Making a Joyful Noise

I want to give a big shout-out here to Pastor Vinnie Emery and the Promiseland children’s ministry at LowCountry Community Church. When I came to Cape Town last year, I brought along a set of portable speakers and a half-dozen CDs of children’s worship songs, all donated by Vinnie and LCC. The impact of that music on the lives of Red Hill children has been immeasurable.

It would be an understatement to say these kids love to worship God in song. From high-energy tunes like Big House and Lovely Noise to praise choruses like How Great Is Our God and Your Love Is Deep, they never tire of singing and raising their hands to the Lord. It’s cool to see how God can take music from one culture and use it to touch lives in a vastly different culture on the other side of the world.

As followers of Christ we’re all united in one family, so it’s really not such a far-fetched thing. And it works in reverse too – I have a whole playlist of African gospel songs on my iPod. Hey Vinnie, maybe we can teach those LowCountry kids how to praise African-style, eh?