Behind the Mic – Nick Vujicic Event

Worship set for the Nick Vujicic event:

Stronger: LiFT

Not to Us/Here is Our King: Chris Tomlin/David Crowder

Rise Up: LiFT

I am Free: Newsboys

Last night I had the honor and privilege, along with my band LiFT, to minister through worship alongside Nick Vujicic.  Nick is a man who was born with no arms or legs and his story and testimony is simply amazing.  Please check him and his ministry out at: www.lifewithoutlimbs.org.

There were just over 1700 people in attendance last evening.  I can easily say that up to this point, that was the largest crowd I’ve ever lead worship for.  It was interesting though because many of them, I would say around half, were unchurched.  Which was exactly what we were hoping for.  So as we worshipped you could see half of the crowd super engaged, and half of the crowd really experiencing worship, in a musical sense, for the first time.  It was humbling to be able to be a part of that experience for so many people.  It was our hope that we could bring the people to a place of comfort with relevant music, so Nick could later bring them to a place of discomfort, to a place of breaking and crying out to the only One who could save them, their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I must say walking out on stage and seeing the room packed floor to ceiling, balcony and all, was a bit intimidating.  However once we started playing it felt like home.  I was singing to my God and my focus was on Him.  Musically the evening was incredible, as a band I felt as if we were extremely tight, playing together musically and in Spirit.  We did a couple songs that everyone (who was “churched”) would know, and a couple original songs.  The response was great and I believe set up for Nick great.

Nick then came on stage, speaking on top of  a table/desk.  I can’t begin to describe his impact and for further info on him and to hear his story, please visit his website.  Again it is: www.lifewithoutlimbs.org

Toward the end Nick called me back on stage to play while he gave the invitation to accept Christ.  You can I could totally sense the Holy Spirit working through him as I was standing behind him on stage playing.  It was powerful and a couple hundred people came forward to give their lives to Christ!  It was amazing.  Words really cannot express it.

At the end he asked if we could sing “I love You Lord,” an old chorus.  Well at first I must say I panicked as I haven’t sang that song in years and feared I didn’t know the lyrics.  I didn’t know the chords but started in the key of E and just started singing it.  God gave me all the words and it was great to hear the entire congregation singing it a cappella.  It was beautiful and an incredible way to end the evening.

Afterwards, Nick went to the prayer room to meet with those who accepted Christ and pray with them, after that, and after a long 3 days of speaking, he came back to the green room to meet with a couple individual children one on one.  One little girl had cancer and was half blind, the other was born with no arms.  He was placed on the floor so he was eye level with the girl with cancer.  He prayed for her and hugged her. He hugs everyone for obvious reasons but it was even more special with this little girl.  She asked if she could give him a neck hug, which he mentioned doing to another individual while he was speaking.  It was precious.  The just hugged with their necks, and no arms.  It must have meant the world to this little girl and changed her entire perspective on life.  He then did the same with the little girl with no arms and her entire family.  He was incredibly humble and prayed with each and every individual who wanted it.  It was incredible.

After the last guest left the room, John Wood told him he was finished and must be exhausted.  He was sitting/standing on the couch and just fell over onto his side.  We debriefed the evening as he lay on his side talking to us.  It was an incredible evening.  It gave me and everyone else in the worship center a new perspective on life.  Lives were changed for eternity and I was privileged to be part of it.  Praise God!

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