Participants: Jill Morikone (Host), Gissela Kroll, Katie Monroe, Sophia Walwyn, Haley Fulton, Kristin Fulton, Faith Martin
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY017061A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:39 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 01:07 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:10 I'm Jill Morikone. 01:12 We're so glad that you have taken time 01:13 from your day to join us. 01:15 We thank you for your love, your prayers, 01:18 your financial support to this ministry. 01:21 Without you, 3ABN would not exist. 01:23 Without you, we cannot take the gospel message 01:26 to a lost and dying world. 01:28 So excited that you have joined us for this program. 01:30 I'm looking forward to hearing what God is doing 01:34 in each one of our guest's lives 01:36 and through their ministry. 01:38 You know, I love the Today program, 01:40 because it gives us a time to bring you at home 01:43 different ministries, different testimonies, 01:46 hear what God is doing through people 01:48 all over the world. 01:50 And today's program is no exception. 01:52 We have a special music group with us here, Kids In Tune. 01:57 And we have both of the cofounders with us 02:00 to begin with, we're going to be switching out segments, 02:03 we're gonna hear from some of the kids, 02:05 we're gonna see some of the songs 02:07 from your brand new project. 02:08 But we have Gissela Kroll. 02:10 And you are the cofounder and director of Kids In Tune. 02:14 And, Gissela, we're so glad to have you here. 02:15 Thank you. 02:17 We are very blessed to be here today. 02:18 And sitting next to Gissela is Faith Martin. 02:21 And you also are cofounder 02:24 and you are coordinator for Kids In Tune. 02:25 And, Faith, thank you so much for coming as well. 02:28 It's our honor to be here. 02:29 So tell me a little bit, we want to hear 02:31 just a little bit about both of you ladies, 02:33 and then we want to hear 02:34 what in the world is Kids In Tune, 02:35 and we want to hear about your ministry. 02:37 But we'll start with you, Faith. 02:38 Tell me a little bit about your family and your history 02:41 and then we'll get into Kids In Tune. 02:43 I live in Nashville, Tennessee. I have a 13-year old daughter. 02:46 And we moved to Nashville about 10 years ago, 02:51 and at that point is when Gissela and I 02:53 started talking about our church 02:55 and the need for a children's choir. 02:58 At that time, I had a three year old 03:00 who was very interested in singing 03:01 and would just sing herself to sleep and sing going 03:04 through the house all day long. 03:06 And so it was really something I knew 03:09 that would speak to children that love to sing. 03:13 Amen. 03:14 And before we go any further with that thought, Gissela, 03:17 tell us about your family. 03:19 My name is Gissela Kroll. 03:20 I was born and raised in Brazil. 03:22 I noticed that cute little accent. 03:25 I moved... 03:27 Actually on Sabbath, it will be the 19th anniversary 03:29 of my arrival in the United States. 03:32 So I moved to California to go to school. 03:35 And there, I met my husband and then we got married 03:38 and moved to Nashville 10 years ago. 03:41 Okay. Do you have kids? 03:42 We have three beautiful daughters 03:45 and we're very happy to be in Nashville. 03:48 Amen. 03:49 So you said, Faith, 03:50 that your daughter really wanted... 03:52 She loved to sing and wanted to be involved in music. 03:54 Now were you two friends when Kids In Tune began or... 03:58 No. 03:59 Actually, I had small nieces, and a nephew, 04:04 and I noticed the amount of kids 04:06 that were in Madison Campus Church. 04:11 And at the time our friends were like, 04:13 "You have to do something with these kids. 04:16 You have to do the kids' choir." 04:17 And I'm like, "Kids' choir? I don't think so." 04:19 But as... 04:21 Do you have a degree in music? I do not. 04:23 I have a degree in Kinesiology. Okay. 04:25 But music has been a part of my life 04:27 since I was four years old. 04:29 And I have actually sung my entire life 04:33 and done it professionally for many years in Brazil 04:35 before I moved to California. 04:38 But... 04:39 So anyways, I noticed that there were a lot of talent 04:44 and there were a lot of kids. 04:45 And you both were in the same church. 04:47 We were. 04:48 This is the Madison Campus Church in Tennessee. 04:50 So I was asking around, "Oh, okay, I might do this, 04:55 but who is there to help me out?" 04:58 And at the time, that's when I met Faith 05:00 and the Jodie McKague was there as well 05:04 who has now passed. 05:05 Oh, I'm sorry. 05:07 It's a perfect example of not knowing 05:09 you're volunteering for something when I asked 05:12 if there was a children's choir at Madison 05:14 because of my daughter's interest in music. 05:16 And they're like, 05:17 "Oh, let me introduce you to Gissela." 05:19 So that was I remember the table 05:21 we were introduced at. 05:23 And they were like Gissela is talking about 05:25 a children's choir and I found myself... 05:28 We found ourselves volunteered for the ministry. 