Wow what a day. Day 2 of the Promise Remains tour was a great one. The band clicked on all cylinders today which was absolutely awesome. Still not sure about the set, but it felt pretty good… which means… tomorrow we’re gonna have to change it!!! lol. That’s right pretty good is NOT great which is what it has to be or we might as well go home… still the crowd was amazing and they seemed really excited about it. Oh we finally got Space In Between us back in the set in a super cool bluegrass style which really seemed to glue the whole thing together. But that’s not what I’m really wanting to talk about tonight.

Tonight God revealed to me the exact reason that Building429 was in Joplin, which is a rarity. Most of the time you know that God is present and never really know what need you are actually meeting. It was super cool though to meet someone who had been directly touched and even moved to tears by our music. When he walked up he struck me as the coolest guy in the room, for whatever reason, and I never expected him to open up the way he did. Now, what we talked about is between he and I, but I’ll just say that I haven’t met anyone so much like me in while. This guy was such a light in the room… I even noticed him in the front row during the show rocking out and praising Jesus. I guess I just never figured him for someone who knew intimately the feeling of pain. He said that “You Carried Me” was his song and that it was hugely important in his life during a time that was extremely hard for him. I watched his smile turn into to tears as we took a photograph with him, and then 20 minutes later I ran into him again and was just sure that God meant for us to talk for a while. As we talked he started sharing his story and the tears came pouring out… and I wasn’t at all freaked out by that because I remember holding it all inside too. I remember that the slightest things would bring out emotional moments when I was going through the toughest times in my past. Here’s the coolest thing… This young man wasn’t lost… no sir… he knows Jesus, he just doesn’t know the end to his personal story…. He’s still waiting on his moment of healing. He’s still trying to figure out why his life has been the way it has… but I think I know….. I think the guy I met tonight is going to be an eternity changer…. not just a world changer. He’s in his last semester of school and he’s on his way to being a full blown minister… and I believe that God is going to bring about some miraculous healing in other peoples lives because of his testimony. Tonight I met someone I’ll always remember. Tonight God showed up… tonight Building429’s music made a difference. I’m gonna go to bed and praise the Lord in my prayers… because this day was ordained, and God let me and a bus full of sinners love on a guy who’s gonna change the world!!!

Goodnight,
Jason