Archbishop Jonathan Blake

The Most Reverend Jonathan Blake, Presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church B.A. (Hons), Dip. Pastoral Studies. Bishop's Haven, 105 Danson Crescent Welling DA16 2AS U.K. Mobile: 07767 687711 www.bishopjonathanblake.com bishopjonathanblake@ntlworld.com www.openepiscopalchurch.org www.twitter.com/bishopjonathan The Church is a member of The International Council of Community churches and the World Council of Churches. Married and a proud Dad.

: Name: Bishop Jonathan Blake; Location: London, Kent, United Kingdom

Gassed Tehran, seized Kabul, helped Mother Teresa, raised £300,000, ordained 1981, pilgrim to Auschwitz, wrote on Parliament, convicted, began 1st inter-faith NHS chapel, relinquished 12 year Anglican post, baptised 1000's in homes on Mt Snowdon, in circus ring did wedding underwater, wrote ‘For God’s Sake Don’t Go To Church’, nailed 95 Theses 2 Canterbury cathedral, arrested, co-founded the Society for Independent Ministry, consecrated as a bishop, co-founded the Open Episcopal Church, did 1st gay wedding on prime time TV, sued Associated Newspapers 4 defamation, co-consecrated 1st women bishops 4 England,Wales,Scotland, accommodated the homeless, took Mass 2 sex workers, posted it, elected Archbishop, arrested 4 taking kids on roof, founded ‘When No One’s Watching', became an ICV, did Jade Goody's wedding , invited 2 Downing St, wrote 'That Old Devil Called God Again', arrested 4 campaigning against child abuse, harassment conviction/restraining order quashed on appeal, convicted 4 successful blogging 2 stop paedophile. His 'spectacular' Christmas lights covered by Daily Telegraph,Sky News, C4 have raised £55,500 and provided 2 Gambian villages with water, now 3.

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

CHEN XINGYIN

Inspirational determination.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/man-with-no-arms-feeds-mother_55ddfb80e4b0a40aa3ad20a2?a76tj4i&utm_hp_ref=good-news

THE SUN SMILES ON THE STUDENTS

A new dawn of possibilities.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kenyan-villages-get-solar-powered-classroom-in-a-box/

Thursday, August 27, 2015

GAVIN NORE

How a President can help and protect the vulnerable..and how the pen of a child can bear a mighty gratitude.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-boy-who-asked-obama-about-stem-cell-research-in-2007-writes-to-say-it-saved-his-life_55ddc06ce4b08cd3359df49e?utm_hp_ref=good-news&ir=Good%2BNews&section=good-news&kvcommref=mostpopular

DR BINDESHWAR PATHAK - THE 'TOILET MAN'

So much is changed when attending to the basic things...

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/meet-toilet-man-india-150820085220487.html

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

JAMIE HARRINGTON

The "Are you okay? " that changed a world...

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teens-simple-question-saves-a-mans-life-baby-is-named-after-him/

THE BASSO FAMILY BEAR IT ALL

Beautiful images....

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/1289/WATCH-Family-Of-Bears-Has-A-Pool-Party-Forgets-To-Tell-Homeowners

MOHAMMAD "ABU QASEM" QUSAM GHOUZLAN

Creating a circus in the midst of destruction.....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syrian-refugee-camp-circus-school_55d3680fe4b055a6dab195a3?3sqvvx6r&utm_hp_ref=good-news

AZZA FAIAD

Through the mind of the young, through the genius of a young woman, we learn how to transform waste into fuel.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teenage-girl-turns-plastic-trash-into-million-dollar-biofuel/

Saturday, August 15, 2015

JESSICA COLLETTI

The love that knows no bounds. The true Madonna spirit, whose generosity never runs dry, whose womb bears life, whose soul bears compassion, who cradles the hungry, opens her home and blesses the world with a heart, 'simple with giving, gives the primal deed, the first good world'.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/pulse/milk-brothers-life-pennsylvania-mom-jessica-colletti-lets-her-friends-son-breastfeed-347376

LAURENCE CHANDLER - A 12 YEAR OLD INSPIRATION

Such a story should be front page headlines in the nationals.

A superb effort from a remarkable young man with a good heart.

May he be one that helps change the world for the better.

http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/12-year-old-Laurence-Chandler-Bristol-cycles-1/story-27607963-detail/story.html

PHYLLIS SHAUGHNESSY

It is so much better to give than to receive....even at great grandmother age!

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandma-delivers-bag-lunches-to-feed-200-needy-kids-every-day/

ABDUL AL-ARBASH

Such are the saints, the holy people, the gracious and the unselfish, whose names should be carved in stone on a central United Nations memorial, embedded in international stories of heroism, retold in the holy buildings of every faith, celebrated in every culture, borne in every heart.

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/1281/Four-Brave-Men-Made-The-Ultimate-Sacrifice-To-Save-Hundreds-From-A-Suicide-Bomber

REMEMBER THE BRAVE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO SAVE US FROM EBOLA

The nurses, the doctors, the scientists, the outreach medical teams, educators, police, public officials, local and foreign volunteers, the armed services, the charities, victim collectors, grave diggers, hospital and clinic builders, drivers and the everyday folk.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/10/sierra-leone-ebola-public-gatherings-ban-lifted-president-koroma