Playing drums in one of the biggest concerts in the city of Abeokuta can be quite pressuring and overwhelming.
The crowd was really big and it was the biggest crowd i had ever played in front of,i wasn't scared of the crowd because I had built my confidence playing in front of a large crowd inside of church.
Here's how my day went at the concert...okay so firstly they had to set the stage and get the chairs arranged,test the sound and soundcheck all instruments and microphones
After the soundcheck,the programme started with me on drums for the pre-worship,we actually planned to have a pre-concert but time couldn't permit us.
So the guest ministers got on stage and ministered all together at once,it was really nice...everyone cooperated despite not knowing each other and having different music styles.
After this the choir(crystal sound) got on stage and sang all the songs in the first session; Silent night,hark the herald,Merry Christmas,oh come all ye faithful.
So after the first session,the children came on stage to dance ballet(lol)it was fun to watch..i mean those kids really put in a lot of work and practice.
Then we had several comedians come on stage,the heaven's best(dancers) and there was the sermon,it was really wonderful and we were all blessed.
We had several guest ministers perform on stage like bidemi olaoba,folabi nuel etc...after their session,the crystal sound choir came on stage for their second session and it was really glorious.
Actually i was also the drummer for silent night apart from the pre-worship and I also played the sampler for a couple of songs including hark the herald.
Now how did i learn about patience,i discovered that i had improved a lot from when I started this year and it was because I was patient with the growth process.
One can never ever skip a step in the process of growth,you'll get frustrated,you'll make mistakes,you'll feel bad on several occasions but if you keep at it an you're patient you'll get the reward~growth.
The process is the most beautiful part,i am not where I want to be at the moment but the most important thing is that there was growth,i was not stagnant and it happened because i was patient...it was a really slow process but it still happened anyway and now look...i played at the biggest concert ever in the city of Abeokuta.
Now back to keresimesi'21
This is the drummer for "Ring the bells"(elu agogo)...a boss when it comes to drums.
This is the drummer for the montage and oh come all ye faithful,he also played the main worship...an extremely skillful drummer,our honourable HM
Sitting down in the picture below is your boy Don "VheekthorJay",to my left is the drummer for "hark the herald angel sing"...a badass drummer while the one on my right is a very hot bassist,always setting the house on fire
Okay before i forget,i have to mention that our outfit kinda looks like this Chinese outfit worn by masters of martial art...so in that case i am chi-fu(I hope that's spelt correctly)
There were definitely a few hitches but it was great and everyone that came was blessed....after the event,someone brought bangers and we decided to have fun with them.
If you were around,we would like to say a big thank you,i also appreciate you for checking this post out. God bless you
All pictures edited by me using canva
Lest i forget,merry Christmas to you and a happy new year in advance