In 1974, he joined the band "Gentle Faith" as lead vocalist and two years later they released their first album, "Gentle Faith".
In 1977 he formed the "Darrell Mansfield Band" which released five albums: "High Power"; "Get Ready"; "Darrell Mansfield Band; Live"; "Vision" and "Revelation."
That was only the beginning. Over the last 30 years Darrell has performed on and recorded so many projects on vinyl, cassette, CD (and even 8 tracks) that he himself finds it hard to count them all.
Darrell continues to tour globe relentlessly. It is clearly a labor of love. Because he has met the "Source" of music, his real talents are a living, breathing testimony to the power of the Almighty God.
His performances are more powerful now than at any other time in his music ministry, as his purpose is now settled. Darrell Mansfield longs to give something back to a world that reflects the neediness and hunger that drove him to the "Bread of Life."
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SUNSET BEACH, CA 90724Depression: A wake up call to the church
In an extraordinary interview, Darrell issued a message to Christians in which he said, Don't be ashamed if you have a mental illness.
You are not a second rate soldier for Christ. It's an illness; it's a disease, just like diabetes, and it needs to be treated. People need to know that when they get to a state of depression like that, there is help. I didn't know that at the time.
Your illness is not a lack of faith or spirituality or commitment. It's a chemical, medical problem and I think that society, the church especially, has got their head buried in the sand.
There were too many pastors who came to see patients when I was at Atascadero State Hospital and who said to them that they were depressed because they were not praying or trusting God enough. That is just total ignorance. When you are chemically imbalanced, you need to get medication and therapy to get back on track. We know all about the physical and spiritual things, but we don't seem to know much about the mental things.
When I minister now, I get people who come up to me and hug me in tears who say, Thank you for making me feel that I am not a second-rate citizen of heaven because I suffer from mental problems. You've encouraged me. I've had people who have come up to me and told me that they are suicidal at that moment and said that they need prayer. I'll pray with them and then I'll tell them to go and see a doctor...
To read the rest of Darrell's testimony go to ...
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