West had expected to comfort Janca during their virtual meeting, but it soon became clear that the ailing man had different plans. “And I was so moved by that story that I wanted to meet him.” “Hospice had been called in to care for him in his final days, and he reached out of all people to me to tell me his story and to thank me for one of my songs called ‘Strong Enough’ that he asked his nurses to play every morning,” West recounted. This month, West released his latest song, “Wonderful Life,” based on the story of Ron Janca, a Houston, Texas-based fan who died after a three-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
“The heartbeat of what fuels my little three minute songs is the power of story, and I do that in the hopes that when people hear these songs inspired by people's stories, they will maybe tap into the power of their own story and realize that they are not the source of that power, but when we allow God to shine through our stories, He's the true author of all stories, and He can redeem even the messiest parts of our lives,” West told The Christian Post. Over the last several years, the 45-year-old Dove Award-winner has released songs based on stories of people who inspire him, from Jordan, a struggling alcoholic who miraculously recovered thanks to a Christian program, to Renee, who forgave a man who killed her daughter in a drunk-driving accident. Matthew West is on a mission to share stories that matter, and as a Grammy Award-nominated artist, he uses his voice, songwriting ability and platform to do just that.
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