Singing with the Strength of the Lord!
The Benny Hinn Crusade "Festival Of Blessings" Choir, Bangalore

Day 3, Benny Hinn Crusade, Sunday, 23rd January, 2005

As the final day arrived, there was the expectant sadness as all good things must come to an end and personally I felt that the ‘choir family’ and the new friends whom I met and interacted with left an indelible impression with me that I would carry. This experience I have shared with you. We sang two chorus including Righteous, Peace Joy, and Yesu Ka Naam Hai with the yellow cloth waved,  before the Benny Hinn Ministries team took over the stage and packed our musicians up and away. Three of the members of Glorious, namely Rahea, Miracle and I think it was Manjula did a threesome in different voices.  Similarly, as on Day 1, during the Service, when Benny Hinn prayed that the Spirit of the Lord fall on the Choir, there was a tremendous outpouring of the Spirit, and many members were totally 'slain in the Spirit' and the Lord's touch. Some of the youngsters were 'ministered' right through the 'healings' and lay lifeless, totally 'zapped' by the Spirit of the Lord, some were thrown over backwards, but as on Day 1, not all were downed.

As you have read above, you may be surprised that there is not one mention about the Program itself, true, this account is a dedication only to the Choir alone and those who got hurt trying to be in it. There are many who would write about God’s healings through the program, and the Press have had it’s heyday, I leave that to the ‘experts’ on physical healings, etc. to do justice to all we witnessed, I think we all carry and treasure that little 'secret satisfaction' of having being there, a Witness for God, to Praise and Worship Him with all our hearts. That moment in time has been captured, cannot be explained, and will never be repeated again. If it does, then it would be another miracle. As for , February 2006, I am not sure I would be there, but I wish all those who are planning to go there, God’s Grace and His Blessings on you all. I thank Regi Chandy and his wife Esther, for all their openness to the Lord, allowing Him to work in their lives and thus able to deliver and lead the choir to Praise and Worship Him. We again shared the Lord's blessings by giving a lift to a mentally challenged lady and her family from Vijayawada, giving them a lift to Mekhri Circle. Thanks must be given to Rev. Paul Thangiah, the Chairman Bangalore, Festival of Blessings, without whose full backing and invitation, the Choir would never have been in existence and the Benny Hinn Crusade not taken place in Bangalore. He also gave us the FGAG Church premises for practice. Let us hope that he invites us for a 'reunion thanksgiving service' when we can all sing 'Almighty', a song liked by all the choir members, but dropped by the Benny Hinn Ministries for this Crusade at Bangalore.

With the Love of the Lord, God Bless,
Cheers, Love

Ronnie Johnson  (1st Tenor*) and Maisy Johnson (Alto)
Bangalore, India, 29th January 2005

• The mad rush on 23rd January, 2005 Day 3,  for the change of churidhias
• Leila in a pensive thought
  
• Transferring the thought, a worried junior calls for help!
• No, No, Sydney, that is the Ladies changing room and not a rest room!
• Cooling down just before going into the sun
• Jude and Associates
• Hijacking the 'ladies' changing room
• The 'flow' of water
• More friends
• More water
• Water over the bridge
• Food, Glorious Food!
• Making up the 'na na' yellow  strips
• Time to just take it lying down
• The hand is better than the bag for resting
• Out for the count, a different generation
  
• Whispering hope!
• Listen all of you, this is the last time I say so! In fact it was!
• Ambling with the 'black books' of knowledge!
• Conferring across barriers, cheaper than messaging!
• The musicians were down, almost out!
• Round 'chair' conference
• Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of us all!
• The 'official' photograph, sort of
  
• Benny Hinn Ministries saxophonist
• Tuning up for the Lord
• Arise and start singing
• Sing to the Lord
• The Glorious musicians, off the deck
• Part of the ladies section in strength
• Men in alternative Praise
• Basking like seals in the sun
• Pastor 'J' far away for the stage, Maisy set in the back
• Stage view from the choir
• Crowd view from the choir
• Another view of crowd from choir
• The conductor at centre stage
• The VVIP parking lot
• Standing to deliver, Oops! what happened to the orchestra?
• Singing with the strength of the Lord
• Still Standing
• Warmed up a wee bit
• The 'tight' security
• Can you spot James Bond?
• The Police Sergeant!
• The musicians in the pits!
• A hard days' day!
• Give us a break
• Yes, I 'm going down, you keep KV
• Who says beautiful brown eyes rules?
• I'm watching and listening
• Mini Lalbaugh, the side the Choir did not see
• Jim Conductor of the Benny Hinn Ministries
• Our Choir conductor takes a well deserved break!
• Watch the smile of relief
• It's going wider
• And wider!
• Another 'official' Glorious photograph with the Benny Hinn Ministries soloists Steve Brock and Sue Dodge
• Regi and Pastor Paul Thangiah
• Singing the National Anthem
• Swiping the Holy Spirit over the crowds
• More sweeping around the crowds
• The Benny Hinn Crusade Choir
•  More of the Choir
• Finally it's over
• Let's go home

