Fun Factory a Great Success

Posted: July 14, 2013 in Uncategorized
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Here’s the video of last week’s amazing Fun Factory at Maida Vale Baptist Church, High Wycombe, Western Australia.

We had an average of 100 children each day and visitors included Akwaaba African drummers, Maori dancers, Operation Christmas Child and children’s entertainer, Sean W. Smith.

For three hours each day the children participated in games, activities, craft, singing, and Bible stories. The theme was Around the World, so each day we focussed on a different country, highlighting Africa, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Canada.

Sean W. Smith concluded the week with a concert, bringing us many of his favourite compositions.

Thanks to the many volunteers from the church who contributed to the success of the week’s events.

Enjoy the video.

Wadud’s Story

Posted: June 20, 2013 in Uncategorized
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An inspirational story about the Saidpur Deaf Club. Wadud tells of the barriers faced in his life as a deaf man in Bangladesh.

A Better Way

Posted: May 27, 2013 in Uncategorized
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OK, I’m not a professional video maker, but here’s my latest effort at a video, this time to promote a new preaching series that I’m starting at church this Sunday.

We don’t write letters too often these days, but often when people get emails they leave them sitting in their inbox until they have time to read them. The letter to the Hebrews in the Bible is a bit like that. I reckon a lot of people haven’t read this letter, but it contains some astounding news that too many people have missed.

It deals with the history of religion, and the way in which everything we read in the Bible actually points to Jesus and a better way of living than you could ever imagine. I’m really excited about this series so I’m hoping that people will take advantage of coming to hear it.

Have a look at the video and let me know what you think.

By the way, did you see my “Waterfall” video?

Resurrection Year is Coming

Posted: May 22, 2013 in Uncategorized
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In six days time, on Tuesday May 28, Sheridan Voysey’s new book Resurrection Year will be released into the world.

I’ve had the privilege of reading this book about turning broken dreams into new hope, and will be writing a review on the 28th – one of 300 people who will be writing reviews as part of the worldwide launch on that day.

It’s a book that is well worth reading and I believe will provide great support to those who will identify with the broken dreams … well that’s enough for now. Watch out for my review on the 28th.

Life is Messy

Posted: May 20, 2013 in Uncategorized
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Life is messy. Things don’t always go to plan and just when you think you’re on top of it all, something seems to go wrong. You may call it Murphy’s Law, or you may just admit that we are not in a perfect world.

There are various ways of dealing with the mess of life – either we can run away from it with the help of alcohol, drugs or retail therapy, or we can face it with the help of someone stronger and wiser than ourselves. I’ve found that Jesus is the one who is stronger and wiser than me, and in trusting him, I have found that he can help me through the mess of life.

The theory is that the church should be the one place where we can openly deal with the mess and there’ll be people who understand us and can help us through it. The truth is that it’s not always like that, simply because none of us are perfect. But when a group of people who know what a mess life can be like, get together and start to allow Jesus to deal their mess and begin to support each other to follow the Way of Jesus, I reckon we start to see really good things happen.

Messy Church is held on the fourth Saturday of each month at Maida Vale Baptist Church, High Wycombe, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. As the name suggests, we recognise that life is messy and that church should be about acknowledging this and helping people find a way through the mess.

Take a look at this video to get a picture of what Messy Church is all about.

Happy Mothers’ Day

Posted: May 12, 2013 in Uncategorized
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Here’s an Idea!

Posted: May 7, 2013 in Uncategorized
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The Mission of the Long Beach Depot for Creative ReUse is To encourage, inspire and promote fun ways to reuse items and materials “too good to throw away” for creative reuse projects.

Song of Australia

Posted: April 24, 2013 in Uncategorized
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Here’s a song for Anzac Day from Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan and Sara Storer.

Where it all started

Posted: March 14, 2013 in Uncategorized
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I recently came across this documentary about the Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper in 1973. I worked there most of the 70’s and while I didn’t appear in the doco, my telex is there. Great memories of early days of journalism in Kalgoorlie and some recognisable faces: Calvin (Mumbles) Wilson, Gordon Dann, Ken Dwyer, and Brian (Rocky) Dellavanza.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/02/08/3426518.htm

 

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