Worship Event - Newmarket Ontario

I'm excited! The band is meeting for the first time this Friday (April 21) ... on stage! We're playing a youth service at Cedarview Community Church in Newmarket, Ontario.

Arrive, set-up and sound check at 4:30 pm, gig at 7pm. No small undertaking for a 7 piece band that's never played together let alone even met. I think It'll be a proving ground for the caliber and maturity of musicianship of each player. Awesome!

Allen Froese Band line-up:

Allen Froese - Keys/Vox
Curtis Legiehn - Acoustic Guitar
Christopher Conley - Electric Guitar
Jeremy Daw - Bass
Shayne Laity - Drums
James Mercer - Percussion
Christoph Hermann - Electric Violin

Most of us are staying at Curtis's home in Thornhill where we'll have brunch together on Saturday. All day Saturday we're booked for rehearsal and prayer at Bayview Glen Alliance Church in Thornhill, Ontario. I'm sure there will be lot's of discussion on logistics and travel for this July.

Sunday I'm invited to Pastor Herman & Gudrun Meyer's home for lunch. Pastor Meyer and his wife were both an important part of my early walk with the Lord at the Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde my family attended when I was a child. He is presently suffering from terminal cancer as well as Parkinson disease and diabetes. I haven't seen him in almost 11 years and am really looking forward to this visit. I had a telephone conversation with Mrs. Meyer a few weeks ago that was a huge blessing to me.

I'm taking my camera and hope to post some notes and photos of this weekend's experiences here in the next few days.

Pity that I'm missing the city wide Prayer Summit being held at the Harbour in North Bay this weekend. My heart is really tied to this kind of thing which is an answer to many years of prayer. Thank you God!