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Falk contributes more
than music
Falk an integral part of
youth convention
 Amanda Falk, an award-winning
Canadian musician with Mennonite Brethren roots, went
beyond entertaining Anaheim ’07 attendees. Falk, who
grew up in an MB family in Niverville, Man., has won
numerous awards in the Canadian music world, including
the 2006 Juno Award—comparable to the U.S. Grammy
Award—in the Contemporary Christian Record of the Year
category.
Falk treated Anaheim ‘07 attendees
to several original songs during general sessions,
offered a late-night concert, critiqued contestants in
the “Anaheim Idol” competition and participated in
Monday’s Tourformation activities. Falk also led a
Sunday Ministry Track session, a modified version of the
“Ultimate Pajama Party” she hosts with Beautiful Unique
Girl, a ministry of Family Life Network.
The pajama party is a four-hour
event designed to counter negative body image and
relationship messages in the popular culture and “to
show junior and senior high girls that they are
beautiful and valuable, simply because they were created
by God,” as the B.U.G. Web site states. B.U.G. events
for junior and senior high girls are currently offered
through youth groups throughout Canada, and organizers
hope to expand the ministry to the U.S.
As with the Ultimate Pajama Party,
participants in Falk’s Ministry Track were encouraged to
dress in their pajamas and bring pillows for an intimate
time of sharing and group discussion led by Falk. Julia
Baker, a senior from College Community Church, Clovis,
Calif., describes the session as an emotionally
cleansing and empowering experience. “So many girls need
to hear this message to get rid of their own garbage and
fully embrace the freedom we are given through knowing
our value comes from God our creator,” says Baker.
Baker’s essay about the seminar is posted on the U.S.
Conference Web site,
www.usmb.org. Information on Amanda Falk or
Beautiful Unique Girl is available at
www.AmandaFalk.com and
www.bugirl.com.
—MH
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