For Gaither Vocal Band member Wes Hampton his calling to ministry came in an unlikely location — an anatomy and physiology class at the University of Alabama at Birmingham more than 17 years ago.

“I almost audibly heard God say, ‘I don’t want you to do this.’ I was in pre-med classes at the time,” he said.

Hampton said he had always loved music and it was his parents who introduced him to a wide variety of musicians at a young age. He listened to artists like Larnelle Harris and Steve Green — two of his favorites — as well as Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and Phil Collins. (continued…)

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