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Latest from the road
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Kristyn at Whit's End with Keith |
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02 March 2010
I grew up listening to Adventures in Odyssey so it's always fun to visit Odyssey at focus on the family!
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Mommy-to-be Deborah! |
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01 March 2010
Mommy-to-be Deborah Klemme chilling out at a rehearsal in Destin
Florida! For all who don't yet know Deborah is due in June - congrats
to her and hubbie Ben!!!
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Leading worship at the Navigators President Conference |
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22 February 2010
 In Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs
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Wheaton College! |
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18 February 2010
After leading some singing at the Wheaton students special celebration evening for the 150th anniversary of the college we had some photos taken with the college President, Dr Litfin, as we chatted about the new hymn we are beginning to write in honor of Wheaton's landmark birthday! Read about this here
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Welcome to Narnia! |
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21 February 2010
Colorado Springs - for the past two days it has been snowing here at
Glen Eyrie Castle (where we have been leading worship at the
Navigators President's Conference) and living in Cleveland I thought
I could handle a car in any weather. Wrong! Don't tell my parents
but last night I could not get up what was a very slight slope and
rolled back (at a very slow pace mind!!) and tried to break but spun
the car and stopped just short of a tree! Eventually we parked it to
the side and just walked back to the room...I think I'll stick to
walking to the main sessions for the next 24 hours :)
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Valentines day! |
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14 February 2010
Happy Valentine's Day! Keith and I got to be together but the whole
band very graciously came out on the road leaving wives and husbands
at home who very graciously let them come as we (or rather Russel and
Truman) drove the 15 hour drive to Chicago from Columbia. We had a
little celebration with an enormous chocolate chip cookie bearing a
special message as sickly sweet as we felt after eating it!
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Seeking 7 Conference |
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14 January 2010
We attended the Seeking 7 conference this weekend in Birmingham AL. The conference was inspiring - and it was great to catch up with my uncle John Lennox (right). Here are two useful web sites for Christian apologetics - www.johnlennox.org and www.fixed-point.org (the foundation behind the seeking seven conference)
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2010 Tour Commences! |
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03 January 2010
We kick started the year with a week in California. We flew straight from the UK to LA and went pretty much straight to work with an 8 hr jetlag - not the easiest but our families didn't really feel sorry for us because hey, we were in sunny California! We made new friends within the Calvary Chapel family in participating in the church services in Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, their missions conference in Murietta and then the midweek service in CC Montebello, East LA. We also were excited to be back in Grace Community Church on the Sunday night this time with the band. It was such a varied week and the inspiration of the mission focus, the stories of real life change through the gospel in the challenging neighborhood of Montebello and the building of lasting friendships gave us all a kingdom focused launch into the new year! There is so much work to be done and so much encouragement to be gleaned from one another as we share the work and all the joys and pains together.
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Dinner withthe Galways |
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30 December 2009
We had the privilege of having dinner in Belfast with Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway over the Christmas holidays
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Last 2009 concert! |
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14 December 2009
We did two Irish Christmas Concerts in Judson Baptist and were joined by their wonderful choir and orchestra for these last special performances of the year. It was memorable to hear Keith giving the crowd Northern Ireland accent lessons!
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Magnificat Studio Session |
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10 December 2009
This week we headed back into the studio to record a new song 'Magnificat' with our 'Awaken the Dawn' producer Phil Naish.
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Chip Stam |
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07 December 2009
When in Kentucky this past weekend we had the wonderful opportunity
of going to see our dear friends Chip and Doris Stam. For years they
have really championed the hymns and encouraged us way back at the
beginning of our time in America and have done so ever since. Chip
has been and still is fighting a long battle with cancer and has
fought with all the passion and positivity he has in everything he
faces as he continues even now to live the words of faith he has
always loved to sing. We are so grateful for his enthusiasm and
advice to us. One of the things we laugh about is his meticulous
attention to the punctuation of lyrics so we brought a copy of the
lyric of the hymn we had just finished, 'The Magnificat', to get his
master help on the punctuation! We sang it all together in his
hospital room as Keith played the guitar - we sang about and to the
One who joins us together in 'the wonder of His favour' through
Christ. Please remember Chip and Doris in your prayers.
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Introducing our bass player - Peter Wahlers |
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03 December 2009
Another one of our fun band introductions!
