I hope you all have a happy and safe weekend as you celebrate the arrival of 2009. The year 2008, with all its uncertainty, has been a wonderful year for me personally. Of course it's had its hills and valleys, but God used those hills and valleys to shape and mold me in many areas of my life. One of those areas is the area of Faith. I'm talking about the total surrender to God Almighty. We all know He can do anything He wants. This year, I have learned that God not only can, but that He will, if we ask and believe...whatever the need. Through God strengthening my trust in Him, He has drawn me into a more intimate walk with Him. You know, James 4:8 says, "Draw nigh to God, and He'll draw nigh to you." To draw nigh to something or someone means to draw near or close. The bible don't just say, Draw near to God...period...end of sentence. The Word tells us that if we do something, (draw near to God), that He would then do something, (come near to us). Wow! Isn't it amazing that the God of all creation wants a personal, intimate relationship with us? Simply Amazing.

I want to take a moment to thank two very special people in my life, Dr. Bruce McCray and his dear wife, Pam. Bruce is the pastor at Elmore City First Baptist Church in Elmore City, Oklahoma. I know Bruce and Pam from my Gold City days. Bruce and I have stayed in constant touch over the years. Bruce is one of my closest friends. Pam is a prayer warrior that keeps my family on her prayer list. I thank God for friends like these. One year ago, as I was feeling God's leading into this solo ministry I am now in, I called Bruce for advice and counsel. It was New Year's Eve 2007. Bruce gave me some wonderful, Godly counsel. But, most importantly, he advised me to bathe it in prayer and allow God to put all the pieces together. As we were ending our conversation, he promised me that he and Pam would be in prayer about it as well. One month later, God did exactly what Bruce said He would do. I stayed out of the way as God began to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Dr. Bruce and Pam, thank you for your friendship and prayers! Our love and prayers are with you. God bless you!

Thank you all again for making this year so special. We are looking forward, with anticipation, to 2009. We are expecting GREAT things from God in this new year. Make sure to stay in touch with us at our website, www.channingeleton.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!

Channing Eleton
Deuteronomy 28:8

Hello Everybody!
It's that time of year again! Time for hot chocolate and WHITE

CHRISTMAS, mistletoe and holly, Santa and his elves. Feeling all warm and fuzzy

yet? Well, it's also time for long crowded lines, bumper to bumper traffic and no

parking spaces to be found at the mall...Ha! I love this time of year!!! We are

especially excited and thankful, because we recently found out that Chanler, our 5 year old, is

going to be a big sister! Chanler, is so excited, that she already has a name picked

out for the new baby...Mossy. Now, I have no idea where she came up with

this...uh, name, but she said that it would work for a boy or a girl. I guess so, if you're a

Largemouth Bass or a Snapping Turtle or something...I'm not so sure that we will be

naming he or she Mossy, but we are excited to say the least.


I'm amazed and overwhelmed at what God has done in the inaugural year of

Channing Eleton Ministries. Not only has God performed miracles in my own home, we have

witnessed Him work through lives as He has brought healing, deliverance and salvation. Once

again, He has reaffirmed that He is still on the Throne and He is still working in lives today.

Friend, if there's one thing I know, it's this right here: The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the

same God we serve today. The same God that spoke face to face with Moses, is still speaking to

hearts and lives today. Isn't that an awesome thought? Just this year, I've had so many close

friends that have weathered some storms. Some of those friends are still right in the middle of a

downpour. If there is breath in your body, you are in one of three places: About to enter a storm;

you're right in the middle of one; or just coming out of the wind and rain as the sun pierces through

the clouds. Hold on a little longer!


I was going through some old pictures my mom and dad have, and I found some fun things I

wanted to share with you. You'll have a good laugh as you see me wearing the dreaded "Sailor

Suit" that my mom so proudly dressed us up in. Oh, and if that's not enough, I found one of those

classic Olan Mills "Picture in a Picture" shots. I even found one for my brother and bassist,

Cameron. Take note of how serious Cameron looks in his!
Copy & Paste here:
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For all of our pictures including concert shots and family pics, Copy & Paste here:
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Before I go, I want to say a very special thank you to Cameron and our friend and drummer Erik

Hurt. These guys make playing music so much more fun. Not only are they great musicians, but

they are Godly men of character and integrity. Another guy I want to thank is another dear friend,

Johnny Crider. Johnny travels with us and helps out in so many areas. From the product table to

helping set-up and tear down, Johnny is always a tremendous help. He's also a walking testimony

of God's goodness and Grace. Thank you mom and dad for your prayers and support. Finally, I

definitely could not do what I do without her love, support, encouragement and prayers of my

beautiful wife Christina.


