14:37 Wednesday

I have to give a presentation this Friday and i am having trouble with everything.  The colour scheme of the powerpoint bugs me, I don't know which findings to include and which to exclude, and of the findings I've finally decided to include, I don't know how to order them in a sensible fashion.  Oh help me. It's a mess.

This is the rough outline of the presentation (for now):

Introduction
Focus Questions: Who are they? Why do they come?
Youths in Singapore: Shrinking percentage
M Youths: Changing structure in TR
Qualitative Research
     Methodology
     Findings
           Characteristics of Youth
           Needs and Concerns of Specific Categories
                      Secondary School
                      2nd Generation
                      (should I add Uni? NSmen?)
           Youth & Church
                       Worship
                       Structure
                       Why Youths Respond
                                 Leadership
                                 God and Scripture 
                                 Relationships 
                                 Skills
                        Models of Youth Ministry that work
Conclusions
Suggestions & Recommendations

 

 

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Great Ocean Road, Melbourne (Courtesy of S)

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Bondi Beach, Sydney (Courtesy of S)

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The Run

That's us grinning at the end of the run.

We finished the 10km in 1hr 8mins 51sec.  The weather was fantastic - it's amazing how little you sweat - and we just kept on trudging along.  The sun was pretty bright though - not used to it as I always run in the evenings here. They had pails and pails of water which they filled up with long green hoses.  People were throwing water over their heads as they ran, and if you stood too close, you would get showered on too.  After the run, we collected our medal, our orange finisher's T-shirt, a bananna, and went and joined a "cool-down" class.  It was a carnival :)

 

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Sunday musings

I like writing. It makes my vague experiences concrete, validfying my existence.  

I have three pieces of toast in the oven.  One with tuna and cheese, one with cheese only, and one with nutella.  The nutella flavoured ice-cream (called bacchio) we bought at Gold Coast was really good.  Like the real stuff, but colder, creamier and less guilty.  I had three spoonfuls of nutella from the bottle today. Bottle to spoon to mouth. Yum. I yearn for the ice-cream.

Zaphenath-Paneah was the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph when he made him in charge of the land. It was an Eygptian name - a name from a land that God did not choose. I wonder if it would make a difference whether the story was true or if it was only a metaphor. Is my faith affected if it was only a metaphor? Must there be eternal absolute unchanging truth?  I fear becoming postmodern.

I am eating my toast in this order: cheese, tuna&cheese, nutella. What if there was no toast after all, and I am only telling you a story?  Would it make a difference to you?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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I'm back, Part II

12 Things that have changed since I've been gone:

1. Fish have all died. :( new crop of fish that look almost the same, but not quite.


2. $2000 poorer.


3. Swam with a sea turtle


4. Saw 5 rainbows in a single day while driving on the Great Ocean Road


5. Saw a wild kangeroo.


6. Frollicked on a deserted beach.


7. Found out that my friend likes ice-cream, choc, and all things sweet.


8. Found out that same friend likes her pictures to be composed of "30% land; 70% sky".


9. Two cows have missing rumps.


10. Willing to spend $20 on TWO taxi rides in a single day cos tired of travelling.


11. 3500km under belt (consequence, see above)


12. Realised that I'm willing to hang out with my friends the day i arrive home even though half-asleep.

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I'm back

Spent 17 lovely days in Australia and now I'm back.  This blog looks ugly to me now.  I think it is time for a make-over.
 
 

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