Crystal, Greg and Dino (the rabbit)

Crystal staying at a safe distance atop Grandpa Ronald as they pet the bunny (Dino)

Connie proceeds to semi-finals of Shining Star Competition

Connie has moved on to the semi-finals for the 94.3 Faith FM Shining Star competition!

(Forgive the low pic quality; I only had a camera on the phone: she's 3rd contestant from left)

There were 19 entrants, and 10 moved on to the semi-finals, where she will perform 2 more tracks with a contemporary Christian theme. Winners from the semi-final will perform at Centre in the Square in front of recording artist Jaci Velasquez.

What was really great to see was how Connie's spirit opened up on the stage. We were praying that she'd really be at peace. She told us however how amazing the experience was; like there was a big release.

The whole setup for the competition was well-done too; there were no Simon Cowells among the judges, and they prayed for each person before the performance and encouraged each other.