April Favorites

What would we do with out push-up piles in church parking lots? :) 
Always in search of ways use up loads of energy.
On our way through Oklahoma. 

Celebrating Carolina's 21st Birthday!
 So love her heart for truth, the ways she blesses so many with her creativity, 
and the humor she brings to our family party. :) 

 More Happy Birthday time with 30,000 pairs of boots! Lina says she's not a boot girl, but they sure smell nice.

The joys of living life on the road with a filmmaker. 
Just finished the SPANISH version of AGENDA 2.
We praise the Lord for some incredible friends who 
sponsored the translation and 29 actors to do the parts.

Finding unique ways to stay alive, alert, awake and enthusiastic before talks!

ICHE convention in Southern Illinois.
One of Daddy's breakout sessions called "Integrating Your Children into Your Life's Work."

Apparently not everyone runs out of energy after a busy day! 

A "Ruckus & Smoothie Party" in the bus with the littles one evening.

Q & A after showing in Topeka, KS.
Praise the Lord for opportunities to proclaim His name! 
THANK YOU for your prayers!

Our directors of sales and marketing!

Set up two  tables and had a little sibling contest to see who got the most people to stop by. :)

Amazing how the Lord kindly schedules our mechanical crises on off days.
This one was like Noah's Ark with lots and lots of water from....not sure where!
 Learning new skills every day.

Love the happy parks along the way for littles to burn energy. 
God has provided so many neat opportunities to share the gospel 
as well as "mini counseling sessions" with mothers watching their children.

You can never have too much Butter.Yep. That's his nickname. :)

Two sweet sisters we spent time with in South Africa earlier this year 
surprised us with an amazing, lovely box full of beanies they HANDMADE for EACH of us!!

Stopped in TN for a couple days to reload AGENDA products & rebuild our trailer. 
We had quite the time with boxes flying everywhere for the first 6 weeks.
Thankful for Carver who fixes just about everything!

 Carver's visionary way of getting things figured out. :)

We got a fabulous country fix at our sweet friends' TN farm.
Tree pulling, log chopping, puppy holding, grass mowing, field tilling, etc. 
So happy!

Note the sign. They did (eventually) give us permission!

Kicked off our 8th week of traveling with wonderful friends at their lovely farm in Iowa! 

Impromptu interview by the Dads for some friends in MI. 
They sure are energetic, don't you think?! :)   

Andy Griffith! Always a hoot to meet families who appreciate 
Barney Fife and Mayberry as much as we do. 

Great event at a Middle School on Saturday morning in MN

Thankful for kind folks who take fuzzy iPhone photos for us. :)
Thinking Crosby found a bug on the floor? 
Oh dear. Working on our stage presence!

Speaking in MN

Our other sales and marketing team.

Following one of our events we got to tour the
Mystical Rose Gardens greenhouse. Absolutely beautiful!

Backstage fellowship and prayer time. 

People are so amazing to set up events like this for us every night! 
We praise the Lord for faithful organizers that make this truly a team effort.

Because bus hub caps are just big enough for a fun picture. 
And Charlie has decided we gals need HELP with this blog!? :)

Walking to the lake in Maple Hill, MN

Love, love, love our littles!

Thankful for wonderful meals and happy fellowship with our MN friends!

Most of them and us. :)

Their boys kindly gave ours a tour of the fire station. 
And let them try the gear. AND honk the horn on the fire truck! Wahoo!! 

Another great evening event.
We can truly see the Lord orchestrating every step of the way.

A very rare moment: flying out the door to sing and we all landed in one selfie?
Thankful for services at one of our favorite churches in Appleton, WI.

All About Texas!

Deep in the heart of Texas: the Alamo heroes monument.

Ended up here on St. Patricks Day, so it was VERY crowded.
Some of the tracts we distributed since there were people everywhere.

Absolutely amazing testimony! Angel (yes, his real name) was a drug dealer 
with many other addictions and on his way to prison when the Lord saved him.
 Only Jesus Christ could change a life like this! He was incredibly articulate and 
so grateful for God's miracles in his life. Huge encouragement to all of us.

Texas gal keeping cool with the tract Carolina gave her. :)

 Favorite moment was when we lost our own Crockett inside the Alamo courtyard and Mama hollered "CROCKETT" trying to find him. :) Looks of shock abounded.

Adorable little ones LOVED their tracts!

Campbell Barret standing on the line William Barret Travis 
drew in the sand before the battle.

QandA following AGENDA 2 showing 

Our very capable staff hard at work.
 Note the popcorn being happily consumed by a certain 
14 year old who shall remain unnamed. 

Sometimes we send the boys into AGENDA events and have gals reformation (organizing) time in the bus.
Had a lovely evening next to a field for the littles to run miles in.
 Blessed by the many specific ways God provides what we need.

Spent the day rounding up cattle with friends who are actually cowboys! Carolina was brave enough to head out on a horse, along with Charlie, Carver and Christian. :)

Looking for the the cows and calves....

Having a botanical moment! Evacuated the bus to make room for the shipping department. Ended up in the flower section of the store. :)

 Authentic Mexican Food Shop

Carolina went in to practice her Spanish and people lined up to get her Spanish tracts! Did not try the meat (!) but we did load up on warm corn tortillas and Cotija cheese for a Mexican feast. :)

Early morning hours in the Walmart parking lot. Never a dull moment.

Stayed with these sweet friends and made the diaper cake for a baby shower. 

 The finished cake! :)  

One of our hosts gave us this enormous cake!

 Trying to eat mostly leafy and raw things to stay well,
so we decided to load it up and head for the Love's Truck Stop. 

Approximately midnight....passed it out to the truckers with million dollar bills...very fun. :)

Campbell and Crosby. Love, love, love! 

Always love Carolina's food and flower shots!

These folks thought our bus was open to the public and just hopped right in! Their son is named Michael, and they moved here from Shanghai 11 years ago. We gave them our cds and tracts and sent them off after a very humbling tour of our bus... dishes, piles, groceries and all!  

Resistance training. :)

Laundry is an ongoing thing, and laundry mats are usually in very rough sections of town.
Only one full load has been left behind so far and not discovered missing until we were three days down the road in another state. At least it wasn't a child! :) 

Lots of happy memories with these sweet friends who fed us delicious gluten free meals and thought of absolutely everything we might need! 

Hiking in the lovely Texas hill country

Chapman resting up!

Filling up at the the World Famous Buc-ee's.
Ran into some friends from Michigan on our way in the door! Love how the Lord directs our paths.

Talk about fun! Had this happy Ohio family of 11 over during the film festival. Parents headed out the door for a more refined breakfast and double date while their 18 children had bagels, yogurt and way too much fellowship for this hour of the day!

Love these dear film friends! In 2010 both of our families won different categories at a film festival. 
Praising the Lord that 5 years later we all finished our second one! So much fun catching up with them again and cheering at the screening of their amazing new film, "The Defense of New Haven." 
First one was "Runner from Ravenshead", our little's all time favorite. 

Audience Choice Award and Best Feature Film. Amen, amen, amen! So excited!!

Opportunity to do a really fun concert at the closing ceremonies.

Campbell singing "I Have Decided To Follow Jesus." So sweet!

The happy clapping front row!

  Best Documentary and Runner Up for Best Gospel Presentation. 
So unexpected!! We are so very grateful for God's blessings on AGENDA 2 
and for allowing us to share His truth.

Packing up and heading out after a very FULL day!
Blessings abound. God is so good!!