Participants: Yvonne Lewis (Host), Mark Williams, Jemuel & Donna Anderson
Series Code: MGNH
Program Code: MGNH000024
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00:01 Magnify the Lord with me
00:04 Magnify the Lord 00:08 Jesus alone is worthy 00:11 Magnify Him 00:17 Hello and welcome to "Magnify Him." 00:19 Thank you for tuning in. 00:21 My name is Yvonne Lewis and unfortunately my co-host, 00:24 Duawne Starling could not be here for this season. 00:27 He and his family are recuperating 00:29 from a car accident. 00:30 Our prayers are with you D. 00:33 There's a dynamic program in store just for you, 00:36 so stay tuned as we magnify Him. 00:40 Magnify the Lord with me 00:43 Magnify Him 00:49 One of the wonderful things about Magnify Him 00:51 is that I get to sit and talk to the artist 00:54 and get to introduce them to you. 00:56 This is Mark Udo Williams. Welcome, Mark. 00:58 Hello, Yvonne. Welcome to "Magnify Him." 01:00 Thank you very much. Sure. 01:01 Mark, how long have you been singing? 01:03 I've been singing for roughly 10 years. 01:07 I say 10 years 01:08 because I started singing for real church and-- 01:12 But the other years before 01:13 that I've been singing in school 01:15 and I'm singing in different plays 01:17 and theater productions 01:19 for high school and middle school. 01:20 And you are the child of two diplomats, correct? 01:24 Yes, I'm. 01:25 Tell us about growing with diplomats as parents. 01:28 Well, the one general thing about 01:30 growing up with diplomats as a child is that 01:33 you get to travel to different countries 01:36 and sometimes we stayed two years 01:39 and sometimes we stayed four years. 01:41 And you learn about different cultures very easily 01:44 because you make friends in different cultures, 01:46 but the sad part of that is you leave them 01:49 after those years that you've stayed there. 01:51 Yes, and did your parents encourage your music 01:54 as you were growing up? 01:56 Yes, they did. My father is a singer. 01:59 He used to sing in his church and my mom sings 02:01 and so we would hear them sing in the house 02:04 and my brother and my sister, we have musical abilities. 02:08 I took up playing the piano-- 02:10 I know a little about playing the piano, 02:11 but I know how to play the guitar 02:13 and the harmonica. 02:14 But so we're very musically oriented in our family. 02:17 Oh, that's great. 02:18 And when did you decide that you wanted to sing for Jesus? 02:21 Well, before I became a Seventh-Adventist Christian 02:25 I was singing in the world. 02:27 I sang at college, it's called Opera workshop 02:31 and when I got baptized and I got converted, 02:36 God inspired me. 02:37 This is what I want you to do for me, 02:39 you know, I was doing in the world 02:40 and now I was doing it for Christ. 02:42 And how do you compare 02:44 singing in the world with singing for Jesus? 02:48 Well, singing the world is very carnal. 02:52 It kind of caters to the emotional part 02:55 of a human being. 02:56 But when you sing for Christ, it's both spiritual 03:00 and transcends to the emotional, 03:02 reaching into the heart 03:03 and pulling people closer to Christ. 03:05 Amen, so what would you have our viewers 03:07 know about you and your ministry? 03:11 Well, my God has really inspired me with music 03:16 and I've been to many churches. 03:19 And unfortunately, I have to say that 03:21 music is misused with the instruments 03:25 and so on and so forth 03:27 and God has inspired me with tasteful music 03:30 because in the Old Testament the Levites, 03:32 there is a portion of the Levites 03:34 which would sing to bringing the worship of God. 03:36 Lucifer and Adam brought in the worship of God, 03:38 so things started with music and so God inspired me 03:42 that I should sing this way that I've been trained 03:45 and use it for the glory of God. 03:47 But sing and pray and fast 03:50 so that when people hear the music 03:51 they're not only drawn by the words 03:53 and the beauty of the song, but by the spirit behind it. 03:56 I believe there is always a spirit behind everything 03:59 that you do and I ask that, 04:01 I always ask that God would be behind me as I sing. 04:05 Truly, there is a spirit behind the music 04:09 and we are so grateful that the Holy Spirit anoints music. 04:14 So listen to Brother Mark as he ministers to you 04:19 and be blessed by the anointing 04:22 of the Holy Spirit on his music. 