VON WON MINISTRIES

MINISTER MAX LAUNCHES O.F.F. YOUTH MINISTRY

2009-02-11T22:02:00.000-08:00

GOOD FRIEND OF MINE 17 YEAR OLD MINISTER MAX, A HIGH SCHOOL KID STANDING FIRM FOR CHRIST LIKE I WISH I WOULD HAVE IN HIGH SCHOOL STARTED HIS YOUTH GROUP CALLED O.F.F. WHICH STANDS FOR OBEDIENCE, FAITH AND FAVOR ON SATURDAY NIGHT JANUARY 24TH.

BYRON, THE POET, RBS, TREVOR LEE, LITARODI, RICHARD HOLLIS AND MYSELF GRACED THE STAGE AND BLESSED THE CROWD WITH OUR MUSIC AND TESTIMONIES. THE END OF THE NIGHT BECAME SPIRIT FILLED AS PRAYERS WENT UP AND LIVES GOT CHANGED.

THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS. SOLD A FEW CDS AND SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING T-SHIRTS IT WAS A BLESSED NIGHT.

4TH FRIDAYZ--JANUARY WAS OFF DA CHAIN

2009-02-11T21:41:00.000-08:00

MY MINISTRY AT MY CHURCH FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD IS "REEL TALK WORLDWIDE." IT IS AN URBAN BASED MINISTRY THAT USES GOSPEL HIP HOP AS A BAIT TO REEL IN SOULS! IT STARTED AS A VISION GOD GAVE ME IN 2007 CALLED 3RD THURSDAYS. 2008 IT SWITCHED TO 4TH FRIDAYZ AND THE TRADITION CONTINUED ON INTO 2009. EVERY 4TH FRIDAY WE BLESS ATTENDEES WITH FREE PIZZA AND DRINKS AS WELL AS GREAT MUSIC AND MINISTRY.

ARTISTS IN THE BUILDING WERE MYSELF, RBS, TREVOR LEE, SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING, J REAL, T MILLER, GIFTED, CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN CONFIDENCE 4:13, AND STREET EVANGELIST JOEL. THE ROOM WAS PACKED AND AT THE END OF THE NIGHT PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST, AND ALSO ACCEPTED CHRIST FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

REEL TALK WORLDWIDE HAS PLAN TO GO ON A TOUR WITH STREET LIFE WORLDWIDE CALLED THE VON WON "RISE TO THE TOP COMMUNITY OUTREACH TOUR" IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BOOKING THE TOUR PLEASE CONTACT ROB@STREETLIFEOWRLDWIDE.TV

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MARTIN LUTHER KING EVENT WITH PAUL WALL IN SAN ANTONIO

2009-02-11T21:07:00.000-08:00

I WENT OUT TO SAN ANTONIO WITH TRE9 THERE WAS A MARTIN LUTHER KING CONVENTION. THE FOCUS OF THE EVENT WAS MUSIC AND KEEPING THE MEMORY OF DR. KING ALIVE. THEY WERE PROMOTING THE MARCH THEY DO EVERY MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY IN SAN ANTONIO WHICH IS THE LARGEST ACROSS THE NATION EACH YEAR. I HELPED TRE9 LEAD A MUSIC BUSINESS SEMINAR AND MARKET THE MUCH LUVV RECORD LABEL AND 4930 STUDIOS. WE PASSED OUT A TON OF FLYERS AND BUSINESS CARDS. GOT TO CATCH UP WITH PAUL WALL BACK IN THE GREEN ROOM. REMEMBER PERFORMING WITH HIM BEFORE THE GLOBAL SUCCESS. STILL A PRETTY DOWN TO EARTH INDIVIDUAL. TRE9 SAT ON A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH PAUL WALL, ROB G, AND SOME OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AS THEY TALKED ABOUT HIP HOP MUSIC AND IT'S INFLUENCE ON THE YOUTH. DIRECTLY AFTER TRE 9 AND I PERFORMED OUR SINGLE "RISE TO THE TOP" AND THE CROWD IMPRESSED WITH THE GOSPEL CONTENT. I SOLD SOME CDS AND IT WAS A BLESSING. OTHER THAN THE SPEEDING TICKET I GOT ON THE DRIVE TO SAN ANTONIO IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

