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From left to right: Kelly Henderson, Allen Davenport,
Corky Long, Pastor Byron Chesney |
This was the fourth time that
Highland Baptist Church has hosted the Southern Gospel Trio,
HisVoice. Over these past four years we have fallen in love with this group. From the very
first time we hosted them, their passion for the Lord has been evident in the music that they sing and the testimonies they share.
Around 3:30 pm, a truck came rolling into the parking lot and it was none other than HisVoice's new audio technician, Michael "The Audio Magician" Appel. After a friendly introduction he commenced to unloading the equipment and setting things up. He did a fantastic job with the audio all evening. A lot of times groups will be so loud that they hurt your ears but the sound level was perfect the entire service.
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| What a spirit-filled time we had! |
At 4pm, our good friend, Allen Davenport, arrived and we spent some time catching up on things that had been going on since the last time we had talked. I've seen many singers come and go, lots of times when you meet them before the concert they are rude or irritable and acting like they were just trying to "get through this," but not Allen. You can tell he is a man on a mission and he loves what he is doing. He always has a sense of excitement about him.
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| Soprano, Kelly Henderson |
It was great to see soprano, Kelly Henderson, again. We
met her last year for the first time and were so touched by her personal testimony and sweet spirit. She puts her whole heart and soul into sharing the Good News through her beautiful singing. She is such a blessing to everyone that meets and hears her.
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| Alto, Corky Long |
We were excited to hear HisVoice since they added alto, Corky Long, to the lineup. We love and miss former long-time alto, Kristen Kitts, but life is full of changes and the Lord sent the perfect replacement when he sent Corky. We found her to be delightful, inspiring, spirit-filled, and vocally powerful. I told Allen that they needed to start calling her "Sparky" because she was like a little spark plug full of fire. HisVoice has always been exciting but she brings them up to a whole new level, and I mean that in a very good way!
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| Yum, yum, food! |
It was a great evening of singing and there was a good turnout for a Sunday evening. After some choir singing and fellowship, HisVoice took to the stage. They opened up with the lively, '
Devil on the Run,' and things just escalated from there! For a good hour the congregation was blessed with great singing and powerful testimonies from each member of the group. Probably my very favorite song of the evening was, '
The Past is A Promise,' which they sang after group leader, Allen Davenport, shared a very touching testimony concerning some things that he had recently went through.
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| What a spread! |
After the worship service everyone headed down to the fellowship building for a great time of food and fellowship. It was an awesome evening in God's House with God's people. If you are a pastor or music leader that books groups for your church, I will personally vouch for this group of fine folks.
See all photos from this great night
HERE. Watch the video clip below from this evening with HisVoice singing, '
The Past is A Promise.'
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