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With your help, we have delivered 706 instruments across 67 countries.

Muwonge Henry is a musician in Jinja, Uganda, who

Muwonge Henry is a musician in Jinja, Uganda, who is passionate about music! Because an anonymous donor donated their Kona Acoustic Guitar to Instruments of Joy, he now has the ability to create it on a quality instrument. Thank you all of our wonderful donors who equip joy all over the world through donating musical instruments!
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El Monzon is a tropical village in El Salvador. Ma

El Monzon is a tropical village in El Salvador. Many of the kids and schools there do not have access to musical instruments. Because of Instruments of Joy, they now have 6 ukuleles and a recorder!

Gleider is a 18 year old refugee from Cuba. He has

Gleider is a 18 year old refugee from Cuba. He has been taking guitar lessons for a few months but did not have access to an instrument of his own. Now Gleider owns an Instruments of Joy Acoustic Electric guitar! He plans to use it as an opportunity to bless others through music.
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Tickets have been released! Hurry before they sell

Tickets have been released! Hurry before they sell out!!

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Sepriani Lugu is a high school senior on the islan

Sepriani Lugu is a high school senior on the island of Bale Bale, off the cost of Nias, Indonesia. She loves learning and inspiring other through music, but did not have access to a guitar of her own. Now, through Instruments of Joy, she owns a Yamaha Acoustic guitar!
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So excited to partner with @sidewalkprophets to ho

So excited to partner with @sidewalkprophets to host a free concert at the Ryman this fourth of July! Tickets are released 10am this Friday at this link https://bit.ly/3LIDSGf. Can't wait to see you there!!

Andrea is a 4th grader from Tennessee. She has wan

Andrea is a 4th grader from Tennessee. She has wanted to learn guitar for over a year, but did not have access to an instrument. Now, through @cottagecove, a local nonprofit, she is taking lessons on an Instruments of Joy Mitchell Acoustic Guitar!
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14 year old Moises Padilla is a young musician fro

14 year old Moises Padilla is a young musician from Honduras who just received an Instruments of Joy cedar flute!

Moises said, "I am happy and very joyful to know there is a new instrument to learn, a new goal to reach and a new dream to make true. Thank you for the instruments, thanks for being attentive to us, we appreciate your love."

If you want to help musicians like Moises receive quality musical instruments, please consider donating at https://instrumentsofjoy.org/donate/ to give joy!

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Jose and Orfa are leaders of a children's camp in

Jose and Orfa are leaders of a children's camp in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. They have been serving kids there for nearly forty years through ministry and music! Normally, they play prerecorded music tracks for the kids, but now they are able to make live music on their very own Instruments of Joy Yamaha Keyboard!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Celso de Albuquerque Gomes is a musician in Tefé,

Celso de Albuquerque Gomes is a musician in Tefé, Brazil, just west of the Amazon basin. He and his wife Andreia have been in ministry there for over 23 years! We are so excited that they now have an Instruments of Joy Fender Acoustic guitar to serve with!
#giveinstruments #givejoy #music

Alejandro Román Castillo is a musician in Peru! A

Alejandro Román Castillo is a musician in Peru! Alejandro is passionate about music, and in his free time, he plays guitar, sings, and works with sound equipment. We are so excited that Alejandro now has his very own Instruments of Joy SX Bass guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Evan Valcin is a talented musician in Haiti! Recen

Evan Valcin is a talented musician in Haiti! Recently, he entered an 18 month residential program called @haititeenchallenge where he has been playing music on several instruments. We are so excited to watch him continue his musical training and performance on his very own Instruments of Joy Epiphone Acoustic Guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Wilbert is a student in the @lovelearning music Pr

Wilbert is a student in the @lovelearning music Program in TN! He wanted to learn guitar, but did not have a quality instrument to learn on. Through a partnership with Instruments of Joy, Wilbert now owns an Ibanez Electric Guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy #usedinstruments #music

Josias Barbosa lives in Careiro Castanho, Brazil w

Josias Barbosa lives in Careiro Castanho, Brazil with his wife and their two kids. They have been in ministry for over 23 years, and are so excited to bring joy to their community on a Fender Acoustic Instruments of Joy guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Aubrey is a 4th grade student at @cottagecove in N

Aubrey is a 4th grade student at @cottagecove in Nashville, TN. When it comes to learning, she is eager, determined, and has an amazing attitude! We are so excited that she now has the opportunity to learn music on an Instruments of Joy guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

