Cherry Fondren Featured In #MusicLov3rz
In a world besieged by senseless gun violence in the inner city, the perils of wars being fought in Ukraine and Israel, an ongoing migrant crisis, coupled with homelessness and food insecurities facing our youth and the elderly, God’s people can find hope and reassurance in the promise of God’s restoration found in 2 Chronicles 7:14, Chicago based youth leader and music minister Cherry Fondren gathered her family together to deliver a word of encouragement via God Said He Would Heal The Land, a new adaptation of the song recorded by the late Reverend Clay Evans and the Fellowship Baptist Church Choir with a timely message made relevant by the issues people are facing today.
“To say that we are living in perilous and even more unpredictable
times is an understatement”, Fondren states. “Scripture is being
fulfilled in front of our very eyes every day, but we don’t live as
those without hope. Although we live in times of desperation, God called
us and equipped us with the Bible as our guide to seek Him, and He
promised to heal our land. I felt compelled to revisit this song, and I
called on my sons, who are very involved in the music industry, and a
few others to help me deliver this message. The Lord smiled on us with
great favor, and this endeavor is now a reality.”
An educator, mentor, youth influencer, and music minister by
profession, Ms. Cherry, as she is affectionately known, continues her
lifelong passion for making a difference in the lives of underprivileged
and at-risk youth as the executive director of Ascended Life Outreach
for Teens (ALOT), a non for profit organization she organized in Chicago
almost two decades ago. “Working with young people gave me a real
insight into the situations they encounter. We have to invest in the
future of our young people”, McMorris says. “I am here today because
someone thought enough of me to give me a chance, to challenge my
creativity, and point me in the right direction. Our youth are exposed
to so much these days with the drug culture and the prevalence of
violence in the streets and in our homes. They need a safe space that
encourages learning and inspires their creativity. The youth and arts
programs of days before are long gone. We need a serious intervention,
and we need to stop waiting around for someone else to do it when God
calls us to do it. The proceeds from the sale of this song will go to
support our outreach programs as well as our mission work
internationally.
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Check out Cherry Fondren's ministry ALOT Ascended Life Outreach For Teens.
