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Gary and Anni moved to Harrisburg in 2001 to become part of the Life Center Ministries International team. Leaving what had been their home in St. Louis, MO, was no small decison, however, God's hand was upon them to bring about His perfect plans for both the Shelton's and for LCMI.

Gary was saved out of a jaded lifestyle of drugs, sex and Rock & Roll. He experienced it all, in the professional music world and by the time he met Anni in 1985, life held very little significance, and then he met Jesus and EVERYTHING changed.

Anni was born into a prominent, Jewish family. An alcoholic mother and workoholic father left her with a deep well of loneliness that she sought to fill with anything that might numb the pain. Shortly after she met Gary, she determined that Jesus Christ was her only hope and devoted her life to His service.

Most likely it was the radical life-conversion that the Shelton's experienced at the hand of the Lord, that causes them to be so hopelessly in love with Jesus. They know what life is like both ways... With and without Jesus. Their thankful hearts and deep flowing gratitude set the mood for worship to erupt whenever Gary begins to strum his guitar.

Gary and Anni led worship for a couple of small meetings in Toronto back in 1994. Those meetings which have continued to this day have been used to impact hundreds of thousands with the love of Jesus, but the Shelton's, thankful as they are, will not be satisfied until they see revival come. Their desire is to live out the book of Acts, and for the fiery love of Jesus to sweep the entire world!


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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Gary and Anni moved to Harrisburg in 2001 to become part of the Life Center Ministries International team. Leaving what had been their home in St. Louis, MO, was no small decison, however, God's hand was upon them to bring about His perfect plans for both the Shelton's and for LCMI. Gary was saved out of a jaded lifestyle of drugs, sex and Rock & Roll. He experienced it all, in the professional music world and by the time he met Anni in 1985, life held very little significance, and then he met Jesus and EVERYTHING changed. Anni was born into a prominent, Jewish family. An alcoholic mother and workoholic father left her with a deep well of loneliness that she sought to fill with anything that might numb the pain. Shortly after she met Gary, she determined that Jesus Christ was her only hope and devoted her life to His service. Most likely it was the radical life-conversion that the Shelton's experienced at the hand of the Lord, that causes them to be so hopelessly in love with Jesus. They know what life is like both ways... With and without Jesus. Their thankful hearts and deep flowing gratitude set the mood for worship to erupt whenever Gary begins to strum his guitar. Gary and Anni led worship for a couple of small meetings in Toronto back in 1994. Those meetings which have continued to this day have been used to impact hundreds of thousands with the love of Jesus, but the Shelton's, thankful as they are, will not be satisfied until they see revival come. Their desire is to live out the book of Acts, and for the fiery love of Jesus to sweep the entire world! The Shelton's are currently helping out at Light Of Hope Community Church in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. This is an incredible community of believers pastored by James Law. We joined in with this community in 2008 and Light Of Hope has hosted FRIDAY NIGHT RAIN meetings for 1 year! We thank God for our home church as it has given us a strong base for Skywork Ministries to itinerate from. Yeah God! FAMILY... Gary says, "The Lord has really spoken to my heart about a few things. He told me that my biggest challenge would be being a Father and Grandfather." In the natural, Gary and Anni have five children and four grandchildren. Spiritually, they have too many to count. The Shelton's have a sixteen year old daughter, followed by a thirteen year old son, next comes their ten year old daughter who everyone but God, thought was the baby of the family, until Judah their one year old was born! Their oldest daughter, (Gary's daughter from his first marriage) Lindsay, and her husband, Phong moved from St. Louis to Harrisburg in 2003, so that the two families could continue raising their families within close vicinity of one another. They bought a house six doors down from the Shelton's. Lindsay and Phong's four children range in age from nine to two and a half years old. HOW THEY MET... Redemption is one of Anni's favorite words... The Shelton's have certainly experienced it in probably every area of their lives. It is astounding how God can take two lost, and desperate souls and draw them to Himself, ultimately for His Glory and Praise. In 1985, Anni (then a hairdresser) and her husband (at that time) walked into a nightclub in St. Louis, to see a popular rock and roll band perform. The band's name was... SKYWORK. Anni's life had become everything she hated. Nothing made sense to her. There was no truth or honor or purity of heart. Drugs helped to take the edge off of her emotional turmoil, for hours at a time, but she had no true love and she had no peace. Her marriage was a mere mockery, her life, a race car on a collision course to Hell. The band began to play...The lead singer caught her intoxicated eye and she began to make plans...He would be the one to take her out of the life she had come to despise. He would be the one...her prince, her knight in shining armour. Little did she know, her prince was a pauper, and not just financially, but emotionally, spiritually and physically as well. The lead singer was Gary Shelton. He had moved back from New York, where he had been working as an indepedent music producer. Drinking was his favorite pasttime, followed by stringing along women like colorful beads that he hung from his wall. His failed marriage was a source of the deepest disappointment and had left him virtually unable to believe that true love really did exist. His days were spent working for an art company, his evenings were spent drinking and drugging the pain. Money earned was money thrown away on the next "good high." Music became his only means of honest expression, but it had also built an impenatratable wall of stone around his heart and mind. He had become an empty shell. Anni took it as "a sign" when Gary jumped off the stage that night and sang a song while sitting on her lap. Gary's motivation was to make the show more interesting. Anni hoped it was "love at first sight." Gary simply appreciated her provocative attire, BUT... somewhere up in Heaven, a compassionate Father, a merciful God, was determined to do, what only He could do... Breathe on their destinies, letting His goodness overwhelm their darkness... (to be continued)
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The Shelton's are currently helping out at Light Of Hope Community Church in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. This is an incredible community of believers pastored by James Law. We joined in with this community in 2008 and Light Of Hope has hosted FRIDAY NIGHT RAIN meetings for 1 year! We thank God for our home church as it has given us a strong base for Skywork Ministries to itinerate from. Yeah God!

