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02/16/12

Greetings friends.  We just returned from a trip to west Texas and eastern New Mexico.  It was our first time out in 2010 and we had a great time.  The tour started with an awful trip for me and Jon going from Nashville, TN to Midland, TX.  We went through a blizzard in Arkansas, that saw around 20 inches of snow in Little Rock.  The visibility was about 6 feet!!! But, by the grace of God, we made it.

On Friday, Feb. 11th and Saturday, Feb. 12th, we were at the Ector County Coliseum.  We were part of an RV show with Bo's RV in Midland, TX.  We wanna thank them for having us be part of their show and for all of the help they are with our toter and trailer in Midland.  We appreciate you guys.

On Sunday morning, Feb. 13th, we were in Hobbs, NM with Cowboy Juncion Church.  This was our first time there and we had a great time.  We were part of a Valentine's weekend called donut you wanna be my valentine.  It consisted of a MOUND of donuts.  It was fun and everyone was a blast.  Thanks to pastor Ty and Heather for having us in.  We look forward to being with you guys again.

Sunday night we went back to Midland, TX for a church service with Solid Rock Fellowship Outwest.  This is a church that has partnered with us and we are SO very blessed to have them as part of CrossCountry Ministries.  We wanna thank Pastor Eddy Elliot and everyone at Solid Rock!! Thanks so much.

 Monday night we were once again at Cowboy Juncion Church across the border in Hobbs, NM.  They continued the valentines theme with even MORE donuts.  Again, it was a wonderful time.

We had a great tour, but the best thing of all was the fact that over the three church services, we saw about 80 folks acknowledge their need for Christ in their lives.  This is why we do what we do. Please pray for these people as they continue their new walk with the Lord.  And please pray for CrossCountry Ministries as they begin their 20th year of ministry in 2012.

Blessings,

Casey

01/05/12

 

 Happy New Year!!! We just returned from Milton, Florida where we were part of an event called 1st Night Santa Rosa.  We were partnered with Hope Corral Cowboy Church and NAS Whiting Field in Milton, FL.  We were joined by ICM artists Jayc Harold and Denean Workman for a night of music and fun.  We wanna thank all involved and look forward to a great and exciting 2011 as CrossCountry will celebrate their 20th year of ministry!!!!

Blessings,

Casey

11/14/10

 

Hey guys, we just returned from Florida. It was a quick trip, as we just played one show.  It was an outreach/city event in Milton, FL at the East Milton Ballpark, which by the way, we are going to be at for New Years Eve.  

We were with Hope Corral Cowboy Church.  This is a new Cowboy Church in Milton and they really have a heart for reaching the lost.  We played for about 2 1/2 hours, shot some shirts off, gave away a guitar, and presented the gospel, to which we had several decisions.  We wanna thank Pastor Brian and Christy Graves and the gang for having us in and we look so forward to New Years.

Be blessed,

Casey 

11/09/10

Hello friends.  We just returned from a trip to Texas Motor Speedway!!  It was a good trip with a crowd of around 700 braving the cold and hanging with us in our campground.  We only played Saturday, due to a LATE race on Friday night.  We did see, however, about 250 hands go up to acknowledge their need for or make a decision for Christ.  We wanna thank Dr. Roger Marsh and TXARMCoinstar, and Heal Our Heroes for helping make this weekend happen.

Sunday morning we went to Life Church in North Richland Hills, TX.  We have been with them many times over the years and ALWAYS love going back.  We saw about 15 make a decision for Christ in this service and wanna thank Pastor Roger Lewis for having us and sharing his pulpit with us.  You guys are great and we look forward to next time.

Blessings,

Casey 

11/01/10

Hey guys, we just got back from Talladega Superspeedway for our fall race.  We had a great time with the folks in campground West C, like we usually do.  The weather was great and so was the whole weekend.  We had many folks make a decision for God on Saturday night when Leo gave the altar call.  Pray for these folks as they begin their new walk with the Lord.  Thanks to ARM,  Mudbrick MediaMRO, Dan Cowart, and Bob Uber with Heal Our Heroes for helping us to be there.  Now........off to Texas Motor Speedway.

