DARRELL MANSFIELD

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Darrell's music and testimony has touched audiences for over 30 years. His story of recovery and victory over some of life's greatest challenges is an inspiration and testimony to us all.

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DARRELL MANSFIELD MINISTRIES
18032 Lemon Drive, C-165,
Yorba Linda, CA 92886

DARRELL MANSFIELD 2010 UPDATE

I thank God for the great year I have had in 2009, so many blessings. Just to share some of the highlights with you, in February 2009 I was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as Ambassador to California. What a blessing to see the gospel blues genre recognized and honored in this way. I have also been nominated by the San Francisco Blues Society as Harmonica Player of the Year. The title will be awarded in the next couple of months, so that will be something to watch for. In November I served as Grand Marshall of the NAMIWALKS (National Alliance on Mental Illness) fundraiser and awareness event in Hemet, CA.

This year I was also able to tour many states across the US (also Vancouver, B.C), and make some new connections in Southern California. This gave me the chance to work with many churches, charities and missions projects and play some great blues festivals, community events and other music venues. A highlight was playing a sold-out concert at the Orange County Pavilion where we recorded and filmed the live album “People Get Ready”. This past year, with the help of my friends, Eric Turner, Ken Tamplin, Ken Riley, and Curtiss Matovich, I was able to release four albums, “Born to be Wild”, “Life’s Highway”, “The Best of Darrell Mansfield: Volume II” and “People Get Ready” (on CD and DVD).

2010 is shaping up to be a great year too. This coming spring I will be going to Russia on a missions trip and am also booking tours in Germany, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Australia and possibly some other countries.

Also to be released in 2010 is a new album I’ve written. The working title is “New Revelation.” It is a rock and blues album which is in the process of being recorded and produced.

This has been a great year for me, mentally, spiritually, and physically. God has really put me through a refining fire and has renewed and strengthened so many areas of my life through lots of prayer and support. Thank you all—those who are with me, who have been with me and have helped me in this process.

Looking forward I feel renewed strength and vision for the future and a true belief that God has significant purposes for me ahead. Even though I’m so blessed by the ministry God has given me up to this point in my life, I have faith that the future is going to be greater than the past.

Psalm 150 Darrell Mansfield

ARTICLE: Depression: A Wake up Call to the Church

In an extraordinary interview, Darrell issued a message to Christians in which he said, "Don't be ashamed if you have a mental illness".

"You are not a second rate soldier for Christ. It's an illness, a disease, just like diabetes, and it needs to be treated. People need to know that when they get to a state of depression like that, there is help. I didn't know that at the time".

"Your illness is not a lack of faith or spirituality or commitment. It's a chemical, medical problem and I think that society and the church especially has their head buried in the sand".

"When I was at Atascadero State Hospital, there were too many pastors who came to see patients who told them that they were depressed because they were not praying or trusting God enough. That is just total ignorance. When you are chemically imbalanced, you need to get medication and therapy to get back on track. We know all about the physical and spiritual things, but we don't seem to know much about the mental things".

"Now, when I minister, people come up and hug me in tears who say, 'Thank you for making me feel that I am not a second-rate citizen of heaven because I suffer from mental problems. You've encouraged me'". People have come up to me and said that they are suicidal at that moment and that they need prayer. I'll pray with them and then I'll tell them to go and see a doctor..."

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.. I found a small supply of red, long sleeve T-shirts (size L, XL) left from a shipment that was lost in Holland during my 2005-2006 World Tour. They were returned to the US and placed in storage UNTIL NOW! I'm autographing them. Order yours below.

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