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'Faith B.'''

Born in the Philippines, Faith Bernabe’s life has been an odyssey that led her to West Texas. For the last six years she has worked at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa as a Performance Improvement Specialist as well as expressing her musical talent at Harvest Time Church of Midland as Worship Leader. Along the way, after considerable study and expense, she became a US citizen. Proud of her adopted country, Faith’s heart is in serving her God with the talent she has been blessed with. At age 7, Faith was placed in an orphanage in the Philippines and endured two very hard years. The orphanage left deep, troubling scars. Then at the age of 9 her home island was struck by a typhoon. As Faith was being swept away in a wall of water she was able to grab a branch and make her way to safety. At age 14, when most young women are thinking about boys, school and what they will be in life Faith was pondering why she had been spared from two difficult situations. She impulsively reached for a guitar and began to strum. In the next few hours she wrote the first of many songs that would follow. Called, “I Give It All’ it became her first song and title of a new CD just released. Faith’s love of music has been utilized at the hospital in which she works. She volunteers in Palliative Care Music Therapy group, where she sings for patients receiving palliative care. She also sings for patient’s family in the waiting area and sings for the hospital employees. Faith’s belief that good music is good for the soul brings comfort to the patients the team sings for. If you are at Medical Center Hospital on a Friday mid-morning and hear beautiful music wafting down the halls you are hearing Faith and her team do what they love the most; helping others! If Faith wondered about her purpose at the age of 14, she now believes she has found it.

Early life. Faith was born in the Philippines where she grew up with her sisters (Joy, Charity and Hope) and her brothers (Cyrus and Gideon), and daughter Grace. She began playing guitar at the age of eight and hasn’t put it down since. Her love for music has helped sustain her through many hardships. In a home where toys were unheard of and food was scarce, Faith began work to help support her family at a very young age. Though work, school and taking care of her family consumed most of her time, Faith still managed to hone her skills on the guitar and later became proficient on the bass, drums and keyboard as well! It was 15 years ago when Faith took over as minister of music at her church in Taiwan, that she began singing. And what a blessing it turned out to be. Her singing talents make her an instant hit wherever she goes.

Music Career. 1st CD recorded in Pensacola, Florida, "The Promise" has already had much success in Faith's home country the Philippines as well as Taiwan, in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Dubai, Riyadh and Canada as well. One hundred percent of the proceeds from her music go to support missions. It is Faith's desire that "The Promise" will serve as a tool to reach an untold number for Jesus! Matthew 28:19-20. Faith's ministry focused on carrying out the great commission by reaching out to people of all nations without respect to nationality, race, creed Faith's or economic situation through evangelism, home and foreign missions, discipleship and spreading the good news through music. Whether it's singing with her guitar or with a full ensemble, her unique sound and heart -felt lyrics cross all boundaries appealing to old and young alike. Faith’s 2nd album, Peace Be Still, just released last November 11, 2011 is now available on cd baby, amazon and itunes. Goals. Faith is interested in serving God more than anything else. Her personal goals are secondary to God's will for her life. She understands that God gave her musical abilities so that she might use them in His service. Italic text''