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school’s principle Dorothy Ibarra I was offered LLM director at the time Daisy Wiberg surprised to be in because Mike told me he loves Jesus the position to be the music teacher even as a me not long before my trip that Love Light + and could pick that out in me before I told him. college dropout. God chose the right words in Melody would partner with and support me in telling me Nicaragua was my home because the starting the music program. I have been under [WM] There is an educational side to this following day the hotel owner where we were Love Light + Melody since  which provides a ministry too as you want to see the children in staying told me if I wanted to come teach kids great platform to build and raise support under school. Tell us about that?  music full time, “Mi casa su casa”, she would their nonprofit status. give me a place to stay for free the first year. [Jordan] Absolutely, education provides Their board gives me accountably and Brad protection and points kids in the right [WM] How did you collect the instruments continues to walk alongside me as a big-brother- direction. Inspired by my mission’s sister that were needed?  mentor and supporter. I received a handful of Kara Westermann, I sought out the approval donations, some being old instruments, that with Love Light + Melody for 20 scholarships [Jordan] After hearing God’s calling, I did really helped get the music program started. at Lighthouse Christian Academy to start have to go home and work though my humanly It is beautiful because there is also a growing the school year going into 2020. All of those issues before being able to step out in faith. team of people continuously praying for and students live in the resettlement community Though when I did make the step the greatest supporting me who are a big part of this story. Villa Guadalupe, some squatting near the encouragement was God’s blessing that A big miracle provision was when a friend of dump before resettlement. I chose students followed. I had a place to stay, my parents were Brad’s, a pretty well-known guy named Jake of mine that were super serious about playing nervously going to support me, and one of the Shimabukuro, and the non-profit Music for Life music, helped Kara by taking over students schools had offered me a $40 stipend each Foundation in Hawaii provided a big set of Kala that moved onto secondary, and also Club month. I sold my car, packed all the instruments Waterman ukuleles in my first year teaching. I hope directors Sheyla and Roberto helped me and gear I owned, and bought a one-way ticket actually just got the opportunity at NAMM to choose students in cases where the kid was to Nica. God had the team established for me thank the Kala founder and CEO Mike Upton in need of a safe environment or cases where long before ever calling me. Brad Corrigan and in person for that. God’s puddle is the best one the kids were just super bright and deserved it. February 2020 Subscribe for Free... 53