by Chris Madden
On Saturday March 13th Ignition will play for the last time ever in Waterboro ME at 7:00 pm. Tonight March 12th we will also be playing at 6:30 in Milo, ME. Every time a weekend is crammed with two gigs it’s tough. But this weekend will be the toughest.
In 2003 a band was officially formed with the purpose of leading teens to live out their lives for the glory of God. We wanted to ignite little fires for Jesus all across the state. It was awesome to see the passion of worshippers dancing, singing, jumping and shouting all for Him. But it was even greater knowing that some of those little fires kept right on burning and are still burning today.
It’s hard to let go of such a great ministry. In many many ways, we are at our prime as a band. We are all better musicians than when we started, we have better equipment, and we have a God given friendship that is sure to last beyond this band. The reason we are ending is because our lives have changed and we are all moving in different directions. We all have families now that require a lot more of our time. We also have ministries in our own churches that we’re a part of. We could just continue to go through the motions and play every once and a while but I think ultimately we would be wiser to throw in the towel.
For us these two nights are just an extension of what we’ve been doing since day one. Celebrating who God is and what He has done. It’s the what He has done part that has a lot more meaning to us today.
