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Mystery gifts and winners

by noel.piper on September 14, 2011 in Oceania, Recommendations with 6 Comments

Thank you so much for your  great suggestions of what to do and see in Australia. I like this way of planning my travel days. I’ll try to post a list of your ideas for the benefit of whoever might be on the way to Australia in the future.

But right now it’s time to tell you there isn’t a mystery gift from Australia. No, not one. There are eight. So that means eight of you are winners of one of these gifts. And thank you to Colin Buchanan who sent his CDs as gifts for you.

  • 1. Sons of Korah: Live  – DVD. Psalms set to music. One Amazon reviewer says it’s for “when your soul is thirsty for His comforting word.”
  • 2. God Rock — CD of Christian music by Colin Buchanan
  • 3. Bourke to Beaconsfield – CD of Australian country music by award winning Colin Buchanan
  • 4-6. Real Hope — CD of Christian music by Colin Buchanan
  • 7. Set of 4 Australia felt-backed coasters– mother-of-pearl-look in a black setting, with gold-colored highlights.
  • 8. Aussie Bush Hat – brim can be snapped up on either or both sides. If you thought you saw me wearing it in some photos, I admit I borrowed it a couple of days. Just road-testing it, you know. Works great.

The winners are (by user name):

  • Mel
  • Cynthia B
  • Debi
  • Amanda
  • Jody Gates
  • Roberta
  • Silvana
  • Albert Chun

In case there  are duplicate user names, you will know if I mean you because of the email you receive later today asking you for your mailing address and asking for your prize preference.

I’m sorry there’s not something for all of you, but stay with me. More good things are coming with my next trip, which is very soon. Where? Think beaches, hammocks, churrasco, feijouada, capoeira . . .

If my teen knows any scripture by heart . . .

by noel.piper on September 12, 2011 in Oceania, Recommendations with 4 Comments

Update:
Great news from Colin for us Americans –
“While Amazon slumbers, free shipping of Colin “stuff” to the USA here .” 

Bourke to Beaconsfield

 

 

Colin Buchanan happened into the Australian music world almost by chance (if one believed in chance), when friends encouraged him to enter a contest for songwriters. Since then, he has won 9 Golden Guitar Awards from the Country Music Association of Australia.

I’ve never had the opportunity to observe his appearance before a country music crowd. But 3 times I was there when he walked onto the stage of a Christian gathering, before a crowd filled with 20- and 30-somethings. They went wild.

Super SaviourWhen he strummed a few chords and began singing, 2000 or more vigorous voices joined him. Colin is #1 with Australian Christian children, even the ones who have become grown-ups since the years they started singing along to his songs.

We brought back some of Colin’s books for our grandchildren. Each is packaged with a CD of the corresponding songs. Last I heard, one of the grandsons was poring over his book and insisting that the author’s name is pronounced Colon Butch-anan.

We also brought them some of his DVDs. To watch Colin’s music videos is to watch a man who has no inhibitions about being as childlike and imaginative as the children he’s singRemember the Lording for.

Two of  our grandchildren were with us overnight last week. They watched their DVD 4 or 5 times and left our house singing at lung-top, “10-9-8, God is GREAT!” Thank you, Colin. Does a grandma’s heart good.

One man in Australia told us, “If my teenagers know any Bible verses by heart it’s because they learned them from Colin’s songs.” What a legacy for one man to leave! And, Lord willing, he’s not done yet.

(You’ll notice, at Amazon for example, that Colin’s work is not very available here in the US. Maybe Practise being Godly (Little Lights)a bunch of us need to click on as many items as are marked “Let me know when this is available.”)