Dearest Friends, My World Is Broken I love being in Baltimore! Every day we have the privilege of loving children who are living in such broken places. We can not change theirRead More…
2019 Baltimore #1
Dearest Friends, Baltimore Yesterday a little girl told me very emphatically that she did not want a Jesus Storybook Bible. We were passing them out to the children after a show asRead More…
2019 Nepal
Dearest Friends, A Nepali Prayer Request I received the following request from Tika Ram Baral in Nepal. He is pictured above at the head of a column of children. Please pray! “Read More…
2019 Rural Tennessee #3
Dearest Friends, What Children Say We finished our time in rural Tennessee with 5 shows in 2 days. It was wonderful! We all agreed that we loved every show ! More importantly,Read More…
2019 Rural TENNESSEE 2
Dearest Friends, Happy ! “Happy” is not a common feeling for many children, unless they are watching the puppets. I count it a precious gift to have the opportunity to love childrenRead More…
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 Kenya #11
Dearest Friends, So Small Our last day took us to 3 places. One was a children’s hospital in Migori. The children suffered with many things, including severe malnutrition, cerebral palsy, and aRead More…
2019 Kenya #10
Dearest Friends, Blessings! 1. God gave us a mud building full of the sweetest children! They were poorer than any group we have visited, but also the kindest. 2. One group ofRead More…
2019 Kenya # 9
Dearest Friends, The Best Show Today was probably one of my favorite shows! There was so much joy! The children enjoyed the puppets and were so happy! Ok, that is a lotRead More…
2019 Kenya #8
Dearest Friends, The Smallest Church This is one of the smallest churches that I have ever shared at. Its walls were made of a mixture of dirt, water, and cow dung. ItRead More…
2019 Kenya #7
Dearest Friends, Uncontrollable Delight!!! Look at the faces of the children in the picture above. It seemed to us that all 650 of them were experiencing uncontrollable delight. They laughed and smiledRead More…
2019 Kenya #6
Dearest Friends, Would You Like To Be A Blessing? The picture above shows you typical homes in a Kenyan village. The walls are made of a mixture of mud, water, and cowRead More…
2019 Kenya #5
Dearest Friends, Joy and Hope! Our first show of the day gave us all great joy! We set up in a thicket of trees beside the school. We were given 700 plusRead More…
2019 Kenya #4
Dearest Friends, STRANGE AND WONDERFUL You never know what God will do in the lives of the children when you are doing a puppet show for them. At our first show, weRead More…
2019 Kenya #3
Dearest Friends, A Wonderful New Friend Last night, we had a sweet visit with a very kind young man. I feel l made a wonderful new friend! This young man is kind,Read More…
2019 Kenya # 2
Dearest Friends, James 1:27. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being pollutedRead More…
2019 Kenya #1
Dearest Friends, So Many Children Today was beautiful! We were blessed to tell hundreds of children about God’s sweet rescue plan. We are in rural Kenya. There are dirt roads, cold showers,Read More…
2019 Istanbul – Final Report
Dearest Friends, Beautiful Flowers The flower ladies of Istanbul are surrounded by incredible beauty, but nothing is more beautiful to me than children having the opportunity to hear about Jesus. We finishedRead More…