Mercy
Premiere Performance

We just got home from our first performance of THE LEAST OF THESE.  I am sooo tired.  You know how it is... you did deep to get something done, go the extra mile and then when it's over you feel like you have been hit my a truck!  

BUT... it was soooo worth it.  The show went way better than I thought it was going to.  I expected it would be good but it was really fantastic.  The dancers displayed great emotion and skill and the technical side ran seamlessly.   It was a tremendous honor to perform it for Heidi Baker and Stacey Campbell.  Stacey was a great inspiration behind the show, from a sermon of hers.  

It was a dream come true really.  We all kept looking at each other and saying "this is happening".  Hard to believe considering it was 6 weeks ago that we put this thing together. 

 
Making of the MERCY CD
 
THE PRODUCTION "THE LEAST OF THESE"

WHAT IS IT?  This is a semi pro dance production.  This is a chance to help the poor.  This is where art and mercy come together for the sake of the least of these.

WHO IS IT FOR?  Both the Christian and non Christian coming together for the sake of poor and those whose lives are desperately in need.  It has been a major message not only in the church but world wide that all of us need to have a heart for those less fortunate.  

HISTORY 

As you may or may not know for the past few years I have been working on recording a CD on the topics of mercy and justice.  It is my heart to be able to use my art and creativity to raise awareness, inspire prayer and raise funds for ministries who are laboring in areas such as feeding the poor, rescuing women and children from the sex trade and battling the abortion issue.


Out of recording the CD came the idea to do a dance production called THE LEAST OF THESE that went along with it!  It has been a major focus to bring together artists to see this show become a reality.  With both local and international casts we hope to quickly spread the message and inspire others. A goal of the production is to bring a hope based message rather than one of guilt and through our creativity the show tells stories of pain and hope seen in humanity.


For the first 6 months we have dedicated the finances to Heidi Baker and Iris ministries believing that God is using her and her ministry right now to make a significant impact on the poor! It is our heart however to join with you in YOUR vision for mercy ministry.  If there are missionaries, or projects that you support and would like to use the profits from the show to bless them we would love that! This show is geared not just to the church but the heart of humanity.

 

We would love to bring the production to your community if you feel that it is part of the vision of your church and leadership.


REQUIREMENTS FROM YOU? A building, lights, sound.

 

SHOW DETAILS


TITLE:  The Least of These


MESSAGE:  Mercy and justice focusing on the poor and broken, the abortion issue, women and children in the sex trade.  Though the topic is heavy the over all message is one of us coming together to make a positive  difference.


LENGHT:  1 hour


COST:  None to you to bring us in.


FINANCES:  We would like to do it like a marketplace production where we would sell tickets for $10. We would need to recover our costs and then you would be free to take all money after that to give to a mercy project of your choice.  If you don't have one we would suggest Heidi Baker and Iris Ministries.


If you have any other questions please feel to contact me.  Also if you have suggestions on how this would better work for your community we would love to discuss those.

Blessings

heather clark

 
Thoughts on Mercy

I think it should be a part of life that we all consider mercy.  I have found it hard over the years to do so.  I am the kind of person that gets totally overwhelmed when I think about the poor and rather than wanting to do something about it, it makes me want to hide in a hole cause I feel like I"ll never make a dent.  And the truth is I guess in the big picture I really won't make a dent.  But in the small picture I sure can.  I have heart especially for babies, kids, poverty, those caught in the sex trade.  Those are the areas that really tug at my heart strings.  

 

I recorded a CD that I think I'm going to call "the least of these" and all the money from that is going to help people like this in need.  For the first 6 months I am going to give all the money to Heidi Baker.

 

I have a friend in Africa right now too who is taking babies into her home and caring for them.  She said they need bottles, formula and clothes.  That's what I mean by helping the small.  Like in the big picture it's nothing to send $100 to her but in the small, that baby is going to have food.

 

One of my production ideas is a show called "the least of these".  It would be stories of those in need with a message of grace and hope.  I don't know.  That would be a lot of work and I don't have a lot of time.  I need someone who could be the director of the show.

 
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