“Touched by a Rose”
JAIA

Lynda Knox and Lisa Davis, better known as the sweet singing gospel duo JAIA, pay tribute to Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe of Uganda in a special single recorded a few weeks ago in Nashville.

Community crusader Sister Rosemary is director of the St. Monica Girls Tailoring Centre in Gulu, Uganda. She gives safe harbor to young women refugees and their children whose lives have been rent asunder by sexual and psychological abuse. She teaches them practical skills such as sewing so they can learn a trade, raise their families and rebuild their lives. She was honored in 2007 with a CNN Heroes Award (below).
JAIA’s “Touched by a Rose” is a fitting homage: a lovely, well-crafted and inspirational paean to the power of one woman to make change, one young woman and one stitch at a time. The song, with its message of hope, is ideally suited as the soundtrack for other women’s organizations, as well.

JAIA, the singing sweethearts of Oklahoma City, along with iCNN reporter Patricia Smith, unveiled the CD single and DVD today at a special luncheon held at the Oklahoma State Capitol Governor’s Mansion to honor the selfless Ugandan heroine.

For more information about Sister Rosemary’s ministry, visit: http://www.stmonicagulugirlsrelief.org/.

Meanwhile, you can watch the video below.  Inspiring.  Sister Rosemary is a saint among saints!

Sister Rosemary photo from AC 360 website.

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Written by : Bob Marovich

Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.

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