Business As Usual...

Over the next few months, things are going to seem really quiet around here. Rest assured we're still on schedule for the first beta test, which as of this writing should be around the first week of June.

Until that time, we're buckling down and kicking into overdrive to try and work some magic. So far so good, as advancements are being made daily. From now until our first beta testing, we advise the current beta team to sit back and relax.

As of today, pre-registrations for the current beta team are closed. Any pre-registration forms we get from this point on will stay on file for consideration in our secondary phase.

Looking forward to a stellar summer!

William Burns
Andromeda Media Universe

Compliments

I tend to collect good advice, and spread it around when I can (although whether I listen to my own advice is debatable).

One such piece of advice is "Remember the compliments and forget the insults." Its a good one. Any time you are feeling down, or have been insulted it helps to remember that someone said you were funny, or pretty, or a good dancer.

I managed to get high praise indeed a few weeks ago (see Pandora 2.0. But another compliment, and ego-boost, has come out of that evening. One of the birthday girl's close friends is getting married in a few weeks time, and after meeting me as Pandora for the first time, has invited me to her hen night!

Fortunately its not going to be Ann Summers and strippers, but there will be drinking and dancing, and she might end the night handcuffed to a blow up doll ;-)

I've still got some time to think about it, consider the logistics, and make a definite decision, but I'm really looking forward to it. So much so, I've bought a new top and changed my hairstyle (pics to follow... maybe)

April 2008 Prayer Points

Thankyou for continuing to pray for the Connections project. There is much to rejoice and much for you to uphold in prayer for us.

1. Praise God for continuing growth in the life of the congregation. We have had growth in numbers but also a sense of depth. This Sunday in particular was a fantastic celebration of the baptism of little Isabella Grace. There was a sense of God's presence and a real engagement with the truths of the gospel. Please pray for continued growth in depth as well as breadth.
2. Praise God for activities and services of Easter. The "Good Friday @ Five with Fish & Chips" was a time for making contact with people. Fusion Australia also ran an Easter community festival in the lead up to Easter which had some very positive outcomes.
3. Please continue to pray for our administration and infrastructure. These are the things that can niggle and be stumbling blocks rather than good vehicles. Please pray for the owners of our venue as we consider ongoing terms of hiring, or the possibility of moving to a different venue. Please pray for good financial management etc.
4. Please pray for Gill and I as we meet this week with the candidature committee for Bush Church Aid. BCA are kindly providing resources to us to help us kickstart into the current and next season of the church plant.
5. We have grown in youth all of sudden - from people joining us, and from children growing into the youth age levels. We are working on proposals and things to invest in a youth ministry, building up through this year to be up and running by 2009. This is early days yet so please pray for things to go smoothly in this regard.
6. Please pray as people complete safe ministry accreditation and begin to be released into new positions. Please pray for right spirit and closeness to God and steadfastness in the word for our leaders, wisdom and ability for those who minister and exercise gifts in the church.
7. Please pray for new small groups that have started - Saturday night musicians group, Thursday morning daytime group, and Sunday night young adults group.

These prayer points go out on our "Mission Pray" email list. If you would like to receive them please let me know by emailing me.