First album excites young singer

OLIVIA WANNAN      

     

ROSS GIBLIN/Fairfax NZ

MAKING TRACKS: Jessie Hillel, 11, runner-up on New Zealand’s Got Talent is releasing her first album. See the video at the bottom, her rendition of Ave Maria.

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Jessie's mother is from Kaloor, Kochi and her Father is from Kottayam, Kerala.
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The 11-year-old songstress who captured the country's attention last year on New Zealand's Got Talent is set to release her first album.  

Competition runner-up Jessie Hillel can't wait to hear the final cut of the album With Love, recorded in Auckland, which will hit the shelves on April 26.
"It'll be really fun to walk into a store and see yourself on the album," said Jessie, who lives in Churton Park, Wellington.

Preaching Effectively....

I want to share with you some secrets on preaching with power, gaining the attention of your congregation. 

During His earthly ministry, Jesus often concluded a lesson by crying out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

Jesus was basically saying "What's being said is very important.. pay attention and listen!"...

Two of the best comeback responses

Number 1:

If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross- examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer’s credibility.
Q: ‘Officer – did you see my client fleeing the scene?’

The Haircut - Humour

A teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car. His father said he'd make a deal with his son, "You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair cut. Then we'll talk about the car."

Easter 5 C Sunday - Homilies and Stories

Easter V - C Sunday – Homilies and Stories

 Background:

The last supper discourse of Jesus to his apostles is a mix of many consoling things Jesus had said to them in the course of their time together so that they might be sustained in hope after he had returned to the Father-in-Heaven. The consolation today is mixed with a challenge – a new commandment which sounds nice but which turns out to be very difficult.   

For as we know from the experience of our lives it is very had to love everyone, especially those who are closest to us, our colleagues, our families, our close friends, the people next door. 

Story:

Once upon a time an older woman live next door to strange neighbours. Why is it that neighbours are always strange? Anyway these people were noisy, rude, and vulgar. Their televisions were always on full blast way into the night. They fought with one another at the top of their voices. Their kids played baseball in the yard and football on the street and ran over her lawn and flowers – and cursed a lot too, even the girls, though that is very had to believe. All the other neighbours complained, called the police, threatened to get court orders. The loud crowd just laughed at them. Their daddy was a lawyer and he boasted he cold beat any complaint in a court of law.

Monkey Business

Once upon a time in a village, a man announced to
the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs 10. The
villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around,
went out to the forest and started catching
them..

Church Services in the not too distant Future-Humour

PASTOR: "Praise the Lord!" CONGREGATION: "Hallelujah!" PASTOR: "Can we please turn on our tablet, PC, iPad, cellphone, and Kindle Bibles to 1 Cor 13:13. And please switch on your Bluetooth to download the sermon. You can log on to the church Wi-fi using the password Lord909887." P-a-u-s-e

"Rubber Nun" of NE India

Rubber nun brings hope to northeastern India 

 By: Lissy Maruthanakuzhy, Mendipathar

Sr Rose Kaythinkara, MMS

Sister Rose Kaythinkara came to northeastern India 35 years ago armed with a bachelor’s degree in social work and a burning desire to preach the Gospel.

The Rolls Royce and God's Forgiveness

The great British automaker Rolls Royce takes great pride in the reliability of their handcrafted automobiles. An obviously wealthy owner of a Rolls took it to Europe on an extended trip. While travelling in France the car had some mechanical problem. He called the Rolls Royce factory and asked that they send out a mechanic immediately to fix the problem.

10 Ways to Motivate Unproductive Employees

Rieva Lesonsky

                                                    

Are your employees underperforming? There’s a good chance your staff has been doing the same jobs, with the same salaries, for the past four or five years—and they’re not seeing much hope of change (or finding a new job) in the near future. So before their productivity tanks any more, you need to motivate them. Here are some ideas.