RESONATE RED FROGS ROADIE TO DUNNERS!!

So its the season for Road tripping!!
So next weekend we are heading to Dunedin to meet up with the
Southlife Crew and Andy Gourley, founder of Red Frogs. If you are looking at coming on our Schoolies mission in November then you seriously need to consider trying to make it this weekend!

Details are a bit sketchy at the moment but we will let you guys know what we do and update you as we find out more:)
Heres what we know though:

We are leaving ICC either Friday night after Vibe or early Saturday morning (depending on what time everything starts on Sat morning.)

The awesome Stacey Shaw is going to source some cool as billets for us to stay with so we have some sweet accommodation. It might only be a couch so bring you sleeping bag!

Andy is speaking on the Saturday at Southlife and then we are going to help out the Red Frogs Crew at some OUSA events on Sat night. We are going to stay Sat night and go to Southlife for the AM service as Andy is preaching. We will be back in Invers in time for our 6pm service with Nick and Karen Klinkenberg - you don't want to miss this!!

Cost:

Travel is $15. You will need to bring some money to cover meals for the weekend. As for the sessions with Andy we are unsure but will let you know as soon as we do:)

Any more info just get in touch with Shan:)

As with Revo Tour Roadie we need definite replies as to whether going or not in order to secure beds and seats in the van. A maybe on facebook will be counted as a no!

Branded Take Over

Branded was an absolutely phenomenal weekend just held at Southlife Church, Dunedin. For those of you who have never been or heard of it, Branded is the Acts Churches NZ South Island youth conference.

One of the things that came through strongly was a new focus towards young adults, 18-30 year olds, recognising that often we find they enter into this stage of life only to become old and boring. Hope no one is offended by that!!!

But really its true and its one of the frustrating things I have seen happen continuously over the past 7 years I have done Resonate. People are all excited and passionate about making a difference for God and living a life of significance but only until they graduate. Once that happens its time for them to "grow up, get a haircut and get a real job." Their new focus finding a spouse, getting a good job, and having babies. Don't get me wrong, these are all good things (and I have them too), but suddenly they are too old for being involved in youth or jumping up and down a little. I don't know about you but I think that sucks!!! I so don't want to live a boring life where I do what society says I should be doing at this stage of my life.

In fact I want to be living a passionate life, be significant for God in reaching a generation and be able to look back at the end of my life and have no regrets, no "what if " moments.

We often look at youth and talk about how alcohol, drugs and sex are such a distraction for them, pulling them away from their Purpose in God, but in realilty the white picket fence can be just as distracting for us young adults.

My challenge to you is to don't become so focused about the things this world says are important that you forget about the call and purpose God has placed within you.

God is flippin' fantastic

http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/21218/church-ramps-snow-fun-pupils

Well, it's all happening up in Dunedin. This one snow-party event was advertised to 5 of the high-schools, including Taieri College, which according to Ps.James, they'bve never been to, and handed out thousands of cecreams and fliers. Over 250 turned out for the event, and the youth band did fantasmically, and Ps. Jordan Smith from equippers Auckland did his thing, and we took note of 55 salvations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so praise Jesus, it was beyond expectation!!!!!!
apparently the spotters at the back were sooooo shocked, it was crazy! with gapping mouths and everything, even Jordan was stoked as!!

so that was crazy crazy crazy, and the article link was on pg2 of the ODT in Saturday's paper, the day after the event.

Next year it's gonna be bigger and THEN we will be FRONT PAGE NEWS!

Like woah! it is intense in Dunedin, bring it!!