Hope's Journey 7th Annual Anniversary Sing

WOW!  It has been a while since I wrote last and I apologize!  When we got home from Ohio, which by the way was an AMAZING TRIP, my computer fell out of the back of my van and it has been out of commission ever since!

We have been hitting the road pretty hard all year!  As some of you may know our bus, HOSS, has a locked up engine and is being repaired as we speak!  We hope to have him back on the road VERY soon!  We have missed traveling in the bus for the last several months!

We are gearing up for our 7th Annual Anniversary Sing.  We normally have it in August but this year we are doing things a little different.  

We will be hosting our 1st Annual Hope's Journey Golf Tournament the morning of our Anniversary Sing.  It will be June 4th 2011 at the Stoney Brook Golf Course in Jacksonville AL.  Shot gun starts at 8:00 a.m. CST.  If you are interested in playing in the golf tournament, please email us from our "Contact Us" tab on the website!

Hope's Journey 7th Annual Anniversary Sing will be held on Saturday June 4th at the beautiful Hill Crest Baptist Church in Anniston , AL.  The concert will start at 6:00 p.m. CST.  A donation will be taken at the door.
The groups that will be there along with Hope's Journey this year will be Josh & Ashley Franks, The Diplomat's, New Desire & Jay Parrack, former tenor with Gold City, will be the emcee for that night!

We have our brand new CD available now.  Hope's Journey Hymns & Favorites Volume 1.  It will be sold at the table that night along with all of our other merchandise: t-shirts, jewelry, CDs  & DVDs!

We have a pretty busy schedule this upcoming weekend.  If you are going to be close by, stop in and visit with us!

5/28/2011 - Piedmont Memorial Park - Piedmont AL 12 noon CST
5/28/2011 - Welcome Baptist Church - Bremen GA 7:00 p.m. EST
5/29/2011 - Mellow Valley Baptist Church - Cragford AL 6:00 p.m. CST

Hope to see you all at the Anniversary Sing this year!
God Bless You All!
Krista
Hope's Journey :)

On the road to Ohio!

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Hey everybody!  Hope you're staying safe in this rainy weather.  I will be glad when that warmer weather comes back!



Just wanted to fill you in about this weekend.  We will be leaving tomorrow afternoon headed to Kentucky to spend the night and then on the road to West Unity, Ohio Saturday morning.  We will be singing at Living Hope Free Methodist Church for their Youth Rally on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. We are really excited about meeting new people and being able to work with the youth.  On Sunday morning we will be singing at the same church again for the music part of the Worship Service along with our wonderful friends Firm Foundation.  Then at 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon Hope's Journey & Firm Foundation will take the stage together again!  This will be the first time together with the new group.  We are super excited about this weekend and we pray that souls will be saved and lives will be changed.  Please pray for our safety as we travel and sing for the Lord.  It is not about us it is all about HIM!

Hope you all have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

Love In Christ,
Krista
Hope's Journey

Don't forget about the Southeastern Gospel Music Conference April 1 & 2.  If you would like to attend along with Hope's Journey email us at hopesjourneyministry@gmail.com for more information.  We would love to see you there!

March is HERE!

Hey everybody!  I hope that you all are enjoying this beautiful SPRING weather!  I know we are.

Just wanted to first of all say a very special thank you to each and every one of you that came out to Hill Crest Baptist Church this past Sunday night.  We really enjoyed being there and had a great service!  Cody did an excellent job at his home church!  They loved HIM!!  We are so blessed to have such a talented young man on the road with HJ that loves playing for the Lord!

We have just finished up the vocals for the new CD that many of you have pre-ordered.  We are all very excited about it and can't wait for you all to hear it. Will keep you updated!

As many of you may have heard, our bus broke down on the side of Interstate 20 on the way back to Heflin Sunday Night after our singing at Hill Crest.  We had it towed first thing Monday morning to find out that the motor is completely locked up.  This means that the bus will be towed to Stockbridge GA to our dear friends', Lamar Welch, bus shop tomorrow to have a new motor put in.  Please pray for HJ as the devil trys his best to tear us down in so many different ways. 

