he’d love to.
are people that standout that really make that
process or that faith happen. It helps me with
I started going around from church to church, my pride because I know there were people in
preaching about how when we give to the poor the beginning, if it wasn’t for the missionaries
we lend to the Lord. The reason we call it Mi that took me in I wouldn’t be here. I met Marcos
Casa L.A. is because we’re are saying, “This Witt right after, he encouraged me when most
is my house, this is my home”. It’s a huge idea
for a lot of immigrants that I’m coming here and
people would say it was crazy to do what I was
with Lorelei Tarón doing. It was Hillsong right after that gave me
that many people stay. And so, when they the Social Club Misfits, Elevation Worship, and now gives me a chance to translate for myself.
stay they need to have it in their thinking, “Let’s Lorelei Tarón, are just several of the many that It was Alex Sampedro when I wrote my last
bless this place. I would love to bless my home. you’ve worked with. What’s it like to “jump in” album Impulso, that helped me write and flesh
How I clean up my house, where I live, my with so many varied personalities and musical out all of the lyrics that I really wanted to have
neighborhood, and protect my people?” styles? in my songs. Even though my name is on every
working and I’m going back, but the reality is
the tools to do my YouTube videos. Elevation
song, I know that it wasn’t just me.
We are not concerned with immigration. It’s not [Evan] Oh, man. That’s a great question. our job. But it is our job to take care of people First, I love that quote. A lot of people ask me [WM] One of the most impressive things that I
and to help them understand that they are here. how do I find my calling? How do I find the find with you Evan, is that from my perspective,
So, let’s make it the best place possible. This purpose of my life? I think the quote is saying many artists use their ministry to serve their
year when we did Mi Casa 2, we based the when you see where God is moving and you artistry. You on the other hand, use your artistry
verse off of Jeremiah 29:7 which is just before get to go experience that… it always takes to serve your ministry. I find that refreshing.
God promises to bless His people, He is saying you out of your comfort zone. I have a song to His people who are exiled, “Seek the peace of called “Comfort Zone” where I experienced the the city that I have allowed you to be taken to.” same thing when God was calling me to Latin The belief that God is sovereign and that there America.
[Evan] Thank you.
[WM] I’ve heard that you are currently enrolled
are no accidents. It’s no accident that people
in seminary. Are you also serving in a local
are in Los Angeles and He is saying “bless this Even being able to work with other people it church? I can’t imagine the schedule that you
city.” He was talking about Babylon, a place is sometimes uncomfortable. In the case of are keeping.
that the Israelites did not want to be. It’s a little Marcos Witt, Elevation, or especially Hiillsong, intense, but I believe that this verse does apply, these are huge ministries that people have [Evan] I am at Southeastern University, I’m
and say wherever you are to seek the peace of done things decades before I entered the music actually about five miles away right now, and
the city. Your blessing depends on its blessing. scene. They say that humility is being able to I’m doing my masters in Ministerial Leadership,
Your prosperity depends on its prosperity. We learn from anybody. Humbling yourself to say, “I which is the first phase of the MDiv program. I
started to share that it helps everybody in the want to learn from these people”. It’s also being finish that in a month, which I’m very happy for,
city when we start to help our neighbor. It’s a humble enough to those who are starting and I’ve been at it for about three years. I do hope to
motif, a theological precedent that we would being able to learn from them as well. finish the MDiv, but it is taking a majority of my
like our entire nation to understand. To love
time this year. I’m going to continue my studies
our neighbor as ourselves, whether that’s the It’s been an extreme honor to work with as I work on my next record. I am part of Grace
person next door or the country next door, we these ministries and translate, and to sit and City Church here in Lakeland, Florida, which
are all in this together. record on their albums. I know I wouldn’t be is part of the Hillsong family, and Hosanna
where I am without them. That is a very, very Houston, which in an amazing church. I’ve
[WM] In the book Experiencing God, author true statement. Hillsong first gave me their been there longer than I’ve been here in Florida.
Henry Blackaby said that if we want to find translations. There is a guy named Toni Romero I’m also part of my church in California which I
out what the will of God is for our lives, we there and he taught me how to translate well. was a part of for years, and that’s really where
should “look for where He is working and join If it wasn’t for him I don’t know where I’d be I sharpened my teeth in California at the local
him there”. That often involves leaving one’s with my music. Learning how to translate also church. My Dad was a pastor when he started
“comfort zone”. You have recorded and led helped me translate ideas that I had in English a homeless shelter, my uncle was a pastor, I
worship with so many other ministries, artists, to Spanish so I could write songs in Spanish. was always in the local church. The community
and worship leaders. Hillsong, Marcus Witt, Everywhere I’ve gone in my music career there and the band I had was all from that church. I’m
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