After spending a week at LTSG’s Crossroads camp witnessing first hand, the injustices in the surrounding world, Michelle Flaherty is excited to see the dream of her music ministry project come to life! Michelle is a junior at MPS and after high school, she plans on going to college as an education major. She enjoys spending her time playing Jesus jamming music on her guitar, singing, writing, making art, being silly, and having fun. Michelle is very thankful for the many participants in her ministry project and all those who have supported through prayer, suggestions, and helping the growth of this project.
Jana Melpolder is thrilled to serve as a mentor for the inspirational band Unspoken Sacrifice. After graduating in 2006 from West Virginia University, she spent last year playing in the band, Cross Fire, going to churches and schools both in the United States and Ghana, while doing music ministry. Jana would like to continue playing guitar locally for global relief efforts. She has been in awe of the young women in Unspoken Sacrifice, and knows God will lead them far in life.
Mary Rosenthal plays the guitar for Unspoken Sacrifice. She has committed herself to God at Footsteps 49 and plans to return as a troubadour. Mary is creative and enjoys painting, drawing, and especially ceramics.
Marian Swagler is a junior in high school. She has mad Tetris, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, and computer skillz. She is planning on majoring in polymer engineering at Penn State Behrend.
Anna Lindell is a senior at Mercyhurst Prep. She is happy to be a part of Unspoken Sacrifice next year she is planning on going to Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor and major in Communication design. She designed the logo for Unspoken Sacrifice.
Alyssa Boxer is a senior at Mercyhurst Preparatory School. She has been singing all her life and is extremely ecstatic to be a part of Unspoken Sacrifice. After high school, Alyssa plans on going to college and majoring in Music Education.
Danielle Lombardi is a junior at Mercyhurst Preparatory School. She is excited to be singing Christian music in Unspoken Sacrifice because it is not in her usual operatic style. After high school she plans on continuing her education as a vocal performance major. She enjoys participating in PRIDE, MPS Bible Study, and working at Cold Stone Creamery
Influences
We are influenced by the life of Jesus Christ, the powers of the Holy Spirit, and the voices of all who worship the Lord. Our music will be used to help the lives of those who have found and know Christ, those who don't, and those who wish to. We will use our God given talents to make a joyful noise unto the Lord and help the hungry throught the world through Church World Service.
www.churchworldservice.org
Sounds Like
Unspoken Sacrifice performs many well known praise and worship songs, along with some of their own music. Each member has a different style that comes together to make the beautiful sound that is Unspoken Sacrifice.
Unspoken Sacrifice is a non profit Christian music group of six high school students and one college graduate that perform music within their local area in which a free will offering is taken up at each performance. The money collected from the performances is then donated to Church World Service, an organization that works to eliminate world hunger (www.churchworldservice.org).
Unspoken Sacrifice is a voluntary ministry project that is sponsored by the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburgh through their T.E.Y. (Theological Education with Youth) program (http://tey.easterncluster.org/). This ministry project will offically run from October 2007-August 2008.
Unspoken Sacrifice uses music, scripture, and a touch of comedy to spread God's love and message. Unspoken Sacrifice was designed to spread the love and message of God to their local community through music and scripture, to help the hungry of the world by raising money for Church World Service, and to educate and motivate their audience on Jesus Christ and world hunger relief.
If you have any questions about the ministries of Unspoken Sacrifice, please feel free to contact us at Unspoken_Sacrifice@yahoo.com. Continue to check back for updates and important information as our group grows and changes.
We hope to see you at our performances, and we thank you for your prayers and support!
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