Making a Joyful noise

 

"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Ps. 95:1-2

 
Life at LAC has been very full these past few weeks. We just finished quarter 1 of the 2013-2014 school year! Can you believe it? I can't!  As we wrapped up this week I found myself spending a lot of time on the computer working with grades and report cards. This is important, but not very "life giving" work. By Friday I was exhausted and ready for the break! The end of the quarter also brings my career as a teacher to an end and that gives me relief as well. Though I will miss that daily interaction with the senior class. They are a great group!




A very exciting update is a few weeks ago our new Music Teacher Lisa Mast joined us from Oklahoma. She brought new energy and has started music club, getting our students excited about the addition of music to our curriculum! This week many of them will have music class for the very first time! A huge answer to prayer is the arrival of a piano on Friday. This is another example of how our God is an "on time God". Several months ago LAC submitted a proposal to Mennonite Education Agency for Grant money to help start our music program. We have been eagerly awaiting an answer and early last week we received word that we got enough money to cover an electric piano for the school. On Friday, Lisa and Dini went to Tirana to make our big purchase. By early afternoon it was carried by several student up to the 3rd floor to the new music room and unpacked ready for use! Just in time! On a personal note (no pun intended) this has already brought joy to my soul. Lisa and several other of the teachers spent some time Friday evening celebrating the arrival of the piano by playing and making music together. Jordan plays guitar and Justin violin so the 3 of them filled the building with worship music and singing. I wondered down to the classroom and just sat and enjoyed for awhile. I think that hearing music on a regular basis will be really life giving for me. I know that on Friday my soul was renewed by not just the music but the realization that God is providing for us here at LAC. Please pray that the music program can be an instrument of the Gospel to our students and they will feel the presence of God as I did on Friday evening.

Lisa, Justin, and Jordan jamming to celebrate the new piano.

Lisa also has a blog. If you wish to get another perceptive of our ministry in Albania, or are curious to hear more about the music program, check it out.  GOATSANDMUSIC.WORDPRESS.COM