Bluetree has been nominated for a Dove Award in the New Artist of the Year category!!!! We are so proud and excited for our friends as they were nominated for one out of two categories open to fan voting. Know what that means??? YOU CAN VOTE! Click on the link below or the widget above and submit your vote!

Voting begins now at http://gmclife.com/fanvoting and will close Tuesday, April 20 at midnight (EST).

For your reference, voting rules are: 

1. You may cast only one online and one SMS vote in each category.
2. You may visit the voting page as often as you like. For instance, you can vote for one category now and return to vote for another category later.
3. All votes must be submitted between March 1st and April 20th 2010, inclusive.
4. All votes are final once cast unless disqualified for some reason.

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 A GivStory by Cathy Robinson | Franklin, TN

Have you ever been changed by helping others in need?  Do you ever feel you have nothing to offer?  Are you held back by thoughts like “what could I possibly do?”  Here is a testimony of a family who put legs to what God spoke to their hearts and has experienced His blessings in return. 

 “My husband, Ronny, is a businessman and I (Cathy) recently obtained my degree in Spanish.  We have one daughter, Courtney, who is 24, and a son Michael, who is 16.  We reside on a farm in Franklin, Tennessee, a 160 acre retreat called “Rancho El Paso.”  The name was inspired by the Lord a couple of years before we were introduced to Rancho Los Amigos just across the border from El Paso, Texas!  The children from Rancho Los Amigos are always surprised when they visit and see our sign at the entrance.

Although our church is very involved in missions and evangelism, our first mission trip outside of the country was with our daughter’s school in 1997.  We had supported Youth With a Mission over the years, but had never been to any of the operating locations until then.  That is when we first became involved with Rancho Los Amigos.  On that trip we helped build a home, did some evangelism, and visited the children.

Cathy pictured with the children of Ranco El Paso

When we returned home, we began to sponsor one of the boys we had met there.  He really stole our hearts!  During the summer, he came to stay with us for 6 weeks.  Then at Christmas, he and his brother spent 3 weeks with us.  Shortly afterward, their mother was released from prison and their family was reunited.  Later, I had a dream about (continue reading…)