I'm moving! After living in the Long Beach/Lakewood area for 25 years, I'm packing up my things and heading north. I'm very excited to say that Canyon Hills Assembly in Bakersfield has asked me to come on board. The pastors are Wendell and Lynda Vinson -who actually founded the church 25 years ago. Steven and Renee Vinson are the Executive Pastors. I actually worked with Renee's sister, Robin Garvin, for many years.
When I visited the church a few months back, I led them in the chorus of the hymn "God Leads Us Along":
Some through the waters, some through the flood
Some through the fire, but all through the blood
Some through great sorrow, but God gives a song
In the night season and all the day long
There have been moments in the past year when it was difficult to find a song to sing. But as tough as it got, I knew that God was orchestrating events to eventually compose a better symphony than I could've imagined. There were moments when I didn't have any answers at all. But we don't have to have all the answers when God leads us along. We've just got to follow Him.
5 comments:
WOW!!! WOW!!! did I say wow...I'm so excited that you are going to be so close!!! I can't wait to visit...
Good for you buddy. I hope you flourish beyond your expectations. Hold down the fort, you never know when you'll see a couple of Croswhites...
Amen to that!
I too am soooo excited for you and that you will be soooo much closer to us.
Brandi, Hey! :) Yes, suddenly Hanford is way closer! You know what...I'm already getting used to having some elbow space. And here I thought you guys were nuts. lol
Would love to see you.
Don, Thanks for the well-wishing. And it would be oh so cool to have you guys here. I'm waiting.
Rhonda, Hi! Thanks so much! It's pretty cool to be so much closer to the Kanes and the Parsons! Hope you guys are doing great. Please keep me in your prayers!
Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. (Great to meet another musician and choir director!) It was your reference to singing the refrain of the hymn God Leads Us Along that brought me to your site. I posted an article about it this morning. There are a couple of things about the author and his wife that I think would be a real blessing to you.
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