tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57014861671104216762024-03-13T21:21:20.593-07:00Cam FloriaCamfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-18092563416358889282017-11-16T09:53:00.000-08:002017-11-16T18:48:11.667-08:00THE HALLELUJAH THUNDER CLAP - Thursday Nov. 16, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">By Dan
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in 1968 from a Christian bookstore in Buffalo, New York. He wanted to be a singer and an acoustic
guitarist in our new folk group, “The New Hope Singers and Tambourine Band”. That band later became a Christian Rock band,
“NEW HOPE”. (Dan is the singer on the far right.) Here is his story
from an early tour to Europe in 1972-73:</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Holland, performing in a large, old, beautiful, cold, echoing, cathedral where
Rembrandt is buried. I remember it so
clearly because I was conducting the concert standing on Rembrandt’s tomb! (I kid you not!) It was a dark and stormy night, with
torrential rain and lightning, but it did not deter people from coming to our
concert. The Dutch people loved The Continental Singers! Our drummer had the night off, otherwise the
concert would have still been going on for a least two minutes after my final
cutoff! (Did I mention the echo?) Anyway, we had lost power and so we performed
acapella in that natural echo chamber.
The concert went well and we closed the evening with a new version of
the Hallelujah Chorus written by Ralph Carmichael called, “The New Hallelujah”. The weather had gone from bad to worse as the
evening progressed, and seemed to be drawing to a climax as did the concert.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the end of the concert, the end of the tune, indeed, the last five words of the
evening. The Continental Singers were
into it and the audience was on the edge of their seat and the weather was
pounding the building as we sang, “Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Hallelujah… (right here there was a big pause in the music) and at that moment,
God hit that building with a thunder clap that shook the mortar. The clap itself was deafening, but the power
of the rolling sound that followed it went on for a good thirty seconds echoing
around the inside of the cathedral.
Then, as the very last faint echo of that incredible boom died away, we
all lifted our voices and from the depths of our being sang the last
<b>“HAL-LE-LU-JAH.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="line-height: 25.68px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dan was always a comedian and a hilarious performer, entertaining his tours and our staff, pretending to be some famous singer, mouthing the lyrics to that artist’s funny song. He also sang tenor with a very fast vibrato and eventually developed into a fine musician and Continental Director. He has gone on to have a prolific music career writing some of of our best loved songs such as "Thank You, Lord" and "In His Presence". </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="line-height: 25.68px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2011, Dan made a series of videos with Cynthia Clawson and pianist Brian Mann that have a very personal touch...we know you will enjoy watching Dan as he tells the backstory and watching the beautiful artistry of Cynthia and Brian. </span></span></i></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-12163230034313539402017-11-13T12:37:00.000-08:002017-11-13T19:43:17.639-08:00ON THE FRONTLINE - Monday Nov. 13, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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without doing anything and I’ll show you my faith by my actions.” We wanted to be aggressive in our faith and
our mission. The song choices bore that
out, “On the Frontline”, “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, “Future Generations”, and of course, “Faith in Motion”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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McDowell was preaching, “If you want to reach deep into a kid’s soul, you’ve
got to use music.” TIME Magazine had
just come out with the phrase, “Music is the anthem of today’s youth.” Those phrases put us into action. They were exactly why we believed the
Continental’s music was reaching people with a positive gospel message and was
the answer to America’s and the world’s social ills. Jesus could make the difference in people’s
lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coined a new name for the regular, normal Continental Singers, we now called,
“The Frontline Continentals”. I reminded
them of our 30-year history to that point of sending thousands of young
musicians just like them all over the world on the frontline, carrying our
music and message. I also told them the
frontline was anywhere and everywhere we would send them this summer and listed
all the countries they would visit. To
remind them they were never alone, I quoted some lyrics from Andrae Crouch’s
song, “I’ve Got Confidence” - “I’ve got confidence God is gonna see me through,
no matter what the case may be, I know He’s gonna fix it for me….”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with what I called, “The Declaration of the Frontline Continentals” taken from
John Osteen’s “Declaration for the 21<sup>st</sup> century…” I did take some
liberty with his words… here was that night’s real message….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Frontline Continentals. I have Holy
Spirit power. The dye has been cast. I
have stepped over the line, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back
away, or be still. My past is forgiven,
my present makes sense, my future is secure.
I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, chincey giving,
dwarf goals. I no longer need
preeminence, prosperity position, prominence or popularity. I don’t have to be right. I don’t have to be first. I don’t have to be tops. I don’t have to be recognized. I don’t have to be praised. I don’t have to be regarded nor
rewarded. I now live in His presence,
move by faith, walk with patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My face
is set. My pace is fast. My goal is heaven. My road is narrow. My way is rough. My companions few. My guide is reliable. My mission is clear. I cannot be bought. I cannot be compromised, detoured, lured
away, turned back, diluted, or turned away.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of
the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of
popularity, meander in the mace of mediocrity.
I will not give up, shut up, or let up until I have stayed up, stored
up, prayed up, paid up, preached up and performed up for the cause of
Christ. I am a servant of Jesus Christ. I must go until He comes, give until I drop,
preach until all know, and work until he stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have
no trouble recognizing me because my motivations, intentions and colors are
clear. I have put my “Faith in Motion”. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-30954082788317092042017-11-10T14:10:00.001-08:002017-11-10T14:10:30.434-08:00GOD'S AWESOME WORDS SPEAK! - Friday Nov. 10, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Psalm 19:7-14
declares the Glory of God’s words. On
September 22<sup>nd,</sup> I posted some words about Psalm 19:1-6. David writes
about God’s creation declaring His Glory. If you have ever stood in the hallway
of the 27,000-foot mountains on the way to Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas,
or driven through the valleys of the Swiss Alps, or been over the Continental Divide
in the Rockies of Colorado, or then been to the opposite, the flat of the
desert in the Western U.S. and been dazzled by a gazillion stars, then, you
certainly know about Rich Mullins’ song, “Our God is an Awesome God!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from verses 7 to 14, it’s all about God’s awesome words. David says the Lord’s precepts, statues,
commands, laws, and ordinances are <b>Perfect</b>,
reviving the soul; <b>Trustworthy</b>,
making us wise; <b>Right</b>, giving joy to
the heart; <b>Radiant</b>, giving light to
our eyes; <b>Righteous</b>, more precious
than gold and sweeter than honey. Living by these precious words of God, there
is great reward. Whew! These are the
answers to today’s many social issues. David
also says in verse 9, that respecting and honoring these words of the Lord is a
pure act and endures forever. We get the
idea that spending time reading God’s word is a great idea!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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final thought in verse 13, David declares that following these words of the
Lord will definitely keep someone blameless from willful transgressions. He ends Psalm 19 with a well-known quote and
the desire of his heart, and hopefully ours as well, “May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and
my Redeemer”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-71191813949523090282017-11-08T13:34:00.000-08:002017-11-09T13:05:48.173-08:00"SEWEY TEWEY AND SMELL CONNELL" - Wed. November 8, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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concertizing from Portland to Miami, the 1964 Continentals boarded a ship for a
3 day cruise to Nassau in the Bahamas.
