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JOE AND TRACEY CRUZ MUSIC MINISTRY          Joe and Tracey Cruz have been
ministers of the Gospel through song, and
testimony for the past thirteen years.
In their latest project "", joined with their daughters, God has birthed their first family cd. Over the past nine months as the Cruz Family sat in the Lord's presence studying the Word, they learned many things in regards to the "Family". The Lord has been their hiding place and surrounded them with songs of deliverance, according to Psalm 32:7. Prayerfully consider having the
Cruz Family minister at your church.
Contact Tracey Cruz for booking and details: email: cruzsongs@aol.com "Our Land Needs You" 10 song CD. For purchasing, please email Joe Cruz at yercruz@aol.com |
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Tracey and I are composers as well as artists. For more info please contact us at |
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 He guided them to western North Carolina, after all. While visiting the mountains during spring break a little over three years ago, the Cruz family attended a Wednesday evening service at Life Church in Hazelwood. "The Lord directed us here," says Tracey, wife to Joe and mother to their daughters, Briley Jo and Gabriella. "Two months later, Pastor Paul Hensley called and asked if we would prayerfully consider coming to be the worship leaders at Life, and so began our journey in the mountains of Haywood County." Today, Joe’s and Tracey’s hearts are in one accord, desiring to be used solely for "His purposes and for His glory", but this godly vision and holy passion were not always so. Both have been singing, performing and songwriting individually for most of their lives in the secular world. In 1993, however, God brought them together. Says Tracey, "Our first writing session [together] was flooded with all these beautiful, spiritual songs, and we had no idea there even was a ‘Christian’ music market, had no idea what we were supposed to do. God slowly began His work in us, teaching us a different walk, a different life with Jesus Christ." In 1997, God called them, fueling them with passion and giving them their kindred vision for music ministry. "It became very clear He was calling us out of ‘the world’ and into ‘His world’. We jumped in!" Tracey recalls. Both Joe and Tracey agree, saying, "It has been an amazing journey filled with many wilderness experiences, as well as incredible miracles." Their twelve and a half year journey of full time Christian music ministry – as both writers and worship leaders – is itself a miracle. Tracey explains, "He sings over us. We have the pen in our hands and the instruments at our fingertips. We want the Lord to accomplish all He wants with the songs and gifts He has blessed our family with. Listening and obeying is our focus." Joe and Tracey have a catalog of music that is praise and worship in style, as well as contemporary, scripture and story-based. Many of their songs tell of their personal experiences as they’ve walked by faith and found Michael Card’s lyrics to be true, "There is a joy in the journey. There’s a light we can love on the way. There is a wonder and wildness to life, and freedom for those who obey…" (JOY IN THE JOURNEY: 10 YEARS OF GREATEST HITS, Michael Card, 1994) Among their works are several musicals. One in particular is a Christmas musical entitled, "The Brightest Light in London", which has been performed at Haywood Community College the last two years. When asked what their hopes are, Tracey responds, "This is all God’s – everything we have and who we are. It’s all the Lord’s. We want His will… to be His will and to hear Him say, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’ That’s what we long to hear from our Master." The Cruz family is available to minister at churches, conferences, youth rallies, as well as for concerts. They can be reached at cruzsongs@aol.com, joe@joecruz.org or visit their websites - www.cruzsongs.com. www.joecruz.org By Maureen Miller |