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Telugu Worship Inspires New Elena Chavez Song

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After a recent missions trip to India, Elena Chavez wanted to do more than just write a song about her experience. The NRT Indie Artist Watch singer-songwriter traveled from village to village, leading worship and teaching local Christians about disciple making.

“I brought my guitar and led praise songs everywhere we went, but I was blown away when the local believers would respond with their own praise and worship,” Chavez told NRT. “Most times these praise teams involved many different types of percussion and one person leading the congregation with words. I fell in love with the sound.”

The result of her musical and spiritual experiences is the new song, “Draw Them to the Water,” which deploys the themes and elements picked up from India–including an actual voice recording Chavez had of one of the local pastors’ daughters singing a Telugu worship song.

Reflecting on the meaning[…]

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