BLi Nepal 2016 missionary trip was profoundly successful. We all had some of the most remarkable and blessed experiences of our lives. If you’re wondering what a Mission trip with us would be like, take some time to watch this video. You will be just as moved by the trip as we were.

Gloria School children drinking from our clean water system. They look thirsty! 
A special thank you to our friends from Homespun Environmental for sponsoring us the water filters.

A big THANK YOU for all your support for the earthquake victims in Nepal that are living in poverty.

Remember our sponsored goats?! Here are photos of our friend Setimaya and our sponsored goats!! Smile :) 

Final day of the mission day! Today we visited the Hope Trust Nepal Orphanage.

This is our 2nd day at Gloria school

Gloria school is about half an hour from where we are staying on the south-west side of Kathmandu, and sits at the base of misty hills. Upon arrival, watching the children chase each other on the playground it became apparent that today would not be easy!

We ran the last medical and dental clinics in Banepa from 9am -12pm. Then we packed and left Banepa to Aaram Guest House in Kathmandu.

Nepal 2016 Day 5 & 6

Though the earthquake has long since faded from our TV screens, the people of Nepal continue to struggle with its consequences: losing family, friends, or a home. Makeshift huts such as these are scattered across the countryside, usually crudely constructed of zinc plates, scorching in the daytime and freezing cold in winter- no place to live. Many locals have taken out loans that they know full well they would not be able to repay in their lifetimes, and sold all they owned, to keep a roof over the heads of those they love.

Today, our team was split in two again; one left for a village in Nala to run the medical and dental clinics, while the other proceeded on to Keraghari village to carry out ground works for a proposed new church.

Today, we went to Nala, a small village, to run a full day clinic. When we arrived, there were already patients waiting to see doctors. The team quickly set up the medical clinic, dental clinic and physiotherapy room. 

Our Nepal team was split in two today; one left for a village in Nala, while the other proceeded on to Pastor Pradhan's place to assist with rebuilding works at Keraghari village. 

Today, after arriving at Pastor NP's house in Banepa, we ate lunch and then travelled by bus up to a church in Taeskelo to run a half day medical and dental clinic. 

We are proud to say WE ARE TOUGH MUDDERS! We did it and we completed the Tough Mudder course in one piece. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored and prayed for the team. Your support gave us the push we need to run(/walked) the last two miles!

Love CAKE and love helping people? So do we. Come and support our cake sale at Woodlands Church, Bristol this coming Sunday. Lots of yummy cakes and cookies will be waiting for you after the 9:15am and 11am services. 

This coming Saturday, Benson, Joshua, Ray, and Jonny will challenge themselves to become the real TOUGH MUDDERS. So please show your support to the team by donate to their fundraising page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/BLiToughMudder2016

We have had an overwhelming amount of interest and support for the upcoming July 2016 missions to Nepal!

Applications for this are now closed but it doesn't stop there! Please continue to support the team in your prayers as they prepare for the missions to Nepal!

BRINGING A LITTLE "COLOUR" TO NEPAL!

A BIG thank you to the LWF runners! 

So basically, our friend Cary has decided that if she can raise more than £500, she will SHAVE OFF all her hair (to at least grade 5..)!

BRINGING A LITTLE "COLOUR" TO NEPAL!
A group of 11 university students from Bristol are running the Colour Obstacle Rush to fundraise for Bread & Life International this Saturday morning in Bath. 

Read the blog and support the team involved with this summer's Nepal project!

We have started preparing for the summer trip to Nepal! woohoo~

We will announce the April meeting date shortly so stay tuned!

Congratulations to Esther for completing the Bath Half Marathon on 13th March.  Around 15,000 runners turned out for the 35th annual Bath Half Marathon on Sunday.  Well done Esther on crossing the finishing line and thank you for running to raise money for Bread and Life International, and a big thank you to all who donated to support her!  

Esther's online fundraising page is still open for donations:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/EstherHui_BathHalfMarathon

Despite some progress in poverty reduction in recent years, Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with a Human Development Index of 0.463, placing it 157th out of 187 countries listed in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2013.