Lebanon 2023 – Mahfoud’s Home Going
Dearest Friends, It is with great joy and sorrow that I write to tell you that our lead puppet director in Lebanon, Mahfoud, went to be with Jesus earlier today. He was one of the bravestRead More…
A Lebanese Thank You
Dearest Friends, Thank You! It is with great joy that I write to tell you that we far exceeded our goal of $7000 to help Lebanese and Syrian refugee families. We wereRead More…
You Can Be a Blessing
Dearest Friends, You Can Be A Blessing! The situation in Lebanon is extremely bad. Prices have multiplied five times because of inflation. Even though the prices have increased, the salaries have not.Read More…
2019 India, Facebook, and Lebanon
Dearest Friends, Merry Christmas! In Lebanon, we work with a precious group of friends at Salt and Life Ministry. My friend Georgiana sent me the following story. The girl in it isRead More…
2019 Lebanon- Final Report
Dearest Friends, The Children Every time that we did a show for the refugee children at the center our friends operate, I was struck by their smiles. They have suffered so muchRead More…
2019 Lebanon #4
Dearest Friends, The Light Shines In John 1:5, the Bible says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” I was thinking about this verse as Kelsey,Read More…
2019 Lebanon #3
Dearest Friends, “I Heard The Bombs Fall” Today, we were several stories up in the air on a friend’s porch. She had gathered together almost 50 children and their mothers. Most wereRead More…
2018 Lebanon #2
Dearest Friends, The Snow I am in the Middle East , but the snow is over my head in places. A dear friend treated us to a trip to see the cedarsRead More…
2019 Lebanon #1
Dearest Friends, The Flood Three weeks ago, there was a terrible flood here in the north of Lebanon. It was very unexpected and the water levels were unbelievable. The waters swept awayRead More…
Puppet Party, Christmas, and The Middle East
Dearest Friends, SAVE THE DATE Something wonderful is happening this year! The puppet ministry is turning 30 years old. We have never been this old before and we are all very excitedRead More…
End of Year Report 2018
Dearest Friends, BIG WONDERFUL NEWS! The above title is how we began our first email of 2018. After seeing what God has done in 2018, I believe it is still the perfectRead More…
2017 Lebanon #6
Dearest Friends, What is worse than the war? To be a girl in the war My friend Georgiana wrote the following piece. She is a wonderful storyteller for the puppet ministry andRead More…
2017 Lebanon #4
Dearest Friends, A Safe Place My friends do a beautiful work with Syrian refugee children. They provide them a safe place to learn and simply be children. Today, I have 2 programsRead More…
2017 Lebanon and the Syrian Refugees #6
Dearest Friends, On every trip, there is an email that I would especially like you to read. This is that email. TWO BROTHERS This is the story of two brothers, and theirRead More…
2017 Lebanon and the Syrian Refugees
Dearest Friends, Delight ! I wish you could have seen the children’s faces when they opened their backpacks or bright red sacks! They were full of wonder! Each gift included a toy,Read More…
2017 Lebanon andthe Syrian Refugees #4
Dearest Friends, God’s Kindness It is getting very cold here and the schools we were working in closed. They have little or no heat. However, God was kind to us! We haveRead More…
2017 Lebanon and the Syrian Refugees #3
Dearest Friends, Sweet Blessings Please remember that everyone of these blessings happened in a place where many people would say such wonders are impossible. Our God is the God of the impossible!Read More…
2017 The Syrian Refugees #2
Dearest Friends, The Light That Will Not Be Stopped Last year , I shared with you about a Muslim friend who was determined to publically follow Jesus. He was executed by peopleRead More…
Lebanon & Syrian Refugees 2017 #1
Dearest Friends, THE ADVENTURE BEGINS: I am at the Atlanta airport headed to Lebanon to work with our Syrian refugee friends, and disadvantaged Lebanese children. Please cover these days with great prayerRead More…
Many Great Adventures 2016
Dearest Friends, GREAT ADVENTURES IN ZAMBIA In May 2017, we are planning a trip to Zambia to work with very special friends, Kim and Todd Smith. In the late 70’s, Kim wasRead More…