Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Our God Reigns

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on September 29, 2008
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I’ve had a few moments while on the road when I’ve simply wondered “what am I doing here?” I never asked for this and I still have to pinch myself. This evening I was feeling quite low and tired when I suddenly noticed a tree behind the large tent in Latimer and was instantly drawn to it and started to pray. I can only say I had what could be described as a Holy moment.

All my tiredness and weariness disapeared and I suddenly saw Jesus in a new light. How could He give his life for us bunch of losers? Obviously it’s by God’s grace alone that we’re here. For me, it raises some questions about our existence:

Over in Thailand it costs £1.70 for 100 bars of soap that would start change the lives of orphans in the North of the Country but I accepted paying £1.70 for a can of Coke yet Our God still reigns.

Millions of people live in slums with little or no money coming in when here I am staying in 4-Star Hotels yet Our God still reigns.

Thousands and thousands of people are dying each day because they don’t have access to clean water when we happily waste it with each and every faulty washer in our taps yet Our God still reigns.

Thousands and thousands of people are without the required medical treatment but the money it would cost to get them is the same as my takeway yet Our God still reigns.

Immediately the Delirious? song “Our God Reigns” came in to my head and it’s been challenging me ever since.

Our God Reigns

40 million babies lost to Gods great orphanage,
It’s a modern day genocide and a modern day disgrace
If this is a human right then why aren’t we free?
The only freedom we have is in a man nailed to a tree.

100 million faces, staring at the sky,
Wondering if this HIV will ever pass us by.
The devil stole the rain and hope trickles down the plug,
But still my Chinese take away could pay for someone’s drugs.

Our God reigns, Our God reigns,
Forever your kingdom reigns.

The west has found a gun and it’s loaded with ‘unsure’
Nip and tuck if you have the bucks in a race to find a cure.
Psalm one hundred and thirty nine is the conscience to our selfish crime,
God didn’t screw up when he made you,
He’s a father who loves to parade you.

Yes he reigns, yes you reign, yes you reign,
For there is only one true God,
But we’ve lost the reins on this world,
Forgive us all, forgive us please,
As we fight for this broken world on our knees.

Blessed beyond my dreams.

Published
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Dave
on September 28, 2008
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I appreciate the blog has, again, been very quiet. And for that I must apologise. As, most of, you know I’m currently on tour with American musical worship leader Roy Fields. It originally it shocked me, even though I was only asked to drive, these things just don’t happen to me. Yet here I am sat in the incredibly galmorous green room (which before you think it is actually glamorous I should telly you that it’s the van that’s happily carted myself and the 4 guys and gal up and down the beautiful island that is the United Kingdom) at Chorleywood.

And, so far I have only one conclusion - I’m blessed beyond my wildest dreams. I’m getting to share an amazing journey with some new friends. At times it’s been very very hard. At times I’ve got very low for a whole heap of reasons. But it’s been a journey and right now it’s one I don’t think I could be without. God’s teaching me a lot and maybe once I get home and have processed it fully I’ll post some post tour thoughts.

The blessing just seems to go on and on. This morning I got up and instead of having a morning off I went to serve my friends over at New Community Church and ended up playing guitar for band leader extodanaire Wing Commander Robins before rushing into Southampton to do some last minute prep for the follwoing weeks.

Who knows what the next few weeks hold. There could be extra dates that really complete the journey round the UK. Mind you, in a totally unrelated story I have now travelled the entirety most of the UK’s major road system!

Tour Updates

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Dave
on September 26, 2008
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Hey everyone,

It’s been a bit hard to blog from the road as schedules are really tight and using a phone isn’t the ideal medium!

However, I just wanted to post quickly during a free couple of hours in Broxburn to encourage you to visit:

warrenkritko.com - Warren is Roy’s PA and has been keeping a small journal with loads of details containing a lot of tour facts and figures. Oh yes, and about a million photos!

runwithfire.com - This is Roy & Melanie’s ministry. Here you’ll find the latest journal, pictures and the current itinarary.

allthesethingsivedone.com - Yep, it’s my site! I may not be blogging but thanks too the miracle of GPS I am tracking my tour through Google maps. Just visit ‘Last Known Location’.

Hopefully come Chorleywood on Sunday/Monday I’ll be able to update the blog more often.

Tour Post Number 1

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Dave
on September 16, 2008
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Well it’s just after 9am and I’m just about to start getting ready for the third scheduled stop on the “We Are The Generation Tour” which is in Bath. How’s it been so far? To answer that really briefly - hectic.

Here’s a quick run through of my last few days.

Saturday:
Arrive, provide my driving licence, and collect a splitter van from the Central Hall car pakr which required a 37 point turn(if you’ve never been is a triangle). Then drive from Southampton to Winchester and wait for the rest of the band. They then rehearsed while I made general tweaks to the mixing desk and rang Rosie. Pack up was completed by 7 and we were back at Central Hall for 7:45.

Sunday:
Wake up after really bad nights sleep I managed to get cramp in both my legs. D’Oh! Hobble round for a bit. Drink coffe for a bit. Go to Church where 24-7 are holding their international gathering. After Church it’s back to the van for the trip to Maidenhead via Guilford. Once we arrive “get in” seems to take longer than expected (possibly because of all the merch that we’re carrying) and this impacts on sound check time. Still it all gets done. About 750 turn up in the evening and 91 either commit or recommit their lives to God. By the time we’ve packed up it’s 11:30pm and we finally make it in by 1:30am

Monday:
Slept a lot better, though think it’s exhaustion. Today is the Central Hall event and we have plenty of time to be ready. I spend the morning virtually programming a desk for further along the tour which is going to save a lot of time that day. Once I arrive at Central Hall I start what seems the long hard process of setup - working out where monitor mixes will be, preparing mic stands, etc. The band appear over a two hour time frame and by 4pm everything is plugged in and ready to go. Sound Check takes 25 minutes and then they have some rehearsal time. Roy arrives just after 5pm and it takes a few minutes to get his IEM/Wedge mix sounding how he wants it - still with that done they go through a couple of songs and go and eat. The event starts and 7:30pm and there is a great atmosphere of praise and worship. Loads of people get prayed for loads of people commit or re-commit lives to God.

Tour News

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Dave
on September 5, 2008
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If you’ve been following me on Facebook you will have, probably, noticed my sometime cryptic status updates saying things like;

can reveal his big news

Or;

has a big announcement to make soon

Well, I am finally at a point when I can reveal what that is. I’m, just in case you hadn’t guessed from the title, heading out on tour. Primarily this is going to be with American Worship leader Roy Fields whom many of you will have heard of from the Lakeland Revival. So, here is my September 2008 itinary.

Thursday, 11 September
The Kings Church, Wolverhampton

Friday, 12 September
The Kings Church, Wolverhampton

Sunday, 14 September
River Church, Maidenhead

Monday, 15 September
New Community Church, Southampton

Tuesday, 16 September
Bath City Church, Bath

Thursday, 18 September
Emmanuel Church, London

Friday, 19 September
TBA, Swansea

Sunday, 21 September
New Life Church, Harrogate

Monday, 22 September
TBA, Teeside

Wednesday, 24 September
Fraserburgh Community Church, Fraserburgh

Thursday, 25 September
New Life Christian Fellowship, Edingburgh

Friday, 26 September
Elim Church, Glasgow

This is obviously and exciting, but slighty nervous, time. I encourage you to pray for the Churches involved and all the crew. Both at The Kings Church in Wolverhampton where I’ll be acting as a session bass player, and on the Roy Fields tour.

I’m hoping to post a daily blog from the tours. See you on the terraces.

Dave

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