Matt Smith, Ann Mara and I were in Chicago this week co-hosting a conference on the Congo.
There were over 30 church leaders and pastors in attendance. Heard some sober testimonies from Congolese natives Marcel and Cyprian and a powerful trip summary from Lynne Hybels on her recent time in the DRC. Also, made friends with a solid group of guys from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Pretty amazing stuff!!
One of the cool things that happened was a steady stream of orders for the Congo CD’s. We’ve had to put in a request for another printing of 1,000!! How cool is it that a bunch of churches want to promote the Congo Benefit Project and carry the CD in their bookstores?
In addition to the CD’s, there are 3 parties interested in possibly hosting a Congo Benefit Concert – East Coast, Midwest and West Coast. Time for some of the band members to get their frequent flyer #’s on!!!
(Here are some more pics from last Sunday’s concert… the black and white one is when all the bands led the whole Tower Theatre in singing Amazing Grace – the last track on the Congo album)
