"THESE HANDS" New CD

This year has been a busy year, starting off with the release of "Revive Us" late December 2006. Then "Destiny Blues" April 2007. Going back into the studio and beginning the process of a third CD, "These Hands" another in a trilogy of CD's that has now been released.

All three have their own direction and vision, yet "These Hands" has a message, one that is loud and clear. Early on, while recording, writers block, was a major problem. Yet the desire to write and produce a project was deep in the heart. Through the process of looking at new songs, old songs, and a couple that were written by other artists, the project "wasn't" taking shape. In that, it was, in all actuality "shelved." In and through prayer, God spoke to my heart and said, "Your in the way of this project." Meaning, that, as it was, it was just another CD. With which the decision was made to shelve what had been recorded at that point.

By leaving the project alone, and simply "getting out of the way" God began showing and revealing the vision that was to take place for this project. The CD was to be two fold, a stretch musically for myself as a musician, and secondly, an evangelical outreach. With a message of salvation, repentance, healing, and deliverance. With which song by song, more was added to bring about this vision.

The music on the CD, each song with its own message and each with its own background and challenge. A small tract, with short statements, as well as challenges to examine oneself in light of the salvation God offers through Jesus Christ was printed up for the Jcard insert. Becoming a new step in outreach opportunities. The vision, being pure and true outreach of heart, from God the Father to the listener, young and old.

The prayer challenge of the project became a very interesting approach to writting music. In one case, a prayer of "Lord, of the times I deliberately walked away from you, maybe thumbed my nose at you. When I thought I was right in my thinking, but very wrong in my walk. What was the cry of my heart?" Became a very hard step for writting a song, very emotional, and through which I personally learned that the love of God was bigger and deeper than I had ever concieved. With which a new revelation of Jesus was given to me, to which I found myself falling to my knees and being thankful for.

Two of the songs, have a strong approach of, "Be Not Decieved" by any who would come "as an angel of light" and lead many astray. Also, in this message that maybe we ourselves are to complacent in our walk, that we may have decieved ourselves. These two songs come on hard with the message of "be a man" stand strong against such things!! Yet another song, "Breakthrough" comes with a heavy rock sound, but a message of much depth, a message of "An invisible prison.. without a guard, 'because the jailer is me.'" Pointing to a fact that many times, through vicious cycles and or habits, we place ourselves in prison. Maybe through "unforgiveness" of others, or of ourselves, the jailer in charge of the prison door, is ourselves. Deliverance, is only through Jesus Christ.

"These Hands" as a project, has become a spiritual journey of even my own examination. There is an excitement for this CD, simply because of the fact it is strong with a message of salvation in and through Jesus Christ. Our prayers are that it will and can be used to reach the hearts and souls of many who need His love and His grace, maybe His healing and His deliverance.

Please prayer with us over this project. God richly bless you!!