Well, my encounter happened the day i found out my parents were getting a divorce. I thought my life was over. Then my best friend, Tabby, played the song, "Much Afraid" for me. I guess maybe she was hoping I would come to the Lord that day and realize that this divorce was just a bump in the road.

Tabby let me borrow the CD and I became attatched to it. I listened to it ALL the time. But I still had not prayed the prayer and accepted Christ.

Then my friend, Tabby, invited me to go to Soul Fest 98' in New Hampshire at Loon Mountain. I decided I had nothing to lose. I went and enjoyed the first night with dcTalk. I thought that they were great. Then came along the second night. The night that changed my life forever.

The second night was Jars of Clay. I was very excited to be there and we even got front row. They played for awhile and then they finally played "Much Afraid." This time when I heard it it was different. I felt this weird feeling run through my body. I knew it was time. I began to weep and realized that I was ready to accept the Lord.

That night I accepted Jesus into my heart. That is a night I will never forget.

Thanks, Jars of CLay. You saved my life. Literally.

Erin Surrell