05:32 Yes. 05:34 So it was born out of a desire to help young people, 05:36 to have young people get involved in music. 05:38 Yes. 05:39 Because they had a passion for music. 05:42 How many years ago was that? 05:43 This is our 10th anniversary. Okay. 05:46 So September, 10 years ago is when we began. 05:52 So this coming September 05:53 will be our actual 10th year anniversary. 05:56 And yes, it began out of a desire 05:59 to instill in children a love for God, 06:04 a love for worship, and for music. 06:06 But most importantly, 06:08 a desire to serve even at a young age. 06:12 Yeah. That's wonderful. 06:13 And now I checked on your website, 06:16 they don't have auditions. 06:18 Now for any choir, I mean, 06:19 I did music at our local church school. 06:21 And you think that's imperative to do auditions. 06:24 So what do you do if a kid says, 06:26 "I want to sing." 06:27 And they really can't sing. 06:29 I mean, what do you do with that? 06:30 Everyone is welcome and there is no auditions 06:34 because I didn't want anybody to be turned down 06:38 that had a desire to serve, that had a desire to sing. 06:43 And I'll tell you that we have 06:45 some extra angels singing with us. 06:48 And yes, you can hear a lot of times 06:51 that little first row with the four year olds 06:53 that are still learning to sing 06:56 and you can hear them a little bit, 06:57 but the mass of the choir sound covers that up very well. 07:02 But most importantly, what I have seen is that 07:08 the vast majority of kids eventually find their pitch. 07:13 Amen. 07:14 I've seen that with my own daughter. 07:16 I was like, "Lord, really my daughter can sing. 07:20 You know this is important to me." 07:23 So she started in the choir when she was four. 07:26 And by six, she found her pitch and that's happened 07:31 to many of the children we have seen. 07:33 So it has been very fun to watch them grow and learn. 07:36 So they start at four. 07:38 Mm-hm. Okay. 07:39 And what's the top end of the age range? 07:41 Well, they go to about sixth grade. 07:45 About sixth grade is usually when they're getting older, 07:49 they're usually involved in some other music activities. 07:53 Then at sixth grade, we do a special audition 07:57 for the females, the girls that want to stay in the choir. 08:00 Oh, nice. 08:02 And if they have a desire to stay in the choir, 08:03 we have a special group, that's our Teens In Tune 08:07 that Gissela works with on harmonies. 08:10 Oh, that's exciting. Yes, yes. 08:12 And it adds a beautiful component 08:14 to the overall choir. 08:15 And those girls helped her out a lot was the younger kids 08:19 and gives the younger girls an aspiration where, 08:23 "I want to, you know, be in Teens In Tune." 08:27 And we have some great talent in that group as well. 08:29 Yes. 08:30 That will be a great mentorship. 08:31 Now I know we have to move quickly 08:33 because we have quite a bit of things 08:35 to cover in this interview. 08:36 Just give me a couple statistics 08:38 and then we're going to set up the first roll. 08:40 You all have released a brand new DVD 08:42 and that's what we want to talk about is that new DVD. 08:45 But how many kids are in the choir in Kids In Tune 08:47 and how many are in Teens In Tune? 08:50 Each year, we kind of grow. 08:52 We started with a very small group 08:53 about 20 to 30 kids. 08:55 And then last year, we had about 80 registered. 08:57 Eighty? This is a big choir. Yes, yes. 09:00 And in Teens In Tune, we had 12 this last year. 09:03 So there was a large group of girls 09:08 that moved on into our Teens In Tune. 09:10 Amen. 09:11 So tell me, before we watch the first song here 09:13 from the DVD, why did you want to create a DVD? 09:17 It is very interesting you asked that 09:19 because the idea to create a DVD 09:23 came out of the last time we were here. 09:26 And we interviewed Danny and we had just released a CD. 09:31 And we had a beautiful program with him here 09:33 telling about our CD. 09:35 And the kids actually were here, 09:36 a few of them anyways, and performed. 09:39 And as we were leaving here, 09:42 Danny and I were talking and he said, 09:43 "Gissela, you got to think about recording a DVD. 09:47 And you're welcome to come and use our studios. 09:50 But you will see that you have a broader reach 09:54 with a DVD than with a CD." 09:55 And he was the one that inspired us to do that. 09:58 And I went home and started thinking about it. 10:01 And about several months later, we began the project. 10:05 And it was with a desire to reach even more children 10:10 and to be ministering and inspiring kids 10:13 all over the world. 10:14 Amen. That's wonderful. 10:16 What we're going to do now is we're going to go 10:17 to one of the songs from this DVD project, 10:20 then we're going to play musical chairs 10:22 during that song, and when we come out 10:23 we'll be talking to some of the kids. 10:25 And we'll be hearing what it was like 10:27 this DVD process and what it's like 10:29 for them in Kids In Tune. 10:30 But let's go to one of those songs. 10:32 This is called Thankful Heart. 10:39 "I will give thanks to You, Lord, with all my heart. 10:43 I'll tell all Your wonderful deeds. 