VOG Connect Edition 1

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July 2010 VOICE OF GLORY NEWSLETTER

Dear VOG Alumni

This years newleer is tled VOG Connect and basically

serves to introduce the current VOG commiee to youand to get them to share about their experience and

give you an idea of what VOG is like now.

I saw VOG perform for the rst me in 2006 and I

knew I had found the people I had been looking for.

When I joined, I was one of those people who preferred

to sit at the back and keep quiet, watch everyone inter-

act, pracce, nish pracce and go home. In my second

year at VOG I started opening up and allowing people

into my life and my space. Its then that through the

people at VOG, God started teaching me about worship

and fellowship and I felt so bad because I had missed out

on so much. Through other peoples life stories I started

to see Gods beauty and power. From that I learnt that if

I say I love God, then I need to make myself vulnerable

to Him and allow Him to be God in my life. There is a fa-

mous quote by Clive Lewis which says that friendship is

Andisa Ndlovu, VOG 2010 PRO: Post Graduate Diploma

in Media Management, from Bizana.

born at that moment when one person says to another:

what? You too? I thought was the only one. I found

myself saying this so oen and thats when I realised

that wait a minute, I have friends. People who are not

scared to say you see, now what you are doing Andisais nonsense and you need to x it. People who are not

afraid to be young, crazy and have fun in Christ. People

who do not sugar-coat issues or ptoe around them.

Wow, I have never met a group of people who are so real

with each other.

I nd it funny how theres so much diversity in VOG;

this society has people from totally dierent social, eco-

nomic and cultural backgrounds, but they all speak one

language; GOD. VOG has been growing so much spiritu-

ally and I see this through peoples wring. The standard

of song wring has just been increasing at an alarmingrate, especially this year.

I have never seen people who are so gied and yet

so humble, the humility that these people show reminds

me of Christ himself. Through VOG, I think God is rais-

ing up a generaon of anointed arsts whose passion

is rooted in Christ, who want to achieve nothing but

excellence for Him and champion for His cause. The pas-

sion that these young people have for Christ and music

makes me believe that the South African Gospel Industry

is about to get a run for its money. If you dont believe

me, come see for yourself on the 9th of October at Guy

Buler Theatre.

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank you

VOG Alumni because truly speaking, this is a manifesta-

on of your prayers and I urge you to keep praying. I

started serving in VOG as Public Relaons Ocer at the

beginning of 2009 and I got re-elected to carry on in

2010 as well. My job basically is to take care of the soci-

etys public image, but this arcle is not about me just

doing my job, its a short tesmony about what I have

seen God do to and through VOG. I hope to see you all in

October.

God bless you and once again; THANK YOU for pavingthe way for us. Carry on loving God forNo eye has

seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what

God has prepared for those who love Him (1 Corinthians

2:9).

I couldnt have asked God for a better family

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July 2010 VOICE OF GLORY NEWSLETTER July 2010 VOICE OF GLORY NEWSLETTER

Im Miranda Ncwane and I am VOGs treasurer for 2010,

basically I deal with money maers pertaining to the

society. I conduct and coordinate the voices of the

Rand, from the soprano sound of the coins to the husky

sound of the notes. This year our society aims to gener-

ate income with the hope of leaving a good and healthy

amount in the account. This is the vision of the commit-

tee of 2010 as a whole. Moving along ever so swily...

Im also part of the choir, I enjoy singing very much it is

truly a form of expression for me. Singing is something

that reveals my desire and passion for God to God, its

one of my favourite languages I use to speak to Him.

So when I discovered VOG last year aer having been in

Rhodes for weeks, I was overwhelmed with joy I really

couldnt believe it. From then Ive enjoyed fellowship

with my brothers and sisters within the society, I now

refer to VOG as the family. Its become a place, where

my soul is enriched by song and Him. I have grown into

a new chapter of my life, Ive been transformed. And

a melody; the songs that are wrien in VOG bless me

and leave me in awe. I see VOG as a child that is grow-

ing each year, therefore every year this child has been

alive maers. S o speaking and connecng with you the

alumni, is connecng with a part of us.

A soulful new melody

More than just a society

Miranda Ncwane VOG 2010 Treasurer. Second year Bcomm,

from Durban.

Mathaabe Thabane VOG Secretary 2010. Second year BComm,

from Lesotho.

