2016

This past year has been good in many ways, and challenging in other ways. Harp orders continued to come in, and we have shipped a number of small harps to Singapore this year, as well as Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Israel and some in the U.S. as well. Keeps us stepping! The springtime was busy as we were getting ready for the big day... Emily’s wedding -- Sunday, May 22, 2016. The wedding was outdoors in a vineyard near the Susquehanna River. Emily had a nice day (despite some raindrops!). We had some amazing musicians and vocalists that made this wedding special. She is now “Mrs.” Josh Aziza and is now enjoying her new role as a wife. They live about a half hour away from us near Lancaster city. We enjoyed a visit from Joanna & Stephen and their three boys when they came for Emily’s wedding. It’s always great to have the gang all together again.

Dena & Nate’s family moved to Lancaster this summer, so they are not too far from Emily & Josh. They’re enjoying their new place on three acres of land just outside the city, and closer to Nate’s job. Something new for us was Alex facing Lyme’s Disease! About a week before Emily’s wedding he started feeling really sick, but we didn’t know what was wrong. By the end of May he wasn’t getting over it, so he had blood tests done that revealed a serious case of Lyme’s. So the doctor put him on daily IV treatments right away, and he noticed a big difference in a day or two. His blood results are not good yet, so after doing those treatments for three months, he’s now just getting a shot once a week. He’s feeling fairly normal, and has been back to making harps full time, but he needs extra naps. The boys keep pretty busy... Anthony likes making harps part-time because he can make his own schedule and travel out west now and then. Paul has many talents in addition to making harps...so he’s much in demand by The Servant Stage Company or Piercing Word. Earlier this month he was involved with LBS (Lancaster Bible School) for city children. He took a trip in September to Europe, and enjoyed visiting countries like Norway, Amsterdam, Belgium, and London. Mark also is back to making harps in the shop, so production is moving ahead. Sue continues to enjoy her role as secretary to the harp business... chatting with customers from all over the world is lots of fun. We look forward to what God has for us in 2017!

In early December a reporter from the Lancaster newspaper came to our shop to do an interview about our harp business and published it in a Sunday LNP issue (see below)...