You Raise Me Up - Softcover

Ritch, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9333413928 ISBN 13: 9789333413923

Publisher: Crm, 2014

Synopsis

You Raise Me Up is a story of endurance, survival, tenacity, perseverance and a people choosing death rather than giving up their Christianity. It is a story of the oldest Christian nation in the world, filled with unparalleled history and culture. And it is a story of a disputed territory, the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, once a part of that nation of Armenia and now unrecognized even by the United Nations. Where other humanitarian agencies are not allowed due to political issues, two conferences of The United Methodist Church the North Carolina Conference and the Western North Carolina Conference have answered a call and have broken those barriers through organizing and supporting Project AGAPE, that area s ONLY humanitarian aid agency, thereby Making It Happen for Children of the Ark. "

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About the Author

Meet Catherine Ritch Catherine Ritch is a published composer and author of inspirational fiction, non-fiction and children s books with 25 books currently in print. In addition to her appointment through the WNCC-UMC as the Circuit Riding Musician a position that allows her to serve globally through her writing, speaking and music Catherine has served over 45 years as an Organist/Minister of Music in churches, taught music in a private school and entertained audiences around the globe in her travels. She is a frequent speaker/musician for national and international conferences in a variety of venues, and was selected the International Profile of the UMC for September 2009. Through Catherine s children s series, RUDY THE RED PIG, she helps replenish libraries for children in schools of natural disaster areas. She also holds free cultural arts camps and carnivals for children of the same areas, as well as in inner-city missions and the children of Appalachia. Catherine adopted the South Hancock Elementary School of Pearlington, MS (the first school to open in MS after Hurricane Katrina) and placed nearly 12,000 books in their library and provided rockers, hand-painted from artists around the country, so that each classroom could have its own reading center. One of Catherine s latest ventures is a comedy series featuring Miz Eudora Rumph of Smackass Gap, NC, a real place with a UMC retreat center. Dressed as Miz Eudora, she is taking audiences by storm through the simple mountain wit and wisdom of her Appalachian grandmother. In the author s words, People in today s society take themselves way too seriously or get caught up in unnecessary stresses. A good dose of Miz Eudora is a cure for all that ails you, and also for that which don t! A radio personality who once interviewed her said of Ritch, Catherine s lightning quick wit and musical talent are astonishing enough, but combined with her never ending source of positive energy, the woman is a ball of fire that s sure to inspire. Put Catherine on a piano, organ or keyboard and from Bach to Broadway to Boogie to the Best of Gospel, she ll have the audience enthralled with the rhythms of life. Catherine, who lives in Stallings, NC, holds degrees in Church Music and Music Ed, and a Master s degree in Christian Education. Her greatest joy, besides her family, is bringing hope, inspiration and laughter to those whom she meets in her travels and through her books. She has been introduced as an author, composer, comedienne, entertainer, inspirational/motivational speaker, teacher, musician and volunteer-in-mission, but her favorite way to be acknowledged is friend. *BECAUSE HE LIVES, her non-fiction set in Cambodia was named to the 2012 Reading List of the United Methodist Women.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crm
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9333413928
• ISBN 13: 9789333413923
• Binding: Paperback