Preparing to go!

Greetings from the New Life Symphony Orchestra and Asbury’s New Covenant Orchestra! We are so excited to be leaving for Brazil this week! Along with all the excitement involved in going to Brazil, we want to thank you, family and friends for your support and prayers! Thank you for taking this journey with us.

Here are the members of our team:

CONDUCTOR

Johnny Fuller

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Crystal Dugger

FIRST VIOLIN

Sharon Serrago, Concert Master

Deborah Beams, Sr. Associate Concertmaster

Abbey Brodnick, Principal Associate Concertmaster

Jucivan Santos, Associate Concertmaster

SECOND VIOLIN

Diana Gooch, Principal

Lorraine Caldwell, Associate Principal

Donna Hughes

Sophia Thundu

Barbara Woodring

VIOLA

Susan Brodnick

CELLO

Heather Fuller, Principal

Doug Biles, Associate Principal

FLUTE

Anne Reid, Principal

Gabi Gimenes

PICCOLO

Jason Baker

OBOE

Crystal Dugger

CLARINET
Jason Baker, Principal

Heather Ramsey

HORN
Dan Serrago, Principal

Mike Hardgrove

Mark Holtom

David Langston

TRUMPET

Joel Adair, Principal

Skip Sidner

Alan Suska

TROMBONE
Kenn Hughes, Principal

Melanie Adair

Camp Kirkland

Isaac Santos

TUBA

Arthur Houff

TIMPANI

Jim Beck

PERCUSSION

Fred Starkweather, Principal

Andrew Dugan

Robert Nugent

PIANO
Cheryl Thompson

KEYBOARD
Judy Werner

SOPRANO
Diane Guthrie

NARRATOR

Sherry Kennedy

ART TEACHER

Kay Hays

RENOVATION TEAM

Dan Kennedy

Wayne Werner

SPOUSES

Amy Bowen

Nancy Starkweather

Here are some of the amazing promises that reveal the heart of our Lord Jesus about prayer:

"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit." John 15:7-8

"You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. This I command you, that you love one another." John 15:16-17

Here are some things you can be praying for us as we prepare for our trip to Brazil:

• That the Lord would give us divine appointments every day and be leading those who decide all our activities.
• That through us, He would greatly bless our brothers and sisters in Christ whom we are partnering with who are already there.
• That we would have safety in travel.
• That the Word of the Lord would bear much fruit. (2 Thess. 3:1)
• That people would be ready to receive the seeds of the Gospel. (Matthew 13)
• That God will bring the people He has prepared to the concerts to hear His Word.
• That Christ's joy would be in us and our joy would be made full. (John 15)
• That we would have humility, gentleness, patience, and tolerance for one another in love: being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:2-3)
• That our Heavenly Father would do great things that only He can do in the lives and minds of the people we will meet - to draw them to Himself, to teach them spiritual truth, and to show them His great love for them.
• That we would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading. That when we see we are about to quench Him, we would look to Christ and worship and imitate. (1 Thess. 5:19)
• That the peace of Christ would rule in our hearts as we encounter less-than-comfortable situations and get to practice flexibility. :-)
• That He would give us wisdom in the things we say and do.
• That He would give us excellence as we create music.

We'll post an itinerary soon.