what He shows you in the light, you hold tight to in the dark." "Not only fight for my life, but fight for the things that I know the Lord is saying. "I am walking through one of the hardest seasons in my life right now, probably harder than I am making it appear and I am having to find peace with that and yet fight like crazy," she says. But as so often happens, hope has to survive the waiting. Hope for more progress, fewer setbacks and complete healing. And it is with great hope that she releases her debut album, Miracle Or Not, a follow-up to a critically-acclaimed, self-titled EP released last year. ![]() No wonder she has the word "FIGHT" permanently inked on her left arm as a reminder not to give up on herself or the God she has trusted through it all.Īlisa pours these experiences into her music, modern laments and psalms filled with hope. Even now, Alisa struggles daily with pain and the debilitating effects of Lyme. As a teen, she lost her health to Lyme disease. That strong heart and a knowledge that she is unconditionally loved by God have kept Alisa, a worship leader and songwriter based in Tennessee, in the fight of her life through two decades riddled with loss. because you can sink or swim and I've always been a swimmer." "So, I sang and poured everything out to an empty room full of the Holy Spirit. "I knew that was a turning point," she recalls. ![]() Should she just pack up and go home? Many would have, but not Alisa. As she set up her keyboard, she realized the last customers had filed out, leaving only her and the barista. On her own and frail from health issues, she'd been sleeping in parking lots and showering in truck stops while crisscrossing the country for shows. Ten years ago, North Carolina native Alisa Turner was preparing for a performance at a small-town Ohio coffee shop.
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