Let’s be honest. The progression of interior design major turned traveling missionary is not necessarily the most natural. When I felt the Lord calling me to the World Race, I knew that my desires for service and adventure would be fed; however, I sort of figured I would be taking a hiatus from the whole creating spaces thing.
I thought too soon.
Within the first couple of weeks in the Dominican Republic, we discovered that one of our pastors, Octavio, wished for a repaint of the front facade of his church. My ears completely perked at this information. Painting? Curb appeal? Yes, please.
After letting the big guy (Octavio, our gentle giant of a pastor) know that I enjoyed painting, he asked what color I thought would complement the current turquoise building.
My first instinct was green. I wanted to align with Dominican culture in the sense that almost all of their buildings are colorful and bright. A neutral just would not do, but I also wanted to steer clear from the overwhelming color combinations that we were seeing on a daily basis in the DR.
Keeping to bright but natural hues became my answer. He had already decided to repaint the lettering bronze, so we only needed to decide wall color. The next time we saw Octavio at church, I had a couple of Photoshopped building color options for him to choose from.
He asked what we liked; we told him that we wanted what he wanted. A big smile spread across his face before he replied, “Verde!”
Green it is.
We had a ball painting for Octavio, and he gave the project a thumbs up. I took that as a good sign. Thanks Auburn University Interior Design for the prep!
Speaking of beautiful spaces . . . my team is in Haiti!
We are living at the headquarters for Mission of Hope International, and it is BEAUTIFUL. We are all living in tents, and three meals a day are served in the hut/pavilion that is centrally located.
The orange tent: my home away from home.
This is our daily view.
Good friends Marie and Leanna as we enjoy the beach before church. What is my life?!
For my last interior design shout out, I would like the point out the space planning that was strategically executed in my tent.
Red pack: closet
Daypack: desk/studio space
The best sleeping pad and bag in the world: my linens and bedroom set
Two doors: dual access for the best flow of traffic
Doors: also double as windows. Talk about ventilation!
We are safe and nicely transitioning into life in Haiti. More updates on ministry to come!
