Most everything we do in our work takes money. My guitars, violin, live stage stuff, recording gear. Mediocrity is not an option for me, not ever. We have been provided for by the Lord many times but have used personal finances for our work for most of our lives. The time has come for this to change. The era is changing right before us. It looks pretty scary doesn't it. The only thing that can save us from disaster is a divine intervention that may be unprecedented. The Lord has made it clear to us that we will be a part of this by taking a much larger role in our music and Word ministry. We will go to as many places as we can, in as many different venues as we can. I will never claim to know exactly what the Lord will do, but I can tell you this; We WILL be a part of it. I have a sense that we are being sent to a totally different world, armed with a simple message of the Cross of Christ, Christ in us the HOPE of Glory, to learn to walk with the Lord like Abraham did, to allow the Holy Spirit to touch people, healing them, causing them to be transformed by the Grace and power of God. Our prayer; 'Lord send us to the places we are needed. Let all obstacles be removed. Prepare their hearts to receive the riches You have paid for with Your precious sacred Blood. Let that same Glory that raised You from the dead raise them from their death, heal their bodies, their families, their nation. Amen!
Secondly, in order to do the above, we need a vehicle for travel that will fulfill a couple of very important functions. It needs to be something that can be lived in for a few weeks at a time. The most difficult and exhausting part of travel is being in and out of motels and homes, especially homes. The logistics of moving instruments in and out of places, the safety aspect, to never have to wonder about where we are going to stay, always having our instruments literally underneath our bed, being able to pull safely into RV parks that have laundry facilities etc., to be able to pull over at any time to rest, and have some normalcy to our diet and exercise would be extremely helpful. We would then focus our energies on what we are there to do and be able to continue working from our own home so to speak. It should be big enough to live in and small enough to maneuver. It should be well built and dependable. Here are some images of the one we think we need. Its perfect! Its called, Solera, built by Forest River. It has a Mercedes diesel engine which is very dependable.
This, of course, means having some very generous donors or selling thousands of CDs. There are so many possibilities out there. There is no money shortage in the world. Are these bold requests? Of course they are, but this is no time for timidity or false humility. Junel and I will do what we are being sent to do whether we have a lot or a little, it makes no difference. I know the Lord expects us to enjoy this part of our lives and live it to the fullest. We have no interest in building a legacy, only in actually answering His call. We are doers.
Pray for us whenever you enjoy the music or think of us. We cannot fight all the battles on our own. I can tell when people pray. I can tell when people intercede. If the Lord lays us on your heart, drop us an email with your thoughts. You never know how the Lord will use you to encourage me. I struggle with Narcolepsy and chronic pain and sometimes I get a little down but a timely word comes along and BAM! I snap right out and write a song. The weapons of our warfare really are not carnal but mighty through God, pulling down strongholds. Pull some down for us. It's really funny, here I am sometimes fighting symptoms of Narcolepsy and pain and the Lord swoops down and heals someone, just like that! It's happened so often that now, I just expect it. It really isn't about us, is it? "Like a tree, planted by the rivers of water; And the seed; comes from the heart of God"......new song! Blessings all! Give as unto the Lord.