• The Motions Tour

    October 1, 2009 - Comments (8)

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    I’m excited to let you all know about The Motions Tour that is hitting the road in few weeks!

    This will be unlike any tour I’ve done before. My band will be with me, but we’re doing a more unplugged set up, which I’m really looking forward to. My band are amazing musicians, so you’ll see cello, mandolin, and some other instrumentation that will make for some unique arrangements of the songs.

    Also, we’ve got Josh Wilson joining us. He’s an amazing artist. And we will also have a special guest speaker joining us – Lance McAfee. Lance is a youth leader from Oklahoma who will be sharing the powerful story about his 18-year-old brother – Ryan McAfee – who died in a car accident this year. We met Lance on The Motions Community website. Many of you have probably heard me talk about Ryan and his story. We’ve seen thousands of people impacted and challenged by how Ryan lived his life – and we know that God will continue to work in people’s hearts as they hear Ryan’s story from his brother Lance!

    We are actually kicking off the tour in Ryan’s hometown of McAlester, OK on October 15th – and raising money for the scholarship fund that has been established in his name. We couldn’t think of a more fitting way to open up The Motions Tour!

    All in all, I believe this is going to be a powerful night of music and message. Check out the tour dates and cities…I hope to see you out there!

    -MW

    Tour Dates:
    10/15 – McAlester, OK

    10/16 – St. Louis, MO
         10/17 – Decatur, IL
         10/18 – Kansas City, MO
         10/22 – Manchester, NH
     10/23 – Fredericton, NB (Canada)
     10/24 – Bangor, ME
     10/25 – Freeport, ME
     10/29 – Midland, MI
     10/30 – Lansing, MI
     10/31 – Flint, MI
     11/1 – Spring Lake, MI

    Matthew West POSTED BY:
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    • 8 comments

    1. 1. Jennifer Eckert commented:

      Thu 1/10/09, 11:12 am

      that will be awesome, may you have fun this Satuerday at the X for KTIS’ 60th.

    2. 2. SpaceRat commented:

      Thu 1/10/09, 11:51 am

      Not even getting close to the west coast. Not many Christian concerts in atheist California these days.

    3. 3. Ellen commented:

      Fri 2/10/09, 9:41 am

      Please make plans to come back to visit us At Spanish River Church in Boca Raton, FL!!! You are SUCH an inspiration to our kids!!! Praying your tour goes GREAT!!!

    4. 4. Jeisel Q =] commented:

      Fri 2/10/09, 4:18 pm

      that is really cool, I just hope you could come down here to south Texas.. anyway, I hope you have fun and God bless!! =]

    5. 5. Tim commented:

      Sat 3/10/09, 10:05 am

      Will you be coming to the Carolina’s? Charlotte or Greensboro? Your song on ‘motions’ hit me in two ways. Personally in my spiritual life, as I had basically dropped off the radar for God (I know He still knew where I was, but He also knew I wasn’t in church regular and participating). But it hit me also in my marriage, possibly too late. We were just going through the motions, and about the time I heard this song (really ‘heard’ it), my wife left me. God used this song to help me know what I should do in our marriage…quit going through the motions. I’ve started going back to church and getting my kids in church. I’m praying God will draw her back and draw us closer together too.

      Thanks

    6. 6. MaryAnne Skora commented:

      Sun 4/10/09, 4:38 pm

      This is so exciting! I am looking forward to this and hopefully my mom and I will be to the Michigan dates, one or two of them if we can! I am so happy Josh Wilson will be touring with you again! His new album just came out and I have memorized all of the lyrics already, it will be wonderful to see him again…

      I knew you were in Fort Wayne, IN on October 2 for the E Woman Event, right? I wish I could have gone, just to the concert I mean! I am only fourteen years old but you and Josh Wilson have been such an inspiration for me. These past few weeks I have been trying to figure out many things in my life and just hearing your songs really strikes me, and gets my heart moving into that state where I wish to do more with my life. I feel like I am not doing enough, mostly in praying and helping others, and hearing your songs like “Save a place for me”, “Something to Say” and “History” gets my heart lifted and my spirit overflowing with joy. It makes me realize what I have to look forward too..

      I just found out tonight I can leave comments here so I just wanted to let you know all that you have done for not just me but others, May God bless you and your whole entire family.

      I am really looking forward to going to your concert, I really wish to just go to a concert of yours this weekend even though it would be out of state, I feel like my soul needs that, I need that upliftment…

      Thank you for all your work and songs and joy you have brought, good luck with the touring!

      Love,

      MaryAnne Skora

    7. 7. Janene commented:

      Mon 19/10/09, 7:47 pm

      Matthew,
      I seen you in concert last night. You were awsome. I just want to thank you for loving the LORD. You have great compassion for the LORD. The LORD has used your music to touch my life. When I talked to you last night I told you last year I lost my father and for the first I heard your song MORE. This was when I was questioning God why, I had two father’s and they both they hurt me deeply. My real father left me when I was 3 years old and I did not talk to him again until I was about 12 yrs old. I was abuse by my step father, because of the abuse I had abortion when I was sixteen. My parent made me have it. I was 20+ weeks ago, I heard the baby cry and the nurse said we have to trash bag this one. I had 2 more abortion in the next 4 years and plus 3 miscarries. Why would anyone love me? I’m a murder! I went to a Bible Study almost 2 years ago and I found healing through CHRIST! I tell you all this because last year I was hit so hard with hurt and dispair. Many dreams had died. The one dream that hurt the most is I was never going to be daddy’s like girl because my dad died Oct 5 (my daughter 25 birthday. This had been a 46 yrs dream of mine. My mother and I had a fight about how I wanted my real father to have a proper burial because I loved him so. She just told me I was wrong. I told her this is when I needed her the most. I told her about all my hurts. Why didn’t she love me? Why didn’t she want or protect me? But most of all I was yelling the same things at GOD. I cried and yell at God for months. I was driving when I heard your song for the first time. I felt GOD touch my shoulder and said Janene this song is for you. I LOVE YOU MORE. For the first time in my life I did NOT care why my parent didn’t love or protect. I knew GOD love me!!!! NO matter what I had done and HE (CHRIST) love me. CHRIST WANTED ME!!!! I try to live everyday showing love to others because CHRIST LOVE ME. I am a hospice aide and I share God love with others.
      Thank you for everything but most of all thank you for loving the LORD!!!

      Love in Christ, Janene

    8. 8. May Kercheval commented:

      Tue 20/10/09, 1:34 am

      Matthew: You and your band was amazing last Saturday night. I think your style for the concert was outstanding. Josh Wilson is great. May God bless you and your family. May

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