Some of the songs the Choir practiced to be sung, backed  by the Benny Hinn Ministries musicians and solo singers: A Mighty Fortress; Greatly to be Praised Medley; Grace Medley; Holy King Medley; Holy You Are - Holy, Holy, Holy; I Believe Medley; I Found the Answer; Let the Veil Down - Holy, Holy Holy; Nothing is Impossible Medley; Who Am I Medley; Just as I Am ; Give Me this Mountain; Hallalujah, Praise the Lord. (The sound tracks have been removed presently because it is causing the site to slow down, will solve the problem if I can get a site with enough space to reload the sound files - Sorry, Ron)

Some of the Chorus the Choir pracitced to be sung, backed by the Glorious musicians: All Heaven declares; Blessed be the Lord God Almighty; Breathe upon me; Glorify Thy name; He's the Saviour of my Soul; Holy Spirit Thou are welcome; How great Thou art; I am the God that healeth thee; I just want to Praise you; Jesus your presence; Spirit of the Living God; Spirit Song; We are standing on Holy Ground; You are Great; Blessed Assurance; Agnus Dei; As the Deer panteth; Ancient of days; Shout to the Lord; Born again; Live for Jesus; Hail Jesus; Shine Jesus Shine; Righteous, Peace and Joy (Action song sung on Day 3 really energized the crowd into activity); Alpha and Omega; Power of Your Love; Crucified; He'll be there.

Our Choir Bus Group from Tamil Wesley "G": Achila Jamir, Agnes R Imelda, Alan Vincent Dass, Alovi Kiho, Ancy Mathew, Anjali Deepa, Anju Abraham, AR Vasantha Vinodini, Aravindan D, Atula Longchar, Beena Priyadarshini, Dalia Merin Mathew, Dishon S, Divya Jyothi, Doris Anna, Effie Peter, Elias Prashu, Emerita Noronha, Emilo Patton, Enosh S, Fatima Nelson, Francis Gama, Gabriella E, Gladys Diana, Griselda Eardley, Harshini Rebeca, Janet Dowling, Jason T Fernandes, Jaya Meagher, Jiamila Aonok, Jocelyn Jerusha, Joshua Samson J, Juliet Suzana Bai, Karunya, Keerti Thomas, Keninguno 'Cookoo' Angami, Lisa Abraham, Lucy Peter, Malcolm Santosh, Manuella Sushanthini, Marceleena Dunn, Marie Dunn, Mario Dunn, Mary KH, Mercy Ambrose, Monica, Nadia Antony, Nelson John, Nitin Doddamani, P Prakash Kumar, Patricia Natalia, Pearlo T Dinish, Prema Gyanakand, Priya Mendens, Rachel Longchar, Rajbhuvaneshwari KH, Rini Peter, RS Karunia, Sadhana, Sagayamary Geetha, Sajna K, Samson Deva Paul, Samson S, Sara Abraham, Sheba Miriam, Shephali Singh, Sophia JA, Stanley P Benjamin, Sulekha Jagadish,  Sunil Jose MD, Surnati, Sweety R, Sydney Mendens, V Ramesh Chandu, Varneetha Raj, Venessa Pinto, Vishal Martin, Wendy White, Whity R, William Patterson, Yashimenla Longkumer, Zoe Veigas.
Some of the Choir Members also sing for the Glorious Choir and the Soul Seekers.
Uniform: Ladies, light blue sari or chiuridha, with off white sash, men white shirt, dark blue trouser, navy blue tie with Benny Hinn Ministries logo tiepin.

Day 1, Friday, 21st January 2005

Day 2, Saturday , 22nd January 2005

Day -2, Wednesday, 19th January 2005>

If there are any of you choir members who would like to send in their experiences or photographs and would like to add the same to this, please send mail to ronniejohnson@vsnl.net or phone us at (91) (80) 22240145 , with the understanding that what you say will be attached and shared with other Choir Members. 
Some of us Choir Members are hopeful that the Benny Hinn Ministries deems it upon themselves to give us a copy of the Bangalore Crusade on DVD as many cannot afford it's cost of $40, hopefully a kind thought that some Choir members even literally 'shed their blood', while others walked for miles at their own risk to be there on Friday, the 21st January 2005 to support the Crusade!!
It is indeed strange that  many have been through this page, but not one person has sent in any comments by email, it is a bit disappointing, I wonder if I should remove the page itself?
All photographs used on this page were taken from John and Mark Lazaro Collection. For the full set of the Lazaro photographs click here to view.
* - The fat old guy with the 'Pony Tail' with a slim pretty wife!!

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