Dan and Lauren Smith:
As a a part of my cultural event attendance this semester, I went to an event hosted by Ignite a group at Shepherd University. The event featured Dan and Lauren Smith, musicians who moved to Redding PA in order to try and bring healing through music and ministry.
The event began by Dan and Lauren introducing themselves and their mission, and was punctuated by live performances of song they've written. While they played music that from several of their albums, that night they wanted to focus on the Revive Project - music they hope will bring healing to people who have experiencing the troubles of life.
One of the reasons that Dan and Lauren started the Revive Project was that they were confronted by how sad life in Redding is. Redding has many troubles including human trafficking, theft, and a high murder rate. Dan and Lauren talked about how Redding has a higher crime rate than the national average; and about how they hope that their music would help bring healing to the city.
How it tied in to my final project:
This tied in to my final project in that it was inspiring idea of how to use art to bring healing. An important theme in my final project was in showing how my main character heals after an accident that claims his sight. In gaining physical healing through a device that gives sight back to him, he finds a greater sense of healing in realizing that the world is a more beautiful place than he could have imagined.
It was nice to see someone else working to bring healing through art, especially when it is combined with the idea that personal healing can help bring about a greater healing in society.
Here is a link to one of the songs that we heard that night.
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