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Minnesota

We have just arrived in Minnesota!!!

Just thought I would share a picture of this beautiful church we just saw.

Spring, what a great time of year!

Hey everyone

Just wanted to give a quick update.. We have been keeping busy in the past few weeks we have been to, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri & Kansas and the Lord has really been moving in all of our services! We are looking forward to the summer as our schedule starts to pick up a little and we are excited to see where the Lord will lead us!

Be sure and check back and I will try and post some pictures of us with Palmetto State. Also check out our schedule and see if we are coming to a town near you!

One last thing be sure and find me on social cam! If you dont have social cam you need to get it!

God Bless

Ryan

Bus

Check out Ryan's Socialcam video, Bus: http://socialcam.com/v/o7qOeHds Sent from my Android Phone!

How big your God is

We serve a mighty God! Such a GREAT song... no matter whats going on in your life, just tell those mountains in your path just how big your God is!

Live update from Hutchinson KS

Hey everyone..

We had a GREAT night last night in Newton KS, we are headed to Macksville KS this morning and Scott City KS tonight!

Just a few quick prayer request this morning... first of all please keep us in your prayers a few of the guys have the flu or something so pray for their quick healing this morning. Pray for our travel back home tonight, Scott City is a LONG way from home. Finally a very good friend of mine is in revival at the Silver City FWB Church in Silver City OK and I will be singing solo there tomorrow night, please say a prayer for that service that the Lord would prepare the hearts and minds of the people and that we will have an awesome service!

More Live Updates To Come!

-Ryan

Live from Newton KS

Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Android-powered device

Question....

I got this in an email today and had to share...

I wonder if Mary Knew?

Getting in to the Christmas mood!

 As we all know now that Thanksgiving is over Christmas will be here before we know it, but in this very busy time of year let us not forget the real reason we celebrate Christmas!

Forgiven Qt

Forgiven Qt with the one and only Haskell Cooley!!!!

Guitar Solo

I wanted to share this with you all, this is our very own Dave Buckingham playing a guitar solo at the DSQC this past weekend in Sperry Ok.

Straiten It Out

Well alot has happened since the last blog post, such as our bus breaking down... we are now trying to raise the funds to get our bus fixed, but we know that no matter what happens God has a plan for us and he knows how to "Straiten It Out"... we are headed out to Texas this weekend, be looking for live updates on our Facebook page and please keep us in your prayers.

God Bless
Ryan

When God Has Another Plan

Just a quick update...we have been staying very busy since we left NQC this past weekend Sept 16th 17th & 18th we headed south to Keene, Joshua, and Goldthwaite TX were we did four concerts in two days...we will also be very busy the month of Oct so please keep us & the bus in your prayers.Also don't forget about our 5,000 at $5 Blitz, check out the store page of our website!

 

 

I feel like someone needs to hear these words today! Just remember even though you may not understand why God is putting you through this trial, just remember he has a very detailed plan for your life!

 

 

Forsaken by his brothers, he didn't fit the scene

Being made a slave was not what Joseph dreamed

The coat of many colors was stained with blood and lies

But from this divine appointment a ruler would arise

 

Chorus

When God has another plan, walk on and just say yes 

When God has another plan, be assured that He knows best

If all your dreams are shattered, rest in His sufficient grace

We don't have to understand, when God has another plan

 

Alone and broken hearted, questions fill your mind

Changes can be hard that come by God's design

But if you could see tomorrow with a view from Heaven's Throne

Every unexpected struggle has led you closer home

 

When God has another plan made popular by The Greenes

(Daryl K. Williams, Amy Shellem, Chris White Music/BMI, Christian Taylor Music/BMI)

 

God Bless

-Ryan

 

 

LIVE from NQC

We are live at NQC!!!!

It has been a very good day here, we have had several meetings today and we have also been doing a lot of PR work. We have met lots of great people and made some new friends, and of course it has been good seeing all of our old friends that we have met over the past few years.  

We are looking forward to our last day at NQC, we will have a couple of LIVE interviews tomorrow as well as live updates on our FB page! So stay tuned for the latest updates from National Quartet Convention!

-Ryan

Tour of the Bus

FORGIVEN QUARTET PERFORMS ON CAM AT PACKED OUT SIGHT & SOUND THEATER

Check out this article found on WWW.SGNSCOOPS.COM & Be sure to check back for LIVE updates from NQC all next week!

 

God Bless

Ryan

 

 

 