10:47 I will be glad and rejoice in You. 10:50 I will sing the praises of Your name, 10:52 O Most High." Psalms 9:1-2. 11:12 My open hands receive 11:16 Blessings You pour out on me 11:20 Your tender care 11:22 Restores my soul 11:28 Your faithfulness endures 11:32 As mercy covers all my sin 11:36 Your perfect love 11:38 Has made me whole 11:44 Beyond the words I'm searching for 11:48 I long to give You something more 11:54 Here's my thankful heart 11:59 Thankful heart 12:03 Offered up in gratitude 12:07 For all You've done for me 12:10 Here's my thankful heart 12:15 Thankful heart 12:19 Offered up in praise to You 12:31 I'm unworthy of the gift 12:36 Of Your unfailing love 12:39 But You embrace me 12:41 As I am 12:47 You provide my needs 12:51 And raise a harvest from the seeds 12:55 I sow in vain 12:58 I bless Your name 13:04 Beyond the words I'm searching for 13:08 I long to give You so much more 13:13 Here's my thankful heart 13:18 Thankful heart 13:22 Offered up in gratitude 13:26 For all You've done for me 13:29 Here's my thankful heart 13:34 Thankful heart 13:38 Offered up in praise to You 13:46 From the raising of the sun 13:49 Till it's going down 13:54 The name of the Lord be praised 14:02 Here's my thankful heart 14:07 Thankful heart 14:11 Offered up in gratitude 14:15 For all You've done for me 14:18 Here's my thankful heart 14:23 Thankful heart 14:27 Offered up in praise to You 14:35 Offered up in praise to You 14:54 Praise to You 15:11 Amen. What a beautiful song. Thankful Heart. 15:15 So we are just switching out here during that song. 15:19 And we have added two of the kids, 15:21 one from Kids In Tune, one from Teens In Tune. 15:24 So we have Katie Monroe. And you just graduated. 15:29 Do you call it graduated to Teens In Tune? 15:32 I wouldn't say graduated, 15:35 I would say moved on to, so yeah. 15:38 Nice. 15:40 When did you enter Teens In Tune? 15:41 What grade are you in now? 15:42 I'm going into seventh and I entered last year. 15:45 Okay, so it goes to sixth grade as we mentioned before 15:47 and then you just jump into... 15:49 Wonderful. 15:50 So we want to hear a little bit about 15:52 what it's like to being in Teens In Tune and Kids In Tune 15:54 and the DVD process. 15:56 But sitting next to you is Sophia Walwyn. 15:59 And, Sophia, we're so glad you're here too. 16:01 Thank you. And you are Kids In Tune. 16:04 And I see your shirt is different here. 16:05 Yes, ma'am. Okay. 16:07 And how long have you been in Kids In Tune? 16:08 I've been in Kids In Tune since I was four years old. 16:12 Wow! You like to sing? 16:14 I love to sing. And she's good at it. 16:19 Now do you sing parts in Kids In Tune 16:20 or is that just in Teens In Tune? 16:22 I have a solo in various songs. 16:26 And Trust in You by Lauren Daigle 16:29 but most of the time, we all sing together. 16:33 Nice, that's wonderful. 16:36 And how long have you been in it? 16:39 I over all in choir, I don't know how long, 16:43 but I started in like 16:45 when I was four or five years old. 16:47 Wow, so a long time. 16:49 Yeah. Yeah. 16:50 Okay. 16:52 So let's talk about the song we just heard first 16:54 and then I want to hear some about the process 16:55 and what it's like being in that. 16:57 So, Gissela, tell me about the song Thankful Heart. 17:01 I heard Thankful Heart about 10 years ago. 17:06 It was one of the very first songs 17:08 we started singing. 17:10 It was written by a lady that lives in Nashville. 17:12 I blinking on her name now. 17:15 But I love the message that it says, 17:18 "My open hands are ready to receive your blessings 17:22 and I thank you for everything. 17:25 Here's my thankful heart," we keep singing that, 17:28 "Offered up in praise to you." 17:30 And that has been our theme song 17:33 and it's our CD and DVD title. 17:36 So we love that song. It's a beautiful song. 17:39 Now do each of you have a favorite song that you sing? 17:42 My favorite will probably be El Shaddai. 17:46 It's just beautiful. 17:50 It is. I love El Shaddai. 17:52 What about you, Sophia? 17:53 I love all of them, 17:55 but I tend to favorite Southern Gospel. 17:59 Okay. 18:00 And that's one of the songs on this project too. 18:02 I have the DVD here. You have Blu-ray and DVD. 18:06 Nice, Thankful Heart is your title card, 18:08 your opening song. 18:10 I like that. 18:11 So what would be one of your favorite things 18:14 about being in Kids In Tune or Teens In Tune? 18:17 What's something you like about it? 18:19 Well, I just like the fact that we're, you know, 18:23 ministering to a bunch of kids, 18:28 which is awesome I guess, 18:31 being in Teens In Tune. 18:32 Amen. 18:34 Do you all do a lot of concerts? 18:36 We sing, we have one performance 18:39 or outreach a month. 18:41 That's our schedule. That's pretty busy. 18:43 So one commitment a month, 18:45 and that could be a concert or an outreach. 18:51 Now when you say outreach, what is that? 18:53 Do you go to other churches? 18:54 Do you go to like outdoor venues? 18:56 Do you do nursing homes or what's outreach? 