Post a caption, win a hoodie!

That's right folks... I've found yet another random retro sci-fi movie still (above). All you need to do now is create a caption for it, make it a comment on this post, and perhaps you will win you an all new new-design renewalyouth hoodie!

The competiton will run for around a month and you can make as many comments as you like. (No dodgey captions please.)

Emil: Wildman Missionary

Emil phoned me from Peru this morning. He's been living with some remote Amazonian tribes the last few weeks... Just doing the normal stuff, like eating monkeys, turtles, hunting wild pig, seeing huge anacondas, getting impregnated by insect eggs while sleeping, telling people about Jesus... AWESOME!

I was extremily challenged and humbled by Emil's hunger for, love and devotion to God.

Please keep him and his team in your prayers.

Emil and the lost Amazonian Tribe

Last week Emil phoned me from Peru.

By now, he is a week into a 2-week journey (up the Amazon river by boat, then on foot) where the destination is an isolated tribe of Indians who have never been told about Jesus. This particular tribe has only been in contact with Westerners on a couple of occasions, and the reception was less than polite.

Emil won't be able to contact us for at least a couple of months... the deepest darkest parts of the jungle don't have good cell phone or internet coverage... yet ;-)

Please pray that Emil would have continued divine protection, anointing, health and that the tribe will welcome them, and it will be start of a great spiritual awakening there.

Loud!

At last week's Flame service, Ben Larrit won our somewhat impromptu shouting contest with is whopping 116 dB! The current Guinness World record is 121.7 dB. Ben wasn't that far off (although, we don't know how far from the shout our dB meter should be). Ben's shout was equivalent to a sandblaster. Heh.

There has always been debate about how loud is too loud when it comes to worship band volumes.

Maxed-out worship at Flame Youthchurch is around 100 dB (for anyone who is wondering). At that volume, we could have a two-hour non-stop-maxed-out worship time before there would be danger of permanent hearing loss (for anyone who is wondering).

Click here to discover more. Isn't it interesting how loud a clarinet is ;-)

Fellowship of the Flannel

Any church-going kid growing up in the 70's will remember flannelgraph only too well. It was THE Christian storytelling tool back in the day. Nowadays, it is nothing more than a nostalgic memory (although I'm sure some retired Sunday school teachers would still swear by it.)

I love reading, especially stories which strengthen my faith in Christ. I also love recommending good books to others. So, I have come up with a cunning plan. To create a blog where myself and other like-minded friends can share our views on the various novels we've read... hopefully encouraging you to buy them, read them, be encouraged, and support the authors in using their gifts to glorify God.

What better name to call this... than 'flannelgraph'. Click here to visit the site. Please click the FOLLOW button once you arrive, as there will be a review posted every day or two. Go flannel!

Happy Jesus' Birthday!

Happy Jesus' birthday everyone! Have an amazing Christmas and New Year!

Keep close to God over the break, and we'll be seeing you in February when Renewalyouth starts up again for 09.

God bless, Symon and Kristy

The 08 renewalyouth awards!

This years' renewalyouth award winners are as listed.

The best original song of 2008:

Winner: Kate Dowlman (Take This Love)

Runner-Up: Rachel Garton (In Wonder)

Most inspirational blogger of 2008:

Winner: Nina Buchanan

Runner-Up: Rachel Garton

Most prolific blog commenter of 2008:

Winner Stephen Garton

Runner-Up: Rachel Garton

The 2008 'Servant Heart' award:

Winner: Jed Yuhayco

Runner-Up: Alistair McColl

Most embarrasing moment during an RYM endorsed event:

Winner: Jason van der Hulst (Being told off by Henry Seely dutin PS concert)

Runner-Up: Sam Brown (Foodfight victim @ Overwhelmed)

The 'Enquiring minds need to know' 2008 award:

Winner: Sam Brown

Runner Up: Rhys Coutts

Well done everyone! The 2009 renewalyouth awards promise to be massive!

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

Renewalyouth is now on Facebook!

Feel free to upload any RYM related photos, videos etc. that you've got from '98 and beyond! Click here to go there.