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I'm so excited about presenting this next person. More so than the others because this is a guy presenting the very things I want to talk about. He is a Taiwanese actor/singer/producer. And get this..... he's a CHRISTIAN!! And he lives it!! How exciting!!
So...Who is this?
I first saw him a Taiwanese show called Meteor Garden when I was 17 and just getting into chinese stuff. He came from America to start a career in Taiwan. A few years ago he decided to dedicate his life to Christ. Before he had said he was a christian but after the fame of being in a boy band and all that came with it he felt empty. He started talking to God and God came through.
What I am finding to be so amazing is he's still producing music, it's christian, and it sounds COOL! I mean, we seriously lack that, even in America.
Side Note:
(I want to take a second and say that I don't mean other not-so-epic-sounding songs aren't cool and that I can't worship to them. When the music takes priority over worshiping God then you are worshiping the music and not God)
But I think that if we can make music that worships God and it moves us, that that is how it should be. We should be worshiping him with the best. In different ways, because God is diverse. And God created music so why not use epic music to talk about Him?
Give This Guy Props
He's asian, he's a christian, and an entertainer.
My Vision for Asia
One time I was at a youth conference and there was a singer named Mike Kim (obviously Korean) and as I watched him worshiping I imagined the singers and entertainers in Japan performing for God. How would it look if those singers were worshiping God? It's a dream I have. There was another song that Newsboys sing and one of the lines says "The song of Asian believers Filled with God's holy fire"
That is a dream of mine to see that and experiencing just being in the room when that happens. Asians filled with the holy spirit, holding nothing back. I think asians are at their best when they don't care how they are acting. When their emotions are showing and they are giving it their all. That is beautiful. And it's one of the most tragic things their culture has done to them by telling them to hold back their emotions and "save face." It's so precious that moment when you see an asian giving their all.
The first thing that made me want to actually attempt to learn the Japanese language was when I was watching a show and the guy was yelling at someone. No I don't enjoy anger and people yelling at each other. I DO enjoy seeing someone's heart. Seeing who they really are. Without a mask. Without their act.
It's beautiful.
So when I see someone like Van ness Wu I see a part of my dream being fulfilled. And I'm floored. Check out his video: Is This All feat. Ryan Tedder
Want to see more about Van Ness Wu? Check out his website: Alive Not Dead
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