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Relaxing with some Wii! |
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27 November 2009
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Dave Cleveland |
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25 November 2009
Dave Cleveland, guitarist extraordinaire, has joined us on the road
for a few weeks. He has collected over the years a crazy amount of
guitars but we hope this gift from the band might become his favourite!!
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Amy Grant |
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16 November 2009
Last night Keith and I went to an Amy Grant Symphony concert in
Birmingham Alabama - it was such a treat to hear her live and to meet
her for the first time!
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Introducing the band: Dustin |
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14 November 2009
In the first of a series of short videos - we introduce our drummer Dustin Rohrer
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Washington DC |
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10 November 2009
We had both a free Sunday afternoon and beautiful weather so we
headed downtown Washington DC - it is a fantastic city, full of
history and full of 'stones of remembrance' that stir the heart and
mind. 
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Memorial Week in Washington DC |
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07 November 2009
The newer World War Two Memorial was particularly
moving and we got to see it in the night lights - our history tells a
tale of sacrifice not to be forgotten as this memorial week reminds us.
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Tim Hortons! |
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31 October 2009
...an absolute must when you go to Canada!
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On the Bus! |
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25 October 2009
Here are a few fun pics from our tour bus!
On the left, I'm not sure what's going on here but it's Bobby, the guitarist we
call 'Bubba' and so it's just really funny! Perhaps you had to be
there!
Peter really wanted us to invest in a Getty Music football - for us
this is more a rugby ball than a football but whatever... 'when in
Rome'!!
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Postcards from Seattle |
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20 October 2009
Here are some pictures from Seattle. Just to explain the first one: we visited the wonderful world famous Pike Place Market in Seattle -
I saw many tasty things but I have to say this Octopus was not one of them even if it was fresh!
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Regent College |
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19 October 2009
Keith and I had the great privilege of having a coffee break with Dr
James Packer at Regent College, Vancouver. We along with thousands
of others have greatly benefited from his writing (particularly
'Knowing God') and his life. Out of the many challenging things he
spoke to us about - here is one! He said: 'Every worship song without
exception should leave people with the sense that God is wonderful'.
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The band at 100 Huntley Street |
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14 October 2009
From left: Bret Farmer, Deborah Klemme, Bobby McKee, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Dustin Rohrer, Joni McCabe, Peter Wahlers.
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Deborah & I getting madeup for the 100 Huntley Street TV Show |
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13 October 2009
You can also watch some of the footage here
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Getting ready for Le Sea broadcast |
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06 October 2009
A few pictures of us preparing for the Le Sea broadcast. Live from Studio B will be aired on October 15th on Le Sea. See www.livefromstudiob.com for more info!
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The band in Le Sea's studio |
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06 October 2009
From left: Joni McCabe, Bobby McKee, Deborah Klemme, Kristyn Getty, Keith Getty, Dustin Rohrer, Skip Cleavinger, Bret Farmer, Peter Wahlers.
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A few pictures from Longview Texas |
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01 October 2009
Skip sound checking the Uilleann Pipes at Longview, TX. Also meet our drummer, Dustin Rohrer!
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Journal from Ecuador |
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19 September 2009
We traveled to Ecuador to see firsthand the work of Compassion in this part of the world. Quito is surrounded by the Andes Mountains and our visit was in this capital city and the Otavalo region in the highlands. The mountains became almost like a canvas on which we painted our thoughts. Isaiah 50 says 'How beautiful on the mountain tops are the feet of Him who brings good news'.  Christ who gave salvation to us also gives us the privilege of being a people of beautiful feet as we bring the good news to others. Compassion has carved an effective path for people to be involved in meeting the physical needs of the world that is not just Christ honoring but at its heart helps brings people to Christ.
This is a 4 day journal of Kristyn's Ecuadorian experience. We hope that it might encourage you to join us as we join thousands around the world in the lasting joy and far reaching work of child sponsorship through Compassion.
Click here for Day 1
Click here for Day 2
Click here for Day 3
Click here for Day 4
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Office on the Road! |
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20 August 2009
Our office on the road- Bret
and Joni would be lost without their phones!
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Oklahoma Memorial |
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05 August 2009
A moving visit to the Oklahoma memorial in Oklahoma City.
Each chair
represents a life lost in the 1995 bombing
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