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By Adria Willett
CHICAGO, IL (November 13, 2002) - The decision on whether to come to seminary
was
what prompted Amy Mark to write East of Canaan, the title track
of
her debut CD that was released in September.
Mark, a second-year student at North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS),
says
her inspiration for the CD was a journey that led her from the west
coast
to the Midwest for training - East of Canaan includes 11 of
Mark's
original compositions, mostly
written in a quieter, contemporary praise style. Her CD recordings
include
band accompaniment - friends of hers from Fresno, California - although
she
usually uses piano and guitar in concert.
Mark, the daughter of Covenant missionaries David and Wendy Mark, says
she
was considering attending seminary when she discovered something while
reading a Bible passage in the book of Numbers.
In Numbers 32, some of the Israelites ask Moses if they can live east of
Canaan instead of crossing Jordan with the rest of the crowd. "Some of
God's people, having looked around at the good things he has already
provided, ask God to give them something other than their promised
inheritance," Mark explains. She was enjoying her life in Fresno, where
she
was leading the singles ministry at an Evangelical Free church, but says
she felt God calling her to further training at seminary and wrote about
the experience. "That was the song that convinced me to come," she said.
Mark, who grew up in Mexico, has been singing most of her life. In high
school and at North Park University (then College), she helped lead
worship. Even though she pursued a career in education, teaching junior
high in the Fresno area, she has continued to be involved in leading
worship and cultivating her own musical gifts.
The first song on the CD, "Junk," launched the project. Mark says it
started with a joke, "stemming from the outrageous accumulation of junk
I
was carrying around in my car that led to a simple, yet profound truth
about the cleansing work of redemption." After a year and a half, she
had a
repertoire of songs that she recorded on CD in August 2001.
To obtain a copy of the CD, email Amy Mark at amark@northpark.edu or
call
her at 773-539-9320.
Editor's note: Adria Willett is a second-year student at NPTS and
works
for the Department of Communication of the Evangelical Covenant
Church.
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