I also need to thank some very important people that were key players in getting this new ministry

off the ground...Steve Hurst, Shane Bailey, The Dwight Wilson Family, Pratt & Marcia Hughes,

Michael Redwine, Jesse Sisk, Trey Starnes, Dale Brewer, David Cummings, Barry Gentry, Phillips

Gentry, Denny & Margaret Smith, Jay Boyd & Family, Jay McCarter, Scott Kiser, David Simmons,

Gene Marie, Roger & Cherie Mullins, Doris Bates, Henry Haney & Family, Dr. Ron McKinney, Greg

Peters, Barry Peters, Derek Overton, John Williams, Barry & Sandy Peters, Parkview Baptist, Gary

Tomberlin, Hal & Grace Thompson, Ray & Jesse Wiseman, Don Austin, Bailey Smith, Buddy &

Kerri Mullins, Paul Lancaster, Erik & Kari Hurt, Joyce Reid, Earl & Janice Eleton. THANK YOU!



Have a very Merry Christmas from the Channing Eleton Family, (Channing, Christina, Chanler & Uh,

Little Mossy...) ha!

Hello friends,
It's been a few days since you've heard from the Eleton Camp, so here we are to fill you in on the past month.

It started on 9-28-08. The band and I were at the Eastgate Church of God of the Union Assembly in Chattanooga, TN. My dear friend Pastor Pratt Hughes invited us up to be in service with him and the wonderful folks at the Chattanooga church. We went up early to setup our equipment and made sure everything was "just right" during soundcheck. Now let me say something right here. I always pray this before a concert, "God interrupt the service if You have to, but please show up in a mighty way." Well we started the concert and everything was going fine...no problems. Two and a half songs into it, our PA system shut down! I did not know what to do. Talking about helpless! The people were so kind as we scrambled to get going again. After a few minutes of trying to get power back up to my system, we knew it just was not going to happen. I asked for a couple of mics from the church and decided to just go with what we had to work with. I went to the grand piano. Cameron found an outlet that worked for his and my dad's amps. And of course, Erik was on drums. We had no monitors, but got up rolling again. We did a couple more songs. I shared a little story and started to do another song. All of the sudden I heard, "Hey Brother, can I speak?" The voice was coming from a man in the back of the church. A gentleman that I had never seen before. I said, "Brother, help yourself." I got up from the piano with the microphone, walked back and met him in the middle of the aisle. I handed him the mic and said, "go like you feel." He started by saying he'd been driving by the church and never had any intentions in stopping. He'd never even been there before. But something drew him into the parking lot and into the building. By this time he was crying and said, "I'm lost and I need to be saved." I assured him that he was at the right place. I put my arm around him as he started with me toward the altar. Now, we know that it wasn't just "something" that drew him, it was Someone. Pastor Hughes met us at the altar. I knew as we were kneeling down that God had just interrupted the service. The dear man prayed to receive Jesus Christ as his Savior. We could really sense God's amazing presence. I knew that my little program had just went out the window and God had just taken over. It was exactly what I had hoped and prayed for! It didn't take a rocket scientist to know the concert was over and we had only done 4 1/2 songs! I began to share my testimony and led into an invitation. As I began singing the invitation song, people started coming forward. Christina's grandmother Louise was there, so I motioned her up to the piano. I got up from the piano as Louise took over and I mover toward the altar. I saw my longtime friend Johnny Crider come and kneel down. My 50 year old friend Johnny prayed to receive Jesus Christ as his personal savior! The convicting power of God Almighty was so strong in that place. Thanks be to Him. He had done what I asked Him to do. He interrupted the service. Praise God! Click here for some pictures of this glorious night...
http://www.channingeleton.com/v/site_images/concerts/chatt2/

10-19-08 found my dad Earl, my friend Johnny Crider and myself driving up to Elizabethtown, KY. We left at 8AM on Sunday morning and drove 5 1/2 hours to Kentucky to do a Sunday night concert for my dear friend Pastor Jay Boyd. Brother Jay pastors the Victory Community Church in Elizabethtown. Let me tell you, we had church! We were treated like royalty and had the best time. Brother Jay and his family are just some of the most precious people you will ever meet. They are such Godly people. If you are in the Elizabethtown area of Kentucky, stop by and visit this growing congregation, Victory Community Church. You will no doubt be blessed. Thank you Pastor Jay and Sandra Boyd. Click here to see our night in Elizabethtown...
http://www.channingeleton.com/v/site_images/concerts/vcc/

