Clarence Jordan play raises funds for Habitat for Humanity
Dan LeMonnier has visited Koinonia twice, banjo in tow, and we are always glad to see him heading our way. Besides being a friendly and enthusiastic guy, he is a great storyteller and musician. He's been perfecting a one-man show about Clarence Jordan called "Cotton Patch Community," and we thought you might like to know more. Here's what Dan has to say about it:
Dan LeMonnier weaves together stories from the life and writings of Clarence Jordan in a fascinating, thought provoking one hour performance about the author of the Cotton Patch Gospels. Clarence Jordan lived out his faith through his concern for the poor and disenfranchised people living around him in Sumter county, Georgia. Millard Fuller calls Clarence the "spiritual father of Habitat for Humanity." Koinonia Farm, which Clarence co-founded in 1942 continues his work today, educating groups of all ages and supporting itself on the sale of its farm produceand his writings.
Cotton Patch Community was a winner of the Frank Basile Emerging Stories Fellowship from Storytelling Arts of Indiana and received its premiere at the Indiana Historical Society. Former Koinonia member Annabel Hartman attended the premiere and loved it.
"Dan held us spellbound with an interwoven combination of story and music. Time stood still. Clarence Jordan has been a hero of mine for over 30 years. I believe his is one of the great untold stories of the Twentieth Century.
---Rev. Richard Rogers, Founder, Northwest IndianaHabitat for Humanity
Dan is available to bring Cotton Patch Community to your community as a fund raiser and awareness builder for the missions of Habitat and Koinonia. Contact him at www.banjotales.com.
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