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Hallelu Yah!

2009-05-28T23:50:00.002+09:00

By Timo & Ramone - May 12, 2009

Timo did the background colors to this while we were at Starbucks, and I did the figure on top later on. I was probably drawing with something (having felt impressed on which colors to bring with me that day), and he wanted to draw, too. So I let him, and he made these swirls. When I turned it on its side and looked at it, it really looked like worship to me, golden swirls of it going round as you worship. Hey, He did say that our faith is more precious to Him than gold! (1st Peter 1) So what is our worship worth to Him? I know what my son is worth to me! Do you know how much you are worth to Him?

I thought of two names for the picture. Either "Hallelu Yah!" (which Timothy had just started saying recently) or "Yahweh!!!" (which is God's name, of course, and also who Bono cries out to in a U2 song that Timo and I both like). Both really express it! I let him choose, and he went back & forth, but finally settled on "Hallelu Yah!"

Faith

2009-02-08T00:07:00.005+09:00

By Madalyne R.

Her mom wrote: My eleven year old daughter came home from school last week and asked me the questions, "why doesn't God just SHOW Himself? Why does He make it so hard to find Him?" It was so AWESOME to say, you know what, I have a great picture to show you and something I want to read to you, too. I showed her your picture of "God Hides" (I think that was the name of it) and I wish I could post for you what she drew out of that. It was two faces, one was a face and big eyes and a small smile. It had circle around it and a slash through it. The other one, right next to it, was the same face, but in place of the eyes, was the word FAITH and a HUGE smile and of course no circle or slash through it. It was precious. That person was seeing by faith!

King

2009-02-08T00:07:00.004+09:00

By Timothy Romero - February 3, 2009

From the lips of children and infants
You have ordained praise. (Psalm 8:2)

The children were shouting in the temple area,
"Hosanna to the Son of David!" (Matthew 21:15)

While we were at a clinic today waiting, I did a picture on a small pad. After I finished, I turned to a new page and let Timothy draw with the ink-brush pens. As I gave him the final brush-pen, dark blue, he seemed to focus more and know what he was doing, making a little circle sort of in the bottom right center of the page.

Then I got the idea of asking him what it was, something we had not done before with his drawings. He is one month shy of two years old, and though his vocabulary is growing, his pronunciation is sometimes a mystery. (For example, he likes to talk about "shishiko" but we have no exactly what that is!) So when he answered something that sounded like "Cain" or "Keen", I of course said it was good but had no idea what he meant, and set about trying to figure it out. I thought maybe he'd given it his own name, so I pointed to a picture of a train on the wall to check... but he said it wasn't a train. I tried asking him if it was something else within sight --cars, trucks, etc.-- but he said no. Eventually when we got home I opened up the picture again, and Yoko & I tried a few more ideas. Yoko hit gold with the sound-and-song ABC book, pointing at the picture next to "K"...

"King"!

It's funny because we haven't practiced that letter much with him, nor taught him "king" (which is alongside "K"). We haven't heard him pressing that button much. But it was in his head, and he knew that is what he was drawing today. As I thought about it while doing the dishes, and as I type about it now, I was and am overwhelmed in the Spirit ...because he knew what he was drawing. It was then that I remembered how he suddenly focused and made the brush go in a small circle, something he had not done before.

I'm overwhelmed and taken aback. It would be easy to attribute it to a coincidence or simple "wow", but it's not. I know it even more because the Spirit just hits me and witnesses to me about this. God is talking to my son, and talking through him. (>o<) I am aghast, blessed, and filled with awe. Now I feel a bit of need for responsibility! Oh Lord!

God is good. He'll carry us. Thank You, God!

Kid's Heart

2008-09-22T15:10:00.002+09:00

By Ramone & Timothy - September 17, 2008

I broke open some new kids' ink colors for my son Timothy to play with, and we scribbled on a few pads. I did the "heart" in this one and he added stuff to it too, but I can't tell you which is which! Hehe.

No "deep" meaning or prophetic message to this one. But then again, it is after all what He's called us to, right? Having the pure heart of a child? And such a heart is soooo colorful! Thank You, Lord!

