Thank you for Your Generous Support
of the
Eyes Wide Open
Annual Campaign.
Your gift means more than we can say. You are helping us keep the Gospel of Welcome alive and moving, reaching people who might never otherwise hear a word of grace spoken directly to them.
You built this community. Your continued partnership strengthens the daily work of teaching, praying, counseling, and creating a place where everyone is welcome and no one stands alone. We are grateful not only for your gift, but for the heart behind it.
With appreciation, I have asked John and Marti to send you John Fischer’s industry-recognized Wide Angle album as our gift for your participation.
Herb Hellums
Chairman, Eyes Wide Open Annual Campaign
And on behalf of
The Catch Ministry Board of Directors
— and —
John and Marti
Eyes Wide Open Participants
Tami, from Pensacola, Florida
Dick, from Lantana, Texas
Christina, from Colorado Springs, Colorado
James, from Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
Darin, from Schuyler, Nebraska
David, from Chehalis, Washington
Joanne, from Lynden, Washington
Richard, from Nashville, Tennessee
Carol, from Melrose, Massachusetts
Rob, from Sacramento, California
Roger, from Whittier, California
Rebecca, from Cullman, Alabama
Cynthia, from Harlingen, Texas
Keith, from Portland, Oregon
Daniel, from O Fallon, Oregon
Steve, from Nashville, Tennessee
John, from Coralville, Iowa
Wayne, from Modesto, California
Gary, from Sidney, Ohio
Allen, from Exton, Pennsylvania
Mike, from Cambria, California
Joe, from Sugar Land, Texas
An Anonymous gift from the State of Washington
Stewart, from Gunnison, Colorado
Noel, from Blue Hill, Maine
Lisa, from Sunland, California
Daniel, from Hershey. Pennsylvania
John, from Ft Mitchell, Kentucky
Neil, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Bob, from Iowa City, Iowa
Herb, from Blue Mountain, Mississippi
John, from Los Altos, California
Laura, from Campbell, California
Wide Angle
by John Fischer
This song captures so many of the themes of Eyes Wide Open that we thought we would list some of them here followed by the lyrics of the song.
Wide Angle calls those who embrace it to:
see things from a different perspective.
get a bigger window on the world.
anticipate the unfamiliar as an adventure.
not fear change.
shed the status quo.
identify with the pain and suffering of others.
break out of your own silo.
embrace humility.
fully experience life.
Wide Angle
More than what I used to see
Wide angle
More than what is near to me
Where I once was afraid to open up my eyes
Now this wide angle
Has changed my fear into surprise
Beyond the reaches of my point of view
Beyond the motions I go through
There’s a world of wonder; there’s a world of pain
There’s no way that I can stay the same
Give me a …
(Chorus)
Only seeing what we want to see
Only doing what we know
All the while believing that we know it all
When the lens we’re looking through is much too small
Give me a …
(Chorus)
So fill my eyes and ears with the laughter and the tears
Let the dance begin; truth will always win
(Chorus)
John Fischer The Catch 