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Grammy winner James Ingram takes an interest in the work of CWS

Grammy Award winner James Ingram (l) met with CWS's Deputy Director Maurice Bloem (r), this past week in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss the work of Church World Service.

Photo: Yasmin Kapitan/CWS Indonesia

March 14, 2008

Contemporary musician, producer, and songwriter James Ingram is a Grammy Award winning artist, beloved by audiences the world over--and he is a friend of Church World Service. While in Indonesia for the Java Jazz Festival on March 7, Ingram met with Maurice A. Bloem, Deputy Director and Head of Programs for Church World Service.

"Ingram is an artist of international stature who does more than show up and give a great performance to his fans," says CWS Indonesia's Yasmin Kapitan, who interviewed Ingram during his visit. "He is a person of deep spiritual conviction who is genuinely concerned about improving the human condition wherever his travels may take him around the world."

Ingram and Bloem discussed future plans for Ingram and friends to return to Jakarta for a special project to benefit CWS's at-risk youth "streetkids" intervention program, SCORE. "We know that James Ingram fans will look forward to his return and the opportunity to support the children of Jakarta," says Kapitan.