Spring 2003

 Dear Friends:

     What a glorious springtime the Lord has sent to us in Atlanta, Georgia!   I’m sure it is just as pretty in your neighborhood.  The daffodils and the azaleas have already outdone themselves.  Another Easter will soon be past.

     Things have certainly changed in our world since I last wrote you.  Our nation is at war.  I am sure you agree with me that this must be a time of prayer.   Pray for our young men and women troops, for innocent people who may come in harm’s way, and pray for our enemies.

     I have continued my recovery from my bypass surgery last year.  I have most of my energy reserves back.  I’ve decided to diet and get back the rest!  Perhaps the greatest blessing is that I feel strong enough to be on the road for the Lord.  I’ve had several singing dates over the last few months.

    In the last several weeks, I have suffered one setback.  While visiting with a dear friend in South Georgia, I learned that her son was renovating a house.  We drove by to see it and, of course, curious Eva Mae wanted to see inside.  I should have known those makeshift cinderblock steps weren’t meant for my unsteady balance.  Down came the steps, down I came—and with a nasty cut on my leg. 

    It turned out to be a pretty serious thing—but the wound care specialists have been an answer to prayer.  I think I’ll be able to be back out singing within a few weeks.  Daddy used to say that every time he had ever been sick the Lord had healed him.   I thank the Lord for continuing to heal and help me!  I’ll soon be 86, and I feel so blessed to be able to do so many things.

    Look for me at the Gaither Homecoming dates and at the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion, as well as at your local churches.  You can contact me anytime to talk about booking a date.  I thank each of you who are supporting my ministry.  Your contributions and your purchases of videos, CDs, cookbooks, etc. are so much appreciated. 

    I love each and every one of you!  I wish I could hug your neck and sing you a song right now.  I hope to see you soon in my travels.  If not, I hope to see you on the other side, where we can sing while the ages roll – “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, than when we first begun!”