Healing 4 Haiti | Various Artists (Coming March 2nd, 2010)

Integrity Music, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse Team to Help Earthquake Victims With Healing 4 Haiti Music Project to Release March 2

 
Christian Music Artists Unite to Raise Money for Haiti Relief Efforts

 

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 25, 2010
– More than a dozen award-winning artists are combining their musical
talents to help make sure desperately needed relief supplies continue
flowing into Haiti, where the struggle for survival continues for hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims.    

 

Healing 4 Haiti is
a collection of 15 songs from Christian music’s leading artists and
worship leaders and includes the anthem “Come Together Now (Music City
Unites For Haiti),” penned by Michael W. Smith, Cindy Morgan and David
Mullen and featuring a host artists.  The
songlist also includes tracks from Israel Houghton, DecembeRadio, Kari
Jobe, The Afters, Hawk Nelson and many more plus an exclusive version
of Jared Anderson’s new song, “Carry Me.”

 

Healing 4 Haiti will be released by Integrity Music at iTunes on Tuesday, March 2 with a retail release slated for March 16.  A minimum of $5.00 per copy of the album sold will be donated to Haiti earthquake relief. The donations will be used to provide clean water, shelter, medical care and other critical aid from Samaritan’s Purse. It will also support the work of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association‘s
Rapid Response Team, which had chaplains on the ground within 24 hours
of the earthquake providing emotional and spiritual comfort to
survivors. Additionally, n
et proceeds from “Come Together Now (Music City Unites for Haiti)” will go to the Haiti relief efforts of Samaritan’s Purse and the American Red Cross.

 

“Every
artist and every individual who can use their talent and ability to
shed light on those in need, when it’s all added together, it makes a
huge difference,” says Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association/Samaritan’s Purse. “My prayer is that God will
use Healing 4 Haiti to touch the hearts of this nation to give generously to the suffering people of Haiti.”

 

“What I saw while in Haiti is something we must keep in front of the minds and hearts of Americans,” adds GRAMMY® Award-winning
artist Michael W. Smith.  “The recovery efforts are going to take a
long, long time so we want to do anything we can to raise awareness and
to continue to support organizations doing good work in Haiti.”  

The track list with featured artists for Healing 4 Haiti is:

Come Together Now (Music City Unites For Haiti)                       Various Artists

Special Message                                                                                  Michael W. Smith and Israel Houghton

The Power Of One (Change The World)                                          Israel Houghton

Love Can                                                                                               DecembeRadio

Healer                                                                                                     Kari Jobe

Special Message                                                                                  Josh Havens (The Afters)

Falling Into Place                                                                                 The Afters

Shaken                                                                                                   Hawk Nelson

Special Message                                                                                  Lacey Mosley (Flyleaf)

Break Your Knees                                                                                Flyleaf

Beautiful Feet                                                               &nb
sp;                      
Lecrae (featuring Dawntoya)

Hello Sunshine                                                                                     Canton Jones

Special Message                                                                                  Canton Jones

I Worship You (Radio Version)                                                         Mary Mary

Mighty To Save                                                                                   The Tommy Coomes Band

God Of Second Chances                                                                     Carlos Whittaker

Everlasting God                                                                                    Lincoln Brewster

Carry Me (Healing 4 Haiti Exclusive)                                              Jared Anderson

In God We Trust                                                                                  Voices Of Hope

Special Message                                                                                  Michael W. Smith

 

 

 

Danny
McGuffey, Chief Marketing Officer/Sr. Vice President for Integrity
Music, adds: “We are humbled to be chosen by Franklin Graham and the
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association/ Samaritan’s Purse to participate
in this amazing fund-raising project. The artists and labels involved
have really stepped up to make this a very special album and have given
cheerfully to this great cause (2 Corinthians 9:7).”

 

Several of the artists have traveled to Haiti
and visited the work of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association.  (Photos available upon request.) Additional
information for Healing 4 Haiti is available at www.healing4haiti.org.


International
relief organization Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association, both headed by Franklin Graham, were on the ground in
Haiti immediately following the tragedy and have expanded their
response to more than $25 million in aid. 

 

About The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:

BGEA
is a nonprofit organization that reaches millions of people each year
through Billy Graham television broadcasts, Franklin Graham Festivals,
Will Graham Celebrations, “My Hope” World Television Project, Dare to
Be a Daniel youth ministry, The Billy Graham Training Center at The
Cove, Decision magazine, “Hour of Decision” and “Decision Minute” radio
programs, and the Internet.

About Samaritan’s Purse:

Samaritan’s
Purse is a nonprofit organization that provides immediate, no-red-tape
response to the physical and spiritual needs of individuals in crisis
situations – especially in locations where few others are working. 
Samaritan’s Purse has worked in more than 100 countries to provide aid
to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution.

About Integrity Music:

Integrity Music is a division of Integrity Media, a privately-owned media/communications company that produces, publishes and distributes Christian music and related materials that are sold throughout the United States and in over 160 other countries. Integrity Media is committed to providing Christ-centered products and resources to individuals, families and the Church worldwide.