Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 602

Minister Pearl Mc Master Pearl Mc Master hails from the Leeward side of the beautiful Gem of the Antilles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. She gave her heart to the Lord at the tender age of fi fteen. Some of her earliest musical infl uences were; Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Bebe & CeCe Winans and Bridget Blucher, which have assisted in honing her spiritual gifts; among them being the ability to sing and minister in music. The songbird began her music ministry at the age of seventeen with her twin sister Pearla and became lead vocalist in the New Life Ambassadors Gospel Band. This prolifi c Minister’s motivation to remain in ministry is grounded in her love for people and seeing persons giving their lives to Christ. She takes pleasure in the knowledge that persons are encouraged and blessed by her ministry. She articulates, “I have had persons come up to me on numerous occasions and express how much my singing has touched their lives and made a diff erence. I know for a fact that God has called me to this purpose for such a time and I must be obedient to His call. This really gives me the drive; I really do not have a choice in the matter,” she adds with a smile. Outside of being a full time Librarian, Songbird, Minister of the Word and Psalmist, she likes to spend time with her daughter, Alexa. She describes her as energy- packed and fun to be with. She also enjoys being away from the maddening crowd in her ‘own zone’ just sitting and watching the news, or reading and (you guessed it) listening to music. Pearl has recorded two albums with New Life Ambassadors, namely: “We Sing Praises” and Almighty Project” and has ministered with the group for over 20 years. The iconic Pearl then joined the ensemble “Called Out” as a lead vocalist and collaborated in Ministry with them for the past six years. Pearl has played an active role in the annual SVG Gospel Festival activities over the years by writing and vocalizing theme songs for the Festival and also featuring in the Gospel Fest Showcases.