This past weekend I took a little road trip with a couple of guys who wanted to buy some guitars. Manuel and Thomas have been saved 1 year and 3 months respectively. God has been doing some really amazing things here in worship and as a result, several people have been inspired to learn an instrument. I have been giving Manuel guitar lessons for about 6 weeks now and Thomas keyboard lessons for about 4 weeks. Manuel borrowed a guitar from a friend for a while, but Thomas was so motivated that he bought an 800 Euro keyboard off of eBay before he ever had a single lesson. Both have picked up their instruments very quickly and Manuel was ready to buy a guitar. There is only one music store in Innsbruck and everything is more expensive than it should be, so we decided to take a trip to Munich where we could get things much cheaper. Someone from the church also has a friend who works at a large music store in Munich and we were able to get a great discount. When Thomas found out we were going, he said that he wants to learn electric guitar as well and wanted to go and buy a guitar and amp. We had a blast playing everything and Manuel came away with a great European, hand made acoustic guitar and Thomas bought a Fender Strat and a Fender amp. Neither of them have slept much in the past few days!
We then drove to Salzburg for my last trip of the summer. I have been going there once a month to develop their leaders and their worship team. We had a great time. The evening was capped off by a young man named Daniel giving his life to Christ and the baptism of another young man named Simon. Simon asked us after the service if we could baptize him. We said, "Of course!" and headed down to the lake. It was right at sunset when we arrived and it could not have been more beautiful. I have included a couple of pictures for you to enjoy. The next few months here in Innsbruck will be very busy as we prepare for some major outreaches in the fall.