18:59 I'll let you guys answer that. 19:02 Well, we do go to nursing homes sometimes, 19:07 we did go to another church once. 19:09 And that was pretty cool. 19:11 Yeah. Nice. 19:14 What about you, Sophia? What do you like? 19:16 What do you enjoy about Kids In Tune? 19:17 I love Kids In Tune because it is a way 19:20 that we can sing and praise God and also get the Word to others 19:25 who listen and it changes lives 19:28 because they get to get closer to God. 19:30 Amen. That's wonderful. That's the purpose of music. 19:33 You know, I believe that's why God created it in the beginning 19:36 is that it could minister to people. 19:39 And it reaches people's hearts in the way sometimes 19:41 that the spoken word cannot. 19:43 You hear a sermon 19:45 and maybe your heart is still hard, 19:46 but the music can somehow penetrate that 19:49 and open up hearts for the gospel, 19:51 so that's beautiful. 19:52 So tell me about the DVD process, this DVD, 19:55 what was it like for you? 19:57 It was interesting. 20:01 I remember once we went to a place 20:04 and there was this big tree right in the center of a field. 20:08 And I had these bright shoes on, 20:13 it was navy blue, and then like neon pink shoelaces. 20:16 And Miss. Gissela was like, "You can't wear those. 20:19 Those are too bright and like, it will just stand out." 20:22 because everyone is wearing white 20:24 and like nice tan or black shoes and... 20:29 Remember what the song was? 20:31 Wonderful Christ. 20:33 Yeah. Okay. 20:34 So she's like, "Can you take off the shoelaces 20:38 and try to walk in those shoes?" 20:40 And I'm like, "All right, I can try." 20:43 And so I did that and then and it just wasn't working out. 20:46 So I had to take off my shoes, 20:49 because I had to take off my shoes, 20:50 everyone else had to take off their shoes. 20:52 And so we went barefoot. 20:55 So you recorded that song barefoot. 20:57 Wow! 20:58 Well, I have to keep that in mind when I watch this DVD. 21:02 That's great. 21:03 I'm kind of the one in the back, 21:05 because I'm like, 21:06 "I can't really walk without shoelaces, 21:08 because my feet were slipping out." 21:11 It was just interesting. 21:12 But, you know, that shows teamwork. 21:14 You know, when you're part of a choir, 21:16 you know, there's teamwork, 21:18 so if one person has an issue or suffers, 21:20 everyone else pitches in and works together 21:22 and that's a good thing, you know. 21:24 That camaraderie, that's part of the group. 21:27 Amen. Sophia. 21:29 Well, I remember one of the times in a video, 21:34 there was a problem, 21:35 and so we had to reshoot a video 21:37 in the winter time in July in 80 to 90 degree heat. 21:43 And we had to wear coats, sweaters, vests, scarves, 21:47 and we still had to look good at singing. 21:51 We kind of understand that at 3ABN. 21:53 When you do production, 21:54 sometimes you have to create a certain thing 21:56 and sometimes that could be a little difficult. 21:58 That sounds very hot. 21:59 So what about miracles? 22:01 Were there any miracles that took place 22:03 during the filming, Gissela? 22:05 Yes. 22:06 Well, let me begin by saying that these kids were troopers. 22:11 We recorded in snow, in heat, cold weather, bare feet, 22:18 Downtown Nashville, on the very edge of Tennessee 22:24 and Kentucky, and then on the other edge of Tennessee. 22:27 We've recorded everywhere. 22:30 It was a blessing and it was so inspiring to see 22:35 the commitment of the parents and the children, 22:38 like I said unauditioned children, 22:43 and to see their commitment and how hard they worked 22:48 and how much they learned through the process. 22:51 It was also a blessing to see the community involvement. 22:56 And we would say... 22:57 We need a place to record that looks like this 23:00 and then the community would say, 23:02 "Oh, I know somebody that lives near somebody 23:05 that has the property like this." 23:07 And the church was heavily involved 23:10 so was the community. 23:12 And the parents were just an inspiration. 23:15 They've helped with hair, and wardrobe, 23:18 and held reflectors, and helped move the set around. 23:24 It was quite an ordeal. 23:27 And it was a huge commitment that I don't... 23:30 I'd even think I knew 23:32 how much of a commitment it would be. 23:35 But it was also extremely powerful 23:39 to see how God worked from the very beginning. 23:44 First of all, with the inspiration to do it, 23:47 and second, work is trading everything that we would need, 23:52 from finances to the right people, 23:56 to everything to make this happen. 23:59 So from the very beginning, it was a miracle on 24:02 how we found the perfect cinematographer 24:06 that was at the time, 24:08 he was new at being a cinematographer, 24:10 so he wanted to build a portfolio. 24:13 He's Werner Carrasco, he's fantastic. 24:16 And he wanted to build a portfolio 24:18 and I didn't have a whole lot of money. 24:20 So it sort of worked out how God worked that out 24:23 for us to work together. 24:24 Because literally, it was the way 24:28 we connected was fantastic. 24:32 But God opened doors during this process 24:36 by total strangers being kind to us. 24:42 Amen. 24:43 For instance, there was one of the songs. 