Sponsored there by Youth For Christ, they would perform a special
concert for the Governor of the Bahamas at the famed Queen Elizabeth Hotel. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Les and Bill
seemed to have a schedule of their own and one morning snuck ashore before the
group had been released to snorkel and enjoy a day in Paradise…and they paid
the price for their folly!</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span></span></i></div>
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I were grounded on the ship while the others got to enjoy the Bahama
tropics! Later in the morning, some of
the group had rented a glass-bottom boat and were sailing by yelling and
teasing us. We got the great idea to
jump overboard (probably Bill’s idea, he was always getting frisbees from gas
station roofs whenever our bus needed fuel). </span></div>
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the ship into the beautiful blue Bahamian ocean… </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Only a moment before we
jumped, the ship discharged its sewer into the harbor right where we dove in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Continentals on the glass-bottom boat saw this and cheered and enjoyed our
distress. From then on, we got new names…
“Sewey Tewey and Smell Connell.” We
carried those distinguished names throughout the rest of the tour. Two of our peers (now pastors) still jokingly
call us by those nick names to this day… over 50 years later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The moral? Never sneak off a Cam Floria Continental tour
- ever!!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in 1964 as a tenor on our 2<sup>nd</sup> tour with the Originals out of
Portland, Oregon around the U.S. and to the Bahamas. After serving in Viet Nam, he resumed his work with the U.S. Forest Service
and been the pianist and choir director at his church, both over 50 years,
along with serving with the Gideons for 25 years, the last 3 as president of
Gideons Int’l of Oregon. Bill and his wife Jackie (of almost 50 years) have 3 daughters.</i></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">" I learned many lifelong lessons from Cam....one was choir directing,
which I've done for years, and another is a passion for climbing
mountains...I've climbed 33...and since I'm now 70, that will probably
be it!" </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> </span></strong></div>
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was also a pianist and wrote many songs in the early days of the Continentals,
notably for the musical “The Apostle.”
Currently, Bill is a chiropractor in Fairbanks, Alaska.</i></span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with a picture of legs and colored tennis shoes up in the air. Everyone was
talking about a driving purpose for our lives.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I want you,
Continental Singers, sitting here tonight to know that there is a bigger reason
that you showed up here this week. Bigger than you could have ever
imagined. Something is going to happen
and it’s going to be more exciting than you could have ever dreamed or hoped
for. The Bible puts it this way… “No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, and no
mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” God has prepared something for you, a
purpose, a higher purpose, just for you this summer and we get to be part of it,
too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">TIME Magazine
recently had an article about people your age, that said, “The part of the
brain that makes teenagers more responsible, is not finished maturing
yet!” BIG SURPRISE! “Adolescents tend to
seek out situations where they can allow their emotions to run wild,
contributing to an appetite for thrills, strong sensations, and
excitement.” And that is one big reason
why you are here with us, because Continental Singers offers the same appetite
for excitement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">God has
called you to a higher purpose. Jeremiah
29 says “God has a plan for you”. John
15 says “Jesus chose you”. Ephesians 1 says “It was before you were born”. And Romans seals it all by adding that “Everything
works out for the best for those who love God and are called for His purpose”. That’s you… YOU, Continental Singer. God decided YOU were going to be here tonight,
and for a higher purpose that only He knows that will happen this summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lord. Psalm 92 says it this way, “It is
good to praise the Lord and make music to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your
love in the morning and faithfulness at night”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Flame and Unite the World” like the Olympic athletes this summer, but you
will do it by expanding the kingdom of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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obstacles will bring big results. You
will help others go “Airborne” as you go for a higher purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">God uses
amateurs to accomplish his purpose.
That’s why he chose me and you, along with people like David, who was
anointed to be a king while still a teenage shepherd. Paul told Timothy not to worry about his
youth, but just to be an example for the Lord.
That’s your charge and call as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-2844349007174508122017-09-22T01:00:00.000-07:002017-09-22T01:00:07.503-07:00GOD’S AWESOME CREATION SPEAKS! – Friday Sept. 22, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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19:1-4 <i>“The heavens declare the glory of
God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their
voice is not heard. Their voice goes out
into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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those amazing lyrics, but God created the glory we see in the sky and the
heavens every day. It doesn’t get
clearer than this. The whole world and
every living creature in it sees, or feels or hears about God’s majestic glory
every day no matter the earthly condition any of us finds ourselves in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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than any other writer God used to piece together His words for our benefit,
talks about the wonders he saw in God’s handiwork. Maybe it’s because he spent so much of his
life in pastures, deserts, hills and mountains and close to rivers streams and lakes, but whatever his
circumstance was, nothing was lost to his senses and emotions and as he was
filled up with God’s splendor, his lyrics spilled over into songs and the
greatness of the Most High.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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now our treasure, as they have been for others, for over 3,000 years and the
first six verses of this gorgeous Psalm will certainly live on to declare the
glory and truth of God’s creation for all generations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-91333458776447568142017-09-20T01:00:00.000-07:002017-09-20T01:00:08.383-07:00THE CASE OF THE OLYMPIC SKI TEAM PIANIST – Wednesday Sept. 20, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In 1978 my
tour traveled to Central and Eastern Europe.
Our pianist was a young man who had spent the previous year training for
the U.S. Olympic Ski Team tryouts. Although he had not made the team yet, he
still had hopes of qualifying to compete in the 1980 winter Olympic games. He kept in great shape developing his stamina
all through the summer tour by propping his back against any wall he could find
and sliding down until he was in a seated position, suspending his hips in the
air as if he was sitting down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tour members tried this as well hoping to match his stamina. No one even came close.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As we traveled
throughout Eastern Europe we discovered that many of the churches where we were
scheduled to perform did not even have a piano.
The keyboard was an integral part of our instrumental section and the
choir certainly depended on it. So in
many places, we had to use an organ as a substitute. Not the perfect instrument for a contemporary
musical sound and they were not Hammond B 3’s!
In fact, in one church the only keyboard instrument available was an
ancient pump organ which required the player to constantly pump two pedals with
his or her feet while playing. No one
who ever traveled with me on my 5 tours could have made it through our 2 hour concert
except for one Olympic ski trainee with powerful legs and unbelievable
stamina. Afterwards he wasn’t even
tired. God had placed the Olympic
hopeful on our tour knowing we would need him for an important and special
concert in communist Eastern Europe where we would have a beautiful time with
some folks who needed an evening of true inspiration and a time listening to
the freeing gospel message wrapped up in some really great music.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Jeff Moore,
toured five times and three as a director.
In addition, because he is one of the finest bass singers in Los
Angeles, he sang on Continental albums for over 30 years and was in the
recording choir performance at the Continental’s 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary
concert.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-46177002084952602472017-09-18T01:00:00.000-07:002017-09-18T01:00:12.219-07:00“FAITH IN MOTION” - Monday Sept. 17, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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CONTINENTAL SINGERS OPENING NIGHT<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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summer to learn about faith. We had some
exciting new faith songs like, “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, “Field of Faith”,
and we really felt just like our song, “On The Frontline” as we were putting
our “Faith In Motion”!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m a music
guy. I love it. I believe it can communicate Jesus’ love for
people, but for the next few minutes I want to be your teacher, not your
producer, and the subject is Faith.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I realize
most of you understand the definition of faith as found in the book of Hebrews,
the 11<sup>th</sup> chapter, referred to as the “Faith” chapter. The very first verse is the key. It doesn’t mince words or leave you
guessing. It simply says these powerful
words. “Now faith is being SURE of what you hope for”. There is no wondering or guessing in
that. The word is “sure”. Faith is being positive of something. It’s
certain. Real faith is something we can stand on. But as Christians, how do we
get more of it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This Bible,
right here, says that faith comes from hearing the message and the message is
heard through the words of Christ. This is clear and it comes from Romans
10:6. Bottom line for us? It means Jesus’ words written here in this
Bible will build and grow our faith. But
there’s more! It also says, “and without
faith it is impossible to please God”. Our desire needs to be to please the Lord. Listen to this - just as Jesus was being
baptized and about to start his ministry, like you are tonight, God’s voice
boomed down from heaven and said to Him, “You are My son, whom I love; with You
I am well pleased.” Jesus always did
what pleased the Father and He said so in John 8:29, “The One who sent Me is with Me, for I always
do what pleases Him.” And the result of
that was this, “Even as He spoke, many put their trust in Him”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am
standing here in front of you tonight with this same big desire, I want to
please Him. I want my life to make a
difference in this world. I want it to
count for something, and that something is to stand strong for Him and do
whatever He wants me to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me, the great Apostle Paul said this, “We live by faith, not by sight”. Like Paul, we don’t always see where we are
going either! Actually, you might really get to believe that this summer! Paul
added to that, “We make it our goal to please Him”. Now you know, that’s our goal, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John said this about it, “We receive from Him anything we ask because we do
what pleases Him”. I really want to do
that, too, and the result is awesome! I
want to hear a big, “Well Done” from Him when I see Him. My faith tells me that you do, too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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never astounded by someone’s talent. He
was not impressed by wisdom or education, but He was always amazed by one
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you will please Him this summer, too. I
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will never be the same!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ministry to people will be effective!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be blessed by your songs!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of children will get sponsored! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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come home all charged up and full of faith! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And your tour ministry will be
blessed and overflowing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wonderful, musical, Romanian city. Today,
it is where The Romanian Continental Singers office has its national
headquarters. They had 11 tours in 2017,
traveling and singing all over the world, sharing Christ in music as we have
always done. This story takes place on a
tour to Romania in 1984, 33 years ago.
