It's great in that people enjoy (the concerts) enough to support the music and have a good time. But it's not been easy finding the funding. If it weren't for a few generous people who stepped up every month, we couldn't have kept it going.

We get so discouraged with the negative, so it's nice to hear there are people (in Iraq) who are thankful for our presence there. Especially good was the interaction he shared as a Christian with some of the Muslims and some of the biblical sites he saw. Seeing a picture of him with his arm around a Muslim, you have to remember there's a war going on.

We had done a lot on the faith that we were doing something positive for the community. But we did it without knowing if anyone would actually show up.

Managed care has cut services, people spend less time in the hospital, and there is not the support there used to be.

People were very supportive last time and there was evidence of that support. I?m sure there?s going to be a lot of people willing to support that name again.

I'm just doing what I can do. These people support me with my produce stand every day. Now it's time to pay them back.