Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Today's guests talk to us about service and why they feel it's important they give back to their communities, their country, and and God.

First up, Neil McCoy is an award-winning country singer who has used his platform to unite

his fans through patriotism and to donate his time and talent to charity.

Neill tells us about his family's legacy of service and why he thinks getting involved in your

local community can have a huge impact.

Hey everybody, I'm Neil McCoy.

When I was young, we were raised in church.

We went to church all the time.

My mom is from the Philippine Islands.

She's one of the ones that helped put all the patriotism I have in my in my life,

but she is also the one that was that was hard on us kids that get we're going to church every

Sunday. I mean you're going to go and and being the youngest of three you know I was always trying to use that

man my leg hurts I got a headache I ain't going to church this morning but but she was a tough

upbringing from the Philippines she was 13 years old when the occupation had.

Basically, the Japanese hit Manila about eight hours after they hit Pearl Harbor.

They were trying to take over the world at one time.

And so mom was about 13 years old and the Japanese took over the Philippines, took over Manila

where she's from.

Martial law is going around.

The Japanese are just killing people and just, you know, it's really ugly over there.

And at the time, she's the second of about eight, second oldest of eight kids.

She ended up being the second oldest of 18 kids for us all over.

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