Archives for July 2004

I got home late last night and then slept for twelve hours. The trip went smoothly. I got onto every flight without a hitch. I’ll have a few more reflections about the trip later. Rob Browne and crew took incredibly good care of me in Siberia. It was a privilege to work with them.

I finished my last session at the camp tonight. I told one of my favorite stories–“The Unbreakable Teapot.” It has an open ending that demands a lot of the audience. When I have told it in the States, I’m always inundated with people wanting me to tell them how the story ends. Tonight, not a […]

It was another great day in Siberia. It has been very cool and rainy. Tonight we had an Oklahoma style thunderstorm. It knocked the power off for about an hour. I ended up telling stories by candlelight, which is really the way stories should be told for maximum impact. The kids listened very well. Russian […]

I’m in Siberia and things are going well. I told my first batch of stories tonight, including a 15 minute overview of the story of the bible. It is a little awkward telling stories through an interpreter, but many of the kids at this camp speak fairly good English. In fact, that is why many […]

I’ll take off in the morning. I don’t know if I’ll be able to post anything while I’m in Russia. If not, I’ll post a long update next week. Until then . . .

We’re in Abilene for a family reunion for Heather’s family. It’s been a good trip so far. Caleb and Elijah are getting to see their great-grandparents on both sides of the family. By far the strangest sight of the whole trip was just outside of Wichita Falls. We’re driving by a ranch when we saw […]