10-26-08, This past Sunday, The band and I were invited by the wonderful folks at the Keith St. Church of God of the Union Assembly in Knoxville, TN. We went up on Saturday evening, setup and then did a soundcheck. The praise team met us and we went over some songs we would do the following morning. We had an uplifting time of ministry and fellowship with the praise team. The next morning I attended the Sunday School class taught by Pastor David Simmons. He taught on drawing close to God. His Sunday morning message was also about the same subject, but more in depth. Do you want me to tell you something cool? One of the songs I had taught the praise team for us to do before the morning message was "Draw Near To Me". None of us knew what the Pastor was planning on preaching. How beautiful to know that God always knows right where He is taking us and nothing ever catches Him off guard!
We had a wonderful afternoon of fellowship with our longtime friend, Rocky Smith. Rocky carried us to a great restaurant called Aubrey's. It was fun catching up and swapping old stories. Thanks Rocky, God bless you Brother!
The Sunday evening concert was truly special. Cameron and Erik were kicking on all cylinders. It was fun having the band back this week. Most importantly, God's presence was so very real. We witnessed broken lives being put back together during the invitation. How in awe I am to watch God truly at work in hearts and lives. It was really an incredible weekend. Special thanks to Pastor David, Assistant Pastor Gene Marie, Minister of Music Scott Kiser. And, a big thanks goes to my old friend Jay McCarter and the Knoxville praise team. You guys are truly pros! Here are some pics from our weekend...
http://www.channingeleton.com/v/site_images/concerts/knoxville/

Well thanks for allowing me to catch up and let you know what's been happening with our ministry. Pray for us as we travel. Pray for our families. Please pray a special prayer for me that I stay before the Throne and in His presence. God bless you all!

Channing
John 21:25

P.S. I also want to send out a very special thank you to Roger & Cherie Mullins of Hope For The World Albania. Hope For The World is a missions/outreach organization that reaches out to the poor and hungry all around the world. Not only do they clothe and feed orphans, most importantly, they are taught about Jesus Christ. Roger and Cherie are over the Albanian chapter of Hope For The World. They have 10 orphanges that they care for in Albania. This mission work is funded through child sponsorship from individuals, familes and churches. Christina, Chanler and myself have sponsored a child with Hope For The World Albania for three years. It is so very rewarding to know you are making a difference in a child's life. Giving hope where once there was no hope.

I spent the weekend of 10-4 & 5 with the Mullins Family in Stockbridge, GA for their big annual Hope For The World Sunday at the Glen Haven Baptist Church. I was their special guest artist. They rolled out the red carpet for us and treated us like part of the family. Well, I always say we are family! I trully love the Mullins family. Thank you to Roger, Cherie, Cindy, Buddy, Kerri and the whole gang for an amazing weekend of God's people getting together and making a difference around the world!

For more information about Hope For The World Albania, click here:
http://www.hopefortheworldalbania.com/

God bless you!
Channing

Hello friends,

We have witnessed numerous miracles of God just in the last 3 months. In our concerts, we've seen people being introduced to Jesus for the very first time, people healed and broken lives turning back to God. I'm thankful for the calling He has placed upon my life. God amazes me more and more every day.

I want to ask you to pray for a move of God in lives like never before. We are surely living in the last days. I'm praying for lives to turn to Jesus and back to His Word. The Lord has birthed, in me, a hunger for God like never before. Friends, don't keep your faith to yourself, you need to share it whenever can. Not only shower the Love of Christ on people, but speak Jesus into their lives every day. I sense an urgency within me like never before to "get the Word out" and be a witness of Jesus Christ. In REVELATION, three times Jesus said, "Behold, I come quickly." (REV. 3:11, 22:7 & 22:12) Also, REV. 22:20, Jesus speaks again saying, "Surely, I come quickly..." That's four different times Jesus Himself tells us it won't be long. Don't just invite your friends to church, ask them beforehand if they truly know Jesus on a personal level. Church is wonderful and I truly believe in the fellowship of the saints. But the world is full of churches that are full of people that have never met the One Peter is talking about in ACTS 4:12. You see, they've skipped first base, (Jesus) and went right on to second, (having their name on the church roll). It's one thing to know about Jesus, it's another thing to actually know Him. You see, I know who George W. Bush is. I also believe he is the President of The United States. However, there's one factor in this whole equation that would negate me from ever being invited to the White House for dinner...I don't have a personal relationship with the President. My Bible tells me that there's no gray area with God Almighty. You're in one of two camps. You're either saved or you're lost.
1 John 5:12 says, "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." I wonder if you know Him today? Do your loved ones know Him? To those reading this that know Jesus, the ones that have been washed in His precious Blood, I thank God for you! I challenge you to be a witness in lives around you. At school and on your job, you are more of a witness than you'll ever know. Share what God has done in your life and don't forget to tell them what Jesus can do for them.