04:37 Wonderful, merciful Savior 04:43 Precious Redeemer and friend 04:50 Who could have thought that a lamb could 04:56 Rescue the souls of men 05:01 Oh, You rescued 05:03 the souls of men 05:12 Counselor, comforter, keeper 05:18 Spirit we long to embrace 05:24 You offer hope when our hearts have 05:31 Hopelessly lost the way 05:35 Oh, we've hopelessly 05:38 lost the way 05:43 You are the one that we praise 05:49 You are the one we adore 05:56 You give the healing and grace 06:01 Our hearts always hunger for 06:07 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 06:49 Almighty, infinite Father 06:56 Faithfully loving Your own 07:02 Here in our weakness You find us 07:08 Falling before Your throne 07:13 Oh, we're falling before Your throne 07:21 You are the one that we praise 07:27 You are the one we adore 07:34 You give the healing and grace 07:39 Our hearts always hunger for 07:45 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 07:53 You are the one that we praise 07:59 You are the one we adore 08:05 You give the healing and grace 08:10 Our hearts always hunger for 08:16 Oh, our hearts always 08:20 hunger for 08:38 What would I do, if it was not for grace. 08:57 Time measured out my days 09:04 Life carried me along 09:12 In my soul I yearned to follow God 09:20 But knew I'd never be so strong 09:26 I looked hard at this world 09:31 To learn how heaven 09:35 could be gained 09:40 Just to end where I began 09:46 Where human effort 09:49 was all in vain 09:56 Were it not 09:58 for grace 10:04 I can tell you where I'd be 10:11 Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere 10:19 With my salvation up to me 10:26 I know how that can go 10:34 The battles 10:35 I would face 10:42 Forever running but losing the race 10:50 Were it not 10:52 for grace 11:08 So here is all my praise 11:16 Expressed with all my heart 11:24 Offered to a friend 11:28 who took my place 11:32 And ran a course I could not start 11:38 And when He saw in full 11:44 Just how much 11:46 His love would cost 11:52 He still went the final mile between me and heaven 12:00 So I would not be lost 12:08 Were it not for 12:10 ....grace 12:16 I can tell you where I'd be 12:23 Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere 12:31 With my salvation up to me 12:38 I know how that can go 12:45 The battles I would 12:47 ....face 12:56 Forever running but losing the race 13:03 Were it not for grace 13:11 Forever running 13:15 but losing the race 13:20 Were it not 13:22 for grace 13:49 Magnify the Lord with me 13:52 Magnify Him 13:57 I'd like to welcome to "Magnify Him," 14:00 Four Hands for Him, 14:02 the ministry team of Mr. and Mrs. Jemuel Anderson, 14:06 Jemuel and Donna-Maria Anderson. 14:09 Great to see you. 14:10 Hi, Dr. Lewis. Hi, so nice to have you here. 14:14 When I listened to you during the sound check, 14:18 you guys just have such a great chemistry 14:22 and the music is so anointed. 14:25 First of all, how did you-- 14:27 Okay, let's really do the personal thing, 14:30 how did you guys meet, first of all? 14:32 Long time ago, go ahead. 14:33 I got to share this because actually 14:35 I was in Andrews University, 14:38 I was roommates with her brother. 14:39 Oh. 14:41 And so Clarence Thomas and who-- 14:44 And I didn't see Donna Maria that much 14:47 but that's where it started. 14:48 She probably can tell you more. 14:49 Yes, our paths did not cross 14:51 again until Florida, all those years. 14:53 So this is after school. After college. 14:55 Right, we were friends. 14:56 So we have a friendship of over 25 years. 14:58 Yeah, we just told on ourselves. 15:00 That's okay, you look good, don't worry about it. 15:02 So you were friends 15:04 for how many years before you decided to date? 15:07 Over 20 years. 15:08 A little over 20, yeah, yeah. 15:11 And so you were of course playing separately. 15:15 Right, she had her ministry, I had my ministry. 15:16 I've been doing, you know, 15:17 piano thing for many years now and so, 15:20 but I always knew she was a musician 15:21 but we never, you know, 15:24 we never play together like that. 15:25 As a matter of fact, one thing I want to point it out 15:27 even when we were married, 15:28 six months to our marriage, we didn't play together. 15:31 Yes, there was no connection. 15:33 In our courtship we never played, 15:35 sang, nothing like that. 15:37 Now do both sing as well? 15:38 She sings. 