TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED

A new resource has been launched to help young people share their faith story and provide an opportunity to spread some Good News across the cyber world and beyond.

Tales of the Unexpected is an initiative to mobilise young people beyond the ‘big event’ mission mentality and into a lifestyle that embraces an open and authentic approach to friends and neighbours about their relationship with Christ.

The idea is really simple: we have approached several individuals to share their experiences through short video clips and invite others to submit their own stories – written, filmed or txted in to the site. It’s wonderfully encouraging to hear of how God is at work within our communities and personal lives. We have all got a story to tell and modern media can be a really powerful way of engaging with a very wide audience.

The plan is to grow – organically. Over the next weeks and months we will be adding new videos from around the Province and further afield and linking to still others. But we most especially wish to see everyone join in. The real point is to inspire young people – everyone to stand up and be counted, to reflect on their own faith journey, to gain a better grasp of what the Gospel is all about and to have the confidence to share that in appropriate ways and especially across the all pervasive world wide web.

The point is - to inspire you into action. We want to hear from YOU. Others will be encouraged and challenged when they hear your story.  Ultimately we want see more people drawn into their own encounter with God. As the site develops we hope that it can be a hub for faith-uplifting tales of God unexpected grace.

And we would like to be open to questions. We all have doubts and issues from time to time and often need to address other people’s questions as well. So we also intend to have section that will discuss blocks to faith or matters that some may find difficult to deal with.

So let this be the first step. The next time you’re online visit www.talesoftheunexpected.org and connect with some of the stories there and then reflect on your own journey. You might even surprise yourself when you open up to what God is doing in your life.