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“We come alive when we step beyond the comforts of what we know.” Tim Foreman

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The article linked at the bottom of this post was written by the bass player of Switchfoot, Tim Foreman (The band are favourites of mine and there was a Switchfoot song on our Indonesia/Japan tour playlist, "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight”). The band are all mad keen surfers. The article recounts a dramatic experience that Tim had while surfing somewhere that Team Win! now know: Bali, Indonesia! The end of the article is as follows: "... life is meant to be lived. And that means taking risks. We come alive when we step beyond the comforts of what we know. And it’s all too easy to just say “no” to the things that scare us. But who knows what’s waiting for you, beyond the safety of your apartment or your mobile device. Like fire in your veins: rebellion, adventure, the unknown." Congrats to Andy (Rolo), James + Harry for being willing to take a giant step outside of their comfort zones and embrace our Far Eastern adventure with all the encounters and experiences that made...

Indonesia + Japan - final photo album

Here’s the link to the complete collection. It was a wonderful trip and the 3 other members of Team Win!, Andy (Rolo), James + Harry, were a credit to our school and to Liverpool. https://flic.kr/s/aHskUVBeN1

Educational Project 2017 - Indonesia + Japan

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Following on from previous trips to Africa and the 2015 project working with pupils of our Brothers' schools in Haiti, this Easter (leaving on Friday) I will be taking two current Yr. 12 students and a former student now in his mid-twenties (Andrew Rowan) on a De La Mennais Brothers Educational Project trip to Indonesia (9 days) and Japan (4 days). Our objectives are to: • learn about the lives of people from another culture and learn more about ourselves through shared activ ities e.g. workshops, dialogue, recreation, sport, music, etc... many summer camp-style activities from primary school children lead by our young people themselves • open our hearts to respond to the human, spiritual and material needs of others • change our vision of the world • develop skills and help others to develop theirs • learn to look back over our experiences and be able to share them with others. We will be visiting Brothers' schools, working with their primary school children and o...