Blessings,

Casey 

10/18/10

Hey guys what's goin on? We just got finished with a VERY busy week.  We started last Sunday, the 10th, at a free concert at TBN in Hendersonville, TN that kicked off the 2010 ICM convention week.  The concert included CrossCountry the Band, Laura Dodd, and Buddy Jewel. It was lots of fun and we wanna thank Jason Higgins for allowing us to be part of this.

Tuesday, October 12th, we were part of the ICM Number one Media Luncheon at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN.  The portion of the day where we performed was sponsored by our good friend Jeff Searcy and Not Alone.  Thanks to Jeff for letting us be part of your DEAL!!  Tuesday night we showcased at the TBN Studio and performed Days of America and Across The Miles off of our forthcoming CD, FREEDOM AIN'T FREE.

Thursday night we performed on the ICM Awards show our current single, THESE COLORS DON'T RUN. We were also honored by being named ICM 2010 Vocal Group of the Year.  For a complete list of winners, go to www.ccma.cc

We had the leave the after party Thursday night early, because we had to leave at 3AM for Charlotte Motor Speedway.   We were part of a program there that involved Military Ministries/Heal our Heroes, I Am Second, and Joe Gibbs and Game Plan For Life.  A special thanks to Mr. Bob Uber for having us in.  See ya in Talladega Bob.

Sunday morning we were at Church of Life in Madisonville, TN.  We hadn't been with them in over 3 years!!! It was great to be back with them and we have a big outreach planned with them in the spring of 2011.  Thanks to Pastor Joe Brown for bringing us back in.

For pics from the whole week, click HERE

 

Blessings,

Casey 

09/02/10

Hey guys, how are you?  We just got back from a GREAT west coast trip. 

We started the trip at Ridin High Cowboy Church in China Spring, TX.  It had been about 5 years since we had been with Pastor Mark and Dahna and the gang and it was wonderful to be back.  We had a great service and when the invitation came, we saw about 20 hands go up.  Thanks to the whole congregation and Pastor Mark Griffin for allowing us to minister with you.

We then traveled to Safford, AZ where we ministered with Pastor Phil Tutor and the guys at New Life City Church.  It had been a while since we had been here also, but it was just like going home.  We wanna thank Pastor Phil and Winnie and also a big thanks to AJ and Traci Taylor for the great meal after church.

The next morning our new drummer, Jon, woke up with severe pain.  He had a kidney stone.  He says he gets them about every 5 years, and the last time he passed out and had to go to the hospital.  We took time, layed hands on him and prayed.  What happened next was nothing short of a miracle.  He passed the stone about 30-45 minutes after prayer, and had no more problems the rest of the trip.  Thank God for prayer.

The five of us (Jon named his stone Safford, after the place he was birthed) headed to Sonora, CA.  We were going to play a benefit for Donna Modrell, a dear friend of ours and along with her husband Tom, Pastors of the Christian Cowboy Fellowship in Jamestown, CA. 

Donna had a terrible accident when someone threw a rock through the windshield of her car.  For more about this story, just click HERE.  The benefit was held at the Sonora Elk's Lodge.  It was a HUGE success with over 500 people coming out, and many more donating items for auctions, food, and many other donations.

Sunday morning we played at Hurst Ranch in Jamestown, CA for Christian Cowboy Fellowship.  It was a great time, as it always is with these great down home country folks. 

We saw about 60 people raise their hands over the three services, and had a great time ministering and visiting with old friends.  For some pics from the trip, click HERE.

Blessings,

Casey

08/16/10

Hey guys, we just got back from a great weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mi.  We have been doing both Spring and Fall races now for about 6 years, and love going back to see old friends. 

We played the Brookfest Campground on Friday and Saturday night and saw a record crowd "Friday night crowd" of about 3,500.  Saturday night was equally great, with near 4,500 in attendance and about 500 hands going up when Leo gave the invitation at the end of the night. 

