Well, this Easter was awesome. Even though I am late posting about it my defense is that I have been working on this post since then. So buckle your seat belt guys, its gonna be a VERY long ride.
T2 and I left on Thurs to head home for the program, dragging a somewhat annoying, but very cute tag along. Since T2 was the young Jesus' father and they were expecting us to back up the choir with our "GBS Choir" voices, (Never mind that I knew less than half the songs less than half as well as I should have. Plus Mr. Wolf can do only so much with my poor croakings. He ain't magic.) so I was resigned to not having any pictures of the Second annual production of New Hope Worship Center's "More Than Just a Man" pageant. (Next year, I'm signing up for official Photographer, Someone please take note...) But just as we were going to get started it occurred to me that Megalicious would be in the audience and could snap some. So, here is the result, with some added from my takings before and Barb's shots of dress rehearsal.There were a few times Meg apparently forgot to take pictures. Although here is a shout out to the awesome job she did. Even without being comfortable with any settings on my camera (She calls it a Canon thing.) and the poor lighting there was available, she caught some grand shots. The child has promise... :) I still am missing shots from some important scenes, but all in all, it is a valid documentation. Only the ones marked as Mine (Pic By ME) are mine, the others are Megan's and some of Barb's.
MoTN helps with the guys head coverings.
(Pic By ME)
Joseph of Arimathea (ST) and Caiaphas the High Priest(JG)
(Pic By ME)
"Come, to the house of the Lord..."
(CharityJ)
"Call To Worship"
(Cast)
"Beautiful hands, that touched my face, hands of my Lord"
(JoannaR, JoshJ)
"Jesus healed my friend Sarah!"
"I want you to bring this Jesus in..."
Joseph is the model Sanhedrin. (JG and ST)
"No one ever spoke the way this Man does..."
Nicodemus isn't sure about this Jesus.
(TitusG, JoeG and ST)
"Who Is This Man?! Why has He come?
He can do wonders like no other one!"
(TravS, Mr. P, Mrs. P, BenS)
He made the lame walk...
(GregS, Mrs. P, BuddyL)
(Pic by Barb M.)
He healed the blind...
(DenithH, GaylaL, BeccaG, GregS)
Raised the dead...
(JenS, DavidL)
"There is power in the presence of the Lord!"
(JenS, DavidL, GregS)
"I met a man who was no ordinary man,
everything about him changed everything I am...''
(TitusG)
(Pic by Barb M.)
"He's the One who is the Savior and the Christ,
this Man who changed my life..."
(TitusG)
(Pic by Barb M.)
"He is more than just a man!"
(TitusG) (Pic by Barb M.)
"I believe, I believe He is the Messiah...
Jesus spoke to me. He gave me a new life"
(ST, TitusG)
"Blessed is He, who comes in the name of the Lord!"
(JenS, DenithH,)
"Who is this Man? Why has he come?"
Caiaphas is convinced He is a false teacher.
(JoeG.)
"Nicodemus follows Jesus now."
Joseph isn't sure who is right.
(ST, The Guys, JoeG)
"One man will die for a nation. One man will die in their place.
One For all!"
(JoeG.)
"If you don't stand with us, you stand outside of us!"
Joesph throws his coat of office in Caiaphas' face and runs to find out about this man.
(LarryS, JoeG,)
"I've followed you all my life, but now I believe. Jesus is Your Son!"
Joseph finds a new peace in Jesus' teachings
(ST)
"So this is how it feels to be born again... To know Jesus as my Lord"
(ST)
"This man who changed my life, is my Savior and my Christ...
He is MORE, More than just a man. "
Nicodemus finds Joseph a week later.
(TitusG, ST)
"So much more"
(TitusG, ST)
"Hallelujah for the Cross"
(Pic by Barb M.)
They think they are too late. (Pic by Barb M.) 
"And for my sin He suffered loss,"(Pic by Barb M.) 
" I will rejoice in Jesus' Cross..."(Pic by Barb M.)
(ST, GregS, TitusG)(Pic by Barb M.)
"Beautiful Hands..." 
(Pic by Barb M.)
"So much my heart can't understand."
(JoannaR, GregS)
"How beautiful these wounded hands." (Pic by Barb M.)
"I just want to take care of the body of my Lord..." Joseph asks for the Body of Christ.
"Christ the Lord is Risen today!"
