New Zealand singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser is most well-known for her musical contributions to Australian based Hillsong UNITED, but recently she has been doing some beautiful solo work. Commissioned by the tragedies her eyes had taken in on a trip to Rwanda, she wove an album which is sure to affect change for generations to come. Brooke makes it clear she has discovered things and has something to say.
She traveled to Rwanda in 2005 before visiting her World Vision sponsor children in Tanzania (she is an advocate for child sponsorship). Brooke met Albertine, a young orphan girl and after being told of how she was rescued, she decided to dedicate the album to her and what the girl’s story stood for; being saved because of the love of another. She says, “Albertine is alive today because of the selfless, sacrificial love of another. Funny thing is, so am I [referring to Jesus]. And now I want to know what it’s like to love other people like that, so have decided to spend my whole life on the experiment.”
Brooke’s style is poetic and serene, it dives deep in discovery and isn’t afraid to be honest; this is an album will inspire you to live with a heart of justice, compassion, and humility. Her life over the past years has taken her down a path of experiences, which have led to a deeper maturity, and a compassion which can’t help but seep through her lyrics. Her voice is an advocate in an arena, where at times many have been silent. In the below lyrics from the song "Albertine", she makes the promise to tell the world of what she saw in Rwanda.
“I will tell the world, I will tell them where I’ve been
I well keep my word, I will tell them Albertine”
She followed through with her promise, in her songs she reminds us of our responsibility, to make a difference for our fellow man. We can only hope that with more singers like Brooke Fraser taking the stage, a domino effect of change is going to take place throughout the world.
Her summary? Faith without deeds is dead.
1 comment:
Okay, I've had my daily dose of tears--as I watched the video I was taken back to our son's orphanage. I, too, feel there is something more than I must do!
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