Written by SGN Scoops on September 7, 2011 – 3:45 am -

{Crescendo Gospel Music Management} Forgiven Quartet was recently selected as one of the 12 finalist to perform at Branson, MO CAM sing off!
Branson's Sight & Sound Theatre rocked with gospel music Sunday, September 4th. Christian Action Ministries' 3rd Annual Gospel Sing-Off started at 2 PM, as twelve finalists competed for a $3,000 prize purse and a chance to perform at Silver Dollar City on Monday, during the closing festivities of SDC's Southern Gospel Music Picnic Fest.CAM's board chairman Jack Burke said that this was a critical fundraiser at a critical time for the operation of CAM's two food pantries, "We trusted God and the good-hearted people of our community to sell out all 2,200 seats at the theater. This is the only fundraiser of the year to help cover are operational expenses and we've never seen the need as great as it is right now. Normally we can catch our breath during the summer and get ready for the upcoming winter. However, this year demand has continued to increase and we've been helping over 1,000 families per month to keep food on their table."Aside from an extremely talented, multi-state group of finalists, selected from over 40 entries, one of Branson's hottest acts – SIX – opened the Sing-Off with a special guest appearance. Additionally, last year's winner – The Peterson Family – also be made a guest appearance, along with noted saxophonist Gary Dooms.For the third straight year, Bob Hubbard emceed the event. Bob is an ordained minister and the lead singer for the Foggy River Boys Quartet. Bob was also the original lead singer for the Jordanaires Quartet, the most recorded group in the music industry. At last count in 2006 the Jordanaires were on 2.5 billion recordings, having recorded as the back-up vocal group with almost every country music star who has recorded in Nashville, including Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and Patsy Cline.The finalists selected to compete were: Todd Braschler from Wichita, Kansas, Larry Moore of Branson, Missy Essary from Kirbyville, Southern Raised of Crane, Connected from Branson, Debra Lynn Paxton of Branson, Jerichofrom DeSoto, Harrison-based One for All, The Branson Hawaiians, Forgiven Quartet from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 2nd Generation of Berryville,Arkansas, and Roger Null ofBreckenridge,Missouri.The tough job of selecting the winners was handled by six celebrity judges; Ronnie Page of The Downing Street Boys gospel quartet and former baritone singer/emcee with the Oak Ridge Boys; Jak Knudsen, of the vocal group SIX; Ben Dutton, of The Dutton Family; George Dyer, world famous tenor; Bogie Bohinc, nationally noted guitarist: and John Bartley, former entertainment photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune.Forgiven Quartet has been spreading the good news of Jesus Christ through songs and testimonies since July 1981. According to Green, "God has truly honored our corporate prayer of 1 Chronicles 4:10 we've been praying over this ministry the past six years. Just as He did for Jabez, God has provided outstanding ministry opportunities and allowed us the privilege of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with so many wonderful people! We give God all the glory! Our ministry is truly a labor of love!"
Daywind Producer and nationally-known song writer, Marty Funderburk from Nashville, TN says, "I have had the privilege of spending many days in the studio producing nine of Forgiven Quartet's recent recordings. I'm very impressed with their vocal capabilities and their incredible blend. Even more impressive than this however, is their commitment to ministry and to preserving the rich heritage of southern gospel music. These are Christian gentlemen of the highest order, obviously committed to spiritual and musical excellence. You can see it in their live performances and you can hear it in their recordings."

Cruise

Check out the awesome cruise we will be going on in February!


I have been on a couple of cruises and let me tell you they are a lot of fun, but as you will see in the video below one of the best parts of the cruise (for most people) is the food! The people on these cruises wait on you hand and foot and the food is not pizza and hamburgers (although they have that if you want it) I'm talking prime rib and lobster here, they also have a 24 hour ice cream bar and 24 hour room service! Not to mention you will be traveling to some of the most beautiful places God ever created. This cruise is going to be great, if you think Forgiven QT is fun on stage come spend 5 days on a boat in the middle of the ocean with us.




If you would like more information please visit www.paradisetoursandtravel.com and make sure you tell them you heard about the cruise through Forgiven QT.

We are personally inviting you to come with us on this great cruise.

God Bless
-Ryan

Iowa Tour

This was my first trip to Cedar Falls with Forgiven Quartet, and let me tell you if you have never been to Praisefest, you need to go! It is a weeklong event, with Bible study in the mornings and Gospel singing in the evenings and on Friday and Saturday the singing starts at 10am and runs until about 10pm. We sang with several groups such as The Allen Family, Phil and Pam Morgan, Soul'd Out QT, FourTwelve, Spoken 4 QT, The Crist Family, Higher Power, The Gosplemen, Tribute QT, and The Perrys. We had a great time talking with a lot of our friends and also getting to make new friends. Speaking of Friends I have to give a shout out to my buddy Evan and the Venema Family, our great friends from Fulton Illinois (below is a picture of my and Evan at the Forgiven booth).

While we were in Cedar Falls we had some downtime to kill, so we did a few little projects on the bus that included installing some new step lights, a new brake light and other little odd jobs that needed to be done. We also had a little fun and took a tour of Hansens Dairy Farm (near Cedar Falls). We got to see the whole process from feeding the cattle, to milking, to bottling. They even make ice cream there! We also got to see the dairy's mascot, a New Zealand Wallaby, which if you don't know what that is, it's a miniature kangaroo. We were able to pet the baby calves (below I have a picture of a baby that was born the day before we toured the dairy).

More exciting news!!!! Our new project "Livin Forgiven" is now available. This project, in my opinion, is the best project that Forgiven Quartet has done (I am not just saying that because I am on it!).

An update to my last post…it is still HOT in Oklahoma, I heard a report on the Radio that Tulsa is the 4^th hottest city following Oklahoma City OK, Lubbock TX, and Charlotte NC! It has been over 100 degrees almopst every day since the end of May with the heat index at or above 112 degrees many times! PLEASE pray that we get some rain and cooler weather soon!

God Bless!

Ryan

Hot In Oklahoma

Well just like much of the south we have hit a heat wave here in Oklahoma...but not only is it hot, we have not had much rain here so it is very dry. Someone asked me the other day just how dry is it in Oklahoma and this was my response. It's so dry in Oklahoma that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks, and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water. Now thats dry... now to show you how hot it is in the south, below I have added a picture that was taken of me laying on top on the AC vent at one of our concerts last weekend.

Forgiven is headed to Cedar Falls Iowa this week, we hope to see some of our great and have a WONDERFUL time in the Lord. -Ryan