|
A
UMNS Report
By Susan
Hogan
UPDATED
12:30 PM EST
| Jan. 19,
2010
"We
will rise
once again,
From the
place that
we're in.
Hand in hand
with faith
we will
stand
And with God
as our
guide, side
by side
Together we
will rise.”
--“We
Will Rise”
Stefan
Youngblood
wanted to
give hope to
Haiti.
First, he
donated
money. Now
he's
donating a
song. “We
Will Rise,"
a song he
composed, is
being used
in a music
video to
raise funds
for Haiti
through the
United
Methodist
Committee on
Relief.
"It's a
song that's
meant to
inspire
people in
the midst of
all the
hopelessness
and
despair,"
said
Youngblood,
48, of
Raleigh,
N.C. He
leads music
for The
Gathering, a
contemporary
service at
Edenton
Street
United
Methodist
Church. On
Monday, the
downtown
church of
4,200
members was
bustling
with dozens
of
volunteers
putting
together
health kits
for
Haitians.
Youngsters
colored
pictures to
send to
Haitian
children.
"People
are putting
to use the
gifts that
God gave
them in any
way they can
to help the
people of
Haiti," said
the Rev. Ned
Hill, the
church
pastor.
Music often
brings
comfort to
people in a
way that
words can't,
Hill said.
Youngblood's
song,
combined
with images
from Haiti,
make a
powerful
video, he
added.
Please click
the
following
link to see
and hear the
video.
United
Methodist
music video
gives hope
to Haitians
- UMC.org |
