American Idol Special Report “From Idol to Inspiration” on Gospel Music Channel

From Idol to Inspiration select quotes:

I think if Jesus saw me on American Idol he would vote for me! I don’t believe that I would have been there if it wasn’t for the hand of God. I just think that God saw the opportunity to use people on a television show thats the biggest television show in the history of the world. I believe that He wanted to use me there. - Phil Stacey

I said, Simon a lot of people want me to say a lot of things to you right now. But what I want you to know is that I forgive you. The reason I can forgive you is that Jesus Christ died so that all of my wrongs could be forgiven. I can certainly extend that same grace to you. And then something extraordinary happened. His jaw dropped, he kept looking around to see what was going on, because that’s not what he was expecting and he got up, he gave me a big hug, he apologized and my relationship with him has been amazing ever since. - Mandisa on Simon Cowell

God has full control over everything and things happen for a reason so I lived that very much so during American Idoljust knowing, okay, if Im here another week, theres got to be a reason because I am scared out of my mind! I hope Jesus was dancing when I was singing on American Idol. - Melinda Doolittle

From Idol to Inspiration encores on GMC April 24, 26, 27, 30, May 2, 3; check www.gospelmusicchannel.com for show times. Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 45 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.