The project I had intended to begin, a bright evangelistic mural spanning the entire length of El Callejon, was delayed because of rain. So, Cristina DeLeeuw, Martha Weirich and I took on another fun project: painting an installable mural for the inside of the Special Ed school, Genesis. At their old location the students and teachers at Genesis had enjoyed some murals that were painted on the cement wall bordering their grounds. This time we decided to paint on a large piece of wood that could be moved if the school should ever have to move again.
For inspiration, we visited the special ed site and learned about what was going on there. We spent a day in discussion and design. I asked the question: "How do you think God feels about the kids who go to Genesis?" The general consensus was that He thought they were special and wanted them to know their gifts and what they could bring to the world around them. We decided on the theme, "Christ in you, the hope of Glory" and combined our three designs to make one beautiful painting that I know will inspire all who walk through th
e doors. 
Our next group came from Vermont, Boston University and Grove City College. I had two women, one from BU (Bethany Slade) and the other from Grove City (Joanna Hart). These lucky two were the pioneers of the El Callejon mural project. We spent every morning in El Callejon enjoying a devotional time with the ladies at the Social Work site and then set to work immediately after. I gave them this challenge: how do we communicate the gospel without words? How can we show this community God's love without using traditional Christian imagery (as the island is immersed in Catholic art-- beautiful representations of the gospel, but something they are already surrounded by)? You will see below just what the girls came up with. I let each one have her own section of the wall, while I executed a design inspired by Zach Humphrey from my Jupiter team in March. I also decided that I wanted the mural to start off by saying: Jesus Loves El Callejon, as a way of proclaiming the real reason why we are there painting. Men, women and children will walk by these words and images everyday and though they might not be focusing on them, I know their spirits and souls will be impacted.
We spent a week and a half playing with the kids, meeting some of the women in the community and painting, painting, painting. In the afternoons, since it was so hot, we decided to leave El Callejon and find other things to do. We spent time talking with Fransisco, doing art in the park and we also created some collage art to adorn the new dorm rooms at the base!
I had a wonderful and inspiring time with Joanna and Bethany and will miss their enthusiasm, patience and artistic talent!
For inspiration, we visited the special ed site and learned about what was going on there. We spent a day in discussion and design. I asked the question: "How do you think God feels about the kids who go to Genesis?" The general consensus was that He thought they were special and wanted them to know their gifts and what they could bring to the world around them. We decided on the theme, "Christ in you, the hope of Glory" and combined our three designs to make one beautiful painting that I know will inspire all who walk through th
e doors. 
Our next group came from Vermont, Boston University and Grove City College. I had two women, one from BU (Bethany Slade) and the other from Grove City (Joanna Hart). These lucky two were the pioneers of the El Callejon mural project. We spent every morning in El Callejon enjoying a devotional time with the ladies at the Social Work site and then set to work immediately after. I gave them this challenge: how do we communicate the gospel without words? How can we show this community God's love without using traditional Christian imagery (as the island is immersed in Catholic art-- beautiful representations of the gospel, but something they are already surrounded by)? You will see below just what the girls came up with. I let each one have her own section of the wall, while I executed a design inspired by Zach Humphrey from my Jupiter team in March. I also decided that I wanted the mural to start off by saying: Jesus Loves El Callejon, as a way of proclaiming the real reason why we are there painting. Men, women and children will walk by these words and images everyday and though they might not be focusing on them, I know their spirits and souls will be impacted.
As we were painting we had many people approach us and ask what we were doing, why we were doing it, what did the images mean?? It gave us a chance to share Christ's love with them. As I was painting musical notes one day, two girls called out to me, "What are those?" They had never seen musical notes! I explained to them that music is a language and that these black marks I was making were the letters. I will be bringing a music book to show them next week. All the children in the community wanted to be involved and so on the first day we decided to give them a section of wall where they could put their handprints and names if they wanted.
We spent a week and a half playing with the kids, meeting some of the women in the community and painting, painting, painting. In the afternoons, since it was so hot, we decided to leave El Callejon and find other things to do. We spent time talking with Fransisco, doing art in the park and we also created some collage art to adorn the new dorm rooms at the base!
I had a wonderful and inspiring time with Joanna and Bethany and will miss their enthusiasm, patience and artistic talent!
Stay tuned for more to come!!
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wow the mural for special ed turned out awesome! Also the mural for el callejon is great.
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