Hey Odyssey fans, I'm Jesse, editor of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine.

And I'm Bob, senior editor with Plug-Din.

Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast.

Later on we'll be hearing from author Wayne Thomas Batson, who wrote the latest imagination

station book Hunt for the Devil's Dragon.

Ooh, I love that book cover.

But first, here's the latest news.

The video upload tool is now available on the Acts contest website.

That means if you've recorded video of yourself answering the two contest questions, you can

send it our way.

And those questions again are, how do you serve your family, your community, and your world?

And why would you like to be an Adventures in Odyssey Ambassador?

The Acts contest runs until August, but don't wait.

You can find more information about Acts on the website.

And now let's turn to author Wayne Thomas Batson.

Wayne has been a part of several Adventures in Odyssey novels, and you got a chance to

talk to him, Bob.

I sure did.

Wayne was a lot of fun to talk to, because he's not only an author, he's also a middle school

teacher.

He knows a lot about pirates and castles, and he's a big Odyssey fan.

We had a little phone trouble during the interview, so you might hear a change in his voice

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