(Cast)
(More Cast)
"He is Risen!"(Pic by Barb M.)
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That's Why I Believe
Well He came to earth to redeem mankind,
and He left His throne and His crown behind,
and He walked with us, that's why I believe.
He healed the lame, made the blind to see,
And He touched the soul, set the captive free
He was 'God with us,' that's why I believe.
Cause the reason Jesus came,
was to take my cross my shame,
That's why I believe!
That's why I believe!
The Lord laid down His life, a willing sacrifice!
Though they buried Him that day, He rose up from the grave!
That's why I believe!
That's why I believe!
Well, He left the earth to assend His throne,
And the angels sang and the glory shone:
The King shall reign, that's why I believe!
But soon He'll come to bring us home;
the Lamb was slain to redeem His own!
And we shall rise, that's why I believe!
We will be forever more in the presence of the Lord!
That's why I believe!
That's why I believe!
The Lord laid down His life, a willing sacrifice!
Though they buried Him that day, He rose up from the grave!
That's why I believe!
That's why I believe!
There's a barren cross, and an empty grave,
and they testify to the love He gave!
That's why I believe!
That's why I believe!
The Lord laid down His life, a willing sacrifice!
Though they buried Him that day, He rose up from the grave!
That's why I believe!
That's why I believe! x3
Believe!
This song makes me want to run the isles or jump and shout or dance or somethin! I can't even sing it nonchalantly. It is my song. I don't just sing it, I have to preach it! It's the very last song in the program and you can hear it on the vid. Check it out, it's worth the time. Skip to 1:02:00 on the time track.
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Here's a vid of the program. It'll give you a chance to hear the songs and get the story.
It's not ours, but it's not too bad either.
Enjoying the sunshine.
Mr. Tim Makcen, THE mind behind VIP day.
Touring main campus. (Get outta the shot Gumby!)
The Great and Powerful Mr. Wolf.
Agh. (shudder)
Awww... ain't she 'dorable?
Eww, how'd he get loose in here?
Touring the Chapel.
Touring the ramp. (Hmmm...that head looks vaguely familiar. I think I've seen those curls before.)
Touring the southlawn.
Touring the Patio.
A random Viper that wandered away from his trainer.
The student's temp parking for special events.
What are they looking at me like that for? I think I need to run now...
Waiting for the next tour.
Touring Ringgold Street.
Touring the Library.
"Chunks of chocolate this big..." No really, that was exactly what he was saying. I promise. Word for word.
Hmmm...one guess. Anyone?
Bro. Mer Mose
The Right Honourable Dr. APB.
The Choir period.
The Park.
The gazebo.
The random flowers while we waited to get through the incredably tiny streets we weren't even supposed to be on but had to use because we got lost on Mt. Adams. (For a referance point, that is right beside Mt. Auburn where the school is located.)
The scary looking locals.
The view from Curew Tower, the highest building in Cincinnati. Or one of them at least. (Anyone else slightly disturbed by the giant PacMan?
Building.
Can you find GBS?
Thing.
AHH!! PACMAN AGAIN!
The Musem Center.
Place.
A Luckey Girl.
The Park.
The gazebo.
The random flowers while we waited to get through the incredably tiny streets we weren't even supposed to be on but had to use because we got lost on Mt. Adams. (For a referance point, that is right beside Mt. Auburn where the school is located.)
The scary looking locals.
The view from Curew Tower, the highest building in Cincinnati. Or one of them at least. (Anyone else slightly disturbed by the giant PacMan?
Building.
Can you find GBS?
Thing.
AHH!! PACMAN AGAIN!
The Musem Center.
Place.
A Luckey Girl.
The VIP Banquet.
"When the Moon hits your eye..." Like these people made up like ZeMorons...
"When the stars make you drool..."
"Like a pasta fazool..." (Fazool?)
Wait, are they fighting over her?Although in this get up it's harder to tell which one is which.
Bro. Durr, possibly?
Wow, RuthAnn being...RuthAnn.
The VIP Banquet.
"When the Moon hits your eye..." Like these people made up like ZeMorons...
"When the stars make you drool..."
"Like a pasta fazool..." (Fazool?)
Wait, are they fighting over her?Although in this get up it's harder to tell which one is which.
Bro. Durr, possibly?
Wow, RuthAnn being...RuthAnn.
