By Jeremy Reynalds
Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
BURBANK, CALIF. (ANS) -- The creators of the animated series “Theo” will team up with Angel Tree this Christmas to bring the message of Jesus to thousands of children of incarcerated parents around the world.
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He added, “I hope ‘Theo’ can bring a little laughter into their lives while teaching them what the Christian faith is all about.”
Angel Tree, a program of Prison Fellowship, is encouraging gift buyers in its 8,000 participating churches to include a “Theo” DVD with their Angel Tree gift. Prison Fellowship also will encourage its regular donors to go to a special website, www.theoandangeltree.com, and buy a copy of "Theo" for their families and purchase one for an Angel Tree child as well.
Angel Tree, a program of Prison Fellowship, is encouraging gift buyers in its 8,000 participating churches to include a “Theo” DVD with their Angel Tree gift. Prison Fellowship also will encourage its regular donors to go to a special website, www.theoandangeltree.com, and buy a copy of "Theo" for their families and purchase one for an Angel Tree child as well.
According to the news release, Whitestone Media, the producer of “Theo,” will give Angel Tree $5 for every DVD purchased through the site. “Theo” retails for $14.99.
“We are very pleased with the opportunity to put ‘Theo’ in the hands of Angel Tree children. This delightful animated series is a gift that Angel Tree children and their families will enjoy watching over and over as they grow in their faith,” said Garland Hunt, President of Prison Fellowship, speaking in the news release.
Angel Tree began in 1982 when Prison Fellowship erected a Christmas tree at a Birmingham, Ala., mall with children's names written on paper ornaments shaped like angels. Local people purchased gifts for each child on behalf of their incarcerated parents. Since then, the news release stated, the program has served nearly 9 million children in more than 90 countries and grown to be a year-round ministry, including mentoring and camping.
Last year, nearly 374,000 children of prisoners received gifts through the Angel Tree program.
“Theo” uses animation, Bible stories and humor to guide young-at-heart audiences through a systematic study of the foundations of Christianity. The release of the DVD Sept. 13 represented the culmination of a dream that began for Joens 33 years ago, when he started working in the animation industry for studios such as Hanna Barbera, Filmation, Warner Brothers and Marvel Productions.
The first DVD in the series, "God's Love," includes three full-length episodes, "Saving Faith," "Loving Obedience" and "Forgiveness," as well as the bonus episode, "Good News," which features a presentation of the Gospel. The animated series is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Hindi and Japanese.
For more information about "Theo," please visit www.theopresents.com.
“We are very pleased with the opportunity to put ‘Theo’ in the hands of Angel Tree children. This delightful animated series is a gift that Angel Tree children and their families will enjoy watching over and over as they grow in their faith,” said Garland Hunt, President of Prison Fellowship, speaking in the news release.
Angel Tree began in 1982 when Prison Fellowship erected a Christmas tree at a Birmingham, Ala., mall with children's names written on paper ornaments shaped like angels. Local people purchased gifts for each child on behalf of their incarcerated parents. Since then, the news release stated, the program has served nearly 9 million children in more than 90 countries and grown to be a year-round ministry, including mentoring and camping.
Last year, nearly 374,000 children of prisoners received gifts through the Angel Tree program.
“Theo” uses animation, Bible stories and humor to guide young-at-heart audiences through a systematic study of the foundations of Christianity. The release of the DVD Sept. 13 represented the culmination of a dream that began for Joens 33 years ago, when he started working in the animation industry for studios such as Hanna Barbera, Filmation, Warner Brothers and Marvel Productions.
The first DVD in the series, "God's Love," includes three full-length episodes, "Saving Faith," "Loving Obedience" and "Forgiveness," as well as the bonus episode, "Good News," which features a presentation of the Gospel. The animated series is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Hindi and Japanese.
For more information about "Theo," please visit www.theopresents.com.
For more information about Angel Tree, please visit www.angeltree.org.
| Jeremy Reynalds is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service, a freelance writer and also the founder and CEO of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in intercultural education from Biola University in Los Angeles. His newest book is "Homeless in the City." Additional details on "Homeless in the City" are available athttp://www.homelessinthecity.com. Reynalds lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds at jeremyreynalds@comcast.net. |  |
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