Well, I have a birthday in a couple of weeks, and Kate has been working on a trip to make it a memorable one. We left for Europe September 1st and flew to Paris. I actually have no idea where we are going for the next 20 days. Kate’s going to tell me each day where we’re traveling next. I actually didn’t know we were staying in Paris but on the flight over Kate gave me a Paris guidebook as a gift as my first clue. I’ll keep you posted…All I know is that twenty days from now we will end up in Florence, Italy.
Kate finished her medical school and residency in OB-GYN this May (eight long years) and I completed 10 years of touring. Needless to say, though we’ve been married for 5 years, our cumulative time together feels like 9 months. I think we are still newlyweds by that standard. 
Anyway, we both wanted to do something this year that would take us out of our comfort zones, grow our dreams big and inspire us for the next chapter of our lives. Our desire is that at the end of this year we will have grown closer together and closer to God. We are praying that Kate will get direction for her career in which she hopes to combine medicine and missions; and my prayer is that I will be inspired creatively and spiritually so that my music and message will continue to be meaningful and also glorify God.
Even though we’re traveling, I’ll still be back to the States for shows in the Fall/Winter 2010 and also Spring of 2011. Additionally, I’m hoping to get to share my music with audiences in Europe as well. So, I will keep you posted on our journey and I will look forward to coming back to the States in December for my Christmas Tour, in a city near you, and sharing more of what God has been showing us.
God Bless
Mark Schultz
Yeah! do that! come to Europe to tour! SCOTLAND! do SCOTLAND! hahaha (I bet you get these requests all the time, come here- go there)
ok….so can i ask the biggest huge-est favor ever!? My best friend has dedicated everything to a christian charity which keeps youths off the streets. It and she is incredible! A true woman and warrior of god.
She’s getting married next year…now…i know how huge a request this would be but would it be AT ALL possible to send her a wee note or 5 second recording of you saying hi?
It would mean everything to her and she really deserves it. for her hen party we wanted to come to the states to see you but couldn’t afford it. =(
I don’t have much money to offer for the massive reuest but i will give all i have for her to get this little treat.
Thankyou, Hazel Meney (bridesmaid, sister in christ and fan =) )
I FOUND YOUR MUSIC BY CHANCE BY SURNAME SEARCH(BIZARRE THING TO DO I KNOW!!) AND I MUST SAY I LOVE YOUR MUSIC!!
I AM FROM LIVERPOOL HOME OF SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD!
I LIKE YOUR STYLE ABIT LIKE JOSH GROBAN
I HOPE YOU DO GIGS IN ENGLAND ONE DAY!
KIND REGARDS
LOVE A FELLOW SCHULTZ
CHEERS
PAUL
Hey Mark,
Happy early birthday, buddy! Hope the trip is going really well for you and Kate. See you later this year.
Hey Mark! I hope I’m not too late to wish a very very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I was in the hospital last week with pneumonia and respiratory failure. Scary moment in my life. I survived and I believe your music helped get me through.
Love you and God Bless!!!
Candace
Just wanted to say that Love has come is the best song and it changed my life i was listing to the radio and that the 1st time i heard it and the words are so real to me thanks for all your music and keep doing what you do best GOD BLESS
Mark,
Happy Birthday! I hope I didn’t miss it, but just incase, Happy late birthday!
I just got married 3 months ago, and God blessed me with a beautiful person. She has sinal bifida, and has no feeling from the waist down. Though she’s handicapped, she is amaizingly a wonderful person. She’s not in medicine, but washes dishes!
Imagine if you had to go to school for 8 years to learn to do that! Anyway, Happy Birthday, and God bless!
John
Dear Mark,
Thank you for your music. When my son was in Iraq, your song “He’s my son” got me through this rough time in my life. Although he will never be the same, he’s home, he’s safe. Thank you for your comforting lyrics. I can’t wait to see you at Fox River Christian on the 5th of December. Thank you for the blessing of your song.
Kathryn
Happy Belated B-Day:):)
Luv your music!!
Hi,
I really like your music Mark and have been writing songs thanks to you! I would love it if you did a Australia tour sometime soon. My mother and I are looking forward to it! Thanks,
Emily