http://samradford.voxtropolis.com against.all.odds Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:59:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sitting in Cape Town International Airport, we’re finally heading home. Seems like we’ve been away for a long time. In fact, taking into account Christmas, I’ve hardly been home in Sheffield since 21st December. It’ll be nice to be back for a bit. Though it’s only for a couple of ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2008/01/18/heading-home/ One of the questions we were asked when fundraising for our trip to work with Oasis South Africa was whether we could really make that much of a difference in just one week. To be honest, I wondered about this too. Having spent the week with the young adults though ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2008/01/14/i-hate-white-people/ Lying in bed in a luxury apartment in Cape Town, I’m filled with a mix of confusing thoughts. It’s great to be down here after spending last week in Johannesburg, but at the same time I’m finding it hard to adjust having got to the end of a week working ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2008/01/12/life-changing/ For some reason, until I am through baggage check-in and security, I can never quite relax when going away. I find myself having to check the tickets and passports silly amounts of times. I know they're there. I know no one can have taken them. Any yet. I just have ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2008/01/02/unease/ Well tomorrow myself, Rachel, and a team of five others head to South Africa to serve with a charity called Oasis South Africa in Johannesburg. The time with the charity is for one week but me and Rachel will stay out for an extra week and head down to Cape ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2008/01/02/off-to-south-africa/ Wishing everyone a fantastic 2008. May more of your dreams become a reality this year. Don’t settle for average. Live with passion. And risk everything. http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2008/01/02/happy-new-year/ Hope you all have a great Christmas! Here's to a great 2008! http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2007/12/25/happy-christmas/ Check out the clip from the opening of our recent Carols @ Starbucks event: [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=J6Yyvt80sGQ[/youtube] http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2007/12/18/grandma-got-run-over-by-a-reindeer/ We had our last fundraising event on Saturday evening for our trip to Diepsloot, near Johannesburg. A charity concert held in Anglo Catholic Church in the city centre provided the venue and then various concert musicians and the Sheffield University Jazz Orchestra provided the entertainment. It was a great evening. Lots ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2007/12/10/charity-concert/ Long time no post! Last night was a great night. We had a special event to raise money for a trip to South Africa to work with a charity called Oasis South Africa. The evening featured a charity auction and also the debut performance of all new Sheffield band The Mighty ... http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2007/12/04/the-mighty-spectacles-american-girls/