Star Struck.

(First off, just letting everyone know our day light savings ended yesterday.)

So for those of you who don't know...I sort of get star struck REALLY easily.  I mean, SUPER star struck.  Also I am a HUGE fan of the band Hillsong United.  I cannot express to you how much of a fan I am.  For some people it's the Beatles or U2 or Lady Gaga.  For me, Hillsong United all the way.  Like, I want to be friends with these talented people.   Everyone can have their opinion, but I believe they started a revolution in worship music.

 

 

A little background: Their band was birthed out of Hillsong Church, which I've been following for the past 3 years now.  One of the main reasons I chose to study in Sydney, Australia is because this church was planted there.  Hillsong Church actually began in 1977, though it was then named Christian Life Centre.  It wasn't until it expanded into the Hills district of Sydney that the church was given the name 'Hillsong'.  Now in 2012, Australia alone has: 3 main campuses and 12 extension sites in Sydney, 1 in Brisbane, and 1 in Melbourne.  Other country locations include London UK, Kiev Ukraine, Cape Town South Africa, Stockholm Sweden, Paris France, Moscow Russia, New York City, and Konstanz Germany.  Just recently started were Hillsong Copenhagen Denmark and Amsterdam in the Netherlands.  I attend Hillsong's city campus and we are over capacity even with 7 services over the weekend.  By the promise of God we've been approved another building nearby, which will open this year. 

I wrote this blog not only to give you a small background of the awesome-ness I get to be a part of here in Sydney. But also because I had what Aunt Chabrella and I would call a 'George Clooney' moment.  When the service started tonight, to my surprise, Jad Gillies from Hillsong United was leading in worship. I had a freak out moment, but then realized my cousin Lara wasn't with me to join my freak out moment, so I regained composure.  After the service somehow I reached down deep to gather up my boldness and decided I should meet the guy.  I mean come on!  How often do you see your favorite musician or actor?  So I met Jad, we shook hands twice, I thanked him for everything and made sure he knows America appreciates them.  He was a super nice guy and I'm pleased with the words I managed to form during the conversation.

Here's Jad leading Forever Reign...