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John 3:16
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Peak #213
Peak in subgenre #36
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Doug Deforest BMI
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(c) 2007
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September 20, 2008
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MP3 3.9 MB, 128 kbps, 4:18
Story behind the song
I received an email one day from a friend. He told a story of how a song he had heard from a local Houston, TX musical talent prompted him to help a stranded motorist on a Houston freeway one late Saturday night. He attached an MP3 of the song titled "John 3:16". I listened to the song and instantly had to find out who wrote it. This song was very anointed. I eventually tracked down the singer via email and he informed me that a guy named Doug Deforest wrote the song. The funny thing is that Doug & I used to play together in the clubs around Houston, TX. I hadn't had any contact with Doug for about 14 years. I tracked him down and he gave me permission to record the song. I was able to hook up with Doug last year when he came to Texas. He listened to our version of the song and told me the story on how it was written. A friend of his had booked Doug's band to play for a fund raiser for the friends ministry called John 3:16 ministry. The ministry is a street ministry that reaches out to the homeless by giving them clothes, shelter and food. And just like Jesus, after meeting their physical needs they minister and counsel the people to help them get over their addictions and problems that caused them to become homeless. While driving to the fund raiser that night, Doug had a divine inspiration and had his wife write the lyrics down he was telling her as he drove. That night, the band got on stage and sang the song unrehearsed for the first time.
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