"Spiritual redemption is but a small part of redemption as a whole" - Rev. Tim Costello, at Clayton Church of Christ Fellowship 19/08/07
Rev. Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision delivered a message on redemption. Not spiritual redemption but a physical redemption. God came to seek and save the lost, but he didn't just save those who needed saving spiritually, those that needed saving were also healed physically.
Stop The Traffik is a declaration of all those who believe that slave trade in anyway should no longer be practiced but be a wrongdoing of the past. William Wilberforce, abolitionist of the slave trade back in the time when Great Britain was an empire, was outnumbered in his outspokenness against the slave trade in Britain. Yet from persistence from willing to listen to God's voice the bill for the abolition of the slave trade was finally passed.
Years on, today, there are more slaves than there were in William's time in Britain. The time is now to respond. People trading is a horrible thing that's happening, right under our noses. We may not see them, nor may we hear the cries of the people who are trafficked. But someone noticed.
Choose, and act.
Monday, 27 August 2007
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Journey of a Bag of Drumsticks....
Phanin having forgotten to bring his drumsticks for worship at Gravitate the Sunday just gone by borrowed two pairs of my drumsticks. I promptly forgot to take them home and realised this fact on Monday evening. The following is the account that takes place on Tuesday 14/08/07 between the times of 1700 and 1800 AEST...
Returning from Beleura Hospital I rang Pastor Paul to see if the sticks were still at church. They were not. Next call was to Phanin, as my sister suggested. Phanin said he handed it to Janice thinking that she would most likely see me on friday at u.n.i.t.e. .Upon reaching Janice after several attempts she said she gave it to Robby thinking that he'd see me first on Friday at u.n.i.t.e before she does. Unsuccessfully reaching Robby, I called Anne, his girlfriend and received a different number to reach him which I did. Robby then tells me he passed the sticks on to Kevin thinking that he'd see me when we went to watch Die Hard 4.0 (which I wasn't going to since there was music practice, and hence the stick hunting and was not even intending on going since I was already wrecked). The buck finally stops at Julie, Kevin's girlfriend. Upon reaching her she tells me that Kevin left the sticks in her car, and would bring it to me that evening since we were going to see each other at worship practice.
*account ends here*
I'm just amazed at how many hands exchanged my drumsticks. Had it been something else like my wallet or my....lightsabers, for example, I would have been horrified. But I am just glad I got my drumsticks back in the end without too much effort...
Returning from Beleura Hospital I rang Pastor Paul to see if the sticks were still at church. They were not. Next call was to Phanin, as my sister suggested. Phanin said he handed it to Janice thinking that she would most likely see me on friday at u.n.i.t.e. .Upon reaching Janice after several attempts she said she gave it to Robby thinking that he'd see me first on Friday at u.n.i.t.e before she does. Unsuccessfully reaching Robby, I called Anne, his girlfriend and received a different number to reach him which I did. Robby then tells me he passed the sticks on to Kevin thinking that he'd see me when we went to watch Die Hard 4.0 (which I wasn't going to since there was music practice, and hence the stick hunting and was not even intending on going since I was already wrecked). The buck finally stops at Julie, Kevin's girlfriend. Upon reaching her she tells me that Kevin left the sticks in her car, and would bring it to me that evening since we were going to see each other at worship practice.
*account ends here*
I'm just amazed at how many hands exchanged my drumsticks. Had it been something else like my wallet or my....lightsabers, for example, I would have been horrified. But I am just glad I got my drumsticks back in the end without too much effort...
Tuesday, 14 August 2007
My Birthday
Shucks... it's been almost a month since I had my 21st birthday party... Just shows you how far behind I've lagged in blogging... Anyway I had my 21st birthday party on the 21st of July, yes, last month.
To all those who could make it, thanks for coming, and thanks for eating as much as possible. If some of you are wondering, by now all the party food that WAS cooked has now been finished, mostly helped by the fact that my parents went to a housewarming thing the next day, so they filled the box that contained my cake full of party pies, sausage rolls, and some other stuff.
