Breaking Free

We’ve been gathering faithful volunteers to stand at our Covenant Eyes tables during the Casting Crowns tour. Doug, a recent volunteer, just sent an email about his experience.

The concert was such a wonderful thing. During the opening act by Leeland, they asked us to put our hand on the person beside of us and pray over them. My youngest daughter was sitting beside of me, and it was such a blessing to pray like this in song.

Then Casting Crowns was absolutely incredible. It was so obvious that Mark Hall wasn’t just singing. He was praising God with each song. And then the prayers by Mark and all of the band members just brought so much glory to the Lord. And the song “East to West” brought me to tears as I held my hands out and sang praise to the Lord.

But the greatest thing about the concert was when Mark Hall spoke of the Altar and the Door experience. It was so clear and evident to me that this message was why God put me in that arena. Mark said, “During the altar experience, we share the Christian walk of others. But when we leave the church, they don’t go home with us. It is then when we are left to our own Christian walk.” I realized that although my walk was consistent, it was weak. I need to make it stronger, so I can be a more effective follower of Christ when I am on my own and face this world.

Doug also described his time handing out brochures for Covenant Eyes:

The Covenant Eyes table was also a blessing. I noticed that only one man declined to take a brochure. Everybody else accepted the offer. A few people came up and seemed to have an interest in Covenant Eyes, and I explained how it worked to them. In particular, one man said he didn’t have Internet in his house because he didn’t know how he would block his eyes from explicit images online.  I explained about the importance of having an accountability partner, and how Covenant Eyes could help him.

When I first got your e-mail inviting me to volunteer, I clicked on the link where “Slow Fade” was playing and I burst into tears when the little girl sang at the end of it. I sent an e-mail to a friend and said, “If I could help just one person at this concert, I know I need to do this thing and this is what God wants me to do.” I believe the man who asked the question at the concert was the person God wanted me to talk to.