When I took the post as secretary of VOG I was not

really sure what it entailed but I knew that because of

aspects like my organisaon and communicaon skills,

I was up for the challenge. I expected the simple proce-

dures of taking minutes, draing agendas and sending

e-mails. What I did not take into account is that VOG,

unlike most Rhodes sociees, is a family. As the secretary

I deal with all the administrave issues of the society i.e.

announce meengs and society events, be present at

every meeng, take minutes and plan the agenda for the

next week. Moreover, it is my job to liaise between the

members of the society and the commiee. However,

beyond the dues of my work, I can rmly say that I have

grown as a person and in spirit. I have learnt a lot from

fellow commiee members as well other memebers of

the society. I have discovered things about myself and

others that I never considered before. I am thankful to be

able to work with a happy and commied group of peo-

ple and even though we all have our porolios, we each

end up doing a lile bit of each other's job somewhere

along the line. This year has been fruiul yet I believe

there is sll more we can do as leaders of the society and

I look forward to what is le of it and to the year ahead.

My name is Lungile Precious Nontobeko Fatyela and I

am the sing president for 2010. I must say I am unable

to acquaint myself with the tle because VoG existed

to me only in my dreams and never did I think I would

nd it, let alone be its president. In my matric year my

high school SCO teacher asked what Im going to do at

Rhodes, i told her of my thoughts about people, many

young people and giving praise to God with song and

having great fun. In my head many people grew closer

to God and joined this group of young people, that I

was a part of me, lile did I know that my thought/vi-

sion would become so real. This thought/vision brought

me great comfort and even though I had never seen it,

it became something I held onto, the thought of nding

people who loved God and praised Him the only way Iknew how, through song.

Upon my arrival at Rhodes University in 2008, I joined

VOG and immediately fell in love with it, parcularly

aer our rst camp. What was it about VOG? I deeply

loved how those whom I found were so expressive about

their love for The Creator and though they stemmed

from dierent contexts, forests and gardens, they were

all unied by their growth from the sun, Our Creator. The

freedom of being fully human and young whilst being

able to laugh, joke and tease one another, I found was

amazing. It was full of a joyous churchy ambiance that

was not restricted to protocol yet complete in its compo-

nents of fellowship.

I was deeply moved by the

fullness of life I found. VOG has

been a source of such growth,

I walked into a family a home

that wished to grow me met

mothers, fathers brother and

fellow Chrisans whose walk

with God grew to heights i

never imagined. They werent

perfect they were fully human

and they had decided to take

the road not taken and thats

how I related to them

I hope you all enjoy this news-

leer.I hope you see how much

all have ploughed. How your

contribuons and prayers at

whatever point in the road, got

us this far. My heart trembles

with joy at the sight I have

before me, a VOG for God, by

Chrisans. I am ever humbled

and honoured to be at the

helm of such. May we all grow

in His Love and as the song

writer said and trust in his redeem-

ing blood and try His works to do.

Precious Fatyela VOG 2010

President. Second year BA,

from King Williams Town.

My primary and central role in the society is assisng

the chairperson or Madam President: Ms Fatyela where

Siphesihle Sibeko VOG 2010 Deputy President.

Third year Bcomm, from Vosloorus.

needed or where she is not available to perform her

execuve funcons i.e. whether it be aending events,

social meengs or being a representave of the societywhere she may not be able to represent; to also assist

in carrying out funcons within the society that may not

have an executor at me required.

The Vice is also the community engagement rep in

the society, in the current year this oce has not been

as acve but under construcon in the sense that we

aim to engage the community in presenng Ministry

through the arts and in doing so we are interacng with

a group called GenX which is a dance, drama and poetry

group from the community and they are engaging with

our dance, drama and poetry group where they will

aend a social gathering on a Saturday Evening and re-

hearsals, the whole society also aends their events e.g.

Concerts and perform a few items.In all we do as VOG, I

personally believe we aim for excellence.

Words from madam President

Duties of the Vice-president

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I grew up with the idea that as I spent more me doing the

things God has called me to do, or maybe praying more and

seeking His face more, I would, naturally, mature. Maturity in

the sense that I would grow in the spirit, and the only anal-

ogy I had in my mind was my physical growth, where I grow

and become older and more independent of my sources,

in my case, my parents, and teachers and so on. Recently

though I have come to know and understand that with God

it is dierent, when you grow in whatever it is that is of God,

you increase your dependence on him. So if you conquer a

mountain that had been in your way, you dont gain resist-

ance per say, but you gain dependence, and dependence on

God.

