| A prayer safari
"For 2007's theme, we chose "Kingdom of the Son-A Prayer Safari," reveals Pastor Aris. The African safari theme was an effective way to capture the attention of young explorers. Music, materials, decorations and activities all conveyed the essence of the theme.
At "Kingdom of the Son," students embarked on a journey into God's Word and discovered the greatest adventure of all, getting to know God. Through exploring the Lord's Prayer, children learned to talk to God and were encouraged to develop a personal relationship with Him.
Exploring the Lord's Prayer
"The Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13 is one of the well-known passages in the Bible. In fact, many churches recite it on a weekly basis. Jesus used this to teach his disciples as a model for communicating with our Heavenly Father," explains Pastor Aris.
Kenyan Farmers Want Land Open to Hunters
NAIVASHA, Kenya - For the farmers of Kenya, life is a constant contest for grass and water between their herds and the wild animals that share the land.Now they are waging a new struggle, this time against the international animal welfare lobby. Pleading poverty, the farmers want to open their land to wealthy fee-paying hunters. The advocacy groups are firmly opposed.The standoff has made Kenya the latest and perhaps most dramatic arena for the international debate over hunting and its role in financing conservation.A million tourists a year spend more than $580 million to see and photograph lions, elephants, gazelle and other wildlife on this East African country's savannas. But the revenue isn't enough to protect the animals. Only 8 percent of land in Kenya, a country twice the size of Nevada, is set aside for wildlife.
A comedic safari into Africa
DAVE Bloustien's Beastly is a photo safari into the comical world of Africa. Spending a month holidaying on the continent, Bloustien, 31, describes his show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as part travel log, part a look into Africa's wildlife with a “little bit of ranting about political injustices" thrown in.
“Africa itself is a fascinating country. It's really beautiful, there's a lot to see and [it has some] really interesting people, but it also has a lot of issues which is one of the points of the show," Bloustien says.
But, adds the comedian, don't expect any solutions to Africa's problems.
“Comedians aren't very good at solving things, though they are good at pointing out the problems," he explains.
Bloustien, who warns that his show contains holiday snaps, uses musical instruments and other props to “separate fact from fiction".
Met Nudes, Hal Prince, Wegman's Dog, Norah on Tour: Global Arts
April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Say hello to Caligula and Hercules, Aphrodite, Constantine, the Three Graces, and Shelby and Leon. After 15 years of planning and five of construction, New York's Metropolitan Museum opens its skylit Greek and Roman galleries. Familiar chunks and hunks include the immense Sardis Column and Greek myth's snake-choking, lion-clubbing strongman. A new fountain of African marble burbles pleasantly in the elegant two- story courtyard, named after major patrons and collectors Leon Levy and his widow, Shelby White. Raise your eyes and you see the magnificent chariot in the new Etruscan galleries upstairs. Opens April 20 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., at 82nd Street, Manhattan. Information: +1-212-535-7710. Weill Party ``LoveMusik,'' Hal Prince's first new Broadway show in almost a decade, follows the unlikely love affair of German composer Kurt Weill and his Viennese muse, singer Lotte Lenya.
No cure for those infected by cricket
Thank God, India has not been hit by bird flu. It would have been a double tragedy since it would have coincided with a deadlier form of flu, called the Cricket Flu. Currently, the whole of India is in the grip of this cricket fever as the islands of the West Indies stage the quadrennial world cup cricket tournament that will end on April 28. There is apparently no cure for those infected by this virus that strikes at around 7 p.m. and lasts till about 4 a.m. the next day. Pray for the youngsters in this cricket crazy-cricket fanatics may be more appropriate--country who have to exhibit a great will power by staying away from their TV sets as they struggle with their 'board' (school final) examinations. To the odd ones who refuse to be affected by the hype and extravaganza associated with cricket in general and the world cup in particular all this looks like a big fatuous show when we know the Indian is not returning with the made-in-Jaipur World Cup.
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