24:45 I wanted to shoot it in an antique car. 24:48 So I went to an antique car show and I said, 24:51 "Which is the best looking car here?" 24:54 And I found that it was the perfect 47 Chevy. 24:58 And I approached the owner, and said, 25:01 "How would you feel about a bunch of kids 25:03 recording a video in your car?" 25:07 And he said, "Anything for the kids." 25:12 And he came and spent a whole Sunday afternoon 25:15 with us watching us record and I had to drive the car... 25:18 There's the car right here. 25:19 There it is. Nice. 25:21 I was extremely nervous to drive that car 25:25 which had never been driven by anyone else but him. 25:29 And no one had ever sat on the back seats 25:32 of those cars except for the kids that recorded, 25:34 not even his grandchildren. 25:36 So that was very... 25:39 It was awesome to see his willingness to do that 25:42 without us paying him anything. 25:45 I could tell you many, many stories. 25:47 But another miracle that God performed 25:51 was allowing us to close the pedestrian bridge 25:55 on Downtown Nashville which just 25:58 so you know costs several thousand dollars 26:02 to close the bridge. 26:04 And then if you need utilities, 26:05 it's another few thousand dollars 26:08 and there's security involved and all of those things. 26:11 You know, its... 26:12 And they let you film on the bridge? 26:14 It's Downtown Nashville. 26:15 And we closed the bridge, we filmed on the bridge 26:18 for a little over $200. 26:20 There you are. 26:21 And it was fantastic to be singing 26:25 a Southern Gospel medley watching the people on the bars 26:30 and restaurants around Downtown Nashville 26:32 all come to the porch and listen to the kids sing. 26:37 Amen. That's incredible. 26:38 Think of the witnessing opportunity for you doing that. 26:41 I can't believe our time is going so quickly. 26:44 We want to go to... 26:45 you have a few more pictures. 26:47 And then we'll go to the next song 26:48 from the DVD project. 26:50 But we have a few more pictures, 26:51 I know we showed the car, and you told that testimony. 26:54 And then we showed on the bridge, 26:55 but let's take a look at some of those other ones. 26:58 This is... What's taking place here? 27:00 This is a part of Wonderful Cross. 27:05 And the words talk about coming together 27:09 to experience heaven and the sacrifice 27:12 that God has them for us which is what grants us heaven. 27:15 So we had a banquet. Amen. 27:19 That's part of shooting How Great is Our God. 27:22 We're in the Kentucky, Tennessee division line. 27:26 I love that. That must have been sunset. 27:27 Yes. 27:29 That is a part of filming El Shaddai 27:32 and we were at Madison Campus Adventist Church. 27:36 Oh, very nice. 27:39 That is what Sophia was about us 27:42 reshooting a winter shoot with jackets and coats 27:44 and boots at 90 degree humid weather. 27:48 That sounds intense. 27:51 Here we're shooting Scars which talks about a journey 27:55 we have in finding Christ. 27:58 So those are the little ones we have in the choir. 28:00 They're about four, five year olds. 28:02 They're precious. So cute. 28:06 Those are the teams that recorded the DVD at the time. 28:09 And we are recording Amazing Grace 28:13 or Thankful Heart actually. 28:14 Were you in that one, Katie? No. 28:16 No, you were in Kids In Tune then, okay. 28:19 This is the property of one of the five church members 28:21 and we were shooting How Great is Our God as well. 28:25 Amen. It's beautiful there. 28:29 This is part of Wonderful Cross. 28:32 And it was a beautiful sunny day, but very cold. 28:36 And this is where the kids are bare feet. 28:37 I was wondering 28:38 because they're in white so, okay. 28:41 Oh, that's precious, beautiful. 28:43 And the cinematography is beautiful. 28:45 Thank you. You did a wonderful job. 28:47 So set up for us Amazing Grace, 28:49 we're going to watch that one next. 28:51 We are all just regular people and regular kids 28:56 from Nashville, Tennessee, 28:59 and it is amazing to us to be used by God. 29:04 And the only reason that we can be used by him 29:07 is through His Amazing Grace to even allow us 29:11 to serve as broken as we are. 29:14 And that is why we picked 29:15 Amazing Grace as one of our songs 29:17 and that's what we're going to see next. 29:18 Praise the Lord. That's wonderful. 29:20 And I want to thank Katie and Sophia for coming 29:22 and sharing because after the song 29:24 we'll trade out with some other guests. 29:26 Let's go to that roll right now, 29:27 Amazing Grace at this time. 29:48 Amazing grace 29:53 How sweet the sound 29:57 That saved a wretch 30:02 Like me 30:07 I once was lost 30:11 But now am found 30:16 Was blind but now 30:21 I see 30:25 It's such amazing grace Such amazing grace 30:30 It's such amazing mercy Such amazing mercy 30:34 It's such amazing love Such amazing love 30:39 For me 30:43 It's such amazing grace Such amazing grace 30:48 It's such amazing mercy Such amazing mercy 30:53 It's such amazing love Such amazing love 30:57 For me 31:02 Through many dangers 31:08 Toils, and snares 31:11 I have 31:14 Already come 31:21 T'was grace that brought me safe 31:27 Thus far 31:30 And grace 31:32 Will lead me home 31:39 It's such amazing grace Such amazing grace 31:43 It's such amazing mercy Such amazing mercy 31:48 It's such amazing love Such amazing love 31:53 For me 31:57 It's such amazing grace Such amazing grace 32:02 It's such amazing mercy Such amazing mercy 32:06 It's such amazing love Such amazing love 32:11 For me 32:18 In the race of life, we all stumble and fall 32:21 and it's by God's amazing grace that we stand. 