April 3, 2011
My husband has a big mouth...sometimes...well, a lot of times. He will admit to it. It is his nature to speak up. He speaks to anyone. If you know him you have witnessed him do this, it's as if he knows no strangers. His parents will tell you he was like that as a kid, too. He just can't help it! Lol.... So it was no surprise to me when he came home from class one night in March and told me he had been walking to class and overheard a man's phone conversation about needing a band to play at a youth event. I knew what was coming next. He, of course, stopped and spoke to the man! The man was Kyle Fisher with Campbellsburg Christian Church. He was indeed in need of a band to play at a youth event he was planning. Jason gave him a card for Defining Ezra and thought that nothing would come of it, but he had tried. He thought if they weren't needed this time, maybe they could help some other time. Well, lo and behold, Mr. Fisher called! How very cool does God work sometimes! It turns out Mr. Fisher was having trouble getting in touch with the band that they had been directed to by a friend. At that very moment that Jason was coming down the hall, Kyle was on the phone trying to reach the contact person, and having no luck. He said he was becoming frustrated. And "out of nowhere" comes Jason. So, the date was arranged and DE prepared a set for C3!
The day of the event was a beautiful day! Warm and breezy with lots of sun. We got to the place and it was this ginormous, fantastic warehouse-like building that they use for their youth events. Very cool. I have seldom met kinder people in my life! We were welcomed and shown generous hospitality. Such a blessing to be there. Jay and Libby had a blast talking to the teenagers and wondering around the big space of the building.
As usual, we all helped unload and set up. Let me tell you, when they have to take their sound system, there is a LOT to unload and set up! This time we also used the lights, which we don't do very often. A friend of the guys helped them out and ran the sound. But, there was no one to run lights, so guess who had to do that? Me, of course. It's not the first time I've done them. It always makes me nervous though, I 'm afraid I'll do a poor job!
There was time to hang out and talk to some of the teens and parents before they started and we had a great time doing that. I can't tell you much about how they sounded that night because I was sitting behind amps and drums. Ha! All I heard was distorted wumps, wumps and boom, crash, bang with a little vocals here and there! (At least I hope the audience heard something better than what I did!) But, I will say that the presence of the Almighty was there that evening! Unforgettable night and that audience is why our guys do this! Such honest and heartfelt worship we witnessed that night! What glory to our King there was!
When the event was over, there was, as always, excitement and joy...a peace that descends on the heart and an indescribable "ah" feeling.
I must say, as we were tearing down and loading up I looked up and saw my son sitting in on a meeting the youth and parents were having. I thought, "Oh, no, he shouldn't be sitting there.." Did I mention he is just like his Dad??? A minute later I saw the meeting erupt in laughter. I thought, "Oh no, what did he say?" Later, I learned that he contributed to the meeting and even led in prayer. That's my boy! Lol...Did I mention he is just like his Dad???
God's gift of a big mouth got Defining Ezra and our family an unforgettable night and gained us some friends within the Body of Christ that we would've never met this side of Heaven. Thank the Lord for my husband's abandon of self and his faith in God. I thank the Lord for our guys and their willingness to use their time and talents for the Kingdom. I thank the Lord for CCC, Kyle Fisher, and all the wonderful teens, parents, and their friends that we met there! I thank the Lord for all these sold out souls who want to see His Name glorified in this and all lands!
Soli Deo Gloria!
Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Jeremiah 20:9
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