All that I do is in vain, unless the Lord is there.

Hey Everybody,

First off, thank you for taking a break on Facebook to read this, I know it's a pain.

 Just hold on, this isn't that long of a blog post.

Throughout these past two years I have helped out with Ghana Rock there has always been a time during the planning when we hit a problem, whether it be not enough money, no bands can make it, the world ends in 2012, or any other misfortune. During these times I can easily look at the situation and think "there is NO way we will be able to do this concert" especially when I am relying on my strength because, although it may seem I am in control of my life, in reality it's more like a bomb went off in a room filled with eggs... There is no way I can put on this concert!!! But here's the greatest part, and if you don't remember anything else get this (and that room filled with eggs illustration...just cause)

All that I do is in vain, UNLESS the Lord is there!

The Lord is the reason Ghana Rock 2011 happened last year, and the only way it will happen again this year is if I stop relying on my strength, and let the Lord work through me to help this concert happen.

This is not an excuse to do nothing, on the contrary it's a call to do much, much more knowing I have the creator of the universe guiding me!

Once again thank you for your time, pray that the Ghana Rock team goes

 to the Lord for comfort when it looks dreary.

- Micah Levinson

Last year...

was awesome. 

this year, will be totally different. 

GET PUMPED! 

27 million. 200 thousand. 7 thousand. and then there is me.

Did you know that 27 million people suffer from modern day slavery? 

Or that 200 thousand of those are child slaves just in western to central Africa? 

and that Lake Volta has only 7 thousand child slaves working on it?

Wait, there is a problem with that last sentence... I said only, like it isn't a big deal. "oh, no big... there are only 7,000 kids on the lake, it really isn't all that much comparatively." When actually it is a big deal. 7,000 kids are robbed of a life, they are reminded daily that they are no more than a piece of property. These statistics are overwhelming enough they make me want to give up. I am only one person. Even with the entire Ghana Rock team, we add up to nine. What is the point if all we can do is raise a little bit of money and bring a little bit of awareness when there are 27 million people suffering. The good news is, we're not alone! There is no debate, slavery needs to end, and despite how little or how much you are doing, it helps.

I've been talking with a photographer from Australia named Tom Goldner. He spent time in Ghana at The City of Refuge last year taking pictures to expose what is happening on Lake Volta. Tom has agreed to let us use his pictures (like the one above) for some of our promotional needs. I don't know if I am more excited that we have all these great pictures to use, or that someone halfway across the world is fighting for the same cause we are and is letting us use his talents to help.

The fact that people can work together to do good brings hope to the overwhelming stats of modern day slavery. On my own, I could do nothing to end child slavery. Together, we can change one child's life, and maybe even eighteen children's lives. That brings me hope. On the verge of sounding a bit dramatic; together we can be the hope to those 7,000 children. Together we can take a stand for those two hundred thousand. Together we can put a dent in ending slavery for the 27 million  So, let's do it!

Ghana Rock 2012, friends! We're Ghana Rock the boat! ;)

- Madi