Robin Mark Concert a Success

Almost 500 people attended Thursday night's concert at the Casey Jones Village in Jackson, Tennessee.

Kula and WindDance (www.kulaband.com) performed 75 minutes of great Irish music and dance. The new IOI video, made by Nic Pfost, was shown and Patrick spoke briefly about the ministry of IOI. A kilo of Ethiopian Sidamo coffee was given to the person who had traveled the longest distance for the concert (a fan from Allentown, PA). The last 90 minutes of the concert was performed by Robin Mark (www.robinmark.com) and his band from Belfast. It was a time of good music, joy and worship.

A special thanks to all who volunteered to make this concert possible and to those who attended on one of the hottest days of the year! Thank you to Kula, WindDance and Rose Creek Village for bringing your excellent talents (and over 100 of your community) to make this event extra special. Kudos to my "staff" Jon, Stephen and Tyler -- your eagerness to serve is a true blessing. Thank you to Hap Folwer with WAMP who helped promote the concert and taught me how to do a concert without losing money. Speaking of money -- God bless Christ Community Church (www.CCCJacksonTN.com) and Craig a thousand times over! Thank you to the Denkers and the Varughese clan for filling in the gaps. God bless Katy for filling in for me at the doctor's office. Hats off to David (a professional director who is humble enough to wear any hat so that the show will go on) and Will Burke. Andy, it is always a pleasure to work with you. Thanks to Northbrook Church, Toni and Chris for the instrument set up. Allegra Print and Imaging for the posters, tickets and programs; you guys always come through (even when I only give you 24 hours to do something that should take twice as long). The Hoovers for bringing the banners -- what a blessing it was to see the children dance and wave banners to the music. A very special thanks to Julian Williamson who coordinated all the technical aspects of the event and gave days of labor to make this concert a success (it would not have been possible without him, and he knows I am not just saying that).