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"</span></p><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000;">"You gotta hear this!"</span></p></div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">At age 15 he began learning the keyboard, in order to help his father lead exciting worship.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">His musical interests continued to grow and flourish and while he attended Tennessee State University in Nashville he was influenced by friends who loved Jazz, Blues, and classical music. He is completely at ease in everything he does.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">As a teenager he delivered one of the first keynote speeches at the newly built Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">He won a college scholarship as a result.As a young adult he continues to carry joy with him wherever he goes, he has not been spoiled by the often cynical culture of the USA and he relates easily to anybody, regardless of their background.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">His mother calls him "Sibusiso" which means "the Blessing" in Zulu.  He truly is a blessing to anyone who comes in contact with him, his ready smile and his excitement for life are contagious.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">When he was first recommended to us we were told that "he loves blues, and he loves Jesus " which was plenty good enough for us.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">We weren't prepared for the joy, expertise and excitement that he would bring to the group's sound but we are sure thankful.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Roscoe lives with his wife Adele, twin daughters and son in Michigan City, IN.  He is the pastor for three churches; <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://riveroflifemc.org">River of Life Church</a></span> in Michigan City, Living Waters Church in Gary, IN and Jabulani in Benton Harbor, MI.  He also works full time at <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://dunebrook.org/">Dunebrook</a></span> an agency helping families.</span></p></div>";s:6:"filter";s:1:"1";s:11:"panels_info";a:7:{s:5:"class";s:30:"WP_Widget_Black_Studio_TinyMCE";s:3:"raw";b:0;s:4:"grid";i:0;s:4:"cell";i:0;s:2:"id";i:0;s:9:"widget_id";s:36:"7b913f1e-ac47-4ece-907c-f5246b291dfb";s:5:"style";a:1:{s:18:"background_display";s:4:"tile";}}}i:1;a:5:{s:4:"type";s:6:"visual";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:4:"text";s:793:"<p>[spacer height="20px"]<img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-331" src="http://www.bludbros.com/blbwpr46/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/studio01-1024x680.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="465" />[spacer height="35px"]</p><p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-22" src="http://www.bludbros.com/blbwpr46/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_8820-1024x670.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="458" />[spacer height="35px"]</p><p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-332" src="http://www.bludbros.com/blbwpr46/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/270-793x1024.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="904" /></p><p>[spacer height="35px"]</p><p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-335" src="http://www.bludbros.com/blbwpr46/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/P1010708-1024x684.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="468" /></p>";s:6:"filter";s:1:"1";s:11:"panels_info";a:6:{s:5:"class";s:30:"WP_Widget_Black_Studio_TinyMCE";s:4:"grid";i:0;s:4:"cell";i:1;s:2:"id";i:1;s:9:"widget_id";s:36:"5e7963c1-8f30-4e66-aa57-474523955442";s:5:"style";a:2:{s:27:"background_image_attachment";b:0;s:18:"background_display";s:4:"tile";}}}}s:5:"grids";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"cells";i:2;s:5:"style";a:1:{s:18:"background_display";s:4:"tile";}}}s:10:"grid_cells";a:2:{i:0;a:2:{s:4:"grid";i:0;s:6:"weight";d:0.61803399209200005071096484243753366172313690185546875;}i:1;a:2:{s:4:"grid";i:0;s:6:"weight";d:0.381966007908000004800186388820293359458446502685546875;}}}