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Congrats to Montell Jordan

Thursday May 17, 2012

Montell Jordan and daughter SamanthaMontell Jordan and his wife Kristin, the proud parents of three children, Christopher, 23; Sydney, 16 (who is a vocalist with Victory World Music); and Skyler, 8, welcomed their fourth child into the world on Tuesday. Samantha Victoria Jordan, who has already been nicknamed Lady Bug, was born at 4:36 pm on May 15th, weighing 6 pounds, 14.2 ounces and measuring 19 inches long.

The worship leader at Victory World Church and CCM recording artist said, "It's hard to imagine how someone so big can be wrapped around a finger so small. This little girl is a reminder of God's hands always at work in all our lives, and another reminder for me in my role as a father trying to be like our Heavenly Father."

Image courtesy of: Montell Jordan. Used by permission.

The Song That Changed Their Lives

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Sixpence None The RicherSixpence None the Richer, who is is scheduled to release a new album called Lost in Translation in July, will be on BYUtv's The Song That Changed My Life tonight. Check with your local cable and satellite provider for times.

Image courtesy of: Reprise. Used by permission.

Happy Birthday To ...

Wednesday May 16, 2012

P.O.D.Happy birthday to Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D., who turns 38 today and Tonex, who turns 37 today.

This coming Friday, three more Christian artists have birthdays. Barry Graul of MercyMe, Francesca Battistelli and Michael Tait will all be celebrating their big days on Friday. Then, on Saturday, Marcos Witt will celebrate his 50th birthday.

Image courtesy of: Razor & Tie. Used by permission.

Plane Crash Takes the Lives of Four

Monday May 14, 2012

Austin Anderson, (27) Garrett Coble, (29), Stephen Luth, (22) and Hannah Luce (22) were all passengers on their way to the last Acquire The Fire event  in  Council Bluffs, Iowa in a twin engine Cessna 401 being piloted by Luke Sheets (23) on Friday. NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said that the pilot got permission to descend to a lower altitude and then the tower lost contact with the pilot. The Kansas Highway Patrol said that shortly afterwards, the plane landed in a field, skidded 200 feet and hit a tree line, catching on fire. The crash occurred about nine miles west of Chanute, Kansas.

Coble, Luth and Sheets were killed in the crash. Austin Anderson, a decorated Marine who served two tours in Iraq, was critically injured, but he managed to pull Luce from the wreckage. He died from his injuries in a hospital in Wichita early the next morning.

Hannah, the daughter of Teen Mania Ministries founder Ron Luce, is in serious but stable condition in a hospital in Kansas City with burns to 28% of her body.

Please join me in praying for the families of these five young people.

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