Our First Concert in Vermont!

July 1, 2013
              
            Today was our first concert in Vermont. We left Gaines this morning at 7:00 and got to Vermont at 1:30. The concert was at a retirement village called Emeritus. The residents really enjoyed it and we were able to bless them with our patriotic concert. After the concert, we went out for dinner and ice cream, of course. Check out our pictures from The Pennsylvania Grand Canyon yesterday!
                                                                                                                              ~Teressa Fink

Gaines and Galeton Concerts

June 30, 2013

                 Today we had two concerts. Our first concert was at Pine Creek UM Church for the worship service at 10:30. We were able to share Christ through our music. Afterwards, they were very nice, and fed us lunch, which was also a goodbye party for the pastor, because today was his last worship service. After the delicious lunch, we went to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. Emily, Melissa, and Teressa hiked the whole Turkey Trail. It was very beautiful. It's fun to see what God has created! Next, we had an evening concert at First Baptist Church in Galeton, PA at 6:30. Both churches blessed us with a wonderful love offering.
                                                                                                           ~Teressa Fink

New England Tour

The Herald Brass is pleased to announce our newest tour through New England! The group will leave on June 29, 2013 and return July 8, 2013. We will have concerts in Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. We will be playing in a variety of churches, maybe a nursing home, and even a parade! A more detailed itinerary will be coming in the future. We are very excited to travel into a new area of the country to meet new people and share the love of music and Christ with everyone we meet. We will be posting updates along the way so stay tuned!

Emily's Thoughts

I absolutley loved Montevideo! This was my first trip with the Herald Brass and playing trumpet at different venues was a wonderufl experience. It was great talking to the people there and getting to know them a little. I was surprised that so many have never seen brass instruments in person before. Our hosts were fantastic and I enjoyed spending time with them. It was also nice that the weather was sunny and warm as they are beginning summer as opposed to winter here. Although, it was a bit odd playing Christmas music beside palm trees- it's definitely something I could get used to. I can't wait to go back! I greatly appreciate all the the support and prayers that helped make this trip possible! Muchas gracias!!

 

Emily

Home

After 27 hours of traveling, we made it home. Sorry that we didn't let you know until now, but we were all exhausted. We praise God for all the great things that He did through us. Later we will put up our individual thoughts, so stay tuned!

Thank you for your prayers and support,
The Herald Brass

Goodbyes

Today is the day that we all dread. We had such a great time this past week. So many good friends were made and we all are very sad to go. We will have fly out of Montevideo around 10 p.m. tonight and we will have a 4-5 hour layover in Miami. We will arrive at JFK around 2:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and then we have a 3.5 hour car drive back to Lancaster. Some of us won't get back home home until around 9 o'clock, so pray for safe traveling. We will update the blog a few more times with our individual thoughts. Chao!

Last Three Concerts

Last night we had one of our best concerts at Christ's Church. It was a beautiful brick building that had great sound. Christ's Church is an English speaking church that shares its building with a Spanish Baptist church on Sunday evenings. We had a great turn out and really enjoyed being there. We also enjoyed the delicious meal provided for us afterwards! This concert was outreach oriented and Doug and Ed shared their testimony. 

This morning we played for an international book club with included several ambassador's wives. The women really enjoyed it and we really enjoyed it too. This gathering was great because Bruce and Steph were able to make some good contacts with different people. The women said that it was wonderful because Uruguay does not celebrate Christmas the way their native country does. They missed the Christmas music and loved having us play for them.

From the book club we went to the Cerro. El Cerro is a impressive fortress perched upon a hill on the other side of Montevideo. From the top of the hill/mountain we could see an incredible skyline of Montevideo. We toured the fortress and learned a lot of the history of Uruguay. We could have learned a lot more if we only spoke Spanish!

Finally then this evening we had a concert at Portones Shopping Mall. The people seemed to enjoy the music and the Christmas spirit that was there. Santa was stationed farther back in the hall so it was a very festive mood. Bruce said that Christmas has only been celebrated recently and only because the stores see the marketing value of the season. So even though the holiday is "celebrated", it is a very commercialized holiday.