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Kathy started juggling on Oct. 16, 1999. She came to TX to go to a wedding shower with one of her best friends. She had wanted to learn and had asked Nathan to teach her...she got it in less than 5 minutes! She "caught the juggle-bug" and by Christmas she was doing some tricks and started juggling clubs.
I (Nathan) started juggling when I was in about 6th or 7th grade. But all I did was learn the basics. . .I didn't practice after that, I just would pick up some balls every once in a while to show people. When I went to college, I had a genuine experience with Jesus Christ. . .and I understood that I was to serve Him. I didn't know what I could do, but I offered my summer to serve God. I was appointed as a summer missionary to Knoxville, TN and I worked at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church at the Cherry St. Exit in Knoxville. I was working with lots of inner-city kids and I couldn't seem to get their attention. One night, I was praying for help and a way to get their attention and really be able to share God's love with them. After I was done praying, I was just staring at the floor. Well, there were three balls sitting on the floor. I finally thought, "Maybe that's it. Maybe I need to learn to share while I juggle." I didn't know how to do that, or if I would be able to, but I started practicing. After juggling for a little bit, I decided I needed a story to tell. I thought of the story in the Bible about the talents and I sat down and wrote a story to go with that story that was about juggling. The next day, I tried it. I wasn't a spectacular juggler, or excellent at telling stories while juggling at that time, but it worked! God had answered my prayers with juggling!
That first story I wrote, back in Knoxville, TN, was very basic: The Talentless Juggler