Submitted photo Christian rapper Tedashii will perform in Valdosta, 7 p.m., Feb. 16, at Crosspointe Church. The proceeds will go to Called to Care. 

VALDOSTA — A rapper will travel below the gnat line to feature works from “Below Paradise.”

A Christian rapper whose album has ranked on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart is scheduled to perform 7 p.m., Feb. 16, at Crosspointe Church. 

Tedashii’s album, “Below Paradise,” ranked 17th on the Billboard 200 charts in 2014. According to the Reach Records website, “Never Fold” is the artist’s newest project. 

He will perform at Crosspointe with proceeds going to Called to Care. 

Gentry Colson, vice president of Called to Care, said the organization ministers and assists the foster-care community. She said the ministry meets monthly with foster teens, ages 14 to 21, and there are more than 300 kids in the program. 

She said Called to Care decided to work with Tedashii because of his strong testimony.

“We think his testimony is perfect for these kids who have been through such hard times and to see the hope in his story (and) that he did turn to Jesus,” Colson said. 

She said the concert is an affordable, family-friendly event. 

Tickets may be purchased on iamcalledtocare.com/tedashii or at Crosspointe, 4100 North Valdosta Road, for $10. The doors will open 6:30 p.m. the evening of the concert with worship from Crosspointe. 

Gabe Bailie, student pastor at Crosspointe, shared his personal connection with the foster community, saying he and his wife foster two children. He said Crosspointe wanted to help provide outreach for Called to Care and what it offers. 

“We love to partner with people in our community, and we (Crosspointe) were approached by Called to Care,” he said. 

He said Crosspointe is excited to host the event.

“As a church, we believe in loving our neighbors well (and) loving the people in our city well, and so it just fit right along in what we like to do,” he said.  

Called to Care works to provide foster youth with mentors and develop connections in their lives, Colson said. Counties with Called to Care chapters include Tift, Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Coffee, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Turner and Worth.

Colson said Lowndes County is in the process of getting a Called to Care chapter, with a meeting to be held in March at Perimeter Road Baptist Church. 

“This will allow Lowndes County to support the Lowndes County foster-care community, so when a foster parent is in need, maybe they need a new bed so they can take in another child, then the community can respond to that,” she said. 

She said a Facebook page will be started where needs such as those will be posted, and so residents can help the local foster community without having to become a foster parent. She said recently a Lowndes County teenager needed a new pair of shoes to be donated for wrestling. 

She said Called to Care is hoping to provide bags full of necessities for foster teenagers, teaming with Camp Rock of Redland Baptist Church to do so. 

“When a child enters foster care, often they come with little to nothing, so … they will be given a bag full of essentials for the first 48-hours.” 

She said all of the items in the bags, such as toiletries, underwear, pajamas, pillows and blankets, will be donated by the community. 

For more information on the concert or Called to Care, call (229) 646-1041 or visit the Called to Care, Inc. Facebook page. 

Visit reachrecords.com/artists/tedashii for more information on Tedashii. 

Kimberly Cannon is a Reporter with The Valdosta Daily Times. Her extension is 1376.