Well here it is..... December 10th only 15 days till Christmas. This is such a wonderful time of the year, even when you are broke!!! Just a few months back I started selling off my pa system, sending out letters notifying pastors and music ministers of the end of this ministry and fearing the unknown. I am exited to say that God has been very faithful in meeting all of my needs above and beyond. The Ministry has been reorganized and set up a bit different now but looking forward I think you will like what you see and hear. Now don't think I have lost my country roots when I tell you I am doing more Praise & Worship than Southern Gospel. I have simply adapted to the times in which we are part of and allowed the music to speak to me in such a way that I want to share it with you. I am open on select Sunday Mornings in 2010 to come and lead worship at your place of Worship or present a concert of Praise. I will also continue my Southern Gospel Concerts from time to time with a new twist. I will share now though my concerts about missions and on some occasions preach. I want to say thank you to some very special people in my life for their wonderful support this past year. First is my beautiful fiance Kelsey Wiggins who has stood by my side through thick and thin. Kelsey means more to me than I can tell you and has been a huge blessing to my life. My mom and dad have also been a huge support as well as my very special dog Buster. Craig and Brittany Tackett who I have only known a few years have been such a huge blessing to me this past year and are some of the most loving, caring, ministry minded people I know. Although I love B's singing much more than Craig's. He ministers to me time and time again though a Thursday night Bible study called Rhythm www.rhythmva.com ! I also want to thank all of the churches, family members and friends that have prayed for me sent cards to encourage me or called me up to see how I was doing. Christmas will be different this year, for I cant spent as much as I have in years past but I can give more than I ever have. Its not about the money its all about the gift. What gift will you give this Christmas? Will it be Love, Joy, Peace, Time or will it be a roll of tube socks, a gift card, or a sweater from JCPenny? I encourage you to give Love, give time, give joy and forget about the toys and the clothes that no one really wants any way. May you all have a very Merry Christmas not a Happy Holiday and may your home be filled with Love from the Savior above.
Posted by Joe Overfelt
December 10, 2009
Well it was a wonderful time to get together with family and friends this Thanksgiving. This year we broke tradition and had Thanksgiving at my sister & brother in laws house. It was great to see both families together and the food was delicious. I have so much to be thankful for this year. As I look back at this past year I have been blessed by so many friends and family. Not working has put a tremendous strain on me as well as finding out that I had cancer. Three places were removed two we...
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Posted by Joe Overfelt
August 26, 2009
So I have been working with my latest addition to the ministry
family... ANDY!! Andy is a 35' doll
with a lot of personality and he appears each Sunday night for Joy
Explosion. The kids absolutely love him and George which is my soft
monkey puppet which btw is made by the same lady who made Jeff Dunhams
Peanut puppet Ms. Mary Ann Taylor here in Salem, VA. I will list some
of the sites where you can check these figures out in case you want to
get one or just know more about them. Thanks for s...
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Posted by Joe Overfelt
July 20, 2009
Joy Explosion has been a fun new ministry created and based out of my home church Mt. Pleasant Baptist. We are currently meeting every Sunday night with Kids from grades 1 -5 and having a ball. Joy Explosion is Real Worship, Kids Way!! Our slogan is weather were at a school gym, a soccer field, a church service or a children s event our goal is to introduce someone to Jesus. Last night the Spirit moved and one little girl from our church accepted Jesus, now ain't that what it's all about!! I...
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Posted by Joe Overfelt
July 15, 2009
Hey Ya'll welcome to the new web - site. I am very excited about what God is doing in the lives of others that are letting God use them. I am also excited to tell you that this ministry is moving in a different direction. God has laid it on my heart to focus more on worship and less on " Concerts". This being said I will taking time to work with Pastors and other worship leaders to master a skill so that I can effectively lead others in Worship. I am still working with Kelsey doing Joy Explos...
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Posted by Joe Overfelt
July 4, 2009
Today is the day many of us wait for... Family cook outs, watermelon, swimming, and of course the big Fireworks display. July 4th like any other Holiday has become such a busy day rushing from here to there we often forget what its all about. Sure the cookouts are good and the Fireworks are beautiful but why do we celebrate this day? To me July 4th became more of a celebration after I visited Malaysia. You see their freedom is alot different and in some cases doesn't exist. We have been
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Posted by Joe Overfelt
July 2, 2009
I just got back from Malaysia Sunday June 28th and my heart breaks for the people there. These people will forever change the way that I worship and the way that I will go about life. We as Christians take for granted the freedom that we have in Christ and we hide Jesus behind our every day lives with all the "stuff" we have to get done. There they share what they believe not matter if it is right or wrong and they love each other like Christ has asked us to. It was amazing to see the love of...
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Posted by Joe Overfelt