For the halftime show, Allison had six minutes to sing a patriotic set. Not having any patriotic music, she call Bill Gaither. Bill graciously offered us several tracks from the New York video that worked wonderfully. She sang "This Land Is Your Land" and "God Bless America." Both songs were perfect and allowed the crowd to sing along with her.

Allison relates, “Singing at an NBA game was one of the most tremendous experiences of my life. The staff of the Pacer’s was warm and gracious to us. This was an honor that I will always cherish.”

This wonderful opportunity came about through our dear friend Gary Griffin at Olivet Nazarene University. Each year Olivet sells tickets to an Olivet game held at the Pacers' Conseco Fieldhouse, which includes admission to the Pacers game. We want to thank Gary for his kindness in opening this door for us.

Gary's contact with the Pacers is Alice Laskowski, one of the sweetest, kindest and sharpest people we've met in quite a while. She is the Marketing and Group Sales Specialist for the Indiana Pacers. Alice and her husband treated us to a wonderful dinner at St. Elmos in Indianapolis and we had a great evening with them. Those of you who are Indiana basketball fans will recognize her husband, John, as the voice of Hoosiers basketball, and he was a player himself a few years back. They were wonderful hosts and became new special friends.

This photo is of Alice, Allison, and Gary. We thought about cropping Gary out to improve the overall quality of the picture, but decided we had to leave it in!

Many of you have asked about Allison's trip to South Africa. They had a wonderful trip and she feels the videos will be some of the best ever. It was a long trip over and back but when you're on an airplane with Ben Speer, there's never a dull moment!

Brian's surgery went very well and he has fully restored mobility in the arm. Full lifting ability and strength is still a few months away, as is the ability to swing a golf club, but he's on his way back! Thank you for your prayers and concern for these matters.

We're continuing our "blue-light special" offer on cassettes. You can have all six of Allison's cassettes for only $20.00! That's less than $3.35 per tape! This set includes "Come Away," "I'm Glad," "Break This Heart," "Because He Lives," "The Finding," and "Walk Into Freedom." This is ideal for seniors that might not have CD players, or for people like me that still have cassette players in their cars. Take advantage of this special offer!