this is our first performance at a church in grandview, outside kansas city. it is where a number of full time gx staff attend so the church has a good relationship with us and are very supportive of what gx does.
this dance is one that we will use in school assemblies through the tour. it was good to get a chance to practice preforming before tour starts.
hopefully during school assemblies there will be opportunity to get better videos but at least its a good idea of what we've been working on. dance 1 of about 10!!
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Friday, 4 September 2009
nearly half way
i have survived 6 days of dancing! my body is very sore (i am starting to feel my age!) and some days have certainly been very tough but overall we are getting there! there is so much choreography to retain.
starting everyday with an hour of praise and worship is defiantly a big help and the right way to do things. even though dancing takes up so much of our time at the minute and we would not achieve all we need to in the time we have.
we have also had some great teaching in the evenings. yesterday was really interesting. we had a discussion about end times. one thing that really stood to me is some of the statistics of abortion. in the year 1989 ALONE there were 65 million KNOWN abortions worldwide. IN ONE YEAR. it has been estimated that only ONE THIRD of my generation is alive. ONLY as a result of abortion.
the teaching we were discussing was that we were the remnant for this generation. God must have something really big for this time is satan is so determined to destroy us that only one third survive BIRTH.
it is something that has really made me think and perhaps helped me realized the importance of what we are doing on this tour. if nothing else it gives a chance to call up this generation which is something im really passionate about. i want young people to realize their potential in Christ and to walk in the call he has for them.
starting everyday with an hour of praise and worship is defiantly a big help and the right way to do things. even though dancing takes up so much of our time at the minute and we would not achieve all we need to in the time we have.
we have also had some great teaching in the evenings. yesterday was really interesting. we had a discussion about end times. one thing that really stood to me is some of the statistics of abortion. in the year 1989 ALONE there were 65 million KNOWN abortions worldwide. IN ONE YEAR. it has been estimated that only ONE THIRD of my generation is alive. ONLY as a result of abortion.
the teaching we were discussing was that we were the remnant for this generation. God must have something really big for this time is satan is so determined to destroy us that only one third survive BIRTH.
it is something that has really made me think and perhaps helped me realized the importance of what we are doing on this tour. if nothing else it gives a chance to call up this generation which is something im really passionate about. i want young people to realize their potential in Christ and to walk in the call he has for them.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
kansas city!!!
after a long drive to dublin in bad traffic, a 4 hour delay for my flight, an overnight stop in the suburbs of chicago and an 8 hour car journey i have finally made it t Kansas city!
its strange to be back and adjusting to the 30 degree heat and the humidity! but its nice to see old faces and places. there are a number of people here who have definately impacted my life in the short time i have known them and spent here last year and it so good to catch up with them again!
i also got to meet a new addition to a family! although so far i only spent one lunch with them its so clear to see that God is really blessing them and has his hand upon their daughter. she is so loved and is going to grow up in such a good home and it is so amazing to see!
im excited to get started for tour but i am really enjoying this down time before, seeing people on this side of the world that mean a lot to me!
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
do you want a revolution??
we spent last week serving on the streets of bangor. REVOLUTION WEEK!!
chatting to people
random acts of kindness
cleaning up the streets
bit of dancing...you name it we had it going on!
and What a week it was!
its so encourging to see a bunch of teens step out of their comfort zone and serve in their own town! it was a humbling experience for me!
i got to teach some dance again which was great because its been a while! its such a great feeling seeing young girls and guys enjoying learning something i have created but more than that using it to reach people for Jesus. i always try and get a message in their at some point as i feel its so important. dance is something that culture has made pretty unholy and ungodly at times but it was created by God and its important to redeem it!!
all in all it was such a tiring week but great to be a part of. i have spent the best part of this year with these young people and its great to see them grow and i will miss them during my time away!
pictures speak louder than words!
chatting to people
random acts of kindness
cleaning up the streets
bit of dancing...you name it we had it going on!
and What a week it was!
its so encourging to see a bunch of teens step out of their comfort zone and serve in their own town! it was a humbling experience for me!
i got to teach some dance again which was great because its been a while! its such a great feeling seeing young girls and guys enjoying learning something i have created but more than that using it to reach people for Jesus. i always try and get a message in their at some point as i feel its so important. dance is something that culture has made pretty unholy and ungodly at times but it was created by God and its important to redeem it!!
all in all it was such a tiring week but great to be a part of. i have spent the best part of this year with these young people and its great to see them grow and i will miss them during my time away!
pictures speak louder than words!
