Day 5 from the road…(off day)
I put off day @ the top because this morning was the end to our first week of camp with the students from Gladeville Baptist Church. It was an incredible week of just leading students to chase after God the heart of God in worship. I am so thankful God gave me this opportunity and that he allowed my wife and daughters as well as Brooks, Ed, Isaac and his wife Alex to be a part of it with me. We have laughed and laughed some more, all rode in the good old Uplander with them just chilling in the back with the seats out, very illegal but you do what you have to with one van in the shop. A praise about that is Ed’s parents van is fixed and we are back in business with our van and that one.
So last night we finished our service by singing “We Shine” by Fee and it was AMAZING!! I thought the walls were coming down in that little room. Those 90-100 people were going for it. Fist pumping, jumping, praising, loving some Jesus in that place. We are definitely ending next week the same way. This morning I led a few worship songs acoustically down by the lake with everyone to wrap up our time. The most amazing thing happened down there, my soon to be 4 year old daughter Kaylee was worshipping her heart out. Singing loud with all the students and at one point hands raised in worship sining “Never Let Go”, it was all I could do not to weep as I am leading the songs. It reminded me that Erin and I are raising our girls in a culture that what we do as a family is worship and serve Jesus. That is what she will know. It is becoming a part of her DNA and I saw that this morning and was blown away by God.
After worship we loaded up and unloaded at the hotel. Then went down to Franklin for round 2 @ McDougal’s Chicken and oh yes it is good every time. We then came back to the hotel in Clarksville and rested up. Erin and I took the girls over to our friends Cortni and Jason Roy’s house for some dinner. After dinner we took all of our children to downtown Clarksville for a big Fireworks show. Yes they did it on the 3rd not the 4th. The girls did so well, so thanks for all the prayers. The guys and Alex went to Nashville for some dinner and then to walk around downtown to listen to music. Brooks text me saying, “they had slipped into one place and he heard the sickest guitar player he had ever seen live.” My only thought was welcome to Nashville!!
How you can be praying. Pray for my voice, camps can be tough on you and I need to rest up since we are leading worship Sunday morning @ Grace Community Church in Clarksville TN. Check them out @ www.gcomchurch.com. Also pray for continued safety over all of us as we are traveling Sunday afternoon for SC.
Write again tomorrow….
