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| Personal: *Married since 1989 to Roger *Six adult children, one child still at home *A Christian since childhood *Favorite Bible verse---Psalm 100:2 "Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful singing." Music Experience: *Childrens & adult choir director *Founding member/front vocalist for FOUND *Independent Concert Ministry for several years *Past Worship Leader in two churches *Current Praise Band and PraiseTeam member in her church *Songwriter for over twenty years Credits: *Appearances on television, fairs, churches for over 25 years *Songwriter for over 25 years *Recorded with Danny Hull; he appears on her album, FAITH STEP (sax player for Doobie Brothers & Santana) *Features Rick Muchow on her album, FAITH STEP (Worship Pastor, Saddleback Church) *Music Credits: --"Defending the Land of the Free" (letter of thanks from former Pres. George H.W. Bush) --"An Evil Lurkin' " (recorded by The Shepherd's Flock) --"A Special Love" (semi-finalist at both Music In The Rockies & Billboard Magazine) --"Shattered Pieces" (finalist in Houston's Song of the Year---Sept. 07) --FAITH STEP (remained in Top 10 in areas of N. California for some time) --"Good News" (a favorite with S. California childrens radio after its release) --"Great Is Your Faithfulness" assigned to Hope Publishing, Carol Stream, IL (contemporary version of the hymn, "Great Is Thy Faithfulness") Ministry Style: Karen's music leans toward the relational: person to person, God to His people, and the individual to God. Consequently, in concert she relates songs and stories in ways to draw people in and, hopefully, closer to God. Her desire is to connect both with those who know God, by encouraging them in their walk, and with those who are seeking God, showing them the hope we have in Christ. Karen is an Artist Representative for Compassion International. Karen and her husband Roger have sponsored children from Compassion for over 15 years, with their first sponsored child, Valmond, from Haiti graduating the program in early 2002. They are now sponsoring their second child, Princess Joy from the Philippines. It is because of this first-hand understanding of Compassion that Karen's desire was to make the Compassion message a part of her concerts. |
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