<p><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>UPDATE</strong>: Watch the Tearfund Water video here. It's brilliant.</span> <a href="http://www.woodlandschurch.net/woodiestv/love-running-in-uganda">http://www.woodlandschurch.net/woodiestv/love-running-in-uganda</a></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #db23cc;">Text-giving:</span> is quick, easy and cheap! for less than a coffee... Text this message to 70070: <span style="color: #ff6600;">Bris61 &pound;1</span> <span style="color: #ff9900;"><em><span style="color: #999999;">or</span> <span style="color: #339966;">&pound;2</span>, <span style="color: #00ccff;">&pound;3</span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;">&pound;5</span> or <span style="color: #49e146;">&pound;10</span></em></span> :) </strong><span style="color: #db23cc;"><strong>THANK YOU!! </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;">Love Running</span> is back!!. Somehow<span style="color: #99cc00;">**</span> I volunteered to join the Bristol 10k in May with <span style="color: #888888;">(probably)</span> the best team in the world, and I'm not allowed go to Manchester this time, or stowaway to Ozz in Perrin's luggage. I'm meant to actually <strong>run?! <em><span style="color: #99cc00;">AAaaagh! ... <strong><em>so this is what happens when you raise hands in worship?</em></strong></span></em></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #333333;">Why?</span> Why?? <strong>Why???</strong> Briefly, (LOL) Our chosen charities for this year are:</p> <p><span style="color: #ff9900;"><em>"a development project in Hurungwe, Zimbabwe <strong>(Worldvision), </strong>a major water project in Kigezi, Uganda <strong>(Tearfund)</strong> and a plethora of Bristol charities<strong> (CLIC, SeaMillsCommunity Initiative, BISC, The Noise, CrisisCentre, Reach &amp; Enough)</strong>." </em></span></p> <p>(Keep it simple next time, right guys?)</p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>&lt;</strong><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>---</strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"> ------<strong> </strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>&lt;3</strong><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong>-----</strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ee7d76;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ee7d76;"><em> </em></span></span></strong></span></p> <p><strong>Find out more:</strong></p> <p>Watch the Hurungwe video here: &gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.loverunning.org/woodiestv/love-running-in-zimbabwe">http://www.loverunning.org/woodiestv/love-running-in-zimbabwe</a></p> <p>Watch the Tearfund video about Water in Kigezi - our village - here</p> <p><a href="http://www.woodlandschurch.net/woodiestv/love-running-in-uganda">http://www.woodlandschurch.net/woodiestv/love-running-in-uganda</a></p> <p>Read more about Tearfund's work in Kigezi here (awaiting update) &gt;&gt; <a href="http://connected.tearfund.org/~/media/Files/Connected/Factsheets/Uganda%20Kigezi%20project%20factsheet_17102008.pdf">http://connected.tearfund.org/~/media/Files/Connected/Factsheets/Uganda%20Kigezi%20project%20factsheet_17102008.pdf</a></p> <p>Sea Mills, the best (and only!) cafe for miles around <a href="http://www.smci.org.uk/">http://www.smci.org.uk/</a> @seamillscafe</p> <p>Bisc, Bristol International Student Centre, the most fantastic team welcoming overseas students to Bristol <a href="http://www.Bisc.org.uk">www.Bisc.org.uk</a> @BiscBristol</p> <p>The Noise - simply amazing phenomenon <a href="http://www.thenoise.org.uk">www.thenoise.org.uk</a> #thenoise2012. Get out and about over the May bank holiday weekend and look for hundreds of normal guys and gals in blue teeshirts doing extraordinary things and having a great time - or better, still come and join us!!</p> <p>CLIC Sargent <a href="http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Home">http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Home</a> is the official race charity for the Bristol 10k, caring for children with cancer, and supporting their families. The paediatric oncology centre at BRI/BHOC has a huge catchment area going right down to Cornwall, so CLIC have helped to provide free &lsquo;Home from Home&rsquo; accommodation close to these specialist hospitals, so that families can be close to their children during treatment.</p> <p>Crisis Centre ministries helping with homelessness in Bristol are here: <a href="http://www.crisis-centre.org.uk/">http://www.crisis-centre.org.uk/</a></p> <p>Reach: <a href="http://www.reach-bristol.org.uk/">http://www.reach-bristol.org.uk/</a> working in North Bristol mainly families in Southmead. check them out!</p> <p>Enough: Zoe and her team are doing similar stuff to Reach, only it's in Artcliffe innit. <a href="http://www.woodlandschurch.net/umps">http://www.woodlandschurch.net/umps</a> Enough is a youth project working in Hartcliffe, south Bristol. We want to see our community impacted by God&rsquo;s love in miraculous and everyday ways. This happens in many ways: running regular clubs, working in local schools, managing a football team - the Hartcliffe Saints <a href="http://www.404enough.co.uk/enough.php?p=saints">http://www.404enough.co.uk/enough.php?p=saints</a> or just cooking the young people tea! There are always opportunities to get involved. Go visit their website <a href="http://www.404enough.co.uk/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.404enough.co.uk</span></a>.</p> <p><strong><span style="color: #99ccff;">Gosh, I do hope they keep it simple next time!!</span></strong></p>