Last week we had a great (but tiring!) time at the South Texas Revival Conference. Being music coordinators is much more than asking people to sing at the conference. It is also helping make sure the stage is setup and ready to go, arranging for musical instruments to be there, having soundchecks before each service with the singers and then being backstage to get them on the platform at the right time and in an orderly fashion!
We arrived Monday night and it all started at 8am on Tuesday with a blank stage and all the things that were ordered earlier in the year. Chad Harper was over the whole process and we enjoyed being with him throughout the week. The city facility requires union workers to actually do the hands-on work.
The huge projectors are installed with a forklift on scaffolding behind the screen.
The lights are placed where the production manager wants them. Some of them are moveable by a remote to spotlight different things during the services!
The screen was enormous!
Here's what the final product looked like! The florists are installing the arrangements.
The final night! Bro. Mike Anderson and the Christ Church choir rocked the house!
The other praise singers and choirs were...
Tuesday night - District Conference - San Antonio UPC, Pastor James Jackson
Wednesday night - Pentecostals of West Houston, Pastor Scott Lewis
Thursday - H.O.M.E. Church of Johnson City, Pastor Greg Steele
Thursday night - New Life UPC Austin, Pastor David Bernard
Friday - Freeport and Clute churches, Pastor Hammond and Pastor Jeff Smith
Although, we spent most of each service behind the curtains getting the next group ready to go on the platform, we did get to enjoy it and the wonderful preaching. Wayne Huntley was the night speaker and Bill Davis was the Bible Teacher.
Our friend, Rodney Shaw spoke in one of the day sessions and did an awesome job! We went out with his family several times and I snapped a picture during one of the meals of our dinner entertainment....
My friend, Jeremiah Sibley, acted a fool during the district conference session! He is the South Texas Youth President and he is pretty much bald. He said he has always wanted to wear an afro to district conference, so here he is making his announcements 70's style...
He was promoting the Youth Division's theme for SFC, "Join the Story." Also, congratulations to our friend, Seth Simmons, who was elected as the Youth Secretary! He has been Cameron and Chad's Youth Pastor for the last two years.
We had a great weekend in Wichita Falls, again. We enjoyed having Andrew, Mandy and the girls home for Sunday morning. They are in the midst of working all the camps.
I am in Wichita Falls and my family is in Austin for this week. Don't you really miss your family when they are not around? I am looking forward to them being back on Saturday.
6 comments:
It was great being with you last week. I loved having the district conference and camp together. Just think, you would have had to do all that twice if it had been seperate.
We were blessed to have Michael and Vanessa Harris working with us this year. We did not have to spread ourselves quite as thin because we had them to fall back on. Between the reception for the elder preachers on Tuesday evening at the Jackson's church, the hospitality room and seeing that all guest are picked up and taken to the airport in a timely manner, meeting the caterer twice a day, and arranging and taking the guest and leaders to eat is an awesome task that we are privileged to fulfill. We love serving our district and our God.
We will miss you all but are so happy for you and your great church.
Hey it looked like Bro Sibley was at 1st UPC San Antonio? That's our old church, we got married on that platform!
Oh and I had a question for you. Is Bro Sibley still in Castroville? That is the closet church to Billy's parents house, and we are hoping to drag them along sometime!
Yes, the first night service and the day business session was held at 1st UPC. Their singers did great and they hosted the meeting with excellence.
Bro. Sibley is still in Castroville and doing a great job from what I have heard. He is hyper! We had a great time together as always.
I know ya'll did a great job! I can't wait for you to be involved in TEXAS District again! Love you all!
Looks and sounds like you all had a great conference/camp meeting. I know you did great too.
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