Merry Christmas!
Greetings all. Thanks for checking in. First I want to wish everyone a very happy and blessed Christmas season. Hopefully you will get some quiet time with the Lord.

2003 has been a good year. Although I did not travel much, it looks like I'll be on the road a lot in 2004. So far, I have bookings in Louisiana, St. Louis, Wisconsin, Alabama, Florida, and England. Yes, ENGLAND. I will be in Hastings and the London area in April.

I am currently booking concerts and conferences for 2004, so if you would like for me to come to your area, please email me, and I'll pass it along to my booking agent. Concerts are very affordable, and I have a great looking promotional package I can send to you, your pastor, music director, or whoever is the decision maker.

My goal is to do 100 concerts or more around the nation this year. I feel the Lord is really pushing me to get out on the road, so I'll go.

2003 also saw the completion of my new CD, "Everything and Nothing". The response has been awesome. Runaway favorites are "I desire Mercy", "The Ballad of the Well Worn Jacket" and "Rise Again". I'm really excited about the new CD. It took many years to make, and it's by far my best.

**********Shameless plug...

**************Buy one for friends and family this Christmas!

Had to do it. Hey, I'm not ashamed to promote the CD. The success of this cd determines when I can start making the next one. (ah, life as an independent Christian artist)

This year I feel called to draw some attention to the Nashville Rescue Mission, a non-denominational Christian homeless shelter here in music city. I have done a couple of worship services/concerts for them recently, including one on thanksgiving. This place is rockin', people. The Lord is doing a mighty work there. If you are looking outside the walls of your church for a wonderful charity to donate time or money to, please call the Nashville Rescue Mission, or visit them on the web.
www.nashvillerescuemission.org.

That's it for now. Blessings on you and your loved ones this Christmas and always.

Peace

Joe Hand

Psalm 28:6-7

"Blessed be the Lord! For He has heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is my strength and shield, in Him my heart trusts; so I am helped, my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him".