This was our first time ever in Romania, the country was still under
communist control. The group was just arriving from Russia, and under the
direction of Jim Schmidt. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The tour had
a rough 14-hour train ride from Kiev to Bucharest, complete with a midnight
border crossing into Romania. Our
government-assigned tour guide, Iri, met us at the border and immediately
informed Jim that he knew who we were and what we intended to do, and that our
plans were adjusted in favor of a state-sponsored sightseeing tour. Through missionary contacts our office had
booked many church performances that had just been cancelled without the
churches knowing it. In a hasty
leadership meeting, we prayed and asked that God would provide a way to get us
to churches, so we could encourage the Romanian believers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The bus trip
out of Bucharest the next day was spent with Jim and Iri arguing about the
itinerary. When we arrived in Cluj about
mid-afternoon, a very frustrated Jim pulled Greg and me (Mike) aside and
whispered the order that the two of us were to sneak out of the hotel and find
us a church for the tour to go to that evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not certain
what to do, Greg and I simply asked the desk clerk to call us a taxi that would
take us to the nearest Christian church.
He made a call, then handed us a plate number and some written
instructions for the driver. The taxi
took us on a long drive across the city to a colorless, dusty residential
area. The driver stopped in front of a
building. There was a large sign above
the door and we made out that it said something about Seventh Day
Adventists. The building was dark and
the doors were locked. As we turned to
get back into the cab, we were greeted by an immaculately dressed man who said,
in accented but flawless English, “You are looking for the Christian Church”.
(It didn’t sound like a question.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Greg and I
looked at each other, baffled, but we got back into the cab and he got in as
well. He spoke to the driver in Romanian
and within 5 minutes, we pulled up in front of what looked like just ordinary
houses. He spoke to the cabbie and the
driver turned off the engine to wait for us. He said to us, with a pleasant
smile, “follow me”, and he led us through a narrow passage between buildings,
through a spacious courtyard, and up a long, narrow flight of stairs. He knocked on the door and smiled at us
encouragingly. Soon the door was
cautiously opened by a woman who motioned for us to come in. Greg and I both expected that our well-
dressed helper would come in with us, but as we turned to let him go in first,
he was gone. He was not on the long
stairway, or in the courtyard below. He
had simply vanished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Inside, Greg
and I met a pastor who, though ill at the time, had heard some weeks before
that we were coming from America to help the churches in Romania. He knew about the secret planning by The
Continental Singers office, and that all our contacts in Romania had been
thwarted just days before our arrival by messages from the USSR about all we
had done in Moscow and Kiev.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The pastor
and his wife encouraged us greatly, prayed with us and gave us new contact
information for churches on our new government itinerary, many of which we did
visit, secretly, later during our “rest hours”, between our imposed stops. Before we left, Greg thought to ask if either
the pastor or his wife had seen the man who was with us when we arrived. Their response was, “What man?”. “Who was
with you?”. “We saw no one.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One thing I
(Greg) remember was that, after we sang at the Baptist church in Bucharest, we
showed the pastor our new itinerary. He told us that he would arrange for
church organizations to meet the day we were coming so we could sing along the way.
If there was already a church service under way, Iri would let us
sing. Still it saddened us to know there
were packed churches on the original itinerary that would be waiting for us and
we were not allowed to get there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>“Are not all angels ministering spirits, sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” Hebrews 1:14</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Our ministry in Romania is alive and vibrant today! Here is an
encouraging word from the current director of The Romanian Continental
Ministry, Joseph Catuna: <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>“Hi Cam, I
want to tell you of one of the beautiful experiences we had in the 20 years of
existence of The Romanian Continental Singers (Just that is amazing!) Not so
long ago, I was telling a Continental boy about a girl who wrote to me saying
that God changed her life and she became “born again” while listening to a
Continental song. This boy looked at me
for a few seconds and said, “I am in the same situation! A few years ago I listened to the Continental
song, ‘I Still Believe,’ and that was the moment God touched me and gained me
for Him.” I cried hearing his words. We
have many, many testimonies like this…
THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THE CONTINENTAL SINGERS.” <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>Iosif
Catuna, Continental Ministries, Romania </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: orange;">REWIND,
THE CONTINENTAL SINGERS OPENING NIGHT, JUNE
1992</span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Monday, September 11</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“YES,
LET’S GO” </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">OUR 25<sup>TH</sup> ANNIVERSARY</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.audiobits.nl/img/album-500/the-continentals-yes-let-s-go-533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for yes, let´s go" border="0" class="irc_mi" height="200" src="https://www.audiobits.nl/img/album-500/the-continentals-yes-let-s-go-533.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You
are part of a big family!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the first
24 years, there have been over 250 tours performing in 25,000 live
concerts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Continental Singers have
performed in all 50 states and close to half of the countries of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We stand here tonight to glorify the Lord for
all of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was always His plan all
along, and we are the blessed ones to have had the privilege to “Praise His Name
and See It Happen”.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We
dreamed big dreams, and we still do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Keith Wheeler taught us this chorus last week at Director’s Camp, and here
are the lyrics:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“<i>I’m
gonna dream big dreams,</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>accomplish great things,</i></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Climb
that mountain for God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></div>
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</i><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I
can do anything through Christ who gives strength to me.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’m
gonna dream big dreams for God.”</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">THE
DREAMS BECAME REALITY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 70’s, we
crossed over into Communist Eastern Europe for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We opened the door to Catholics in Poland,
where thousands stood in giant Cathedrals waiting for our groups to
arrive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1981, we sent Brent Edwards
to Communist Hungary, and the next year, Julia Winterberg went again. After
that tour, she made the decision to go back to Hungary and start The Continental
Singers ministry there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The result is sitting
in this room, right here tonight, Andras Tornay, the current Director of The
Hungarian Continental Singers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rest
of the early 80’s, we focused on Asia, and started groups in Japan, Korea and
Singapore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1985, it was about world
hunger, so we joined with World Vision and raised $2,000,000 on our tours for
hunger relief in Ethiopia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the finale
concert that year, people pledged $180,000 to buy two delivery trucks that
would get the food from the ships to the people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1986, we partnered with The Jesus Film Project
with Campus Crusade for Christ. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along
with our music, we took The Jesus Film to people groups everywhere who had
never even heard the name of Jesus.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Then,
in these 90’s, has come The New Zealand and Chilean Continental Singers, and
last summer, 400 young people in Russia auditioned for a future Continental
group there, if that government will allow it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes,
we dreamed big dreams for God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
tonight, you are the result of our dreams this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This concert you are learning will be sung in
eight languages, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Spanish,
and English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are the English
version!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Our
challenge is to follow the command the Lord gave to the prophet Jeremiah, who
actually felt like he wasn’t ready for the task God laid out before him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said, “I do not know how to speak, I am
only a child”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe you feel the same
way, not quite ready, musically inadequate, worrying about your part in the
concert or concerned about the movement. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, music is still the language of the
youth worldwide. And God said to all of us in Jeremiah 1:7-8, “Do not say, ‘I
am only a child.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You must go to
everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not be afraid, for I am with you, declares
the Lord.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I
say to that ok, “Yes, let’s get going”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It will be tough going sometimes this summer for sure, but hang on to
God’s promise and it will be the greatest spiritual challenge and success of
