![]() She was living in Nashville - popularly known as Music City - and ready to begin performing again when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 26. It was pounded into my head that I needed to pursue what I was passionate about,” she told the magazine.īut her dream of performing “became way too important for me,” she said on an episode of a podcast called “ Then God Moved ” released in March, and she set aside music for three years. “If I had not come to Liberty, I don’t think that I would be doing this. Before graduating in 2013, she led worship at her church, performed at venues around the Lynchburg area and was a “favorite at Liberty’s biannual Coffeehouse,” according to an article in the school’s Liberty Journal. She began pursuing music as a student at Liberty University, the private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia. Marczewski had what she describes as a “charismatic upbringing” in Zanesville, Ohio, where she attended a Christian school and church. Nancy Flory, Ph.D., is a senior editor at The Stream. Please pray for Nightbirde’s family as they grieve her loss. Nightbirde’s family is planning a memorial on March 4, 2022, and has opened a GoFundMe in her memory. Her lasting legacy will be the gift of hope she communicated through music and the strength she found in Jesus. She had a witty joke for every occasion-even if the joke was on her. Those who knew her enjoyed her larger-than-life personality and sense of humor. ![]() Many now know the Lord because of her evangelism and commitment to Christ. She also enjoyed sharing Christ with the women at the Davidson County Jail. When she resided in Nashville TN, she was involved at The Belonging Church leading worship and participating as a youth camp counselor. When she was not writing or singing, she shared Jesus with underprivileged youngsters in her neighborhood while providing them snacks after school. It was during this time when she cultivated her love for music and ministry.ĭuring college she continued her love for music by becoming a prolific songwriter and performer. She also spent many nights and weekends leading worship at Christian events throughout Ohio. Her other top songs include New Year’s Eve, Girl in a Bubble and Brave.īefore she became Nightbirde, she dedicated her high school years volunteering with the youth ministry at Cornerstone Church in Licking County OH. Many remember her as the winner of Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent in 2021 with the hit song It’s OK which charted No. The choir’s successful audition comes days after South African Musa Motha secured. She was a 2009 graduate of Licking County Christian Academy and a 2013 graduate of Liberty University in Lynchburg VA with a marketing degree. Mzansi Youth Choir were awarded a group golden buzzer, progressing to the competition’s semi-finals in August. She is survived by siblings Mitchell Jr (Brook) Andrew and Katelyn Marczewski grandparents Richard and Elizabeth Rumora Uncle Keith and Aunt Sheryl Ross Nephews Mitchell III and Jude Marczewski niece Magnolia Marczewski and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. She was born Decemin Zanesville OH to Mitchell and Sharon Marczewski. She most recently resided in San Clemente CA with her brother Andrew. Jane Kristen Marczewski, age 31, also known as Nightbirde, of Nashport OH, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Februafter a four-year battle with cancer. Nightbirde after winning the Golden Buzzer on 'Americas Got Talent.' Americas got Talent / YouTube I have a 2 chance of survival but 2 is not 0,' Marczewski told the audience. Her family released an obituary to NBC4i in Ohio. Nightbirde loved Jesus and lived her life singing and telling others about Him. Please Support The Stream: Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day. ![]()
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