We wanna thank Bruce, Matt, Denise, Mike and the whole gang from Cedar Creek Church in Toledo, OH.  They are GREAT!!! What an awesome blessing to the campers and also to CrossCountry.  Thanks so much and we look forward to June.

We also played Saturday morning at Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Brooklyn.  We had a great time with some great folks.  They do a Saturday morning service during race weekends, due to traffice problems, etc. on Sunday (race day).  Thanks to Pastor Steve and Ron and the whole church for allowing us to minister with you. Look forward to seeing you again.

We are headed to Texas, Arizona, and California over the next 10 days.  Talk to you in September.

Blessings,

Casey

08/03/10

Hey guys, we just got finished with a few dates we wanna tell you about.  Last week, we went to Bristol Motor Speedway and played for the NHRA Junior east region finals.  We were brought in by Goinoxgreen.  We wanna thank Dave Fankhouser and the rest of the gang.  We had a great time and wanna encourage you to check out their website.

On Monday we traveled to Marion Illinois and did a television show at TCT studios.  It was called Sessions and was hosted by Melanie Walker.  The other guests on the show were Joe Arview and Thunder.  Thanks to everyone at the studio for your wonderful hospitality and check out their website for possible airings in your area.

Blessings,

Casey

07/07/10

Happy Independence Day!!!!  We just got back from a GREAT weekend in South Bend, Indiana where we played the St. Joseph County Fair.  We took our trailer in and played a Friday and Saturday night concert, about 30 minutes before the rodeo.  We pulled into the arena and set up and played.  When we were done, we had to break down FAST and get out of there.  Each night it took us only 8 minutes to be out of the arena.  We had a blast.

Sunday morning we did the Cowboy Church service at the fair.  It was once again a blast, but the best thing about this day was the 8 decisions that were made for Christ.  Thank you Jesus. 

Sunday evening we did a concert from 8:30-10PM just before the fireworks.  We had a great time doing air guitar contests, shooting t-shirts into the crowd and playing some good, fun music.  By the end of the concert we had about 2,500 folks there. 

We wanna say a special thanks to Lee Slavinskas, Mark Tingle, and the gang at the fairgrounds.  We look SO forward to working with you guys again.

Below is a testimony from one of the folks that was at the church service Sunday morning.


Hi, Leo:

I enjoyed your music and your delivery of the morning message that you gave on the 4th of July at the fair.  You have a great gift of delivering God’s message in a simple down to earth way.  The stories that you use to illustrate the message are especially good to hear.  I feel that a story is the best way that people understand the message, which is the way that Jesus did in the Bible.  Also, please do not ever stop giving a chance for people come to Christ at the end of the sermon.  That is not heard of too much any more in the churches these days.  Thank you for coming to our town and preaching the word and giving people a chance to come to Jesus.  May God bless you and your fellow band members and families as travel across this great country.  May you and the band members be used of God to bring this country back to Christ!

Garold

Blessings,

Casey

06/14/10

We just returned from a weekend at Michigan International Speedway.  We had a blast as always.  We saw large crowds, with Saturday night topping out at around 4,500 folks!!! When Leo gave the altar call, we saw more hands go up than we could count.  We ask that you pray for these folks as they begin a walk, or try to strengthen their walk with Jesus.

The crowd-Michigan International Speedway June '10
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We wanna send out a thanks to Bruce and the gang at Cedar Creek Church in Toledo, Ohio.  You guys are so much fun to work with and make our weekend at Michigan go so smooth.  We look forward to each and every time we work with you guys.

For some pics from the weekend and other pics from previous events, click HERE.

Blessings,

Casey

05/03/10

We just got back from another weekend in LA (Lower Alabama).  We ministered Wednesday night at Wings of Life.  This is a Bible based drug and alcohol rehab center in Mobile, Alabama.  It was a blessing to be there and we got to meet some really neat folks.  We wanna encourage you to pray for these folks. 

Thursday we spent the day shooting music videos at Mudbrick Media in Mobile, AL.  We wanna send out a special thanks to Denny, Frank and the boys over there.  Thanks for your warm hospitality.  You guys are a blessing.

