March is winding down and we are entering into the final portion of the project!  We have actually met three times since the last post yet there is still so much to do.

Last weekend we worked on laying down some tracks for "O Church of God," one of the "standards" of the church.  LOVE the way this song is turning out too. We're giving it a sort of celtic flavor to this classic anthem and looking forward to sharing it. 

Last night we added some fine tuning to a couple of songs we laid down the basic tracks for earlier: "A Child of God" and "There Is Joy In the Service."

We are asking for your continued prayer for a few items.  Please pray for the following:
- Our drum situation.  Please pray that the Lord makes a way available for us to get the equipment we need.
- Timing. We still have quite a bit to do to finish up everything; the deadline gets closer as each day goes by.  Pray that we are able to finish and nothing hinders the completion of the project.
- Humbleness.  Pray that God is glorified through this project and not the musicians and others involved.  Apart from Christ we are nothing... help us to keep that at the forefront of our minds as we work on this project.  As always... he must increase!

The latest recording session found us working on an old song with a somewhat new twist.

All the songs on the project are faithful to the original music.  In other words, the melody, tune, etc. are basically the same as the original though the style or instrumentation may be different.  Saturday night we recorded an old song called "Are You Faithful?" that features lyrics by Charles Naylor and the music... well this is where the twist comes in.  This is the one song on the project that has a different tune than the original.  

Naylor wrote the lyrics in 1918 but they are so appropriate for today that we wanted to find a way to get them on this project.  To get an idea, here are the words to the second verse:
   Look in the Bible, brother,
       Then at the way you live:
   Can the Lord as He views youHis full approval give?

The song features mostly acoustic guitar and piano and has a real "earthy" sort of feel to it.  Looking forward to getting it out so others can hear it as well!  The current goal is to have everything done by the end of May/early June time frame so we can have everything ready for Campmeeting.  

If you haven't already committed to pray for the project would you consider it?  We feel that the Lord is really moving throughout this project and that there is more on the horizon than we can see.  If you would like to commit to pray, just fill in the info on the "contact us" tab.  We'll send you some specific requests as they come up!  

In HIS service!

Weeknight recording… trying to get as much done as you can in a short span of time!  Something about work the next day and an alarm clock in the early hours inspires the sense of urgency!  

Nevertheless, the session went pretty well.

We laid down some guitar, bass, and mandolin tracks for a song that will feature some new voices to the project… all I can say is that it will be a surprise!  The song is “A Living Sacrifice” and it has a slightly different sound than some of the others we have recorded so far.  We are really excited about how this track is turning out.  

One thing about this project is sure: Not only has God opened doors for us that we thought were closed he has also unlocked some doors that we didn’t even know existed!  Last night, I heard just a few minutes worth of a sermon given by Harold Boyer that was recorded in 1959!  I also heard a short clip of Maiden Lane Church of God singing the old hymns.  It was an old reel-to-reel recording and the quality was top notch… so exciting to hear familiar voices reach out of yesterday to the present.  What memories that ran through my mind!

That is similar to the idea behind this project.  Voices reaching from yesterday, across the many years to our present day, with words and music that glorify God and create new memories themselves!

We do have a request: please pray for our situation with the drums.  We had a plan that we thought would work out and allow us to record the drum tracks but it looks as if that has fallen through.  Pray that the door will open yet another door for us again!