Mission @ Rhodes 2010 started on a good note this weekend with I AM who Never Slumbers or Sleeps, a fantastic night of prayer and worship, and I AM the Alpha and Omega, a service at which Dr Sizwe Mabizela opened the mission. Now the mission bursts out into a wide range of events from talks in residence common rooms to an intercultural celebration on Friday night. The I AM Refreshing Café Tent on Drostdy Lawns will be open for free cups of tea and coffee from 9:00am to 5:00am on Monday to Friday.
Programme for the week:
Monday 13 September
I AM the Bridge: reconciliation and faith
1:00 to 2:00pm, Drostdy Lawns. Guest speaker: Mvusi Gwam
I AM the Answer: residence talks
7:00pm to 8:00pm:
1) A Life of Worship?! What does that mean and why would anyone live this way?
Salisbury House. Speaker: Neil Pearson
2) Crisis pregnancy and abortion - does God care?
Allan Gray House. Speakers: Wendy Turner & Sonya Tuimaseve
3) Depression, mental illness and faith in God - dare to destigmatise!
Lillian Britten House. Speaker: Adele van der Merwe
4) Can faith endure through crisis, intense pain and loss?
John Kotze House. Speaker: Martin Fick
8:00pm to 9:00pm:
1) Finding God@Rhodes
Margaret Smith House. Speaker: Neels Strijdom
2) God's Power to Heal Painful Experiences
Olive Schreiner House. Speaker: Brett Butcher
3) Finding God in the dark room of depression
Phelps House. Speaker: Jan Koekemoer
4) An unquiet mind : The flip side
Oriel House. Speaker: Shen Bettridge
Tuesday 14 September
i am not but i know I AM: finding identity
7:00 to 8:00pm, Nelson Mandela Hall. Guest speaker: Brett Butcher with Dr Colleen Vassiliou
Wednesday 15 September
The Resurrection: a lawyer's view
1:00 to 2:00pm, Eden Grove Red. Guest speaker: Advocate Keith Matthee SC
I AM the Beat: Jazz Evening
9:00pm till late, Oppidan Dining Hall. Guest speaker: Reid Saunders with Dr Tim Radloff
Thursday 16 September
Is it really possible for a scientist to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist?
1:00 to 2:00pm, Chemistry Minor. Guest speaker: Prof Peter Rose with Dr Chris Kelly
Friday 17 September
I AM the One for All: A celebration of culture
7:00pm till late, Great Hall. Guest speaker: Reid Saunders
Saturday 18 September
I AM Victorious: Sports Day
9:30am to 5:00pm, Great Field.
I AM the Melody and the Harmony: Gospel Concert
6:30 to 10:00pm, 1820 Settlers' National Monument. Guest artists: Trevor Sampson and band