Following an energetic live recording of the album Rise recently, ordained pastor Dr. Michelle Lyston is looking forward to launching the EP at the end of November.
Dr. Lyston was supported by her family, friends, and members of her church community, who celebrated with her at the Royal Palm Beach Civic Centre in Palm Beach, Florida, as she gave a rendition of several of the songs God had inspired her to write over the years. She said Rise is a personal theme for her in this season of her life, and she hopes others will be inspired to get up and not remain defeated by life’s challenges.
“There are some people that really don’t know that they have a role to play, a part to play; they don’t know their purpose. Some people [are] sitting wondering what they are supposed to do,” she said.
“It’s time for you to be stirred up and do what you need to do and accomplish what you have to accomplish,” she urged.
Dr. Lyston was born and raised in Jamaica and had worked in both the private and public sectors locally before migrating to the United States of America. The St. Andrew High School for Girls past student is a senior pastor at Restoration World Outreach Ministries Incorporated (RWOMI) in the US and a senior leader at Restoration Outreach Ministries International (ROMI), Jamaica.
Rise will be the second EP for Dr. Lyston, who has previously released singles such as Royalty in Motion, Maximum Recovery, and Whole Heart to create a life-changing worship and praise experience for those who interact with her music.
There are five songs on the Rise EP, and each of them has personally touched Dr. Lyston. She hopes that through their messages, listeners will be drawn closer to God and His Word.
“I am hoping that even those who have been away from Him in a manner of speaking, there can be a renewal of relationship with God,” she shared.
She noted that each song on the Rise EP is a call to action. Persons will be able to get the EP through Amazon and via all digital platforms.
“So many out there are in unhealthy relationships, even friendships, and are allowing people to kind of just manipulate and walk over them. We can move from broken relationships that are not healthy to having the right relationship with Christ, and from that, all relationships stem, [and] we get healing,” said the minister.
