The Echoes visited with and sang for the residents of Legacy Alzheimer's Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky. This was the first visit to Legacy by the Echoes, and we had a great time. The residents were very attentive and sang along with us on some of the "old standard hymns" that we interspersed with our normal Southern Gospel current repertoire. Since there was no piano in the area where we sang, those old standards were sung acapella, or as David said, "Italian for ain't got no piano."
Archie Watkins, formerly of the Inspirations, recently recorded a song "He'll Remember Me." Although most people with Alzheimer's Disease can't recall most aspects of life, it is truly amazing that one of the things that they seem to always remember are the words to the hymns they grew up with. And that was exhibited as we sang at Legacy. But at the point in time where a person invites Jesus into his or her heart, it's guaranteed that no disease -- or even the forgetfulness of Alzheimer's -- will ever take away the deep-down ingrained love and assurance that Jesus provides. We saw proof of that in the faces of the residents of Legacy.
We were blessed to have experienced that.
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