Reflections

First off, today we filmed the second major camp commercial with one of you as the star, you are definitely going to want to see it on June 4th at Flood down in the Fellowship hall. This one took us several places in Decatur.

Last night was pretty neat. It was the first time I got to lead with my brothers since DNow in February, so it was really awesome. We did two 'new' songs, the first was a song called 'Sing Sing Sing'. It brought a lot of energy, and I think people grabbed onto it really well. The second is the one I want to reflect on. We did Crowder's Rain Down. I had this song on the set list for a very long time, but for some reason it just wasn't fitting in, or working out the way I had wanted it to. Well, at about 3 o'clock yesterday, we did a run-through, and out of that run came a completely different Rain Down. It was slower, more reflective. The song has a powerful message/request. To declare : Holy Holy is the Lord; and to ask: Lord, Rain Down your love on us, and Your peace. That is the theme for camp, in part.

Brent spoke on hope and healing. The one thing I remember him saying that really stuck with me was this:: "Let's not have our usual 'Thursday Night cry-night" this year. He was saying how camp always seems to be all fun and games, and then we always have a 'serious' night, and then it always goes away. So my question is, what do you want camp to look like for you?

We recorded last night, the band, and video taped it. We sat in the office today and watched it, to kind of see what we felt worked, and what didn't, and what we can do to make things better. If I can get it on here, I will, so you can see what we saw, but what we saw was pretty amazing. Two things that stuck out, the first:

1) I saw some adults in the back singing their hearts out, clapping their hands, and dancing to the music, thats right! And I saw the students standing like statues as if they were just at a cool concert.

2) I heard everyone singing loudly 'Example' at the end of the night, and that was pretty special as that was the camp song last year. That song means a lot to us. We have a song this year for camp, it is called 'Rain Down'. No, it is not Crowder's, it is Brad Johnson's. It has a powerful message, and I can't wait for you to hear it, and respond with it.

Flood has come a long way, and it is going to be taken to a whole new level this summer. It isn't about the music, the lights, the stage, the screens, or the speakers. It is about God. One of the things I decided to hold to this summer was that I would not do things if they did not Glorify God, or Further His Kingdom. Having said that, we will have great music, we will have more lights than you have ever seen at flood on the biggest stage ever made at flood with more screens running than you thought could be possible. Why, because through these small things, God is going to be Glorified, and His Kingdom furthered through our Experiences with Him at Flood. Starting June 4th, 6:00pm, Fellowship Hall...

get ready

to freely experience

Your creator



chad