President Bush has the Special Prayers and Support of Australian Singer Rebecca St. James This Memorial Day.Entertainment & Music Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 20, 2002 Although Australian by birth, contemporary Christian singer, Rebecca St. James this Memorial Day Weekend will display a true patriot's heart for her adopted homeland of America and its President, George W. Bush. Given the honor this past March of being named the youngest member of the Honorary Committee of the Presidential Prayer Team, the 24 year old singer has already shown her deep devotion to that commitment with her video participation this coming weekend at the "American Worship Gathering," in Washington, D.C. The event, scheduled as a day of 'worship, music, praise, and prayer for America' by some of the nation's top Christian artists and political leaders, is one sponsors are hoping will attract thousands to the foot of the Washington Monument Washington Monument, obelisk-shaped tower, 555 ft 5 1-9 in. (169.3 m) high, located on a 106-acre (43-hectare) site at the west end of the Mall, Washington, D.C.; dedicated 1885. on Saturday, May 25th. Currently on sabbatical sab·bat·i·cal also sab·bat·ic adj. 1. Relating to a sabbatical year. 2. Sabbatical also Sabbatic Relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the day of rest. n. A sabbatical year. in Australia, St. James so regretted her inability to be personally on hand in Washington, that special arrangements were made by the staff of the President Prayer Team for their youngest team member to film a personal message to America. Her taped greeting will be beamed by jumbotrons on the National Mall National Mall: see National Parks and Monuments (table). during the event, which is scheduled to be televised live via satellite across the country beginning at 2:00 P.M. Eastern. Rebecca St. James' worldwide popularity combined with her bold witness for Christ has found the Grammy winning artist being often called "the voice of her generation" in contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term Inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. . In her role with the Presidential Prayer Team, St. James especially speaks to her base of strongest influence-young America-in asking for prayer and support of President Bush, and calling American youth to pray for the nation. Said Ms. St. James in a recent interview: "God is so powerful and the prayers of his people are so powerful! I really want to encourage and urge you to pray for the President. Can you think of a President that you want to pray for more than this man we have in office right now? Awesome! He is a man who has professed pro·fess v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es v.tr. 1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major his love of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. and who is a born again Christian." And looking ahead to her hopes for her adopted homeland this Memorial Day: "I am so excited about what God is doing in this nation. We are all praying for revival and awakening in this country, and we believe that God is ushering that in. I just want to encourage you to please pray for President Bush and America and really join us in the effort." Rebecca St. James moved to America with her parents and siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) in 1991. They make their home in Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. The population was 41,842 at the 2000 census. The 2007 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 55,870. . Resource Rebecca St. James online at: www.rsjames.com Resource The Presidential Prayer Team online at: www.presidentialprayerteam.org |
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