Singer is on a worldwide mission

Benjamin Dunn is a busy man.

The alternative folk musician, songwriter and band leader is a seasoned road warrior, touring hard in support of his new CD "Circus of Love." That tour will bring him to Sisters Coffee Co. on Wednesday, April 20.

But performing his music is only a part of a much broader mission for Dunn and his wife Stephanie. The couple, founders of the foundation Joy Revolution, travel the globe spreading their faith-based message of love and hope to the world's most downtrodden - people living in garbage dumps and leper colonies.

"Last February, we did a world garbage dump tour," Dunn told The Nugget. "We fed like 1,000 lepers in India."

The Dunns' work is funded through generous donations from church congregations, the proceeds of CD sales and sales of Stephanie's jewelry, crafted from found items in their travels.

Dunn's music is inspired directly by the people he meets on a mission he describes as "just loving people."

"A lot of my songs come from that," he said.

In addition to his music, Dunn has written two books. His first, "The Happy Gospel," describes the power of his faith:

"When you encounter the pure and true Gospel, you encounter something from another realm. It will hit you like a ton of bricks. Its goodness instantly disintegrates all of your tainted, preconceived ideas about Christianity. It revolutionizes you and scandalizes everything that you ever heard, or maybe even believed, about Christ and His work on the Cross."

Dunn and his wife live in Santa Cruz, California.

The Sisters Coffee Co. concert starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10.

"We're excited to come to Sisters," he said. "It'll be fun."

For more information and to hear samples of

Dunn's music, visit http://www.benjamindunnmusic.com and http://www.joyrevolution.com.