Derek Williams • Writer | Producer

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Forgotten Stories Concerts

Friday, June 26 @ 7pm – Orchard Community Church (Campbell, CA)

Saturday, June 27 @ 6 pm – Brentwood Neighborhood Church (Brentwood, CA)

Sunday, June 28 @ 9 & 10:45 am – Valley Community Church (Pleasanton, CA)

Friday, July 17 @ 7 pm – Faith Community Church (Covina, CA)

Join us in northern California as we worship and share about the
14,000 families who live in a city dump featuring messages and music
from myself, Paul Stephens, Scott Primeau, and Brandon Pasion.

For those of you who have picked up The Invitation you will recognize my friend, Mitch Kruse, pictured above. Over the last year we have been diligently working on the first of what we hope to be a series of books ranging from a variety of topics we are passionate about. I'm happy to announce that about a week ago we sent in our first manuscript to our agent, David Sanford, to begin the editing process.

We plan to release the book later this year! Be sure to check back often to see some pre-release chapters and other surprises! For me this has been a year of discovery. After serving in full-time ministry for over a decade taking the step to produce and write outside of the church arena was definitely a step of faith. While there were times that I felt like my faith was not enough, God has been faithful to guide me on this journey. I'm so excited for you to read this new book and hear the amazing story Mitch has to share. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

A few months ago many of you stopped by www.forgottenstories.org to watch as we recorded Paul Stephen's newest record. We did our best to finish everything within 72 hours and loved hearing from hundreds of people who participated in the live webcast.

When we left the studio I knew there was still more work to do. So, we have spent the last month in the studio adding a few more surprises. Over the next two weeks we'll be mixing and mastering Paul's project. This has been a labor of love for us all because we believe in the gifts God has given Paul.

As always I loved the time we spent together creating this project. I want to personally thank David, Jerry, Sergio, Tom, Troy, Matt, Drew, Guy, Clint and everyone who stopped by to be interviewed and all who watched. It was such an awesome experience to produce a record "live" for everyone to see what happens behind the scenes. It truly was a team effort! I'm so proud of everybody! As we finish up the production I ask that you pray for us as we finish what we started!

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Branon Dempsey from Worship Team Training has asked me to be a regular on a new podcast they are launching to help bring issues to the forefront that face the worship community. Below is the first of what will be a raw and unedited discussion about this topic. Be sure to check the program schedule often and leave me your comments on the blog so I can hear your points of view. See the episodes to the right…

A few weeks ago I was in Auburn, Indiana, working on a book project
with my friend, Mitch Kruse. While I was there Mitch invited me to
speak on his radio program, Wisdom Works, about the efforts we have
both put forth to help children who live in a city dump in the
Philippines. Last year we filmed a thirty minute film that will release
early in 2009. If you would like to hear the interview click Wisdom Works Radio Interview.

If you're interested in helping us support the 14,000 families who live in a city dump in Manila visit www.forgottenstories.org and follow the Sponsor A Child link.