Rock on the Mount -- Sept. 24, 2011

Rock on the Mount CANCELLED for Sept. 24

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:27:41 +0000

More information is coming shortly, so just a quick note: Rock on the Mount 2011 will be a youth event, featuring younger acts. Seeking Savior, which debuted last year, will play again. The band has matured considerably, and the music still rocks. Stay tuned for more details.

It is well: Download the Teleqan Well Project brochure

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 05:27:05 +0000

For the last four years, proceeds from donations and concessions at Rock on the Mount have benefitted various projects, mission fields and Bible camps. This year, we are dedicated to the Teleqan Well Project. As event organizer, I find it difficult to express what the project is all about (I don’t know why; I am simply overwhelmed by a larger sense of purpose). Yes, it is about bringing clean water to a community in desperate need of clean water… but it is much more. This project is “cosmic.” Here we are in California, preparing for a rock festival, preparing for a good time, but God is preparing so much more. He invites us to partake with his Son in his glorious work.

The well we install in West Africa offers a predominantly Islamic community a chance to taste the Waters of Life, Christ Jesus himself, as well as enjoy clean, safe drinking water. I am awestruck. But I have not done this story justice…

Please take a moment to read about the well project. My church, Mountain Bible Church, has put together a brochure describing the project, and we offer it here. Download:

Rock on the Mount African Well Project Brochure (high resolution, large file size)

Rock on the Mount African Well Project (lower resolution, smaller file size)

How much would you pay for this bottle of water?

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:25:04 +0000

It’s not just a concert… it’s an effort.

Safe, clean drinking water is scarce. Perhaps not here in the United States, where clean water can be purchased everywhere, but in most of the world, clean water is scarce.

Featuring several exciting acts (Johannes and Take No Glory, to name two), Rock on the Mount represents one church’s effort to raise money for a well in West Africa. For the past several years, representatives from Mountain Bible Church in Los Gatos, California have found friends in that region. We’ve also learned — firsthand — how they live, and what their needs are.

Already, through Mountain Bible, micro-loans are being offered in several communities in West Africa, working through representatives in those communities. A further need, clean water, also presses on our hearts.

Rock on the Mount, May 15, is a free event, but we are seeking $5 donations. All money raised will go directly to the project — there are no administrative fees as people are volunteering their time to maintain the project. This event is perfect for youth groups, college groups and groups of friends.

We hope to see you there. To contact the event organizer, press here.

Got water?

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:14:38 +0000

Sitting on my desk is a 32 oz. bottle of water. I’ve gotten in the habit of filling it each morning, and quaffing it during the day. It’s mountain water, drawn from a spring in the Santa Cruz mountains. On days I forget to bring it, I’m forced to pay a buck and a quarter for a bottle of water from the vending machine. I don’t often forget.

Having easy access to water is something we take for granted. Yeah, we can talk about water pollution — it’s a serious issue in America — but, on the whole, our water is quite clean, quite safe. And there’s so much of it.

It pours from our taps. It’s sold in grocery stores. Kids get it from garden hoses. But in most of the world, it’s not so easy to get. The idea that I would have to walk two or three miles to get a bucket of water is just amazing. Yet, in most places in the world, people do just that — and not just in times of catastrophe, but every day.

You and I aren’t going to solve the water problem in a day. One concert isn’t going to populate the world with wells. But we can make a difference.

On May 15, several bands will rock the mount, and we’ll be accepting donations for a water project in West Africa, to install one well in a community of 5,000. It’s only one well, but it’s well within our reach. We can do this.

We encourage all to be a part of the experience.

For more on the well, read here.

Photos By Stephen Abbas

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:50:59 +0000

Stephen Abbas and the “junkyard” (Lakeside Community Church’s youth group) came down last year, and Stephen took some excellent shots. Check out his work:

http://stephenabbas.blogspot.com/2009/08/rock-on-mount.html
http://stephenabbas.blogspot.com/2009/09/rock-on-mount-2.html