your life.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Everyone
grab someone’s hand right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OK, we
just want to bless you and dedicate you tonight for this tour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are valuable to me, to us on the staff,
and to the Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You were chosen because
you are more than good, you are really talented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will be exceptional and successful beyond
your own biggest dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our commitment
to you is this, we will pray over you this summer, so that you will reach
people everywhere with the message that Jesus Christ can change people’s lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will also pray for your safety, so that
when we meet in Denver for the 25<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Finale, you will be
well and full of the Lord’s blessing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">NOW… YES, LET’S GO!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We
had a huge finale concert in Denver at the end of that summer, 1992.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim Chaffee and his staff did a super job of
promoting and 6,000 people enjoyed a fantastic evening of music with Sandi
Patty, Wayne Watson, Scott Wesley Brown, and Don Francisco, each performing
their biggest songs, backed up by all of The Continental Singers and Orchestra.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>REVERBERATIONS </b></span>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">FROM DAVID’S PSALMS</span></span></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“KEEP
ME AS THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Psalm 17: “I call on You, O God, for You will answer me…Show the wonder of Your great
love.” (v.6-7)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: orange;">A PRAYER OF
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This
is one of the most beautiful prayers ever written and for sure it was one from
David’s youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was certainly before
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No,
this is a youthful David who prayed one night, “Though You probe my heart and
examine me at night, though You test me, You will find nothing”. (v.3) Here for
sure is a young man sitting at God’s round table!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full of integrity!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Falsely accused. Trusting God to save him
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There
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says that in v.11).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were going
around a mountain. Saul and his 3,000 were coming from the other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had God not intervened, and had Saul not called
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But
here, David reminded the Lord, “My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have
not slipped”. (v.5) Then, he goes on adding how bad his enemies really were
with phrases like, “The wicked who assail me…”, “They close up their callous
hearts…”, “My mortal enemies…”, “Like a lion hungry for prey, crouching in
cover”, “Whose mouths speak with arrogance…”, “They have tracked me down and now
surround me”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whew, he was not pleased
with his circumstances at all, but he still has a good, positive ending to his
prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When I awake, I will be
satisfied with seeing Your likeness.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">David
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</span>And for us, whether the answer is the one we want or not, with some
patience like David had, in His time God will also answer our prayers.</span></div>
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<![endif]-->Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-82109971174606868952017-09-05T23:55:00.000-07:002017-09-05T23:55:52.853-07:00<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>RECOLLECTIONS</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, September 6, 2017</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“ON
HITLER’S STAGE…”</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By </span></span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ken Waggoner</span></span></span></span>, Continentals Singers Director</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zXRnqDpGiQc/Wa7DNejbdiI/AAAAAAAAAb0/SWcxsnzBAro7Ph5t1SaglDezkasy5N4iACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/ken%2526nancy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zXRnqDpGiQc/Wa7DNejbdiI/AAAAAAAAAb0/SWcxsnzBAro7Ph5t1SaglDezkasy5N4iACK4BGAYYCw/s320/ken%2526nancy.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;">When
we grew from one group to three in l968, Ken Waggoner was one of the three Directors. He and his wife, Nancy, had a great
Continental career and spent much of their adult life in leadership on the road
and as part of the office team in Southern California.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">JUST PRODUCING MY ASSETS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
1970, the city of Berlin was still deep inside Communist East Germany.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a bit surreal for our Continental Singers
group to consider our surroundings as we flew into historic Tempelhof airport
to perform a Christian concert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
slightly out of place feeling only deepened when we saw our concert venue: a
large outdoor amphitheater that had been built in the 1930’s and was the site
of some of Adolf Hitler’s dramatic, hysteria-inducing speeches which must still
be echoing somewhere all around us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
stage was massive—our large 40-member group actually shrank in size and looked
very small up there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the back of the
stage stood a tall granite slab, probably 40 feet tall and partway up that
slab, a few feet above the main stage, a small platform jutted out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I COULD SEE
HIM STANDING THERE IN MY MIND….THE LITTLE MUSTACHE UNDER HIS NOSE FLINCHING
WITH EACH MESMERIZING GESTURE, THE AUDIENCE BEYOND AT ATTENTION WAITING TO
BURST OUT IN CRAZIED APPLAUSE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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also an entrance just behind for him to make his appearance at just the right
time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It occurred to me that the
platform was also just about the right size to fit our drummer’s set!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Our
drummer that year was a gregarious teenager named Lynn Coulter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By nature, he was a “flash and dash” kind of
guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was incredibly creative
and-given the chance- could dazzle an audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of course, he didn’t get that chance very often because he was the
drummer. He had to keep himself in check most of the time so our audiences
would have a chance to hear the vocal group in those overly acoustic church
buildings!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But,
I thought this might be the perfect time to let him loose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a place in the middle of one of our
up-tempo songs I decided would be a great spot for a drum solo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I told him when he got to that spot to
just “go for it and see what happens”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He
did! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was probably 3 minutes long (the
song was probably only 4) and after 50 years, maybe my memory is a bit fuzzy,
but I sure remember the audience reaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As soon as both sticks came crashing down on that last drum for his
dramatic ending, they went crazy! They were on their feet whistling and yelling,
and the applause went on and on and on for at least as long as his drum solo
had lasted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lynn stood tall and was all
smiles… me, too… a moment of exhilaration and real pleasure.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Cam
always told the Directors to “produce your assets”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words, if you’ve got someone on your
tour who has a special talent, USE IT!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Find a way to let your audience enjoy them by adding some extra
excitement to the concert program experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That was one night we did exactly that!</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ken Waggoner</span></span></span></span>, Continentals Singers Director</span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<li class="yiv8009330070MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Tour participant: 1963 – ‘65</i></span></span></li>
<li class="yiv8009330070MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Directed CS tours: 1968 – 1977</i></span></span></li>
<li class="yiv8009330070MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Worked in the CS office: 1974 – 1987</i></span></span></li>
<li class="yiv8009330070MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Have lived in Colorado Springs since 1991</i></span></span></li>
<li class="yiv8009330070MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Currently semi-retired, working part time (IT-related)</i></span></span></li>
<li class="yiv8009330070MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Enjoying singing in a great church choir</i></span></span></li>
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</span><b><br /></b></span></span></span>Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-86264508667651182482017-09-04T08:10:00.000-07:002017-09-04T08:10:42.809-07:00"JOSEPH/DREAMER" - Monday, September 4, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<![endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">THE
CONTINENTAL SINGERS OPENING NIGHT </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">JUNE, 1984, THE FIRST SEASON</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;">SPRING, 1994, THE 10 ANNIVERSARY TOUR</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">"JOSEPH/DREAMER"</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Joseph
was sold as a slave by his brothers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
lost control of his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joseph later