Also, don't forget to keep voting for Hope's Journey, Vonda and Krista on the Southeastern Gospel Music Conference website.  We are all in the Top 5.  The voting ends on March 7.  Login at SGMC and vote every 3 days.  We would greatly appreciate your vote and support!  Thank you so much!

Hope to see you all real soon at a Hope's Journey Concert!

God bless & love you all!
Krista
Hope's Journey

Southeastern Gospel Music Conference

Hey everybody!  I hope this beautiful week in February is finding you all doing well!

Hope’s Journey has some very exciting to news to share with you!

At the end of January we (HJ) found out that we had been nominated in the Top Ten for the Southeastern Gospel Music Conference for Trio of the Year.  Vonda had been nominated for Songwriter of the Year & Krista for Female Vocalist of the Year.  Voting began at the end of January and lasted until February 13.  We found out first thing Monday morning that we had all been voted into the Top Five in all 3 categories.

We are so honored and humbled to be nominated for these awards!  God has been so good to Hope’s Journey and we want to give him all the honor & praise for this!

If you would like to vote for Hope’s Journey, Vonda & Krista you may do so by going to www.sesgmc.com and click FAN AWARDS at the top to Register & Login.  You can vote every 3 days on the website.  The voting will end on March 7, 2011.

The winners will be announced at the 1^st Annual Southeastern Gospel Music Conference on April 2 in Ashburn, Ga at the Turner County Civic Center.  Hope’s Journey along with The Nelon’s, Logan Smith, Naomi & The Segos & Ricky Atkinson & Compassion will be singing.  The SGMC will start on Friday April 1 and last thru April 2.  If you would like to purchase tickets to go with Hope’s Journey, you can call Krista Wilkes @ 678-372-8974 or Vonda Easley @ 256-310-7892.  We would love for you to go with us for this wonderful weekend in the Lord!  Thank you for voting for Hope’s Journey, Vonda & Krista. 

Just in case you are in the area, here is our schedule for the month of February:

*Sunday February 20, 2011 – Ole Country Church - 2649 Hwy 155 McDonough, GA 30252 – Service will begin at 6:00 p.m. EST

*Saturday February 26, 2011 – Testimonies Of Faith Women’s Conference – Vonda will be speaking – Pine Level Baptist Church – Louisville, AL  Conference will begin at 8:00 a.m. EST

*Sunday February 27, 2011 – Hill Crest Baptist Church – 5117 Post Oak Rd. Anniston, AL 36206 – Service will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST

We hope that each one of you have a blessed week.  Thank you for your continued prayers for us as we travel and sing the best music in the world about our Lord & Saviour.  We love you all!

In Christ,

Krista

Hope’s Journey

*2011*

Hey friends!  This is Krista! I hope this blog finds you well as we start this wonderful new year 2011.  We have had a long Christmas break & have thoroughly enjoyed it but we are ready to get back on the road.

As most of you know Ashley, Vonda's daughter, was expecting her & Josh's first child on December 29.  Miss Priscilla Rose Franks made her debut on January 5, 2011 at 4:06 CST weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. & 21 in. long.  Ashley, Josh & Priscilla are all doing well and are expected to go home from the hospital today.  Vonda is beside her self with Priscilla being here.  Please pray for this wonderful new family as they start a new chapter in their life.

Some of you have been asking "Is the Alabama Homecoming still going to take place?"  The answer to that question is YES!  We are very excited about tomorrow night & hoping for a good crowd. The doors & concession will open at 4:30 CST and the concert will begin at 6:00 CST.  Josh Franks, Hope's Journey & Gerald Crabb will all be there tomorrow night.  We are so excited because this is Hope's Journey's first concert of the year.

We hope that you are making plans to come tomorrow night.  We are looking forward to a great service & wonderful fellowship with so many of our friends.

We love you all very much!
Hope's Journey
Vonda, Krista, Jeremy & Cody

Thanksgiving has come & gone....

First of all I hope this letter finds each and everyone of you doing well after a wonderful Thanksgiving break.  Hope's Journey had the week & most of the weekend off to spend with our families.

