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Grace and peace in the blessed Name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I have nearly completed this task the Lord placed in front of me; what began as a tremendous opportunity through seminary, not realizing that my heart and soul would be changed in immeasurable ways....forever. As my son would say, “I had no clue”. The Psalmist exclaims “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all”. Everything about this ministry has been laid before us; us meaning all of us. When we wait on Him, He opens His hand, and we are more than satisfied with good. And when He sends forth His Spirit, He renews the very face of the ground.
I asked God to open my eyes so that I may see, and during this brief time in Labrador, the Holy Spirit has opened my heart and mind to countless things. When we become God’s servant and join Him in His presence, being the hands to help; being the voice of comfort; being the presence of love, there is no beginning and no end to how the Holy Spirit can move.
I knew from Day 1 in Labrador, that He did not open all those doors or bring me all that distance, to get sick, to be harmed, or to be plagued with loneliness. I arrived with the boldness of the Gospel and God flung doors wide for me to walk through. THAT was the adventure to this journey. Twice I came desperately close to being crushed by a skidoo, yet He was there before me. As well, I never anticipated sharing the Gospel through radio, tv, schools, huge audience, and the list goes on. Maybe even the most powerful witness to the Labradorans was simply my presence rather than my words. I don’t know.
All I am sure at this point is that I was used. Used! By immersing this ministry in prayer, you enabled Him to move hearts. You enabled me which enabled God in powerful and manifold ways.
Whereever I have gone, the handchimes have brightened peoples lives; schools, churches, community. My hope is that you and the Labradorans have been blessed in as many wondrous ways as I have (and you didn’t have to be buried in 6 ft. of snow). The Labrador land, the humble people that care for it and your obedience and graciousness is a reflection of God’s manifold works, wisdom, and wondrous love.
Accepting the gift of love from the Risen Christ, and sharing that love with others supplies all our needs. God bless you, and see you soon! glenna
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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Labrador Handchime Project 2-Octaves of Malmark Chimes
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary,
Praise him in his mighty firmament!
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
Praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
Praise him with trumpet sound;
Praise him with lute and harp!
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
Praise him with strings and pipe!
Praise him with clanging cymbals;
Praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! Ps.150
The psalmist here was praising God because of his mighty excellence in all of his works and was calling upon all [in the sanctuary] to praise God with whatever they had within their possession; a trumpet, a harp, a tambourine, dancing, even ones voice. Everything! And the book of Psalms appropriately ends with a Hallelujah!
It is with that joy that I find myself returning to Labrador in early 2009 and would like to share my handbell and chime experience with the Labrador youth. The Labrador Moravians have a rich history of music ministry which was so evident in the first Music Workshop this past summer. Not only do the youth have a noticeable passion to learn, but the congregations are hungry to play whenever the opportunity arises. The youth of the summer youth camp also took every advantage to participate in handchime ensembles thanks to the loaning of a set of handchimes by New Philadelphia Moravian Church.
Handchimes are the perfect percussive instrument to learn when few instruments are to be had as they lend themselves to all levels of musical skill and players can quickly succeed. They are affordable and produce some of the most heavenly sounds that can be created.
You, your congregation, or your Sunday School class have the opportunity to prayerfully sponsor an individual chime at $50./ each (including shipping) for which a 2-Octave Malmark set will be purchased and carried to Labrador in January. They will be introduced to all the communities I visit and eventually find their permanent home there.
Checks should be made out to “Board of World Mission"with “Labrador Handchimes” written on the lower line, and sent to 1021 Center St., POBox 1245, Bethlehem, PA. 18016-1245. In addition, you can keep up with your investment/support by viewing my ministry blog right here, hear all the most up-to-date news of this unfolding ministry, and stay in touch.
Prayerfully consider your PARTNERSHIP in this musical ministry, engaging the Labrador Moravians in a gift of praise to the Lord in their sanctuaries. Hallelujah!
Moravian Labrador History
In 1752, Moravians first explored Labrador lands. From Nisbet Harbour, the present communities of Nain(1771), Hopedale(1782), Makkovik(1896), Happy Valley(1950s) exist with the help of the local Inuit and German Moravians. Music & education were important along with fishing, hunting, and lumber trading. Labradorans are gracious and loving people to this day and welcome and share the love of Christ each day. Today's Inuit (Eskimos) in the Arctic have been devastatingly affected by the impact of Western culture. Current Moravian news...
http://labradormoravian.blogspot.com/
Links to more info on Labrador Moravians
- http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/music.html
- http://www.labradorvirtualmuseum.ca/wem/Moravian.html
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