Musical and spiritual roots run deep in a childhood that was surrounded and steeped in the rhythm of heaven. I was raised on a mixture of sounds that encompassed the hawaiian surf, southwest mesas and european landscapes. With these familial roots in music and faith, the legacy continues. I use vocal textures in arrangements, along with, guitar and percussion to weave messages/ testimonies of human struggle and God's great love and mercy into original psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Personally, I have traveled "a multitude of paths" in one lifetime and have found peace, strength and purpose on an intimate path of faith in God through Yeshua Ha Meshiach (Jesus the Christ).
The power of musical expression as a catalyst in healing is profound to me. I am constantly amazed at the stories of hearts that have been moved or changed through music. As a professional and lay counselor, I have had the opportunity to walk alongside diverse groups of people through difficult places. In using biblical precepts as a foundation, I have witnessed amazing transformations.
Taking deeply to heart the words of Matthew 28:19. I also believe that the church, as a company of believers, is to be an active force in bringing hope, strength and the light of the gospel to people around the world. Not only in words, but hands on reality. Raw faith in human form. Apart from music and media venues, ministering to the needs of others in intimate settings, and one-on-one with those suffering with infirmities and in the last stages of life, is where, I believe, the reality of God's Spirit truly manifests itself. Where humanity is at its deepest core...
~Yvonne~Thought for the Day:
“Vigilance is a particular expression of monastic purity of heart—the virginity of spirit “proper†to the life of contemplation. We have left all things to watch by night “on the walls of Jerusalem .†We wait with lamps trimmed, like wise virgins, for the PAROUSIA
Thomas Merton. Seasons of Celebration. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1950/1986: 62
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