Our 2nd Annual partnership with DIT Fest raged through the Vineyard building in downtown Kent over the weekend. 35 plus bands gave their time, efforts and music to the event and drew at least 1,000 people throughout the 2 day event that was free.
The fest brings the DIY philosophy of do-it-yourself and merges it into DIT or do-it-together. While bands play friendships are born. Causes and efforts geared towards fighting poverty are shared throughout the event.
The Vineyard building was packed wall to wall throughout the 2 day fest of punk, folk-rock and clear-cut music from the heart. When asked if there were any "christian" bands I just had to laugh and say, "there are no such things as christian bands there are only bands".
God demonstrates His love for all and most certainly is the Giver of each and every gift displayed and slapping the word "christian" before the word "band" does not sanctify it by any means.
I'll tell you where you find Jesus in it though. You find Him serving the thousands of free cups of coffee, peanut butter sandwhiches, and free sheet pizzas galore. You find Him loading the bands in and out and giving them shelter for the weekend(yes... bands slept all over our building and wherever they could find a comfortable zone and we awoke them with fresh coffee and pastries in the morning). He was there with every hardened heart towards the Americanized Church and hearing the cries of the youth through their angst filled prayers through song.
The event not only was just flat out fun and a huge blessing to us but it also brought business to several places in downtown Kent and it cost us all nothing to share what we had. We spent ZERO money advertising it and in fact brought in money to provide fuel for traveling bands and for ARM which is an effort we spear-head to help furnish apartments for folks coming out of homelessness.
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