The Remnant Band

Floyd, Iowa

melissa — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:35:34 +0000

Friday morning we left Lake of the Ozarks and headed to Floyd, Iowa for the weekend! We had dinner there and then just spent some time with our homeopeners.

Saturday morning Mike, Luke O. and myself did a teaching on worship for the youth. Mike & I tag-teamed the beginning portion on leading a life of worship, and Luke spoke about things in our lives that become idols of worship. It was a great morning with a quality group!

After lunch the guys spent some one-on-one time mentoring the students in their specific instruments. I got to hear from several of them afterward on feelings about it, and they loved it!

The guys got to spend a lot of time that day just hanging out with the Floyd guys, while I spent some GIRL time with my dear friend Beka Fox! It was fun and refreshing all around!

The Rock – Springfield, Missouri

melissa — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:06:45 +0000

Well, we had another great night last night! We had the pleasure of being at The Rock youth group in Springfield with our friend Todd Sitcler.
Their theme for this year is Another Level, and the focus for the night was to go to another level in worship. That is exactly what they did- they really entered in with their hearts and it showed on their faces!
It was really exciting to get to be a part of what God is doing in The Rock! Keep pressing in and let Him take you from level to level, glory to glory!

dream big,
Melissa

don’t stop believing

melissa — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:39:04 +0000

CLICK HERE: Don’t Stop Believing

just a little inspiration for you today from the boys!

The River – Grayville, Illinois

melissa — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:05:26 +0000

Wow…where to even begin? We were not scheduled to play at the River when set out for Indiana, but we believe wholeheartedly that God set up for us to meet Deana (beautiful wife of Pastor Darrel @ the River) at the YHOP service. Deana found out that we were free on Saturday night and immediately called Darrel to have us come. Darrel called Mike and by the end of the night it was all set for us to come to their service the next night!

This particular service was the 1 year anniversary of The River, and the first night in a new building. It began as a house church, but had outgrown it quickly. A church in the next town called Pastor Darrel and said they wanted to let them use their building at no cost! We were so excited to be able to share in such an exciting night for this amazing body!

Worship was incredible – they were so passionate and their hearts were on fire for God! The presence of God was so thick in the room, and hearts were being opened for the word Pastor Darrel was about to bring.He shared a powerful message about not being offended and actually had James speak for part of it! James did amazing and numerous people told me afterward that his testimony really ministered to them in their place of waiting on God and laying down their own desires for HIS.

The altar time was powerful – there were several people delivered from suicidal thoughts and actions, and several who gave their hearts to Christ. It really showed in that time how much of a body this church really is. There was a sincere love for each other that showed as they prayed, cried and rejoiced together!

After the service finished I spoke with a woman named Emily who had recently come to the Lord. Her best friend Sunny was one of the people to give her heart to Christ – a total answer to Emily’s prayers! Ever since Emily had come to the Lord, Sunny had been harassing her…saying she joined a cult and had been brainwashed, and leaving negative texts, messages and comments on her facebook. Yet Emily refused to give up on her and continued to pray and invite her to The River. She finally convinced her to come and told her there was going to be a band there…and God totally stepped in!

That’s just a small fraction of what took place that night. It’s hard to put into words all that God did in all of us there… He truly bound all of our hearts together with the River, and gave us a home away from home at a church we never expected to visit. The River will always be like an extended family to us – they blessed us far more than we did them!

Thank you Pastor Darrel & Deana for letting us be part of such an incredible night – we were honored and we love you! Keep doing the work – greater things are still to be done!

dream big,

melissa

Evansville, Indiana

melissa — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:20:40 +0000

Yesterday (Friday) was our first day on the road as we headed to Evansville Indiana for a service at YHOP (Youth House of Prayer). It’s inspired by IHOP in Kansas City, so they were very open to worship and the Holy Spirit.
The service was amazing from start to finish! The speaker took the time at the end to pray for the students as well as each of us… It was extremely powerful and dead on!
After the service was over I had the opportunity to sit outside and talk with Michelle. Michelle is living on her own right now, and in a season of waiting on God. As we sat there on the curb she pointed out to me the one star you could see in the sky. She began to share with me how stars represented God’s promises to her, and she has always been able to spot at least one star in the sky every night…a reminder of every promise fulfilled, and faith for every one yet to be. We began to talk about the purpose of each life, that everyone matters to God, and no ones dreams are less important no matter how big or small they may seem to the outside world. Michelle’s God given dreams are many, and I have no doubt God will bring them all to pass in His time!

And I have no doubt that He will do the same for you as your dreams and His align.

Dream big,
Melissa

On my couch at 1:30 am

melissa — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:51:56 +0000

Here I sit on my couch at 1:30 am waiting for my laundry to finish drying so I can finish packing (yes, i am a major packing procrastinator!)…

First of all, I want to say thank you so very much to everyone who came out last night for our CD release! It was an amazing night of worship and God moved in a very powerful way!

It’s hard to believe that in just a few short hours we will be on the road starting our summer tour… so many months of prayer and preparation have gone into this, the whole thing feels a little unreal! We believe that God has lined up exactly where we need to go, and we are anticipating great things as He is lifted up and all people are drawn to Him! We are praying for the Holy Spirit to draw ALL people from the youngest to the oldest, from the largest churches to the smallest.

This is truly our prayer for this summer and beyond:

“Come, Lord Jesus come

Bind our hearts to beat as one”

Our hearts and His, your hearts and His, our hearts and yours…ONE.

dream big,

Melissa

P.S. – keep checking back for updates from the road!