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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">On Sat 30<sup>th</sup> myself and 4 foolish friends are kayaking from Brighton to Bognor – 30 miles along the south coast (we were originally going to do the English Channel but thought that was a bit too idiotic). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">We are doing the kayak in aid of the homeless in Peterborough and Cambridge for a charity I have helped set-up called Hope into Action. (<a href="http://www.hopeintoaction.org.uk">www.hopeintoaction.org.uk</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Those of us who set it up feel the primary need of the <span style="color: red;">homeless is a home</span>; and a quality home at that (we have seen grown men cry when they first walk into our houses). We match the home with professional support and then a positive community offered by a local church. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Specifically you will be helping <span style="color: red;">John and Bob who spent the winter sleeping in a tent pitched in the nettles by the river</span>. John is over 40 and illiterate. You will also be <span style="color: red;">helping Nick and his partner Jane who is 8 months pregnant. Neither had anywhere to live</span>. We have taken them (and others in similar situations) into a home, in partnership with a local church who, with a non-judgemental, accepting attitude, try to use their human resources and social networks to support their needs. This approach has already won an award from the National Recovery Agency. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> And we are excited about the vision of the churches meeting some of the most significant need in our cities.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">In total we have 5 homes up and running and are in the process of completing 2 more. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">I will also be working full time for this charity from 1<sup>st</sup> August (assuming I don’t drown 2 days before). </span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">If you felt like supporting our kayak-stupidity then I know the guys and girls in our houses would be very grateful for every penny we can channel their way.</span></p>