We pulled into Albuquerque and it was cold, very weird but the mountains were beautiful.  We started load in and everything started right back up like we never took a day off.

The show took off and the people were coming out of the woodwork, we had almost 2000 people.  Bob nailed his message and we had tons of people raising their hands and going forward to accept Christ.  It was an awesome night!

Keep us in prayer as head to Greenwood Village, CO and start to wrap the tour up.

These people all wake up at 8 am and work till 2 am to make it happen each and every day.  So when you see these people in crew shirts, that look like they are exhausted, please thank them for all that they do.

Again, I want to thank everyone that has come out to enjoy the shows that were put together for you.  Thanks so much for all of your support.

what an incredible opportunity to be a part of this tour! the sense of community, enjoying  each and every set (that i get time to watch), bob’s intense message, executed with prose and perfection, and the chance to meet and hang with new faces. i know a lot of the blogs have touch on these points, i just can’t help but agree with them.

if you haven’t made it to a show, come out!!

thanks again for all of your prayers and hope to see you soon.

xoxo,

joel / tfk

The show itself went very well, right on time and once again all the bands had a very good night.  It was nice to hear some feedback from some people who attend the festivals, because they know what the real thing is like and everyone said they loved the tour.  To hear that is nice, its like a refresher for crew, makes all the hard work and long hours worth it.

Bob nailed his message again and brought more kids to the lord.  We had 30 kids go back and receive prayer and get more information about the lord.  Pastor Harry Thomas met with the 30 that came forward and got the chance to pray with them and just love on them. Hopefully we get the chance to see them again, walking with the lord.

Pray for us as we go to Elmira, NY for the next show, then the crew and bands head to New York City for 2 off days.  Thank you for your support.

The turnout was awesome, we had a lot of kids come out to the show and just loved it.  The bands put on a great performance and you could really tell how much the people loved the show.  Thanks to everyone who helped out to make it possible.

Pray for us as we continue to travel and start to wrap up this tour.

Once doors opened the people started to flock in, and being that it was Halloween some of them had costumes on. But I think the most memorable was our lighting designer Darien Koop had a hot dog outfit and actually ran lights with it on, it was very funny to see a hot dog run lights. We ended up having a really good turnout, 1938 to be exact, 150 of those accepting Christ and 70 who stepped forward and received prayer. It’s a beautiful thing seeing that many people come to know the Lord and actually follow through with that commitment. The show went as planned and every band nailed their sets and just put on an excellent show for Rochester, NY.

So keep us in prayer as we travel to Bethlehem, PA, back to the home state of Creation Northeast!!! Make sure you come out to see us. God bless.

Well back to work we go! We had a few days off in Nashville, some call it rest, some call it work at home, but needless to say we had off. So pulling in this morning was not the most exciting thing, we woke up and saw frost! I know the north is used to it already but coming from Nashville it was a rude awakening. Once we got over the cold weather we made our way into the venue which was Grove city’s Church of the Nazarene.

After we all got our cups of coffee in we got the ball rolling. Taping was the big topic today, we actually made a video about it. Taping is one of the production assistants jobs and it consist of pink tape and a sharpie. Basically the point of the tape is to make arrows and direct crew and bands to dressing rooms, catering, showers, etc… So make sure you go to VideoRocket (http://www.videorocket.com/Creationtour/1723879) to check out that video so you can further understand taping.

Everything was going great once the show started until the third band was on stage. Mid way through there set our monitor tech, Tom, slipped on some stairs and seriously injured his ankle! We had a few people to step up to the plate at the last minute to help him out and fill his shoes, not literally! But we got Tom to the hospital and the show went on!

Bobs message was very powerful tonight and lead about 50 plus kids to the Lord. Not only did they raise their hands for the altar call, they followed through with their promise and went to a separate room for more prayer and ultimately that’s what this tour is all about, bringing kids to Jesus!

Keep us in your prayers as we travel to Rochester, NY tonight, and make sure to come to one of the remaining dates!

It was a cool morning when we arrived in Burlington, Iowa but very beautiful.  The Burlington Memorial Auditorium, situated on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, was built during the depression and it has been the victim of several floods.  As a matter of fact this tour date was somewhat in question last July when major flooding took place.   Part of the building had about four feet of muddy water in it.  Fortunately the main auditorium is on the second floor, thanks to good thinking on the part of architect!  Thankfully the building was repaired just in time for the tour.

Pastor Harry was standing next to a tree when he looked down an saw a 4 foot snake looking at him!  The snake was sunning himself. KJ-52 came over to video tape something for his blog but unfortunately he must not have pushed the record button.  Evidently some reptiles and animals are still trying to find their way back to the river from being washed up on higher shores during the flood.  He or she (the snake) slithered away to safety.  The promoter did a great job and even had dinner for us a the Drake restaurant – good stuff.

We had devotions together around 4pm and Bob Lenz shared on the subject of being content and the struggles we all have with real contentment.  The tour has really brought together the bands in more than one way.  Yes, we are on tour together but there has been a real family developing.  Spiritually it has been enriching to all of us and to the people attending.  We also are having a lot of fun!

This is a windy place next to the river and it was neat to see the long line all bundled up waiting to get into the auditorium  It was a happening place and those attending seemed extra friendly and saying how much they loved the Creation Festival: The Tour.  After Bob’s message during the show, at least around a 100 hands went up saying they wanted to know Christ as Lord.  Pastor Harry and the promoter, Matt Best prayed with several of the new converts and gave them a New Testament.

The next tour date is on Thursday at Grove City, Ohio.  With a couple of days off several band members are heading home to Nashville or other ports.  It was a great night!  Thanks for praying and believing for the tour, it is “A Tribute to Our Creator!”

This is a great Club. There should be one in every city! Tonight it was Capital Lights, Esterlyn, KJ 52, Worth Dying For, Fireflight and TFK (Thousand Foot Krutch) played. A really great night. We did not have to load-in very much this morning but tonight will be a long load-out. We are planning to go to the Mall of America (biggest mall in the USA) for a brief moment of relaxation before heading to our next stop in Burlington, Iowa. We really feel everyone’s prayers – thank you so much for your prayers!