DonB! Travels - Near & Far

It is that time of year that I sit down and take a look at where I have been this year. I have been involved with many new secular entertainment events, but the ministry work is where my heart really is. Here's a list of some of the many places:

Minnesota Zoo - stilt walker

St. Joseph's Home for Children

K-Love Christian Cruise - Bahamas

Colonial Church of Edina

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Dinner Show

Mt. Airy Christian Academy - Maryland

Upward Basketball Awards Night - Virginia Beach, VA

...time with my sister, Amy, in Virginia

First Assembly of God - Fort Wayne, IN

Upward Basketball Awards Night - Fort Wayne, IN

St. Joseph Upward Basketball Night - Fort Wayne, IN

First Baptist - Owatonna, MN

Easter Show - Willmar Assembly of God

Slap Happy Clown Convention - Winnipeg

Calvary Church - Fargo, ND

Grin Doctors Show - Mora, MN

Elm Creek Comm. Church - Osseo, MN

Premiere Christian Cruise - Jamaica

Camp Lebanon Family Camp - Upsala, MN

Grace Chapel - Bagley, MN

Trout Lake Camp Family Camp - MN

Menominee Alliance Church - Menominee, WI

Fairview Elementary - Mora, MN

Mabel Tainter Theatre Outreach - Menominee, WI

Sandy Cove Ministries - North East, MD

Metro Connections Event - Mpls, MN

Woodcrest Baptist Church - MN

Macy's Plate-Spinning Event - Mpls, MN

Sunset Christian Center - Rocklin, CA

Creekside Community Church - Castro Valley, CA

Rogers, MN parade (our whole family on unicycles!)

High Point Church - Rogers, MN

Metro Connections Event - Nicolett Island, MN

Grindstone Lake Bible Camp - Sandstone, MN

Camp Lebanon Family Camp - Upsala, MN

Calvary Baptist - North Carolina

Sonshine Music Fest - Willmar, MN

TNT Clown Conference (speaker/performer) - GA

Crosspoint Christian Church - Selma, AL

New Life Church - Woodbury, MN

Cirq du Jour Circus Camp - Detroit Lakes, MN

Corporate Party - New Hope, MN

Cirque Imaginings tour - MN, SD, IA

MN State Fair w/Mannequin in Motion (MIM)

Calvary Comm. Church - St. Cloud, MN

Trout Lake Camp again

Inspiration Point Family Camp - Clitherall, MN

Trout Lake Camp again

Pinewood Elementary School - Moundsview, MN

Metro Connections Event - Mpls, MN

UofM outdoor cancer event - stilts & magic

MIM - Palace Guard at Jaguar Dealership

Ogema Baptist Church - Ogema, MN

New Life Church - Princeton, MN

Faith Church - Hudson, WI

MIM "Snowstorm in China" Event -Prior Lake, MN

MIM Private Event

Chaska School District - Chaska, MN

Northwestern College Alumni Weekend - Roseville, MN

Maple Grove Free Church - Maple Grove, MN

Stilts for Halloween event - Ramsey, MN

School Fun Fest Show - Chaska, MN

St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Melrose, MN

Christian Life Fellowship - Port Edwards, WI

Trailview Title I Show - Mora, MN

Variety Outreach Show - St. Cloud, MN

Verndale Elementary - Verndale, MN

Kilber Fun-raiser Show - Champlin, MN

MIM White Statue Event - Sartell, MN

Higher Expectations - Brooklyn Park, MN

Cathedral Press Christmas party - Long Prairie, MN

Hanco Christmas Party - Eagan, MN

Leadership Appreciation Dinner - Fort Wayne, IN

Chaska School show - Chaska, MN

MIM - MN Vikings Christmas Party

Inspiration Point New Year's Party - Clitherall, MN

Along with all of that, I worked 34 days for UPS leading up to Christmas, I performed in quite a few events for Mannequin in Motion, I played various super heroes at "Hero Headquarters" during the Wednesday night Kids Club activities at church, I attended a 3-day workshop with world famous clown, Avner the Eccentric, I ran PowerPoint at our church once or twice a month on Sundays, attended the leader's retreat for our kids workers at church, I performed in the community play with Debbie, I added 4 new routines to my shows, I read about 15 books, attended Men's Fraternity at our church, met an Ed Sullivan look-alike, flew on a few airplanes, put another 42,000 miles on our vehicles, and watched our kids continue to grow up and keep busy.

God is good, and He has shown much of that goodness on me and my family this year. If you want to see the many ways He has done so, please read back through the many posts that I have written this year. It's all good.

What is in store for 2008? Well, I have 23 shows on the calendar already, and look forward to another 50 or more. Open doors of opportunity to share the Gospel with folks around the United States and the world.

Thank you for reading this online newsletter. Please continue to pray for many lives changed in 2008.

My hopes and prayers for you all,

DonB!