told his brothers, “What you intended for harm, God intended for good”.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">GOD WAS IN CONTROL OF HIS LIFE</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You
have read the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors recorded for us in
Genesis, Chapters 37 to 48, (the “Technicolor Dream Coat”, said Andrew Lloyd
Weber).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joseph was sold by his jealous
brothers to a caravan of Ishmaelites traveling down to Egypt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once there, this young teenager, with his
life and goals still ahead of him, was sold to one of Pharaoh’s officials, an
Egyptian, Potiphar, the Captain of the Guard.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There
are four important attributes Joseph had that took him from being a slave to
becoming Pharaoh’s right hand, 2nd in command, in charge of all Egypt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These same <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>four characteristics will take you from this
rehearsal camp to becoming the Continental that will take God’s message of
forgiveness to the whole world.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">JOSEPH
HAD THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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complaining and pointing out how he had been mistreated by his family, he
charged ahead. His new owner saw that the Lord was with him and was giving him
success, so he put him in charge of his entire household.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tour
life is glamorous for sure, but after a while many little things, and possibly
what you will consider even some big things, may take your eyes off the ministry
goal in front of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Attitude is
everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will help you to be a
successful person in everything you do.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">JOSEPH
TRUSTED THE LORD WAS IN CHARGE OF HIS LIFE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With his success came some challenges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Potiphar’s wife took notice and did her best to entice him for her
sexual gratification.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He refused, she
accused him anyway. Potiphar believed his wife and Joseph was thrown into a
prison where the King’s prisoners were confined. While there, the Warden saw
the Lord was with Joseph, so he put him in charge of all the other
prisoners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was here that he
interpreted dreams by Pharaoh’s cup bearer, and his baker, that eventually got
him out of the prison. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not
everything on this itinerary will happen without the possibility of some abrupt
disruptions, maybe a cancellation and an empty night, maybe a long, long bus
ride, maybe a breakdown, maybe you will even miss a concert, although I doubt
your Director will allow that to happen!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Trust
your Director to make the right decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He or she is in charge of your tour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Your leader is trusting the Lord to give them success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Lord is with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Lord is with you, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trust in that, and no matter what happens,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">JOSEPH
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Slavery and prison took
away his youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not one time did Joseph
lose hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When God closed various doors
in his life, He also opened windows of opportunity, and Joseph remained
faithful throughout as the Lord remained faithful to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be times people on your tour may
talk against your Director, or another tour member, or worse, begin to believe
the Lord is not really in charge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay faithful!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Lord is in charge! Be supportive in every
way, so that this becomes an experience of a lifetime for you.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">JOSEPH
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He could easily have
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he had to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, instead, he understood that
God had always been in control so that he could be in a position to actually save
his family during the long, seven year famine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What a great life lesson for us, and for you, this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is your responsibility to love, enjoy, and
forgive, as necessary, whatever wrongs you feel someone has done to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the Christian’s right attitude and The
Continental’s right way, especially while on this long tour.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If
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do for the rest of your life, just like it did for him.</span></div>
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<![endif]-->Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-24119368084760291172017-08-02T01:30:00.000-07:002017-08-02T01:30:01.927-07:00“BUSTED” – Wednesday August 2, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 28pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>RECOLLECTIONS</b></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...FROM A JEREMIAH PEOPLE Tour<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">By Sterling
Swan, Technical Director<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>(</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jeremiah
People began in 1971. They were a comedy, drama, music team, part of the
Continental ministry, that toured coast to coast nine months out of the year for
45 + years.</span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A VIVID
MEMORY
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMofFIeeIpY/WXgn-uJC27I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/T1QKlcdWNW4Ba0miKDBpJwXJrnkL9momQCLcBGAs/s1600/JP%2B1974%2B75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1280" height="248" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMofFIeeIpY/WXgn-uJC27I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/T1QKlcdWNW4Ba0miKDBpJwXJrnkL9momQCLcBGAs/s320/JP%2B1974%2B75.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeremiah People 1974-75...and the van</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was the
1974-75 Jeremiah People tour (they traveled doing concerts 9 months out of the
year) and during these years, the J.P. team were in a Dodge van. As you can imagine, that van was packed full
of people, luggage, concert equipment, records, and personal items.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One morning,
following a very heavy rainstorm the previous night, we were driving east along
I-40 toward Little Rock, Arkansas.
Although low on fuel, we elected to bypass the exit at hand and stop at
the next station down the road.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Less than 2
miles east of that unwise choice, we realized that we could easily run out of
gas before the next gas station. No
problem, we’ll just cross the grassy median strip, double back and gas up. Half way across that median strip we bogged
down in what had become muck and there we sat…totally stuck! This in itself was not unusual for a
Continental tour, in those years busses and vans were frequently breaking down. (Thank you, Sterling!) We finally got a tow truck to pull us out,
drove back and fueled up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Little did
we know that the Arkansas highway patrol, acting on a tip, had staked out that
portion of the interstate looking for out-of-state vehicles carrying illegal
drugs. Our little median strip u-turn
aroused the suspicion of the stake-out team and they started trailing us in
unmarked cars as we headed east again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It all came
to a head on the western edge of Little Rock as three unmarked patrol cars
pulled us over right on the busy interstate.
Jon Sherberg, who was driving at the time, was asked to get out and sit
in one of the patrol cars while they check his license. A few minutes later the detective in charge
told the other six of us to get out of the van, open the back doors and empty
the van. EMPTY THE VAN!! …on the side of
the road.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now it was
clearly time to play our Christian card.
We explained that yes, we were from California, but our president, Cam
Floria didn’t allow us to use any drugs stronger than Tylenol. Yes, we were smuggling things…Christian tapes
and records from state to state that even the detective’s mother would probably
like listening to and best of all, we were performing in a church in Little
Rock that very evening. He heard our
story, looked at our sardine-like maxi-van, paused and sent us on our way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That night,
after we arrived and before our performance commenced, one of the church staff
people commented with squinty eyes, “So, I saw your Jeremiah People van stopped
on I-40 earlier this afternoon surrounded by police cars. Seemed serious. What happened?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Here we go
again…) “Would you believe……” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“Nothing is
hidden that shall not be revealed…”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Singers and Jeremiah People in the early 70’s, Sterling got married, raised a family,
and worked as an air traffic controller. In the fall of 2006, he became a
full-time caregiver, helping his wife battle advanced-stage melanoma cancer for
over seven years. Karen died in 2014, motivating him to write a book celebrating
her life, candidly describing the impact cancer had on his family, and
explaining how this journey fundamentally transformed him. </i></span></span></div>
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were singing a medley called, “Let the Whole World Sing” and another called, “A
Story and a Song for the Nations”. We had big ideas, and big expectations, of
reaching the whole world with the gospel wrapped up in musical
productions. I had all kinds of motivational
phrases I used on the directors from the very beginning like, “You can do
anything you want to if you want to bad enough”, "To whom much is given, much is required”, “If there’s no stage when you get there, build one” and “Attitude is everything”.