Friday night, we did a small intimate concert at Java 5, in the Mudbrick Media building.  This was lots of fun and we got to know many new friends and see some old ones.

Sunday morning we ministered at Downtown Fellowship Church in Mobile, AL.  This is a church that is really reaching out to the homeless of downtown Mobile and seeing lives changed.  It was definitely a high point of our two weeks in Alabama.

Blessings,

Casey 

04/26/10

Leo praying with a Nascar fan/Talladega Spring 10
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Hey guys, we just got back from a weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.  We partnered with Dan Cowart of Fellowship Ministries for this race, and used his big stage.  Unfortunately, we didn't get to use it very much.  Becuase of extreme weather, we were unable to perform Friday night.  After sitting around all day Saturday, we took the stage around 9PM, but were cut short due too an approaching storm and lightning in the area. We were able to do, however, what the Lord had wanted us to do.  Leo gave a quick and concise gospel presentation, and we saw many hands go up and lives changed.  Look forward to the next race.

Blessings,

Casey

04/07/10

Hey guys hope you all had a happy Easter.  We had the opportunity Monday to play at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX for our wounded soldiers as part of the Show Of Support Appreciation Day 2010.  It was truly a blessing to give back just a small portion to those who have given so much for our freedoms.  Thanks to Terry Johnson and everyone at Show Of Support for allowing us to be part of this.

Tuesday morning we traveled to Castroville, TX to give a small accoustic show at the Medina Valley Health and Rahabilitation Center.  Leo's dad is there while he is battling lung cancer.  Please be in prayer for Leo and his dad, Verlin Catron, while they go through this difficult time.  Thanks to the folks at Medina for your hospitality and for all that you do.

Blessings,

Casey

03/26/10

Hey guys we just got back from Alabama where we played two Freedom and Family Concerts with special guest Judge Roy Moore.  Our first one was on Wednesday night in Troy, Alabama at the Pike County Cattleman's Building.  Thursday night was in Huntsville, Alabama at the Botanical Gardens.  We had a great time and wanna thank all who made these concerts possible.  Talk to ya soon.

Blessings,

Casey

03/12/10

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know about the Reel Thanx welcome we did Wednesday night in Midland, TX.  It was just Leo, Troy and myself, and we met at a small shop/warehouse and played some tunes for 8 soldiers being honored with a fishing trip this weekend.  We played some songs off of our Freedom Ain't Free CD and presented the heroes with a CD, a victory medal, and several gifts that we draw for at NASCAR outreaches.  Thanks to Randy and Mike for inviting us.  We love you guys. 

Blessings,

Casey

03/01/10

Hello friends. Hope everyone is doing well.  We just finished a great weekend in the south Texas area.  Wednesday night we were down in Katy at Powerhouse Christian Center for Man Church, a church service with about 400 men!!!  It was wonderful and Pastor GF Watkins did a great job with a great message.

Thursday thru Saturday we were in Schulenburg, TX for a men's conference call Intense Men.  This was centered around being better men, fathers, and sons, with around 1,000 men in attendance.  It was held at Jordan Ranch.  There were some great ministers from around the country including Bill Wilson, Joe WhiteMike Barber, and many others.   Saturday morning Texas Governor Rick Perry was the keynote speaker and delivered a great speech/message.  Thanks to GF Watkins, Frank, Sammy, Chris, and all others for your hospitality and your servants heart.  For some pictures from this event, check out our picture page.

 Sunday morning we traveled to Del Rio, TX to be at Living Stone Worship Center.  This was our first time at this church.  I have to say that this was one of the most powerful church services I have been part of since joining CrossCountry.  There were around 300 people that accepted Christ or made a  rededication.  We wanna Pastor Martin and his WONDERFUL staff.  You guys are awesome and we can't wait to come back.

Sunday night we traveled about 4 hours north to Blanco Cowboy Church.  This church consists of some of the finest folks you will meet.  They have been long time supporters of CrossCountry Ministries and we are blessed to call them friends.  Thank you guys for all you do for us.  It was our pleasure to be with you.

