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Garth’s farewell to Amos Christmas concert
17th December 2020 – Garth’s farewell to Amos Christmas concert
you can view it on Vimeo here
Why Dave Bilbrough says Garth is like a stick of rock
“Garth, you are like a stick of rock,” says Dave Bilbrough
in his interview with Garth,
which you can listen to here
Dave and Garth discuss widely,
from the journey to find direction in life
and some of Garth’s early experiences,
the world of a troubadour or storyteller,
to prophecy, the Hebrew prophets and Jesus,
the challenging Christian community, the power of a song –
and what it means to be made in the image of God.
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Sermon, 19 March 2017, St Paul’s Cambridge
St Paul’s, Cambridge – 19th March 2017
Reading – Luke 4:14-30
Thanks for inviting me – St. Paul’s has been a great support to Amos and it’s good to look back with thanks over 30 years since the founding of Amos.
It makes me think, what is Amos’ manifesto – what is our foundation? Amos started in a practical way to enable me to visit places like Poland in the communist years; Mathari Valley, Kenya; Uganda – and I would come back and tell the stories to churches, colleges, anywhere that asked.
After a time of developing friendships the Amos Trustees decided to make an ongoing link with some of the places and to work with them as partners – supporting small projects. Those relationships proved to be very important and have helped to guide the development of Amos over the last 30 years.
But what has been the Amos manifesto and the guiding principles – there are certain passages of the Bible we particularly turn to.
Every Grain of Sand
by Bob Dylan
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need
When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed
There’s a dying voice within me reaching out somewhere
Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair. Read more…
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Garth Hewitt writes redemption songs
and then sings them without fear.
His voice comes through clearly,
challenging us by his witness to act for justice. His is a brave voice,
needed more than ever in a fearful world, and in a sometimes timid church.
Please God, it will help us
sing redemption songs of our own.
The Revd Lucy Winkett
Rector, St James’s Piccadilly
previous Chair of Trustees of Amos Trust