It's fun to do this kind of thing. Especially with your son. I can't wait to do this more as He gets older.

Jesus Family - Arts Weekend '07

2008-09-09T18:52:00.015+09:00

Last November 3-4, Jesus Family Center had an "arts weekend". During the worship time, they put out materials to paint with and anyone who wanted to could go paint what the Holy Spirit showed them and whatever they had in their heart...

And of course the kids went forward immediately! "A little child shall lead them!" Yes, become like children to enter the Kingdom!

Here are some of the works that I took pictures of...

This one (above) is by the pastor's older son. I didn't get to ask him what it meant, but I like it. (^_^)

"Jesus's Love" is the title of this one... I like the colors, the freshness of the green, the way the heart seems to come from the cross like big arms waiting to wrap us in His love!

The pastor's wife made this beautiful picture. I don't know what to say about it or exactly what it "means", but it is beautiful and loving.

The pastor's son made this one, too... he named it "The Flame of the Lord".

One of the girls at the church painted this and titled it, "The Baptism By God". Maybe before we are "dark", and after dipping in Him and being washed new, we are bright, "light in the Lord" as Paul said!

I don't know which kids did these, but I like them. The first one is like the sunshine of His love, of His heart, and the second one just makes me smile. (^_^)

Another girl did this one, "Angel's Field". Maybe this is us? We are His field, His building (1 Cor.3), after all. Kids can really see God's joy, don't you think? And often they actually see angels... more than adults.

Unsigned and untitled, this one is a beautiful blotch of colors! To me it looks like the Cross and His heart, and then us washed in His blood, with the signs of His sunshine, His promise, His rain and His love in the sky.

The girl who did this one named it "The Cross's Light".

This one by a little British girl is called "Jesus Family" (the name of the church!) ... I think it looks like a garden, don't you? And the Cross grows into His love!

This one's really good. I don't know who did it, but the placement and design and colors are very nice. It seems like the desert to me, and the light from heaven coming onto the cross and showing us His heart of love.

This last one is unsigned and unnamed, but I love the color and "artistry" of it. Now that I look at it, I realize that several of these pictures have had a heart coming out of the top of the cross! I wonder what this means? His heart coming out of the cross? True! Out of that terrible thing (the cross) came His love for us. On this one, the blue (sky I presume) reminds me of the "firmament above the heavens" in Genesis, the waters in the sky. Maybe here we see how the Cross (made by His heart) is where all things converge... the blessing of heaven (the waters of the Spirit) waiting to pour out above on us and the earth.

*****

After worship and lunch, they had a special time when the kids could make some decorations and banners. They did so with tennis balls, sticks, and their hands!

I love this last up-close picture. Not only is it cute and beautiful "art", but somehow it just says something deep and touching from God. What do you think? I think so. Bless you in Jesus with His heart, with the heart of a child in Him! In Jesus' name, amen.

Namba Art - Heart Raining

2008-08-21T00:10:00.001+09:00

I photographed this one with my cellphone at the prayer room in Namba. I don't know who did it or the meaning they thought of, but doesn't it make you smile? It's that beautiful childlike love and joy that is from His heart. Lord, rain that childlike love and joy down on us, in Jesus' name!

Namba Prayer Art

2008-07-07T01:05:00.001+09:00

I saw these two pictures Saturday night at a prayer room in Namba, and was touched by them.

This one really says everything, how we have a hole in our hearts that is made for God's heart, and how He is everything we need. That's how I see it, anyway. (^_^)

This one is called "Footprints". I took the picture with my cellphone, so it didn't come out well. If I remember to take my digicam in a future visit, I must get a better picture! But at the end of the footprints is Jesus hugging us, and the writing reads from Jesus' last words in the book of Matthew:

"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"
"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"
"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"
"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"
"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"
"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"
"I am always with you, even to the end of the age"

Jesus Graffiti

2008-07-07T00:58:00.000+09:00

My wife and I saw this graffiti when walking in southern Osaka city, and were blessed. Granted, graffiti isn't very polite, but whether socially misplaced or not, someone's heart shone out here and they wanted to share Someone special to them. Or rather, He wanted to share Someone special to Him, through someone special to Him whether he/she knew it or not. (^_^)