WIN WIN WIN

I won our first game of Netball last night...... I mean, the team played really well! We won 21 to 11. Sure the opposition were all amputee pygmy midgets with emphysema and a penchant for mid game naps....BUT WE WON NONE THE LESS. Admittedly, I may have gone a little over the top after the game when I started dancing around the aforementioned sleeping midgets shrieking "LOSERS LOSERS - NAH NAH NI NAH NAH – WE ARE THE WINNERS – SUCK IT UP MIDGET BOY"


Note: I actually like midgets, some of my best friends are little people.

Laminate

You can't laminate a lollie snake....too big to get through the gap

Acronym Competition

Following a some posts on Steve's blog, I thought it might be fun to get some healthy competition going. This is how it works. I will give you some letters, your job is to tell us what they stand for.

The letters are:
PHAT

Example competition entry:
PHAT= pygmy Hunters Association of Tahiti


So, tell me, what does PHAT stand for?

Interesting....

I don't usually go out of my way to get into politics (sorry Steve, can we still be friends?), but I just couldn't dismiss this with my usual 'I don't do politics' quip.

I got an email from Wire about a survey the Democrats have on their website regarding God and government. I usually hate these things, but I don't think I could bear to hear them crapping on for the next 3 years that the 'results of our survey showed that Australians don't see any value in religion' etc etc. SO, here is the link, it is about 20 Q's, will take most people less than 5mins.


I just can't resist this opportunity...."Do the survey if you want good luck for the next 486 years. Send it to 890 people in the next 2 minutes if you love Jesus........."

What If...

At a recent Youth Hub meeting, we were talking about how our church as a community can reach Eltham High (as another community). We were talking about how in the past we have tended to segregate and neglect some parties in that community. Eg, Eltham high is largely made up of 3 groups - kids, teachers and parents. We have tended to only engage the kids (at a limited level).

The idea of 'incarnational' ministry is that we as Christians must follow Jesus' example and go into the world. And not just to go into the world, but to immerse ourselves in THEIR culture, and hang out in THEIR territory and become like THEM. We have fallen into the exact opposite of these statements.

SO.

I wonder what would be required to reach Eltham High School (as a whole) and to go to them as a community rather than expecting them to come to us!

Imagine the potential...imagine the relationships.....imagine sipping the perfect latte in heaven at at a table with a kid or parent or teacher who says "I'm really glad your church loved Eltham High otherwise I wouldn't be here in heaven enjoying this divine, never ending latte - FOREVER!!

The potential is to change the world...To change the world for the people of Eltham High....to change their eternity!

We Need Your Money!!!

Well the time has come for the cash to flow...flow freely indeed! Yes this is a shameless call for your money. Shameless because the money is not for me. A call because I don't have access to your bank accounts!. Money, because you can't feed kids with good intentions (we all know what Mr Lewis says about good intentions!!!)

One of my challenges in this world is that there are so many issues, I often feel insignificant. There are also so many options to help, that the feelings of insignificance are bolstered. That doesn't mean I shouldn't try!

I also have another confession to make. I have become immune to the footage on TV of hungry African kids in crisis and I hate that!

SO my challenge to you is to go to here and read some stories. LET IT GET TO YOU!!

Yes, I am doing the World Vision 40 Hour Famine. If you don’t know what I am talking about, each year people all around the world people get sponsored to ‘do without’ for 40 hours. The money goes to help some of the poorest and most struggling of our fellow humans, usually kids.

That’s where you come in. Can I ask for your money again? Could you please sponsor me?

If it’s a YES, let me know, or go to ‘Help kids by sponsoring Billy’.

If you are asked for the Famine Number, please enter 26192073-0. This makes sure that the donation is recorded against me and that I'm sent a record of your donation (the important bit!!!)

If it’s a NO, go to the start of this post and start reading again because you must have missed something!