Playing catch-up...

Sorry for the delay on an update, it's been pretty busy in Bangalore the past few days. Since I last wrote, we've had a bunch of shows and made a lot of new friends.

Thursday, we played at the Red Shift Cafe, which was a lot of fun. We opened for a P.O.D. cover band called Transit Point. Every time we play, we either meet new people or catch up with friends from other shows. It was no different on Thursday, and I had some really great conversations with a number of Indian musicians.

On Friday we were back at the Unwind Center (same place as Capstone on Tuesday) for the GAP show. We were the second of four bands including a big group from West Africa, a progressive rock band, and a hardcore metal band called Crucifix Guide! I got to hang out with a bunch of the west Africans, since we had both played at Alliance Francaise the previous weekend. Hopefully, we'll get to go to their home on Tuesday to hang out some more. At some point Friday night I got really sick, but I'm feeling much much better now.

The rest of the team went to a children's home Saturday morning, and I felt rested up enough to meet them that night for our show at the YWAM Junction. I was just a great time of worship with about 60+ believers, which was so cool.

Sunday was long...but good. We led worship at a small Methodist church in the morning, which was pretty interesting. We got eat lunch at a resturaunt on the top of a building. Such good food! We went to a Starbucks-ish coffee shop in the afternoon to play a mainstream set, but somehow a power cord for our sound board got lost. So we did some acoustic stuff and just had fun jamming. That night we went to a really big Methodist church to lead worship. We didn't know it at the time, but most of the worship set got recorded! Hopefully we'll have some time to edit it and get a better sound other than the raw recording.

So we've only got one more show tonight, and then it's mostly hangout time til we leave Bangalore. It's crazy to think we've only got 3 days left here. It's been a pretty awesome time here, and it gets me excited for KL. If you've got questions, comments, news, insights, etc. feel free to email me! It's always fun to get mail in my inbox. I'm going to put some fresh photos in my album so check the link sometime today.

Okay peace,
रोस (Ross)

Capstone!

Hello!
So last night, the team and I went to a cool musicians' gathering called Capstone. There were tons of very talented musicians, and everybody got to play a little bit. April and I did a couple songs, Ted did a few, and some other bands did several songs. Overall, it was a very fun day, since we also got to go downtown with some of our new friends for coffee. Thanks for all your prayers and support. We continue to see God working in Bangalore.

Much love,
Ross

Pictures!

Ok I've got a picture album up on Picasa!
Here's the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/rossyoung55

Let me know if there are any problems with the links or pictures!

Peace,
Ross

Enter the Rock Priest...

So sorry about the delay in updates and details. We've been without internet the past few days!

Anyway, our main music contact here is Paul (aka the Rock Priest). He's totally cool and has taken us to some really cool places so far. The first show he got us was Saturday around noon our time at a coffee shop called Coffee Day. It was a really really small crowd, but it was a good starting place for the team. Speaking of the team, I should probably introduce everyone so you know who the heck I'm talking about! :)

(from left to right: Amber, April, Josie, me, Wes, Ted, and Omar)

We're known in the music scene as De La Paz, which means "Of the Peace" in Spanish (it's Omar's second last name!). Our second show was at the Alliance Francaise's Fete de la Musique, which was basically a music festival at a French-speaking school in Bangalore. We had a great time there and got to meet a ton of cool people. Last night, we went back to the Alliance Francaise to hang out and hear some more music, and randomly this 10-person drum circle formed up in the middle of an atrium! I got to jam out with some awesome Indian percussionists and a sweet electric guitarist. Hopefully I'll get to hang out with some of them later this week and get to know them a little better.

Oh and don't even get me started about the food here, 'cause it's so freakin sweet! If you like Cajun hot then you'd probably like Indian hot, 'cause they're pretty close. Lots of chicken, lots of bread, lots of curry! Sweet lime soda is a gift from God and should definitely come to the States as soon as possible. Tea is great here too! Ok time to get some lunch on my day off!

PEACE

Hitting the ground running

Hello all,

So, after almost two full days of flights and layovers, the team and I made it safely to our flat in Bangalore. To get there, we had to connect through Delhi International, which was quite an experience to say the least. After discovering that our flight to Bangalore was in a separate airport, we booked a couple taxis and headed in that direction. Then we got on a plane and headed for Bangalore. We met up with Tom, our Bangalore contact who took us to our flat outside of town. Then we ordered Pizza Hut (lol) and went to bed. So ended our first day/night in Bangalore. More to come soon!

Peace,
Ross

Getting ready to peace out

So here I am in the middle of a small town in Kentucky, getting trained and prepared for leaving for our fun trip to India and SE Asia. My group is so incredible, and I know that our being here is totally ordained by God.
It's been an intense couple of days here, but they have been exactly what I've needed in my life. I've been challenged, equipped, deepened, and humbled in so many ways.
We head out to Nashville tomorrow for final training and preparation, and then we fly out on Tuesday afternoon to L.A.X. Looking forward to what we're going to get to do tomorrow.

Okay, that's all for now; stay posted! ;)

_Ross_