-Ryan Huckumchand aims to spread the word of God through music

TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Ryan Huckumchand finds pleasure in combining music into his worship and says that his main goal is to promote the teachings of the gospel through songs. “Especially Soca Gospel,” he told Buzz this week.
The musician, who recently launched out into the industry as a young gospel artiste, is also the owner of an event planning and décor company in his hometown of Bartica, Region Seven, Cuyuni-Mazaruni. The company also does landscaping, interior and exterior designs.
An “ordained elder,” Ryan shares in preaching and is quite involved in the church’s deliverance ministry which includes praying for people, counselling them and travelling across Guyana to do same.

He recognises that music has helped to make his work in the church even more enjoyable. “If I am not singing in the lead, I would do background vocals. Besides doing this, I am in charge of the worship department of my local church and would assist the younger worshippers on how to sing,” he shared.
Ryan said he loves music because it is his way of expressing worship to God. “I really love god; he is my everything; my way of expressing my feelings, my emotions and how much he means to me,” he reflected.

The young man believes that since he was blessed with his musical abilities, it is important that he uses his gift to give back to in praises and worship. “It’s also one of my ways of escape as at times, I would need a little break,” he added.
Being a gospel minister in church, Ryan travels with his pastor across the country. “Everywhere he travels; I would go with him and be the lead singer in worship. I’ve also had a few persons inviting me to concerts since I launched out a few months ago,” the budding musician related.
His main goal, he said, is to promote gospel through music, especially via the genre of ‘Soca Gospel.’ “I am crazy over Soca Gospel. Gospel music is really nice. I like the high,” Ryan said.

He recognised too that the Soca genre is also quite attractive to young people and tends to “draw them out more.”
“Soca music makes you feel happy, excited; the hype of it, the energy behind it would just change your mood in an instant. It makes you feel joyful, especially if you’re sad or going through some sort of a depressing situation,” Ryan related.
He continued: “All of a sudden your atmosphere is changed with Soca music and you feel a little vibe and a little hype. It is one of the ways of me evangelizing to get souls for the kingdom of God,” he said.

Recently, Ryan released his first single titled ‘Kinda Way’ which he said called attention to the ‘kind of way’ that he feels while sharing in worship. “What inspired me to write this song is the fact that God loves us so much that we can’t comprehend why God loves us so much. So, I decided to write a song expressing how I feel when I experience the love of God; when I am spending time in the presence of God,” the young man added.