Richard Kiser and Jimmy Davis Rock River Forest Shores

Last Saturday night was just one of those perfect evenings. The cool evening breeze offered a comfortable setting for all of our guests who gathered in lawn chairs around Country Gospel artists Richard Kiser and Jimmy Davis.

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Jimmy Davis' credits include being voted the New Male Artist of the Year in 2003 by the International Country Gospel Music Association, Songwriter of the Year in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and in 2007 he was awarded the Platinum Heart Award for songwriting. His playing style has led him to become known as the John Denver of Country Gospel.

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Richard Kiser was named the "Instrumentalist of the Decade" by the International Country Gospel Music Association and "Artist of the Year" three times by with the Country Gospel Music Association in Branson. Richard delighted the audience by performing songs with his trademark smoking Thunderbird muffler guitar.

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While Blaze Youth Ministries may have originated the idea for offering our neighbors free hot dogs and sodas, in the end we were overwhelmed by the support of our church in providing the dogs, buns, sodas and assistance needed to undertake this wonderful event. The final result was that Blaze ended up with more in its budget than it started with. We literally got back more than we gave, just as God promises. God is good all the time don't you know.