Johanna Speaks

At our church, six of us play on the worship team. And recently, the lead singer/pianist and her husband are "retiring from playing." They said they wanted the younger generation to take over and to lead. Now, that means my brother Nicholas is in charge of the music, and his wife, Noemi, will help lead the singing. 😊 

We've also recruited another guy, Ian, to play bass. We've actually put the piano away for a bit. I'm not entirely sure why, since one of the violinists can play it. 

There's one acoustic guitarist, two electric guitarists, one singer, and two violinists. So far, it's been going pretty well. The Orrs (the pianist/singer and her husband, who plays the bass) said they could help us out once in a while and play if some of us are gone traveling on some Sundays. I'm really happy they said that because Nicholas and Noemi are gone right now in New Jersey, and I don't think we could do it with only a couple of us playing and nobody really leading. 

Anyway, it's been a challenge, but I know over time, it will become easier. I really enjoy playing violin, and sometimes I will play the mandolin. I'm still learning, but I know enough chords to play some of the songs. 

Here's a pic of the worship team:

Last Sunday, I played violin for our church! It was my brother Nicholas playing guitar and our friend, Abbygail, playing the piano and I playing the violin. Abbygail usually plays the violin, but since the person who plays the piano was gone on vacation with her husband, Abbygail took over because she is a perfect piano player. But when the people return from their vacation, Abbygail will go back to playing the violin, and we might play together for church. And apparently, they won't be back for about one month or so. 

Last Sunday was my first time playing for the church! It was a lot of fun! And it sounded great! And this Sunday, I will play again, hopefully.

 Nicholas is the one who picks out the music each Sunday for us. They have been easy to play so far. I have to practice every day, so I get it all right. Tuesdays, the church has bible study, and usually, everybody who is learning how to play an instrument comes, and we practice the songs for Sunday. So we get there, practice songs for church then, eat, then have bible study, then go home. Tuesday's Bible studies are really fun to attend. The Bible study itself is really great! I mean the dinner is too! But the Bible study is also great! :)

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