Beverly Crawford is an African-American gospel vocalist who is most well-known for singing with the New Life Singers on Bobby Jones Gospel on the Black Entertainment Network (BET) and for having well-known songs such as "Higher in the Lord", "Praise Jehovah", and "Run to the Water". Early life Born in the early 1960s in Gainesville, Florida, she is one of seven children born to a pastor. She began singing at the age of three and joined her sisters as part of the Camp Sisters. Early career In the late 1980s, her husband, Todd Crawford recorded a homemade video of her and her sisters singing and submitted copies to several gospel companies, with Bobby Jones Gospel the only one responding. Being impressed with the sisters, Bobby Jones invited them to sing on his show, and after about a couple of visits, he invited Beverly to join his group, New Life. Beverly stayed on the show for 6 years, where she was a f