They began leading this band at our old church, and then they were called by God to move to Kansas. I have missed them terribly, especially because when they moved Dale and I were working together at the church and we had become good friends.
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| Shine Like Stars leading worship |
For the last few weeks, they were touring the western part of the US and they have had quite the adventure (you can read their blog here). By the time they reached LA, they had already replaced all 4 tires on their RV at least once, due to flats in one form or another, and then their RV's transmission was shot. They were scheduled to play in Colorado last week, but weren't able to make it due to the RV being out of commission.
Our very good friend Daniel arranged for them to have a concert in Orange County. Now I don't really like using the word "concert" for what we experienced on Thursday night. It was a worship experience. They lead us all in singing worship music, that they had written most of, but it was amazing. I attended with a woman I had worked with at the church, and as we were pulling into the parking lot we saw another family that we knew, and it turned out that a lot of the people in attendance were from our old church. It was a great reunion.
As their set started, I was immediately transported back to our old church 6 years ago. It was an overwhelming feeling of opportunity, happiness and nostalgia. They played well and filled the space. They played one of my favorite songs, Just a Place. It's message is so wonderful--Christ's Church should not just exist on Sunday Mornings or in a building, but Christ's Church should be in all we do and everywhere. Here's a video I shot of them doing this song... sorry it's a little rocky--I was into the music!
If you haven't seen or heard of Shine Like Stars I encourage you to check them out. They currently have a video on rotation on the Gospel Channel and their song is being played in a few states across the country, but it should be everywhere.
They are good people and it was wonderful to see and worship with them again. I've really missed them.
And while you're at it, buy some of their music on iTunes too (I'm in the recording of Gospel Song--I'm just saying).
