I’ve been keenly following the live feeds, tweets, flickr pics and youtube vids from the 22nd Australian Scouts Jamboree. It looks like they’re having a killer time. There are over 13,000 scouts & their leaders camped out for 2 weeks down at Cataract Scout Park (south of Sydney). They’ve already had the likes of Hamish and Andy, Bluejuice, Urthboy, Children Collide, Indigo Rising, Today Show reporter Steven Jacobs and NSW Governor Marie Bashir rocking out to the truckloads of Scouts. This Sunday night YouthSurge are hosting “A Little Bit of Soul”, featuring Garage Hymnal and Dave Miers (that’s me).
It’s a pretty crazy opportunity to talk about Jesus to a bunch of young crew who may not know much about him. Sweeeet. If you’re a regular reader of DMDC… I’d love you to pray for this event.
IF YOU’RE A SCOUT IN ONE OF THE MANY INTERNET CAFES ON SITE AND HAVE STUMBLED HERE VIA GOOGLE… MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR BUTT ALONG TO THE MINI-ARENA THIS SUNDAY NIGHT!!!! Every other night, there is something on in the main-arena, but not Sunday night – let’s fill that place!!! Garage Hymnal are an awesome awesome band (one of my favourites), we have an awesome game planned (the more the merrier!), and we’re going to be talking about some awesome stuff (including how the founder of the scouts is kinda like an old skool NINJA!!). Cya there!
Dave,
Hope you’re well. Will pray. Be prepared for the Lord to work (lame scout joke).
Steds.
Has there always been a ‘YouthSurge’ type night at the Jamboree? I don’t remember there being such a night at the 2001 Jamboree (also at Cataract Scout Park)
Also kinda jealous at the amount of celebs/musicians there this year, all we got in 2001 was Lano & Woodley, Killing Heidi and Frenzal Rhomb
Also Baden-Powell as a ninja? I’d like to see that!
hey joel. this is the first time youthsurge have run a night. i’m guessing it’s the first time scouts have run a night like this.
that 2001 line is still pretty cool… or am i living in the 90s??
baden-powell is sooo a ninja!!! big time!
hope you’re well man.
hey matt.
thanks for the message.
i didn’t get the scout joke… is that bad?
(your comment originally went in spam… lucky i found it! phew)
hope you have a great year serving Jesus.
peaceout
Dave,
The scout motto is ‘Be Prepared’ penned by Baden Powell himself! Might be worth knowing. Hope it goes really well.
Matt.
ah. ok. i actually did know that.
but thanks for reminder… it just made it into my baden-powell was a ninja intro!!!
hey – hung out with a whole bunch of recent year 12 grads from st andrew’s over in vanuatu. they’re legends!!
you going to do any blogging this year?
peacout
Yeah they’re a good bunch of guys and gals, an honour to be involved in their lives. Re: blogging, am attempting to have a blog linked to our church website standrews.net.au but we will have to wait and see, we are still waiting for a new senior minister, so he will have the final call.
Could do my own thing I guess, but I deleted my old account, time for a fresh look and fell I think.
P.S. Still keen for Sat night EV, and for you to cast a look over our church for suggestions – desacramentalizing…
Will be in touch.
Matt.
yes – very keen for both things in your P.S.
There’s also that whole DYB, DYB, DYB…. DOB, DOB, DOB… (Do Your Best…. Do Our Best) thing that Scouts have going..
Will pray for tonight, and Awesome opportunity!
Just realised it was last night.. will pray anyway!
It’s 2nite (Sunday). Thanks 4 praying