Album Notes

Jim Asselin has been singing and song-writing for nearly eighteen years. As the son of two opera singers who met at a radio talent contest, (his mother won, his father took second) Jim comes naturally to song writing. He is always tapping out a tune. Unlike many songsmiths though, Jim hears all the music in his head before ever writing a lyric.

Jim says that song writing is a form of communication for him. "I open up and express myself in ways I can't when I'm just talking. If I don't get emotional about a song, I know that I need to write more honestly." Jim loves writing. He says "It's easier to sing an unspoken word - when I sing, it flows right from my heart, and doesn't need to go through my head."

After more than a decade of singing and playing drums on the worship team at Trinity Church in Sunnyvale, CA, Jim felt God tell him the time was right to pursue his dream of making an album, so he heeded the call. The result: Step Out In Faith My Son, Jim's prayer is that his songs would be encouraging and challenging for Christians, but even more, he hopes this CD gets into the hands of those who would never step foot in a church - that they would feel drawn by the music and singing and want to find out more about Christ.

Today Jim, His wife Karen and their three children James, Ellen and Zechariah are serving God in Lima, Peru. Jim is currently writing songs for his second album.