And when a new rookie director came to me with the deflating word that there
was too much equipment to fit under the bus, my response was always, “Do I have
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probably in Palm Springs, 110</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">°</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">-115</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">°</span><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> in the day, but much nicer in the evening,
sitting around the pool getting to know each other and listening to what everyone
had been through that year. We prayed together and listened to each of their
expectations for the summer. It was in a
setting like this that I read something I had just found called, “Declaration
for the 21<sup>st</sup> Century” by John Osteen. Here it is for you to digest!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit
power. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision
has been made. I am a disciple of
Jesus. I will not look back, let up or
slow down, back away or be still. My
past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight
walking, chinsey giving, dwarf goals. I
no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, prominence, plaudence or
popularity. I don’t have to be
right. I don’t have to be first. I don’t have to be tops. I don’t have to be recognized. I don’t have to be praised. I don’t have to be regarded nor
rewarded. I now live by presence, lean
by faith, walk with patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set. My gate is fast. My goal is heaven. My road is narrow. My way is rough. My companions few. My guide is reliable. MY MISSION IS CLEAR. I cannot be bought. I cannot be compromised, detoured, lured
away, turned back, diluted, or turned away.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of
the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of
popularity, meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I will not give up, shut up, or let up until I have stayed up, stored
up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until He comes, give until I drop,
preach until all know, and work until he stops me. And when He comes for his own, He will have
no trouble recognizing me because my colors are clear. </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">(And I added)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">
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Psalm 15. We can keep our promises, which, he says, will honor the Lord. David says it is one, “WHO KEEPS HIS OATH
EVEN WHEN IT HURTS” (v.4). Jesus said, “Let your yes be yes and your no, no”! Same thing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the other thing, is one “WHO SPEAKS THE TRUTH FROM HIS HEART” (v. 2). For David, this was someone “who does his
neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellow man! (v. 3) Sometimes, the
truth is evasive, and it’s just easier to agree with whatever someone else says. Gossip and a seeming light slur come across easily
on our smart phones as no one can see our expressions. Passing on questionable stories about someone
when we have no idea of the background to their actions or know nothing of what
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question in the last verse. He simply
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virtues. We call it, “Sit at God’s Round
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-20917029492451941712017-07-26T01:30:00.000-07:002017-07-26T01:30:25.965-07:00“PLEASE DON’T SEND ME TO AFRICA” – Wednesday July 26, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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been the first Director to volunteer with Campus Crusade for Christ, "The Jesus Film" Project, after Paul Eshelman, their leader, challenged us to join his venture
at a summer rehearsal camp. Jon took his
Continental Singers tours to faraway places, performing and showing "The Jesus Film" to people who had never heard the name Jesus. A couple years later, Jon Eric found himself
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tour was in Kenya to show The Jesus Film. A Christian artist, Scott Wesley
Brown, had joined our tour. The
Continental Singers had performed many of Scott’s songs over the years
including, “He Will Carry You” from our musical, DREAMER. I
split our group up into smaller teams to go into different parts of Kenya. My
group of seven, along with Scott Wesley, traveled deep into the bush, and
showed the film six different times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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village had an 8’ tall pile of thick brush all around it. We were told it was to keep lions and
leopards from killing and eating their animals.
They also volunteered that, the week before, a Leopard had jumped their
“fence” and taken a baby goat. We were
to sleep in the village that night! THANK
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light, and only a small hole in the top to let the smoke out. Yes, they even cooked inside! The entry ways were very tight and really
curvy, so that if a wild animal did get into the fenced sleeping area at night,
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and I stayed in the same hut and were having a quiet talk before hitting the
sack, when we began to hear a very soft noise.
He asked me if I heard something.
I had! It was pitch black inside. The sound was growing in intensity, like in
stereo. I took out my small flashlight.
There was nothing. I put the light on the ceiling. It was moving! Thousands and thousands of bugs were crawling
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perform for years to come, “Please Don’t Send Me to Africa”. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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people who had never even heard of Jesus believe in Him as their Savior during
our time in Kenya. It was always
interesting to watch their reactions and hear their verbal responses when our
Lord was beaten and hung on a cross.
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opportunity to go on three Jesus Film Project tours. Of all the 12 tours I went on, those tours
had the greatest impact on my life.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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30<sup>th</sup> year and Dick and Mel Tunney had written our opening song to
celebrate the anniversary…</i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“He’s given
us a voice to tell His story. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our mission
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Carrying the
flame, lifting high His name,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The good
news of the Gospel is our song.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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GOOD NEWS….”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you all
now know, our theme this summer is “REACHIN’ OUT”. Mr. Webster must have been a Continental
because he said reaching out means “to touch by extending,” or better yet, “to
carry as far as you can go!”, “To arrive at by effort” (he had to be a
Continental) or “to attain some GREAT GOAL,” “To have influence by reaching
someone,” “to establish contact with,” and finally he said the one that really
works for us, “this power reaches into other lands, to carry, to penetrate, as
sight and sound do!” Yes, that’s us…
that is you this summer. The sight and
sounds of the Continentals REACHIN’ OUT and penetrating the world with the
message of Jesus Christ through music and performance! Fantastic!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of our
great goals is to empower you by preparing you, the Continental, to reach out
to people all over the world this year.
We want you to experience the Lord in a new and wonderful way, to grow
spiritually, to learn to trust Him more and give you a chance to share your
testimony, what you really believe, and share it with someone who needs to find
Christ themselves. You are Ambassadors
of Jesus Christ this summer. You don’t
represent me. You stand strong for Him
as a Continental and your music and message will reach people’s hearts for
sure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There will
be 54 groups like you doing this program literally all over the world this year. And for the first time, some Continentals
will be Slovakian, Italian and Argentinian who will be reaching out with other
Continentals in their own language who will start out in their own countries in
Asia, Europe and South America. You are
part of a big family. But our message is
the same everywhere. Jesus is alive and
He changes the lives He touches through people like you. What we are telling people is best told in a
simple story…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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terminal disease and not long to live.
His disease made it difficult for him to understand classroom
assignments. During Easter the children
were supposed to take an empty plastic egg and put something in it that
reminded them of Easter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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eggs were to be turned in, the teacher opened each one and made a positive
comment. One egg was empty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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raised his hand. “Teacher, you didn’t share mine.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Johnny,” she said, “you were to bring something that means Easter to you and,
and put it in the egg.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a few weeks later, and in his casket his classmates placed twenty-seven empty
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bottom line message too. Jesus is not in
the grave, he arose, he lives. He said,
“I have come that they might have life and have it to the full.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tell everyone this good news. Let’s
REACH OUT and give people life!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-26632756491327798982017-07-24T11:31:00.002-07:002017-07-24T11:32:12.294-07:00GOD IS PRESENT - Friday July 21, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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I sit on the cliffs nearby to see the sun sink into the sea, or drop into the
hills and trees out west, over the curve of the island, depending on the time
of the year. The clouds will be full of
color with all kinds of imaginative shapes, and the waves just below me often
crash so high the spray blocks the brightness of the descending sun.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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words fill my mind and I have to blurt out, “Lord, You make such beautiful
things”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://youtu.be/qIDdiOUftoU">CLICK HERE for a special video message from Cam</a></span></span></div>
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David declares that the person of moral perversity, the fool, says there is no
God. That’s amazing to me. No way that the intricacies of creation just
happened. Many of our greatest
scientists agree that there has to be a Creator. David goes on to say that men, God’s created
beings, have abandoned Him, turning aside, becoming corrupt and don’t even
understand who He is and what He has done for mankind. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Psalm was quoted by Paul in Romans 3 as well, which declares the same things,
that we naturally, do not really understand the Lord who created everything. And, that we all have turned away. Doing good,
all we can, is not in man’s normal nature.
