Back home

Tour ended about a week ago after having our final concert in Hemet, CA.  My exhausted mind and body were so thankful. :-)  It was a great time of being stretched and learning what it takes to be a leader.  After surviving this experience I find myself more willing to consider other leadership opportunities, as well as teaching opportunities, which never appealed to me before.  "God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called," as I read on one particular music minister's office wall this summer.  Am I being called to music ministry leadership? Am I being called to teaching? Only time and prayer will tell, but now I know that in those situations I can rely on Him for strength, and through Him I can accomplish all things, if I am in His will.  

Nearing the end

We finally had a couple of nights off this week, which all of us really needed. Last night we performed in Chandler, Arizona, and we are working our way back to California with only a couple of concerts left. We spent a couple of days in Seminole, Texas, which is a town made up almost exclusively of German Amish who emmigrated from settlements in Mexico. Over the generations the Amish influence has decreased a lot, but many families still hold onto some traditions. It was a really interesting place to perform, stay, and be welcomed by.

I don't know exactly what I'm up to after tour, but I am waiting to see if there are any cruise ship jobs just for short term or fill-in. I actually just got an offer to join a ship in Stockholm and stay on board for three weeks, but unfortunately they need me Friday, and I'll still be on tour. Hopefully something else comes up in September! After tour it looks like one of my friends from tour will be staying with me for a couple days, and then I'm planning to spend a week and a half in Alaska with my friend Kathryn as she is getting married. So that's the plan! If anyone would like to hear my group perform you can get details by calling the continentals - we are performing Sunday morning in services in Chino, then a full, final concert Sunday night in Hemet. I'd love to see you!