Alberta Tour & Covenant Awards!

What an exciting week we had in Alberta doing ministry and attending the Gospel Music Association Covenant Awards!

The week started off with a Worship Event at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Edmonton, AB. It was a wonderful evening and it was great to meet so many awesome folks present. Katie isn't normally able to join me on ministry dates (especially ones that involve lengthy travel distances). However, this time we decided it would be a great opportunity to not only travel together, but see some new faces and places.

Travelling back from Edmonton, to Calgary we decided to take a couple of days to visit the Rocky Mountains in Banff, AB. It was breathtaking. We've never seen anything like it before. We took the gondola up to the top and were able to see mountains for miles. It was great to be able to experience it together.

Tuesday evening the GMA conference opened with a Worship Night. I was excited to able to be a part of. Myself and some fellow artists led a chapel full of people in worship--a great way to begin the conference.

The conference had many sessions geared towards various aspects of ministry and business. But the best part was being able to connect with friends, artists, radio & industry people and some new faces. Some highlights include: Scott Jackson, Sean & Aimee Dayton, Jon & Andrea Bauer, Kevin Pauls, Andrew Horrocks, Brian Doerksen, Dan Bremnes, The City Harmonic and so many more!

Wednesday evening was the artist showcase. I was able to perform alongside some great Canadian artists at Valleyview Presbyterian Church in Calgary. In addition to our own sets, all six artists came together to lead in one finale at the end.

Of course, the highlight of the week is the Covenant Awards show. As usual it was well done with lots of great performances. It was a huge blessing to receive two awards--"Modern Worship Album of the Year" for LET HOPE ARISE (Produced by Andrew Horrocks) and "Inspirational Song of the Year" for PURSUE ME (Written by Chris Bray and Derrick Drover).

I wanted to extend a special thanks to all the supporters who helped make this week of ministry possible. Without you and God's grace, there would be no ministry!

God bless!