<i>“There is none righteous, not even one.” (v. 10)</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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declaring us guilty, David has something good to say. <i>“GOD IS PRESENT in the
company of the righteous”,</i> (v5) and ends with, <i>“Oh, that salvation for Israel
would come out of Zion.” (v.7)</i> And it
did! Praise God! Paul does the same
thing after declaring us guilty he says, <i>“But now a righteousness from God,
apart from law, has been made known. This
righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who
believe. There is no difference, for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified, freely, by
His grace, through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (v.21-24)</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that.</b> His righteousness cleanses us by
His grace. It’s free, just like
breathing in and out, and taking in the beauty of His creation all around us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-76558827172033807042017-07-24T10:46:00.000-07:002017-07-24T11:32:34.264-07:00“‘GOD KNOWS WE NEED NICE WEATHER,’ SAID MRS. HYINK” – Wednesday July 19, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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The Continentals have been to the village Driebergen in Holland. An ongoing invitation from the female Pastress
Hyink, pastor of the local Pentecostal church.
They could not do a concert, but The Continental Singers could perform
in the Sunday morning service. She would
often invite, and care for, English speakers, celebrities like Brother Andrew,
Corrie ten Boom, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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church service, The Continental Singers were not allowed to leave unless they
“had tea” at Mrs. Hyink’s house. Of
course, the house was too small, so chairs had to be put in the garden. But, that is very risky business in the rapid
changing weather of Holland. The chance
is 80% that it will start raining. There are even voices who say that the moment
Dutch people go enjoy nice weather and sit in the garden, it starts raining as
a revenge of the weather-gods, because the Dutch reclaimed so much land from
lakes and sea. So, that first time in
1970, the neighbors of Mrs. Hyink saw the bus and the 40 Conti’s appear at
13.00 hrs. When they saw all those kids in the yard, they were eager to offer
shelter, just when it would start to rain (quite normal expectations when you
live in Holland). Mrs. (Rev) Hyink
smiled and said, “Thanks, but God knows we need nice weather. He will help.” So, what happened that afternoon? Splendid weather!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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1971, same procedure. And surprise! Nice Weather! The third year, according to
the mathematic laws of chance, it had to rain now, but again, great
weather. The fourth year, the neighbors
gave up. They prepared that day their
yard for their own family barbeque as well, and yes, great weather. (In some parts of Holland a barbeque can only
last one hour or so because the weather changes.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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years it became the sign for the whole neighborhood, that the day The
Continental Singers would come to town, it would be nice weather. People would start calling Mrs. Hyink to find
out the date of their visit. First, she
thought that they wanted to come to church.
Later on, she found out, that almost the whole village would plan all
sorts of outdoor activities, because The Continental Singers had arrived, and
that meant nice weather. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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been a few occasions that it did rain during the morning service (panic in
town), but the moment they stepped out of the bus into the yard, the rain
stopped! This incredible smile of God happened in an annual sequence from 1970
to 1990, when Mrs. Hyink became too old to care for The Continental Singers
after church. The village could not
count anymore on this beautiful divine intervention.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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true “Continental Tale” as he calls it, by Sir Leen LaRiviere who was knighted
by the Queen for his contribution to the arts in his country of Holland. Leen, along with his wife Ria, has been
European Director of The Continental Singers ministry since 1969, now in his 49<sup>th</sup>
year!)<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-37539562588218415352017-07-24T10:31:00.000-07:002017-07-24T10:31:32.522-07:00"REALITY CHECK" - Monday July 17, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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months getting your music and production ready, and now, I have just 15 minutes
to talk to you about the reality of what we expect from you and expect from
your Continental music outreach ministry this summer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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God, who came to earth, and gave His life on the cross as a sacrifice for you? If
so, is He, then, the Lord of your life?
Does He reign in the center of your heart?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the biggest questions a person who calls him or her self a Christian can ever
ask. Jesus Christ rose from that grave,
way back then, and He lives in your heart today, right now, if you believe in
Him and have asked Him into your life.
If you have made that confession, then there is no question, you are one
of His!! That is your first reality check.
But, believe it or not, lots of people fake it.
Some have even been Continentals, pretending to appear like a Christian
by saying and doing the right things.
Deep in your heart, you know what I’m saying. If you are going to be effective as a Continental
this summer, sharing your testimony with people and audiences, then Jesus will
have to be your Lord, living in your heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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question. One that has to do with your
time with us on this tour. Assuming you
have made a commitment to the Lord, DO YOU REALLY, SERIOUSLY DESIRE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD? This tour is an
outreach to share the gospel with everyone we come in contact with. You have been called to do just that and we
have been called together to expand the Kingdom of God. It is one of the primary reasons we exist as
a music ministry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the desire of your heart to follow God’s calling on your life. We are told to Love the Lord with all our
heart and with all our strength. This
summer tour is really the “strength” part of that ask. You will be tested, tempted, tried and maybe
even tuckered out sometimes. But this
experience is about giving your all to the Lord. The Bible says, “Whatever you do, work at it
with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” That means you are not performing, or loading,
or unloading for me or some church or even for your director. We may give you a directive word now and then,
but YOU ARE DOING IT FOR THE LORD.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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part of a team. You are not alone in
this, and it’s a fact, there is strength in numbers. In order to be an effective Continental
group, you are going to have to love and respect each other. The Bible says they will know we are
Christians by our love for each other.
On the bus, it will take humility, and sometimes, a little sacrifice, if
we are going to be ok together. Sure,
someone’s stuff will end up in your bin or on your seat. Get a grip, it is not the end of the
world! No complaining! Instead we are asking you to be forgiving and
loving. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Reality Check is simple: You need Christ
in your heart, you are to follow His call on your life, and you are to do as
you’re told! NO, I’M KIDDING!!! You are
to love your Continental neighbor as yourself.
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as part of a group of fantastically talented Christians. Love and partner with them and together we
will help change our world for Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-74446441208341093502017-07-14T01:00:00.000-07:002017-07-14T01:00:04.600-07:00“HELP LORD, HOW LONG?” – Friday July 14, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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David struggled all through his young manhood with people on all sides, lying
and making up false stories about him.
He got to the point in Psalm 12 that he wasn’t certain anyone around him
was Godly, <i>“Everyone lies to his neighbor”(v.2)</i>. At the same time, though, he realized that
the Lord’s words were flawless and pure.
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question, we have all been through these kinds of times, and we believe and
know the same truths David did. Yet in the middle of the trouble, it sometimes
gets so frustrating, we just ask God, <b>“How Long, O Lord”</b>? In Psalm 13, David’s troubles flare up again
and he asks, “How Long?” four different times in the first two verses, as he is
wrestling with his thoughts and has become impatient with God’s timing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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relate?</b> Sometimes it really does take a
long time for the Lord to answer our requests and prayers, and maybe you have
felt the same, “How long?”. David,
finally, just asks for an encouraging sign. He asks, <i>“Give light to my eyes…”
(v.3).</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Lord do that in my own life when I asked for it. There was no final answer. I just wanted to know He heard me. He did. (See David’s 7 Secrets pp. 51-52 for the full
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in his writings, David says what he really knows about how the Lord answers and
then guides his life. <i>“But I trust in Your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in
Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord,
for He has been good to me” (v.5-6).</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-134895899552777892017-07-12T01:00:00.000-07:002017-07-12T01:00:26.256-07:00“ANGELS ON TOUR C” – Wednesday July 12, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A chilling
shock gripped me—someone had thrown a knife at me while I was concluding my
testimony at the University of the East in Manila. There was a scuffle as police moved in the
crowd to capture the Communist infiltrators wielding guns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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summer of 1968, and Tour C, directed by The Continental Singers President and
Founder, Cam Floria, was on a tour that included the Western U.S., Hawaii,
Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, Guam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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War was raging in 1968, and earlier plans for The Continentals to visit Saigon
were scrapped by the U.S. Military due to the danger. Several weeks of the summer were spent with
various branches of the U.S. Military visiting casualty wards of the hospitals
and doing concerts for the troops. Walking into a ward and praying with a
soldier who had lost an arm or a leg or suffered other devastating wounds is an
experience that stirs me to this day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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evening, August 6, we were flown by the U.S. Army to Kurat, Thailand, and
treated to a steak BBQ…all we could eat. After weeks of eating raw fish
eyeballs, eel liver, seaweed and rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we were
ready for good ol’ American food.
