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Welcome to the first online newsletter for 2008. I am really excited to tell you about some of the great things that have been happening so far this year.
New addition to the family
On Monday March 3, Melinda and I welcomed our third son Jacob James Lucas to the family. Jacob’s older brothers Zac (5) and Samuel (2) were actually hoping for a girl, but they have now come to terms with the fact that they can’t "send Jacob back and swap him for a sister". Zac also had another milestone this year attending school for the first time.
2008 off to a great start
The past three months have been incredible. Just a few days ago the band and I had the opportunity to open for newsboys and old band mates Alabaster Box at Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide. I gotta tell ya it was a killer show with newsboys putting on what they regard as one of their top 10 performances of all time. It was truly spectacular.
  
A few days earlier the band and I played four shows at Easterfest, Australia’s largest drug-free and alcohol-free festival.The performances included a set on the metro stage with Sydney band Planet of the Stereos and an acoustic set on the Compassion Artists Showcase alongside US singer Geoff Moore. One of the most moving experiences I had at Toowoomba was leading more than 500 worshippers in celebrating Easter on Easter Sunday. One of the personal highlights for me was having the chance to spend some time with Jars of Clay. See pic below.
  
Airwaves
I am humbled by the success of my latest song Mercy Lights My Way (I Am Free) on The Rock Across Australia radio charts. The song is number 14 this week meaning it’s the 14th most played song on 25 of the key Christian radio stations around Australia. To show you how significant this is, the chart reports down to more than 300 places.
SPECIAL OFFER! For a limited time you can download ’Mercy Lights My Way (I Am Free) ’ by clicking here.
Looking ahead
This month I am playing some acoustic shows at:
April 5 - Rhema FM, Newcastle - Rhemathon on air from 2:00pm
April 6 - Menai Anglican Church
April 27 - Lakes Baptist Church Newcastle
In June we’ll be back in Toowoomba for a weekend of performances and in July I’m looking forward to being part of the World Youth Day youth festival. Looking ahead we are now accepting bookings for Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Townsville, Ballarat, Geelong, Wollongong, Newcastle and Port Macquarie. More detail of these bookings are available at www.mattlucas.net
Finally this Friday April 4 we are announcing the winner of the Easterfest Some Days Are Better iPod competition at www.mattlucas.net
Thanks for your time reading the newsletter, in the weeks to come we will give you special offers and advanced information you won’t get anywhere else. Have a great month.
Matt
11:29 PM
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