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June was the beginning of our summer tour trek throughout the east coast of the US and onward to the UK. Our June East Coast tour in the US has ended and now we're taking a short week break before we all head out to England for another 4 weeks of playing shows and doing ministry. Here you'll read about the testimonies from our US tour and what we saw God do on and off the stage. The month of June was a fully booked month of traveling in vans and playing shows in different cities and states. The tour started out in Pennsylvania, then went on through Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and ended in Florida. God provided shows for us in bars, churches, and festivals throughout our tour. It was so great to see that our music spoke to every crowd in whatever environment we
were in. Knowing that we are Christians singing out topics of injustice, relationships, spirituality, and testimonies of God, we didn't know how the non-church crowd would take us. But God really gave us favor in every situation that we were in. The beginning of tour we already saw God provide in amazing ways that we did not expect. We were given a van and trailer for our time in June. Not only one van, but two! The first van we received was not in use for 2 years before given to us. We experienced many problems with it the first week of tour, we prayed about our situation and felt like we were supposed to bless another band that we knew who needed a van. With that generosity, God provided a 15 passenger van for us to use directly after that.
Our first week on tour in Pennsylvania was amazing. We were able to raise money for The Koshe Project in Ethiopia, and we raised over $1,300 in one night at the Hopestock Festival in Bangor, Pennsylvania. At Hopestock God used us to minister to other Christian metal bands and to pray over them and their ministry to the hardcore and metal kids in the region. We began to see many youth at Hopestock become active and passionate about The Koshe Project and how us as a band and ministry uses our music to promote awareness of injustice, poverty, and the message of “we can make a change with our gifts and talents and from the help of God.� After our first week of tour in Pennsylvania, we headed onto Nashville, Tennessee to spend our second week there. Knowing Nashville is the music capital of America we were very timid and didn't know what to expect in our time there. We had 5
shows booked during this week. Although there definitely was low times in this week, we also saw God provide the right people at each show and blessed us with making new friends and revisiting old friends. From there we headed onto North Carolina and South Carolina. We were abundantly blessed in these 2 weeks with hospitality from our friends and amazing support, interaction, and testimonies at each show. We played many churches in this time and some cafes, but the Holy Spirit really moved the hearts of many people at each show. Our constant prayer during tour was for the Holy Spirit to speak during each song to the crowd and for action and inspiration to arise to do something for the Kingdom. We saw many teenagers and adults ask how they can become a missionary in their hometowns and how they can help support The Koshe Project from their town by using their own gifts and talents.
We ended tour by going through Georgia for one night and onto Florida for a few nights. In this time our 15 passenger van broke down in Georgia. We were stuck in a parking lot for a full day praying and asking God what to do with the current situation. After a full day of waiting, we really felt God said that He will provide when the evening comes and that there will be a way for us to travel to Orlando, FL that night. A few hours later a tow truck pulls up along with another 15 passenger van. No one on the team called either of these two people to come pick us up. When both drivers got our of their vehicles they said they received a call that there was a band stranded in a parking lot who needs help and another vehicle. Miraculously we received a free tow ride to the auto repair shop and a ride to a car rental place where God provided us 3 rental cars to finish our last week of tour! Our faith was definitely tested in this time of trial since it was the last week of tour.
We drove overnight to Orlando, FL to play our last show and have a day off. It was such an intense last week cause we spent a few days in Florida then had to drive back up to Georgia, North Carolina, and all the way back up to Pennsylvania. But God provided every drive and step of the way. Now we are taking a week break from our US tour and gearing up to go out to London for one month to be a part of the Olympics. From the help of YWAM England, we have shows booked every day for 3 weeks in downtown of London playing at different cafes and pubs. Sometimes we have one show a day, sometimes 3 shows in one day. We really believe that this time, even though it will be busy and hectic, we will see many fruit since there will be millions of people in this city for the month. We're blessed that we have this opportunity to be a part of something so big that every nation will be present in London, and that we are able to provide every day and night music that the Holy Spirit can speak through and inspire in people from every nation and culture.
Please pray with us as we are on our week break. We need rest and to regain strength before we head out for another month. We are also needing finances for our persona needs and ministry needs in this time. It costs a lot of money to keep flying from place to place every month, and to take all our musical equipment + personal belongings. We need you to support us in prayer and encouragement in this time! You can always follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see where we are playing from day to day and what God is doing during our shows. Feel free to drop and line and say hey, or share a prayer impression towards us. None the less, we are so thankful for your support throughout our June tour and onto our July tour. We thank you so much for your generosity of finances, love, and encouragement. Be a part of our team as we are in London for the Olympics while we bring the Kingdom of God through our music every day and night.
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