I apologize for taking so long to update. One month ago the team returned to Woodstock, GA and dove into learning new music for our recording. It was the first time that our entire group was together: all vocalists and instrumentalists- how awesome! The Lord answered our prayers for a Tenor (I had mentioned previously that one of our tenors had to drop out), we searched until the last possible minute when God proved faithful and placed Jason Nichols on the team! We are SO thankful for the way it all worked out!
Our first week back we were so busy working- hours upon hours of rehearsal. We had 7 brand new songs to learn and perfect for our recording, along with polishing up the remaining 5 songs we already knew that were going to be on the recording. We journeyed up to Ohio and began the week-long process of recording. It was exhausting, but at the end of our time there, we had 2 CDs recorded: 1 of Wings music and 1 of Christmas music. Also while we were there in Ohio, we squeezed in performances at 2 different churches. We travelled back down to Georgia feeling accomplished and ready for the next phase of Wings: the real ministry.
-A little recording-
-Wings at Pennyroyal Baptist Church-
We were only in Georgia for a short time, mainly focusing on learning background vocals for Derwin Anderson, a Wings staff member, who put out a CD; Wings worked with him to debut it. After that we were back on the bus, this time headed further down south to Tampa, Florida where we worked with Citrus Park Christian School to put on a Spiritual Emphasis Week. Wings lead the the chapels, went into classrooms to speak to the students on our testimonies/what God is doing in our lives, joined the students for meals, and lead small group discussions on issues teens deal with. It was amazing how God used our team to really get to know these kids and minister to them on their level! I made relationships with some awesome teens that I won’t soon forget. Also, I can’t forget to mention the host family I stayed with: the Blairs. They were amazing and took SUCH good care of me and Madison. We had a lot of fun, and it felt so good to be part of a family again! While we were there Wings sang at 2 different churches for their worship services, and we also debuted Derwin’s CD at Idlewild Baptist Church. It was a busy, but very fulfilling week!
-Our host sister, Lis. We LOVE her!!-
-Derwin Anderson with Wings at Idlewild Baptist Church-
We were supposed to go back to Woodstock for a day to do laundry/prep for the new trip, but on our way back, the bus decided to start leaking power steering fluid. Basically, this meant that the team stayed overnight on the bus in a Zaxby’s parking lot. 11 bodies, no AC, and 12 hours later we were feeling pretty gross, and were so ready for the bus to be fixed. We grabbed some quick showers in a nearby hotel, and spent the rest of the day between WalMart and Starbucks while waiting for the bus to be finished. Finally, at 7pm, we were back on the road, but instead of going home, we pushed off for the next location:Danville, VA. This meant another night of sleeping on the bus. It was definitely an adventure. Call me crazy, but I love it when things like that happen, it adds and element of excitement!
-The team and the bus after a night in the Zaxby’s lot-
Our next location was Westover Christian Academy in VA where we put on another Spiritual Emphasis Week. It looks similar to the previous one. Wings lead chapels, ate with the students, went into classrooms, but at this stop we got to spend a lot of time with the Junior Highers. We did Bible study with them, and shared our testimonies. It was another awesome week! Once again, I built relationships with some great teens and enjoyed getting to share my passion for the Lord with them! We only had a short 3 and a half days with them, but I think they were impactful. All of us girls stayed together in a host home which was a lot of fun! Our host family, the Lyons, were super sweet. They have 6 daughters, so the 4 of us girls fit right in there- let’s just say our evenings were spent drinking tea and watching chick flicks!
-Some of my Westover Girls-
Here we are, back in Woodstock for a short 2 days, and then we’ll be off to South Carolina. Keep Wings in your prayers! Pray for continued health and unity on our team. Pray that we will, with the power of the Lord, continue to have a great impact in the places we minister.
