Sorry this took so long to post, but I haven't been up to speed on my blogging lately. I've finally Flickr'd a few photos that I took during our trip to Lake Charles and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The whole trip was a blast. Lake Charles was incredible. The people there were some of the most incredible, sweet, and generous people I've ever met. They came to worship, that's for sure. They even cooked us up 50 pounds of crawfish to make sure we got some local food. It was great!





More pics from Lake Charles and Baton Rouge

If you are wondering why the heck I took a picture of a bag of candy, those are Peach Rings, which have quickly become the official fuel of Sheri's band. Drew met me at LAX with a fresh new pack, and they kept me going on the four hour drive from Baton Rouge to Houston! Thanks, buddy.

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Here's a few photos of our night at Augusta Vineyard Church!!

Reese LeRoy and Chad Nichols (pastor and worship pastor) were our gracious hosts for the evening. The whole night was just great, and the people in Augusta like to get up and dance!!













View the entire photo set on Flickr here.

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Melisa and I are in the Peach State this weekend, playing guitar and keyboard for my sister's CD release weekend, and we are having a blast. The west coast contingency of the band took the red eye out of Seatac and LAX on Friday night to make it out for the weekend.


Click here for the photo-set on Flickr

It was a fun trip, because the Californians got to meet up with Rhett(who flew from Seattle) on a connection in Phoenix. We all had to work on Friday, so it was a long day. Thankfully Drew (bass) brought a bag of those sugar-coated orange slices (see picture), which kept us sugar-loaded and chatty. Melisa totally loved the flight from Phoenix to Atlanta, because US Airways showed "27 Dresses", which is that Katherine Heigl movie that she's been so wanting to see.

We got into Alanta airport about 1:15 ET, and we were all hungry. My sis and my parents trucked a couple of their cars down to the airport to pick up four hungry west-coasters and a bunch-o-gear. By this time it was 2AM, and nothing was open. We tried to find a McDonalds or Wendy's that was open to grab a burger, but nothing was open. After a half-an-hour of trying, we gave up and went to Mom & Dad's place in Buford. We were all excited to get home and chatted and ate ham sandwiches until about 3:30 AM. I think I fell asleep at 3:45! Wow, what a long day.

The alarms started ringing at 8:15 AM or so, and the house was bustling with people hooking up their gear, restringing guitars, and sucking down bagels and coffee. We were off early to Sheri's place to meet her and Joshua, pack some more gear and merch, and head on down the road to make a stop at a lunch-party that Melisa's cousins, aunts, and uncles threw for us. It was a blast to see all the Barrett folks again.


Click here for the photo-set on Flickr

The party was cut short when the road manager (that's me) put his foot down and said we had to leave or we were going to get behind schedule for the sound check. After about 23 hugs and 12 pictures, we left for the Marietta Vineyard.

The soundcheck was a little bit of a process. We were a lot louder than their usual worship team, but Chris, their soundman, is a total pro and dialed the stage in for us. We all felt comfortable and ready for a great night of music, worship, and prayer.


Click here for the photo-set on Flickr

The Marietta Vineyard folks were just so wonderful to us. Dian Thiel is their worship pastor, and for the Live Oak folks that read my blog, we sing one of her songs a lot, it's titled, "If You Say Go". Yep, I knew you knew it. A special thanks to Cathy, Chris, Diane and Tom for all of their effort to make the event go well, and to take special care of the entire band.

The evening was so wonderful, and God really blessed our nite. The high points for me were "Shout Aloud", "Fearless Now", and the ending song, "Sing Your Praise" where we were joined on stage by about a dozen group-vocalists that recorded the group-vocal tracks on Sheri's CD. I hope someone got some pictures of that, because it was really cool.

After the concert, the folks at Marietta sang "Happy Birthday" to Drew (May 1st) and I (May 6th) because we are near our birthdays. Sheri's record officially drops in the US on May 6th, which I think is really cool.

This morning Melisa and I are going to the Methodist church where my parents are pastoring. We are going to lead a few songs for them this morning. Then we are meeting up with the rest of the band for the two-hour journey to Augusta for another worship concert! Phew! I hope Drew has more of those candy-coated orange slices in his backpack!

More pictures and info about August coming up on Monday. Please do check back in!

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Just a reminder that tomorrow night (Sunday March 30th), Sheri Carr will be leading a night of worship at the Live Oak Vineyard.


Time and PlaceDate: Saturday, March 29, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Live Oak Vinyeard - Arcadia
Street: 225 E. Live Oak Avenue
City/Town: Arcadia, CA

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Info Email: scottie_vox at yahoo dot com

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Once in a while, God does a "re-alignment" on your life. Maybe it's through something you read, or an experience, or God speaks to you so clearly, that something changes in your life. For me, a re-alignment of my life happened at this weekend's "Lead Us On" conference in Pomona.

Andy Park came into town to co-lead a conference with Terry Butler. These guys are two of the most anointed, gifted, and experienced worship leaders and writers in the Vineyard movement, and in contemporary worship. They brought a two-fold purpose into the sessions. One aspect was in teaching and encouragement, and the other was to lead the conference in extended times of worship.

Andy and Terry brought messages of "resting in the Lord", of remembering the poor, and the Love of the Father. The messages were simple, but the ministry and worship times were powerful.

Saturday night's final session was an amazing experience. I had the chance to play guitar with the team, and I was like a kid in the candy store to be a part of that session. The presence of God was amazing, and the joy in that room was palpable. The worship time lasted for about 2-1/2 hours as God took us on a journey through the leadership of Andy and Tony.

My frame of mind, my heart, my strength changed so much in only 24 hours, it is hard to believe. It makes me realize how important it is to stay connected to these kinds of events, and to continue being refilled frequently.

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We got back from the opening session of "Lead Us On" tonite. Andy Park led worship tonite, and it was a great time. Terry had a great word for worship leaders, I must say. If you are a worship leader in the LA area, you really should come out to hear Andy's message tomorrow.

Here's the info.

I'm off to bed. Catch me later.

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Get more info at Vineyard Western Region.com.

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