Young & Gifted!!!
The Christopher Duffley Story.
It’s hard to believe it has been over 19 years since Christopher Duffley.
entered into our lives on May 01 2001. At the time of his birth, I had four of my own children ages
8 months to 8 years. I can honestly say, it all started with a prayer and then a tug at my heart.
Before Christopher’s homecoming, there was a prayer that was very popular that year, and it went like this:
“Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil.”
The Prayer of Jabez:
This prayer, taken from 1 Chronicles 4:10, is about asking God to bless your life, your work and to be upon your future plans. I was reciting this prayer, giving each day to God, not out of what he can do for me, but rather, what can I do for Him. By entrusting each day to him, I knew where I needed to be,
that he would help me with whatever happened, good or bad.
As we prayed and discerned about having Christopher come into our home, it was remarkable to see how open our children were to having another sibling, knowing that he was not “normal”. Steve and I both felt that by inviting Christopher into our family, we were also obeying the voice of God. In the bible it says “Whoever welcomes one such child for my sake welcomes me”. Jesus wasn’t kidding when he shared this with his disciples, as recorded in Matthew’s gospel. We also felt that we were modeling to our children
what our faith professes, the gospel of Life.
At four years old, he discovered what a microphone was and sang along with the worship team
as we took part in a disaster relief ministry called Eight Days of Hope. Two albums later,
he now sings Christian and inspirational songs during engagements with churches,
disability ministry events, school presentations and even corporate events.
Christopher’s first public performance took place when he was in first grade at Northwest Elementary School in Manchester, New Hampshire. On that occasion Christopher sang the Star Spangled Banner at a Memorial Day Assembly in front of his classmates, their families and veterans. Christopher Duffley at 10 Years old with an amazing voice. He proves that someone who looks different doesn’t mean he has anything less.
This boy is a gift for all of us.
Keep singing Christopher and Let’s share Chris’ angelic voice:
Christopher sang before he ever held a conversation. “Open the Eyes of My Heart” has been his first and favorite song his whole life. Love This Performance of Open The Eyes of My Heart – Christopher Duffley and World Outreach Worship
Since that time he has sung the national anthem for various audiences, coast to coast.
Most notably, Christopher has performed the national anthem at Fenway Park
(July 2011, Sept. 2013, & August 17, 2015) and NASCAR racing (Sept. 2011).
Christopher’s story and music began being featured by major media outlets in the spring of 2011 and
reached a trending status on Facebook in August of 2015 after he sang at Fenway Park.
He was given the title “10 Amazing Individuals with Autism who Shined”
by Autism Speaks in 2013.
Christopher and Grace sang during the World Meeting of Families televised on CNN,
reaching thousands in downtown Philadelphia on over 40 jumbotrons during Pope Francis’s visit in 2015.
He became a Youtube sensation when the video recording of “Open the Eyes of My Heart” during a
New Hampshire worship event, became viral, reaching an international level,
being translated into many languages.
Two albums have been released. The first was produced by Dove Award winning producer,
Steven V Taylor, in 2012 called “Eyes of My Heart.” In August of 2015, we went back to the studio to record the second album with his sister Grace, “Believer.” They are available here: SHOP!!
Four original songs will be released in the Fall of 2016.
His most exciting adventure is the Mission Possible Podcast which was launched in April 2016.
Christopher creates interviews and engineers 10 minutes interviews with people who are on a Mission in life and best of all, it is FREE. Go to our Podcast link above to read more!
In September of 2014, Know Greater Love Ministries was established KGLM.org.
There is so much to share, and I am honored that you have spent the last few minutes
reading the beginning of our story. There is so much more to come.
I promise to continue to share our story,
This is the live stream from the Christopher Duffley and Friends Concert.
Hope you enjoy it!!!
To hear more about Christopher’s story, please enjoy this video about Christopher’s life.
Please check out our website today: http://www.christopherduffley.com/
and journey with us and we share OUR story of hope, love and faith.
May God bless you!
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