Colin Buchanan is, in his own words, an ‘interesting hybrid’ — former teacher and Australian children’s television presenter, country music recording artist, and a Pied Piper figure proclaiming Christ to thousands of children, as the songwriter who added the refrain ‘Baa Baa Do Baa Baa’ to the words of Isaiah 53.6.
During July, Colin toured the UK. At the Keswick Convention, he captivated parents and children by bringing his own brand of musical humour combined with straight-talking biblical truth. Julie Skelton interviewed Colin for EN.
Coming to know God
‘Part of my love of ministry to children is that I was touched by the gospel early in my life. I remember having to learn Psalm 23 and being attracted to learning about the things of God even though I was very young. When someone talked to me a little later about that personal relationship with Christ, it resonated. It wasn’t until I was about 11 that someone unpacked the sense of the offence that my sin was to God and the wonder of his grace and mercy in Jesus.