15:39 Oh, see I didn't know that. And she sings very well. 15:42 Okay, all right, well, that's good to know. 15:44 So we'll know that for next time. 15:46 So, you were friends for 25 years, 15:49 you get married and then you still for 6 months 15:53 don't start playing together or anything. 15:55 Yeah, and, yeah. 15:57 So what made you decide to get started 15:59 with Four Hands for Him. 16:00 Well, this is a thing because-- 16:02 I would encourage 16:03 those who are wonderful married couples out there. 16:07 We just-- something we wanted to do together, 16:08 wasn't anything planned. 16:10 I mean, some people might go out for walks, 16:12 you know, spend some time together. 16:13 Even doing things on the Sabbath, 16:14 one day we just said, 16:15 let's do something together on the piano 16:17 and wasn't planned to do anything big and so that-- 16:21 will you continue about it, I'm gonna tell it all. 16:24 You're well on your way. We were in church. 16:26 We had been practicing something just fun at home 16:30 and we were in church one Sabbath 16:31 and the minister of music came and said, 16:33 "Our special music is not here, can you help me?" 16:36 So we looked at each other and we said, 16:38 honestly, we have not been preparing anything, 16:42 him as a solo pianist and me as a vocalist. 16:45 And she said, well, can you pray 16:47 because let's just see what happens. 16:49 So in about 3 minutes, she came back, 16:51 she said the music is not here, can you help us? 16:54 And so we looked at each other and said you know, 16:56 we need to ask God if this is the moment. 16:58 Maybe he wants us to share what we did in the living room 17:01 and then we played the song 17:02 and we've been playing ever since. 17:04 Oh, that is glorious. He just blessed. 17:07 Yes, that's so true. Do you have children? 17:09 No, we do not. 17:10 Okay, but you're a teacher. Yes, ma'am. 17:12 Talk about what you do when you're not ministering. 17:16 Well, the ministry has several phases. 17:20 So when we're not ministering together as musicians, 17:23 I'm ministering in the classroom 17:25 to a whole person. 17:28 I teach 5th grade at Walker Memorial Academy 17:30 where Bill Farmer is the principal 17:31 and music is very much part of that also 17:33 because God has made us wonderfully. 17:36 There's music in our bodies, not just the heart, 17:38 but the blood and the different organs. 17:40 God made everything to work so well with each other. 17:42 So I point that out 17:44 in our science lessons and our Bible lessons 17:46 then of course there is the math, 17:47 the time signature and the rhythm. 17:48 So we get our percussion going with pounding our books 17:51 and bringing out the instruments 17:52 all kinds of fun things. 17:54 Yes, I enjoy teaching and that ministry 17:56 in the class room, 17:57 preparing souls for the kingdom. 17:58 Amen. Yes, ma'am. 18:00 Amen, that is so important. What do you do? 18:02 Well, I have, I guess one of those, 18:04 I don't call a nerdy job, but I'm a programmer. 18:07 So I'm one of those guys With-- 18:11 Yeah, but someone has to do it, right. 18:12 That's right, praise the Lord. 18:13 So, it's software engineering and-- 18:15 Actually, I spend a little time at Walker Memorial Academy 18:18 and I think it was a couple of years. 18:21 I was supported, you know, 18:24 whether I was a tutor 18:26 and sometimes I stepped in as a substitute teacher. 18:28 So we were actually together there for couple of years. 18:30 Yes. That was nice. 18:32 So I came by to tutor some of her students 18:33 and that was pretty cool. 18:34 That is so great. Yes. 18:36 What were you gonna say? 18:37 I was gonna say that the children still ask for him 18:40 and we had a good time ministering there 18:42 and even though that we do not have children together. 18:45 I have two sons who adore him, 18:47 his stepchildren Jonathan and Jeff 18:48 and we're able to bring that music forward 18:52 in different kinds of ways. 18:53 That is awesome, that is awesome. 18:55 So where do you see your ministry going, 18:58 Four Hands for Him, where is it going? 19:01 Well, I see-- 19:03 First of all, we have wonderful individuals in our lives 19:07 who are helping us sort of guide us and so, 19:11 you know, I call them mom, is my mother-in-law, 19:14 she is Carol Mary 19:16 and we have some great friends in Elsie, 19:17 those of them who helped us. 19:21 Where are we going? 19:23 Well, the Lord has led us even here, for example, 19:27 and so we have ideas of where we want to go, 19:31 but you know, we have a recording out 19:33 and so that's coming up very shortly. 