Well, my name is Leonardo Melato, I\\'m Brazilian. I\\'m 14 and I am learning to be a true servant of Jesus. My English is not very good, so be patient please (hahaha). This year, an incredible change is happening in my life, and I want to show this change to all those around me, I want people to see Christ in me. The music of Delirious? are helping me to make this change more apparent. Before listening to Delirious?, I listened to music that does not build, but destroy lives. Now, I sing to worship Christ and to glorify his name more and more each day. I thank God for giving me the chance to have my sins redeemed, and for doing the songs of Delirious? change the lives of many people in the world, and I\\'m sure they will continue to change lives even with the end of the band. The grace and peace of Jesus be with you all. This is not my story, but it is the beginning of a story with Jesus in my life.

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i was show gods grace in 8th grade by my baseball team. since then, all the way through high school i was a hard charger for christ. i joined the marines after that, but since then i took a different path. i started drinking and smoking and cussing. that was going on for 3.5 years, to this day. i listened to a song on my laptop by delirious and actually realized i need to change my ways again.

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Hello.
I have been hearing your songs on the radio in the past few years that I have been a Christian. Great songs, love them, but just recently realized how widespread they are in so many arenas - (Corporate Church Worship, Homegroup Worship, the recently popular Jesus Culture Worship Conferences, just to name a few). Your songs are amazing, able to cross multi-barriers and music preferences! They are truly heartfelt and an excellent device to enter God\\'s presence.
I am so thankful for God\\'s gift given to you for prolific song writing and especially for your passion for Him.

Thank you and God bless you all.

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It all started about 4 years ago. I went to a meeting at St Thomas' church in Blackpool. This was the first meeting to start a youth service called XLT. The idea became reality and four years later we are still going. What happened to me over those four years was that i changed from never playing my drums to anyone to playign more than two times a week in bands that had musicians that i would call perfessionals. I know now that this is the path that God is calling me to take and that one day i will be doing what delerious will be doing by sharing Gods word to millions of people and changing the world. This is how i know that i am going to be a HISTORY MAKER. God Bless you all Olly Smith

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Thank you, Delirious, for leading worship in power and truth. I have two stories. Hard to make it short. I am a youth leader. I took my youth group to BattleCry in Baltimore several years ago. I was burnt out, flustered and stressed after pouring myself out for God for teens that seemed to be so set in their ways and deaf to the truth. The whole way there I was in a van with 3 very rebellious teens who kept trying to get me to listen to Marilyn Manson. After registering and getting the caravan up to the nosebleed section, I took a breath and tried to sing. All of a sudden I had a "vision" of Jesus at my feet washing my feet. You were leading worship, and I couldn't sing a note (even though I am a voice teacher with a powerful voice.) Through tears of shame, I found myself reaching down and saying, "Stop. Please stop. Don't wash my feet!" He was there during your whole entire worship set. I couldn't sing. But Jesus ministered to me, washing my feet. He knew how weary I was and what I had done. Only he really knew. I knew the anointing of God was on your band, so when I heard your band was breaking up, I took my husband, Caleb to see you at Hershey Park in August. He is a worship leader with an unusual anointing as well. I knew he would love you guys. We had our baby with us, so on the last session, Caleb took him and let me come down on the floor to worship all by myself. (Again, years later, I was at a point where I desperately needed a healing touch.) God met me again, that day, and prepared me for the most difficult and rewarding ministry year I have yet to face. I know God uses you because of your obedience and faith, and I don't even know you personally.

My husband, who's one true desire in this life is to lead worship every chance he gets (many times for little or no money) said that he really wanted Martin to pray over him at Hershey, for God's anointing, but alas, we didn't get a chance.

So, my one request is that you guys pray for my husband, Caleb Nei, who is already a powerful worship leader, BUT he wants God's strong anointing and direction to flood everything he does. Please pray a blessing on him as he writes songs and is seeking God's leading for his band Stereoreel. We started a church plant in a Godless county in America. That is our life right now. We are here out of obedience, but Caleb knows God has even more and is seeking his face concerning his worship leading

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hi my name is Jonathan Cant i am 15 years old. when i was born i was born 3 mounths early then normal and was born premerture with bleeds on both sides of my brain with a grade 4 bleed which is the worsed bleed you could have. I had Hydrocephalis and this made the docters really worried they said that they feared me living and said that i may not live but if i did i would have 100% brain damage, my mum and Dad and all the churches were praying for me to get healed,the year was about 1994 at the time, and when they were praying,my dad was told by god to trust him just as Abraham was trusted God with his son Iasac in the Genisis. Because at the time the doctors told my perants to turn off the venterlator and let me die but my perants wern't excepting that they said "God if he lives or if he dies you decide just take this dision from us!" and after praying for an evening they came bck the following day and disided to turn off the venterlator and within a few hours i reganed consiousness and i started breathing for myself and i was aventually aloud home. Then a year later we came back to the hospital and checked my brain and all the doctors could see was clean tissue and no swelling what so ever. Then the doctors said to my mum who is a doctor "you prayed for a miricle and you got one." And I give God praise for his done and am gonna give him praise he will do in the future. If your not saved and you've heard this and want to be saved say this prayer.
Heavenly Farther
Thank You for dieing for me on the cross
I invite you in to my life
to be my Lord and Saviour
to wash my sins away Lord make me clean
i thank you, and i except your gift of salvation
in Jesus Name
Amen.

