Hey

Sorry for the absence. Life is really working on us at the moment but we are in there fighting & let me tell you, Bernie & I have more than a little resolve & conviction about what the next step of our life will be.

It’s (our next step) being fueled by more than a little prayer & as we pray we really feel the Holy Spirit leading us to meditate on a bigger world picture than we’ve allowed ourselves to have for some time. In fact, one of the convictions that is causing us angst & freedom in the same breath, is that we have allowed ourselves to live such small lives. One factor in this change has been seeing our church work to raise $20,000 to build a house for aids orphans in Uganda as part of the Watoto children’s project. Imagine that. $20,000 & you change the course of life for some children who would previously have been forgotten. As a result of this, I find that I now have a reason to get out & play live music again. I want to play & share what I’ve been given with people, but now I also want to use $10 out of every c.d. sale to buy a brick in the Watoto house. So even if you have an inkiling of a thought, invite us to play. It’s for an amazing cause. We’ll play pretty much anywhere, lounge rooms, coffee shops, big events, you name it. Coz you see, I know with great conviction that this isn’t about me, it’s about what I do with the gifts I’ve been given.

Another factor was visiting my good mate Andy Sorenson who is recording indigenous worship albums in Rwanda at the behest of the Rwandan government. the first one “Amani” is out & it’s amazing. The second one (I was privileged to hear a preview of this when I visited the Grove Studios) is just breath taking. Click here to go to his website & get your copy.

Finally, on the weekend just gone, I saw an interview with film maker Richard Curtis, one of the driving forces behind Live 8, make poverty history & comic relief. It was almost as if God was saying to Bernie & I “I’m not going to let this trail go cold in your hearts!” As we watched this 2 minute clip, I looked around the some 600+ gathered in the auditorium; there was scarcely a dry eye. Check it out & get back to me. I would love to read your thoughts. You need to go to http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/video/ & scroll down til you see the video titled “Yellow Dress”

Cheers.

MM

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