This week I was reminded of that when a group of people from North Point Community Church sacrificed hugely to come to Southpoint church simply to pray/connect for one week. This they did.

On Sunday following the week of prayer someone commented that there was an “anointing” about the service — which simply means there was something special happening between the communicator and the listeners — God’s message was hitting home in unusual ways! It was true! The response and show of hands at the end of the sermon indicated that a battle was won in the hearts of men and women. We had prayed with the North Point group for this to happen and it did!

Another thing we prayed for was for the GIVING in the church to be increased. He did that as well! The last week of March was a huge week financially.

They also prayed for Metro Kids (MK) and Camp Sonshine. This week MK had a bumper crowd (1200 kids) and God supplied Camp Sonshine, through North Point and Southpoint, a much needed Wendy House for the kids before winter.

To the North Point Global X team…thank you. Thank you to Traci, Brian, Bri, Scott, Darryl, Brad, Mary, Mara, Dana, Emily and Shawnie for praying and connecting with us, as well as honouring the volunteers.

To Southpoint people – thank you for joining in! God is answering our prayers. God is winning the battle of Southpoint, God is winning the battle of the church as He wins the battle for the souls of men and women! Who would imagine that a group of people would sacrifice their vacation, their money, and their comforts to travel 10,000 miles to another part of the world, just to PRAY? Seems ludicrous! Except if you know that our Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers and through this brings about what we cannot do. Let North Point people travel here again to PRAY, let Southpoint always be a “House of Prayer”. Why? That pastor I previously mentioned was me, and that young restless man was Nathanael, my son!

John Hastings

I just read an article on a blog written by one of the Media guys at a fairly large US Church in which he celebrates the work of the guys just like ours who do so much weak in and week out. I thought I would share it with you here.

If you are a volunteer (tech or otherwise) in any of our environments , go and check out the article here, he is talking about YOU.

God bless and thanks for being involved.

Thank you to ALL the organizers of the Western Volunteer Appreciation evening!!!  It was a blast, as the photo’s will show.

Everyone got in with the spirit of the evening, dressing up to compliment the décor.

Each year one area of help is highlighted, this year it was the Road Crew that were honoured.  They all received awesome T-Shirts to help them stand out and be noticed.  Well done guys on all the work that you do early on Sunday mornings while most of us still sleep.

Two other couples were also honoured for there commitment and enthusiasm first were Gary and Robyn Coleman, who from the start of the church moving to Old Mutual have been there every Sunday morning, helping iron out all the kinks to get it into the smooth running machine it is now.  Special mention went to their kids, who would tag along in the early hours of the morning, who were made honorary Road Crew members.

Another couple, Morgan and Kelly, were especially thanked as they  were a crucial element in the design and creation of InsideOut, our teen environment at The Attic (old church building).

Unfortunately, not everyone can be singled out, but everyone is appreciated for all you do.

Thank you for all your dedication and help throughout the year.

We would like to thank you all for an amazing response to our Metro Kids Africa Christmas Gift project. We have managed to reach our target of 600 boxes and more.

All the extra’s will be given to Metro Kids to distribute to children in other areas.

We still need volunteers for either 7 or 14 November at 10h00. There is going to be loads of fun, serving and connecting happening. If you do come to help don’t forget to bring scissors.

If you feel like showing off your baking skills, please bring a plate of goodies to share.

Another opportunity to get involved, is the drop off days 25 and 27 November, try to take the afternoon off, it will be an experience to remember.

Please use the reply slip so we can see how many helpers we will have.

Hope to see you!!!

WOW!!! We are making progress, we have almost reached our goal of 600 boxes.  We have an amazing 574 boxes pledged so far.

But, please do not let this stop the generous hearts, if we receive more than our goal there are many children at other Metro Africa’s sites that will be happy to receive a present.

We still need lots of helpers for the 7^th and 14^th November from 10am to pack, wrap or bring something to eat.

So if you are able to help in donating a box or giving of your time on the above dates, please click here to fill in a reply slip, letting us know when and what you can help with.

