when i got back from training camp i was completely enamored with the idea of using art and creativity, the very thing that the lord started this universe with, as a way of processing and listening to the father.
i have always seen the father and the things he wants to speak to me in pictures and images. whether its hands reaching out, shackles of bondage holding me back, or a sunset affirming so much peace for a new day tomorrow. but yesterday as i sat down to listen to what he had to say to me, it was not through a set image but colors instead.
i wrote in my journal,
“i somehow feel as if these colors are who the lord is painting me to be in this season of life. yellows, greens, oranges, and browns. the colors of growth and life and beauty and nature but muted. a subtle way to reinforce that my change will not be abrupt. but it will be full of fruit and new life. it will be complete with buttons and stitches from the creator himself piecing me together like the artist that he is.
my life is messy with some emotions streaked with darkness and contrast the ones with more vibrancy and excitement. one week from now i’ll hop on a plane and see more colors than i ever even imagined existed.
the colors of the father as he reveals himself to me more and more, new vibrancies that come with overwhelming love and community, and the colors and the exact pigments that his hands touched when he painted me.”
man oh man was the lord so sweet as to show me this. the fact that he wants my life to be filled with colors, the ones that he so chooses for me. colors all over the stinking world. it is actually crazy talk if you ask me.
just wanted to share a little update before i set off for the trip to launch.
updates:
~i leave in three days to start the road trip to launch and i haven’t started packing
~i will officially be leaving the country the ninth of september to head to guatemala
~i only need 2,471 to be FULLY FUNDED!
~can’t wait to continue sharing this journey with you guys!
all my love,
charlie<3
