"This
remarkable 90-minute video (DVD format), which was wholly
produced in Sydney, contains some of the most delightful
contemporary Gospel music from the Sydney Male Choir,
Martha Nixon, Rita and George Galeih, Clive Way, the Celebration
Singers and Donald Prout. The music glues the historic
narrative segments together with the 21st century Sydney.
The DVD contains chapters, which allows viewers to select
the song or segment they wish to view at the click of
the finger. An excellent addition to every school library,
and home collection. Available upon request, in Australian
PAL or USA NTSC format."
Les
& Martha Nixon, who for forty-years have worked in TV,
and in Outback Patrol, departed from their missionary labours
briefly this year, and announced on Sept. 24th the release
of an 88-minute video showing the beginnings of Christian
faith in Sydney. Narrator Ron Bevis traces the events
involving early explorers who claim they were guided by God
in their quest to find the great southern land. Fifty singers
present 25 Gospel-songs and music to link the historic stories
together. Reviewers commented at it's high technical
standard and TV quality, comparable with the best.
Martha
Nixon
BELIEVED IT SHOULD BE MADE:
The Nixons acknowledge the strong support they received from
Christians Australia-wide who believed is should be made.
They celebrated the release by mailing first copies to over
400 people who were part of the production. They said
there will be no public meetings to begin the screenings.
It has been placed into circulation for immediate use. They
returned to their work in the outback immediately.
COMBAT
ERROR:
Their quest is to place it in schools and libraries
to tell the story to students of Sydney's Christian
beginnings from 1788, and combat the ever present humanist
and secular emphasis in education. The Hon. Fred Nile, MLC
claims it's Sydney's untold story, and urged that it be spread
far and wide. Christian schools have used it immediately.
ASTONISHING
ADVENTURERS:
Titled,
"HOW WE BEGAN", the video takes on an easy to
follow approach to early Sydney history with classic and
traditional Christian music to support the history.
Initial reaction is that the video is pleasing and entertaining,
and it's content reveals astonishing events with adventurers
Magellan, Hartog, De Quiros, Tasman, Dampier and James Cook
who declared in their diaries they were on a Godly mission
to bring the Gospel to the South Pacific peoples.
AUTHORITATIVE
RESEARCH:
Researchers
Graham and Pam McLennan of Orange NSW prepared information
for the scripts, (McLennan published "The Great Southland
of the Holy Spirit" in 1990 now used by others) and
film-maker Peter Moss video'd the narration scenes and
directed Joy Mayfield and Allan Thrift with the music.
It's been in production for two years.
TO ORDER 'HOW WE BEGAN'
The
video can be obtained by a $30ea donation to Outback Patrol,
36 Georges Crescent, Georges Hall, NSW 2198 - Ph 02 9727
2759. Viewers are encouraged to place one in their
school library, and one in their church videos as well.
