Archbishop Jonathan Blake

The Most Reverend Jonathan Blake, Presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church B.A. (Hons), Dip. Pastoral Studies. Mobile: 07767 687711 www.bishopjonathanblake.com archbishopjonathanblake@gmail.com www.openepiscopalchurch.org 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, funded TB hospital, priest 1981, went Auschwitz, wrote on Parliament, convicted, began 1st inter-faith NHS chapel, 12 yrs Anglican cleric/vicar - left, baptised 1000's in homes/Mt Snowdon/at circus, 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 a bishop, co-founded the Open Episcopal Church, did 1st gay wedding on morning TV, sued Associated Newspapers, co-consecrated 1st women bishops 4 England,Wales,Scotland, accommodated the homeless, posted Mass/took it 2 sex workers, elected Archbishop, arrested 4 climbing with sons,founded ‘When No One’s Watching',made ICV, did Jade Goody's wedding,invited 2 Downing St, wrote 'That Old Devil Called God Again', conviction 4 campaigning against child abuse quashed on appeal, convicted 4 successful blogging 2 stop paedophile. His Christmas Lights raising £79,000 4 Water in 4 Gambian villages. Published "The Tales of Henry the Lovable Hedgehog", the SAFE New Testament + Psalms + radical Book of Common Prayer, ordained priests for UK,US,Thailand,Spain,Ireland

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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