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It’s been 18 months or so since we released “Get into the Word”, the first of the “Nuts and Bolts” series of themed resource CD’s for children and all-ages. So, it’s high time to get on with the second in the series…

Provisionally titled “iPray”, the theme will be (surprise surprise) prayer. As well as brand new songs, we’ll use some of the best songs from our 1999 release “Teach us to pray” (which is currently out of stock, but we’re always getting requests for it, so this new project will help fill that gap)

We’ll try to keep the blog fairly up to date with progress - the provisional plan is to write this month (April), record in May, mix in June, and release in July. But no promises yet - meeting deadlines is not always a strong point…

We were pleased to come across this review for Get into the Word from the Never for Nothing review site. It was written quite a while ago but we’d not seen it before - many thanks to the site for the kind review!

“Here’s a new idea from Mike Burn. A two CD presentation for children. CD1 is a normal audio CD, while CD2 is an interactive CD Rom containing a simple overview of the Bible, a fun quiz, and lots more. The songs range from the simple nursery rhyme type to some solid musical numbers. “I’m Putting on God’s Armour” and “Don’t Be Like the Hypocrites” are both simple, repetitive songs that younger children will enjoy. The older ones will like songs such as “Do Your Best to Present Yourself” and “Get into the Word”. The latter opens with a guitar riff that sounds like the Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up”, and what a good song it is. As for CD2, I had no-one but myself to try it on, but I think that it looks like an ideal, fun thing for young people. All in all, Mike Burn presents quite a hit. 8/10. (November 2004)”

This Easter Sunday is a special one for us as Sophie, our middle daughter, is getting baptised at our home church. She’s just back from a trip to Ghana with Sue, where they were part of a team building a school assembly hall - pictures here

Wishing you an Easter full of hope, joy, and refreshment