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| ISAIAH 54:17 NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST YOU SHALL PROSPER....... |
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| JUNIOR HAWKINS & THE GOSPELAIRES WERE FORMED WHEN JUNIOR WAS A YOUNG MAN WORKING WITH HIS DAD IN THE MINISTRY. HIS DAD WAS AN EVANGELIST AND JUNIOR TRAVELED WITH HIM AND SEVERAL YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUPPLY THE MUSIC. AS JUNIOR GREW OLDER, HE GOT MARRIED AND HAD TWO SONS. THE OLDER SON, JAMIE, STARTED PLAYING THE DRUMS AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE MINISTRY. JAMIE EVENTUALLY MARRIED AND LEFT THE MINISTRY TO START A FAMILY OF HIS OWN. JUNIOR'S FATHER & MOTHER HAVE NOW PASSED ON TO BE WITH THE LORD. JUNIOR KNOWS THERE IS A CALL UPON HIS LIFE, AND WANTS TO BE A VESSEL GOD CAN USE. DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE COME AND GONE IN THE GROUP, BUT JUNIOR'S DETERMINATION TO WORK FOR THE LORD IS STILL STRONG. JUNIOR IS NOT ONLY TALENTED, BUT HANDLES ALL THE SOUND, AND DOES THE DRIVING WHEN ON LONG TRIPS. WHILE HELPING IN A LOCAL CHURCH WITH THEIR MUSIC, JUNIOR MET SHELBY COOK WHO WAS AT THAT TIME LEADING THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN HER LOCAL CHURCH. SHELBY SINGS LEAD AND HARMONY, AND ALSO IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER. SHE NOT ONLY SINGS BUT MINISTERS TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THRU PRAYER AND GODS WORD. SHE IS THE MOTHER OF TWO SONS, SCOTTY AND SHAWN, AND ONE DAUGHTER, SHERRIE. SHE HAS ONE GRANDSON, JACE ABRAM, WHO IS NOW EIGHT AND IN SECOND GRADE AND ALSO A NEW GRANDDAUGHTER, AYLA MARAE, BORN JAN 17. AYLA WAS BORN EARLY, BUT IS DOING GREAT AND GAINING WEIGHT. SHELBY WAS RAISED IN A CHRISTIAN HOME AND SANG WITH HER PARENTS AS A CHILD IN THE HOME CHURCH, WHILE HER MOTHER PLAYED THE PIANO AND HER DADDY SANG THE BASS PART. THEY BOTH HAVE GONE ON TO BE WITH THE LORD NOW. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT JUNIOR AND SHELBY ARE NOW MARRIED TO EACH OTHER AFTER MANY YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER IN THE MINISTRY. THEIR WEDDING DATE WAS APRIL 4, 2006. IN 2001, A YOUNG LADY, KIM ROBINSON, JOINED THE GROUP WITH A GREAT TALENT TO SING THE HIGH TENOR. KIM WAS WITH THE GROUP FOR APPROXIMATE FIVE YEARS. SHE HAD A DAUGHTER, KENDA, AND A SON, JARED. HER HUSBAND, EDDIE, WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF KIM AND HER WORK IN THE MINISTRY. KIM LEFT THE GROUP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. SHE IS NOW SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND WORKING IN HER HOME CHURCH. A GREAT YOUNG LADY, AMY HILL, FROM WINSTON SALEM, N.C. NOW SINGS WITH JUNIOR AND SHELBY. AMY SANG WITH "SIMEONS PROMISE" UNTIL 2004. SHE JOINED THE GOSPELAIRES IN OCTOBER 2005 AND IS DOING A GREAT JOB. WE FEEL THAT GOD SENT AMY TO THE GOSPELAIRES. AMY CAME FROM A CHRISTIAN FAMILY OF SINGERS AND THESE ARE SOME OF HER OWN WORDS: "SINGING HAS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW IS THAT EVERYTHING I DO IS FOR GOD'S GLORY, NOT MY OWN. ITS ALL ABOUT SEEING SOULS SAVED AND LIVES CHANGED THRU GOD'S LOVE, MERCY, AND GRACE. I THANK GOD FOR ALL HIS BLESSING UPON ME. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK MY HUSBAND, DOUG, AND ALL OUR CHILDREN, FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR ME AND ALLOWING ME TO FOLLOW GOD'S CALLING IN MY LIFE. PLEASE PRAY THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE THE SERVANT THAT GOD WANTS." PLEASE VISIT OUR " OUR MUSIC " PAGE AND LISTEN TO SOME OF OUR CLIPS. AND VISIT OUR "PHOTOS" PAGE AND SEE OUR FAMILIES AND SPECIAL FREINDS. IN JUNE OF 2005, WE WENT TO "DON FROST CONVENTON' IN PIGEON FORGE, TN., AND MADE VIDEOS, AND HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR 'MIXED GROUP OF THE YEAR." WE HOPE YOU WILL GO TO MUSIC CITY GOSPEL SHOWCASE WEB SITE, AND VOTE FOR US. WE ARE PLANNING ON ATENDING AGAIN THIS YEAR, BUT IT WILL BE IN NASHVILLE, TN. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE GOSPELAIRES THAT THEY CONTINUE TO BE A BLESSING TO PEOPLE. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO SEE SOULS COME TO THE LORD AND THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE MET. THE GOSPELAIRES ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIVALS, HOMECOMIINGS, OR JUST A SPECIAL SERVICE. THEY DO NOT HAVE A SET CHARGE, BUT WILL COME FOR A LOVE OFFERING. GOD HAS ALWAYS MET THE NEEDS. WE LOVE YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS YOU! FOR MORE INFORMATION: SHELBY HAWKINS 336 366 4348 OR EMAIL: shelby@jrhawkinsgospelaires.org |