Our 2nd home - Canada!
Hi,
We arrived back from Canada this afternoon after an incredibly encouraging time in Toronto and Espanola. We arrived in Toronto last Wednesday evening and hooked up with the guys from Unite Productions who took us to a bar to hear a funk band. It was great to hang out with these guys again after the Starfield tour - they are a great bunch of people with incredible hearts of service and hospitality. Our set at the Youth Specialties Convention went really well and we felt encouraged by the response people made to our songs. After the Starfield tour we felt more sure than ever of our call as a band to serve the church and we were blessed to sense that God was opening doors in Canada. We went back this week with a sense of excitement and we have left more convinced than ever that God is continuing to strengthen our relationships in Canada and create opportunity for us to minister and be ministered to.
We feel really called to serve the church and so even though we enjoy leading worship at the bigger conferences we are really excited about visiting churches, meeting new people and somehow drawing alongside them in a way that serves their vision. We want to say a huge thankyou to the guys in snow white Espanola (5 hours North West of Toronto). Our time with Tim & Deb Faulkner and their church proved to be immensely encouraging. I think we all felt overwhelmed at one point or another of the weekend. We had the opportunity to meet with 10/12 people who were interested and/or involved in worship - this stuff feels important to us - we want to serve these people in the best way possible and so we are so delighted when we get to meet people and explore their needs and questions around worship. People are always so encouraged by what we bring but more and more we find that we come away feeling so blessed and uplifted. The people we met were so generous with their words of encouragement and we feel really excited for the church there. This small church in Espanola is a real well of worship and so it is exciting for us to pray with these guys and look forward to visiting again when we know we will see change in the community and God's kingdom extended in that place.
We feel committed to and excited about the local church and so if you're reading this and think we could serve in your church please get in touch. We'd love to touch base with more churches in our own wee country.
We arrived back from Canada this afternoon after an incredibly encouraging time in Toronto and Espanola. We arrived in Toronto last Wednesday evening and hooked up with the guys from Unite Productions who took us to a bar to hear a funk band. It was great to hang out with these guys again after the Starfield tour - they are a great bunch of people with incredible hearts of service and hospitality. Our set at the Youth Specialties Convention went really well and we felt encouraged by the response people made to our songs. After the Starfield tour we felt more sure than ever of our call as a band to serve the church and we were blessed to sense that God was opening doors in Canada. We went back this week with a sense of excitement and we have left more convinced than ever that God is continuing to strengthen our relationships in Canada and create opportunity for us to minister and be ministered to.
We feel really called to serve the church and so even though we enjoy leading worship at the bigger conferences we are really excited about visiting churches, meeting new people and somehow drawing alongside them in a way that serves their vision. We want to say a huge thankyou to the guys in snow white Espanola (5 hours North West of Toronto). Our time with Tim & Deb Faulkner and their church proved to be immensely encouraging. I think we all felt overwhelmed at one point or another of the weekend. We had the opportunity to meet with 10/12 people who were interested and/or involved in worship - this stuff feels important to us - we want to serve these people in the best way possible and so we are so delighted when we get to meet people and explore their needs and questions around worship. People are always so encouraged by what we bring but more and more we find that we come away feeling so blessed and uplifted. The people we met were so generous with their words of encouragement and we feel really excited for the church there. This small church in Espanola is a real well of worship and so it is exciting for us to pray with these guys and look forward to visiting again when we know we will see change in the community and God's kingdom extended in that place.
We feel committed to and excited about the local church and so if you're reading this and think we could serve in your church please get in touch. We'd love to touch base with more churches in our own wee country.
posted by Claire at 6:16:00 p.m.
9 Comments:
Hi,
I heard you guys for the first time this past Thursday night at the Youth Specialties Conference in Toronto.
I just wanted to say "thanks" for coming over the whole way over. The worship time on Thursday was a real encouraging time for me and it really helped me get in tune with God for the rest of the conference. I really appreciated that there was authenticity and passion in your worship... it wasn't "showy" or forced.
Thanks so much for your ministry and your sacrifice in coming over to the conference from Belfast... I hadn't heard you guys until the event but will keep my eyes open for when you're out in BC next.
Kevin.
Hi Kevin
thanks for the message - it is really encouraging to hear. We really went with a heart to serve and to lead worship so this is great to hear - appreciate you taking the time to share it.
plus...we are hoping to get out a few times next year....possibly to the BC area....so we might see you again!
Hope you are well.
Johnny
Hey guys and claire, I was unable to see u this time in toronto and Espanola..anywho, I tagged u on my blog so please leave a comment and play along in tag
frettedfingers.blogspot.com
Indy
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your message - that's super encouraging. We are soo glad that our songs etc helped connect you with God. Hope you had a great weekend at the conference and that we meet in BC someday.
God bless you
Claire
jonny it's the private jet and the tour bus plus your fleet of cars and Matts fancy clothes! that convinces us you charge £50 for every chord you play (so you only get £100 for some songs!!Lol) and thats how you make your millions!!
.............oh my word Lol
are you saying we only use 2 chords per song? cheeky!
JP
Hey guys,
Encouraging to hear how well things went this time around! Have a great Christmas.
Kev
Johnny,
My family heard you guys at Grace Fellowship, near Atlanta, and you sang "All is Well." It spoke to my heart for many reasons and was such a blessing. One of our friends said it was his new favorite worship song; I concur!
I know you've been traveling a lot, but when can we hope to find this song on iTunes or on your website? It was such a blessing. I wrote down the words, but I'm not sure if I've got it all correct or if I'm singing the right melody!
Laurie
Hi Laurie
cheers for the comment - that's encouraging! we have just recorded the song and are going to be making it available as a free download in the next few weeks. the best way to stay in the loop is to sign up as a fan on our Facebook fan page....then we can send you out updates etc.
Or you can sign up for the newsletter at www.johnnyparksband.com
bless ya.
Johnny
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