AFTER REACHING BACK TO HOUSTON LATER THAT EVENING I DROVE DIRECTLY TO LIBERTY,TX TO ATTEND THE MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY OF JP A HOUSTON BASED GOSPEL HIP HOP ARTIST WHOSE ALBUM I WAS FEATURED ON. JP IS AN ARTIST WITH SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING, THE MOVEMENT/CLOTHING LINE I STARTED WITH SOME UP AND COMING GOSPEL HIP HOP ARTISTS FROM HOUSTON,TX. JP WAS SCHEDULED TO MOVE TO AFGHANISTAN TO DO SOME WORK FOR THE NEXT YEAR, SO THIS WAS A GOING AWAY PARTY AS WELL. OTHER ARTISTS IN THE BUILDINF WERE RBS, JESUS FREEKS, RICHARD HOLLIS, FOM, S.T.C., LITARODI AND A FEW OTHERS. IT WAS A DAY THAT STARTED AT 6AM, AND ENDED AFTER MIDNIGHT, THAT IS THE LIFE OF AN ARTIST ON THE GRIND. THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH! CHECK OUT THE "CHOPPED LIVER" VIDEO FEATURING JP, MYSELF AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING.

SHEEP IN WOLVES CLOTHING "CHOPPED LIVER" MUSIC VIDEO

FAITH BUILDERS YOUTH EXPLOSION

2009-02-11T20:57:00.000-08:00

JANUARY 16TH I WENT OUT TO FAITH BUILDERS CHURCH IN HOUSTON,TX. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO GO OUT TO THE HUNTSVILLE PRISON AND THE WOMEN'S PRISON WITH THIS PASTOR AND SOME OF THE CHURCH LEADERS. THEY ARE BIG ON PRISON MINISTRY AND REACHING THE YOUTH. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. MY HIGHLIGHT WAS THE FREE BBQ WINGS THEY GAVE OUT! LOL. TREVOR LEE CAME OUT AND PERFORMED WITH ME. OTHER ARTISTS IN THE BUILDING WERE BROTHER JOSEPH, LITARODI, AND DANNY X. IT WAS A BLESSED EVENT. GOD REALLY MOVED AS THE PASTOR BROUGHT A SOLID MESSAGE REFERRING BACK TO HIS STREETLIFE. A LOT OF YOUTH WERE BROUGHT TO CHRIST THAT NIGHT.

MUCH LUVV RECORDS AND TEAM IMPACT JOIN FORCES!

2009-01-26T07:34:00.000-08:00

THESE GUYS RIP PHONE BOOKS IN HALF, MAKE HOT WATER BOTTLES EXPLODE, BREAK RACKS OF ICE AND MORE!! IT'S TEAM IMPACT. ON SUNDAY THE 11TH OF JANUARY TRE9 AND I WENT OUT TO THE ATASCOCITA LOCATION OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE WOODLANDS TO PERFORM AND GET THE KIDS EXCITED ABOUT THE CONCERT WE WILL BE DOING AT REALITY WEEKEND FEBRUARY 7TH 2009. WE DID THE TWO MORNING YOUTH SERVICES.

WE HAD HELP FROM TWO OF THE GUYS FROM TEAM IMPACT, CHIP MINTON, AND TREY TALLEY. ME AND TRE9 HANDLED THE RAPPING, AND TEAM IMPACT BROKE BASEBALL BATS, BLEW UP SOME HOT WATER BOTTLES, AND GOT THE CROWD WET AS THE SQUEEZED OPEN COKE CANS WITH THEIR BARE HANDS!

THE BAT I AM HOLDING IN THE PICTURE IS THE ACTUAL BAT CHIP MINTON BROKE OVER HIS LEG. I HAD THE GUSY AUTOGRAPH IT FOR ME AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN MY CAR AS SOME ADDED GODLY PROTECTION!

TREY DID THE SPEAKING FOR BOTH YOUTH SERVICES TELLING THE KIDS ABOUT SALVATION AND THAT EVEN IF THEY WERE THE BEST PERSON ON THE ENTIRE PLANET, WITHOUT JESUS TO COVER EVEN THE LITTLE SINS THEY DID THEY WOULD NOT ENTER HEAVEN. IT WAS A COMPELLING APPROACH AND THAT MORNING 50-55 KIDS GAVE THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST!

I WOULD LOVE TO DO MORE SHOWS WITH TEAM IMPACT, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY ARE READY FOR RAPPERS! I'M GOING TO CONTACT THEM AND TELL THEM MY INTEREST. LET'S SEE IF GOD MAKES THE CONNECTION HAPPEN! YOU GUYS BE PRAYING.

IF YOU WANT CONTACT THE STAFF OR FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUT WWW.TEAM-IMPACT.COM

FELLOWSHIP OF THE WOODLANDS

2009-01-26T06:56:00.000-08:00

IT WAS A TWO SHOW NIGHT!

