DIVINE FAMILY MUSIC
YEI RIVER COUNTY-SOUTH SUDAN
“Saved to Serve”
Email: divinefamilymusic@gmail.com
Tel: +211 (0) 924 421 747/+211 (0) 924 914 742
Website: divinefamilymusic.blogspot.com
BACKGROUND PROFILE.
Divine Family is a nondenominational, selective, Political, Profit making, and Ethnic Indigenous Christian Group aiming at teaching society moral values through singing and inspirational, educative, and motivational songs.
Divine Family was formed on the 11th of April 2010 by three Members Namely Moses Keralah, Pascal Bida, and Wilson Willa, we started as a Choir at St Barnabas Parish Jigomoni Church.
The meaning of the key Terms
(a) Divine: Being in praise of God
(b) Family: Having someone to love you unconditionally in spite of you and your shortcomings.
(c) Music: Is a form of art that uses sound organized in time. Music is also a form of entertainment that puts sounds together in a way that people like, find interesting or dance to. Most music includes people singing with their voices or playing musical instruments, such as the piano, guitar, drums, or violin.
HOW THE GROUP CAME INTO EXISTENCE
Divine Family came into existence after realizing that many Christians in the communities are not yet reached the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
IDENTITY:
Divine Family Music is registered with the church Administration
LOCATION:
Divine Family Music is located in Yei at St Barnabas Parish Jigomoni Area E.C.S.S Yei Diocese.
CONTACT:
Tel: +211 (0) 924 421 747/924 914 742/ +256 761 878 263
Email: divinefamilymusic@gmail.com
OUR MISSION:
To present the Gospel of Jesus Christ in such a way that turns non-Christians into converts into disciples, and disciples into mature, fruitful leaders, who will, in turn, go into the world and reach others for Christ.
OUR VISION:
To see people saved, healed, set free, discipled, equipped, empowered, and serving God as Jesus Christ teaches us about Love, Peace Togetherness its also our duty to extend to different communities in South Sudan.
OUR CORE VALUES:
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
We believe the Bible is the authoritative and infallible word of God thereby making it the foundation of our Christian faith. We believe that Scripture is the primary means in which we can know God and His will. We study the Word of God to apply its truths to be more Christ-like. We preach and teach from the Word of God so people can hear and receive the Gospel. We depend on the Word of God to judge what is true and what is false in our understanding of God, the gospel, the world, and ourselves.
GROW UP (SPIRITUAL GROWTH)
We believe in order to bless the world; Christians must grow spiritually. This growth is measured in five crucial areas:
§ Godliness - The ability to live a moral and self-controlled lifestyle
§ Relational Competence - The ability to lovingly relate to people in every sphere of life (family, work, church, political, racial)
§ Outward Compassion - The ability to wisely serve the broken, forgotten and forsaken
§ Wisdom - The ability to live out the principles of Scripture and avoid being deceived by the worldviews of the secular culture
§ Prayerful - The ability to commune with God through prayer that strengthens our confidence that we can depend on God’s love and purposes for our lives
BRING GLORY TO GOD
The overarching purpose of our existence is to glorify God. All true believers understand that the goal of all that they do is the purpose of glorifying God. (1 Cor. 10:31)
HOLD TO THE CENTRALITY OF THE WORD OF GOD
We glorify God as a group of music by preaching, studying, and obeying the truths of God’s Word. The Word of God is our infallible, inerrant, and sufficient authority. God’s Word is superior to all and is not limited by anything. God only honors those who honor His Word. (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 4:2)
MAINTAIN THE PRIORITY OF PRAYER AND WORSHIP
We are called to live out our lives as living sacrifices, dying to self and living for God. The only appropriate response to God’s amazing love toward us is to live our lives in worship to God and in complete dependence on the Lord through prayer. Worship and prayer are not secondary practices in the Church but are the life and breath of the Church. (Rom. 12:1-12; Phil. 4:6-7)
LIVE IN THE LIGHT OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
To accept that God is in control of everything in our life and that His ways are not our ways; that human choice is God’s sovereign means to His predetermined ends. (Rom. 11:33-36)
OUR MOTTO
(Saved To Serve)
OUR OBJECTIVES
· To strengthen the family units so that the home life of each member is healthy and fruitful by biblical standards.
· To provide systematic study in the Bible to those who desire to be fed the Word of God (1 Peter 5:1-3).
· To recognize the various ministries established by God to equip believers to fulfill their respective functions as members of the Body of Christ and to bring the whole Body of Christ into unity, maturity, and completion according to Ephesians 4:11-16.
· To pray for the needs of all people, for local and national leaders and governments, and for all that are in authority as instructed in 1 Timothy 2:1-3.
