Dearest Friends, 10,000 Feet High We are now in the town of Huanuco. We took our first day to get organized and run some errands. Then Pablo, Sam, and I flew toRead More…
Turkey 2023 #3 Istanbul
Dearest Friends, Years ago, we were at a housing project in inner city Atlanta. We set up to do the show and went to invite the children. However, only one little boyRead More…
Turkey 2023 #2
Dearest Friends, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 One Little Girl After one ofRead More…
Turkey 2023 #1
Dearest Friends, Soooo Many Blessings! I have been happily running very hard since I arrived in Turkey last Wednesday night! This is the best trip that I have ever had to Turkey! It isRead More…
Ireland 2023 #2
Dearest Friends, A Beautiful Day Our first show in Northern Ireland was in Lisburn. We set up in the main part of town and were surrounded by face painters and a variety of otherRead More…
Ireland 2023 #1
Dearest Friends, Heartbroken and Blessed! I suppose this title is a bit confusing, but it does describe our day on the streets today in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. It was very cold and windy andRead More…
Brazil 2023 #4 – So Much Joy!
Dearest Friends, But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:16 So Much Joy! While in Brazil,Read More…
Brazil 2023 #3
Dearest Friends, A Very Bad Place The beautiful children pictured above live in a village over 8 hours from here. We did a show for them on Sunday morning at the church where we had the Ágape Puppet Conference.Read More…
Brazil 2023 #2
Dearest Friends, Three Boys Above you will see the sweet faces of three little boys. Sunday morning they listened with delight to the story of the prodigal son. They helped to make all the funny sounds I requested. They hadRead More…
Brazil 2023 #1 – Amazing! Incredible!
Dearest Friends, Amazing! I arrived in Brazil on Tuesday. God was so gracious. It was an easy trip with many blessings along the way! I especially enjoyed talking with the 12 year old boy and hisRead More…
Nepal and Brazil 2023
Dearest Friends, Nepal I love the children of Nepal! I love the way they hunger to hear about the one who is the Living God! I love the way they eagerly embrace Jesus as their rescuer! Please remember them in your prayers. Ask the LordRead More…
Nepal 2023 #7
Dearest Friends, Please look above, and you will see pictures of our children’s tract that we wrote. By God’s grace, we have been able to translate this tract into Italian, Portuguese, Spanish,Read More…
Nepal 2023 #6
Dearest Friends, Our First Show Our first show was a blessing, but I also felt sadness because Sam was still in Singapore! I very much wanted the children to have the chance to see Sam juggleRead More…
Nepal 2023 #5 – On Top of a Mountain
Dearest Friends, On Top of a Mountain We drove 2 hours to reach this group of children. We had to have 2 four-wheel drive vehicles. It was a very interesting road inRead More…
Nepal 2023 #4
Dearest Friends, Ripples I love throwing a rock in a stream and watching its ripples. Yesterday, I was thinking about that as I looked at the many faces of new friends who came toRead More…
Nepal 2023 #2
Dearest Friends, Bhandara In a place you have never seen, in a place you have never heard about, something wonderful happened! We went there yesterday and experienced great joy as we taughtRead More…
Nepal 2023 #1
Dearest Friends, Joy! I am in Nepal! I am so happy to tell you about the puppet show that we did yesterday many many hours from Kathmandu. I always ask to go to the distant villages becauseRead More…
Blessings for Nepal 2023
Dearest Friends, So very thankful!!! I want to begin this email by thanking everyone for how kind you have been in the death of my Lebanese puppet director, Mahfoud. I have appreciated your texts and emailsRead More…
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…
January 2023 – Coats for Nepal
Dearest Friends, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. My Christmas was made especially bright by my children’s visit, the many friends that came, all of the tours and puppet shows, and too many parties toRead More…