Inhabited
Who would have guessed back in 1999 when brother/sister duo Marcus and Sara Acker were asked to assemble their
talents for a church worship band that the collaboration would lead to the birth of Inhabited. In 2003, Inhabited hit
the scene with its independent project, Innerview. The album, based firmly upon a passion to reach kids for Christ
through music, afforded Inhabited gigs in coffee houses and church services nationwide. Some might say Inhabited
officially launched its career with a memorable radio interview in small-town Conroe, Texas. The local deejay handed
Inhabited s album to Nashville, Tenn. promoter Kyle Fenton, who helped propel its single Rescue Me into the Top 10
on Christian Rock radio.
When record labels began asking about this rock band with the passionate lead vocalist, it became evident that
Inhabited's journey was only beginning. Its vision is crystal clear on The Revolution, Inhabited's debut label
release from Fervent Records. Inspired by a mission to connect with this generation, Inhabited combines its passion
for music with a ministry focus that reaches beyond the surface to the heart of its audience.
Although Sara's focus had always been missions, it soon became obvious that God was calling her specifically to music
Sara.
Sara and I decided that we wanted to pursue music, says Marcus. And we knew we didn't need a record deal to start
playing shows or to record a CD.
Eventually choosing to partner with Fervent Records in its ministry efforts, Inhabited soon began work, compiling
songs for the band's first national project. Topping Marcus list of desirable producers was Monroe Jones, who is
responsible for shaping the careers of such notable artists as Third Day, Chris Rice, Mark Schultz, and Ginny Owens.
"Monroe looked at our songs and found an element in each one that defined our sound," says Marcus. He really
worked to help us identify ourselves musically.
Among the album's signature songs is One More Night. Sara spends hours at the computer responding to young people
who spill their hearts about personal abuse, eating disorders as well as struggles with depression and suicide. Sara
received an e-mail from a girl who slept on a musty couch in the storefront she called home. This girl talked about
feeling so worthless and rejected that she just wanted to cut herself, hoping it would somehow distract her from the
pain inside.
"I was thinking, Man! I want to be there with her. She was so far away, and I felt helpless in a sense," says Sara
about the event that inspired One More Night. " But I also knew that God could be there when I couldn't. It was
just this point where Christianity meets real life. I trust You to be who You are, to meet this girl where I can't."
"In those moments, when kids are sitting there with messed up parents who are yelling at them, when they wonder Am I
a mistake? Is my life worth anything? Is what they are saying true?" Sara continues. "It's for those moments when
they are so mixed up that this song says, Hey, you re not a mistake. God's been there before you; Jesus went through
so much rejection on this earth. He's there, and He has a plan for you."
"I think the song itself is an experience, even if you don t know the story behind it," adds Marcus. "You can feel
its emotion and power. "
Open My Eyes Inhabited's debut radio single on Fervent, emphasizes the importance of prayer in confusion-filled
situations. Sara recalls one such moment when she was torn making crucial decisions about her life and career.
"I simply prayed, Lead me. I have no idea God. I'm so mixed up. It's during those instances and others when all you
can do is pray to God for direction. The second verse begins I run to catch my breath/yeah I fight to lose my step.
You would never run to catch your breath, but in essence, that's what our prayers are to God at times. Open My Eyes
is a cry out to God for direction even if it means going through the middle of the storm."
"The stage is a powerful and influential platform," says Sara. "Inhabited is called to use this platform to bring
hope to the hopeless and to challenge young people to take a stand for truth! It is our heart to encourage them to
realize God wants to use THEM to change their world! Life is also a platform, and they have an opportunity to reach
kids that we will never come in contact with. These are the lives we want to invest in."
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