· Christ-centered
Keeping our hearts centered on Jesus Christ is consistently honoring God’s amazing work for us through the sacrificial and substitutionary work of Jesus on behalf of those He came to save. The work of Jesus on behalf of believers should cause humble appreciation and consistent affirmation of what Jesus has done and continues to do for His followers.
· To develop qualified leaders who possess a foundational knowledge of the scriptures and a Biblical view of a Christ-like lifestyle; leaders who are endowed with the Power of the Spirit.
· To disciple and encourage the Word of God in such a way that it will develop mature patterns of behavior acceptable for the Group.
OUR GOAL / TARGET
To inspire men and women to be diligent in accepting the Call of God and to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Men and women that have come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour need to know Him. To KNOW HIM is profitable, and to receive His Word into their heart is Life! Therefore, we pursue the Scriptures as one dedicated to being "Thoroughly Furnished." We believe the Scriptures to be the literal Word of God given to us by holy men who were inspired by the Spirit of God - 2 Peter 1:10, 21; 2 Timothy 3:16
PROFESSIONALISM
Our experience and professionalism in the Group is to plan for a practical learning experience of the highest quality for presentation to preach the Gospel so that one can understand and counsel those who have issues and intension
Appeals to all Christian societies are natural, spontaneity, inquisitiveness, and a sense of fun.
We take keen interest in every person’s detail and the particular need for items such as musical Instruments for our concerts.
Our collections are from the bible and other literature spiritual encouraging Godly books for life.
The group was officially launched on 11th April 2010 by the Church leaders of St Barnabas Parish Jigomoni, we have composed quiet number of songs in 4 Albums to mention:
1. Dadanya Na Ngutu Luro
2. Masakil Ta Junub De
3. Nina Bi Kore Le Salaam
4. By His Grace
5. Jouza
6. Mama Malu
7. Corruption
8. God is Watching
9. I’m in with Jesus
10. Jehovah
11. Blessings
12. Ana Biligo Uwo Wen
13. Christmas
14. Saidu Al Atim
15. Beledi
16. Keri lo Kakwa
17. Leri Na Geriwa Kasi Roba
18. Likikiri
19. Allah Yau Bi Arif
20. Tokori
21. Tuwana
22. Muhaba
23. Yembura Community
HISTORY OF SPONSORSHIP
We used our own money we are getting from manual and petty jobs where we are paid in form of wages to meet the Groups objective and little support from the Church as well.
OUR AIMS
ü To proclaim the gospel of our lord and Saviour Jesus Christ through Gospel Music, dramas and Dance, Games and Sports to the people.
ü To preach the Good News to outside world through inspirational songs
ü To change peoples lives from evils
ü To make people know Jesus Christ (God)
ü To promote the spirit of peace and faithfulness among the people
ü To reach the Gospel to the unreached
ACTIVITIES WE CARRY OUT IN OUR GROUP
1. Organizing Peace Concerts
2. Organizing Gospel Shows
3. Games and Sports
4. Manual Works
OUR ACHIEVEMENT
In this small period of time, we are able to do and successfully achieved the following.
Ø It has promoted discipline team spirit and saved peoples lives
Ø It has promoted peace and harmony around the community
Ø It has made many Youths and Children to grow spiritual
Ø Many people got attracted to the church because of the interesting activities/music.
Ø We were able to conduct our first edition of peace Concert successfully, the concert was particularly good at connecting the community and promoting a broad concept of peace.
Ø Our whole communities benefited from greater awareness and understanding our different cultures.
OUR CHALLENGES/FAILURES
Ø Limited Financial support that made it impossible for us not to go to the other
communities outside Yei to disseminate a message of peace has been one of the challenges we are facing as a group.
Ø Transport is also a problem because we don’t have our own vehicle and motorcycle to facilitate our activities like the concerts and the Gospel shows.
Ø Undermining by the unfaithful Christians
Ø Inadequate support in terms of Faith by the Christian
Ø We face a little kind of difficulty in compositing songs without musical instruments such as guitar and piano.
POUR FUTURE PROSPECTIVE/ WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IN FUTURE
As we are growing up in this group, we are also trying to coup up with the challenges we are facing, we have planned to do the following in the group to grow big and wide even internationally.
ü To have better musical instruments that will be used in our functions like the Peace Concerts, Gospel Shows, and many others.
ü To have our own Music Recording and Video Production Studio
ü Increase faithfulness and love among people
ü People should change their lives through the message that the group is proclaiming.
ü Reduce the rate of evils doings/practice in our communities by reaching them with the Word of transformation.
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