Back in May of 2006 my wife Mary and I were watching a Bill Gaither Homecoming video and during a song that Ernie Haase & Signature Sound were singing, the Lord spoke to me. It has long been a desire of my heart to bring good Southern Gospel back to Ottawa, Ontario after almost 35 years, but I need the Lord’s help and Him in it. The Spirit of the Lord came over me and told me to bring Ernie Haase & Signature Sound to Ottawa. Wow! I told my wife about this and she said, “Go for it!” While standing at the top of the stairs at the Air Canada Center with about 20,000 people crunched up against others trying to get back to our seats, the person behind me bumped into me throwing me off balance. I looked around and saw the one who bumped me. I have never met this man before or talked to him. It was Ernie Haase. I introduced myself and told him how I knew the Cathedrals, George being his father-in-law and that I would like them to come to Ottawa and perform a concert. I told him that this is what I felt the Lord wanted me to do. Ernie’s response was for me to come to the table after the concert and get a business card so I could make contact. I agreed to do this knowing that we were going to fight the crowd again to get to the table. After the program we slowly made our way up the stairs to the walkway that goes around the center and tried desperately to get to the Signature Sound table again. We couldn’t get though the crowd that was lined up at the table and the people trying to leave the center… impossibility seemed to rule. Mary and I could not see Ernie so I thought it is not the right time or the right place but still the will of God. Out of nowhere, and right in my face appears Ernie with two business cards and hands them to me. How did he find me in that crowd let alone remember me. The Lord was now taking me down the road and at the end of the road all things would come together, at the right place…at the right time. Thirteen months passed from the Toronto concert until we went to Rochester in October of 2007 to see the Gaithers and Signature Sound. We had a brief encounter with Ernie at the concert but too much is happening to these guys all at once so I admit I was a little discouraged. Mary and I still felt we were doing what the Lord had said. God’s Spirit just kept on confirming to me that He will put me in the right place… at the right time. My question was simple…when and where? Can you speed things up a little Lord? It is now 2008 and Mary and I are returning to Rochester again this time for a Signature Sound concert. This time we booked the same hotel, they gave us the same room. We had supper at the Texan restaurant, waited 20 minutes and they sat us at the same table and gave us the same waiter. (not coincidence but confirmation) Both Mary and I knew God was doing something and this was His way of showing us that He is in control. I was thinking at the meal that I have to get to Ernie. The Lord spoke to me and told me, He would take care of Ernie. We knew we were at the right place. What was the first song the guys sung to start the second half? You know. “ At The Right Place… At The Right Time For The Lord." Tears started rolling down my face when Mary grabbed my arm saying, “You just finished saying that.” After the program we got to talk to Ernie briefly with crowds of people all around us. He asked me to wait so I did. After everyone left, Mary and I just talked one on one with Ernie. I knew the Lord was present because I could really feel His presence on me. Gospel Sings Canada was born out of this story. This is how it all began. Signature Sound is coming to Ottawa, Ontario Saturday May 15th at Bethel Pentecostal Church in Ottawa, Ontario. For more info go to www.gospelsingscanada.com When we left Rochester we knew of God’s confirmation. We could only have been, ‘At The Right Place…At the right time'.