The Gospel music community in Chicago has decided to do their part to benefit Haiti. Donald Lawrence and Marvin Sapp will be joined by a roster of artists that includes John P. Kee, Byron Cage, Karen Clark-Sheard, Ricky Dillard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and many more for a benefit concert.
“Chicago’s Hope for Haiti” benefit concert will take place on February 8, 2010 @ 7:00 PM at the 10,000 seat House of Hope, 752 E. 114th Street in Chicago.
Other confirmed artists also include Maurette Brown Clark, Mark Hubbard & the Voices, The Sweet Holy Spirit Choir , Percy & Gerald Gray featuring (New Direction, Chicago Mass Choir and Joshua’s Troop), DeAndre Patterson and Dr. Bobby Jones. The program will be emceed by WGRB 1390 AM on-air personalities Pastor John Hannah and Angela Martin.
The proceeds of the concert will go directly to Samaritan’s Purse (www.samaritanspurse.org) and Hospitals for Humanity (www.hospitalsforhumanity.org). Both organizations are currently on the ground in Haiti providing immediate relief (ranging from food and water to medical care) to the survivors of this horrific earthquake.
