Posted by Zach Blickens on Feb 13, 2019
Photos by John Andrus “Okay… so I just talked to the festival organizer…” our young translator shifted uncomfortably but kept his eyes fixed on me, “and it looks like the schedule is set and you guys won’t be playing tonight.” He glanced quickly out at the massive crowd – event organizers had closed off one of the main roads in the Dominican city of La Vega and many thousands of people had...
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Posted by Zach Blickens on Jan 29, 2019
“So… ah… dad, do you think we should pray?” “What?” I nodded absently back at my oldest daughter Sierra, “Oh yeah… totally…” I was staring out at the cracked cement amphitheater where we were about to perform – we had arrived in the Dominican Republic the night before, and this was our first look at tonight’s venue. A decent-sized stage had been folded out of a truck and was now set...
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Posted by Zach Blickens on Jan 17, 2019
Sooo… In less than one week, we’re scheduled to perform and share the love of Jesus in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – we’ve been praying and preparing for this festival for months, and can’t wait to watch God move powerfully in this small island nation. Sent by On The Go Ministries, we’ll be partnering with the Reid Saunders Evangelistic Organization to participate...
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Posted by Zach Blickens on Jan 3, 2019
“And God, we pray for hundreds of people to show up tonight – bring in people who need to meet You and hear about Your love for them…” I raised my head, looked up at my daughter across the circle of volunteers in the semi-dark room as she spoke confidently – doors were scheduled to open in just a few minutes and we had come together for a final minute of prayer before it all began....
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Posted by Zach Blickens on Dec 20, 2018
“So last night at, like, 3 AM I was driving home from the airport and thinking about what I was going to say this morning….” I was staring out at a small sea of faces in an Iowa high school classroom during lunch hour – definitely a challenging crowd under the best of circumstances, and today I was feeling the effects of yesterday’s day-long commute from the West Coast. I had finally...
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