The Echoes started 2009 as the featured guests at the Saline County Singing Convention. This is the third year in a row that the Echoes were selected by the Convention President, Harold Hicks, to kick of the Convention year. The Echoes are humbled to have this special honor.
Held at Rudement Social Brethren Church, in the settlement of Rudement, Illinois, the convention was well attended with just about a house full of people. Numerous people participated with songs, piano solo's or instrumental offerings.
The County Singing Conventions have in large part ceased to exist in many areas, but the Saline County Singing Convention is going strong, thanks to the dedication of people like Harold Hicks, who is carrying on the tradition of his father, Earl Hicks, who was the president of the Convention for many years.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
New Year's Eve
The Echoes ended 2008 with new friends at Faithway Baptist Church, in Corydon, Kentucky. Pastor Dwight Cox and his wife, Janice, (who is a very close friend of David's wife, Mary Jane), were very good hosts for the evening.
The Echoes enjoyed ending the year in what has become a tradition for us. Only two or three times in our 37-year history have we not been singing for the Lord on New Year's Eve.
We're thankful to God for allowing us to sing to the people at Faithway and to Pastor Cox for a very inspiring message on being "FAT" Christians in 2009 (Faithful, Available, Teachable). The evening ended with a Candlelight service, which allowed each person to testify to God's goodness and how He has blessed each. As each person spoke, he/she lit a candle. By the conclusion of the service, the darkened church had once again become lighted by the members of the congregation's candles. We each can be a light to the world in 2009.
The Echoes enjoyed ending the year in what has become a tradition for us. Only two or three times in our 37-year history have we not been singing for the Lord on New Year's Eve.
We're thankful to God for allowing us to sing to the people at Faithway and to Pastor Cox for a very inspiring message on being "FAT" Christians in 2009 (Faithful, Available, Teachable). The evening ended with a Candlelight service, which allowed each person to testify to God's goodness and how He has blessed each. As each person spoke, he/she lit a candle. By the conclusion of the service, the darkened church had once again become lighted by the members of the congregation's candles. We each can be a light to the world in 2009.
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