ON SATURDAY THE 10TH OF JANUARY, MY FIRST STOP WAS FELLOWSHIP OF THE WOODLANDS. THEY HAVE INVITED MUCH LUVV RECORDS OUT TO AN EVENT THEY ARE HAVING FEBRUARY 7TH CALLED REALITY WEEKEND, SO WE WENT TO A YOUTH EVENT TO PROMOTE FOR THAT WEEKEND.

DJ PRIMO WAS IN THE BUILDING AS TRE9, COLCUTZ, SOM, AND MYSELF PERFORMED A FEW SONGS. THE KIDS WERE RECEPTIVE.

I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING THE HEAD PASTOR OF FELLOWSHIP OF THE WOODLANDS KERRY SHOOK ON TELEVISION SO IT IS AN HONOR TO BE PERFORMING AT ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CHURCHES IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON. OUR BOOKING AGENT FOR MUCH LUVV RECORDS JIMMIE MCDOWELL IS A MEMBER AT THE CURCH AND VOLUNTEERS HIS TIME TO THE YOUTH MINISTRY. GOD HAS BEEN USING MUCH LUVV RECORDS IN A POWERFUL WAY!

AFTER I LEFT THE WOODLANDS I MET TRE 9 AND DENZIL OVER AT A PREDOMINATELY HISPANIC CHURCH IN MIDTOWN HOUSTON WHERE A STAFF MEMBER OF MUCH LUVV RECORDS ALBERT LAVADOR IS THE YOUTH PASTOR. (PASTORALBERT.BLOGSPOT.COM)

IT WAS A TRE 9 CONCERT BUT I USUALLY TRAVEL WITH HIM WHERE HE GOES SINCE WE HAVE SOME SOLID SONGS TOGETHER, PERFORMING AS A TEAM OR EVEN SOMETIMES HELPING HIM AS HIS HYPE MAN. HE PERFORMED A SONG CALLED "YES WE CAN," FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. A POLITICAL TRACK ABOUT OBAMA AND CURRENT EVENTS THAT HAS HAD CHRISTIAN HIP HOP SITES BUZZING.

Here's where it's been run so far. Check the comments on each one.

Vessel Vibe
http://vesselvibe.com/emagazine/2009/01/tre9-questions-yes-we-can-on-politics-on-beat-lab-feature/

DaSouth
http://www.dasouth.com/news/458-tre9-questions-qyes-we-canq-politics

Illspot
http://www.illspot.net/profiles/blogs/tre9-questions-yes-we-can

Rapzilla
http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/content/view/1252/1/

The Christian Manifesto
http://thechristianmanifesto.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/tre9-questions-yes-we-can-politics-on-beat-lab-7-feature/

IT WAS A POSITIVE NIGHT!

New CDs back,70s 80s Party and Silverlake Youth Lock-in

2009-01-14T11:06:00.000-08:00

Friday January 9th I was blessed to get back my new order of Rise to the top cds. It has 4 new cuts from the previous version of Rise to the top including "Who is ya lovin," and "This is the best feeling" a deep track with an Avril Lavigne sample. This cds will be available online and on itunes shortly so stay tuned.

After picking up the cds from 4930 Studios, I went directly to a 70s,80's Youth New Years Kick off party put together by DW promotions at Lilly of the Valley Baptist Church. Artists in the building were Rage, Richard Hollis, Trevor Lee and more. I took the time this performance to tell my testimony of getting tazed by police, and then lead everyone in the prayer of salvation. It was a blessing.

After that service me and Trevor Lee drove over to a youth lock-in at Silverlake church in Pearland and stumbled up on a concert with about 200 kids. We promoted www.dasouth.com flyers and 4930studios.com flyers. I performed Rise to the top to kick off the teen talent show. The first kid sang "Never would of made it" accapella and ran away with the competition. They blessed us with nachos, bbq chicken sandwiches and all the capri suns I could drink! God is good! I sold some cds and got to see Rev Rob, Richard Hollis and Dat Boy Jesse perform.

A DAY OF OUTREACH

2009-01-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

SATURDAY JANUARY 3RD WAS A DAY OF OUTREACH. I WENT OUT TO A LOW INCOME APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF HOUSTON,TX WITH STREETLIFE WORLDWIDE MINSTIRIES. OTHER ARTISTS THERE THAT DAY WERE GIFTED AND ENO. WE PROVIDED THE ENTERTAINMENT AS THE STREETLIFE STAFF BROUGHT FOOD AND DRINKS. I WAS THE LAST PERFORMER OF THE DAY AND HAD THE HONOR OF LEADING EVERYONE IN THE SINNERS PRAYER. I RAN INTO A YOUNG MAN THAT KNEW ME FROM WHEN I WAS DOING THE SECULAR MUSIC AND HE WAS EXCITED TO SEE THE CHANGE THAT GOD HAD MADE IN MY LIFE. HE COMMENTED THAT HE WOULD TRY AND PUT THE STREET MUSIC DOWN AND MAYBE TRY THE GOSPEL THING. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE AND A BLESSED DAY FOR OUTREACH! A CONSTABLE ON THE SCENE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID HE APPRECIATED THE MINISTRY WE WERE DOING. I REPLIED "I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOU AREN'T TOO BUSY IN 2009!"

