June 7, 2011 in Uncategorized with 3 Comments

Over the past four months, Pray4Gray has raised funds for the Everaard family by selling t-shirts, wristbands and jewelry. We have also been blessed by our community to have churches and even public schools adopt Gray and his family during a variety of local fundraisers donating a precentage of their proceeds to Grayson. With the new year, we have been researching different fundraising ideas. Among our many ideas, we began discussing hosting a worship night! We contacted several well known worship leaders in an attempt to bring someone in who would draw a crowd not only to raise more awareness for baby Gray but also to raise as much money as possible for Gray’s continued medical procedures, hospital stays and surgeries. We have most recently been speaking with Jason Upton.

Jason Upton and his worship team minister through worship and contemporary Christian music. While they are rarely featured on radio or TV they tend to keep a low profile playing and ministering in both small and large church settings. You can learn more about Jason Upton on his website www.jasonupton.com. Currently, we are working with Jason Upton and his manager to put together a benefit night for Pray4Gray. Our worship night with Jason Upton will be called Praise4Gray and through this event we hope to raise awareness, funds and also pray corporately for a complete and miraculous hearing in Grayson’s body. As a non-profit we, unfortunately, do not have the up front funds necessary to bring in a well known worship team, like Jason Upton, and so we are looking for local businesses, business owners, companies, churches, ministries and simply people moved by Gray’s story interested in investing in Praise4Gray. In return for your donation, we will place your organizations logo on our promotional literature for the Praise4Gray night as well as on the program for the evening. Depending on the amount of your support we are also offering a variety of privileges that will benefit your business. We hope that you will take some time to visit www.jasonupton.com and truly pray about investing not only in Praise4Gray but also in a miracle in the making for baby Grayson.

Praise4Gray is scheduled for Friday, August 26, 2011 at 8:00PM at The Bridge Assembly of God in Mustang, Oklahoma. Doors will open at 7:00PM. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, June 10, 2011 and are being sold for $12 in advance. If you choose to purchase your ticket at the door, on the evening of the concert, they will be $15. We are also offering a group rate of $10 per ticket if you purchase a bundle of 20 or more! Tickets will be sold via this website. Along with the benefit concert, we also want to share with you another unique opportunity accompanying Praise4Gray. On the day of the concert, Jason Upton has generously agreed to hold an afternoon praise and worship workshop for anyone interested in leading worship or simply interested in a small group, one on one session, with him. The workshop will be held Friday, August 26, 2011 at 5:00PM. Tickets for the worship workshop are being sold for a minimum donation to Pray4Gray of $35. This price includes the afternoon workshop, admission to Praise4Gray that evening and premium seating at the concert!

If you are interested in donating to this special evening then please contact us via the “contact” section of this website and we will send you an information packet ASAP! We at Pray4Gray are so excited about the Praise4Gray event and about raising awareness for Gray and his family. I hope you will join in our excitement and help in any way you can! Thank you for taking the time to read about the Everaard family and I hope to hear from you soon. (Posted by Erika Knight who organizes events and writes for Pray4Gray)