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Smyrna husband-and-wife gospel duo, the Walking Miracle, will sing tunes of hope at a free concert on July 23.
The show will be held at Eagles Nest Family Campground in Milton at 6:30 p.m.
Wayne Porter and his wife, Barbie, have a lot to sing about at their shows, and this concert won’t be any different. During the winter of 1999, Christiana Hospital’s medical staff gave Wayne six months to live, as cancer was detected in his bowels. After undergoing months of chemotherapy, the medical staff was shocked by his recovery, to the point where they were convinced that his healing came from God, Wayne said. He was discharged from Christiana in August of 2000.
“God’s given me another opportunity [to live],”Wayne said.
Following his miraculous recovery, he retired from his job at Nationwide Insurance, in 2004, since he felt led by God to start a fulltime singing ministry. In addition to performing throughout the state, he has brought his testimony on the road to more than 10 states, including Pennsylvania, New York, Tennessee and Georgia, as he sings covers of oldie southern and country gospel tunes.
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IF YOU GO WHAT Walking Miracle gospel performance WHEN 6:30 p.m. July 23 WHERE Eagle Nest Family Campground 13184 Eagles Nest Trail, Milton COST Free INFO www.walkingmiracle.org |
While the couple enjoys gracing the stage, Wayne knows the focus of their music isn’t all about them.
“Were bringing you a message of the gospel through song,” he said. “It’s about getting up there and ministering.”
Since Wayne is retired, he performs weekly, and averages 80 appearances a year. Barbie performs with him during weekend shows, as she continues to work as a cook at Great New Beginnings Childcare in Middletown. Thinking back to where he was 12 years ago to now, Wayne is still amazed at the new direction his life has taken.
“I would’ve never imagined we’d get to this point where God has taken us already,” Wayne said of he and Barbie. “This is awesome.”
One of the most valuable bits of advice that Wayne can offer audiences is something that he learned while on his deathbed.
“When you get to a point where you think you’re at your and end, you’re not,” he said.
Smyrna husband-and-wife gospel duo, the Walking Miracle, will sing tunes of hope at a free concert on July 23.
The show will be held at Eagles Nest Family Campground in Milton at 6:30 p.m.
Wayne Porter and his wife, Barbie, have a lot to sing about at their shows, and this concert won’t be any different. During the winter of 1999, Christiana Hospital’s medical staff gave Wayne six months to live, as cancer was detected in his bowels. After undergoing months of chemotherapy, the medical staff was shocked by his recovery, to the point where they were convinced that his healing came from God, Wayne said. He was discharged from Christiana in August of 2000.
“God’s given me another opportunity [to live],”Wayne said.
Following his miraculous recovery, he retired from his job at Nationwide Insurance, in 2004, since he felt led by God to start a fulltime singing ministry. In addition to performing throughout the state, he has brought his testimony on the road to more than 10 states, including Pennsylvania, New York, Tennessee and Georgia, as he sings covers of oldie southern and country gospel tunes.
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IF YOU GO WHAT Walking Miracle gospel performance WHEN 6:30 p.m. July 23 WHERE Eagle Nest Family Campground 13184 Eagles Nest Trail, Milton COST Free INFO www.walkingmiracle.org |
While the couple enjoys gracing the stage, Wayne knows the focus of their music isn’t all about them.
“Were bringing you a message of the gospel through song,” he said. “It’s about getting up there and ministering.”
Since Wayne is retired, he performs weekly, and averages 80 appearances a year. Barbie performs with him during weekend shows, as she continues to work as a cook at Great New Beginnings Childcare in Middletown. Thinking back to where he was 12 years ago to now, Wayne is still amazed at the new direction his life has taken.
“I would’ve never imagined we’d get to this point where God has taken us already,” Wayne said of he and Barbie. “This is awesome.”
One of the most valuable bits of advice that Wayne can offer audiences is something that he learned while on his deathbed.
“When you get to a point where you think you’re at your and end, you’re not,” he said.
