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Letters From The Road 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 White, Mike 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
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
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. 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
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
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
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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