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 Ruthie Jacobsen Ninth of ten children in her family, gifted musician, speaker and author of the Amazon Bestseller, God Wants To Hear you Sing! (with Rodney Griffin), Ruthie Jacobsen was born to help. With a career in education, nursing and nursing administration, Ruthie teaches care and concern for others. A deeply spiritual and passionate leader, Ruthie strives to share the power of prayer and song with those around her. She's also a talented musician, known for singing and playing the piano and organ. It was her love of music that put her in touch with Rodney Griffin and the Greater Vision trio, on whose music God Wants To Hear You Sing! is based. She and her husband Don met the group on a Caribbean cruise, and they've been friends ever since. Ruthie and Don have been known to travel hundreds of miles just to hear them sing. The author of twelve books, Ruthie leads a rich, diverse life. She grew up on a 17-acre fruit farm in eastern Oregon, and to this day, almost nothing beats the excitement of buying Bing cherries at a roadside fruit stand. She's also known throughout her adopted hometown of Hiawassee, Georgia, for her knock-'em-dead brownies . . . and for tasting food off of strangers' plates. (But that's a story for another time!) Ruthie has also travelled extensively, speaking with high school and college students about character development and taking them on trips around the world, to places like Fiji, England, India, Poland, Iceland, Guyana and across North America. The kids affectionately call her "Auntie Ruthie." For six years she hosted a weekly television program on Sky Angel Network, has written numerous articles for nursing journals, and contributed to the book Medication Errors. She is a member of the National Prayer Committee, as well as the Executive Committee of the Denominational Prayer Leaders' Network. |
