My blood pumping. My ears ringing. The air full of energy. I feel alive.
Every year hidden in the woods of Mineral City, Ohio, lies one of the biggest Christian music festivals in the country. Alive. For four days every year, music is blasting around the clock in this small town, and this year I was lucky enough to go. A small group of friends and I braved the six and a half hour drive to be a part of the madness.
The gang, Beth, Rae-Lynn, Katelyn, Brandon, Josh, and I, all piled up into an old van and down to all the action. We’ve been a tight group for a few years now, bonding a lot throughout high school. They are the type of people I can talk to about anything. We’ve gone through breakups, parents getting divorced, and every other …show more content…
From setting up the tents, to staying up late jamming to music, there was always something going on. Despite the copious amounts of rainfall the first three nights in Ohio, my attitude was not dampened. Both the concerts and sermons I attended with my friends were especially moving. I found myself notably drawn to the speakers. They helped open my mind and my heart to many things I have been blind to in years past. On top of that, we had moments where we were able to just sit back and relax and play some good old fashioned card games which reminded me of when me and my grandfather would …show more content…
You could hear the people thinking ‘Oh great, more rain’. We all knew it would come - it was just a matter of time. Luckily, there wasn’t any rainfall for any of the earlier bands, most of which were new to me but really peaked my interests. A band named King and Country was the last band to perform before Skillet. Their music was so marvelous to listen to I bought a CD before the end of their concert. As they left the stage it was clear they gained a few thousand fans that day. After our brief disappointment subsided what brief disappointment? reality sunk in. This was the moment we’d all been waiting for. The rain had held back, and everything seemed to be in place. But, wouldn’t you know it, the moment Skillet took the stage, heaven’s saliva dripped down from the clouds above. For a while that’s all it was, a small controlled sprinkle, allowing Skillet to rock the stage. The music roared on, but the sky continued to grow darker, more
Every year hidden in the woods of Mineral City, Ohio, lies one of the biggest Christian music festivals in the country. Alive. For four days every year, music is blasting around the clock in this small town, and this year I was lucky enough to go. A small group of friends and I braved the six and a half hour drive to be a part of the madness.
The gang, Beth, Rae-Lynn, Katelyn, Brandon, Josh, and I, all piled up into an old van and down to all the action. We’ve been a tight group for a few years now, bonding a lot throughout high school. They are the type of people I can talk to about anything. We’ve gone through breakups, parents getting divorced, and every other …show more content…
From setting up the tents, to staying up late jamming to music, there was always something going on. Despite the copious amounts of rainfall the first three nights in Ohio, my attitude was not dampened. Both the concerts and sermons I attended with my friends were especially moving. I found myself notably drawn to the speakers. They helped open my mind and my heart to many things I have been blind to in years past. On top of that, we had moments where we were able to just sit back and relax and play some good old fashioned card games which reminded me of when me and my grandfather would …show more content…
You could hear the people thinking ‘Oh great, more rain’. We all knew it would come - it was just a matter of time. Luckily, there wasn’t any rainfall for any of the earlier bands, most of which were new to me but really peaked my interests. A band named King and Country was the last band to perform before Skillet. Their music was so marvelous to listen to I bought a CD before the end of their concert. As they left the stage it was clear they gained a few thousand fans that day. After our brief disappointment subsided what brief disappointment? reality sunk in. This was the moment we’d all been waiting for. The rain had held back, and everything seemed to be in place. But, wouldn’t you know it, the moment Skillet took the stage, heaven’s saliva dripped down from the clouds above. For a while that’s all it was, a small controlled sprinkle, allowing Skillet to rock the stage. The music roared on, but the sky continued to grow darker, more