Guest Blogger - Graham A
Memoirs of My Nth Qld Experience.
Despite being born south of the border (not as far as Mexico way) I am a supporter of all that Qld offers... the Maroons, the Bulls and the Reds... just to name a few. I waited with great expectation the opportunity to travel north to minisiter with the songsters.
I must say that this time away has left every thought or preconceived idea blown out of the water. I was looking forward to meeting the people, visiting the towns and understanding what it means to be a salvationist in the north.
Can I be brutally honest about my dedication to the Army? I saw so many people in every corps we visited that made me feel almost ashamed of the little time and energy I put into my community. I am so busy with the Salvation Army thing all the time but I saw God's people meeting the need in their differing communities with practical means and even more importantly with the message of a great God's love for every person.
I was challenged to make sure that God's message of Salvation, Grace and Hope was absolutely evident in my life... you never know who God needs you to meet today!
I pray that my life is always showing that grace, hope and peace to other people. Graeme Press challenged me personally many times over the tour when he addressed the congregations with the question, "Does God's Grace still amaze you each day?" I desire to show that grace in my own life!
Well time to let someone else have a blog... Depite having an intense passion for music I do not want to mention that as a part of my tour highlights. The highlight was meeting the people of the corps, joining them in worship of Jesus Christ and witnessing first hand their passion for saving the world, one town at a time. Australia needs Jesus like never before!!!
Graham (with the wonderful help of Christine my Kiwi Frund)
Despite being born south of the border (not as far as Mexico way) I am a supporter of all that Qld offers... the Maroons, the Bulls and the Reds... just to name a few. I waited with great expectation the opportunity to travel north to minisiter with the songsters.
I must say that this time away has left every thought or preconceived idea blown out of the water. I was looking forward to meeting the people, visiting the towns and understanding what it means to be a salvationist in the north.
Can I be brutally honest about my dedication to the Army? I saw so many people in every corps we visited that made me feel almost ashamed of the little time and energy I put into my community. I am so busy with the Salvation Army thing all the time but I saw God's people meeting the need in their differing communities with practical means and even more importantly with the message of a great God's love for every person.
I was challenged to make sure that God's message of Salvation, Grace and Hope was absolutely evident in my life... you never know who God needs you to meet today!
I pray that my life is always showing that grace, hope and peace to other people. Graeme Press challenged me personally many times over the tour when he addressed the congregations with the question, "Does God's Grace still amaze you each day?" I desire to show that grace in my own life!
Well time to let someone else have a blog... Depite having an intense passion for music I do not want to mention that as a part of my tour highlights. The highlight was meeting the people of the corps, joining them in worship of Jesus Christ and witnessing first hand their passion for saving the world, one town at a time. Australia needs Jesus like never before!!!
Graham (with the wonderful help of Christine my Kiwi Frund)
posted by doctordrew | 4:04 pm
1 Comments:
Graham it is not untill you see another example that it comes to light what you can do. Glad to see your doing well with the songsters.
Take care mate
Tianne SHaw
alpacas@ihug.com.au
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