A young Aboriginal alumnus is the new face of the Avondale College Alumni Association.
Johnny Murison features in a Find Your Inspiration-style video clip as the new face of the Avondale College Alumni Association.
Johnny Murison, a Bachelor of Arts (Theology) graduate of 2004, features in a new video clip that appears on the alumni association’s homepage. The clip looks similar to those on Avondale’s Find Your Inspiration website portal. It shows Johnny on a camp at Stockton Beach with young adults from Redfern. The young adults are part of a church plant called The Way Johnny helped establish in the suburb as part of his role as director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ministries for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sydney. Johnny provides the narration and speaks to camera. He describes not only what we see in the clip but also what he gained—a network of friends he uses when seeking advice—from his Avondale experience.
Johnny looks back fondly on his time at Avondale. “God wanted me there,” he says.
The clip is to promote the alumni association and encourage current students to consider the benefits of connecting with their alma mater.
Karl Brandstater of Storyhaus and Colin Chuang of Avondale’s Advancement team produced the clip.