New Generation Music

I am currently starting up a project which I loosely call 'music mentoring'. In the area of Portsmouth where I live and work, there is a great need for positive role models, self-esteem and a sense of purpose. I believe I have this through knowing the greatest role model that ever lived (Jesus Christ) and part of the reason I am made like I am is to pass some of that on to others.

So music mentoring is taking music and using that as a tool to instil a sense of vision and purpose into the lives of local young people. I am just starting out - and while I'm struggling with limited resources I see real potential in the idea and believe God is calling me to invest more of my time into it.

So I was really encouraged today when I looked at the website of NGM based in Bristol. Run by Ray and Nancy Goudie they have a similar vision and passion but are much further down the line than I am. Man it is inspiring to actually see a vision I have already in action somewhere else. It encourages me to think that perhaps one day, the teeny music mentoring project we have down here could be impacting as many young people as they do. What a transformation it could bring to this run down area of Portsmouth.