First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale Footage

Ryan T. - Southfield, MI 
Sophomore @ Wheaton 
Publicity Manager & Choir Member 


March 13th we sung at First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale during the end of our spring break tour. This is a video of our performance on youtube... make sure to check it out! :D 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlxPZFrbUSE 

Psalm 150

Great times with friends and family

Haley H. - Williamsport, PA

Sophomore @ Wheaton 

Things ended up not working out with our second host families, so Grace, Mimi, Michelle & I stayed with Jocelyn Cox and her family. This little mix-up was the perfect testimony to the control that God has on our lives and the way he works seemingly stressful situations into absolute blessings.  Because things did not work out the way I had planned, I was able to spend precious time with amazing ladies from the Gospel Choir, getting to know them better and hearing how God has worked through their lives.  On top of that, the hospitality that was shown through Byron and Stacy Cox was incredible, and they made me feel so comfortable and welcome.  One night after a long day of leading others in worship with the rest of GC, all of us girls were sitting around the Cox's kitchen table with Mrs. Cox, and she shared her unbelieveable testimony with us- talk about amazing.  Later on in our stay I was so blessed by Mimi as we shared our life stories with each other around the Cox's pool after devouring plates of Jamaican chicken, macaroni and cheese, and mashed potatoes, compliments of the wonderful women at Rhema Church.  On top of all of this, I was so incredibly blessed by Jenna and Jocelyn's musical talent as they played songs on the piano and guitar and sang beautiful harmonies together. I was also blessed with a night of laughter as Mr. Cox shared all of his stories of the chapel pranks he and the rest of the Wheaton swim team used to try to pull off (unfortunately none of them were ever very successful). Everything about our short stay with Cox family was a gift from God.  If I learned anything from this experience it was that God truly is in control of every situation of our lives, and He works everything out for the good of those who love Him.  


Hallelujah- God is so good! 

One last picture of the whole choir and band outside of First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale before we headed
the airport.

(Left to Right) Haley H,  Mimi G, Grace A.

We're Back!

The view outside our 9pm flight from
Fort Lauderdale to Wheaton.

Ryan T. - Southfield, MI
Sophomore @ Wheaton 
Choir Member & Publicity Manager 


     Whats Up Fam, 
Were Back in Wheaton! Thats both good and bad thing. I don't think any of us are to excited about homework stacking up and finishing up post break midterms, however it is nice to be back with the Wheaton community. The last couple of days have been awesome! Wheaton has been rather sunny and the the temperature have reached the low sixties out here, but thats nothing compared to the normative eighty degree weather we experienced in Florida all last week!


Anyway, We just wanted to give a shout out to all the people who have kept in your prayers, and for all the people who helped and blessed us in florida--A Big thank you song in gospel  choir tradition to every bus driver, church, host family, pastor, musician, cook, minister, speaker, assistant, community member, and person we came in contact with! God's is Good, and that goodness is soooooooo Deep!


From the Mouth of the publicity manager (I), it has been awesome having the chance to try to put media on this blog, and watch the activity of those who read this. We have views from Singapore, China, Haiti, United Kingdom, Kenya, USA and other places internationally. 


Moreover, as time permits as a student im excited about editing the 220 gigs worth of Audio, video and photograph from tour. 220 Gigs! I excited to share it with you all but first i have to edit it, so stay tuned!


Blessings 

Live Web Streaming of Gospel Choir at First Baptist of Fort Lauderdale

Tiffany Egler
St. Charles, IL 
Assistant Director


Hey everyone!


               I just want you all to know that we'll be part of First Baptist of Fort Lauderdale's morning service; this Sunday at 10:30 AM EST. We are so excited to worship the Lord with them, and the church will be livestreaming the service from fbcnet.com! If you are unable to watch it during that time, it will still be up for a week after the service. Thanks so much for following up with us and supporting us as we journey through the rest of our tour!

FBCFL Main Sanctury

Much love, 
Tiff

Wheaton College At Westminister Academy

Ryan T. - Southfield,  Mi
Sophomore @ Wheaton 
Choir Member & Publicity Manager 


We've been all around Fort Lauderdale Florida over the past few days, preforming at schools, churches, and other facilities. It's has been an awesome experience! God is great, and he has show us many things along the way. I wanted to send a quick video out time at Westminister Academy, for their chapel time. The audio Clips a bit but be be sure to check out the picture in HD! 


Gotta Run


Ryan 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRkYOYV4QXs

An Inside Look: Liz S. & Kaitana A.

Liz S. - Washington Dc

Senior @ Wheaton

Major: Comm. Media studies

     For me, Gospel Choir has been a place of truly worshipping God through musical expression. Coming from a background of musical performance in both church and school choirs, I have been encouraged and challenged in choir not to make perfection the focus, but rather to offer a genuine and excellent sacrifice of praise to our Father God while inviting others to join us. The love that we have for God individually overflows to one another and unifies us as a choir and a community. I really enjoy both the times of deep, contemplative worship and joyful celebration as I lift up my voice with my friends to praise the Lord Jesus! The best part of Gospel Choir is that it is a group of believers surrendered to Christ, humbled by His grace, and excited to exalt the mighty God we serve through beautiful music and a lifestyle of praise.   

Kaitana A. - Bolingbrook, IL 

Junior @ Wheaton

Choir Member & Choir Secretary

Major: Math education

     Gospel Choir has been a place for people to come to be with family. I was first introduced to Gospel Choir my freshmen year at freshman worship. What drew me to them was how diverse it was. It was a beautiful representation of the body of Christ. Being in choir has been a great way for me to know great people on this campus, who have continued to bless me life in a way that I would never want to replace. 

Time Lapse of the Catamaran

Ryan T. - Southfield, Mi
Sophomore @ Wheaton 
Choir Member & Publicity Manager 


       So its ridiculous early right now, and I may or may not have have stayed up until now? :? Today, was one of our off days of tour, here in Florida. Today we spent the day on the ocean riding on a Catamaran! Fun for sure... We spent time hanging out, talking, swimming, and simply just relaxing. Here's a little time lapse Video I made of our experience.. Hope you enjoy. 
Today I was supposed to edit video of some of our past performances and experiences but I had a hard time with After Effect and Premiere Pro in the editing process... The documentation of the past few day will be up soon! Promise


Don't for get to tell your people about the blog ;)


In Godspeed 
Ryan


Heres the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGY76PS-2Lw