I wanted to share a picture I painted of the opera house in Italy where we premiered the “puppet opera” of our St Nicholas story at Christmastime just over a year ago.
It was a fantastic show, created by the puppeteers of Pupi Italici (Italian Puppets), and it was a fantastic opera house.
But this year, we’re doing something special… we’re bringing the show here to the US! I’ve just booked the flights and a rental van for 3 weeks to take our puppet carver and his family on tour. We’ll be doing shows from June 17-July 8 here Central Illinois at my farmhouse, then on to Chicago and Milwaukee, then head east to Boston and New Hampshire. If you live anywhere in that corridor, we’d love to see you… on the road!
We’ll nail down dates and locations soon, but for now, I’d love your prayers that with this show we would be able to bring hope and faith to many along the way.
My desire with this show and everything we create—whether through music, film, or live performances—is that people will see God’s hand at work and be drawn closer to Him. As Psalm 40:3 says, in part:
“Many will see… and put their trust in Him.”
Would you pray with us that this would be so with this show? I’d really appreciate it. Even if you just send me a note to say you said a prayer, that would encourage me and them!
If you’d like to hear a wonderful casual conversation I had this week with my son Bo, we covered a number of topics including the miracle of bringing this show to the US, seeing God at work in our lives this week, being intentional with friendships, the balance of work and rest, and trusting God for provision.
We call these chats “Breakfast on the Beach,” and you can watch them on my YouTube Channel. Here’s the link for this week’s episode:
And here’s a 1-minute behind-the-scenes look at how I painted the Italian opera house on a refrigerator magnet. One of my dear friends asked if I would paint something for her and said, “Surprise me!” Since she and her son were at the opera house in Italy with us, I decided to paint that scene. You can see them in the second balcony just to the right of center, in the white and black outfits. Haha… :) The soundtrack is from the show.
https://youtube.com/shorts/_oJpcW6Driw
I pray God will strengthen you in all you do this week! In Jesus, name, Amen.
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