Dale:

I am one of those folks so blessed as to have been raised in a Christian home. My sisters and I went off to Child Evangelism Bible Camp the summer of my eight year, and the speaker for the week really made the plan of salvation clear. He showed me my need for asking forgiveness for my sin. The part that caught my ear was that sinners deserve hell, "the lake of fire," and I knew I was a sinner.

At that young age, I wanted this "fire insurance, " but didn't really understand that I needed to have a changed life, so after my forgiveness prayer, I continued creating heartache for my folks and for myself by being quite a "rascal." As a teenager, my dad and I went to hear an evangelist who the Lord used to convict me to change my behaviors as well. Since then, He has led and used me in His work for over fifty years.

Note:

Dale Tornell, the bass singer, is the father of three sons, and Papa to six grandchildren. He lives in Webster, MN, with his best friend of over forty years, his wife Jan, on forty acres of endless projects that keep him busy. He enjoys his family (especially doing "jobs" together), church activities, reading and of course - Southern Gospel Music. Dale says, "I am anticipating the 'jobs' the Lord has for me in Heaven, the family and friends I long to see again, and 'being like him.'"