We were recently in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where a parish asked us to play for Mass on Sunday which happened to be Christ the King Sunday, a great celebration. After we set up in the church we found out that they were actually broadcasting the Mass on the radio! Since it was the Saturday night Mass they were recording it so that they could broadcast the Mass the next day on the radio. Our first on-air broadcast! We might listen to it sometime... we'll see. 
The Mass was beautiful.
We also had a very pleasant surprise! The French team was actually in Yarmouth the same time as us! They had a retreat at the same building in which we are staying. It was so nice to just hang out with them and catch up on each other’s ministries and team. As Netters, it is always a gift when you happen to run into another team and we really enjoyed having supper together. They also joined us in the congregation for Mass. It was just a very great day.
Then Sunday came around and we played once again for Christ the King Sunday. It went well again and then after the Mass a few people came up and thanked us, but one man in particular really had an impact on us: he came up and introduced himself and as he was about to start talking, he had to stop because suddenly tears started welling up and he was so moved and told us about his conversion when he was 47 and that the music "did his soul good". He told us to never stop what we were doing, and that it was time for his generation to step back and for ours to get out there and evangelize. He definitely put the point across that what we are doing really is making an impact and to keep it up. It was so inspiring to us, and all because we played at Mass. Never underestimate the power God has to work through you in everyday things.
That evening we played music for a Holy Hour that was dedicated to Saint Brother Andre.
The youth from the Parish then stayed and we had what we call a band-jam, which is basically where we take all of the youth who can play instruments and sing and form them into a band, or they are in their existing Worship band and we jam out a few songs. We give them tips on how to lead music and how to add dynamic to the songs. It was a lot of fun, and they were all very talented.
The hospitality we have been shown since we arrived in Nova Scotia has been absolutely amazing. Everyone is so welcoming and we have definitely been loved a lot through food. We have been eating very well! We are now in Halifax looking forward to doing some more events.
Hope everyone is doing awesome at the beginning of this Advent season!
God Bless,
Brandi Olson
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