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We’ve been following the ministry and musical journey of Eowyn for the last few months, but it looks like God is calling her down a different road. With a heavy heart and the loving support of her Husband she sent us this e-mail to say thanks for the support these last 10 years and hello to the new journey God is calling her too. We’re sad for Eowyn, but will wait in anticipation and prayer that He shows her where to walk.
My favorite verse my whole life has always been “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” Philippians 4:13. That scripture has helped carry me through some of the hardest times of my life. Mainly it was always used to encourage me to continue with a dream that God had laid upon my heart many years ago, that I so often felt too insecure to do. God has constantly reminded me that I might not be able to do it, but with His help, I can do anything, even when things seemed impossible.
My favorite verse lay heavy on my mind today as I write this blog. Today, it has a different meaning. Today, I am finding it very hard to see my life other than what it has been for the past 10 years. My husband and I have worked long and hard to do a ministry that God laid on our hearts to reach the youth, but on this day….God is asking us to let it go. I don’t know if He will ever reopen that door of our ministry again, but I do know He is shutting down this current work and moving us into a new season. As I sat here crying this morning telling God I can’t do this, and that I don’t know how to be anything but who I have been for the past 10 years…Philippians’ came to mind….I can do all things through Christ….
While the Eowyn Music ministry has been around for many years, 10 to be exact, my husband and I actually jumped into full time ministry in January. We have been blessed this year to do over 70 shows in just six months and travel all across the United States, and Germany is still coming up! It was one of the scariest times of our life, but also one of the most exciting! We knew that God had given us new vision, with a new album, Silent Screams, and we couldn’t wait to go on the road and share our hearts with others, especially the youth. Many of you may have read my past blogs about the hardships this year, but through it all God provided every step of the way, financially, spiritually, and emotionally.
What you may not have heard of enough, are the miraculous ways God came through. Every month my husband and I owed a minimum of $10,000 which included 4 Musicians for hire, business bills, personal bills and bus fuel. This figure did not include if the bus broke down, or if fuel was higher than expected. One month it was $6500.00 just for three weeks of fuel alone. But I tell you this to show you the miracles of God! He provided everything we needed exactly when we needed it most. And no matter what you are going through today, He will do that for you as well!!
What you may also have not heard enough of are the amazing people that we had the privilege of meeting (many of you!), the AMAZING players that we had the opportunity to serve with (thank you especially to Josh Baker, Josh Donis, Charlie Simpich, Jordan Wood, Craig Sumner, Aaron Tosti, and Brent Clifford..these just from this year), and the many youth that dedicated their life to Christ. This has been an absolutely amazing year of blessings and truly an amazing 10 years that I will never forget!
But now, this day… financially, we just can’t continue. This week we found ourselves unable to meet all of our bills and found ourselves unable to even pay for fuel to the next show. It wasn’t poor planning on our part, we just had a lot of things happen, from several checks given to us from past shows bounce, and several venues ended up canceling upcoming dates due to economic hardships… and this just being a few of the things. God used all of this to show us He was allowing this season of this ministry to shut down. This month He began to allow doors to shut and then so lovingly began to prepare our hearts for this moment, even though at the time we didn’t realize that’s what He was doing.
We will be doing a few last shows coming up which I will announce soon on the websites. The way things are looking, it will most likely only be one or two of the current ones we have, as we will be canceling all others. So please be sure to make it out, if you are anywhere close! We will also still be heading to Germany in December which I am absolutely excited to be apart of this event! To all the shows we had to cancel, I am truly sorry! And to all the fans/friends who were going to come out, I am also very sorry!
I do want to thank you guys for everything!! Please know that I will still check my site everyday and will still pray for you if you need prayer. That part of this ministry will never end!
We will also leave up the website and online store for a time, so that if you would like to purchase any of the merchandise, you are able to do so. This will also help us financially survive as we begin to look for new jobs. You can also still get the songs on Itunes and the cd’s at Lifeway Christian Bookstores, The Mardel chains, and many others. A side note…the online store is run by my family so you can go to
www.eowynmusic.com and make your purchases there which will go directly to us. But most importantly, you can help by praying for us. Please pray for direction, wisdom, comfort, peace, and joy for everyone involved, especially my band members. If you know of anyone looking for a drummer, keyboardist, bass player or guitarist, please let me know or write them personally. You can link to them from my myspace page www.myspace.com/eowynmusic To Josh, Donis, and Charlie…I will never forget the memories we shared and I will always be thankful for the time that God brought you into our lives! You were not only the best players I have ever seen, but also the best friends I could have ever asked for. I will miss being on the road with you.Lastly, I know that some of you may question why God would allow something to shut down if it was truly about Him and for Him. I can’t completely answer that, but God reminded me of something I wrote in my journal one year ago. He asked me one question… “Will you give ME glory, even in your death?” I thought He meant physical death at the time, so after contemplating a few moments I said, “Yes Lord.” Of coarse I was still hoping I wouldn’t have to die anytime soon! Then yesterday as I began to feel God shut down the ministry, I kept saying I feel like I’m dying!! I feel that my whole identity is about to die! (which to those of you who are worried…I realize this isn’t true…it’s just hard to believe at the moment… but I will get there.) Then God immediately reminded me of what he asked me a year ago….”Will you give ME glory, even in your death? I answered… “Yes, Lord”.
My husband asked me last night, do you regret doing this? And without question I quickly responded, “not even a little bit!” I will never forget the amazing faithfulness of God! I will never forget the memories that He allowed us to make. I will never forget the doors HE opened for this Independent Artist that many said would never open. And I will never forget the blessing of being able to meet many of you!! Whatever God has called you to do, DO IT!! Even if for a Season! And Do it to the Glory of the Lord! All of us who have been apart of Eowyn Music are excited to enter into our new Season! To Jesus Christ be all the Glory!!
I love you guys,
Eowyn
