Tag "prayer"
Jack
On a day off we took the train to Chicago. We never get to ride trains, so we're very excited.
Leeland is excited too, but he's in the middle of an intense Doodle Jump game. Let's hope he hears the train coming.
We found that thing that looks like a frozen blob of metal in Millenium park. We stood amazed. I don't think Jack was into it though.
Jack WAS into Gino's East however. Great pizza! We had a great dinner and good conversation with our tour friends.
After two days off, we started a six show run in Syracuse, NY. Soundchecking like one big family!
The crowd was fantastic that night. We had some powerful moments of worship and justice.
A few days later we were at Liberty University playing the Vines.
We had an amazing night. After this soundcheck we went through all the seats and prayed for the people that would sit in them. It was awesome!
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Also, please remember this tour in your prayers. Pray that people's hearts would be moved by God to draw closer to Him, and that this would overflow into acts of justice and love throughout the world. We're also excited to play our songs for people who have never heard of us! It's really cool to gain new fans and get to meet new people. We're having a blast out hear, and Brandon & Francesca are doing an amazing job every night.
Have any of you come to a Follow You tour show? Tell us about your experience!
Jack
In February we sat down for lunch with Brandon Heath and started dreaming about touring together one day. We said, what if we put together a tour that's less about the artist, and more about the God we worship. We wanted to break down the whole hierarchy of "opening bands" and "headliners". And most of all we wanted the world to be impacted by these nights of worship. We wanted to inspire action that's birthed from an experience with God.
A couple months later we found ourselves in Japan, Cambodia, and Bangladesh (Brandon joing us for the first two) and God truly spoke to us while we were abroad. For me it was an unexpected lesson. I learned that poverty is complex, but the God we serve is truly omniscient and all-powerful. He knows the solution even when we don't. He is more than capable of healing broken lives, cities, & nations. Here's the amazing thing though... He's wanting US to play a vital role in this process.
I'm God's child, but so is the poor kid in Cambodia, as well as their mom & dad, and so is the investment banker in Manhattan. God's love is for EVERYONE, and as followers of Christ we CAN show this love in very tangible ways. Just try it.
This tour is about following God into the hard places, whether it be Cambodia or Cleveland... London or Little Rock. People are hurting, and they need the healer. His name is Jesus.
We're four shows into this tour and God has already done great things. We're expecting more, and we would like to ask two things of you:
1) Would you pray for us? That we would keep our hearts aflame for God. That we would speak with boldness on behalf of the forgotten. For safety as we bus across America, and for our families while we're away.
2) Would you commit to falling more and more in love with Jesus? If we're not doing this first, everything else is for naught. Let simple intimacy with God overflow into your actions so that justice, love & righteousness can be known in the world.
Please come to a show and partner with our ministry and we'll see God's kingdom come!
Much love.
-jack
Leeland Band
For those of you who have been patiently waiting (like us!), today is the day that Love Is On The Move is officially available in stores and online! We are so proud of what God has done with this album already and we hope that those who listen will be blessed by what they hear.
If you want to know a little more about each song as you listen, check out the music page for song-by-song descriptions from Leeland & Jack.
Here are a couple links below where you can order or download the CD for your convenience:
Amazon.com
ChristianBook.com
iTunes
MusiChristian.com
Thank you so much to all of you for your continued support. Feel free to leave us a comment and let us know what you think! We love to hear your encouraging words. Please keep praying for the band and our ministry as well.
Leeland
Leeland Band
We can’t thank you all enough for praying during this terrible time. Through comments on our blog, we know that hundreds of you are.
Baytown, Texas, on the east side of Houston, is our hometown. The entire area is currently without power. We have countless family and friends who will be without work for weeks to come. The financial toll that a disaster like Hurricane Ike leaves is unbelievable.
Somehow, the homes of all of us in Leeland are completely fine except for Mike's place. The ceiling caved in, and he's going to have to find another place to live. Our church sustained significant damage. There is standing water in the sanctuary. The roof/ceiling leaked tremendously and lots of ceiling tiles caved in. We will be unable to have services at the church building for weeks and the building will need major repairs. We just found out today that the damage to the roof is so bad that the buliding could possibly be condemned. We'll find out soon either way.
Our hope is to rally all of the support we can for all of the people in the place we call home. If it’s on your heart to help, please send a monetary donation to:
1002 Meandering Way
Attn: David Childress
Franklin, TN 37067
Please make checks payable to “Celebration of Life Church.” No matter the size, it all helps.
Thanks for the love. God bless each of you.
Leeland, Jack, Jake, Mike and Matt (Leeland)
Jack
Thanks for all the prayer! You guys are amazing. The storm packed a punch. All of our houses are ok... but our church sustained a lot of damage. Some people lost homes and even more have flood damage. I'll dedicate a full post to this when I know more details.
Hey guys and gals. First of all, thanks for the amazing response on the last post! We've been reading your comments and it's so inspiring to see our generation dreaming big.
