It's finally here. I'm at the largest convention for our church with over 50,000 people estimated to come in.
It was my dream ever since I was a teenager to have a booth at this convention selling comic books. 5 years ago that almost became a reality. I had applied even before that to be an exhibitor, but they usually work with officially recognized organizations of our church, but after seeing my work and hearing my story, they made an exception for me. So my dream was coming true. I was going to be a vendor at GC in 2020, but then the pandemic happened and the in-convention was cancelled. I got to be a digital vendor which created a lot of exposure, but it's not the same as actually being in front of people physically. But now for the first time in 10 years the church as a whole is coming together in this massive scale. I almost missed out. There were email issues where I didn't get the notice. I sent in an appeal, to be an exhibitor, the director told me that he really liked my stuff and wanted me there, because of its unique nature, but the application period was closed, but if anyone cancelled or if more room becomes available, he will let me and others who were waiting in. After months of anticipation, I was notified that I would be able to come. So the dream is happening. I am now able to get my comic books in front of thousands of people from around the world. If you are near St. Louis Missouri, come to the America's Convention Center and find me. I'm at booth #336. You can take a picture with Daniel or Nebuchadnezzar, get a free bookmark, and of course secure your copy of our comic books. If you can't make it to the convention, feel free to Support us online.

On January 14 I got to return to Manhattan Christian Academy. This was made possible because of the contributions from sponsors from our email list and Facebook. They were able to raise enough during our sponsor youth campaign.

​They were fixated in. Shocked at the death of one of the soldiers. Laughed during humorous moments when the names of the main characters were being changed. They were totally invested. And when I ended the chapter by saying “to be continued” they were like “aww”

I did some quick cartoon drawing class for some kids at Ephesus Church and here is some of their drawings of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar:

Here is the complete list of raffle winners from our Kickstarter Campaign:
May 19: Original Artwork by Wayne: Dorothy
May 20: Colored Printed Photo of Cartoon Version of You: Jason
May 24: Original Artwork Sketch by Andrew: Josiah
May 25: Bonus Comic by Cross Comics: Jacqueline
May 26: Coloring/Activity Book based on Daniel 3: Ranae
May 27: Bonus Comic by Treasures of the Deep Slumber: Jackie
May 28: Daniel Dreamgazer T-Shirt: Nashonie
May 31: Bonus Comic by Terminus Media: Veronica
June 2: Original Artwork by Wayne: Jemn
June 3: Coloring/Activity Book based on Daniel 3: Jeffrey
June 6: Bible Themed Board Game: To Be Announced on @WhenHarryMetBoardGames7
June 7: Coloring/Activity Book based on Daniel 3: Lyn
June 8: Original Artwork Sketch by Andrew: Jenise
June 10: Printed Poster of a Comic Version of You: Luis

There are some other bonus rewards that will be mailed out such as an audiobook, bookmarks, and comic strips to people who pledged before certain dates:
All backers who pledged by May 17: Audiobook version of "The Man With The Golden Head"
All physical tier backers who pledged by May 18: Extra copy of "The Man Who Became A Beast"
All physical tier backers who pledged by May 21: Print comic strip of "Darkness"
All physical tier backers who pledged by May 28: Print comic strip of "Two-Faith"
All physical tier backers who pledged by June 1: Print comic strip of "All Out For One"
All physical tier backers who pledged by June 4: Print comic strip of "A New Day"
All physical tier backers who pledged by June 9: Print comic strip of "Angels To The Rescue"
All physical tier backers who pledged by June 11: Deleted Scene Coloring Page

I am excited to announce that the KICKSTARTER funding campaign for Book 3 for the Daniel Dreamgazer series is now active.

Every year the Pawling Resource Center gives gift packages to families in need in the community.

The church I pastor in Pawling decided to participate by donating 24 grocery gift cards to be given to these families.
I decided to run a funding campaign in order to provide Daniel Dreamgazer books with these gift cards.
So I sent a message to my email list and put posts on facebook. 
People responded and we were able to raise more than enough books.

In each book I placed a personalized message that the backers choose to say along with their name (for those who chose for it to be mentioned). This provided a nice personal touch.

Then I packed the Daniel Dreamgazer book and the gift cards in a nice slip case.

So I was able to have 24 books packed with gift cards, and I was able to pack 17 other books to bless some extra families.

When I delivered these books to the Pawling Resource Center last week, the director's face beamed. She was so impressed with what the church and what the backers had done. Terry, the director gives her thanks to all who made this possible.

For those who may have missed this opportunity, the next place where I want to donate books is the Children's Village. Visit our Sponsor Youth page in order to donate a book to a young person.

Thank You!