God bless you all...I love you dearly!
Channing
John 21:25

p.s. Message me if you have questions regarding salvation. God Bless You.

God was definitely working in lives this past Sunday night, 8-17-08. The place was East Trion Church of God of the Union Assembly in Trion, GA. Pastor Denny Smith and his wife Margaret are dear friends of mine from way back. As a matter of fact, Pastor Denny used to be my softball coach way back when. I really had Denny & Margaret and the church on my heart for a few weeks. I knew God was up to something special.

The band and I got there around 2PM to load in. We noticed there was an electricity in the air from the moment we arrived. Everyone was so nice and eager to help in any way to make the night a success.

The East Trion Church Choir started things off with a bang. Let me just say...they are a talented crew! Then it was time for us to go on. We hit the ground running and the crowd was right with us! It was especially neat because we got to utilize the church's big screen for some video and pictures. My mom and dad happened to be there, so I had my dad come up and play a couple of songs with us on the guitar. Everyone loved my dad being there. We brought the night down toward an invitation. I gave my testimony and told the people that I wanted to personally pray for their specific needs. I said I'll sing one verse of a song and then I want you to come. I didn't get three or four words out when the altar just flooded with people crying out to God. I knelt down beside a young man and asked him what could I pray with him about. Through tears, he told me he was lost and needed Jesus to save him. Right then and there I prayed with him and led him to the Cross while Jesus gloriously saved him. That, my friends, is exactly why I do what I do. It's not about the music, it's not about the band, and it's not about me. It's about Jesus Christ, the Holy Son of God Almighty...PERIOD. Two other young ladies prayed to receive Jesus for the very first time as well Sunday night.

Chains were broken and hearts were mended. I give all the praise and all of the honor to God. He is the Healer of broken lives.

Special thanks to Pastor Denny and Margaret for having us over. We were treated like royalty!

God bless you all. Keep fighting the Good Fight!

Channing

Hey Everybody,

Just wanted to say hello and share what has been going on with us the past few weeks.

Not many of you know that this past December I had a miscarriage. Since then I have had a few health problems which led to a nagging pain in my
side and back. I really felt like I needed to be checked out, so I went to see my doctor.
I don't think I have ever been to the doctor so much as I have the past few weeks. It all started with my regular doctor sending me to a hernia specialist about a month ago. The specialist said it sounded like gall bladder problems to him. He sent me to have an ultrasound and another test for gall stones. The test come back clear for my gall bladder. He then wanted me to go for a CT Scan to rule out hernia.
This was on a Monday. After the test, I got a call a few hours later from the doctor's office. The nurse told me they found a 5.5 cm, (golf ball size), mass on my right ovary. She told me I needed to see my gynecologist as soon as possible. It really scared me at first. Channing and I decided to only tell our parents. We began to pray that the Lord would heal me. We kept asking Him to just amaze us and to amaze the doctors. We just kept believing and quoting Isaiah 41:10 ''Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'' This verse gave me peace and assurance that everything was going to be just fine.

Wednesday I went in for an abdominal ultrasound so my doctor could investigate further. During the ultrasound, the administering nurse kept marking X's on different areas of the screen. I asked her if she was seeing more than the one mass. She said, "Honey I am not even seeing the one. It is gone, I don't know what has happened." I told her I do! I knew exactly what had happened. God had healed me. The next day my gynecologist called me to go over the results and she told me that she wanted me to come in again to do a different ultrasound to get a better look. She said, "Something is strange here, the CT Scan shows it was there and now the ultrasound shows it is no longer there. The tests do not match up we need to look at it again." So I went in on the following Tuesday and they did a third and different kind of ultrasound. The doctor confirmed, once again, it was gone. In fact, she said, "I can see where something had been, but it is definitely not there now."
She said I could go for another CT Scan but she did not see any reason to because the ladies that did the ultrasounds are the best in Chattanooga.
I told her that I did not want to go for further testing because I knew the Lord had healed me. I think it was really neat because she told me I had
been the topic of discussion with all the other doctors and nurses.

