Guest Blogger: BRIAN HOUSTON

I love taking time throughout the week and reading what is going on in the lives of other pastors.  The easiest way for me to do this is through blogs just like this one.  As many of you know a few years ago Michelle and I had the opportunity to travel to Sydney, Australia on vacation.  While in Sydney we had the opportunity to attend HILLSONG CHURCH and meet Pastor Brian Houston.  It was a real highlight of our trip.  

Today as I was scrolling through some blogs I follow I came upon this blog post from Pastor Brian and thought I should share.  My only question after reading this is why the song "BREAK FREE" was not chosen as well.  Hope you enjoy!

Tue, 20th Sep 2011. 

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So we all know there is nothing funny about being in gaol ('jail' for all my North American friends), or the crimes that people commit to land themselves
there. But the following story is pretty funny...

Each week, I receive hundreds of letters from people all over the world.  My team and I are diligent in ensuring we respond to every 'reasonable' request.  As a response to a letter I had recently received, our team was preparing a list of song and chord charts to send to a young man who was IN GAOL, but had made a decision for Christ and was preparing to direct a choir...making the most out of his current situation.

Our Hillsong Music team (HMA) sent through a random selection of some of our songs and as one of the great people from my office was printing them off, she had to smile...

Have a read of this list of song titles in light of the fact that the recipient is in prison:

   Forever and a Day

   To You Alone

   Home

   More than Life

   One Way

   Evermore

   Take All of Me

   For All You¹ve Done

What a great selection!
Praying for this guy and everyone else who regularly writes to us from prison. It is always good to hear from you.

Be blessed everyone,

Brian H.