BENEFIT ALL ROUND

Hi Everyone!

Last weekend was amazing! We had the Benefit Night for Missions and Ministry on Saturday and our regular knockout SN@C programme on Sunday. Some of our fantastic supporters came to both events and had a most blessed time.
The students worked incredibly hard to transform the Conference Hall into the most inviting place with great decor, relaxing music along with coffee tables decorated with candles, chocolate money, snakes (sweet ones for the kids!) along with drink and dessert menus! All our guests were waited on by our wonderful students who served up home-made mouth watering cakes with a choice of fresh coffee, hot chocolate or flavoured tea. The guys had the best time presenting the cakes on large white plates that left lots of room for creative presentation!
While this was going on Mark and Sheree went around the tables talking to our guests and Mark also sold some handmade cards by Alyssa from last term, (thanks Alyssa!). We were all doing our bit!
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the 'goodies' and were ready for the entertainment to start soon after eight. Jordan Worner kicked us off by singing one of the songs from his new album DECIDED, then Christie sang a few songs accompanied by guitar while Prue and I played the Ashokan Farewell for two violins. And that's not all! Jon gave us the most incredible drum solo lasting over eight minutes and then we had Sheree and Jordan round things off with the song 'Lucky' - how awesome!!!
Then came the auction of our student's gifts and talents led by Michael Kime, a regular SN@C attendee. He looked the part in his white cowboy hat and what with his fast talking we weren't always sure whether our students were stocky men or beefy cows! Nonetheless, the bids just kept coming and we raised heaps of money!
Altogether, our Benefit Night was a huge success with lots of fun had by all and we raised a little short of our target of $2,000. A huge THANK YOU to all that came along with all the students, staff and friends who made it all possible!
And the following night we were out welcoming our guests once again, only this time for SN@C - and it was amazing, with a great presentation focusing on forgiveness.
What a weekend!! Lots of life and lots of love. We experience both a great deal here.
More news next week, which will be the last week of term. We'll have a break as I three guys and myself will be off to Hong Kong for our Mission trip to serve with St Stephen's Society.
Goodbye for now and I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!! GOD BLESS!
STEVE aka WOODSEY