I actually wanted to say more in my speech, but you know how I am with speeches, and I don't articulate well unless I am actually writing. So...here's what I wanted to say, plus or minus some minor details:
Thanks for coming, and eating the food, and thanks for being such good friends, and I feel that God's really blessed me with you guys. I don't think I met you all by any coincidence or chance, because there is no such thing as coincidence, only God's divine hand. And I know one way or another you guys have impacted my life in one way or another, be it a positive or negative impact, it matters not. I am here being who I am because I met each one of you, though in varying degrees, I was somewhat shaped by the experiences that we shared together.
Thanks for being my friends, and I hope our journey as friends continue for as long as it is destined to continue for, until such a time comes where we have to walk our separate ways, and even then, I hope the strings of friendship remain, neglecting time and distance and the physical.
There you have it. For those of you who couldn't make it, don't worry too much about it. That little spiel of mine up there is also for you guys, so thanks heaps.
What I got for my birthday:
Jeremy "Jam" Yam- movie-like poster of some of our BSC Year 12 '04 cohort during "S-Day" that year. Me dressed as a Jedi, and the movie title? Daniel Kenobi: Battle of Zenotrax. Picture can be seen here: (apologies in advance for the slightly inadequate lighting and shaky hand) http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/azn86-jedi/IMG_0061.jpg
Brad "Mullet" Twaddell- $20 and card
Grace Tung- Tie and card
Kristy Prause, my Year 11 Deb ball partner- Card
COCFC u.n.i.t.e pplz- 30 GB iPod video, Quiksilver belt (specifically asked for which Chris provided), MG Strike Noir Gundam kit (from Javan), $150 for drum fund.
Kathleen, my counsellor- Entertainment Book
Parents: $$$(undisclosed) that goes towards getting my car.
Deb, my sister (with everyone's help)- Comment littered photo album of me, and some people whom I have met over the years.
I think that's it.... i may have gotten more but i can't think off the top of my head at this point in time. I'll go back and edit when i do remember i've left something out and it's not there.
To all those who could make it, thanks for coming, and thanks for eating as much as possible. If some of you are wondering, by now all the party food that WAS cooked has now been finished, mostly helped by the fact that my parents went to a housewarming thing the next day, so they filled the box that contained my cake full of party pies, sausage rolls, and some other stuff.
I actually wanted to say more in my speech, but you know how I am with speeches, and I don't articulate well unless I am actually writing. So...here's what I wanted to say, plus or minus some minor details:
Thanks for coming, and eating the food, and thanks for being such good friends, and I feel that God's really blessed me with you guys. I don't think I met you all by any coincidence or chance, because there is no such thing as coincidence, only God's divine hand. And I know one way or another you guys have impacted my life in one way or another, be it a positive or negative impact, it matters not. I am here being who I am because I met each one of you, though in varying degrees, I was somewhat shaped by the experiences that we shared together.
Thanks for being my friends, and I hope our journey as friends continue for as long as it is destined to continue for, until such a time comes where we have to walk our separate ways, and even then, I hope the strings of friendship remain, neglecting time and distance and the physical.
There you have it. For those of you who couldn't make it, don't worry too much about it. That little spiel of mine up there is also for you guys, so thanks heaps.
What I got for my birthday:
Jeremy "Jam" Yam- movie-like poster of some of our BSC Year 12 '04 cohort during "S-Day" that year. Me dressed as a Jedi, and the movie title? Daniel Kenobi: Battle of Zenotrax. Picture can be seen here: (apologies in advance for the slightly inadequate lighting and shaky hand) http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/azn86-jedi/IMG_0061.jpg
Brad "Mullet" Twaddell- $20 and card
Grace Tung- Tie and card
Kristy Prause, my Year 11 Deb ball partner- Card
COCFC u.n.i.t.e pplz- 30 GB iPod video, Quiksilver belt (specifically asked for which Chris provided), MG Strike Noir Gundam kit (from Javan), $150 for drum fund.
Kathleen, my counsellor- Entertainment Book
Parents: $$$(undisclosed) that goes towards getting my car.
Deb, my sister (with everyone's help)- Comment littered photo album of me, and some people whom I have met over the years.
I think that's it.... i may have gotten more but i can't think off the top of my head at this point in time. I'll go back and edit when i do remember i've left something out and it's not there.
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