There are so many things going on in our world today which are a great cause for concern. Often times I sit and try to figure out what am I going to do if “X” happens, or what can I do to make this situation in my life change. It’s in these times that I’m reminded that there is absolutely nothing I can do without God. I must fall to my knees and acknowledge that I need Him. We need Him in this world and we need Him in our lives to help us with the struggles we face. Let’s join together in prayer and lift up the needs of our country and the needs in our own lives.

This post is for you to voice your requests, for yourselves or for others needs or for our country. Please use first names only when lifting up a request for someone (other than yourself) whom God has laid on your heart. Let’s use common sense in posting these requests so that privacy is not threatened. I would ask that you visit this post often to lift up a prayer for each new request.

We will start by asking that you all pray for our upcoming CD project. We are scheduled to go into Crossroads Studios on November 17th and 18th to start tracking (recording instrumentation). The hardest part of the recording process for me is song selection. It is so important to select songs that touch people’s lives and meet their needs as well as choosing songs that lift up and glorify the name of Jesus. We don’t take this process lightly and will listen to over five hundred new songs in the process of choosing about Ten. Please pray for wisdom and God’s direction as we select the final songs for the project. Also, please pray that God would anoint the players, producers, engineers, singers and all the others that are a part of making it happen.

“And pray in the Spirit on ALL occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints”. Eph. 6:18

Please post your requests and let’s all be in prayer for each other.

On Wednesday afternoon we were a part of the Artist Spotlight Showcase along with Double Portion, Heirline, Tim Lovelace, and Mercy’s Well. Then that night, with butterflies in our stomachs, we were blessed to be a part of the main stage event! We sang “The Eastern Gate” and finished with “The Great Beyond” and an encore. It was a lot of fun in spite of our nervousness!

This year for the first time we hosted a Regional Artist Showcase on Friday afternoon. We really enjoyed it and it gave us an opportunity to get acquainted with some groups we’d never met. As soon as we finished up with that showcase, we rushed over to Freedom Hall for the Songs of A Lifetime showcase hosted by Phil Cross. I speak for the entire team when I say that it was the highlight of our week. Although we were only able to watch the second half of it, we were overwhelmed by the sweet spirit in that place. For those of you who have never experienced the Songs of a Lifetime showcase, it is a showcase for some of the great songwriters of Gospel music to share stories about their songs and how they were written. We were so honored to sing Mosie Lister’s song “Where No One Stands Alone” after he told how he came to write it. It was one of the most incredible moments I’ve had singing in my four short years in the ministry!

After a few short hours of rest, we woke up early on Saturday morning to sing for the Southern Gospel Promoter’s Association (SGPA) Riverboat Cruise on the Ohio River. Although there was no air-conditioning, we thoroughly enjoyed the cruise visiting with different promoters and partaking of the delicious catered meal. The Singing News Fan Awards, which was a blast to be part of, was held on Saturday night. We were so happy for all our dear friends who won awards and wish big congratulations to the Booth Brothers for the Artist of the Year award!

We are excited to see what next year holds — we should be just about rested up by then! Thanks to all of you who were there and stopped by to visit. We love you!

Breana

We are so excited that you decided to join us here. This is a place where all of us to get to know each other better. We will be talking about all kinds of fun topics, as well as sharing video, pictures, music and more. One of the first things we will want to get you involved with is our next recording, which is scheduled to begin production in October of this year. We are inviting you to be a part of helping us decide song selection, photos, cover art, album title, radio singles and many of the other things that go into making a CD.  You will also be able to watch video of us recording in the studio and get free samples of what we are doing in the process.

We ask for your comments, and those whose comments are posted will receive a FREE mp3 download of a brand new, can’t get it anywhere but here, Crist Family song! You will be asked to provide your email address, and an email will be sent to you with a link and password through which you will receive the free download.

We hope you enjoy your free song download.  It was recorded special just for you as a gift for joining CristConnect.com.  Make sure and read the story about where the song came from and why it is so special to us.

This is going to be an awesome place for all of us!! We welcome your questions as well as your suggestions on topics to post. Thanks again for getting plugged in to CristConnect.com!

Rich Crist