Isaiah 43:18-19

"Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.

See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland".


bloginfo: This is next Sunday's reading [I read in French this month].
blognote: This will be my motto for the coming Spring season!

Stomp and Praise

Stomp and Praise: A Gospel Extravaganza



Went to this concert at Wesleyan University tonight. There were groups from Wesleyan and University of Connecticut performing. The featured performer for the first half of the program was the Kersten Stevens Experience. Kersten plays the electric violin and had performed at the Apollo in NYC and recently won a prize.

Nubian Gents and Feminine Fire ended the program. They were an exciting group. Their unique blend of rap, dance and spoken word got the audience to its feet. We really exercised our bodies in Jesus' name!

The highlight of the program for me was a liturgical dance piece by two Wesleyan students: Menherit Goodwyn and Nakeea Jordan. They were amazing. Their simple movements and concentration made for a beautiful tribute to the Lord. I could have watched them for an entire concert.

Chuuk

I hadn't seen that word in print for years. 'Chuuk'; what memories it brings back. It was called Truk then in the 60's but it's the same place, an island in Micronesia or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. A little island, in fact, that is 3 by 10 miles large. We lived there for four years working with the United Nations/Department of the Interior building schools, teaching English and training teachers.

The Covenant Missions Newsletter has a posting under Guam for a position in the Chuuk Islands. When I called them I found out that it is at the Bible College in Guam and the connection is that there are students from Chuuk there. I wonder if I can still speak Trukese [Chuukese] now. Anyway, I don't think I will apply for the job. My connection with the American Baptist Convention is working out fine with my work through Volunteers in Global Mission.

blognote: I do want to go back and see the changes though.