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Been to so many d: gigs and I remember one of my best holidays following d: on the Glo Tour. London, leicester, Glasgow, Manchester and finally Wales. Support band Steve said hello at the last gig and then Tim Jupp stepped of stage to give me a hug and a T-shirt. Will never forget that holiday nor the sound guy Mr. Burton putting up with me always saying hello as proof I was there and Mr. Smith merchandise manager who I also kept saying hi to as proof of my meanderings. d: were always more than the 6 band memders. Year 2010 and no d:...? No new albums to look forward to...? No more gigs...? All good things come to an end and I got some great memories... Justin Mackenzie.

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in the fall of 1996 I came to a point in my life were i realized that I would never be happy with anything in this world. I had a lot of success, awards, academics, Girlfriends, but was never satisfied. I walked to a phone both to call a friend who I new was a christian. (this was before everyone had cellphones) He told me about the grace of Jesus and and I was born again that Night. Music was an obvious Idol in my life so I put away my instruments and decided to spend time getting to know my creator. However, it is difficult to be a musician in a church and not get volunteered to play when the the song director finds out. I never felt comfortable playing the orchestral music or the blues gospel that was was common in small town churches. all i new how to do was play rock n roll I would have loved to have had the talent to do more but thats just how it was. one night I couldn't sleep so i turned on the Tv. and they were playing a documented video of a band called \\"delirious\\". The first video I watched was \\"Sanctify\\". it was and still is one of my most favorite songs of all time. I eventually bought the \\"cutting edge\\" and \\"king of fools\\" and that would set the stage for the next several years of my service to God. today I am the music director of my church. our congregation has been blessed to have the music of delirious in our services. (not always the best renditions i\\'ll admit) I continually hear testimonies of life change and souls that have been touched through our song services. it may not have ever happened if there was not a delirious. The legacy of these servants of the Kingdom will go on for a long time. one day we will all have an eternity to swap stories. it will be interesting how many of them involve You Guys. but in the mean time there is much more History to be made...

Chuck Evatt / History Maker

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I remember going on a youth camp in 2002 and finding a CD lying atop a HiFi entitled "Deeper: The d:finitive worship experience", from a band, I had never heard of, my first thought was, 'wow they do a cover of "I could sing of your love forever"'. I was new to Christian music so forgive the ignorance. After a short listen, I bought that same CD, gave it a play through and got stuck with "Obsession" on repeat. A song that has become my cry over and over again, Delirious? you were instantly my favourite band.

I made it a mission to purchase evey single CD, even buying "Libertad" for a missions trip to Venezuela and on a trip to London, my only thought was, 'must find "Audiolessonover?"' (I'm from South Africa).

Which brings me to that first time Delirious? came to SA, Personally I remember leaving late, then we realised we forgot the tickets and the car broke down...BUT...we made it. 'Twas a concert that blew me away, yes you guys were amazing, but the best part, God was there like I had never felt before, a night to remember, from Martin thinking our customary "oo oo" was a seal sound, to the fact that at that concert one of my best friends met Jesus and she has never looked back.

So er.."thanks for the memories" and for ensuring that "He will not be forgotten", neither will you.

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In 2006 I had just finished working with a band that i loved called 'Steve'. A friend reminded me that God had answered my prayers to work with them from years earlier, and asked me what I was asking God for now. I remember saying to God almost jokingly, that one day I would love to work with Delirious, having been a massive fan since King of Fools.

They say you should be careful what you pray for...well its new years eve 2009 and here I am, having travelled with the band for the last two and a half years as a lighting engineer.

I really cant express the impact that God has made in my life through this band and their music over the years, they really have been a soundtrack to my walk with God, and he has always spoken to me through the music, in good times and bad. When I was younger I had a very low time in my life, full of loneliness, depression and hurt, and at my lowest point, where I decided that I didn't want to carry on, it was an old cutting edge song called 'When all around has fallen' that completely changed me. I felt God speaking the lyrics to me over and over again, as my closest friend.

Come, come lay your weary head be still my friend
Come, rise I'll place my sword upon your shoulder
Come, rise with me

The great thing about music is that it has the ability to enter your heart without permission, and thats exactly what this song did to me.

The last two and a half years have been eye opening to say the least. I've had the privilege to make some really amazing friends, travel the world and see literally hundreds of thousands of people worshipping God. I have so many special memories that I'll keep forever. From private jets and slick conferences, to orphans in the slums of mumbai, Their message has always been to see beyond our church walls and care about the lost.

I have many more questions now than i did 3 years ago, and Christianity doesn't fit in a nice box anymore. Its a struggle and I can't carry on the same. Its time to 'stand up, be people of courage who will run this race till the end. To be men and women of God'. I cant wait.

ed.web@mac.com

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