Hi everyone,

     I’ve just returned from another New Zealand Tour, organized by Tear Fund/Compassion- it was a tour just of the North Island , playing from Wellington in the South right up to Wangerei in the North.  A busy and fruitful time, but I did get a chance to walk on a beach or two as well, and you can see!

     The situation is that in New Zealand, Tear Fund does the promotional work on the ground to raise sponsorships for children, but then links in to the Compassion organization in the countries where the children are [ mainly Africa, India, Indonesia and Central and South America].  

    The tour was very similar to what I do here—just me with my guitar, in a simple one man show .  Although the audiences were never very big, we still managed to have a great time, and succeeded in getting nearly 90 more children sponsored!    Every one is a real person, not just a picture on a piece of paper -  as the poster says, Sponsor a Child,  because you can!  

     Summer Plans.  This week-end is all about High Voltage!  We’ve been rehearsing hard all week, and Becca, our new vocalist, is ready for her first appearance. She’ll only be doing three songs in the first concert, but will progress to more I’m sure.    

                Bye for now!

                   Best wishes,    Ian.