Tracy Dartt, writer of such songs as “The Last Sunday”, “Your Blesser Ain’t Never Been Blessed”, and “With Him” (recorded by The Cathedrals), “A Matter Of Policy (The Deacon Song)”, “God Stopped To Pick A Rose”, and of course his biggest hit song, “God On The Mountain”, is currently awaiting approval for a kidney transplant. In the meantime, He and Sharon remain close to their Nashville area home in order to facilitate Tracy's dialysis treatments, which he has 3 times weekly. Tracy has dealt with kidney problems and ongoing kidney stones for nearly 30 years now as a side-effect of a life-saving weight-loss surgery he underwent back in the 1970's. These problems have increasingly worsened as time has passed, even bringing Tracy quite close to death in early 2004 due to the fact that one whole kidney was filled with a massive stone while the other kidney was starting to fail, combined with a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic that he had been prescribed. Since then, doctors have been suggesting a kidney transplant for Tracy. In mid-2007, surgery was performed to UNDO the weight-loss surgery from the 70's, thereby eliminating Tracy's kidney stone problem, with not a single stone incident since that time. This procedure, combined with a modern technique to ensure Tracy's weight remains stable, has paved the way for a possible kidney transplant, as even now testing is underway to determine Tracy's candidacy for surgery. Tracy and Sharon hope for a transplant in the near future and would like to return to
the road full time by 2010.
Stone Dartt and BJ Speer carry on the ministry of The Dartts full-time, having already made about 70 appearances across 10 states in 2009 as of June 15th. Stone Dartt says, "We have seen many people come to Christ already this year and we're praying for many, many more. We've been blessed with a great opportunity to carry on The Dartts' presentation of this thought-provoking, Scripture-filled, original music in such a wonderful variety of musical styles. We are singing the same music that fans of The Dartts have enjoyed over the last 14 years of our ministry, not to mention the many years of Tracy Dartt's solo ministry before that. We are continuing to go on strong while Mom and Dad have to be off the road, and we are looking forward to going on strong - along with them - as soon as they are able to return to the road!" The calendar continues to fill up as Tracy and Sharon do much of the office work and scheduling from The Dartts' Tennessee home base. These challenges aren't holding The Dartts back, as they continue to write new music and work toward their largest project yet, "The God On The Mountain Legacy". Scheduled for a Fall '09 release, this film, produced by Don Dartt, highlights the impact that Tracy's song, "God On The Mountain", has had on people the world over. Also to be released this fall, "The God On The Mountain Legacy" CD, celebrating the song-writing legacy of Tracy Dartt.
The Dartts have their own website at http://www.DarttMusic.com.
Please keep Tracy and the Dartt family in your prayers
Author: AGM
| Author's Website: http://absolutelygospel.com/
Written: 06/16/2009
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I am praying for Tracy Dartt. I enjoy their ministry and pray that God will allow him to continue for more years of service.
DEAR FAMILY,
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