Sunday, 1 March 2009
discontentment...good or bad?
you see latelty i have been feeling rather discontent. i look at my life and im not really happy with the way it is. im not happy with how i spend my time. im not happy with how much time i waste. im not happy with the job i do. im not happy with how much i talk to others about God. im not happy about how much money i spend on myself. im not happy about the amount of time i spend on my own. i am unhappy about where i live.
but it is ok to be discontent with these things? because you see the reason i think i am discontent with these things is because i think God has more for me.
i think he wants me to be spending more time with him.
i think he wants me to spend less time procastinating.
i think he wants me to spend more time using the gifts and strengths he has given (which incidently i dont really do with my job)
i think he wants me to be a better example of him to those around me.
i think he wants me to remember how poor other people are and how i could be helping them way more than i do.
i think he wants to be building more friendships with people while im here instead of just relying on the ones i have.
i think he has somewhere else for me to be.
so maybe some discontent is ok...it means i will reach for more of God, more of things that are true of him. but then theres that line.... and maybe im about to cross it. the line from a healthy discontentment that forces your eyes on jesus, trusting that he holds everything in his hands, to that place where where you are never satisfied with anything, always wanting more. the grass is always greener syndrome. its a line i dont want to cross!
i just need to figure out how to do that!
but it is ok to be discontent with these things? because you see the reason i think i am discontent with these things is because i think God has more for me.
i think he wants me to be spending more time with him.
i think he wants me to spend less time procastinating.
i think he wants me to spend more time using the gifts and strengths he has given (which incidently i dont really do with my job)
i think he wants me to be a better example of him to those around me.
i think he wants me to remember how poor other people are and how i could be helping them way more than i do.
i think he wants to be building more friendships with people while im here instead of just relying on the ones i have.
i think he has somewhere else for me to be.
so maybe some discontent is ok...it means i will reach for more of God, more of things that are true of him. but then theres that line.... and maybe im about to cross it. the line from a healthy discontentment that forces your eyes on jesus, trusting that he holds everything in his hands, to that place where where you are never satisfied with anything, always wanting more. the grass is always greener syndrome. its a line i dont want to cross!
i just need to figure out how to do that!
Sunday, 15 February 2009
LOVE IS....
a single red rose?
dinner for 2?
100s of barely audible i love yous?
time?
secret glances?
shared moments?
or is it more?
standing by someone when they are at thier worst?
taking time out for that person that noone else will?
looking beyond mistakes?
never quitting?
following through on promises made?
standing up against injustice?
loving the unlovable, the unworthy?
intimacy?
integrity?
truth?
sacrifice?
hurt?
disappointment?
worth it?
LOVE IS... JESUS.
its not an exchange, giving so you get, its raw and its hard and its unconditional. its wild and its passionate and its undeniable. its vunerability. it should be easy to be vunerable with God he knows everything anyway...but yet something makes it so difficult.
God wants 1 thing...everything!
what am i prepared to give him?
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
i saw the sea, i saw me.
the other day i was taking a walk along the beach. it was a really foggy morning, so much so that i could even see good old carrickfergus across the lough, but it was peaceful, the sea was so calm, and i got to thinking....
the sea can change so much day to day; one day its a raging torent, and the next like a glass lake. this particular morning i think God was really speaking to me about where my life is right now. i cant see "the other side" or where im going right now, but things are calm and peaceful because i know i have put my trust compleltely in God to bring something amazing for my future. so its ok that i cant see everything and it was just a little reminder to me to keep holding on and be patient as his will unfolds, little by little. he'll show me the other side when i ready.
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