Performing in my hometown reminds me where I came from, and that I am so grateful for my childhood, ... It also means being with family members. Then I`m also reminded of the unbelievable places God has taken me around the world.
They only asked one thing of me. They made me promise to take care of her and I always tried. She was really a nice person and somehow I just knew she`d make a good wife.
I count it a joy and a privilege to partner with my family for the concert, ... The added joy is that I get to come to my hometown and play. I`ve been away for a long time. I moved to Los Angeles in 1986.
It is a partnership with Rick Warren, who wrote `The Purpose Driven Life,` ... I did a concert live at their church and they`re partnering with me to put the CD out.
It doesn`t show Minister Tony getting sprayed. But it shows everything after that. But I`m determined to find the guy.
My sister and brother-in-law started the ministry in memory of my nephew, ... Because it`s my nephew, I have a very emotional tie to the ministry. You just can`t get a better story for feeding hungry children.
The district attorney said the officer was in imminent danger, but in the same breath, he said we don`t know where he was standing.
We knew each other pretty good. When I came back from my time in the Air Force and we started talking, I couldn`t believe how much she had grown up. She didn`t talk much, but I talked a good bit and she always listened.
She was charged with making sure students stayed in school. Most of the time, she was at folks` houses, talking to parents about the importance of keeping their children in school. Education was always important to Juanita.
I was there when she drew her last breath. I could tell she wanted to tell me something, but she just didn`t have the strength to get the words out.