Love Feast Poem : 1 February 2007

Rhyne, Nan, Christina and I with help from Sydney acted out the following poem as a tribute to each person on the course who brought something unique to share ... and it was also a tribute to the leaders of the course, Brenda, Chris, Ruddy, Christina and others as well as the staff at the Adelaide YWAM base who hosted us with great hospitality.

A few weeks ago
We really didn't know
What this Member Care course had in store
And how we would grow to learn more and more

But as time has passed
We've had a real BLAST
So tonight we will share
Our journey of Member Care

Brenda was our Leader, a busy little bee
She imparted wisdom, knowledge and finesse
And she uniquely managed her stress
By "stealing" fruit and chasing koalas up the tree!

Chris was our co-leader with many a story to tell
Of re-entry, confrontation and singleness in life
But thank God for him, he eventually fell
In love with Gina, and made her his wife!

Christina & Ruddy are a formidable pair
Full of laughter and jokes and fun
With lots of experience in MKs and family welfare
And Sydney provided lots of smiles and moments of sun!

Kevin played a tune or two
To make our worship times so special and sweet
And we all had a room with a view
Into each other's hearts when with God we did meet

Peter and Sue celebrated their marriage anniversary with us
Nan took her intercessory warrior stand
Dan was the cool man with not much fuss
And Sandra Lee was the song bird singer in Ruddy's band

Jenna was the pro on selection and screening
Gloria kept the tea and coffee refreshed and hot
Vanoosh gave her new life new meaning
And Shirley shared her experiences on Gambia and her contingency plot - NOT!

Viv was a gem who brought so much love
While Bek & Ros brought wisdom of YWAM ways
Josie reminded us of the wonderful Counsellor from above
And Pat was the inspiration for weekend Pyjama days

Rhyne was the quite achiever and everyone's friend
And the Holy Spirit carried us to the course end
We learnt so muhc, we passed the tests
We believe that MCC Adelaide 07 was the best!

To the YWAM base, we thank God for you all
For the comfy stay, great fellowship and meals
We have all had an absolute ball
In the gardens, at the markets and in tours on YWAM wheels

May God bless your work, your life and your home
And may He provide for you wherever you roam
For now it's time to say farewell
We will forget you never
May God's glory in your lives continue to dwell
Because this time and these friendships will be ones to remember forever

All in all, the course was terrific and the YWAM base was sublime
Our knowledge and experiences will go far and wide if we dare
Because our Great God through us all will shine
His light to missionaries who deserve GREAT MEMBER CARE!!