Wednesday, June 27, 2012

TRIP TO AFRICA ENLIGHTENED 50 CENT

50 cent by aleksey.const, on Flickr
cc photo by Alex Const on flickr

Last February, rapper 50 Cent flew with World Food Program to Kenya and Somalia in the African continent. There, he witnessed firsthand the effects of hunger especially on children who only have one meal a day. What he witnessed had deeply touched him, he said, "It enlightened me in different ways.  To actually see people under the circumstances that I saw was a totally different experience."  Later, 50 Cent announced that part of the proceeds from Street King; an energy drink that he launched last year would be used to help fight hunger in Africa.  His goal is to provide one billion meals to hungry children over the next five years, and so far, he's provided more than 3.5 million meals.


Source:  Huffington Post


But I read that there are some people who reportedly questioned the sincerity of 50 Cent's motives.  Whether his motive is genuine or not, only God knows.  What is important is that he's doing something to help those who need help.



Friday, June 22, 2012

CASTING CROWNS - JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY



Title:  Just Another Birthday
Artist:  Casting Crowns
Country: U.S.A.

Thank goodness!  The young pregnant lady in this video chose to let her daughter live rather than abort/kill her.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

ARTISTS AT A GLANCE: CASTING CROWNS

CC BY-SA 3.0 photo by PLGPress on Wikimedia Commons

Casting Crowns is a band that started as a student worship band in 1999 at First Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, but later, they moved to Stockbridge, Georgia where some of the members are currently working as ministers of Eagles Landing First Baptist Church.  It was formed by youth pastor Mark Hall. Their music genre is Contemporary Christian and Christian Rock.

Current members are:

Mark Hall - lead singer and songwriter
Melanie Hall - road manager and Mark's wife
Megan Garrett - piano, keyboards and vocals
Hector Cervantes - lead guitar and vocals
Juan Devevo - guitar and vocals
Melodee Devevo - violin, cello and vocals
Chris Huffman - bass guitar and vocals
Brian Scoggin - drums


Achievements:

American Music Awards
- 2007 and 2011 Contemporary Inspirational Artist

Billboard Music Awards
- 2012 Top Christian Artist

Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Group of the Year
- 2010 Artist of the Year

Grammy Awards
- Lifesong - 2006 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album


References:
http://castingcrowns.com/




Sunday, June 10, 2012

CASTING CROWNS - WHO AM I LYRICS

Facts about the Song:

On April 13, 2005, this song won 'Song of the Year' at the 36th Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards.