Recording artist KNOWDAVERBS has been following through with, demonstrating and
acting out his faith around the world for years. Add to that his infectious, compelling
songs and strident devotion to Christ, and you’ve got one dynamic mouthpiece for
Christianity.
Recording artist KNOWDAVERBS has been following through with, demonstrating and
acting out his faith around the world for years. Add to that his infectious, compelling
songs and strident devotion to Christ, and you’ve got one dynamic mouthpiece for
Christianity.
“I ended up reading the Bible and
turned those stories into rap
songs,” he explains. And then he
took his songs to the streets—
literally. After his first mission trip
to Russia in 2001, he was hooked
with the call to global ministry.
Since then, he has lived in South
Africa, traveled to Kosovo and
India and even ministered within
his current hometown of Nashville,
Tenn. Everywhere he goes, the message is the same: God’s love.
The appeal of his music transcends so many ethical boundaries that he merely
opens his mouth and a foundation for Christ has been laid. His latest ventures include
a workshop called The Train Station. There, teens between the ages of 12 and 20 can
learn any of the four basic elements of hip-hop—break dancing, DJ’ing, graphic
design and songwriting. “It’s designed to challenge young people to see what ability
God has placed in their lives,” KNOWDAVERBS says.
And from Cape Town, South Africa to Botswana, the participants have come away
refreshed, encouraged and challenged to live a life worthy of the words
they have learned to say. For him, that’s really what it’s all about anyway.
“I have to make sure that what I record is my own life as well,” he says.
“I realize that I no longer am representing myself… I’m representing a whole
kingdom as an ambassador.” Louder than words? Loud enough for a kingdom…