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We are an initiative of the Bristol Diocese exploring what church for today might look like with our community

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Today we had the privilege of working with a group of Year 9 students to run Race for Life at one of the Primary sites. Over 250 people involved and the sun even shone!! #beatingcancer #youngpeoplemakingadifference @… https://t.co/mxB5CvBMUl

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A significant number of the young people we work with have been excluded from school for a variety of reasons. This week two of those young people ran our Youthie Christmas special with a… https://t.co/YSYATp0J5o

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Last week our amazing intern karina produced an installation at Swindon Academy around what if Jesus had come in a different way... really funny but really thought provoking too. https://t.co/RPkTnZsG7E

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Last week our amazing intern @karina produced an installation at Swindon Academy around what if Jesus had come in a different way... really funny but really thought provoking too.
https://t.co/JrBTeqU8L7

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Great Christingle Service today! A great way to enter into Christmas eve! https://t.co/w0Sj8iRYdG

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"The last few days have shown how much of a blessing life really is, to have the privilege of learning new things day by day and hearing stories from people in rural villages and people… https://t.co/6HpHMzYPRr

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The last few days have shown how much of a blessing life really is, to have the privilege of learning new things day by day and hearing stories from people in rural villages and people… https://t.co/abGLqssV2T

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"During the last few days we stayed with various families in Secamuli village. Many of which children attended the primary and secondary school nearby. I really enjoyed getting to meet… https://t.co/4YIkKH9wLI

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"I've had such a great time so far. We've seen so much and met some really nice likeminded people. My best thing so far was learning to do maths through dance with a group working with… https://t.co/ie6341NXpP

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One of the big things in Kampala is the traffic! It takes a really long time to travel anywhere! However there is so much going on with shops selling anything and everything everywhere… https://t.co/i7dEhMLjEU

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Uganda day 3 - day 2 finishes with a boat trip to the start of the nile and travelling with the choir to an evening concert. Day 3 started with staying over at a camping lodge and then… https://t.co/m3bQBrJVRK

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Uganda day 2 - this morning we travelled to a school in Jinja with one of the top gospel choirs in Uganda. Great fun and the dancing from the boys was incredible! Great views of Lake… https://t.co/o6euwkHqL2

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Our first day in Kampala (the capital) we visited a great project in Kibera - a large slum on the outskirts - providing a school and employment and hairdressing training. Had great fun… https://t.co/bvzSOTGCkX

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Our first day in Kampala (the capital) we visited a great project in Kibera - a large slum on the outskirts - providing a school and employment and hairdressing training. Had great fun… https://t.co/R3hyfJHVRX

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After 20+ hours of travelling via Brussels and Rwanda we finally made it! In to bed by 2am! https://t.co/MreBjc3Ojf

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First flight over. Now for some breakfast.

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The adventure begins!

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We don't use twitter much as we live on Facebook but over the next 12 days we will be tweeting our adventures in Uganda. :-)

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Bags packed. First malaria tablets taken. Counting down the hours before we start the Ugandan adventure!