Patience and kindness still win! It may just be me, but it seems that the importance of patience and kindness has been lost in our post-modern culture. The apostle Paul, in this well-known passage of scripture, said this; “Love is patient and kind; loves does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on […]
How to donate your musical instruments
Wanting to donate your musical instruments? Instruments of Joy is a Nashville based nonprofit that provides quality musical instruments to aspiring musicians in need. Our process is as follows: We receive a donated musical instrument and work with repair partners to make sure it is in quality condition. We send the instrument out with one […]
We Are Giving Away 53 Guitars!
An update from IOJ founder Joshua Macleod “Doing work for God doesn’t have to be easy. It just has to be important.” —Instruments of Joy Founder Joshua MacLeod We’ve mentioned before that COVID-19 has shut down international missions trips, affecting our ability to deliver instruments overseas. But the pandemic hasn’t stopped us from impacting the […]
Impacting Nations From Nashville
IOJ Story of Blessing While the pandemic has slowed down our international travels, it hasn’t stopped us from giving to the nations. In June, we were able to donate guitars to one of our partners who works with refugees in Nashville. One of the recipients, Noah, shared how thankful he was in this video. We […]
Making A Global Impact—Locally
IOJ Story of Blessing As much of the world is slowly coming out of the fog of COVID-19, Instruments of Joy is anxiously awaiting the day that we can send donations internationally again! In the meantime, we are spreading our message of joy locally. We recently partnered with Rescue1 Global. Their organization is on a […]