Choir Trip To Denver
What a trip—our choir travelled from Boise to Denver, Colorado on June 25th. 21 of us met at church at 5:30 a.m. and caravanned in four vehicles. We were on the road by 6 and made it, tired but excited, to Denver at 7 p.m. The Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) provided our choir an opportunity to sing at their annual convention.
We met the next morning at 8 a.m., went to morning devotion, then practiced. We had our sound check at 12:30 p.m., then the convention began. Following a PowerPoint presentation about our church, I had the honor of introducing our choir. Everyone looked great—all the men were in white shirt and tie while each of the ladies wore an “áo dài” which is the traditional dress of Vietnam. Toan Doan, our choir director, introduced each member of the choir and we began to sing. Our first song is called “Lo Gì” which is a reminder that we don’t need to worry, but rather concern ourselves with God’s righteousness and his kingdom. As the song says, “Friend, worrying is beneath you.”
We finished singing the song and people began to applaud. Then people began standing. The standing ovation of the thousand people in attendance made quite an impact on our little group from Peace In Jesus. The moment was so powerful, several members of our choir had a tear in their eye. We sang two more songs and left the stage.
Speaking with choir members, what really made an impression on them was the response of the people. Not only singing in front of a thousand and having such a powerful response, but wherever they went, our choir members were stopped by those attending the convention—in the hotel, on the street, in restaurants—our choir folks were treated like rock stars! Such an outpouring of Christian love is typical at LWMS conventions, and I thank God for it. Such sincere love and care is the mark of the Christian, even from the time of the early Christian Church this was the calling card of the believer: “My how they love one another!”
