My boy JC and the soldiers!

I want to tell you quickly about a guy named John Coleman and a group he started called the Soldiers of the Cross.

John wanted to reach the community for Jesus, he loved to sing and he had several of his friends that were pretty good so they decided to pull together a music group of teenagers to share the gospel. This group of teens started in a local church and then over the years with members coming and going they began to travel and sing in churches in the area, then reaching out to other areas of the region. The group wouldn't only sing but they had a message and shared with the audience what God had done in each of their lives.

I was introduced to this amazing group of people when I was about 16; I actually started dating one of the singers :). After dating this singer for a while I was asked to join them on the road a few times. It was exciting being able to see the entire production and how the group lived (on a big purple bus, with a tiny, tiny shower). After a few more months I began traveling with them every weekend, yes that’s right they traveled pretty much every weekend to a church or stage somewhere (Disney area was the best:)... what was amazing to me about this group was the fact that they were teens, and spending their weekends living the Crazy Love way... giving all of the glory to God for what they had been given and in turn sharing His gospel with thousands of people.

I can remember one church like it was yesterday - the group sang, John gave a knock down message and these folks started down the aisle broken and needing to be restored - well honestly this happened many, many times. It was just an awesome and amazing place to be. I felt like I was at a revival each weekend... These teens, now old, old adults :) have touched so many people with God's word. It was a blessing to be with them and get to know each of them, even more of a blessing to marry one of them. Their sacrifice of those weekends planted more seeds then many of them will ever know. To God be the glory.