My name is Paul A. Roberts.  I was raised and still live in a small town that’s nestled in farm country in northeast Georgia, about 50 miles east of Atlanta. 
 

The town of Good Hope is a place where everyone knows and cares for each other, and church and community involvement are important.  At the same time this community is near one of the fastest growing areas in our country, and I’ve began to see signs of change as the town begins to grow.  I grew up listening and singing along with all the great country artist on the radio, dreaming about being a country singer.  I also sang hymns at church, not knowing much about other styles of Christian music.  Then when I was about 18 years old, I went on a church youth weekend trip and heard a contemporary gospel band called Billy Lord and The Billy Lord Band.  The band was great and my eyes were opened to contemporary Christian music, I discovered an artist by the name of Steven Curtis Chapman.  I was hooked! I prayed and asked God if this was His will for me, and told him if he would allow me to learn to play I’d use it for His glory.  I picked up a guitar, started taking lessons and songs began to flow.
 

Playing solo, I met some friends and started a band in Good Hope.  I wrote songs, played rhythm, and sang lead for the group.  We played a tri-county area for about a year and a half.  When in the midst of recording our first CD, the group split up due to people moving.  I continued solo, until one day at a benefit singing I met a southern gospel quartet named Manna.  They asked me to join them as lead singer and I did.  While with the group, for about two years, I wrote some of the songs we preformed from north to south Georgia.  Feeling the call to a different style music, I left the quartet to pursue contemporary gospel.