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TRUST RISES FROM UNDERSTANDING
THE ONE WE WORSHIP
JACI VELASQUEZ
For more than half her life, multi-platinum-selling, Grammy Internationally released March 31, Trust marks several firsts
nominated artist Jaci Velasquez has pursued an entertain- for Velasquez, a Dove Award winner and Billboard Latin
er’s dream, recording albums in English and Spanish and Music Award winner with five Spanish albums to her credit.
performing on stages around the world. From her debut Not only is it her first album in over five years, her first wor-
at age 16, she has leaned full-throttle into her God-given ship album and her first project with Integrity Music, this 18th
gifts, racking up 16 No. 1 hits, penning three books, acting recording is the first simultaneously released in both English
in seven films, gracing 50 magazine covers and launching (Trust) and Spanish (Confío).
a non-profit clothing line.
Produced by David Leonard (All Sons & Daughters) and
But the dream has seen its share of soul-searching ques- Chris Bevins (Salvador, Phillips, Craig & Dean), Trust finds Ve-
tions, loves and losses, enough to bring any young woman lasquez taking a decidedly vertical turn, exploring new terri-
to her knees. And just as the lyric of her 2006 hit “On My tory where her faith has been bolstered through seasons of
Knees” predicted, she has learned, in laughter or in pain, to uncertainty that led to a place of complete trust.
survive. Her survival is built on trust. “I may not know what to
do or what the future holds,” she says, “but I trust that God Certainly, it is a reflection of how her faith has been shaped
does.” and strengthened by motherhood with the added chal-
lenges of being mom to a special needs child. “We started
