Easterfest Weekend

It was a great weekend in Toowoomba. The weather was nice, hardly a drop of rain. Although it was a bit cold at night. But with the presence of the world famous bands, nobody seemed to care too much.

Among the many musicians and bands there, the most prominent would have to be those at the Main Stage. The Lads from New Zealand definitely has a big following and after a 3-year absence at the festival, people just don't want to let them go. But none beat the Newsboys. The venue was jam packed. It was quite an experience being in the midst. People loved the music, but more so find a connection with them when they presented a short history of the band. Some of us don't know that Newsboys is actually a Queensland band and started up from Toowoomba. It was a great night.



Another biggie was Jars of Clay who sounded like they haven't been to Australia before, at least Easterfest. Their music was different but equally good. And the mix and sounds were excellent. There were couple songs that really spoke to the heart. The fans were elated when they stayed not only for a song at the encore, but in their graciousness sang a few more songs because as they said, they rarely came over.

Of course, there were those who are the Easterfest favourites, and who didn't want to see the Lads, Alabaster Box and Compliments of Gus? Compassion was bigger than ever this year, and there were over 300 kids got sponsored compared to the 70 last year!

What was really awesome was the combined church service Sunday evening with a whole orchestra and ended with a closing song of How Great Thou Art. There were thousands of people there all singing together. Could you imagine how it's like? It gave us a taste of how heaven will be like with the saints and the heavenly hosts all praising God! I wonder how far it reached and if people at their homes would feel the awe of God through that.

The organiser had done a great job this year. There were a variety of activities including an Iona Passion Play, political forums, womens and guys only forums, focus on the family, free rides, yummy food and all that we didn't get a chance to see it all!