2029 Rural Tennessee #1
Dearest Friends, Endless Delight We are in rural Tennessee for several days of shows. At the end of every performance, we finish with our Big Bear puppet shooting a confetti cannon. TheRead More…
2019 Blessings!
Dearest Friends, Only 10,200 Blessings Remaining As we wrote in our last newsletter, we have incredible news. A group of friends has pledged 15,000 dollars. During the month of June, if youRead More…
2019 Big , Big News
Dearest Friends, Save The Date! The photo above is from 30 years ago! We were all so young. Those “little “ boys are now 40,41, and 42. Mike is with the LordRead More…
2019 Northern Ireland # 2
Dearest Friends, Two Glorious Days I can not even remember, nor can the team remember , when we have had 2 such beautiful, sunshiny days in Northern Ireland. The crowds have beenRead More…
2019 Northern Ireland #1
Dearest Friends, Where In The World Are We Celebrating Easter ? The beautiful flowers in the picture above are blooming in my front yard. However, I am not there to enjoy themRead More…
2019 Nepal # 10
Dearest Friends, The Untouchables Under a big tree, in front of a believer’s house in a village , we did our first show of the day. We were with the children thatRead More…
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…
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…