These cuties are part of a small academy in the vi

These cuties are part of a small academy in the village of El Monzon, El Salvador. They are wearing big smiles because they love music! As of last October, 52 kids in their school now have access to quality musical instruments through Instruments of Joy!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Ramon lives in Piedras Negras, Mexico. He and his

Ramon lives in Piedras Negras, Mexico. He and his family love serving their community in many ways including providing food and shelter to immigrants and refugees. They enjoy playing music, but did not previously have an instrument. Now, Ramon and his daughter are ministering through music on their Instruments of Joy keyboard!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Haiti Teen Challenge is a 18 month residential pro

Haiti Teen Challenge is a 18 month residential program serving students in Haiti. Through counseling, housing, music, and many other services, they empower Haitians aged sixteen through twenty-four to make a difference in their communities. Now, students in their program are learning music on an Instruments of Joy Epiphone Acoustic Guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Grace is a Tennessee musician and recipient of @as

Grace is a Tennessee musician and recipient of @asoldierschild. She loves the sound of guitars and has wanted to play for a long time. Now she can on her new Instruments of Joy Fender Acoustic guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Luis Sena has been serving kids in Brazil for over

Johnny is a new musician from Nashville, TN. He is

Johnny is a new musician from Nashville, TN. He is excited about music and excelling in guitar lessons on a new Instruments of Joy Epiphone Starling Acoustic guitar! Thanks to @cottage_cove a nonprofit organization providing training in the arts to kids in TN, Johnny and many other kids now have access to quality musical instruction!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Tamiyah is in 4th grade and part of the @cottageco

Tamiyah is in 4th grade and part of the @cottagecove music program in TN. This year, she began music lessons on an Instruments of Joy Ibanez Acoustic Guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Isabelle is a 3rd grader from TN. She enjoys learn

Isabelle is a 3rd grader from TN. She enjoys learning new things--especially music. Last year, she started taking guitar lessons on an Instruments of Joy Jasmine Acoustic Guitar, and absolutely loves them! We are so excited to be a part of her musical journey!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Kalcilina is a young musician from TN. One day a c

Kalcilina is a young musician from TN. One day a couple of years ago she was listening to a song with trumpet music and decided right then and there to learn the trumpet. Now, through a partnership with @asoldierschild Kalcilina has her very own Instruments of Joy Liberty Back Student Trumpet to learn on!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Evaristo is part of a ministry team from Belize th

Evaristo is part of a ministry team from Belize that identifies and equips local musicians! They are passionate about teaching music, but did not have enough instruments to train and hold workshops with. Now, they are spreading hope and joy through Belize on an Instruments of Joy donated Yamaha Keyboard!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Isanga is an 18 year old from Uganda. He has been

Isanga is an 18 year old from Uganda. He has been living on the streets since he was 6 years old, but now he has a job and proudly supports himself in his own place. Isanga also owns a Djembe Drum given to him through Instruments of Joy, which he uses to inspire his community through music!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Rolindo is an impressive 16 year old from the Phil

Rolindo is an impressive 16 year old from the Philippines. At a young age he was rescued from the streets of Bogo and taken in by Humanility's Lighthouse Home where he began attending school and developing an interest in music. Now Rolindo is a student in high school and the proud owner of an Instruments of Joy San Mateo Classical Guitar!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Eutaw is a small town in Greene county Alabama. Ma

Eutaw is a small town in Greene county Alabama. Many of the kids living there have little to no access to extracurricular activities like music. Two local musicians wanted to do something about this, so they started a music outreach program teaching kids to play guitar. We are so excited to equip them with an Instruments of Joy Fender Squire Classical Acoustic guitar to teach with!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

@asoldierschild is an incredible nonprofit that se

@asoldierschild is an incredible nonprofit that serves the children of fallen military servicemen and women all over the U.S. Katie is a local TN musician who has been a part of A Soldiers Child, for the past 11 years. She has been learning music on a borrowed guitar, but now, she has her very own Silvertone Electric guitar! Instruments of Joy is so excited to partner with @asoldierschild to equip kids like Katie with quality instruments!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

Menan and Sandie Kandiah are musicians from South

Menan and Sandie Kandiah are musicians from South Africa. They started a project that teaches music to underprivileged kids in their community! Now, they have an Instruments of Joy Rogue Acoustic guitar to give lessons on!
#giveinstruments #givejoy

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