Artistry Fighting Poverty What can you do with an instrument that isn’t in the right condition to give to a budding musician? Local artist volunteer Jamie Teet knew exactly what to do! She transformed these old guitars into stunning art pieces, complete with lights in the center. Instruments of Joy will be taking donations for these pieces […]
Calling All Artisans!
Story of Blessing This year is already off to an incredible start! In January, we sent out EIGHT instruments through our delivery partners! Of those instruments, five guitars went to a Nashville organization that provides guitar lessons for kids. One keyboard is currently en route to Dominica. And, one flugelhorn and one trumpet will be […]
Video Recap of Deliveries in 2020
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 […]
