Winter Newsletter 2022
Winter 2022/23 RETURNING TO ALBANIA Before the pandemic in 2020, my brother John and I had planned to return to Albania. Once travel restrictions lifted, it was firmly on the agenda. We have stayed in contact with our friend Ralf Gjoni through the years and he agreed to organize our schedule. I met up with […]
Winter Newsletter 2020
Winter 2020/21 BELARUS MISSION 2020 We left home early to catch our flight. On the way one of our tyres blew. How were we going to get it fixed at 6.00am? We eventually got a new tyre at 8.30, leaving us a slim chance of catching our flight. By the time we boarded the transfer […]
Autumn Winter 2014
Autumn / Winter 2014 Campfest, Slovakia 2014 It was such a blessing at Campfest, not only to play there, but also to see many of the worship bands using our instruments. This has inspired me! All the equipment we used was left, as shown in the photo. Our next trip, is to take guitars to […]
December Newsletter 2025
December 2025 HUNGARY MISSION We have had many visits to Hungary over the years. We often hear how God is moving in the Roma community, the leaders invited us to come and see for ourselves. Since Brexit it has become more difficult to send and take guitars, flying with Lufthansa to Germany eliminates this problem. […]
December Newsletter 2024
December 2024 BAIS CITY PHILIPPINES Our Connect group leaders, Paul and Rose, have had a vision for serving God in the Philippines, as Rose was born there. They held on to the vision for many years, but now was the time for the vision to become reality. Pastor Aran, Levi and I, along with Paul […]
Summer 2006
Summer 2006 BURKINA FASO Having already sent some guitars there previously, we knew that they would appreciate what we brought. The airlines agreed to let us take 12 guitars without incurring any excess baggage charge. As soon as we arrived, we realized that this place was like no other we had been before. Without doubt […]
Summer 2005
Summer 2005 REAKSA Recently the book “Tears of my soul” has been released. It tells the incredible story of Reaksa. We traveled north through many poor villages to meet him. As soon as we met we felt as if we had known him for years. He wept as he told us how God had enabled […]
Summer 2003
Summer 2003 MACEDONIA AND KOSOVA The church leaders in both of these countries are actively involved in church planting. Our base was in Skopje, and from here we travelled throughout Macedonia visiting various churches. As new churches are established we can come alongside them and supply guitars for their worship teams. It was a privilege […]
Summer 2008
Summer 2008 GUITAR AID OFFICIALLY A CHARITY! Not only have we the full weight of the Charity Commission behind us, but also the support of the Inland Revenue, in the form of Gift Aid. Anyone sponsoring a guitar, with gift aid, would allow us to give a padded guitar bag & a set of strings […]
Spring 2007
Spring 2007 ROMANIAN YOUTH IN HUNGARY My first mission in 1990 changed my life. It has been our desire to get others involved in looking beyond their own country. What could be better than introducing the young people from the Romanian Church we visit, with the youth of the Church in Hungary. For many of […]