On Sunday Night after Thanksgiving we were in service at our friend Charlie Sexton's church Clarkdale First Baptist.  We had a very good crowd and the Spirit was there.  As we were getting ready to sing we had 2 celebrities join us, Jerry Goff & Jan Buckner.  It was so nice to see them again & to be in service with them.

As some of you may know Vonda's dad is not doing well.  He was admitted to the hospital first of last week.  Vonda and her family have been spending lots of time with him.  Someone has been at his side around the clock.  They sent him home today with Hospice.  God has the situation under control.  No matter what God's Will is, please pray for Vonda & her family during this time.

This weekend is one that we look forward to all year.  The Shadrix Trio hosts the "Smoky Mountain Weekend Getaway" the first weekend in December and Hope's Journey is always honored to be apart of this.  It is a weekend of fun, laughter, food & of course CHURCH!  Hope's Journey along with The Shadrix Trio, Enlisted, The Henderson's, Master Praise, Sharron Kay King, By Faith & JP Miller will all be joining together for 4 wonderful concerts, 2 devotions, a PJ/Karaoke Party & a 5 Star Banquet Dinner.  Please pray for all of the groups that in everything we do HE will be lifted up & souls will be changed.

On December 13th we will be at Lithia Springs First Baptist Church.  This is actually the Deacon's Christmas Party but they have opened up the concert for anyone who would like to come.  The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. EST.  The address is listed on Hope's Journey's schedule.  Please come and enjoy a night of music with us.  We will be doing some Christmas songs along with some of our original music.

On December 18th we will travel to Hendersonville, TN to be with our friend Don Frost as he hosts his Annual Christmas Party.  Our friends Firm Foundation will be with us that night along with others.  We look forward to seeing Don & his wonderful family.

After December 18th Hope's Journey will be taking the rest of December off.  Vonda will be getting ready to meet her new granddaughter & will be traveling to Tennesee to spend time with Josh, Ashley & Miss Priscilla Rose.  We all look forward to the Holidays because we all get to spend time with our families.

Please be sure to come to one of the concerts & see Hope's Journey as we close this wonderful year, 2010.

We are looking forward to starting a New Year in our ministry.

Please continue to pray for Hope's Journey as we travel & see lives changed.

I hope you have a blessed weekend!
God Bless!
Love,
Krista
HJ :)





 

Smoky Mountain Weekend Getaway

Hey everybody!  I'm writing today to remind you about the Smoky Mountain Getaway.  It is just 1 month away & will be here before we know it.

If you want to go with Hope's Journey to this very special event it is not too late to sign up.

You can sign up using this website.     http://www.smokymountainwg.com/index.html/smokymountainwg.com/sign_up!.html

We are very excited about being at the Smoky Mountain Getaway again.  It is all about ministry for the entire weekend that we are there.

If you have looked at the prices you can see that you get a lot for your money.  It includes:
2 Nights @ the Beautiful Holiday Inn & Convention Center in downtown Pigeon Forge, TN (Fri & Sat)
4 Concerts (Friday evening, Saturday Morning, Saturday Evening & Sunday Morning)
2 Devotions (Saturday Morning & Sunday Morning)
Pajama Party (Friday Night)
Five Star Banquet Dinner (Saturday Night)
There is also time on Saturday in between the concerts to do some Christmas Shopping.

If you have any questions, please send a message on Facebook & we will be glad to help you.

Hope's Journey cannot wait to join The Shadrix Trio & all of the other groups for this wonderful time in the Lord.

Hope you can join us!
You don't want to miss it!

Changing the subject a little! :)

Here is our schedule for the weekend:
Saturday Night - 11/6/10 - Bethel Baptist Church in Temple GA with Higher Hope, Gospel Way Qt., Heaven's Journey & of course Hope's Journey.  The service starts at 7 pm EST.

Sunday Morning - 11/7/10 - Mt. Carmel Full Gospel Church in Carrollton, GA.  Hope's Journey will be singing & Bro. Jeremy Wilkes will be preaching.  The service will start at 11 am EST.

If you can join us we would love to have you.  If not please pray for Hope's Journey as we travel and spread the love of Jesus Christ!

God Bless!
Krista
Hope's Journey