try not to blink.
We just finished giving books out at Children’s Hospital and an
outdoor event sponsored by READFresno! What an awesome day to be able
to love on so many beautiful children.
C.
Wayne and I were just interviewed live on Freson’s NBC affiliate. We
had a fantastic host and it couldn’t have gone better!
C.
Had a fantastic event at Barnes & Noble in Sacramento, CA last night!
Thanks to everyone who came out, especially Ryan! You made my night!
C.
Hey gang! Check out the first two video journals we just put up for the tour (below). The events have been fantastic! We’ve met hundreds of people already and have been completely overwhelmed by everyone’s excitement for this incredible tour. Just finished two events in Sacramento today and I have a live TV interview tomorrow morning with Donita K. Paul in Fresno. Keep us all in your prayers!
CH
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Video Journal – Kick Off – 10.03.08 – Abbotsford, BC
The tour kicks off at an amazing event in Abbotsford, BC.
Video Journal – Day 1 – 10.04.08 – Seattle, WA
The authors storm Seattle, WA signing books, swinging swords, and even causing a car accident!
Just a quick update to all our FFT fans:
We’re very sorry you didn’t see any live broadcasting footage yesterday. Our outside event in Portland had no internet access (and was far too rainy and wet to bring the computers out anyways), and our Medford event, while plenty of Mall wi-fi signals, we had no access codes to any of them as they were not our host store. It was a bummer, too, as it was one of the largest events of the tour thus far. I’m sure you can check in with the other author’s blogs to get a good reading on it.
The pace of the tour has keep us hopping with precious few minutes in between events to catch sleep and food, so we do apologize for not posting more frequently or getting pics up. We should have our first two Video Journals up by this evening (if internet access permits). Hope to see you online in Sacramento!
Thanks for your patience!
CH
Thanks for all those of you who have been tuning in to our live broadcasts on the FFT site! It’s been great chatting with you! Today we did an interview with TBN, did a signing at Harvest Bookstore in Seattle, and then a fabulous reading/sword fight/signing at Salt Shaker in Enumclaw. Our sword fight at Harvest even caused a serious car accident! Tomorrow (Sunday) we’ll be traveling through Oregon and hitting Portland and Medford! Make sure to Watch Live! CH
Right now you can click on Watch Live! on the FFT site and see us on the set of TBN doing a taped interview! Chat with Amanda, our moderator, to talk about the filming!
CH
Hey gang! If you’re out there tonight (10pm ET) we’re broadcasting live right now from Abbotsford, Canada! Click here to watch live!
CH
This week I had the amazing privilege to speak at Wiley Middle School in Watertown to over 300 5th graders yesterday morning and over 300 6th graders this morning. What a blast! The subject was bullying, and how to confront them and then make them your friends. All bullies, after all, are in need of real friends because inside they are insecure, unstable, and afraid…they just act tough on the outside. We talked about standing together, sticking up for your friends, and even delved into the amazing world of what I call “crazy kindness” which is doing kind things for bullies, like buying them lunch or inviting them to your family’s house for dinner…ya’ know, stuff that really freaks bullies out.
I also had a lot of help from the DIBOR Step Team, and three stories from our DIBOR Disciples as well: one was a skit by Chrystelle, one was a story from Joe who experienced being thrown in a trash can, and Melinda who once was a bully! It was a very rich experience and we really felt like we connected with the kids and the teachers. God is continuing to open amazing doors for us here in northern NY, especially in the public school system.
The last bit of music news has to do with our gig in Jamestown, NY with JumpStart Generation tomorrow night at 7:00pm which we’re leaving for right after worship at 33 Live tonight. If you live in that area, please come on out and worship the Lord with us as we partner with the local area churches, Out of The Box Ministries, and Ron Hutchcraft Ministries.
And first thing Friday morning, Jennifer and I will be flying out to Seattle to join seven other authors and ground crew to embark upon the highly anticipated Fantasy Fiction Tour 2008 West Coast! If you haven’t check out the website lately, please do. I’m really looking forward to meeting all our fans in Washington, Oregon and California, and stoked to be traveling with all my author pals. We’ll be doing presentations at book stores, public and private schools, even a few TV and newspaper interviews, including an exclusive interview with TBN! We’ll also be streaming each event live onto the website, three times a day via Mogulus onto our Watch Live! page. You can even send us instant messages and ask questions that we’ll answer live! And when we’re not airing something live, you can watch re-runs of the tour’s daily video journals, so please travel along with us! This last picture is of me trying on my tour outfit. All our medieval swords and various pieces of garb and armor have once again been graciously provided by John Cooper over at Real Armor of God (.com). Please pay them a visit here and purchase something for the sword lover you know!
Thanks for reading, for all your prayers and encouragement, and for following along with us on this next tour!
CH