Gary says, "The Lord has really spoken to my heart about a few things. He told me that my biggest challenge would be being a Father and Grandfather." In the natural, Gary and Anni have five children and four grandchildren. Spiritually, they have too many to count. The Shelton's have a sixteen year old daughter, followed by a thirteen year old son, next comes their ten year old daughter who everyone but God, thought was the baby of the family, until Judah their one year old was born! Their oldest daughter, (Gary's daughter from his first marriage) Lindsay, and her husband, Phong moved from St. Louis to Harrisburg in 2003, so that the two families could continue raising their families within close vicinity of one another. They bought a house six doors down from the Shelton's. Lindsay and Phong's four children range in age from nine to two and a half years old.

Redemption is one of Anni's favorite words... The Shelton's have certainly experienced it in probably every area of their lives. It is astounding how God can take two lost, and desperate souls and draw them to Himself, ultimately for His Glory and Praise.

In 1985, Anni (then a hairdresser) and her husband (at that time) walked into a nightclub in St. Louis, to see a popular rock and roll band perform. The band's name was... SKYWORK.

Anni's life had become everything she hated. Nothing made sense to her. There was no truth or honor or purity of heart. Drugs helped to take the edge off of her emotional turmoil, for hours at a time, but she had no true love and she had no peace. Her marriage was a mere mockery, her life, a race car on a collision course to Hell.

The band began to play...The lead singer caught her intoxicated eye and she began to make plans...He would be the one to take her out of the life she had come to despise.
He would be the one...her prince, her knight in shining armour.
Little did she know, her prince was a pauper, and not just financially, but emotionally, spiritually and physically as well.

The lead singer was Gary Shelton. He had moved back from New York, where he had been working as an indepedent music producer. Drinking was his favorite pasttime, followed by stringing along women like colorful beads that he hung from his wall. His failed marriage was a source of the deepest disappointment and had left him virtually unable to believe that true love really did exist. His days were spent working for an art company, his evenings were spent drinking and drugging the pain. Money earned was money thrown away on the next "good high." Music became his only means of honest expression, but it had also built an impenatratable wall of stone around his heart and mind. He had become an empty shell.

Anni took it as "a sign" when Gary jumped off the stage that night and sang a song while sitting on her lap. Gary's motivation was to make the show more interesting. Anni hoped it was "love at first sight." Gary simply appreciated her provocative attire, BUT... somewhere up in Heaven, a compassionate Father, a merciful God, was determined to do, what only He could do... Breathe on their destinies, letting His goodness overwhelm their darkness...