32:24 It's not about how fast you can run 32:25 or how far you get on your own, 32:28 it doesn't matter if you're even running 32:29 for 100 years or 100 seconds. 32:32 Jesus will find you 32:34 and bring you to the finish line. 32:36 But He also calls on us to show grace to others, 32:39 to run the race together, cheer each other on. 32:42 He says that himself, "Whatever you do for the least 32:45 of these brothers and sisters, you do for me." 32:52 It's such amazing grace 32:57 It's such amazing mercy 33:02 It's such amazing love 33:09 For me 33:14 Amazing grace 33:18 How sweet the sound 33:29 Amen. What a beautiful song, Amazing Grace. 33:33 And we have switched out musical chairs again here. 33:36 And now we have a mom and a daughter. 33:38 We wanted to get their perspective 33:40 of how being in the choir or being a mom 33:43 has impacted and changed them. 33:45 So we have Kristin Fulton and your daughter Haley. 33:49 And we're so glad each one of you are here. 33:51 And, Haley, how long have you been in the choir? 33:53 I've been in the choir for about eight years. 33:55 Okay. 33:56 And how old were you when you started? 33:58 Four. Wow. Okay. 33:59 And I see by your t-shirt, 34:01 that you're now at Teens In Tune. 34:03 Yes. And how long has that been? 34:05 One year. One year, okay. Wonderful. 34:07 So let's start with you, Kristin, tell me as a mom... 34:09 First of all, let's just look, 34:11 how it has impacted your daughter's life. 34:14 How has the being in the choir drawn her to Jesus 34:17 or what changes have you seen in her? 34:20 Well, thank you for asking that. 34:21 We just celebrated her year last weekend 34:25 for being baptized. 34:27 Congratulations. Praise the Lord. 34:29 So really excited about that. 34:30 But just sitting in the congregation, they, 34:33 Faith and Gissela started the children's choir 34:35 one year before Haley joined. 34:38 And watching the kids transform made me as a parent 34:41 want my child in that type of ministry. 34:45 And so starting her at that age 34:47 and watching the transformation, 34:49 watching the outreach, 34:51 and the kids that they would impact 34:53 when we would go to churches, 34:54 and the people that they would touch 34:56 in the nursing homes, really brings a great, 35:01 a humble pride 35:03 to having my child be part of this ministry. 35:07 And it really is we're a children's choir family. 35:11 And so as a parent, you do sacrifice 35:16 with all the other parents what it takes. 35:18 The running to and, you know, 35:20 making sure that they're there for practice, 35:22 and having your child practice the songs, 35:24 and so that, you know, showing them discipline, 35:28 and what it takes to be part of a bigger ministry, 35:31 a bigger family than just our own. 35:33 Amen. I haven't even asked this. 35:35 How many practices is there? 35:37 Do you practice every day, twice a week, what's the... 35:40 We don't actually practice much. 35:42 We have one or two practices a year. 35:45 We do a sound check before we perform 35:47 which is sort of a short practice. 35:49 But like I said earlier, we have one commitment a month. 35:52 Okay. But it isn't hard. 35:55 On the parental side, you have to have your child 35:58 practice at home 35:59 and in the car learning the songs. 36:01 But the commitment to be at a practice isn't that hard. 36:06 Amen. 36:07 It must be exciting to watch your daughter grow up 36:09 to see her using the gifts God's given her. 36:11 Yes. 36:12 For Jesus and to see that outreach in that ministry 36:14 impact other people with the music. 36:16 Yes. 36:17 And to have the honor of having a solo 36:20 that Haley does in this next song 36:22 Servant's Prayer has been such a growth for her. 36:25 And today in moving into Teens In Tune 36:27 and having Gissela work with her in harmonizing 36:30 and learning what that means and how to do that 36:32 and how that funnels through to the whole choir 36:35 what it sounds like has been very, very interesting. 36:38 Now are you musical, Kristin? 36:40 No. I'm not. 36:42 So is your husband musical? No. 36:44 He's even worse than me. 36:50 So this is a gift from God. Yes. 36:53 So, Haley, what about you? How about your perspective? 36:56 How has being in the choir changed your view of Jesus 37:00 and your view of Christianity? 37:02 Well, just the thought of having other people 37:04 in other countries be able to watch it, 37:07 it's really neat and then... 37:09 So how can people in other countries watch it? 37:12 Because of the DVD. Okay. 37:14 As in people buy it or on YouTube or both. 37:18 It is airing on all the Spanish speaking countries, 37:23 in Portuguese speaking countries, 37:25 and now with 3ABN. 37:27 And now it's airing on 3ABN. Yes. 37:29 And Hope Channel start airing here 37:32 in the next few weeks as well as LLBN. 37:35 So it's pretty much worldwide now. 37:38 So you're hearing from people from other countries 37:40 who have been impacted by the music. 