After being stateside for 8 weeks and 2 days…
My furlough has ended! From mid May to July 14th I was back on US soil taking a much needed break to reconnect with
Above is a family picture we took in late May, minus my sister Gabi and her family, who live in PHX.
family and friends, as well as raise support for my ministry in Zacapa by visiting congregations across the east coast. Mondays through Fridays I would spend the time either driving or with family, and Saturdays and Sundays were spent at the church. In those 8 weeks I logged a few miles as I drove from Miami to Detroit to New Hampshire and back to Miami. I was able to visit six loving congregations where I helped out with the music and was given a moment to share a little about me and how I serve as a missionary. I am truly grateful for each church I visited as I met so many caring people and made many new friends! I pray you all are doing well, and that through my newsletters we can stay connected until my next in-person visit!
Playing trumpet with the talented musicians of St. James
The six churches I visited were: Miramar Lutheran in Miramar FL, Guardian Lutheran in Dearborn MI, Shadow of the Cross in Farmington Hills MI, St. James Lutheran in Southbury CT, Trinity Lutheran in Keen NH, and Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran in Ft. Lauderdale FL.
I arrived back to my home in Zacapa around 530pm July 14th, and after a few days of settling back in (and writing this newsletter) I am eager to get back to teaching music. During those 8 Sundays away my students led the music on their own, and I have only heard positive remarks about how they did! We can celebrate and thank God that my students were able to survive 8 weeks without me, and the church in Zacapa is well on there way to having church musicians of their own! My plans for now are to keep teaching music and hopefully within a year see where we are at and what else God has instore for me.
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