LATER THAT EVENING I DROVE OUT TO TEXAS CITY WITH TREVOR LEE. WE WENT TO A WOMEN'S PRISON FACILITY. THERE WERE WOMEN IN THERE MY AGE ALL THE WAY TO MY MOTHER'S AGE. I HAD BEEN TO MEN'S PRISONS BEFORE BUT THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME HAVING TO MINISTER TO WOMEN BEHIND BARS. I WAS HEARTBROKEN AS I WALKED IN. I KNEW I CAME TO ENTERTAIN, BUT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS A TIME OF CELEBRATION. AS I SAW THEM ENJOYING THEMSELVES IN THE MIDST OF A BAD SITUATION I KNEW I HAD A JOB OF BRINGING HOPE. I PERFORMED "WHO IS YA LOVIN" AND "I LOVE YOU". LATER I HELPED TREVOR CLOSE BY SINGING PRAISE AND WORSHIP SONG "HUNGRY!" IT WAS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. THAT DAY I REALIZED MY GIFTS ARE BEST UTILIZED IN THE STREETS AND IN THE PRISON. AND I AM GOING TO BE DEDICATING A GREAT PORTION OF MY LIFE TO PRISON MINISTRY. MY MOTHER USED TO DO IT AND NOW I BELIEVE I HAVE OFFICIALLY RECEIVED A CALLING IN THAT AREA. THANKS TO TRE 9, PASTOR BOYD OF COOL MINISTRIES, PASTOR LEVI, AND JESSE FOR OPENING UP THIS DOOR FOR ME. I WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED ON MY TRIPS TO THE PRISONS AND BOOT CAMPS!

NEW YEAR'S EVE

2009-01-06T11:07:00.000-08:00

NEW YEAR'S EVE I SPENT THE EVENING OUT WITH MY FAMILY! I USUALLY DO NOT BRING MY WIFE AND KIDS TO MY SHOWS BUT HOLIDAYS ARE ABOUT FAMILY. I STARTED THE EVENING AT CROSSROADS CHURCH IN PEARLAND. TRE 9 AND I ROCKED THE STAGE AND GAVE THE CROWD A GOOD SHOW. ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE HIS SHOWMANSHIP AROUND. HE LATER PERFORMED WITH S.O.M. AT THE SAME EVENT SO MUCH LUVV WAS IN THE BUILDING!

AFTER THAT I HAD TO RUSH OVER TO FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD IN PASADENA, WHERE I HAD TO DO A SHOW WITH NEW COMER TREVOR LEE AND THE GOTHIC ROCK/RAP/CHRISTIAN BAND "INNERFIRE". THESE GUYS ARE NOTHING LIKE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN I PROMISE. THERE WERE 8 DIFFERENT YOUTH GROUPS IN THE SERVICE. I GAVE MY FULL TESTIMONY ABOUT BEING TAZED AND ARRESTED, ON DRUGS, LOSING MY FATHER AND MORE. I LEAD THE SERVICE IN THE PRAYER OF SALVATION SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND HELPED EVERYONE GET 2009 STARTED ON THE RIGHT TRACK! IT WAS A NIGHT OF HARDWORK BUT IT FELT GOOD.

VON WON MINISTRIES

2008-12-30T13:22:00.000-08:00

THIS IS THE LAUNCH OF MY BLOG THAT WILL HELP THE WORLD FOLLOW THE WORK I DO IN MINISTRY. I DON'T JUST DO THE MUSIC TO BECOME FAMOUS OR MAKE MONEY, I DO IT FOR THE KINGDOM AND TO SAVE SOULS. I WILL KEEP PEOPLE UP TO DATE WITH MY TRIPS TO THE PRISON I TAKE TO DO MINISTRY, TRIPS OUT OF TOWN TO PERFORM IN CHURCHES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TRIPS OUTSIDE OF THE US. IT IS MY GOAL TO MAKE IT TO 5 OTHER COUNTRIES IN 2009! HOPEFULLY GOD WILL HANDLE IT. MY MOTTO IN 2009 IS "WORK LIKE IT'S ALL UP TO ME, PRAY LIKE IT'S ALL UP TO GOD!"

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