Humanitarian Inspiration from the Song: “Faint Not”

Today was a day filled with travel and a search for inspiration as I made my way back to Joplin, MO to meet up with the Operation Blessing disaster relief team that has been hard at work since the tornado turned the city upside down. My life has been very busy and it feels like I just left Joplin a couple days ago. Our team is working on several exciting projects that I can’t wait to reveal. Until then, I am trying to prepare myself to be a good listener, ask the right questions, be sensitive to needs, and use my eyes to capture stories in a way that engages and properly represents dignity in the face of adversity.

I have found that music has been a great source of inspiration for me this year. As I have done on every one of my trips this year, I went back to a husband and wife duo that I just learned about this year – Jenny & Tyler. Their song “Faint Not” has been the soundtrack of my journeys and a source of inspiration out in the field and in the office when I’m doing post-production. The album version of the song is available for free download on their website, but you can also watch the video or listen to more songs. “Holding on to Hope” and “Love Through Me” are two other songs that help me get in the right frame of mind as I interact with the people I meet and work to properly tell their stories. It helps me be able to push through some of the suffering I see in order to see the people for who they are and focus on their needs. Many are in need of great help, but also just want someone to listen to them and value their life and needs.

If you are looking for new ways to be inspired and motivated to action, I highly recommend putting on headphones and focusing on the melodies, harmonies, and lyrics of “Faint Not.”

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Faint Not 
Music and Lyrics: Copyright 2010 Tyler Somers (BMI), Jennifer Somers (BMI), One Eyed Cat Music (BMI) 

the problem’s not a gun, not a color, not a hundred dollar bill
we think the struggle can be won with simple thoughts like ‘come together be good willed’
the gap between the rich and poor is spreading out all the more or so they say
we ignore the claims

o my soul, faint not, no
faint not | o my soul, keep up, up
in love

it’s not that we don’t know or we’re not shown the proof of poverty
it’s not that we don’t have the tools to go to break this yoke of slavery
we quit because it’s not an easy fix and then forget that they are even there
we forget to care

o my soul, faint not, no
faint not | o my soul, keep up, up
in love

where there is hatred, let me sow love
where there is injury, let me pardon
where there is darkness, let the Light come, come

o my soul, faint not, no
faint not | o my soul, keep up, up
in love

o my soul, faint not, no
faint not | o my soul, keep up, up
in love

faint not
faint not

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