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Here We Go
October 14, 2009 - Comments (32)The bus is leaving tonight for Oklahoma. The Motions Tour starts tomorrow night, and I’m really excited about these upcoming shows. The band and I had production rehearsals the last 2 days, and everything is sounding great. I’ve got an awesome band. They are so talented. We are trying a bunch of different stuff this fall as well. I hope you can make it to a show. It’s only a limited number of shows this fall, but if all goes well, maybe we’ll extend the tour into the spring. It’s been so amazing with the response people have shown to The Motions, and this tour was a natural progression… to take the music to the people. So, if we are coming near you, please come and hang with us. If we’re not coming to a city near you… please keep us in your prayers! We need it…
-mw
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Wed 14/10/09, 8:30 am
Woo hoo! Can’t wait to see you in Raytown, MO on Sunday night! In my small group Bible Study, I introduced everyone to your song “The Motions” when it first came out, and people were blown away at the honesty. I’ve never seen you perform live before, so this will be a real treat! Great to hear that you and your band are ready to roll!
Wed 14/10/09, 4:00 pm
That is really cool!! We will keep you and the band in our prayers so you can get safe everywhere you go and so you can take your wonderful music and touch people’s lives like you do with us every single day…. Have fun and God bless you!!! =]
Wed 14/10/09, 4:46 pm
I can’t wait to see you in St. Peters, MO Friday night!!! Last time I saw you was on New Year’s Eve at Knott’s Berry Farm in California. I believe that was 2006. I’ve been waiting a long time for you to come to the St. Louis area. I will keep you in my prayers.
Wed 14/10/09, 8:43 pm
We can’t wait to see you Friday night in St. Peters. We saw you on the lawn of the Capitol and my girls absolutely loved it. My 5 year old loves to sing I Love Your More. One of her friends ask who the song was about and she said Well Of Course, Jesus. We will be praying for safe traveling mercies. Friday can’t get here soon enough. Nothing like worshiping our Savior with fellow believers.
Wed 14/10/09, 10:21 pm
Will be praying for the tour. remember to keep the quiet time consistent on the road.
Thu 15/10/09, 9:29 am
Hello, Matthew,
I first started really listening to you with your song “I love you more.” My daughter and I used to have a little game we played that started with “I love you!”-”I love you more!”-”I love you most!”-” I love you infinitely!”-and ending with “I love you, God’s way!” My daughter has a wonderful new family and is starting college. I am a recovering addict, and i lost her 8 years ago. Anyway, i am writing because i have some songs God put in my head. Since i neither read not write music, these will only get shared if someone helps. The Christmas one, “Lullaby” is particularly precious! I can send a recording, if you have the time to create harmonies, and maybe instrument accompaniment to these songs.
Thank you for doing God’s work so beautifully. May God’s peace be with us all!
–Courtney Olson acourto@att.net
Thu 15/10/09, 1:52 pm
I live here in McAlester, and I just want to say that I find it COMPLETLY AMAZING, that you would look beyond yourself, beyond the fame, beyond it all. You are truly an inspirational group. I think that it says a lot for you and your management that you would allow this family to partake in this event. I truly believe the importance of this is showing the LOVE from on to another. For this could be the very thing that the Lord is allowing in order for that family to HEAL. In times of tragedy, people tend to blame God, and that can be dangerous. He has such a wonderful plan for us all. I hope to be able to make it tonight. May your journeys be safe, and thank you for being such a blessing to ALL.
GOD BLESS-
Your Sister In Christ
Jennifer
Thu 15/10/09, 3:46 pm
Cant wait to see you tomorrow night in St. Louis! We will be in the front row! YAY! Here is to safe travels!
Thu 15/10/09, 9:06 pm
Just got home from the opening concert in McAlester. It…was….AWESOME!!!!!
Matthew West and Josh Wilson did a great job. Lance, keep witnessing. You’re doing a great job too.
Thu 15/10/09, 9:59 pm
Matt,
The concert tonight in McAlester was AMAZING!
It was just the spiritual uplifting I needed.
Thank you so much for doing that in Ryan’s honor.
Take care of Lance while he’s with you!
Safe travels!
Thu 15/10/09, 10:45 pm
Our family just got home from the McAlester concert, I just got my two little ones down in bed! They are so excited to have gone hear you sing! My 6 year old wants nothing more than to be a “singer for God”, he will jam out to music all day long playing his air gutair and drums! My 3 year loves to dance for Jesus! This was her first concert and I kept taking her down to the front so her dancing wouldn’t hurt anyone,lol! What a blessing it was for us to have you come to our town! You, Lance, your band and your family are in our prays as you travel. I pray many lives are touched over the months ahead. God bless
Thu 15/10/09, 10:53 pm
I am from McAlester and was at the concert and I thought it was amazing, it really moved me in so many ways! God is great!
