12/27/06 - SA 2007 Team Member - Blaine

Blaine

Taylor, Michigan

Married to Linda 16 Years

Two children: Zachery age 14 and Courtney 11

Detroit, Michigan is the automobile capital of the United States with headquarters for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Blaine is a parts coordinator for a large automotive supplier where he makes a steady income to support his habit of Praising God.

Blaine has been on several mission trips throughout the United States and on one of these adventures met his wife Linda. On another mission trip he met a Christian friend Richard. Blaine, Linda and Richard built a strong friendship and together on another outreach Linda and Richard introduced Blaine to his talent for music --- the drums. That was the beginning of a whole new way of life for Blaine.

Richard was a member of the Christian band “Looking Up” which focused on contemporary Christian music. Blaine picked up the beat and has been going strong for the last 16 years as the drummer for “Looking Up”.

Blaine explains it this way:  “It was on a mission trip to Tennessee with the help of my wife Linda and friend Richard that I realized God had given me my musical talents for Him, not to use in some smoke filled bar. For the past 16 years Richard and I have been playing Christian music per God’s calling.”

Blaine is currently attending Destiny Center for Biblical Studies in Southgate, Michigan working on a degree in theology. His passion is to unite the gospel with his musical talent for the glory of God.

Judges 5:3b
“For I will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel”