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Her Heart's Desire to Serve with Music By Jenn Hankins Other activities she has been a part of while at Music is Carrie Moore's heart's desire. Carrie sings, writes songs and plays the piano. She hopes college include the Prayer Leader program, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Resident to use these talents in a future ministry. Assistant program. Music is a big part of Carrie's family. Her mother is a Carrie is attempting to get her music published singer and pianist and has recorded an album. Her father now, but she said, "If the Lord doesn't open that also sings and plays the piano. Carrie's mother began to give her piano lessons w h e n she door, there are m a n y other ways I can use m y was seven. Although Carrie disliked her parents making music to serve Him." O n e other w a y she has considered is becoming her practice w h e n she was young, she is glad n o w that they a musicianary, which is someone w h o begins music did. A s a child, Carrie sang in church musicals, but in junior ministries in other countries. Since high school, high she would not sing at all. She was insecure because her she has had an interest in missions and the Latin mother was very talented, and she did not want to be American culture. She has studied Spanish for six compared to her. In high school she overcame this insecu- years. Carrie felt that the campaign to South America rity by singing in choruses in musicals, and she sang the with Light was a good experience but said that it lead in a musical during her senior year. While in high school, Carrie wrote one song, but it was was hard to just sing for the people and leave right not until she came to Liberty that she began to write for the away. "I would like to be more involved in a oneLord. She has n o w written 25 to 30 songs. "Writing music on-one ministry with people," she said. O n e of the things G o d has been teaching her is is a w a y of expressing what God's been teaching m e in m y life," she said, "It is harder to write songs w h e n I sit d o w n h o w to have a humble spirit. "I a m seeking the and try to. The Lord tends to give m e songs w h e n I a m not Lord and not what H e can give me," she said. "He's given m e the gift, and I want to use it for H i m while expecting them." Carrie never had any musical training in voice until she He's given it to me." N o matter what she does with her life, one thing came to L U in 1989. During her time at Liberty she has is clear - Carrie Moore has a great desire to serve participated in Concert Choir and the Celebration singers. She sang on a Light team during the s u m m e r campaign to her Lord...with music. South America in 1990. She has also sung solos in various churches. i yi
