Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa probably doesn’t ring a bell to you. For most of us, it’s just another community college somewhere in the U.S. However, for blue sky nine, it’s a place of great significance.

This “angst-free” acoustic rock band from Keynote first showed up on campus two years ago to work with a small ministry called Laker Life. Since that first show, the movement at Iowa Lakes has tripled in size. The students credit the first blue sky nine as the turning point for them.

Two weeks ago, the band returned to play a mid-day show in the Student Commons. About 200 students showed up, allowing blue sky nine to build even more visibility and credibility for Laker Life on the campus. We just heard this week from one of the Laker Life leaders, Brett Fuelberth, that at least three students have started coming to their weekly meetings as a result of blue sky nine’s concert! Another student has begun talking with her roommate more about spiritual things and checking out the Laker Life meetings!

Blue sky nine also returned to Upper Iowa University – at the invitation of the school administration! The administration was completely fine with the band sharing the gospel from the stage, but the band wasn’t able to invite people to make a decision during the program. A couple of cool things happened after the show as the band talked personally with those who attended:

• Dan shared the gospel again with four students from Nepal and left them with some material to take home.
• The band was able to point people to a regular Bible study group and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes group on campus, so they have somewhere to go for further connections and follow-up.

Would you like to “get to know” blue sky nine?

• For a taste of blue sky nine’s music check out this link!
• If you live in the Indy area, come join us on Saturday, March 13 at 7:30pm at East Street Studios for the blue sky nine concert, with guest artist Dave Fladung. Doors open at 7:00pm with coffee and snacks available throughout the evening.
• Even if you don’t live in Indy, you can join us online at 7:30 for the webcast!

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