The fuse conference was epic! What a time we had at epworth by the sea, a small camp/resort on the edge of the marshy canals of St. Simon’s Island. Over 300 youth and leaders were in attendance from 7 different churces came together for this time of fellowship and fusion of different groups from baptist to methodist to even catholic. Our band was invited to do full-scale electric power worship sessions, be the key-note speaker for the weekend, and even do a all out US live concert with lights and the whole shibang!

The concert was nothing short of an epic experience for both band and fans. From the moment the lights dropped out to introduce the band to the last finale of electric guitar leaps from the drum stage the fans yelled, jumped, and sang along to Anthem, Everyone Wants to Be Loved, Stories, and many more.

From a ministry perspective the weekend was also a real success. Many youth and leaders were engaged to the talks shared by Gregg Garner as he shared on the topic of Folowing Jesus. Many would claim that there lives had been changed and one girl told us, “you all have helped me give my life to God.”

The band would like to give a thank you to all who have prayed and participated in the weekend. It was our pleasure to be invited and we hope to do it again!

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Bands and Image! What’s the deal. Seems like today all you got to do is fit the image and all of sudden your music has somehow been validated. It’s like people want their music to look better than it sounds. That’s just funny.

Now don’t get me wrong. If you are gonna jump on stage and play a revolutionary rock show to change the world you’d better dress the part! But if your revolution stops after your encore you can go home and image whatever you want.

I loved watching an old show called “behind the music” on VH1. They would go to these huge music star’s homes and follow em around in their “normal” lives. The big music stars are always dressed down in sweats and normal “walmart” ish clothes. It was always so interesting to see these BIG STARS living and using the restroom just like normal people.

So whats the big deal? People want to see something real. If the image doesnt match the real person its a fake, fabrication, false, foolish!

As a band if we are anything, we are committed. We are committed to being heralds of a message of a loving God and his desire for a new world to the people that need to hear it. Wearing that uniform isn’t easy but its an image worth having. God help us represent with our lives.