mark + ange guinn

It’s been a busy week for us. Thursday we were in Muncie for a goodbye party for our good friends Josh and Michelle Garrels. Friday we were in Muncie again for dinner with our friends the Kristiansens and the Millers (two of the three couples on our team). We had a really fun evening together. Saturday night I played a few songs as an opening act for my friend Jason Wolfgang (you can download his songs free at thewolfgangarchive.com).

Then this morning we got up at 6am and drove to Gas City, IN, where we lead worship at one of our sister churches – Exit 59. It was a really beautiful time and our whole team was there. They prayed for us and sent us out with their blessing. Did I mention we love that church?

Finally, always a glutton for punishment, we returned to Indy where I filled in the pulpit (a.k.a. stool) at our own Indy Alliance. It was an exhausting day at the end of an exhausting week, but it’s been exhilarating too. We’re in for a whirlwind six weeks here, and it probably won’t stop until a few weeks after we’ve landed in Northern Ireland. That’s what we signed up for, though!

Mark

Last Saturday (the 5th) some of our good friends (and a few of our bad ones) threw us a big Ireland awareness/goodbye/pickin-and-grinnin party. Lots of our musical friends played some of their stuff and everybody else just ate a lot, talked a lot, and tried not to step on each other. It was kind of like an open mic night in a really cool sardine can.

Ange and I played some of our own stuff, and there was an impromptu re-union of our old band The Lions. Here’s a photo:

We had a super fun time, though and I must say we’ve never felt quote so hip. Many thanks to Lisa, Joseph, Laura, and Chris B (and the others) for throwing us such a cool party.