1 July 1999

Afia Griffith

Associate for Mission Personnel

Global Ministries

PO Box 1986

Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986

USA

Concerning: David Titus at United Mission to Nepal’s Annual Conference

Dear Afia,

About one month ago our UMN Annual conference ended. this is one week of retreat, recreation, and worship for over 400 people. For young and old, it is a highlight of a busy year.

We on the AC Committee had heard of David Titus for some time. "The String Man" thus arrived as a somewhat mythical being, and we all wondered what we were in for. The answers soon became apparent. From the first general meeting on, David led us into his stories and games. It is a unique ministry.

David devoted much of his time to the Children’s groups, helping the teams that had come from American The evidence of his involvement was seen in the scores of kids, large and small, walking around making string figures. I sat in on one of David’s workshops: although for adults, this session on story telling made the point that we kids and adults are not so different after all. I was touched by the indomitable light spirit of this man. What he has to say about the Lord is simple and profound.

As I sat in the audience for the last session of AC, which was led by David, embellished by his stories, a thought occurred to me. Standing up there at the podium, he appeared to be a telescope, through which we could look into a marvelous land - where we are all children again and where the focus is on Jesus. Thank you for enabling David to come to us.

May the Lord continue to bless you in all you do.

Faithfully yours,

Signature

Mark D. Zimmerman, MD

Annual Conference Chairperson