2019 Nepal # 9
Dearest Friends, A Sweet Day! In a field of mango trees, surrounded by huge mounds of hay, we had a very sweet show. The children listened so intently as I told themRead More…
2019 Nepal # 8
Dearest Friends, So Many Coats As most of you know, we collect coats each year for Nepal. After we leave, our Puppet Director, Tika Ram Baral , delivers them. The location isRead More…
2019 Nepal # 7
Dearest Friends, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105 I learned this Bible verse when I was a very little girl. I don’tRead More…
2019 Nepal # 6
Dearest Friends , Treasure! Some people think treasure is something sparkly or golden, but I know that true treasure is the sweet children that the Father puts before us each day. WeRead More…
2019 Nepal # 5
Dearest Friends, Mysteries and Delights! Yesterday , we were setting up to do a show at a very poor school. We were directly across from the outhouses. My storytelling spot was inRead More…
2019 Nepal # 4
Dearest Friends, Three Gifts Today, the Father gave us many blessings, but each show began with the same gift. We enjoyed setting up under enormous trees. The trees gave the children aRead More…
2019 Nepal #2
Dearest Friends, Our Beautiful, Crazy Day For most of the people of Nepal, the Hindu population, today is a holiday to celebrate Shiva, one of the 3 main God’s of Hinduism. ShivaRead More…
2019 Nepal #1
Dearest Friends, Amazing ! Today really was amazing! We arrived yesterday , Friday, in Kathmandu. I love the sound of that word. Ever since I first heard it as a little girl,Read More…
2019 Nepal #1
Dearest Friends, We are on our way to Nepal! Please ask the Lord to make us full of His love and kindness. Please ask the Father to call many Hindu children toRead 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…
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…
2018 Questions about Coats
Dearest Friends, Coat Questions So many of you have lovingly responded to our appeal for children’s coats for Nepal. Thank you for your generous hearts! I have received more than a dozenRead More…
2018 Coats for Nepal
Dearest Friends, The Children Are So Cold! Please, we need your help. I received the following request from our Nepali puppet director . Tika Ram Baral wrote, “I have been asked byRead More…
2018 Nepal, Northern Ireland, and Turkey #1
Bibles , Bibles, and More Bibles A few weeks ago in Nepal, I watched my Nepali director, Tik Aram Baral ,stand beside the biggest pile of Bibles I have ever seen. DozensRead More…
2018 Nepal #8
Dearest Friends, A Prayer Need Our flight out of Germany just cancelled, but our travel agent is working to get us on another flight. I confess that I am very tired andRead More…
2018 Nepal #7
Dearest Friends, Kunti Kunti is a 14 or 15 year little girl. No one is really sure about her age. She has been raped multiple times. The pastor’s wife found her walkingRead More…
2018 Nepal #6
Dearest Friends, A Light In The Dark We spent today in a village where one of my Nepali puppeteers grew up. Now, he has a seminary degree and has begun a smallRead More…
2018 Nepal #5
Dearest Friends, How Do You Describe Amazing? Yesterday was an incredible day which I would describe as "amazing". The problem is that I very much want to take you there so thatRead More…
2018 Nepal #3
Dearest Friends, Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My Actually , I should change that rhyme to read "Rhinos and Tigers and Elephants". We are in Nepal. Today, we passed through aRead More…
2018 Nepal #1
Dearest Friends, By the time some of you read these words, we will be on a plane headed for Germany and then India and finally, Nepal. Please cover this trip with prayerRead More…