22.31 A Special Visit with Randy and Evangeline Jackson (Part 1)

In this first episode of a three part series, Craig and LaDonna introduce their listening audience to some of their really good friends, Randy and Evangeline Jackson, from Las Vegas, NV.  Randy and Evangeline lead a music group called Living Stone Band and will be leading worship at the upcoming Indigenous Faith training conference on August 10-13 on the campus of Oak Hills Christian College in Bemidji, MN.  The relationship between the Smiths and Jacksons goes back almost forty years, and this visit shows the depth of their friendship and shared stories.  Both have been involved in family based music ministries and both have gone through deep suffering and pain in their lives that now add such depth to their ministries in song and Word.  For Craig and LaDonna, it was their near fatal auto accident in 2009.  For Randy and Evangeline, it was her recent battle with not only cancer, but with medications that were intended to treat the disease but instead took her through some of the deepest trials of her life.  It's a story that Evangeline begins to share in this episode and is further explained in Part 2 coming up next week.  Craig and LaDonna are excited to introduce this wonderful couple to their podcast audience, and especially for those who will be attending the Indigenous Faith conference in just a few short days.  As the Jacksons lead us in meaningful worship, we will know the backstory of the depth of their pain and suffering and how they trusted the Lord to see them through it all.  It is from that position of pain and brokenness that the glory of the gospel shines through them both.  What a wonderful depth of faith and trust they will bring as the minister among us!  Thank you Lord for your work in their lives!