Just an update

"Hopeless" is coming along pretty great, got a couple of guitar parts written as I just got to weave them together into a full song :) I might change the name of the track to "Mercy Doesn't Last Forever" so tell me what you guys think :) I'll post lyrics once I've written some good ones! Thanks for reading and God bless!

- Nour Harrak

New Jersey and New Track

Hey everyone! Me and a couple of friends went to a great conference in New Jersey and I decided to share some of it with you. The topic of the conference was witnessing to others about Christ and we learned quite a bit. We studied in John 18 and 19, which show that even in Christ's final hours he tried to witness to Pilate, showing that witnessing can be done anywhere at anytime. The speakers were moving and absolutely wonderful and the trip was spiritually beneficial an tons of fun :) As well, me and Chris talked a bit today and we have made a couple of progresses such as...

1. Chris might be trading in his electric drum set for an acoustic one.

2. We have are titling one of our tracks "Hopeless", which will be about how desperate and desolate a life without Christ can be.

We'll do our best to keep you updated when new information becomes available :) Thanks for reading and God bless!

- Nour Harrak

Rhythm Guitarist

Just a quick post welcoming our new rhythm guitarist Sam Deinum to the band! Welcome Sam :)

True Happiness

Hey everyone something happened to me today at school that really effected me. My school had a program last semester where some students went on a trip Jamaica to help with school there and see firsthand how poor of a country it is. This semester, some of the students from the Jamaican school are visiting us and staying with us for a week and from what I've seen it is truly moving. These kids are here singing praises to God, walking around with smiles and show no sign of complaint or sadness, which really made me think. We often see commercials portraying children from third and second world countries as sad, disappointed and looking like they'd rather be dead, but what I saw today looked nothing like that and I'd go as far as to say that these children are happier than most living here in North America. We often find ourselves wanting more and more. The latest games, clothes and trends are all that occupy our minds and since it's just not possible to obtain them all, we become disappointed and begin to watch in envy at what others have that we don't. Today, children came from a school where they don't even have basic air conditioning, yet I've never seen bigger smiles then there's. These children know that happiness isn't founded on material possession, but on something far greater. Putting faith, hope and love into material possessions is the root of all sadness. I strongly encourage you all to "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal" (Matthew 6:19, 20 KJV)". Thanks for reading everyone and God bless.

- Nour Harrak

Chris's Bio

Hey guys...
This is just a little bit about my self...
My name's Chris, I'm 13 years old and I play the drums and I love basketball (its practically my life). I love the Boston Celtics and the Oklahoma Thunder! My favourite Bible verses are John 3:16 and Philipians 4 :13 and I hope I have a great time being in this band!

- Chris Henein

Nour's Bio

Hey everyone just wanted to give you guys a little info about me! I'm 16 years old and I love guitar and writing music. My love hockey and my favourite team is the Pittsburgh Penguins. Really hoping this band can bring people to Christ in any way we can :) My favourite guitar brand is Ibanez and my favourite amp brand is Line 6. I'm into rock, pop punk and metal and a little electronic music. My favourite verses are, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4 KJV) and "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16 KJV). Really hope this goes far thanks for following and tell your friends! God bless!

- Nour Harrak

Daniel's Bio

Hey Guys, this is Daniel here! I wanna thank Nour first for putting up this awesome page for our new band :) This is gonna be a short bio by the way. Well, as stated before, I will be the vocalist for this band, and I really hope that this band would be used by God for His glory. I love love love singing and music. I also love playing soccer as well :) My favourite artists are Starfield and Lecrae. My favourite verses are Romans 8: 31-32, 35 which read: "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?... Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?" These verses really comfort me in whatever trial or hard time I face. Paul says that nothing or no one can be against us with God on our side. Through Christ, God gives us all blessings and He withholds no good thing from us. And ultimately, there is NOTHING that can separate us from the love of Christ. It is unbounded and without limits and conditions. He loved us and came to die for us while we were still His enemies and quite unlovable.
What better response is there, than to Stand and Fight for the One who saved us? To shout His name on the mountaintops to the world, and Stand for His name and the cause?

Once again, I pray that God would really use us to bring others to Christ, and bring glory to Him.

-Daniel Abdel Malek =)

Changes and updates

Hey everyone just wanted to let you all know that Daniel has changed his position from rhythm guitar to singer and we have our eyes on some potential rhythm guitarists and bassists. We're all really excited and we can't wait for our band to be complete :) I also did some writing today just for you guys ;) Remember to spread the word, tell your friends to join and help us start a following. God bless!

- Nour Harrak

Roles In The Band

Quick post for the end of the day about the band. I play lead guitar, Danny plays keyboard, Chris plays drums and Daniel sings. Band isn't complete however, expect to see a bassist and rhythm guitarist soon :) We hope to post a song for you guys once we get the chance.

- Nour Harrak

First Post!

Hey viewer, my name is Nour Harrak and I created this blog this blog for 2 reasons. The first being to help you guys out with the struggles of living like a Christian and learning how to stand and fight (hence the name of the blog) for your faith. The other purpose is to start a fan following for my band of the same name of this blog. On this blog will be posts from me and my band mates (Daniel Abdelmalek, Danny Ibrahim and Chris Heinen) about band updates such as updates with new members and songs, as well as personal thoughts and advice for you guys. If you have questions or ideas for a post, send us an email at StandandFight@hotmail.ca. Finally credits to Ann, a good friend of mine who inspired me to make this blog. Thank you all and God bless!


- Nour Harrak