Having a clown along on a mission trip is always a blessing,
so the WMU team in London is doubly blessed!
Happy Hearts and Twinkles (aka Cherry Peach and Suzy Wall) are part of the clown ministry at Frio
Baptist Church in Hereford, TX.
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| Twinkles and Happy Hearts outside High Leigh Conference Center |
Suzy got serious about clowning on a mission trip to
Honduras in early 2000. The purpose of
the trip was to rebuild churches and clinics after a hurricane, but Suzy has a
heart for ministering to children and knew that without Spanish she would be
limited in what she could do. She found
a library book on balloon art and taught herself to make a dog, a sword, and a fish. She associated a Bible story with each of
those, and someone would tell the story in Spanish as she made the balloon
figure. By the time she returned home
she knew that clowning was how she would serve God.
Cherry has also been clowning around for a number of years,
and the two served in the same association where they often entertained at VBS
and GA camps. When her husband was
called as the pastor of Frio, Cherry joined the ministry there. Together, they have served God at the Olympic
Games in Athens, Beijing, and Vancouver.
From Twinkles and Happy Hearts, we have learned that a
bright costume, crazy wig, and face paint can open many doors. It enables them to speak boldly without
offending, to open conversations with the most unlikely people, and to share
God’s love in a way that makes us all smile.
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