Saturday night I had the chance to see
Selah in concert. I heart Selah. I've listened to them for years...many, many years now! Love their sound, their blend, and how much they love hymns! (Yep, I'm still a sucker for a good hymn!)
The concert started just a wee bit late, because the two guys got stuck at the airport in Detroit. (Ahhhh, air travel.)
Larry and Jim from our morning show were the emcee's...they always crack me UP!
Todd Smith...Selah's lead singer, and husband of one of my fave writers,
Angie Smith. He has some incredible power to his voice! Love it!
Amy Perry is the female vocal, and I love her. I was so nervous when Todd's sister, Nicol, left the group because her voice is incredible, and I wasn't sure how they'd replace her. Amy is AMAZING.
Love their hymn arrangements. Here's a vintage take of Todd singing "
Great is Thy Faithfulness."
One of my newer faves of theirs: "
I Turn to You."
Amy shared some of her personal testimony too...some of her struggles with her self-image and weight. Yep. I sat there and cried my way through THAT.
If you haven't heard Todd and Angie's story of their daughter and her life and death...
check this out.
Todd's parents were missionaries in Africa, so they did
a song in Congolese (is that the right word? All I know is it WASN'T English. He pulled some people out of the audience to help. The lady on the far left actually grew up there and could sing it better than he could, he said.
Allan Hall is the piano player for Selah, and he also
sings on a few songs. He is INCREDIBLY talented!
Such a great night....so enjoyed the chance to see them live!!
4 comments:
You get to do such cool things for your job. Just sayin'. ;)
I will agree - this is a fun part of the job!!! :)
My biggest fear in the world, and possibly my only true fear, is losing one of my children. The thought paralyzes me. Throws me into protective overdrive. Kody was super sick in April and being a nurse I knew just how sick he was and what that meant. I had to sit back and give him over to the care of other nurses and doctors, as well as god and watch helplessly while beating myself up thinking I'd "missed" something. The grace that woman has just talking about something so painful amazes me
Molly - Not being a mom, I know I can't understand your fear in the same way, but it absolutely makes sense. I was so amazed also at Angie's ability to trust. I read her book while I was going through my really bad breakup and it pushed me to want to handle that loss (though very different in detail) with the same grace. My prayer all the way through that time was just to be found faithful. She was such an inspiration to me!
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