Had a leisurely start after staying over with an old lecturer from College and his wife (Lester and Gwen) Lester is a very accomplished musician and i’d picked up one of about 15 guitars and started to worship Lester joined […]
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Day 11 – Sunderland to Stokesley
Not such an early start, my hosts Tim and Carina Lloyd had offered me full English breakfast and it would have been rude not to! So after leisurely start and a lovely time of conversation and then worship I packed […]
Day 10 (part 2)
Alnmouth to Sunderland. 70km.. not bad for an evenings work! I left Devon at 6.40 this morning and drove to the Midlands and left my car at my sisters house. Jumped on a train in her village and headed North.. […]
Saturday 18th May I head North and will be back on the road South. Jim
After I finished day 9 (see blog) I headed home to see the Children and celebrate Mary’s Birthday. I took her for a two night break to see the windmills and tulips nr Amsterdam. Now hone.. I start again on […]
Day 9 Berwick on Tweed to Alnwick (Alnmouth)
Last night I’d camped after a local gave me a heads up on some common land I could use. So some 400m from tesco I found my spot.. I was tired but happy as I’d ridden 110km over some big […]
Day 8 Edinburgh to Berwick on Tweed. 110km
I’d stayed over with Alistair and Anne Barton from Pray for Scotland. Had a lovely time getting to know them and also attended a prayer meeting at the church they attended. Really special praying with such seasoned believers who know […]
Day 7 – Perth to Edinburgh
Slightly more relaxed start.. had rained overnight and started drying out as I started riding. Alistair kindly dropped me off at the garden centre I finished at yesterday. In all honesty leaving the Cairngorns yesterday, I thought things would get […]
Day 6 Braemar to Perth
Camped over in Braemar overnight after some serious uphill yesterday got very wet and cold but fortunately the campsite had a drying room so that made a huge difference to my start this morning. Also had opportunity to share with […]
Day 5 – Granton On Spey to Braemar
A good day if a bit cold and wet.. I said goodbye to Andy, Claire and Flora and headed through Tomintoul towards the Lecht ski area. The church in Tomintoul was open for their Sunday service so I dropped in […]
catching up with friends from Devon and learning about bee keeping.
Also a bit of a prayer assignment regarding the slave trade..
Day 4 Evanton to Granton on Spey
Left friends Ken and Hazel at Kiltearn Guest House and was riding by 8.15. I had no real concept of what route I was to take I was just keen to stay off the A9. Had a few games with […]
Rest Day and visiting Local Church
Was intending to leave Evanton just after lunch but after a great time of worship with a local leader and getting to pray for Church i decided to take the afternoon off and we visited Nigg. A place I’d had […]
Day 3 – Brora to Evanton
Slower start this morning. Had some good chats with campsite manager Ian and other campers heading North too. Still very cold. 3 degrees.. so today was about wardrobe choice.. wear everything or half of it !! Haha. Some good opportunities […]
Day 2 Watten to Brora
Slept so well! Like 10 hours straight well.. woke to employee’s parking on their work carpark near my ⛺️ but no hassles. I got packed up and started South but found a route that would have less traffic (the A9 […]
Day 1 – A head start
I arrived on Thurso and then headed out towards John O Groats.. I was going to take in Dunnet Head (most northern point on mainland) but time wasn’t on my side and with wind increasing and temperature dropping I needed […]
Heading North
So had a lift from Shaun Mccarthy – Devons only professional Irish decorater! A believer and friend connected to the prayer room. He dropped me off in Bristol with other friends. (Jack and Bx Saunders) they kindly put me up […]
Next Pedal and Pray starting 22nd /23rd April 2024 from John O Groats.
So it’s that time again, flights are booked, equipment is being prepared..my body needs more stretching and feels less prepared but I am equally as enthusiastic.. on the 22nd/23rd April I will be again travelling to Scotland this time by […]
First Testimony
24hr Report 27-28th November 2015 Theme: Heart Cry for Change • Families • Communities • Churches • Regionally • Local Authorities • National Government Interns and people from other localities and churches covered all 24-hour prayer slots What is God […]