Olson said the clowns all have other talents, and in clowning all of the talents come into play. We're optimistic and positive. The clown takes over your life. It's a wonderful way to touch people's hearts. It can even be used to combat road rage.
Clowning also makes it easier for the clowns to cope.
Bakken works with a special education class, and that can be difficult for the instructors sometimes. Yoder and Bakken were co-directors of a puppet troupe at their church when Yoder told Bakken she needed to be the clown in their creative ministry team. It would help the program, she figured. Then she noticed that Bakken was having all the fun. So, I thought, gee, this would be so much better if we had two clowns.