I pray that you all stay safe on the tour!
God Bless!
-Carly
Fri 16/10/09, 12:09 am
I LIVE IN MCALESTER OK AND WENT TO THE OPENING OF THE MOTION TOUR CONCERT OMG IT WAS AMAAAAZING!!!!! MATTHEW WEST AND JOSH WILSON ARE SO AWESOME I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM PERFORM AGAIN IN MCALESTER I THINK THAT IS WHAT THIS TOWN NEEDS TO HELP MAKE IT MORE FOR GOD AND NOT DRUGS. LANCE PLEASE KEEP UP THE PREACHEN AND LIVEN FOR RYAN CAUSE HE WOULD HAVE SO WANTED YOU TO DO THIS. THAT WAS HIS PURPOSE TO GROW YOU AND MCALESTER CLOSER TO GOD AND I THINK TONIGHT CHANGED ALOT OF PEOPLES HEARTS AND MINDS THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE A SAFE AND BLESSED REST OF TOUR
Fri 16/10/09, 7:08 am
What a very touching and moving concert last night in McAlester….Thank you for sharing your love of God and your talent with SE Oklahoma! Our prayers are with you, your family, Josh, Lance, the band, the crew as you continue the tour. God bless and keep you!
Fri 16/10/09, 7:16 am
Thank you for coming to SE Oklahoma. What a great witness of God’s ability to turn tragedy to triumph. I came last night to hear the music, and learned of Ryan’s story. Others came because of Ryan, and learned of your music. May God bless you all and keep you safe.
Fri 16/10/09, 7:49 am
I was at the concert last night and what an amazing time it was. God showed up! Matthew and Josh your music makes people think; touches lives and helps us open our hearts to hear the Lord. What a blessing you are in so many lives. As a single parent with four boys it really helps to have Godly men to that they can kind of relate to and look up to. As young people they have such a wide choice of music to choose from and you guys make it such an easy one for them – keep up the great work. Matthew – my 6 year old is such a huge fan of yours. All he wanted from the concert last night was the music and he KNOWS all three CD’s are HIS AND HIS ALONE. They play christian cd’s at bed time and I have your Something to Say at the office so I can start my day out right. So now we have a copy for the house as well. We will keep you and the band in our prayers. Much love.
Fri 16/10/09, 7:58 am
I went to the concert last night… It was AMAZING! I was right in front screaming my head off, my voice is COMPLETELY gone! It was TOTALLY worth it. You are an AMAZING singer and EVERYTIME I hear one of your songs it just makes me feel SO… well I can’t describe it, but it’s GREAT… I first started listening to you because I had heard “The Motions” at Ryan’s funeral it just made me melt. I loved Ryan SO MUCH he was a GREAT guy and he lived for the lord. I admired him for that, he is DEFINANTLY one of my heros!
Fri 16/10/09, 8:44 am
I was at your concert in McAlester last night, and all I can say is WOW! What a blessing! Other than hearing Ryan’s story, there were two moments that really touched my heart. The first was when you said ” If you’re not ashamed, point to the sky” and thousands of arms went up, pointing to the sky. The second was hearing about six thousand voices singing amazing grace acappella–it was so beautiful. I was thinking about Ryan’s story last night after I got home. Even as “Motions” was being written, God knew it would change Ryan’s life, your life, and countless others. All things really do work together for good for those who love the Lord! Your music and your words touched me last night, and I hope you meant it when you said you would come back.
God bless you!
Fri 16/10/09, 10:02 am
How exciting this is! Good luck to you and your band, God bless you and keep you safe.
Take care now and thank you for the beautiful message you have brought to God’s children.
~MaryAnne
Fri 16/10/09, 12:13 pm
OMG!!! YOUR CANCERT LAST NIGH IN MCALESTER ,OK WAS SO AMAZING. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS WAS SAFE AND SOUND!! YOUR STORY ABOUT YOUR VOICE GOING IT MY CHOIR TEACHER HAD THAT HAPPEN TO HER TOO. BUT NOW SHE IS SO MUCH BETTER SEE GOES AND SEES A DOCTOR IN NASHVILLE SO. THE MOTIONS SONG IS SUCH AN INSPIRING SONG I AM SO GLAD THAT I GOT TO GO. AND I CAUGHT YOUR PICK : )
Fri 16/10/09, 1:59 pm
I am from Mcalester and I was at your show last night! It was an awesome show! I loved every minute of it and I recieved such a blessing from it as I’m sure every single person there did too! Good Luck with the remaining shows and take care of our Lance for us!! Love to all of you!!
