Song 17 of the 20/20 project and doing worship in Brothels & Night Clubs!
There’s just so much to tell these days that I sometimes don’t know where to start so I’ll talk to you about this week’s song and some of the headlines.
Before I do that let me say thanks for the response to last weeks effort and the contributions that have come in - I’m already behind in processing and replying to them. Bear with me and I will get back to you soon!
This week’s song, ‘I am Satisfied’, is a joint effort between my wife Shirely and I. It’s not really a congregational song but a worship song that could be done in non-church environments.
The reason I wanted to do some material like that is because over the next few weeks and months I’m going to find myself in the strangest of situations.
Next month I’m off with a musicians and artists team to Lithuania (yeah, I had to look it up on the map too!) to work with a Vineyard church there and quite by ‘accident’ we managed to get booked the play at the premier night club and music venue in the city.
Then in November I’m off to Thailand, again with a team, to participate in an annual intercessory worship festival there in the city of Pattaya. Now the thing is, Pattaya is the epicentre of the sex industry in that country and we have the opportunity to put worship bands into some of the ‘bars’ (read that as brothels)!
Some of the local churches and ministries there are radically reaching out and expressing Jesus to their community and we get to be a part of it. I’d love to keep you posted on this adventure, if you’re not already on my email newsletter list then join below and you’ll get to hear all about it.
In the meantime let me have your feedback on song 17 - I am Satisfied.
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September 17th, 2007 at 02:48 am
I like what you’ve got here just as it is, yet it needs one more something to take it to that pinnacle place… some sort of bridge taking the melody higher still, beginning with a minor chord and thus adding a new dimension to the song…..and then going on to repeat one of the verses (as you did with “rainbow’s end” or write an additional one). Good message. Blessings.
-Faye Smith
September 19th, 2007 at 06:11 pm
Hi Andy, a good strong melody to this, I like it very much. I agree with Faye. Also feel an extra verse is needed. I can almost hear a full band really getting into this and everyone singing with praise in their hearts and voices.
Can’t believe it’s week 17 already!
God bless you as you prepare for your tours.
Jean
September 20th, 2007 at 01:14 am
I love this, Andy! I agree with the above comments about it needing a bridge or maybe even a key change to take it to the next level. I think this has such a great hook, and as a worship song could use more of the “journey” aspect we often look for in a good one. Maybe something about our God-shaped hole? Or hunger and thirst?
Love it, love it so much!
September 20th, 2007 at 07:53 am
This song is so catchy and speaks so much to the heart for Worship.
I do think as the others did that a bridge or some higher change over would add too it. I could see a intrumental middle and added chorus really adding to the intro words.
Wish I could help more, really love the songs.
Too bad its not on MP3 format so I could listen to it more this week! Cant wait till you fine tune these things and put them on a cd.
Thanks so much for publicly sharing your efforts to create new music to honor God.
Hadassah from Guam
September 20th, 2007 at 06:52 pm
Hey great song. I like this one the best. Probably because I work with the outcasts of society. This song portrays the search for happiness and when you haven’t found it you try to repress your feeling with drugs and alcohol. This would be a song that could be played at the mission. God bless and hope for more of these.
September 25th, 2007 at 01:52 pm
Hey Andy
Never thought that loop sation wd end up in Lithuania!
I like the song a lot, the sparseness of the loop at the start of the song produces an intriguing intro..and sounds great when the chords come in
I reckon this is a brilliant song for the nightclub/brothel setting .Well done
September 25th, 2007 at 08:07 pm
Wow! What an amazing opportunity! I pray God’s strength and power go before you and that his grace and mercy protect you!
I love this song! Fit for the purpose you are intending it. Was about to suggest that you bring back the intro loop later on - and then you did it! We’re on the same wavelength. Lol.
Great one mate - keep writing!
You’re right, this collaborative process is really good!
October 4th, 2007 at 01:12 am
Woooo - such an awesome opportunity heading to Thailand. I am on the mailing list so looking forward to hearing from you and will be praying!!
Class that you are going to Lithuania, Toadie was talking to me about the trip - hope that it goes really well and I will definitely be praying for you guys!
This whole having worship in strange places is something that God has been saying to be a lot recently - he is rising up a praising people in Northern Ireland in particular in the North Coasty to do the radicle and to take Gods glory into the strangest of places. On a prayer walk during the summer with one of my friends, God told us, he was going to do church definitely and that church would begin to happen in bars, clubs and pubs - its exiting!
This song is great - I love the start of it, its great!