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Living Waters Prayer Chapel, 1410 Toulon Ave., will present a Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19.
The concert will feature Stephanie Dawn, a singer and speaker, who has been blind since birth. She will be accompanied by her stepfather, Dann Thornton, a pianist and arranger. Both are with Dawn of Hope Ministry, Inc. The concert is free and open to the public.
“Stephanie will be sharing her powerful testimony, engaging voice, and exuberant personality into a captivating and uplifting program that draws the listener closer to God, church Pastor Mike Bremer said in a news release.
“Her enthusiastic love for Jesus lifts her above the many challenges she faces in addition to her blindness. This love is inspiring to others facing challenges in their own lives,” Bremer said.
According to her website, in addition to her blindness, Dawn faces other health challenges. When she first sang the chorus to “Jesus Loves Me” at the age of 11 months, her mother said she knew God had given her daughter a special gift.
At the age of 3, Dawn sang her first solo in church, and when she was 9 she recorded her first album and began traveling. Since then, she has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center and has been featured on “The 700 Club,” “3ABN,” and “The Voice of Prophecy.”
After a period of not traveling during COVID, she and her parents bought a motorhome in 2021—it is now their only home--and they travel around the United States, where Dawn performs at churches, camps, and other venues.
More information about the concert is available from Bremer at (319) 899-8372.