Art and Missions

It’s been a while since I’ve written here, but it’s time for a general life update. God is opening doors for me. So the a large part of the reason I became an art major is because I’m interested in missions. I know that’s a little counter intuitive, but God works in strange ways sometimes. Well, now I’m about to graduate, and I’m planning on going to Bulgaria and Romania this summer. In Bulgaria, just outside of Sofia, from June 23rd to 29th, I will be attending an internation Christian artist’s conference. I hope to be able to network and make connections there. I want a better idea of what is happening in the arts on a global level, and I’m also looking for any open doors, or maybe internship opportunities for myself or any of my friends at Biola who are interested in going over seas.

After that, I will have a few days in Sofia, in which I will tenatively be helping a small branch of A Rocha, and Christian conservation organization. Not only is creation care something I’m very interested in, but I also look forward to the opportunity to work along side and get to know Christians in Bulgaria, even if only for a couple days.

Then I will be catching a train to Bucharest, Romania, where I am planning on joining a team with OM (Operation Mobilization) for four weeks. In that four weeks, I will get to do a little bit of everything, as far as ministry. The first week will be urban ministry, cleaning the streets, caring for the homeless, that sort of thing. The second week will be working with children. On the third week, we will go out to a village and help with church planting. The fourth and final week will then be arts ministry, pulling together some sort of art project with orphans. I could not have asked for a better itinerary, as far as being able to try my hand as various types of ministry, and then ending off the time will art.

Then, I will probably catch a train and return to Sofia, Bulgaria. I may spend a few days there before flying back home, depending on time and money.

So if you would keep my in your prayers this summer, that would be hightly apprecited. This trip has come together so quickly and suddenly in a lot of ways, and I’m excited to see God working, but a lot of this will be all new for me too. Pray that God gives me strength and an extra measure of cross-cultural social abilities, and pray for my protection wherever I go, both physically and spiritually.

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