Twentieth Anniversary Concert - A Recap

Wow! What a day! Trust Quartet got to the church about 11 AM and did some rehearsing before Gulf State and Simple Faith arrived about 1:30. After they got their equipment moved in and set up, we had a fantastic lunch at 2:30.

Let me give a shout out right now to Maggie Williams, Jimmy and Sue Kemp, as well as some outstanding servers, Kelsi, Christian, and Abby - members and three of the youth from Okeechobee Church of God. The first three did a lot of cooking, and the latter three did a lot of serving! There were some additional students who came and served during the after-concert fellowship time, and I apologize for not having your names. You did great, too!

After lunch, we had a brief meeting with all the groups to finalize some plans. We enjoyed some much needed down time for about an hour before we were back for our pre-service prayer time. That few minutes is always so special - and VITAL! Spending time with the Father usually ends with singing some songs; just a capella, spur-of-the-moment type things.

We were fortunate to have enough time this year to be able to spend some quality time greeting our friends who had come to help us celebrate. We are thankful for all our friends, and especially are grateful to the ones who came and shared this momentous occasion with us this year.

The concert started at 6 o'clock and from there was wall to wall music! There was a little bit of POPCORN concert that even broke out. Trust sang nine songs during the evening - all from our new album, Going Home. Both Gulf State and Simple Faith have new projects, so they sang some newer songs as well.

We were able to keep a surprise from Buzz and Beverly! We were able to have some gifts for them and they

didn't even have a clue! In fact, Buzz was almost speechless! We gave them roses, a plaque and a huge framed piece containing all ten of the Trust Quartet CDs. A big thank you to Tom Ridley and his staff at Ridley's Custom Frames in Palm Bay for putting that together for us!

Six people went home with new CDs that they didn't have to pay for. Each group gave away a couple of CDs and we're thankful for their generosity.

When the music ended, the fellowship kept right on. There were beans and cornbread, cake and ice cream for any who wanted to stay and enjoy it with us. It was so good to sit and fellowship with new friends and renew acquaintances with some we've known a while.

By the time we got our equipment loaded back on the bus and headed out, it was midnight when I got home. It was a long day, but one that is worth it every year. Honestly, we look forward to our anniversary concerts. Yes, it's a lot of work. Yes, we get tired. Yes, its a labor of love. Thank you for celebrating with us!