Down by the Wayside Wins WAVE 3 Morning Glory Contest

WOW! The Down by the Wayside Choir wins the WAVE 3 Morning Glory Contest after hundreds of people voted for the Mission’s Choir. The choir was voted as winner of the “Stage Performance” category by the three judges and with the addition of the emailed votes that counted as 30 percent of the contest, the choir was pushed into 1st place. Mom’s Music will give the choir 10 hours of recording time for their prize. Hopefully we will be able to produce a second choir CD. I love to listen to the choir’s first CD which helps me to prepare for work at the Mission each day. The first song I listen to is “Jesus is Love” followed by “The Battlefield”. Both of these songs help to lift my spirit and focus on the tasks of the day that must be confronted.

I heartily congratulate Virginia Taylor, the Mission’s Recovery Program manager and choir director, for pulling the choir together for a number of rehearsals that helped their performance. The choir member, most of who are in the recovery program, got dressed in their uniforms at about 2:30 AM and arrived at WAVE 3 just before 4:30 AM then was on the air at 5:00 AM. Many of the member report that singing Gospel Music and having the fellowship of the choir members helps them in their recovery from drugs and alcohol.