The ANZAC Experience in Turkey
April 10 - April 24
Featuring a mix of Australian bands, soloists and a visual artist, this team brings a message a love and friendship to the people of Turkey (especially those in the Çanakkale region) 100 years after their forefathers came with guns and bombs as allied soldiers during the first world war. Currently confirmed artists include the John Newsome Band and Karen Durand from Newcastle, Guryel Ali and Andy Chapman.
Tour Highlights
100 years ago they came together in war, but this opportunity now was to celebrate peace and spread God's love. Our concerts had exciting reggae, pop, and even original compositions. Many locals were touched by the celebration of peace, and some responded to the message of the gospel as well! Many heard the good news and received DVDs in Canakkale, Istanbul, Bursa, Selcuk and other cities in Turkey!
One Life: Dustin connects with his audience speaking from his own experiences dealing with: rejection, parents divorce, suicide, relationships, purity, perseverance, becoming a world champion and more. One Message: to live a life surrendered to Jesus Christ. One Wheel: Dustin illustrates his life and message through a one-of-akind presentation using the tool of extreme unicycling to captivate youth of all ages. Check out the UniShow website.
Tour Highlights
As the tour got started it seemed that it could be a hard trip when after the first show some of the team's equipment disappeared but God was faithful and provided a smooth tour, from that point, in which thousands heard the Gospel message and hundreds of people responded positively to the message of Love presented before them through music, dance, and unicycling. Check out a video from the tour
Face-to-Face in Bulgaria
May 02 - May 15
Face-to-face use drama/puppets with local styled dance and music to tell Biblical stories pointing to the work of Christ in salvation. The portable nature, quick set-up and highly visual approach of this type of outreach allow it to draw large crowds quickly and be performed from seaside boardwalks to busy parks. Click here or here to see shows.
Tour Highlights
A 6 person team did our Gardener show to tell the Creation/Fall story. We did over 21 shows in 10 days in mainly Turkish-speaking villages in the Razgrad and Burgaz areas. We were excited to see crowds of 50-200 form so quickly. The overwhelming response was needy people asking for prayer. After one show, two of our team were asked to pray for a lady who couldn’t see very well, as if ‘she had a veil over her eyes.’ After prayer she realized she could see better and exclaimed how white one of us was! We were blessed by these encounters and pray God will continue to build His kingdom in Bulgaria Check out a video from the tour
One Life: Dustin connects with his audience speaking from his own experiences dealing with: rejection, parents divorce, suicide, relationships, purity, perseverance, becoming a world champion and more. One Message: to live a life surrendered to Jesus Christ. One Wheel: Dustin illustrates his life and message through a one-of-akind presentation using the tool of extreme unicycling to captivate youth of all ages. Check out the UniShow website.
Tour Highlights
A compact team assembled in Kyrgyzstan with the purpose of bringing the Gospel message to people who had never heard. Spreading their time between the capital of Kyrgyzstan and several outlying villages the team was able to reach out to people from all walks of life including: orphans, the elderly, University students, and families. Check out a video from the tour
UniShow With Adrian Van Vactor in Turkey
June 09 - June 23
UniShow has always had a focus on unity with other workers in sharing the Gospel. This is beautifully seen when UniShow and world famous illusionist Adrian Van Vactor join forces in a combined tour. While each has a great presentation that clearly shares the message of the Gospel individually, together they are able to share and play off of each-other's strengths to bring even more glory to God and to clearly show His plan for the hearts of people.
Tour Highlights
Whenever Unishow includes Adrian Van Vactor you know that it is going to be a big deal. Combing unicycling, illusion, and dance in one show the team set off across Turkey and did nine shows. Thousands of people heard the Gospel message, hundreds of people took DVDs home to their families also with the Gospel message. Check out a video from the tour
The "Suitcase Sideshow" is a traveling marionette theatre designed to go into hard-to-reach places and bring the message of the Gospel in a new and captivating way. It's a theatrical performance spoken in the culture and language of the people that consists of three stories of Jesus, slightly modernized and adapted. Check out the Suitcase Sideshow II website.
Tour Highlights
The inventors of the Suitcase Sideshow had the opportunity to travel around Kyrgyzstan sharing the Love of Jesus to orphans and the elderly. The show that takes portions of the life of Christ and portrays them through marionette puppets communicates clearly and simply the message of Jesus's love for those who are in need and was well received by those who saw it in Kyrgyzstan.
The "Suitcase Sideshow" is a traveling marionette theatre designed to go into hard-to-reach places and bring the message of the Gospel in a new and captivating way. It's a theatrical performance spoken in the culture and language of the people that consists of three stories of Jesus, slightly modernized and adapted. Check out the Suitcase Sideshow II website.
Tour Highlights
After a tour of Kyrgyzstan the inventors of the Suitcase Sideshow came to Turkey to offer insight and training for members of the TACO team before they headed out on a tour around the Black Sea region of Turkey. The team of musicians and marionette-ists took to the road and carried the message of the Gospel in music and encased in a marionette show that fits inside a steamer trunk. Following the leading of the Spirit they set off into five provinces on the Black Sea coast and shared Jesus's love with everyone who would listen.
This incredible combination of two great artists is not to be missed. No Longer Music brings music, drama, and powerful visuals together to clearly demonstrate the truth while Nuteki, world renowned Eurovision winners bring their unique music and style to the stage to communicate the message of the Gospel.
Tour Highlights
While the plan for this tour had been to bring the full road show of NLM into Turkey, due to setbacks and problems with government permissions the huge show had to be condensed into the right shape and size for a street performance. While this was at first disappointing the street show was a great success and more than 3,000 people saw the program and 300 people took home the first lesson from the Bible Correspondence Course along with a copy of a Gospel DVD in Turkish.
One Life: Dustin connects with his audience speaking from his own experiences dealing with: rejection, parents divorce, suicide, relationships, purity, perseverance, becoming a world champion and more. One Message: to live a life surrendered to Jesus Christ. One Wheel: Dustin illustrates his life and message through a one-of-akind presentation using the tool of extreme unicycling to captivate youth of all ages. Check out the UniShow website.
Tour Highlights
While this tour had its roadblocks to get through on the way to Egypt, God greatly used the team in the Cairo area along with the region known as Upper Egypt. The team did nine shows for 13,000 on this tour. The program included testimonies, music, dance, illusion, and unicycling. The tour also established new relationships with local ministry partners who are eager to continue the work there with TACO. Check out a video from the tour
