On my current visit in Kentucky to work on my daughter’s house, I received a quite welcome and rather unexpected invitation. A very dear friend and brother in Christ who lives in Lexington contacted me indicating that he would like for us to get together during my time here in the Bluegrass. 

I met Anthony in 1995 when Randa and I moved from Lexington to Georgetown. We only visited one church and that was the one where Anthony was the worship leader. One visit to Trinity Assembly of God completely convinced us that we had found our new church home. We were so blessed by the worship service that we didn’t want to try any other churches. 

The only adequate one-word description that I can think of to properly describe this brother is “anointed.”

His humility, talent, love of worship, love of the Lord, and his gift from God makes him the most unique, effective, and enjoyable worship leader I have ever encountered. I’m sure that part of my impression is strongly embedded in my love for the type of worship that he brings. His wife, Dana, is an instrumental part of his ministry and has been for many many years. Her talent and shared love of music and the Lord brings a wonderful harmony to their shared ministry. They consistently brought joyous reverence and sincere celebration to the worship services at Trinity Assembly of God. 

And so it was that I was so excited to get his invitation for us to meet up together. We did that last night at Cracker Barrel in Georgetown. For nearly three hours, we delighted in one another’s company and were blessed by it. His sincerity, appreciation for the work of the Lord, and devotion to serving Christ and others has blessed many people, I am sure. I was so grateful to be on the receiving end of the blessing of his fellowship last night. 

It was hard to believe that it has been nearly twenty-five years since we had been together. Another dear friend told me forty years ago, “You know you are good friends when you haven’t seen each other for several years, but when you get together you start visiting and talking like it was only last week.”

I shared that quote with Anthony last night and he immediately agreed with it. What a wonderful blessing it was to reconnect with him last night. I think this is just a taste of the glorious joy we will experience when we are reunited with the members of Christ whom we have loved on that Great Resurrection Day. 

Heaven. Will. Be. Awesome!

H. Arnett
8/23/24