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Ball Brothers bring Supplies, Gospel Music and prayer to city in Ukraine

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The Ball Brothers just returned from a mission trip to Ukraine. They were in the war-torn country April 19-26 after being invited by the pastor of Revival Baptist Church in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. More than 100 refugees are staying at the church.

Their visit was covered by secular media.

The group gave a Gospel concert at the church on Orthodox Easter but they brought more than just music.

“We were able to load up two vans full of food to deliver to displaced Ukranian refugees in Vinnytsia,” said Daniel Ball.

The supplies included canned goods, produce and other foods that do not require refrigeration.

“Thank you so much for your support and your prayers. We have pictures and videos all up on Facebook if you want to see a little bit of what we’ve done,” Ball said.

“Child of the King” New Single from Joseph Habedank

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Nashville, TENN (April 29, 2022) — Daywind Records is excited to release the new single, “Child of the King,” from Joseph Habedank’s current project Change Is Coming.

Joseph is a two-time GRAMMY® nominated, Dove Award winning Southern Gospel Artist of the Year (2020) and has been named Gospel Music’s Favorite Soloist for four consecutive years (2017-2020).  His latest project, Change Is Coming, released in 2021, won the Dove Award for Southern Gospel Album of the Year in 2021. This project is known as Habedank’s most thought-provoking and what he calls his “most important album to-date.”

Habedank co-wrote “Child of the King” along with Dave Clark and Don Koch. This upbeat song, featuring background vocals by Chris Allman, was produced by Joseph, Wayne Haun, and Lindsay Habedank, and is an empowering reminder of our position in Christ.

Listen for “Child of the King” on Texas Gospel Canada!

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound releases live performance DVD Keeping On Live!

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Nashville, TN (April 29, 2022) â€“ It’s more than a mantra or song title. In true Ernie Haase fashion, he’s “keeping on” with another musical offering for fans. Coming out of a difficult time for live performances, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound recorded a live concert DVD just as soon as it was possible to do so. Keeping On Live!, recorded last year at the Gaither Studios in Alexandria, IN, is available today wherever gospel music is sold.

The album Keeping On has had tremendous success since its release in July 2021 having received a GRAMMY® nomination for Roots Gospel Album of the Year, as well as a GMA Dove Award nomination for Southern Gospel Song of the Year for “Wake Up,” the first single from this album. Additionally, EHSS was honored with the GMA Dove Award for Southern Gospel Artist of the Year and the Singing News Fan Award for Quartet of the Year. Yet with these accolades, Ernie Haase, Dustin Doyle, Doug Anderson and Paul Harkey have kept their focus on creating music and staying connected with fans, all the while encouraging them to “Keep On Keeping On.” Their weekly online shows, originally started during the 2020 touring season, have been a welcomed Friday night mainstay for many. And while EHSS is blessed to be invited into people’s homes, nothing can take the place of a live concert experience.

“The words to ‘Keep On Keeping On’ were written from a personal experience,” shares Ernie Haase. “Thank God He had something new, something fresh, something more for us. It became another level of living and thinking. It is my prayer that this full length DVD of those songs from our Keeping On album will not only bless others, but also remind them in many ways that ‘God can be trusted’ through every part of the journey.”

Keeping On Live! (DVD) and Keeping On (CD) are both distributed by Provident/Sony Distribution and are available online and at your local Christian retailer. 

Mark Trammell Quartet seeks new vocalist

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JEFF TURNER

The Mark Trammell Quartet is actively accepting resumes and demos to fill the bass vocalist opening created by Randy Byrd’s departure. Earlier this month the group announced Randy was leaving due to medical reasons.

Mark Trammel has been singing Gospel music for more than four decades. He formed the Mark Trammell Trio in 2002. The group became a quartet in 2010 and continues in that form today.

Singers wishing to contact the Mark Trammell Quartet may do so through the group’s website.

Jon Epley celebrates five year with Greater Vision

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(Photo: Rodney Griffin and Jon Epley courtesy Daywind Records)

JEFF TURNER

Greater Vision’s Jon Epley is celebrating five years with the group. Jon is from Fordsville, KY. He began singing with his family when he was 2-years-old. Through the years he’s been with multiple Gospel Music groups and landed with Greater Vision in 2017.

“They say time flies when you’re having fun, and I know that’s true because I’ve had a lot of fun here and five years has flown by,” said Jon.

Jon said it all began with a text message from Gerald Wolfe on a sunday night asking for him to come to Gerald’s house to sing through some songs with him, Chris and Rodney, Gerald wanted to see how it sounded.

Jon recalled the days before he knew if he would become part of Greater Vision.

“Then he said, ‘what are you doing Wednesday? and I said ‘well, I can take the day off.’ And he said do that because if it goes good Tuesday night, we’ll go into the studio on Wednesday and record a new album,” said Jon.

Things went well and Jon went on to have that first recording date in the studio as they laid down the tracks for the group’s Still album.

Jon and his wife, Tiffany, reside in Johnson City, Tennessee, where they are members of Piney Flats First Baptist Church.

Listen for Jon’s voice on Greater Vision’s latest release You Are My King on Texas Gospel Canada!