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Camp 2.0

Posted by admin at July 7th, 2008

Well… here I am away with another group of young people. SU Camp, week 2 -and, all things concidered, I’m holding up really well.

Last weeks camp was cool, interesting, and hard. I’m just uploading a picture from my iphone as we speak (yes, It’s sad, I know) to show you just how beautiful it all was. A centre just on the edge of Loch Tay, great weather on the whole and a really interesting and pretty cool campers.

There were many things I found hard - having the campers arrive a day later than expected meant lots of thumb twiddling - and entering a team of students from ICC was quite a challenge - great to be on a team with so many tallented people though. The young people I took along had a great time. Excellent indeed - and there were young people from all kinds of situations. There were also some brilliant conversations - I missed worship times each day though.

Now, having dashed home, bought some new clothes and slept lots, I then met this camp at a large shopping centre near Edinburgh. Nightmare! Loads of kids (70?) and parents bustling around in the rain - blocking roads, getting in bother from security - and eventually making it here to Lendrick Muir for another week.

Im holding up well. My treat to myself has been a mobile broadband thingy for my laptop letting me access the internet from here (via three, excellent deal) which has proved useful and I am sure will in the future.

Just a few years ago when I was ‘cutting edge’ (ok, maybe a few more) with mobile PDA internet access etc three were the least likely to offer anything other than their own very restricted internet. Now they are on to a winner - £10 for 1gb mobile access - PAYG. Well done three!

The kids here are enjoying themselves. LM is always easy in some ways - and I know, and work well with, a lot of the team. Thank you God. Its always easy to overlook these things. One of the young people with me here just bought his first Bible - cool! I also just had much success teaching some young people informally at an archery session - very pleased with myself.

Now, is that photo online…?

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Locally…

Posted by admin at May 29th, 2008

Eek. A gas explosion -with an amazing escape - not far from my office and home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7425096.stm

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Songs, songs, songs.

Posted by admin at May 27th, 2008

Like many people, songs end up linked with certain memories and emotions - I’ve been very aware of that this week, and thought I might name a few. Some morbid, some great, some confusing… see what you think.

‘All that she wants’ by Ace of Bass - from a particular secondary school relationship that wasn’t and lots of laughs with a good friend.

‘Spirit in the Sky’ - from my sisters death in 1997 and resulting processes. Also randomly, I was listening to “Just the one” by the Levelers when she died. Nice.

‘God, You’re my God’ by delirious - lots of laughs over the years with Nicky, and memories of ‘Expressions’ Christian event in Cambridge (not that it was played there!)

Smash Hit by All Star United - and that whole album… from when I became a Christian in 1997. A very Christ-centred, funky, poppy album.

If You’ll Let me Love You by Smalltown Poets - an interesting memory from working down in Rowledg, Farnham. No major links - just a song that totally stuck in my mind from that time and my second or third Christian Album purchased.

‘My Beloved Monster’ and various other shrek songs - from the early days of flirting, and going out with, with Em.

‘Must Get Out’ by Marroon 5 and ‘Dare You to Move’ by Switchfoot - from adjusting to the idea of moving from my job in Drumchapel and loving a schoolwork placement in Crieff.

Blessed be Your Name - by Matt Redman - Was the song I sang at the back of worship just having heard that my grandmother had passed away.

‘Just like a star’ by Corrin Baeley Rae - from Margaret Wood’s death and the journey back from the funeral. I still cant hear this one without weeping like a baby!

LeeLand - “Sound of Melodies” from last years LM2a SU Camp - awesome memories, and a great time. Interestingly, Daniel Bedingfield “If you’re the one” and ‘Is this the way to Amarillo’ From Camp in my last year at ICC. Camps always get tracks associated with them - perhaps because of the snoring they often cover up as i fall asleep… or because working on residential s makes me feel so alive - or so grieved when they end!

‘All I Want is You’ by Barry Louis Polisar (from the Juno Soundtrack) links to recent relationship events… enough said.

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Its been an interesting week

Posted by admin at March 11th, 2008

This week

…Em and I got lost in Glasgow for 2 hours because of roadworks

…and had a great evening with friends at a church ceilidh

…discovered a young person I work with has been placed in a secure unit

…was with another young person as he became a Christian at an SU event

…found out a friend/collegue’s dad is getting death threats!

Its been a mixed week.

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Its been a long time

Posted by admin at February 25th, 2008

Again.

I’m a serial blog abandoner. I hope to be more regular, again… I suspect i’ll fail. But I’ll try

People are often unreasonable, Illogical,

and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you

of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,You will win some

false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,

people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,

someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,

they may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,

people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,

and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you have anyway.

You see, in the final analysis,

it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

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Oh Wow…

Posted by admin at June 30th, 2007

Doctor Who was amazing tonight. I’ve become a bit of an addict over the past 12 weeks…

Martha Jones is no more? Jack is The Face of Boe? The Master’s gone? (??), The Doctor, again, left in the ‘I’m all alone and no-one understands me’ state?

As amatuer critics go, I’d say that there was some amazing acting in this episode. Very cool. Honestly, don’t believe me, watch the series yourself. And did anyone else wonder if the story was supposed to have as much of a religious tone as it did?

On a different note, i’m writing this from Perth. Em’s in her bed after a really nice afternoon of watching The Secret Garden, having a nice dinner and then getting right in to some more TV in the form of the Doctor.

Oooh its nice to relax. I’ve got a really weird week ahead of me in the form of the first week of our summer programme. One word? Exciting and scary. I need two - they’re so linked!
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