Sam Mak and Ruth Lee are two of my favourite people on this planet. They are also two of the most faithful hardworking servants behind the RICE MOVEMENT. After this year’s RICE RALLY I did an impromptu interview with them. I’m a little scatterbrained in it – but they give some really encouraging answers. Check it:
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Great start to #souliesyouth HSC STUDY HALL. Coffee. Study. Food. Study. Food. Ecclesiastes. Study. Tea. Study.
Music Appreciation Night – 2012 Song List
Music Appreciation Night 2011 was a raging success. So we brought it back for 2012!! So much fun. Basically each member of our small group shared 2 songs across the night. It was great to hearing such a diverse range of music. Many of the songs enable us to gain little insights into one another. See below for the songs.
ROUND ONE:
Songbird – Bernard Fanning (Elke)
In Da Club – 50 Cent (Madi)
Remind Me Who I Am – Jason Gray (Demi)
Dreamshaker – Redcoats (Luke)
Tell The World – LECRAE ft. Mali Music (Tadhg)
Next In Line – Red Letter Circus (Alex K)
Blood – The Middle East (Stuey)
A Small Spark Vs. A Great Forest – Norma Jean (Jake)
Lights – Jake Nauta (Rowena)
Mystery of Iniquity – Lauryn Hill (Dave)
Mathematics – Mos Def (Chris)
ROUND TWO:
What If She’s An Angel – Brad Paisley (Elke)
Changes – 2Pac ft. Talent (Madi)
What You Want – Legally Blonde Musical (Demi)
You Got The Dirtee Love – Florence and The Machine Feat. Dizzie Rascal (Luke)
The Ghost Of You – My Chemical Romance (Tadhg)
Head In A Blender – Jinja Safari (Alex K)
Thugz Mansion – 2Pac ft. Nas, J. Phoenix (Stuey)
Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix (Jake)
Jettison – Vince Jones (Rowena)
Psalm 51 – Chad Gardner (Kings Kaleidoscope) (Dave)
Viol – Gesaffelstein (Chris)
Good times.
BLANKET SYDNEY WITH LOVE + LITTLE BIG LOVE PROJECT 2012
In our youth community – SOULIES – we have a desire to LOVE JESUS; LOVE JESUS’ PEOPLE; and LOVE JESUS’ WORLD. We figure there are two key ways that we can LOVE JESUS’ WORLD: Evangelism and Social Justice (or Acts of Compassion or Mercy Ministries…). The following is a short video we put together in response to BLANKET project we did in Term 2 and a bunch of little projects we did in Term 3. Check it:
I’m so encouraged by the love oozing from our youth community. Our prayer is that it wouldn’t just be about one-off projects but would overflow into a life of showing care, comfort and compassion to those in need.
I’d be interested to hear how other youth ministries help their young crew to grow in love and compassion…
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XV: the Bible in 15
Matthias Media – in partnership with Bible Society Australia – have just produced a killer free Bible resource. It’s call XV: the Bible in 15. You can view the contents online for free or download the IOS app for iPhone or iPad for free.
XV gives a bite-sized snippet of 15 key movements throughout the storyline of the Bible. I think it will be a brilliant resource for anyone who wants to know the big picture of the Bible better. The app itself is well-designed and simple to navigate. Get on it.
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