danny oertli is a young songwriter & worship leader. he will be one of the main worship leaders at the jama conference this summer. last weekend he led a praise night for some korean churches here & he was humble enough let some of our local korean musicians play as his worship team. he is a really cool & friendly guy. after the worship, a jr. high student asked to play his guitar & he let everyone there play his guitar. (his custom made james olson guitar... crazy). he shared the story behind his book & his song titled, "mommy paints the sky". he married his high school sweetheart who later developed cancer & then died of a heart attack, leaving him a single father of a 4 year-old girl & 1 year-old boy. i pasted his own words below...
"Gracie, Jack and I were driving down the road in my really fast Honda minivan. As we pulled into a parking space at Wal-Mart an incredible sunset began to form over the mountains. The car's interior was bathed in amber light and deep strokes of yellow criss-crossed the sky, as if drawn by an unseen hand.
'Daddy,' came Gracie's little voice from the back seat, 'Did God let mommy paint the sky tonight?'
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Dang that choked me up a little bit? Did he ever remarry?
yes, he did remarry & had a third child. he shared that story too.
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