37:42 Yes, and they send videos. 37:44 Gissela is got a couple of videos 37:46 where their choir is singing the songs from our DVD. 37:49 And they have their solo western. 37:53 It is such a blessing. Amen. 37:55 So back to you, Haley, 37:57 I apologize we went on a tangent here. 37:59 So you said the impact, it's neat to see people 38:02 in other countries singing the songs. 38:04 It's neat how we've seen other kids 38:06 like in videos coming from other countries, 38:09 how kids have been singing our songs, 38:11 and they've made like a choir... 38:13 they have a choir and they sing the songs 38:16 that we sang and it's neat. 38:17 Amen. That's wonderful. 38:19 Now, Kristin, tell me from a parent's perspective. 38:22 I know you shared how it was to watch your daughter 38:24 being impacted and the impact on her life, 38:26 but what about the impact on your life? 38:29 Well, it's very humbling to see 38:33 how God works through our children. 38:35 And the joy that comes from singing the songs 38:39 and watching them sing to others 38:42 and watching the smiles of the people 38:44 in the congregation or in the audience, 38:49 it's very moving. 38:50 And we talk about it with friends and family 38:53 and coworkers, it's just something 38:55 that stays in our hearts and minds. 38:57 And the songs of course, stay in our car and all of it. 39:02 So, I mean, it's impacted 39:04 every single part of my life as a parent. 39:06 Gissela, it must be amazing as a choir director 39:09 to see the impact and how God is using the choir, 39:12 Kids In Tune to minister. 39:13 Absolutely. 39:15 And the next song we will play... 39:20 I co-wrote it with Billy Smiley, 39:23 one of our producers. 39:24 And when we were talking about what kind of song 39:27 we wanted to write, I said, 39:31 "I know the lyrics. I know what I want to say." 39:36 And it's for kids like Haley and Katie and my young children 39:41 that this next song was written which is Servant's Prayer. 39:46 That is the desire that we have for our choir, 39:49 and for the kids, and for the parents, 39:51 and for all the children that are being inspired 39:54 by these kids that they will have a servant heart. 40:00 That they will go out there and share the message. 40:03 And it doesn't matter how little you are, 40:06 you can impact people. 40:08 That is the ultimate goal. 40:10 That is my ultimate prayer for my kids 40:13 and for all of these children and their parents. 40:16 Amen. 40:17 And as a parent, part of the song says, 40:20 "And I lift my hands to honor you." 40:24 We want that for our kids to honor God, 40:27 to serve Him, to pray to Him. 40:30 This song captures it all. Amen. 40:32 And lastly before we go to the song, 40:34 Haley, you sing the lead on the song 40:36 or one of the solos in this song. 40:38 Yes. So what was that like for you? 40:40 Well, it's a great privilege and then the words, 40:43 like we want, you know, people to or God wants us 40:46 to be a servant and we want to be servants for Him. 40:49 So just the words to the song are really neat 40:51 and I love singing it. 40:53 Amen. 40:54 And thank you so much, Haley and Kristin. 40:57 And we will go to that song now, 40:58 Servant's Prayer. 41:24 Make me a servant 41:28 That listens when I fall 41:34 Humble in spirit 41:37 Always waiting for Your call 41:45 Make me a servant 41:49 That listens to Your voice 41:55 Help me be wiser 41:58 So I make the perfect choice 42:04 For we lift our hands and honor You 42:10 Trusting in Your Word 42:15 You are worthy of our praises 42:20 For in everything we do 42:26 A servant's heart is waiting 42:31 To love and worship You 42:45 Make me a servant 42:49 That listens when I fall 42:55 Humble in spirit 42:58 Always waiting for Your call 43:04 For we lift our hands and honor You 43:10 Trusting in Your Word 43:15 You are worthy of our praises 43:20 For in everything we do 43:25 A servant's heart is waiting 43:31 To love and worship You 43:38 A servant's heart is waiting 43:44 To love and worship You 44:07 I love that song, Servant's Prayer. 44:10 Praise the Lord for gifting you, 44:12 inspiring you to write that, Gissela. 44:14 Now in the final segment, we have Faith. 44:16 We brought Faith back. 44:18 And, Gissela, we want to talk 44:19 a little bit about you all's goals. 44:21 What you want to do? 44:23 What you're looking for the future 44:24 with Kids In Tune? 44:26 We have provided with the CD, 44:30 a curriculum for smaller churches 44:33 that do not have a band or a pianist, 44:36 we have a compliment track, 44:37 or that do have a pianist 44:39 that would like the music book to sing our songs 44:43 because we would get phone calls 44:44 from smaller churches saying, "I have the kids. 44:47 What do I do? I want songs." 44:50 And so we were very blessed to come up with a curriculum 44:55 where we have the CD, the track, 44:56 the books for smaller churches. 