VOG Choir acvies have been like that so far this year,as we move more and more into the year, and as we achieve

our goals that we set in the beginning of the year, we realise

now that this is when we need God the most. Our tesmo-

nies for the year though, give us the condence to know that

Lord you have brought us this far, we know you wont leave

us now.

Some of the acvies we took part in this year include

GOSPEL AFRICA, a programme in the Naonal Arts Fesval

that looks to bringing Gospel Music to the Arts fesval and

also allow up and coming choirs and arsts from the most

rural parts of Eastern Cape to have a chance to experience

performing in the Arts Fest. This year we were blessed to be

the Anchor Choir for the Event and the Guest arsts included

Ntokozo Mbambo of Joyous Celebraon, Nqubeko Mbatha of

Joyous Celebraon, Johan Mthethwa renowned Jazz Pianist

also has featured on Joyous Celebraon and Audrey Mbuyazi

a Zimbabwe born Gospel arst. We had development choirs

from Adelaide, Peddie, King Williams Town and others.

We are currently in preparaon for the nal concert, on

the 9th of October 2010, at the Guy Butler Theatre in the

1820 Selers Monument, Grahamstown. This will be a live

CD and DVD recording, and although you can expect formalinvites within the next week, Ill jump the gun and let you

know, we are expecng you all.

Need Him more with every step

Musongaka Ngwenya

VOG 2010 Choir Director.

Third year Bcomm, from

Nelspruit


I urge you, rst of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to

help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for

them (1 Timothy 2:1). God has called us and appointed

us to intercede and pray for everyone, and not just our-

selves. VOGs prayer room is geared towards praying for

our campus, the world we live in, our families, the salva-

on of souls, our musical, dance and drama ministries

and everything which requires prayer.

The prayer meengs have grown at an astounding

rate and many VOG members are answering the great

commission of prayer. The prayer meengs have pro-

duced results, through Gods grace, through the healing

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation;

continuing instant in prayer. (Romans 12:12)

of people and deliverance of many bondages of the devil.

There was also a team building exercise during the year

and this was to try and unite the VOG members and to

build a family atmosphere in the society. There was also

a small bring and share for the VOG prayer and interces-

sion desk, this was to celebrate the birth of intercession

and prayer in the society.

As the VOG prayer desk, we just thank God for hon-

ouring us and bestowing upon us the presgious privi-

lege of praying for the music, dance and drama depart-

ment, because this is our way of preaching the gospel

of Christ. Even though the devil might try to hinder us in

our ministry we will connue to pray and preach, as Paul

writes in 2 Timothy 4: 2 Preach the word of God. Be

prepared, whether the me is favorable or not.

Our upcoming events include prayer for the Mission

week, happening from the 10th to 18th September,

and we thank God for allowing us to be involved in this

harvest of the many souls coming to Christ Jesus. We

are also praying for our own upcoming VOG worship

week, this is where will be taught more about worship

and how to experience a deeper and fruiul relaonship

with Christ. We also will be praying for the nal concert,

where we expect God to heal the sick, save the lost and

give life to the dying, by them simply listening to the

Word being preached through music.

Mzukisi Kuse VOG 2010 Prayer and Intercession leader.Second year BSc, from King Williams Town.

If God delights in a mans ways, he makes his steps

rm. Psalm 37:23

The road I have travelled with VOG has been a thor-

oughly fruiul one. I joined Voice of Glory in my secondyear at Rhodes aer having fallen head over heels in love

with the mission that they are part of. Being a member

of the society has brought me more joy than I could have

ever thought possible. As a member of the choir I expe-

rienced the kind of joy that can only be found in mes of

true worship. In my me as a member of the commiee

I have watched as the societys steps were made rmer.

As Alumni Liaison, my job entails being the mouth-

piece of the current society members and informing

those that have le the university and carried on, but

remain part of the family, of what is happening within

the society. Voice of Glory is more than just a society. It

is a family, and unlike sociees, with family no maer

where you are it is your job to ensure. The porolio of

alumni is a new one and I feel that I was unable to carry

out my dues

eecvely as a

result of poor

communicaonand me-man-

agement.

I would

however lie to

suggest that

whoever is to

take the

porolio in the

future be a vet-

eran member,

i.e. one who

has been a

member of the

society for more than just one year, as they usually have

beer access to the alumni family.

Nthabiseng Moroane VOG Alumni Liaison

2010. Third year BA from Pretoria.

True worship and fellowship

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We hope to see you in October !!!

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