So, Praise the Lord, I have been healed. I am so thankful. It was worth it all just to be a witness and encouragement to the doctors and hopefully many more that I share this story with. It definitely increased my own faith and I would not take anything for the sweet encounters that I have had with the Lord through it all. His presence was just so strong through it all and He gave me an overwhelming peace that everything was going to be
ok. Channing and Chanler have been so sweet. I am so blessed to have them in my life. There were so many times they laid their hands on my stomach and prayed for me. There is nothing like getting down on your knees as a family and praying together. There is nothing more important to me than that! God is so amazing! If we seek Him every day, in the good and in the bad, He will be there for us to answer our prayers.
This journey has been an awesome experience of feeling His presence and a time of really increasing our faith.

To God be the Glory!

Christina Eleton

Whew! We've had a ca-rrrazy two weeks! (To all of you English teachers out there, I know it's really "crazy...") But, like I said, we really have had a ca-rrrrrrazzzy two weeks!!!
We started out at Grace Christian Fellowship in Dalton for their Mother's Day service. I was so blessed to have my mom, mom-in-law & grandmom-in-law there with me. What was really cool was that Chanler's mommy was there as well...my beautiful wife Christina. It was great to be in service with Pastors, Michael Redwine & Ron Sowder. Pastor Michael, (my uncle!), preached about a Godly mother in the bible, Hannah. It was a message of Hope & God's redeeming love.
Thank you all at GCF, we had a wonderful day!
Also for the past month, I've been rehearsing with the Trailblazers. I've played piano for these guys for a couple of years now. We always have a blast! It's a great honor for me to get to play along with my dad. Also, these guys influenced me so much when I was growing up. When I was very young, I used to listen to an old cassette of the Gospel Trailblazers. It was recorded in the 70's at my dad's little studio. In fact, I listened so much that I literally wore it out! (My dad had to make me another copy!) Anyway, the summer always gets busy for the Trailblazers, so we've started rehearsing for this year's concerts.
Last Sunday night a very cool thing happened that I got to be a part of. Pastor Trey Starnes of the Church of God of the Union Assembly, started an old fashioned campmeeting, tent revival. Now when I say old fashioned, I'm talking wood shavings on the ground and folding chairs...the works! And, no tent revival would be complete without those world famous, egg salad sandwiches...Yes they were there! A flood of memories came rushing in as I stepped into the tent. I smelled the sawdust, heard the rustling of the folding chairs...felt the heat. ha! I was a kid again! In fact, Chanler asked me if she could take some woodshavings home to play with...no kidding! I told her I didn't think we'd have a problem carrying some home with us...I think I emptied out a bucket full from my shoes when we got home!
Anyway, let me get back on track here...(You can tell I was in a very nostalgic mood this past week).
So I started out last Sunday Night playing piano for the Trailblazers. Monday night, I was there as a musical guest, playing and singing. Wednesday night, the Trailblazers were there again. I heard wonderful messages from Pastors Trey, Lonnie and Dale Brewer. I saw God working in the lives of so many. Lives and bodies were mended and healed. I witnessed folks giving their heart and lives to Jesus Christ for the very first time! Thanks to Pastor Trey for allowing me to be a part of this great week!
Friday night, Cameron and I performed at the 1890's Day Jamboree. It was a lovely spring evening in beautiful downtown Ringgold, GA. The Jamboree is a music, arts & crafts festival. I've been there many times with Poet Voices, but this is the first time I've been there with my own ministry. We had a good set...Saw lots of friends...Made new ones. It was great to be back at the 1890's Day Jamboree.
I've also been in the studio, working non-stop on a couple of new recordings I hope to have out soon. I'm really excited as to how everything is sounding!
Well, that's just a little description of our last two weeks. God is so good. He continues to open new and exciting doors for our ministry.
Pray for me as I continue on, telling people about God's Holy Son, Jesus Christ...The Name above all names!
God bless you all until we talk again!
Channing

p.s. Make sure to click on the link below to see pictures from the last couple of weeks!
http://www.channingeleton.com/v/site_images/

Hey Friends!
Just wanted to let you know that my new website is up and running. Feel free to go check it out. Make sure to check out the 'PHOTOS' section for the latest concert stuff as well as Eleton Family outings. We're working to add videos and such. Please feel free to shoot me an email and let me know you saw it. I love feedback! While your there, make sure to sign up on my 'MAILING LIST', (so I can stay in contact with you). Anyway, thanks in advance...we'll talk to you soon.


Channing

www. channingeleton. com