Blessings,

Casey

01/25/10

We attended the NFRM conference in Gladeville, TN on January 14-16.  Leo was asked to lead a break-out session on Friday about concert ministry at the race tracks.  He did a great job.  Friday nights keynote speaker was Darrell Waltrip.  It was a good conference and great to see some old friends.  Thanks to Dr. Roger Marsh and everyone for such a great meeting.  There are a few pictures from the event on our picture page.

Sunday the 17th, we ministered at Flewellyn Baptist Church in Springfield, TN.  This was our first time at this church and it was wonderful.  We saw in the nighborhood of 20 hands go up in the service.  Thanks to Pastor Joey Jones and Randy McMoran for being open to us coming in.  And thanks for the pot luck lunch.  Mmmmm.

Wednesday the 20th, we were at my home church, Temple Baptist Church, in White House, TN.  I wanna thank Pastor HD for allowing us to come in and show the church what I am usually doing when I am not there!!!  I love you guys.

Sunday the 24th, we traveled west to Dyersburg, TN to minister with Pastory Michael Wilson at CityGate Church.  We have ministered with them several times over the last 11 years or so.  It is always fun and good to see them again.

Over the three church services, we saw around 50 hands go up to acknowledge their need for Christ in their lives.  Many of these were first time decisions.  Please pray for these folks as they start their walk with the Lord.

Blessings,

Casey

01/05/10

Hello and happy new year to everyone!!!  We just returned from a weekend in Mobile, Alabama where we ministered over the weekend.  We played New years eve at Crossriver Church in Mobile.  We were joined by 2009 ICM Comedian of the year Barry McGee and Judge Roy Moore who was the judge in Alabama that was removed from his position for refusing to take down the Ten Commandments.  Please check out his website.  He is an awesome man of God and we look forward to working with him in the future.  Thanks to Dan Cowart and pastor Joe for making this happen.

Sunday morning we were at Harvest Church with Pastor Kevin Cooley and his great staff and congregation.  We have been with them several times and love any opportunity to minister with them.  Thanks Pastor Kevin and we look forward to next time.

Sunday night we traveled to Irvington, AL to be at Bayou La Batre Wesleyan Church.  We had a BLAST.  Thanks to Pastor Roger and the gang over there.  You are always a blessing to us!! 

Over the three church services we saw many hands, over 25 probably, go up to acknowledge their need for Christ in their lives.  What a GREAT way to begin in 2010.

Blessings,

Casey

11/24/09

Hey folks, just got back from another real short weekend in Midland, TX.  We ministered Sunday night at Solid Rock Fellowship Out West in Midland, TX.  We had several other events scheduled for the weekend and they fell through.  We decided to go ahead and do just the Sunday night and are SO glad we did.  What a blessing the folks were in Midland.  We saw around 40 hands go up to acknowledge a need for Christ in their lives.  Thanks to everyone for everything at Solid Rock Fellowship.  Everyone have a GREAT Thanksgiving.  God is so faithful.

Blessings,

Casey

11/11/09

Greeting and Happy Veterans Day!!!!

We just got back from a weekend in Texas.  Thursday night we ministered at a Cowboy Camp Meeting in Aubrey, TX.  We had a GREAT time and wanna thank all of those who made this happen and for the wonderful hospitality.

Friday and Saturday we were at Texas Motor Speedway.  We were joined this weekend by the boys from Branded.  It was great to have them along for the weekend. (And by the way, Leo got the staples out of his head from Talladega!!!).  On Saturday, we had a good crowd for the concert and Leo gave an open invitation.  We saw many people raise their hands to acknowledge a need for Christ in their lives.  Thanks to Roger Marsh and everyone for helping this to be a GREAT WEEKEND OF MINISTRY at the track. For a few pictures from this race, check out our Pitcure Page 2.