19:35 Tell us about that. 19:36 Well, Four Hands for Him is our first recording 19:39 and it is funny how we didn't plan to 19:42 in the beginning to do anything special. 19:44 But you know, Lord has blessed songs over the years 19:47 and it's just adding up and before we knew, 19:49 we had enough songs. 19:50 So you know, we can actually do this. 19:52 Actually, I want to say there are a lot of difference 19:55 L.C. Schmidt and Mom has said, 19:59 you know, what guys want to do, 20:00 yeah, that's right let's do something together 20:02 and so that's how the birth of CD and everything. 20:05 It became apparent, you know, 20:07 you made me think about something, 20:09 it became apparent as we would minister, 20:11 you know, in different parts of our nation. 20:14 Individuals would come up to us and ask 20:16 how can they take this experience home. 20:18 How can they continue to praise God 20:21 with what they heard 20:22 and the question kept coming and so we put it before God 20:26 and we listened to good friends and family and they said, 20:28 you just really need to step out in faith and record 20:31 because it's touching hearts. 20:33 And we said, Lord you must know 20:35 what that's all about 20:36 because we had never planned to record anything 20:39 and so here we are. 20:40 Isn't it amazing how God brought you together? 20:44 And then he has you ministering music together. 20:47 Music is such an intimate thing. 20:51 You know, when you can sing together, play together, 20:54 it's just such an intimate thing. 20:56 And here on Dare to Dream, we really focus on the family. 20:59 And building up the family and you were just saying, 21:02 Brother Jemuel, that you wanted to have something. 21:05 You two wanted to have something 21:07 that you could do together. 21:08 That's right. Yes. 21:09 As husband and wife. 21:10 And it's just so wonderful to see 21:12 because in this time, 21:14 in which the family is just being eroded. 21:19 You guys are representing what we're promoting here 21:22 at Dare to Dream and that is. 21:24 Family unity and placing God at the center. 21:28 Is there anything that you would like to say 21:30 to any of the married viewers out there 21:34 that are really trying to find something to do together, 21:38 find a way out of-- 21:41 Let's say they're having a bad marriage, 21:43 what would you recommend? 21:44 I would recommend, 21:46 you know, going to park is wonderful, 21:48 spending time on the beach, walking together, 21:50 but I think there's something special about 21:51 going to ministry together. 21:54 Being a blessing to others 21:56 and sometimes it takes the focus 21:58 from within your each other and being a blessing to others. 22:01 Thank you. 22:03 I think that's-- 22:05 You know, Lord is glorified from that 22:08 but I think that's probably one of first places to start. 22:11 We turn out together, whether in the community, 22:14 whether it's feeding the homeless, 22:15 whatever it may be through the church 22:17 and you'll be amazed 22:18 what will happen as a result of that. 22:19 I think I enjoyed my ministry by myself over the years, 22:22 but it is something special when, 22:24 you know, I get to share with her. 22:25 Would you add to that? 22:27 Yes, I can see the Holy Spirit 22:30 using what he's entrusted to us. 22:34 Because Jemuel had his beginning 22:37 with his family of origin, 22:38 I had my beginnings 22:40 and our families put us both before the family altar, 22:42 his brother taught him piano. 22:44 My parents said you need to learn 22:46 how to read music 22:47 and who would've guess that from our family altars, 22:50 we as a couple can continue to praise God 22:53 and magnify His name. 22:55 Amen. It's very humbling. 22:57 It is humbling and it's humbling 23:00 because we know that God has a special plan for us 23:03 and he had the special plan for you guys 23:06 before the foundation of the world. 23:08 So now our viewers are going to hear 23:11 what God has blessed you with in this wonderful gift of music 23:15 the God has blessed you with. 23:17 Please listen to Four Hands for Him, 23:21 as they plan "Lead on, oh, king, eternal." 28:24 Magnify Him. 28:29 It's always such an honor 28:30 to be able to share these artists with you. 28:33 I pray that you were blessed by their ministry and song. 28:36 Until next time lift up the name of Jesus 28:40 and magnify Him. |
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