Today I Became an Organ Donor

We have had an organ in our church since I came there with my family nearly 16 years ago.  We also had a Grand Piano but that is another story.   The organ was played at the early service by an elderly man who went to the early service. I used to think he was kind of a quirky man and then I went to his home one day for a church party.  In his home he had not one, but two organs. IN HIS HOME. Now I thought that was a bit strange, especially when one of them was a true pipe organ, complete with a set of very loud pipes in the living room.  The Music Minister before me was an outstanding musician, a pianist especially.  He would play the organ on many Sundays.  Since I took over as Music Minister or Worship Pastor, or whatever title works for you, I have not played the organ in a service. We have had a few fill-in players but mostly it collected dust.  So after 10 years I did some research and found our Rodgers 3 tier organ was built in 1963.  With most instruments that would be great, but the new technology in organs is MIDI, and digital interfaces made our instrument obsolete. Not a problem I thought. We can list in on Craig’s List and sell it for $500.  Not the case.  Instead, I had a Haitian Pastor with a strong French accent call me to inquire about the organ. He told me they were buying a new building and had nothing.  He wanted a good deal. So, thanks to a generous church, we decided to give him the organ and speakers.  He came today in a U-Haul truck and we sent it off. We also threw in the old sanctuary cross that used to hang in the church until we got a new one. The Haitian church was so pleased to have these things and he promised me a CD of his choir singing French/Creole praise and worship music. When I get his CD I will post a sample on my website.