Slideshow of latest Photos

Here are a few of my latest photos from the past month...

The Passing of Carl Sumler

Carl Sumler - Sterling College April 2007
Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

It is with great sadness that I mention the passing of a new friend. Carl Sumler was a student at Sterling College, where CMA has begun a ministry to the college campus. Carl is a young man that I met on my last visit in April. He was exciting and preparing his life for ministry. He had become involved in CMA and had big plans for helping with the ministry on campus.

He was involved in a tragic accident that killed both he and his parents and his young nephew. My prayers for those touched most by the tragedy is that God will comfort and supply peace to help them in this most difficult moment.

Zeke and Kye

Zeke and Kye
Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

This past month has really been great. At the start of the month we had the chance to be with Lavon and Sandra at the completely renovated Mercy and Grace Worship Center in Fouke Arkansas for a youth revival. The whole week kicked-off with a youth day at the lake, which we enjoyed so much. The day was perfect. Great weather, water, volleyball...it was very fun. Here are a few of the pics from that day.



It was really great to be with family and friends. The services went well and I especially enjoyed playing music with my old band mates, Jeff Douglas, George Miller and Doug Elison. We had such a good time that we felt the same sadness that we felt when we left for CMA all over again.

Your Forgiveness

This song was written by my friend Jeremiah Brewer. It is beautifully simple and yet we have all been going around singing it for weeks. We decided to throw some images at it and this video is what came out. Check out Jeremiah's My Space here.

Treasure Hunt

We have had a very busy few weeks since our trip to Disney World but it has been very exciting. We have been to two weddings and the corresponding parties. Had one of our Kin Thegither Weekend (Which we all enjoy so much) and even DJ'ed the adult prom of Mena. You all know that we like to try to do some creative thinks with the kids, and maybe some of you have seen last years "Wake Up Call", but this year we tried something a little more complex (and a lot more slapstick). Here is the first edit of "Treasure Hunt" (McPherson Family Video March 2007)

Disney World Trip

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Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

What can you say about a trip that you have been planning for so long and expectations were so high on? Nothing but...absolutely awesome! We completely blew the doors off Disney World. We started early each day and took in everything. Using our little guide book and a little Disney know-how, we managed to hit most everything right on, didn't have to wait in many lines at all and rode the best rides over and over again. We really made some cool memories. The families favorites for the week would have had to have been: Expedition Everest (Animal Kingdom); Mission Space (Epcot); and Splash Mountain (Magic Kingdom), but there were so many it is hard to narrow it down. We really enjoyed Finding Nemo the Musical which was a full-scale broadway type show. Please click on the pic and see some the pictures from the trip. We are making a video highlighting the trip and will get it posted soon. Thank God for such a cool opportunity. One day (out there in the future) we want to go back, with some of our friends and families and make some more memories.

Florida State Rally

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Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

Rick and Angie Smith are the CMA Youth Movement Leaders for the State of Florida. I can't say enough about what a great job that they are doing with students and with the ministry at MX tracks. We appreciate them so much. It was great to be at the rally with so many students. This year for the first time we had a off-road riding opportunity for students at the State Rally (Thanks to Rick). By the way, be sure to check out the new look of CMA's website: www.cmausa.org We also had the chance to spend some time with Jeremy and Josiah. (Whom the kids call "Si" as per his wishes.) They were doing good so it was great to see them.

CMA Fastlane Booth at ATL IMS

CMA Fastlane Booth at ATL IMS
Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

This weekend we were in Atlanta to work the Cycle World's International Motorcycle Show. CMA Fastlane had a booth at the show and it was a great success. We had many opportunities to talk to people and made some really good contacts. Check out www.cyclespace.com. It was fun to hang with John and Randal, and Mom and Dad brought Zeke and Abby over on Saturday. Lifelong friend Clay came by as well. It was really good to see him too. Only bad thing was that Zoe and Joby were sick, we are praying that they get well real soon.

Zoe Collage

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Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

Joby (age 10) took these photos of his sister Zoe (age 4) in the car the other day. He did a great job on getting his model to work with him. We photoshoped on them and this is what fell out.

As we leave home today, we are very excited about these next 3 weeks. There is much CMA work ahead but we will get to spend some short time with my parents in ATL and we have some excitement planned in FL with a few days at Disney. Jennifer and I have been planning this for quite some time so we can't wait!

Jason and Dawn's Wedding Pics

Jason and Dawn's Wedding Pics
Originally uploaded by Jerod McPherson.

Good friends Jason and Dawn tied the knot today in Mena at Jansen park. I was honored to be the officiating minister and photographer. We are so happy for them and ask for God to bless their family. Short and sweet, but beautiful none the less. I can't help but remember how wonderful our wedding day was and what a blessing my wife has been over the past 14 years. So to Jason and Dawn..."You are in for an awesome ride...it gets better and better."