So they keep telling me that good news doesn’t sell…And still I’m ignoring it – because I feel like we could all do with a little more hope in our lives.
For about a year now I’ve felt a vision take shape in my life to get more stories of hope out there. Communities and individuals within them need to hear that good is possible in their patch. Places like Antrim don’t need to hear that they’re hate crime capitals of wherever – they’re crying out for hope to be spoken over them.
I feel called to stop my dreaming on this and to get active. And so for the last few weeks I’ve been collecting positive community stories in Ballymena and putting them out on radio as short features. I have been fully loving it – THIS is what I want to do with my life!
So I guess this blog post is partly an account of this small section of my journey – and also an appeal for stories. Do you know of anything happening in your community that is offering hope to people??? Then please tell me – I’d love to try and capture that and get the good news out there.
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if antrim is told its the hate crime capital then thats what many people will continue to live out. ie – “it’s just who we are…”
love what your doing
just wondering if you ve heard about son shine week in ahoghill. its a pretty positive community story. Also next sunday night theres the story of the hunter and the hunted. Its the stories if 2 guys a policeman and an IRA terrorist who ve met God ,whose lives have been transformed to the point where they re now on the one team.
Thanks Vivienne – Ive heard lots of gud stuff about Son Shine week – would definitely be worth a story. If you fancy writing any stories yourself feel free to pass them my way!
ill keep my nose to the ground wqould be really interested in doing that. where do you publish?
Oo cool – if you leave me your email addy I can fill you in…
viv.c.r.n@hotmail.co.uk