Lots of fun is to be had by all.  Come guys lets make this happen, you have until the 3 November 2009.

Because God has given the most amazing gift we are passionate about sharing that gift with others. We put in huge amounts of effort to create attractive, fun, engaging and relevant environments for all ‘Pointers (current or future) no matter what age they are. And it is a huge team effort, everyone comes together to pull off something amazing each week so that we can share God’s free gift of life with as many people as possible.

Random things about me

• I have my own Beauty Salon
• I am addicted to scrap booking
• I have a cockatiel called Freddie Mercury ( which I think is possessed)

Description of job:

As one of the Early Bird breakfast ladies it’s my job to have fresh hot coffee and some breakfast ready for the guys and girls that have help to make the environment what it is on a Sunday. It’s a small way to say thanks to them, especially seeing some of them are up from 5:30 am. I also then take them some snacks just before the service starts to refuel their tummies.

Caught in the act

My Sunday Schedule

These times were recorded prior to the 09:30 service time change.

If you serve on a Sunday we would love to include you in a Sundays@ post. Please post a comment on this post and someone will contact you.

Random things about me

• I don’t work for the church
• I am an architectural technologist
• I love learning new things (selectively)

Description of job:

Communicate the Bible story of KIDstuf in a fun and interesting way using different characters. This month I am Private Detective Sam Shovel who will help you keep digging if you are in a hole you can’t get out of, and have been hired by Mary and Martha to investigate the mysterious death of their brother, Lazarus.

Caught in the act

My Sunday Schedule
These times were recorded prior to the 09:30 service time change.

If you serve on a Sunday we would love to include you in a Sundays@ post. Please post a comment on this post and someone will contact you.

Random things about me

• I was in a Christan Rap band when I was young
• It was my dream to be fighter pilot
• If I had a super power, I would like ultimate strength
• Contributor to this blog

Description of job:

I lead a team that films and edits all the non North Point Community Church video elements (you know the ones without American voices). We are currently trying to stream line this process in order to be ahead in the planning and to not hand in the video content to be displayed on the day it is displayed.

At the moment I am mostly busy putting the 10B4 together for Sundays – something I want to hand over to young and talented individual – keen?

On a Sunday the Video team that I am part of puts up the Screen, Projector, helps with the lights, camera, Creche TV. At the moment it is a juggle with my son Stephen, ooo. It is my dream to do live video up on the screen with words over layered and lead crew involved in this Visual DJ’ing for Church – Something like Buckhead Church , check it.

Caught in the act

My Sunday Schedule

These times were recorded prior to the 09:30 service time change.

Time	What	Description or additional Notes
06:30	Meet and Pray and plan	We all get together and Mathew Hastings gives us the low down and plan going forward so that we can setup effectively and efficiently.
06:40	Get our equipment	Besides the Camera, tripod and laptop that I bring the equipment is picked up and placed by the production team at 06:00. The set up is as follows: Screen Projector and cable Help with Lights CG Computer Camera Creche
08:00	Run through	Screen, Projector, Lights and the CG Computer all need to have been setup and tested by this time so that the run through can commence without hic-up. Although this time may be brought forward when we have two services.I also take of from my Wife Kathy to look after Stephen – until he is old enough to go to Building Blocks (Waumba Land)
30 mins b4 service	Start up feed	Make sure the camera is on and the feed is being sent to the relevant outputs. And is aimed at the screen.
10–5 mins b4 service	Man the camera	The 10B4 will start and the camera person needs to be at the camera.
End of Services	Switch off Projector	The Projector needs to cool down and needs to be switched off if there is no need to keep content on the screen
11:30	Take a break	I take the opportunity to have some coffee, or maybe not. But definitely to mingle. I really should look out for new people.
11:45	Pack up	Kathy takes over Stephen so I can help pack up. Creche Camera Projector and cable Help with Lights Screen
12:30	Finish	The goal is to finish before this

If you serve on a Sunday we would love to include you in a Sundays@ post. Please post a comment on this post and someone will contact you.