Chopsicles

Well, I’m now in the airport @ Johannesburg, finally ready to head home again after what seems like much than 4 months. The last week has been an incredible rush which has been good for avoiding those long awkward goodbyes. We ran the music seminar on Friday and Saturday and had about 150 people sit in on the classes. There were some really phenomenal musicians running the workshops, including some of the leading players in South Africa. On Friday night we had a concert on the street out front to launch the centre and that went really well.

However, last night we had another outdoor concert and it went off, as Fiona used to say, like a fish milkshake in the sun. This one was more like an extended church service, with various Christian musicians Trevor had invited, and the place was really jumping. There was an awesome moment where I overcooked the mix a little and the speakers temporarily shut down but the people kept singing. The night was filled with these African voices and it was really quite incredible. What a note to finish the trip on!

So, I guess chopsicles will be going dormant until its next incarnation but I feel there is one final acknowledgment to be made. I do call myself a follower of Christ and, though sometimes I’m not a great one, He is the reason that I might do anything noble. He is the reason I bother to get up in the morning and I feel that He is my constant companion even when in the strangest of lands or circumstances. I feel incredibly privileged to have been able to experience this trip and very fortunate to have been able to offer some service. Thank you also to everyone for the support and encouragement and I look forward to seeing you all soon. If anyone should care to attend, I’m going to be sharing about the trip this Sunday at church. It’s at Mark St Hall, 1 Mark st Fitzroy Nth at 10.30am. Finally, there are a few pics taken by a photographer at the launch here. I’ll upload more soonish.