Sunday morning we were at Life Church in North Richland Hills.  We did worship and played some special music.  We have been with this church many times and had several of their members at the track on Friday and Saturday to help with registration.  Thanks to Pastor Roger and the gang at Life Church.  God bless you and thanks for the help.

Blessings,

Casey

11/02/09

Well, we just got back from our fall Talladega race.  We had a great weekend, despite many oppositions.  On Friday, we got there and started setting up, when Leo walked under the trailer, raised up too soon, and busted his head!!! Took six staples to put him back together.  The best part was seeing his hair messed up!!  He had a headache (duh) but was able to play and sing that night, and did a great job. 

We got more oppostion on Friday night/Saturday morning with the rain!! Yuck!! Not much worse than about 4 inches of rain and red Alabama clay.  Talk about a mess!!  But, nonetheless we played and ministered Saturday night and saw many folks come to Christ.  We were a little disappointed with the crowd, until we found out that the Zack Brown Band was performing on the infield, and they were trying to set a Guiness World Record for a Halloween Party attendance.  Oh well, the folks who needed to be there were, and God changed their lives.

One of the best parts of the weekend was the opportunity to work with the Mercy Mountain Boys from Lake City, FL.  We've worked with many groups over the years, but don't know that we've worked with one that was so co-operative, non-demanding, and just great to be around.  Not to mention the fact that they have a great harmony blend, lots of energy, and do a great job with the crowd.  Sure hope we can work with them lots in 2010.

Click on our Picture Page 2 in the menu bar to check out just a few of the pictures from Talladega.

Blessings,

Casey

10/19/09

Hey guys we just got in from a weekend in Stamford, TX.  Saturday night we played at a rodeo for McKenzie Trails Cowboy Church along with cowboy singer and minister Jeff Gore.  Sunday morning we played their church service and had a wonderful time.  We wanna thank Pastor Tim for having us in.  We also wanna send a big thanks out to Leon Joplin who also helped to make this happen.  A weekend off now, and then the next stop in Talladega Superspeedway.

Blessings,

Casey

10/16/09

We just finished the ICM Convention and Awards Show week at TBN in Hendersonville, TN.  The week started with Leo, Casey, and Troy doing the music for the chapel service on Monday and Leo bringing the message.  He brought a message that dealt with agreement and unity and it was well received by the organization and all in attendance.  Tuesday we went to the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville for the Powersource number one party.  We perfromed along with a great young band from Lubbock, TX called The Katalyst Band.  We were also honored with an award for our number one song, BECUASE OF YOU, for the month of September, 2009.  Wednesday night we showcased at the TBN studios, performing ONE OF MANY and ACROSS THE MILES.  And Thursday night we attended the ICM awards show and were honored by receiving the last award of the night, Entertainers of the Year.  This was the second year in a row for us, so we wanna say a HUGE thanks to all who voted and we appreciate this award very much.
Blessings,
Casey

10/06/09

We just got back from a weekend in Kansas.  Saturday evening we did an outreach with Scott Perkins, the Country Parson, in Manhattan, Kansas called Spur 1 Fest.  They had some antique tractors, horse demonstrations, and activites for the kids.  We played for about an hour and a half and had a great time.  Thanks Scott for bringing us in.

Sunday morning we drove about an hour and a half east to Perry, Kansas where we ministered at Crossroads Cowboy Church.  This was our first time with the folks in Perry and we had a GREAT time.  There were probably about 30 hands that went up to acknowledge their need for Christ, when Leo gave the invitation.  Thanks to Pastor Terry and everyone at Crossroads Cowboy Church.  We look forward to being with you again soon.

Sunday night we headed west to Abilene, Kansas.  We ministered with Pastor Stan and New Trail Fellowship.  This was an awesome way to end our weekend in Kansas.  We again saw many hands go up to acknowledge their need for Christ. 

We wanna thank these churches for allowing us to minister with them and for the wonderful hospitality we were shown.  Next stop.....ICM convention and awards show.

