Greg Allman to put me in this place where He [WM] Can you speak about the Haiti Mission go over there and be in that world to see what
had my attention, and He put a band on this that you and your wife recently returned from? they’re doing.
spoke to me. Had I not been in the mindset I [Zach] We went over with an organization [WM] What are your plans for 2018?
was, in reading about the devastation of Greg called Hands and Feet Project, started by Mark Allman’s life and what drugs and alcohol had Stuart and Will McGinnis from Audio Adrenaline. [Zach] I’m excited to see what God has
done to him, I don’t think I would have been in I met Mark about a year ago, and he invited planned for this year. We’re out on The Road
the place where I was ready to accept what the me over to Haiti to check it out. We were finally Show tour, starting the 16th of February. After
Lord had for me to hear. able to put something together and called it that tour is over I’ll be doing my very first
the Chain Breaker Mission Trip, and we had a headline tour, taking out a band by the name
When we were preparing to cut this deluxe bunch of people sign up. It’s totally different than of Carrollton, and a new guy named Jamie
record, I said I really want to record “Midnight any mission trip I had ever heard of. You’re not Kennett. We’re super excited about it, and I
Rider” as a tribute after Greg Allman passed going over there and working all day until dark think it’s going to be a big year.
away, and the label was like, “Okay, let’s do it.” and giving a handout, money, and then leaving. I put a story on the inside sleeve of the record What you’re doing is going over, and the money Truly it has been an astonishing year and a half
to let people know why I did it. I knew there you’re spending seeds their organization to for Zach Williams as he turned his life around
would be a lot of people in Christian music build more orphanages. They have what they with the help of God. From his music, to he and
that didn’t get it. I believe that giving myself the call Econdos, where it’s basically a resort that his wife’s prison ministry and Chain Breaker
opportunity to explain why I did it has made they’ve built in the mountains of Haiti, and Mission Trip to Haiti, Williams is ministering to
people more accepting, because that’s who they’re employing Haitian people. They’re others in need. Through his upcoming tours
I am and that’s who I was. I’m still the same giving them jobs and creating opportunities to this year, new singles, and a new album later
guy with this southern sound that’s never going go to work and provide for themselves. Will has in the year, I’m hopeful we will see even more
to change. But God has changed my heart, started a company called Haiti Made where, outreach from Zach. God is a Chain Breaker,
changed my desires, and changed the things after a certain age, these kids in orphanages and Zach Williams is a living example of this.
I like and love. I wanted to pay respect to can go to work and are taught a trade. Currently, someone that was a big influence on my early they have about thirty people employed at the music. It was a highlight to record an iconic resort, and approximately fifty people employed southern rock song. I was thrilled! at their company. It was neat to be a part of and
radio station that I didn’t know with a song that
Zach with John Mayer
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Zach with Jason Isbell
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