Jeremy Benjamin is helping to feed the world through the power of music.
The singer-songwriter is in Burnaby for a charity concert Oct. 5 as part of a cross-Canada tour that’s raising money for worthy causes both locally and internationally.
His concert, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, is part of the I Am Not My Own cross-Canada tour that sees Benjamin, his wife and two children visiting Christian Reformed churches and other local ministries from P.E.I. to B.C.
“Each concert is an opportunity to bring communities together over song to celebrate God’s kingdom while working toward a just and fair world,” said Benjamin in a press release.
Proceeds from the tour will be split between an emergency food response in Nigeria through the relief and development organization World Renew, with support from Canadian Foodgrains Bank, plus local causes in each city where concerts are held. The proceeds from the Burnaby concert will be used to support John Knox Christian School.
The tour goal is to raise $500,000.
The concert is open to anyone who’s interested. Admission is free, but a freewill offering will be taken during the concert.
New Westminster Christian Reformed Church is at 8255 13th Ave., Burnaby. For more information, see www.iamnotmyown.org.