Blessings,

Casey 

09/30/09

Hey guys, what's up?  We had a great weekend in Paris, Illinois at the Honeybee Festival.  Unfortunately our set was cut short on Saturday becuase of a flood!! We did manage to get in an hour of music though.  We were also part of the Honeybee Festival Parade Saturday morning with our toter home.  Thanks to Amanda Fessant who made all of this possible and to your incredible hospitality you showed us during our visit.

Sunday morning (9/27/09) we ministered at New Hope Church of God in Paris.  We had a great time and wanna the church for making us feel so welcome.  It was a fun time with a very nice congregation.  Thank you New Hope.

That night we went across the state line to Terra Haute, Indiana and ministered at  King's Harves Foursquare Gospel Church.  We had a GREAT time and the Lord showed up mightily.  We wanna thank Pastor and his staff for being instant in and out of season and allowing us to come in and minister. 

We saw about 20-22 people make some kind of decision for Christ this weekend.  Please be in prayer for these folks as they begin their new walk with the Lord.

Blessings,

Casey

09/21/09

This past weekend was a short one.  The only thing we had going on was a wedding.  Leo officiated the wedding of Randy Mounce (Reel Thanx) and his new bride Sheila.  We then played for their reception at Greentree Country Club in Midland, TX.  We wanna thank Randy and Sheila for letting us be part their wedding, and we wish them both the best.

Blessings,

Casey

09/09/09

This past weekend, we were honored to be part of the opening of Jordan Ranch.  This is a retreat center located off of I-10 between Houston and San Antonio, in South Central Texas.  We led worship for a small banquet on Friday evening, and were part of the ribbon cutting on Saturday.  We were also part of the two church services at Powerhouse Christian Center in Katy, TX on Sunday morning.  We wanna thank Pastors GF and Rose Watkins and everyone there for all of the hospitality and friendliness and the opportunity to minster with you guys.  We look forward to working with you next year.

Blessings,

Casey

08/29/2009

We had the opportunity back in June of 2008 to play for a company of Texas National Guard Troops from Midland, TX that were being deployed to Iraq for 14 months.  It was an awesome privelage and we were blessed to be part of it.  Well, Wednesday, August 26th, we were blessed to be able to be part of a ceremony that honored them as they returned from their 14 month tour.  It was an emotional return.  We wanna thank Sergeant Kennedy with the National Guard and also wanna thank Show of Support and Reel Thanx for helping to make this possible.

The next day we had the honor of playing a small intimate show at Randy Mounce's home (Reel Thanx) for six soldiers that were being taken on a guided fishing trip by Reel Thanx.  Three were from Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA and three were from Fort Carson in Colorado.  Thanks for letting us be part of this event and we look forward to doing lots more with Reel Thanx this year and in 2010.

Blessings,

Casey

08/18/2009

Greeting everyone.  We just got back from a great weekend at Michigan International Speedway.  We had a great trip with great weather for some good music and campground ministry.  We had the opportunity to minister/play to about 2,000 on Friday and near 4,000 on Saturday, when there was an open invitation to receive Christ.  We saw about 400 hands go up to acknowledge they needed Jesus in their lives. 

We ministered Saturday morning at Abundant Life Assembly of God in Brooklyn, Michigan.  They have a Saturday service twice a year in place of a Sunday service, to accomodate race weekend.  There was an awesome presence of God in the service as Leo brought a power message of evangelism.  Thanks to Pastor Steve for being instant in and out of season, and allowing us to come in on such short notice.

Blessings,

Casey

08/11/2009

We had a great weekend in Odessa, TX last weekend.  We were blessed to have the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at an ICF Wrestling event at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, TX.  We look forward to the next opportunity to do this.  It was a blessing and lots of fun.

Sunday we ministered at the Odessa Dream Center Church in Odessa, TX.  We had a great time and God was in the house.  We were allowed the whole service and did some praise and worship, a little original music, and Leo brought a strong, powerful message and there were many lives changed at the altar by Christ.  Pray for these people as they start their walk, be it first time or rededication, with the Lord.  Also, be in prayer for us as we leave in two days to go to Michigan International Speedway for the Nascar race.

Blessings,

Casey

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