So let me fill you in a bit on what has been going on the last couple of weeks! For those of you who don't get my monthly newsletter, I have been officially on staff for around six weeks now! It is amazing how much I feel like I have grown in that time and really been challenged.
Since beginning with band stuff, we have been heavily praying into objectives, goals, values, and vision! It has been challenging in the sense that as musicians we want to be hands on and get ready to playing, however that has not been God's immediate desire for us.
In meetings, God has really been revealing His heart to us for music and for what He wants us to do. We really feel called to the Music Industry and to influence it to bring hope and transformation. We have identified the Music Industry as an unreached people group that desperately needs redemption and the gospel.
If you would like to see a copy of our values and objectives, please let us know.
Another thing we have been praying into is band names. We wanted to make sure that any name we have will represent who we are and what we do. Finding a band name was for sure a process. We were asked at the end of the week to start praying into it and thinking about it and come Monday with some ideas. We came in that monday and some names were offered, but there was total disunity and even some tension in the room and in our relationships. We could not come up with anything so our leader Sabo, asked us again to take the night and keep praying about it. Tuesday we came in still with some tension and disunity. After praying, we went through a time where we asked each others forgiveness for pride and things, and began seeking God for a band name after that.
Immediately God gave us the image of a fern. Random, I know. That's what I thought. But we looked up the significance of a fern and the definition we got was hope, transformation, and renewal for the future. HOW COOL IS THAT!? Our mission statement as a ministry is to bring hope and transformation to the music industry! Okay so Fern..... well how do you use that in a band name?
Luke, the bass player in our band has recently been on this french craze learning new french phrases everyday, so he threw around some french phrases, and we ended up with the french for "of the" which is "de la". But "de la Fern" was lame, so we decided to mash them together, so ladies and gentlemen.....
I would like to announce the band's name......
Immediately God gave us the image of a fern. Random, I know. That's what I thought. But we looked up the significance of a fern and the definition we got was hope, transformation, and renewal for the future. HOW COOL IS THAT!? Our mission statement as a ministry is to bring hope and transformation to the music industry! Okay so Fern..... well how do you use that in a band name?
Luke, the bass player in our band has recently been on this french craze learning new french phrases everyday, so he threw around some french phrases, and we ended up with the french for "of the" which is "de la". But "de la Fern" was lame, so we decided to mash them together, so ladies and gentlemen.....
I would like to announce the band's name......
Della Fern
Besides getting the name, we have also defined roles in the band.
Beau [Australia] - Lead vocals/guitar
Grace [USA] - Lead vocals/some keys
Luke [USA] - Bass/vocals
Joel [Australia] - Guitars
Dean [New Zealand] - Drums
also, Beau and I will share the role of "front man" for the band. The person who communicates with the audience, and keeps them entertained. This will be fun because Beau and I are really great friends so the chemistry on stage will be great!
We were announced to our base, and they laid hands on us and prayed for us, and so now we are all set to go!
We are planning our first mini tour here in Australia for the month of November, and getting ready for BIG things! I am excited to keep sharing with you guys all the God is doing in and through the band!
Please remember, if you have any questions about what I'm up to/doing, if you would like to support me financially, or even get prayer from me, email me at graceeggers@gmail.com