45:00 That's a wonderful ministry too. 45:01 Yes. 45:02 But, you know, I'm fond of this program 45:05 because when we were here last time, 45:08 and we were showing the songs from the CD 45:10 and the kids are performing, 45:12 I got endless phone calls from people 45:15 all over the States and Canada. 45:19 And there were some pretty moving phone calls 45:21 where people were saying, 45:23 "We are starting a children's ministry 45:25 based on your experience 45:27 and what you're doing with those kids. 45:28 We want our kids to be a part of that." 45:30 So we know of nursing home ministries, 45:34 and small choirs that have begun 45:35 and we've talked about 45:37 watching videos of Kids in Mongolia, 45:39 the very first Adventist choir, 45:43 from the very first Adventist school 45:45 performing Thankful Heart. 45:47 And there were 120-some kids on stage. 45:50 And that is the ministry that we hope to continue to do 45:55 to impact people 45:56 not only in their own personal life and journey, 45:59 but also kids around the world and keep inspiring them. 46:03 And now, the DVD 46:05 and the music clips that we have, 46:07 we can do that with your help and the viewers 46:11 and all over the world and continue 46:13 to inspire kids to do that. 46:15 That's our goal. 46:16 But we have a dream 46:18 and we will let Faith explain that. 46:21 What's that dream, Faith? 46:23 So our dream is to get these songs 46:26 and this DVD into the hands of as many children as we can. 46:32 Imagine every child enrolled in our school system 46:36 getting a DVD in their hands to watch at home 46:42 or children in our children's hospitals 46:46 being able to take this DVD home with them, 46:49 what a witness that would be. 46:51 And we can do this. 46:54 Our production costs 46:55 can be driven extremely low with bulk orders 46:58 and we can get the price of the DVD very low. 47:01 So it is possible to do that. 47:05 So that's our big dream. 47:07 But we need your help. And we need help getting there. 47:10 Well, we will put up the address roll 47:12 at the end of the program. 47:13 We're going to one more song. 47:15 We're talking today about Kids In Tune, 47:17 the DVD project that you all just put out. 47:20 Thankful Heart, an incredible project. 47:23 And I want to encourage you to get that. 47:25 Right now, we're going to the final song, El Shaddai. 47:27 And then we'll be back. 47:51 That wasn't too bad. Yeah. 47:53 We're getting there. 47:55 You know, we've sung this song for a really long time 47:59 and I still don't know what it means. 48:01 You're right. 48:02 I've never really thought about it. 48:04 There's only one thing to do. 48:05 Google it. Google it. 48:24 El Shaddai, El Shaddai 48:28 El-Elyon na Adonai 48:32 Age to age you're still the same 48:36 By the power of the name 48:40 El Shaddai, El Shaddai 48:44 Erkahmka na Adonai 48:48 I will praise and lift You high 48:52 El Shaddai 48:56 Through Your love and through Your realm 49:00 You saved the son of Abraham 49:04 Through the power of your hand 49:08 You turned the sea into dry land 49:12 To the outcast on her knees 49:16 You were the God who really sees 49:21 And by Your might 49:23 You set Your children free 49:28 El Shaddai, El Shaddai 49:32 El-Elyon na Adonai 49:37 Age to age you're still the same 49:40 By the power of the name 49:44 El Shaddai, El Shaddai 49:48 Erkahmka na Adonai 49:53 I will praise and lift You high 49:56 El Shaddai 50:17 Through the years you made it clear 50:21 That the time of Christ was near 50:25 Though the people couldn't see 50:29 What Messiah ought to be 50:33 Though Your Word contained the plan 50:37 They just would not understand 50:41 Your most awesome work was done 50:45 Through the frailty of Your Son 50:51 El Shaddai, El Shaddai 50:55 El-Elyon na Adonai 50:59 Age to age you're still the same 51:03 By the power of the name 51:07 El Shaddai, El Shaddai 51:11 Erkahmka na Adonai 51:16 I will praise and lift You high 51:19 El Shaddai 51:30 Amen. 51:32 I hope you have been as blessed 51:33 as I have been hearing the testimonies 51:35 from the kids, the parents, 51:36 the staff hearing what God is doing in 51:39 and through this ministry. 51:41 We want to give you an opportunity to support, 51:44 maybe God has blessed you with means 51:46 that you can support this ministry 51:47 that can get that DVD out to so many people. 51:51 Maybe you are a small church and you say, 51:53 "I would like this curriculum. 51:55 I want to get involved, 51:56 have my young people get involved in music." 51:59 Maybe you are a large church and you would like that. 52:01 Here is the way 52:02 that you can contact Kids In Tune. 52:07 If you would like to learn more about the Kids In Tune ministry 52:10 or if you'd like to help support them 52:12 by purchasing their CDs, DVDs, song books, 52:16 or digital accompaniment tracks, 52:18 just visit their website, KidsInTune.net, 52:22 that's KidsInTune.net. 52:25 You may also reach them by telephone at area code, 52:28 615-613-4044. 52:32 That's 615-613-4044. 52:37 Or write them at Kids In Tune, 621 Carol Ann Drive, 52:41 Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072. |
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