The International Award honors a performer or organization from outside of the U.S. that has made an impact not just in his or her own country, but on the world at large. Songwriter and worship leader, Robin Mark receives the award this year.
Robin Mark was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he still lives with his wife and three children. In addition to songwriting, he runs a small acoustics business in the city, lectures at Queens University, and has been Director of Worship at Christian Fellowship Church for over fifteen years. In 1995, Mark composed a hymn that was to change his life – “Days of Elijah.†A few years later in 1999 Integrity Music combined with the musicians and congregation of Belfast to record the best selling album “Revival in Belfast.†In the midst of expanding horizons he still feels the need to invest in his family and remains firmly rooted in Northern Ireland, waiting on the fulfillment of the prayers of many people, that God would “come and heal this Land.â€
Past honorees include Brian Doerksen, Delirious?, Darlene Zschech, World Wide Message Tribe, Graham Kendrick, Adrian Snell, Cliff Richard, Sheila Walsh, MiC and in 2002, Matt Redman.
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