(from L to R: Cory Reynolds, Jared Henderson, Me!, Jon Egan, Daryl Wong)
They were jet-lagged, it was early and for some of them, it was their very first time visiting this part of the world. But, the Desperation Band certainly lived up to their name - their heart and desperation for all of God was evident throughout their 2-hour breakfast gathering with some of Singapore's worship leaders & pastors.
Jon Egan (DBand's frontman) was eager to share the band's outlook with us and it was (to me, at least), nothing short of inspiring. Here are a few excerpts...
Jon:
We take no pleasure in attention but we take much pleasure in being obedient. We want to be real; there are no gimmicks to our worship. This is our heart - complete obedience.
Isaiah 58:10, "...if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." This is a major passage for Desperation Band.
It's never been about the music for us. Music is just a vehicle that proclaims God. We must never choose convenience and comfort. We have to sweat this thing out. We have to move beyond ourselves because God is in the risky. Get as low as we possibly can before the Lord and don't be afraid to try things that might not work.
God does not live in the safe, He lives in the dangerous. We've learnt that as the band spends themselves more and takes the risk there is an explosion in the heavenlies. We get awakened in our risk when we step outside of our comfort zones.
Let's push forward and spend ourselves together."
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