bread rolls
2 cans of rice pudding
2 x Battered sausage and chips
8 bowls of muesli
Mcdonalds starburst milkshake
Chicken chow mein
Raisins
Mixed grill fry up
Apple strudel with veinetta
White magnum ice cream
Tesco chicken & bacon sandwich
1 glass of lemonade
Packet Honey roasted peanuts and cashews

A massive thanks to everyone who supported us!

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Nigel has conquered something special here. Please support him now.

(Source: worldofpayne)

lejog

Monday, May 21st 2012 6:30pm

god.sees.diamonds: “Peace is the only battle worth waging.” Albert Camus

godseesdiamonds:

We have been thinking a lot about ‘peace’ in praying for our new church venture in Caen. We want this new international church to be a church of peace, a church themed around the coming of peace.

Two phrases keep coming to my mind in this. The first comes from the Bible, from a letter written by…

Gerard Kelly God Sees Diamonds

Monday, May 21st 2012 3:10pm

Illustrator Kate Alizadeh is raising money so she can come on the Caen summer mission trip with Bless. In order to do this she is doodling for cash. If you donate £5 she will do a personal doodle just for you and if you donate £10 it will be in colour.

She is great and we would love to have her on mission with us.

Please support her here.

Kate Alizadeh DOODLE2BLESS go2bless Caen Summer Mission Trip Short Term Mission

Monday, May 21st 2012 9:14am

BENDITLIKEBLESS STAT ATTACK:

Played 15
Won 6
Lost 6
Drawn 3
Goals For 31
Goals Against 31
Clean Sheets 5

GOLDEN BOOT 2012:

MAXi 8 goals
JONaldinho 7 goals
CHEZnei arseshavin 6 goals
SNAILHAM 2 goals
TIMpong 2 goals
MATTberg 2 goals
PETE Krouchby 2 goals
JUSTIN Pique 1 goal
GEMLA 1 goal
BRAY Spearing 0 goals

Money Raised… were still counting so please help us reach our £4000 target by giving at justgiving.com/benditlikebless

Tuesday, May 15th 2012 9:59pm

Laugh a minute Mike, Brighton

Tuesday, May 15th 2012 9:48pm

Benditlikebless finishes with a dramatic Sunday afternoon of twists and turns in a sundrenched school-field in Brighton, as seven teams battled it out for the ONECHURCH league trophy, whilst on tenterhooks 3G-ing the unfolding Premier League action.

Once again Bless started poorly, losing their opening fixture 2-1 to the eventual tournament winners. MAXi put Bless ahead with the first goal of the tournament and Bless looked comfortable until conceding two late goals.

Things went from bad to worse with Bless losing their second game to team PERRINS. Olof MATTberg did his best to keep Bless in it with a string of fine saves and blocks but to no avail as Bless lost to a single goal.

Game three saw Bless get their first three points on the board with a hard fought 2-1 win, thanks to quick fire goals from MAXi and JONaldinho. Bless went on to draw the next two games 2-2, taking the lead in both games before being pegged back by late equalisers. Bless goals for MAXi, MATTberg and two for JONaldinho.

The final fixture of the tournament and bend it like bless tour was against a team of girls. Bless lined up with a new strike-force of SNAILHAM and debutant GEMLA supported by CHEZnei arseshavin in his bro’s boots (every goal he scored with them = £5).

SNAILHAM opened the scoring with a ferocious finish. Bless increased their lead when GEMLA tapped in to score on her debut. The girls fought back but were eventually overpowered 6-4. CHEZnei scoring the other 4 goals (£20)

Bless finished a commendable third in the league with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

There’s still time to sponsor us by txting bend99£5 to 70070 or give online

matchreport BILB

Tuesday, May 15th 2012 7:41pm

Bend it like bless is over for another year, but you still have 10 hours to place (or re-place) your bids on the #bilb auction. There are plenty of amazing items going for a song so don’t be shy, place your bids now at www.blessnet.eu/forms/auction.

All money raised goes towards supporting bless missions in Europe.

Tuesday, May 15th 2012 1:05pm