Thursday, October 18, 2007

The Vietnam Moving Wall in Area



58,253. This is the number of names engraved on "the Wall". This is the number of brave men and women that gave their lives in the service of our country in Vietnam. The Moving Wall - a half sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC is making a stop in California Pennsylvania. The memorial is being displayed at the California University of Pennsylvania's Roadman Park through Monday October 22. It will be open around the clock and close at 4pm Monday.


As we reflect back on these heroes we need to remember those that are serving this country right now. If you would like to encourage those that are in combat today write them a letter. If you know someone that is serving in Iraq or Afghanistan write to them. Ask you pastor if anyone from your congregation is serving and write to them. If you can't find anyone to write to check out these two organizations:
www.mysoldier.com or www.soldiersangel.org Your encouragement will make someone's day.

When writing a letter try to write it in pen. A hand written letter will mean so much more than a typed letter. The other tip is to keep the letter up beat and positive. Don't write about how rough your day was, the soldier has enough concerns of his/her own. Instead tell they about something funny that happened to you or interesting things that are going on in your life and your community. The soldier may not relate 100% to what you are writing but your letter will make their day.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

TK and McRea on New Music Monday


It is going to be a great show on Monday October 22 as we take a listen to the new CD from TK and McRea, "When He Said Live". This is the debut project from the group which is made up of Annie McRea, formerly of the McReas, Troy and Katy Peach, formerly of First Love, and Amanda Till.

The debut single, "When He Said Live" has hovered near the top of the Singing News Top 80 chart for several months and is fantastic. The CD features songs written by Annie McRea who is one of my favorite song writers. The CD has a modern Southern Gospel sound to it with a country flare. It is wonderful and you don't want to miss it.

Tell your friends to tune in Monday for New Music Monday - It's going to be wonderful!

King of the Mountain


I've been busy getting ready for the Fall Life Drive so I haven't had a chance to post info on the King of the Mountain until today. Last week saw the Whisnants', "Light of the Lamb" defeat the first song from The Crabb Revival, "You Amaze Me" to retain the title. The week before the Whisnants beat out Karen Peck and New River's "Hey" to become champs.

This coming Friday, Oct 19, will be a good battle on the program. The champion will be challenged by a new song from Mark Bishop entitled, "Mean, Mean People". It's going to be interesting and you won't want to miss it. It starts at 7:20am.