Following the steak feast, we did a concert for the enthusiastic
soldiers in a packed auditorium. The
next morning, we were scheduled to be flown to Camp Friendship in Satihep for a
concert that evening. Instead, General
Black decided to keep us at the base for a repeat performance on Wednesday
evening. On Thursday morning, we awoke
to see in The Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper, the headline that the
barracks at Camp Friendship, the dorms we would have been staying in, were hit
by mortar fire. Clearly God had watched
over us and arranged for this change of schedule. As David wrote in Psalm 34, <i>“The angel of the
LORD, encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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we arrived in Manila in the Philippines. An earthquake measuring 7.3 had rocked
Manila on August 2<sup>nd</sup> just 8 days before we arrived. 286 lives were lost and 261` more
injured. All but eight died in the
collapse of the 6-story Ruby Tower. God
had prearranged for us to minister in a church a short distance for the Ruby
Tower tragedy. Many responded to the
gospel message, and again, we saw the protection of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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we sang, the crowds were enormous, enthusiastic and receptive. On the evening of Sunday, August 18, we did a
concert at the University of the East considered to the one of the largest
universities in the world with 92,000 students.
I recall the bus ride that afternoon as we crept through the crowded
streets of Manila to the University. Our
expectations were high knowing we would have a huge crowd and a great
opportunity to share the message of Jesus Christ. I reviewed some of the verses pertaining to
salvation and silently asked the Lord for the opportunity to lead some to
Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was staged in an outdoor plaza about the size of a football field and
surrounded by four-story building on all sides. Balconies on each level were
filled with onlookers, and the field was packed with students on this hot,
sultry evening. At the end of the
concert, Cam Floria motioned for me to step to the microphone to share my
testimony. As I spoke, I sensed
something stirring in the audience behind me.
As I turned, I saw the knife thrown at me that barely missed and was now
stuck in the wood platform directly behind me.
On the upper level, there was a scuffle as police moved in to capture
the would-be assassins armed with guns.
What a moment of God’s protection!
<i>“If you make the Most High your refuge, He will command his angels to
guard you wherever you go.”</i> (Ps 91)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the concert ended, rain poured down drenching the crowd and the field. I had given an invitation for those who
wanted to know more about Jesus Christ to stay after and meet us at the front
by the platform. I assumed with the
downpour, no one would stay, but 25-30 students gathered to ask us questions. I explained God’s wonderful gift of
forgiveness and eternal life through Jesus Christ. Joining hands in a circle in pouring down
rain, along with some supportive Continentals who came off the risers and
joined them, I led them in a prayer of repentance and salvation. As Jesus said, <i>“There is rejoicing in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” </i> Thrilled at those who came to Christ and
knowing my life had been spared, I was dancing in the rain celebrating with the
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dr. Dave
Beckwith, in addition to singing bass on the first L.A. based Continental tour
in 1967, has pastored six churches in Southern California, including Yorba
Linda Friends, and was professor of Biblical Studies at Grace Bible
Institute. He has written scores of
articles for ministry publications and even the Los Angeles Times, and has
written two books, THE EDGE: GOD’S POWER PERFECTED IN WEAKNESS and STRENGTH
LIKE SOARING: SET FREE FROM WHAT SETS YOU BACK </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(This 1968
tour ended my career as a tour director.
From this point on to our current 50<sup>th</sup> year, I have directed
the directors, Cam.)</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-16773033422638291992017-07-11T08:23:00.001-07:002017-07-11T08:23:49.783-07:00“HOLD UP THE LIGHT” – Monday July 10, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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powerful message we could put to music for 1990 is that Jesus is the Light of
the World. Picture this, you are like
the “Olympic Torch Runner”, running night and day, from city to city, holding
the torch high, as a testimony that Jesus is the Light of the World. You are filling
dark places, you are carrying His light.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I am lifted up, I will draw all men to Me”</i>. That’s why we want to CARRY THE
TORCH high. You learned that song and
let me remind you of the lyrics of the chorus you will sing: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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carry the Torch of the Lord.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In Matthew,
Jesus said something about you, one of His followers. He declared, <i>“You are the light of the
world!”</i> Maybe you have never realized it
before, but it’s true and it brings with it a responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bright of a light will you be this spring?
Today, 50% of the whole world is your age or younger, and 90% of all the
people who accept Christ as their Savior, do it before they are 19 years old. Kids everywhere are born with a fear of the
dark. Lead them to the Light. That is your new calling.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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writing a letter to the Philippians, that you <i>“Shine like stars in the universe
as you hold out the word of life.”</i> And
it’s true. Thirty-two groups of The
Continental Singers from New Zealand to Japan, to Great Britain and Holland,
and from Singapore to South Africa, to South America and many other countries,
too, will be holding up His light this year.
There will be over 1,000 of you performing over 1,700 concerts and
traveling over hundreds of thousands of land and flight miles. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But yours is
the bigger and more critical task.
People who start things, set the pace.
No one will ever be the first to perform this program, but you. All the summer and fall directors and
hundreds of Continental Singers learning this music will see you first. They will take your lead. They will be inspired. The rest of The Continental world will see
your videos, starting here at this rehearsal camp, as you learn to sing and to
“move” together. It’s a giant
responsibility, and one you probably didn’t realize would be yours. But we are ready for this and we have total
confidence in you. We know you will be
successful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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this exciting image: you will be an army of lights this year. See it in your mind, all of you and all of
us, hundreds and hundreds, marching together over some great plain, torches
raised high in the darkness, singing, praising, carrying the true Light of the
World. <b>Wow, it can’t get better than
that! </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Camfloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012991132084460820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701486167110421676.post-6114870822438660252017-07-07T01:00:00.000-07:002017-07-07T01:00:36.802-07:00FLY TO THE MOUNTAINS – Friday July 7, 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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‘flee like a bird to your mountain.’”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqEbU1wdrU0">A special message from Cam - click here</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Maybe you have
been in a situation where some people were shooting their arrows of dislike at
you with lies, rumors and malicious stories coming at you from many directions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So it was
for David after he killed Goliath and entered Saul’s court. At first, he was the young hero, so strong
and so successful that the women of the land made up songs about him and he was
becoming a legend in his own time.
Saul’s son Jonathan, in line to be the next king, became David’s best
friend and Saul’s lovely young daughter, Michal, fell in love with him and
became his wife. Now David is Saul’s son-in law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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began to distrust David’s motives. Then
came the vicious rumors when the nation cheered louder for David than they did
for Saul. The king sent him on many
military missions hoping he would be killed.
Then finally tried to kill David himself by throwing javelins at him on
two occasions while he played the harp.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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during this dangerous and nerve racking time when social climbers, whisperers,
and those seeking political advantage were threatened by him that David wrote
this Psalm. It is an appropriate Psalm
for us too when we face some crisis in our lives and are tempted to run away
and hide from all the negative circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Psalm, but the last few verses have some redemption for David and for us. <i>“…The Lord is on His heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; His eyes examine
them. The Lord examines the righteous
but those who love violence His soul hates.” </i>(v.4-5)<i> “For the Lord is
righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see His face.” </i>(v.7)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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RUN AND HIDE IF YOU ARE RIGHT AND HONEST.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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justice will win in the end.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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check out chapter Two in “David’s 7 Secrets” about David’s virtues… p.16
Justice and p.24 Patience.)</i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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