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Malí muzikanti

Todd Patterson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:03:05 +0000

Music Together in Slovakia

If you click on the “Music Together” tag below or to the right, you’ll find a lot of posts about Jana’s Music Together preparations. She’s been hoping to use this music and movement program for preschoolers as a way of building bridges in the community. There are other things Jana [...]

Missed the Boat

Todd Patterson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:43:48 +0000

On June 7 my dad and I packed our boxes of belongings into his horse trailer (power washed) and dropped them off at Perfect Express by the airport in Chicago.

So far, so good.

In early July I received an email from Perfect Express that our belongings should arrive in Bratislava on July [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Todd Patterson — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:54:57 +0000

From all of us to all of you with heartfelt thanks for your friendship: Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year 2011!

I hope you enjoy our video rendition of the annual family Christmas letter.

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Elisabeth and Max’s New Family Tradition (video)

Todd Patterson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:49:31 +0000

At our house, we have our time of family Scripture reading and prayer before bedtime. One Sunday Max decided he wanted to read the Bible during our family worship time. Then Elisabeth decided she wanted to join in. What followed was a mix of liturgical church service and family devotions. It was actually pretty impressive.

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Sandpiper, Sandpiper (video)

Todd Patterson — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:05:06 +0000

Here’s a video of Jana’s Music Together at Trinity class singing “Sandpiper, Sandpiper.”

Watch the kids in this video, even as they play in a seemingly random way you might notice that they begin to move with the music. Part of Music Together‘s philosophy is that, “All children can learn to sing in tune, keep [...]

Hey Ya Na (video)

Todd Patterson — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:15:12 +0000

Have you wondered what Jana’s Music Together classes are like? I suppose it’s hard to imagine how you can offer music classes to children from birth to kindergarten. What are those kids able to even do? I’m sure my descriptions don’t do it justice nor even the few videos (and here) that we’ve posted in [...]

Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, … Jana Patterson

Todd Patterson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:06:40 +0000

Life Extended

Jana has now joined the ranks of (famous) people who find it difficult to put a good thing to rest.

Jana’s original plan for Music Together at Trinity was to run her Music Together classes on campus for one year (June to May) and then call it quits. The idea was [...]

My Ministry Manifesto: The Legacy of Viktor Poloha (video)

Todd Patterson — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:30:32 +0000

What follows is a three-stranded interweaving of my Ministry Manifesto, the Legacy of Viktor Poloha, and the quiet calling of the Savior on each of our lives.

Before 1989, when communists still ruled Central and Eastern Europe, we in the West prayed that God would help the saints in those countries persevere through [...]

Patterson Update 2010 07 22

Todd Patterson — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:59:12 +0000

Our July, 2010 family and ministry update is now available. Read about

Our new address! Max and Elisabeth’s summer Music Together at Trinity extended through the fall Teaching on Acts in Rockford and Naperville Our support team building status

We appreciate your prayers for us, especially now as we are raising support to return to [...]

Summer School

Todd Patterson — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:40:54 +0000

It’s summer time! Elisabeth and Max sure were glad when the school year ended and we sure were glad to see their report cards. We’re proud of their progress not only academically, but we’re also glad to see them grow in the way they interact with their teachers and their classmates. Along with school [...]