On this week's post from the Archives, read about an HSI trip to North Africa in 2016. On this trip, the team ministered to refugee and street children, using music as therapy. The children found joy and hope as they used music to process their experiences and learned that God cares deeply for them.
At the end of May, a portion of the Inspiro staff met in Budapest, Hungary for a team reunion. Having not been together in person for over a year, the time for fellowship was most welcome. Our purpose for the week was two-fold – to spend time catching up as a team and to scout out places for the Incarnate students to see during their time in Budapest. The later half of this goal involved visiting places like Memento Park, the Hungarian House of Music, and the artistic village of Szentendre.
On today's Archive Wednesday, read the story of an HSI trip to North Africa. On the trip, the team saw the Lord work powerfully to bring people groups together to produce new music. Relationships were built, and the trip ended with the participants expressing a desire to learn more! Find out more below!
Mining for Local Art Gems in the Philippines
Written by Emily Dickey and Erica Logan
On this week's post from the archives, we are sharing a continuation from part of last week's post (you'll recognize the pink umbrella picture below and in last week's article)! This article features more information about the HSI trip to the Philippines in 2017. Here, learn about the different art forms used on the trip and how the team saw the Lord work as the people learned about God's story and how to share it.
To Share the Good News: Recording Studio in Benin
Written by Hollen Hostetler
Recently, two of our team members, Mat Carson and Daniel Lim, took a trip to the Republic of Benin (located in West Africa) to set up a recording studio in conjunction with Africa Sings. Africa Sings is a ministry that seeks to foster peace between Christians and Muslims throughout Africa. This was a short 3-day trip filled with set-up and teaching, but the Lord worked to encourage and equip all involved.
On today's post from the Archives, we are sharing an article about prayer. The article discusses several different HSI trips and how Erica Logan (now directing the Incarnate program for Inspiro) and others implemented creative ways to pray on each of them. Read below to find out more about the trips!
God's Artists: Songwriting Workshop in Uganda
Written by Stephanie Biggs
In this week's Post from the Archives, we are sharing an article about an HSI trip to Uganda in 2017. On this trip, the team was able to encourage the local artists to grow in their God-given creativity and to lead them in a songwriting workshop. The artists were excited to learn more about God's view of beauty and to begin composing their own songs. Find out more below!
Hope for the World: An Outreach on the Welsh Canals
Written by Hollen Hostetler
If you found yourself on the canals in Chirk, Wales earlier this month, you might have seen an interesting site – seven artists aboard a canal boat, painting, chatting, and sailing. The seven women – from Wales, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Nigeria – hired a 21-meter (69 foot) boat and were on a mission to share the hope of the gospel through art.
Witness to New Beautiful Worship
Written by Frank Fortunato and Emily Dickey
Today's Archive Wednesday is a trip report from an HSI project in South Asia in July of 2018. During the trip, the team conducted a songwriting workshop with local pastors and musicians, teaching them to write worship songs in their language and traditional style. The team was ecstatic when the pastors created a benediction song - a new genre for them. Read more below about the trip!
