Patty Russo: Nashville Showcase was a blessed time!

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I was in my residency in Orange County California for podiatry. On March 3, 1995, my boyfriend and I boarded a plane for San Blas Mexico to do medical work. Two other doctors boarded the neighboring plane both at John Wayne airport. Both planes took off but only one plane made it.

For several days, no one knew the whereabouts of the other plane. Then the day after our return from Mexico, the Orange County Register had a picture on the front page (March 7, 1995) showing pieces of metal strewn on a hillside in the restricted area of Camp Pendleton. The other plane crashed shortly after takeoff and the pilots and doctors were dead.

The story in the newspaper also included photos and information on the doctors’ families who were left behind. When I saw the face of one of the little boys who would live without his dad and the story of one of the doctors’ wives who was expecting a child, I broke and fell to my knees in prayer (for the first time in my life a prayed with my whole heart, broken like that).

I asked GOD why HE let me live, why did I get on the plane that didn’t crash. Afterall, I was living with my boyfriend, fighting every week, while those men were with families and noted to be philanthropic. I asked GOD to make my life count from now on and if HE had a purpose for my life, I wanted to live it out from now on. I felt that my life had to have significance from this point on.

Well, time went on and the shock of the story and the families subsided and “life” went on as before. But, GOD says in HIS Word in 2 Timothy 2:13, “If we are faithless, HE remains faithful; HE cannot deny HIMSELF.” So GOD was still working on my behalf to answer that prayer I prayed 3-7-95 with my whole heart.

In 1996, my boyfriend and I (still the same one) moved to Elkhart, Indiana to start practicing medicine. While in practice, GOD started sending to me particular patients who knew HIM. These people had one common denominator: they were all in relationship with JESUS CHRIST. They were of all different denominations; it is not about where we go, it’s about WHO we know!!

Then, on 7-21-99, my last patient of the day led me to the LORD. I had already let the staff go for the day and he and I were talking. He asked me if I knew if when I died if I would go to Heaven. I didn’t. He said I could by asking JESUS into my heart and making HIM my LORD and SAVIOR and by repenting of my sins against HIM. It was that easy because JESUS did all the hard work by taking my sins upon HIMSELF and dying on the cross for me. I accepted HIS gift of mercy and grace that night and my relationship with HIM has been growing ever since and will continue to grow until HE brings me home.

Now, I no longer practice medicine, as of 5-25-2006. GOD called me out of medicine to do music. This is my purpose. So you see, GOD is still answering my prayer from 3-7-95. But, GOD is doing it, not me. HE gave me seven songs and a cd and even allowed one of the songs to be in the top ten of the semi-finals in the Gospel Music Association song competition of 2008, last August (“Out in the Wilderness”). GOD did it and all I do is stay in relationship with HIM by talking to HIM (prayer) and reading HIS HOLY BIBLE to hear from HIM. HE will speak to us through these ways, among other ways. Walking with HIM is an adventure! Please consider asking HIM into your heart. You will not regret knowing HIM and besides, HE says in Matthew 7:21-23 and Luke 13:24-27 that you must know HIM to be always where HE is, even after our death.

Always remember, GOD loves you. JESUS loves you!!

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Today was the showcase in Nashville. What a great time! There were several artists here and they were all fantastic with great voices and great songs--so anointed!
I really felt the HOLY SPIRIT put on my heart to pray for all of them to pray for HIM to open "huge" doors for them so that HE will use them to glorify HIM "huge". That was such an incredible pleasure!
I met a band of HOLY SPIRIT-filled men of GOD called, Greystone Chapel. You can check out their website at greystonechapel.com. They sound a lot like U2, in my opinion, and they have a deep love for GOD.
Another man from Colorado sang worship songs and made me cry. I literally felt a HOLY SPIRIT move with one of his songs. I am afraid I only know his first name-Daniel and his wife Eleanor.
Also, a group from Cleveland, Ohio with a beautiful girl named Melissa who could play the guitar and the clarinet. The clarinet is such a unique and incredible instrument she used to worship the LORD! She has such a beautiful spirit, too!
Then I met a young three-person group from Des Moines, Iowa. Yeah, Iowa! GOD just pulled this young band together about one month ago--lovely group with such a heart to worship!
I want to also tell you about another artist I met today, named Paul. He had the opportunity to be signed by an indie record label in Oregon, but walked away from it to serve us in the armed forces and to marry his beautiful wife (she wasn't able to join him because she is in nursing school). GOD will redeem his opportunity with something Ephesians 3:20 caliber for his faithfulness to GOD'S will, I just know it.
Our GOD is a lover of HIS kids and wants to bless us especially in our walks of faith!
Please pray for all of these men and women. They are so desperate to be used by GOD to bring HIM glory! Believe me, you, too, will be blessed in praying for them!

Patty Russo

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