Because we are endeavoring in a new aspect of ministry (i.e. traveling as His Song Ministry), we thought that our readers deserved an introduction to all of our members. For the next several weeks, we would like the chance for you to meet the other four members of our traveling team.

Today is Tim Hicks' story.

"To say that I hate change would be an understatement.

"I have lived a pretty normal, uneventful life, just putting one foot in front of the other and trying to take advantage of whatever the Lord put in my path. I was privileged to grow up in a Christian home and saved at the age of fifteen. After attending college, I felt God was leading me back to the ministry that had poured so much into me. For the last forty years, I had served in a variety of ways, such as: choir leader, youth pastor, camp director, teacher, coach, and athletic director. But God. You know, those two little words pack a big punch, don't they? But God has brought change into my (our) lives in recent months. 

"Although my passion for all of these areas has not subsided, there is an excitement as God changes my focus. A dream of mine had been to be able to travel with my family (my wife, two daughters, their husbands, and grandchildren) to sing together, preach, and be a help to other churches. I honestly thought that would be only a dream. 

"Yet the time has finally come that God is letting me see the fulfillment of that dream in allowing us to organize His Song Ministry. Along with my other daughter Kathryn and son-in-law Tyler Robertson, we are able to preach, teach, sing, and minister in any way that God allows. I get to do everything that I had dreamed of doing. I often quote the Apostle John from his third epistle, 'I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.' And I often add that God is gracious to allow my wife and I to serve right along with our adult children and their families. It is one of my greatest blessings.

"In this 'changing' of ministry, our passion is to try to be a blessing to churches and to share the gospel in music and word. Doors are beginning to open up, and we covet your prayers."

May we let you in on a little truth, we know Pops (Tim), as we affectionately call him, better than most, and what you see is what you get. He is a faithful man of integrity, and we are privileged to serve along with him.

In His Song,

David & Alyece

***Next week-Jamie Hicks' story***

I (Alyece) am a "researcher" by nature. I find a subject or person and research it to death. Generally, before I purchase from a company or attach my name to anything, I want to know the history behind how it came to be and its objective. In case any of you are like I, let me take a minute to educate you on His Song: What's its purpose? What is it exactly that we do? Why His Song?

While David and I were working in a ministry, God began to burden our hearts for ministries around the world who did not have the musical ability in their churches that we had. Why should smaller or less musically-gifted churches be hindered because music can be hard to find? We talked nonstop and dreamed for hours how we could serve ministries of any size and ability. 

I admit, some of our music is difficult. David's mind sometimes goes into musical genius mode, and he wishes to write the most difficult song and orchestration possible. Any of our more difficult pieces are perfect for sacred competitions or college choirs and ensembles. We have had several schools and colleges use these for that purpose. But the majority of our music is made for the "average" church. We have soundtracks if a church wishes to have the full orchestral feel or orchestration available. We have serviced both to churches. Not every church has a piano player that reads music well; any song also has a piano track available upon request. We have vocal solo music, instrumental and piano music that can be used for specials or offertories. We have audio CDs (vocal and instrumental) that we have recorded, also available on the website. 

The songs that we have written are words that God has laid on our hearts, whether through experience, Bible study, or a specific request from a church, We strive to make our music God-honoring and not fit a specific style. We believe what the Bible says in Ephesians 4:19, "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;" We have verses and passages put to music so Scripture is memorable (psalms), hymns that have been rearranged to emphasize the familiar words (hymns), and testimonial songs in praise for what He has done (spiritual songs). 

Besides writing music and making it available, what else do we do? As of 2020, we began traveling, not to promote His Song, but to minister to churches. But specifically in the day to day? We do a variety of projects. Our desire has always been to reach the individual church's music needs and make them a reality. We have been hired to create soundtracks for churches-orchestral or piano. We do the soundtracks for college CDs. We write out music for other people who do not have the capability or software to do so, then in return, they can sell it. We do not publish someone else's music. We make it possible for anyone to self-publish. We write sheet music for songs without music. We also give private lessons (voice or instrumental) in our home or virtually. What it all comes down to is a desire to help music ministries however and whenever we can; we exist to serve the local church and its individual musicians.

When choosing a name for our ministry, David was adamant that its name be His Song. He wanted something that deflected the praise from us and sent it to God. It is a constant reminder every time we sign "In His Song" that we do not do any of this ourselves, but rather through God's grace.

As always, thank you so much for entrusting us with your music needs. It is amazing that God allows us to help Christian colleges, church plants, local churches, or just faithful servants that are doing their best for their own churches. We love seeing and being a small part of what God is doing around the world! We never take for granted the opportunities that God sends our way, and we look forward to helping many more ministries this year!

In His Song,

David & Alyece


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