Featured Artist: Kerri Crocker
iFit Gourmet Featured Artist: Kerri Crocker
iFit Gourmet is proud to work with many talented Artists. We believe in the music they write, sing, play, and record, because each one has journeyed with Lord in a very personal way to get to where they are. Here is where you get to meet them and hear what inspires them to create the music they record. We hope you find special blessings in their music and message.
Kerri’s testimony…
As with most singers, my journey started as a kid. I can remember singing ‘If I were a Butterfly’ when I was 5 or 6 and how it moved me that God made me… me. His love was rooted so deep that I couldn’t sing a song that didn’t mean anything. It wasn’t good unless I was singing about Him. It was that strong conviction and passion that really set me on this journey. Of course, God gets the credit for giving me the ability to sing. Nothing I could do can duplicate the way He fashioned my vocal chords and my heart.
Well after the butterfly song, I came full circle and began leading worship at the same church my journey began. Looking back I can see how God was preparing me… building a strong foundation for me to stand on. After a few (OK, many) years of learning and growing in the Lord, I began writing songs (which I never thought would EVER happen) and the first CD was born. That was in October 2005 and boy is that when the devil started messing with me. Should have known I was becoming dangerous. (Shouldn’t we all be a threat to the devil… after all, we are the bride of Christ. A ROYAL Priesthood! Co-heirs!) In Jan of 2006, I began to lose hearing in my left ear and started getting dizzy. Not good for a profession that relies on sound. It was a trying time in my life but I can honestly say that I grew so close to the Lord. Though painful, I don’t know if I’d change anything if I had to do it over again. I remember just crying and asking Him to please heal me. “I can’t sing when I’m dizzy, Lord. I need to hear”…though I still have some hearing loss and hear noises set to constantly repeat… I feel the nudge, hear the words “keep going.” That I did, pressing onward with my very best friend, the Holy Spirit, by my side, constantly encouraging me.
What inspires you?
Wow…. What inspires me the most is looking at creation. Whether it’s the sky, the trees or my own children, admiring God’s creation confirms the old song that says “what a mighty GOD we serve”. If the Maker of the Universe cares for every star, every bird… everything… how much more does He care for His children? That inspires me to shout from the rooftops (here comes another song title) HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!! It’s that mysterious and marvelous presence I feel knowing every detail is attended to because of Him. That pushes me to do more for my Saviour.
What outreaches/causes are you involved in?
My husband, Randy and I have been lead to ask others to pray for a cure for cancer. With the Lord’s help, we started non-profit, RanKerr Ministries to do exactly that. We raise funds to put up billboards all over the world that say “PRAY FOR A CURE FOR CANCER” the response has been amazing and just another confirmation that God wants us on our knees… for a cure for cancer… for EVERYTHING! When I sing ‘I want to Live’, which is a prayer for people with cancer, it opens up the door for me to share this request. You can check out that ministry at www.prayforacureforcancer.com
Kerri’s Life Verse…
Mathew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Intstead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
