Back from Seattle

Hey all,

Well we're back. It was a great trip, although I am still completely drained. Late nights followed by early mornings will do that. The concerts were awesome. Lincoln didn't even get on stage until 11 p.m. One of the highlights was during the concert Saturday night. One portion was called "Songwriters in the Round." They brought couches out on stage and had a group of songwriters just take turns sharing their songs. We got to hear: Andy Park - In the Secret, Kelly Carpenter - Draw Me Close to You, - Katherin Scott, Hungry - Brian Doerksen, Come, Now is the Time to Worship, - Brenton Brown, Everlasting God - and Karen Lafferty, Seek Ye First. It was amazing to see and hear these worshipers sing the songs that we use and have used for so long.

They closed the session with video of Roby Duke, who passed away last Christmas. He is by far one of the most creative and emotive people I have ever seen. It was quite and experience to see him on the screens and not see him on the stage. Even though the recording is two years old and Roby has been with Jesus for almost a year it was still a powerful moment of worship.

This is Roby at his best, passionately pursuing Jesus. I hope you feel the presence of God as much as I do when I watch this.



That's enough for now. I will tell you more about what we saw and learned later.