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SOUTH
AFRICAN NIGHT
Saturday
evening 14 March was a South African night. There was a special 'Tomatie
Bredie' (South African Lamb Stew) meal to start the evening and then
the after dinner speaker was an illusionist who had become famous
and prosperous on South African Television but lost everything
through his drug addiction and ended up in prison. But God had a
purpose for his life and through reading a Bible left at the prison
by the Gideons he became a Christian. He illustrated various stages
in his life by some illusions he performed. It was a moving
testimony of how a life can become enslaved by drugs but liberated
by God's mighty power.
MUSICAL
EVENING
The
Bartholdy Trio, professional musicians from London, gave a concert
on Saturday evening 20 June when the audience were enthralled by
their performance. James Willshire began the evening with a piano
recital of Chopin Scherzo No.4 and then he was joined by Andrew Joyce
playing the cello. They played 'The Swan' from Carnival of the Animals by
Saint-Saens and 'Arioso' by Bach. After the interval Julia, Andrew's wife,
joined them on the violin playing Mendelssohn Trio No.2 in C minor.
QUIZ
NIGHT
Saturday
evening 28 November saw the occasion of another Quiz Night when
teams competed against each other to become the experts in answering
questions over a wide range of subjects. In spite of the difficulty
of some of the questions, it was an evening of great fun and enjoyed by
all present.
CHRISTMAS 2009
The Carols
by Candlelight was held on Sunday evening (20 December).
There were the usual carols, readings and poems plus a drama and a
young soloist who rendered her song with much feeling to the
appreciation of all present. Additional this year the children from
the 'Kids Club' sang several special Christmas songs which they did exceptionally
well. All listened attentively to the speaker, Johnathan Carswell as he gave
a Christmas talk to close the evening.
2010
The first
event of the New Year (6 March) was the visit of Steve Price a
Gospel Illusionist. It was an amazing evening with some outstanding
tricks performed by Steve, the audience entering into various items
with enthusiasm. The theme brought out very clearly throughout the
evening was how we can find deliverance from the power of evil and
our sin by Jesus through his death and resurrection.
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