• Athens CASA/GAL Program & Adam Remnant

  • Nov 12 2024
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast

Athens CASA/GAL Program & Adam Remnant

  • Summary

  • On this week’s episode of The Anna Jinja Show, we’re diving into the powerful themes of advocacy, resilience, and creativity. Host Anna Jinja welcomes the inspiring the Athens CASA / GAL Program team. These passionate advocates are voices of hope for children in foster care, providing support, stability, and a sense of belonging in some of the most challenging moments of their lives.

    And we’re thrilled to share a very special musical feature by Adam Remnant, a multi-talented musician, songwriter, and Athens native. His song, “Curse of Canaanville,” touches on themes of family, resilience, and finding light amid hardship. This song is a tribute to the inner strength needed to overcome life’s adversities – something that resonates deeply with the work of the Athens CASA / GAL Program and the experiences of the children they support.

    Join us as we hear inspiring stories and reflections from CASA/GAL’s Executive Director Tara Huffman and volunteer coordinators Carly Ferguson and Jess Chadwell, who share the impact of their work and the compassion that fuels it. Plus, we’re excited to introduce a special young guest, Jack, who joins the conversation and has agreed to write an original song for an upcoming episode!

    Tune in to this heartfelt conversation filled with stories, music, and an important reminder: even in the toughest of times, there’s hope, community, love, and laughter!

    Guest Links: https://www.adamremnant.com/ https://www.athenscasa.org/team

    CURSE OF CANAANVILLE
    by Adam Remnant

    my mother’s old lantern tolls a light
    through the darkness of the night
    beyond the shadows amongst the weeds
    where the light of town recedes
    and since you’ve been gone
    I have found you in the strangest of places
    and you have been witness to my heart’s changes
    so I am indebted to you and your many faces
    lighting the way in a world that’s fading

    men overtook these branches to feed our iron tongues
    they carved their initials into the trunks
    they carted them off leaving nothing but sawdust
    now mother, father won’t stop drinking, he’s calling on his kin
    he’s naming names spitting blood and cursing Canaan
    yeah even the saved are forsaken
    so I’m going back to the garden where the trees are in full bloom
    I’m shaking off the ashes of brimstone and doom

    I’m gonna pick a thousand apples in a single afternoon
    so it seems the world can be a nightmare with heaven intertwined
    men lower the canary down into the mine
    but they’re raising up a raven seven times the size
    and since you’ve been gone
    I have found you in the strangest of places
    and you have been witness to my heart’s changes
    so I am indebted to you and your many faces
    lighting the way in a world that’s fading

    I’m holding a lantern that tolls a light
    but you are nowhere within sight
    so I’m returning on my own
    to the place I once called home.


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