IOJ INTERVIEW: LUIZA CHRZANOWSKA IOJ: Thanks for joining us for a new special Instruments of Joy interview. Today we are joined by Luiza from Poland, and Luiza thank you so much for agreeing to share with us some of your wonderful stories of how you have used music to serve others around the world! And I want to start of just by asking you specifically how is it that you use music to serve others and where have you served around the world so far? Luiza: Well, that’s a long story. I … [Read more...]
5 Benefits of Playing an Instrument
5 BENEFITS OF PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT Scientific and medical research has accumulated much support to the benefits of playing a musical instrument. Music affects us on all levels: mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Here are some of the practical and diverse ways music can affect us: 1. PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT GIVES PURPOSE Many young people have shared that music provides meaning in their lives where there was formally boredom, peer pressure to conform, or apathy. It … [Read more...]
Three Instruments Delivered to Mexico!
MEXICO INSTRUMENT DELIVERY! Three instruments have been successfully delivered to three children at the Rio Bravo Children's Home in Mexico! Musician Kent Blazy generously donated these instruments (1 acoustic guitar, 1 guitalele, and 1 electric guitar) and Bruce Coble, Missions Pastor at Springhouse Worship and Arts Center, facilitated the delivery. … [Read more...]
Two Guitars Delivered to Honduras!
TWO GUITARS DELIVERED TO HONDURAS! We are excited to announce that two guitars are now in the hands of deserving pastors in Honduras, thanks to Cara Sutcliffe and Kevin Riggs. After Cara Sutcliffe donated two guitars to Instruments of Joy, Kevin Riggs of Empty Hands Fellowship picked them up and went on a trip to Honduras. IGLESIA PENIAL MATEO The first guitar was presented on June 20th to Pastor Carlos Valeriano and the congregation of Iglesia Peniel Mateo, which is located in a poor, … [Read more...]
Nooga.com is talking about IOJ!
TALKING ABOUT IOJ - CHATTANOOGA NEWS Chattanooga newspaper is talking about Instruments of Joy. We are grateful to Maggie Behringer and Nooga.com for posting this article (click here) in the lifestyle section of the online Chattanooga newspaper. It would be so cool if you would please share it with your friends. Blessings, Jan "What if you—even your family or your whole country—forgot all of the songs and music you ever learned? That is a situation Joshua Macleod encountered … [Read more...]