Fri 16/10/09, 2:18 pm
My husband and I took our 5 year old son to the concert last night in McAlester, OK and he thought it was really cool! It was a awesome night and I greatly enjoyed being there! We bought the 3 cd’s and I have listened to it all day. My fav song is The Motions. It applies to so many aspects in our lives and its so true! I definatley felt GOD’s presence last night!! You guys are awesome and very talented, so keep it up and come back to McAlester!! Oh and you may stop by Braum’s also,lol!! God Bless you all and I will keep you all in my prayers!
Fri 16/10/09, 3:15 pm
I went with a bunch of my friends to the concert last night and it was just amazing!!!! God is going to do some awsome things with this tour. Thank you very much to coming to the small town of McAlester and I would love to see you guys again! God bless and I’ll keep you in my prayers.
Fri 16/10/09, 3:45 pm
you might PREFER MCALEST-ER, but we think MATTHEW WEST IS THE BEST!!!! love you guys…..headed to braums now!!! lol (take care of my baby!!)
Fri 16/10/09, 4:04 pm
Last night was amazing! The feedback is rolling in constantly. Matthew, and Josh, Thanks so much for coming and performing for our community. We are all moved and we continue to be amazed at the response and out pour of emotion over this concert! We plan to hold you to your promise to come back…..U guys take care and have a great tour!!!!
Fri 16/10/09, 9:53 pm
Had a great time last night. I want to thank Matthew West and his brother Joel for honoring Ryan with this nation wide tour. As Ryans father I can honestly say Ryan loved the Lord, I know Ryan would want everyone to realize that life could end at any moment. When Matthew West comes to your town please listen to the words in each song. I’ve heard so many people say after the Mcalester concert they wanted live a life that pleased the Lord. The song ”MOTIONS” touched our son Ryan in a way that he wanted a closer walk with the Lord. Again please listen to the songs and to Lance, Ryan’s older brother, as he tells Ryans story. Again, I want to thank Matthew West for coming to Mcalester ok.
Sat 17/10/09, 7:31 am
I just again want to say thank you to you and your crew for coming to McAlester. What a blessing you are! I also want to say thank you to Joel for allowing my students to participate by letting BUFF TV be the video crew! My students have been talking nonstop about what a great time they had and that they cannot wait for you to come back. I am so proud of them! Thank you for providing them this opportunity in such a positive way! God is using you all in such an awesome way! Be safe and be ready to be blown away the next time you perform here!!! By the way, The BUFFS are 7-0 in football as of last night and the Lady Buffs softball team plays for the state title today at 3:30!!! So like you, “I prefer McAlester” too!!!!
Sat 17/10/09, 10:40 am
Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for being so self-less and coming to our town in honor of the Mcafee family. I also want to thank you for taking your time to visit with our youth group!!! Nathan, my oldest, is still in awe of getting to meet you and sing for you! God bless you and your crew as you continue on this tour!!!
Sat 17/10/09, 11:31 am
Words cannot even begin to describe your concert in McAlester. The whole town is buzzing about it!! God has such a huge plan and I can’t wait to see it unfold! You’ve already heard this a bunch, but do take care of Lance. . . he is VERY special to us all!! So glad he has this opportunity to travel with you and tell Ryan’s story. Just one more piece of God’s mighty plan!! It was such a pleasure to meet you and your crew. You guys are all so down to earth and it’s clear that you are just following call for your life. Always in my prayers!!
Sat 17/10/09, 7:10 pm
Wow! Is all I can say about your concert last night in St. Louis, Missouri. If you hadn’t mentioned that your were feeling under the weather, no one would have known. I loved your natural ad-lib (even if you did poke fun at the Cards). I hope you get some rest and feel better for the remainder of your tour. Our prayers will be with you and your band.
Sat 17/10/09, 9:08 pm
Thank you so much for an awesome night in St. Louis. My girls loved meeting you. They have told everyone about the concert. You sounded great despite the sore throat and I just love how everyone of your songs is based on life stories. Can’t wait till we can see you again. Best of luck on the rest of your tour. May God strengthen you and keep you and your band and crew safe as you travel and proclaim the love of Jesus. May many meet the Savior as you share the love of Jesus.
Mon 19/10/09, 10:24 am
Thank you so much, the night that will forever change McAlester, OK was the night we honored Ryan McAfee, and the opening to the greatest show on earth the Motions Tour!!!! Thanks to you all for haviung the right purpose and right heart to serve God.