Show Me Clowns For Jesus National Conference Blog

I came to Show Me Clowns for the first time in 1993. Two teens came with me and we started a clown troupe in our church. During the past 17 years, we have had about 50 clowns come and go in our troupe.  We participate in about 35-40 events/programs/festivals a year.  Wayne Gillam (Mr. Sonshine), Carol Phipps, and Bubba Sikes have had a big influence in my ministry. We’ve had three clown schools at our church with Wayne and Aaron (Wayne’s son), training people from NE Missouri. We have been at the Missouri state fair on Senior Day for the past ten years. I traveled to El Salvador in January, and I clowned in the children’s hospital. My character, Nanna Anna, has been on mission in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Mexico as well as several places in the USA. I thank God for clown school and how it has increased our skills.

Charotte Parish, Isaac Clown Troupe

Show Me Clowns for Jesus has been an inspiration to me since I first learned of it and made plans to attend my first conference in 2000. I improved my clowning skills every year that I attended; I increased the number of attendees by inviting my clown friends; I learned new ways to present the gospel; Show Me Conference is a personal retreat as well as an opportunity for multiplying my clown skills; I gained many new friends and increased my network of resource people. I can’t say enough good things about the Show Me Clowns for Jesus conference. I had to miss a couple years and my whole year just was not the same when I missed. Show Me just gets better and better each year. I missed Windermere but I love Springfield (it’s near my hometown) and the opportunities given the conference for growth and ministry is immense. 

Cyndi Pratt AKA Crimson