Celebration of the Hearts

Last weekend I had the priviledge of

being the guest artist at

Celebraton of the Hearts, a fund raising

event for Mission Messiah. It was

held at the Green Tree Country Club.

The food was delicious!!!Joe asked the event coordinator where

he should sit. She told him that he could

sit at any table that didn't have a

reserved sign on it. After he chose a seat,

this kind gentleman came to sit at the

same table. Joe told he that until I

had been asked to paint, we had never

heard of Mission Messiah. He asked him if

he knew anything about that ministry.

The man introduced himself and told

Joe that he was the founder of the Mission.

How awesome was that?!?

A LITTLE ABOUT MISSION MESSIAH

The hope of Mission Messiah

is that every hurting woman experiences

the unconditional love of Jesus and finds

a new life in Christ. God has a plan and a

purpose for every life and His heart is the

restoration of each one us to His Divine Call.

Through a disciplined structure of prayer,

Bible study, scripture memorization,

Biblical counseling, work assignments and

recreation, residents are taught life and

leadership skills. Each woman also receives

educational and career counseling

as well as financial management training.

Life at the Mission is very family-oriented

rather than institutional. Mothers are

encouraged to have their children with

them during this time of healing.

I painted while the guests visited, ate,

and placed bids for the silent auction.

There was a lot of art donated by local

artists. The featured artist,

Jennifer Contini, brought several very

large pieces from her studio in New York.

Those were offered in the live auction.

This is my friend, Annette.

The event was her niece's vision.

The finished piece-up for auction!

"The Father's Heart"

The scripture emphasis was from

Malachi 5:6 He will turn the hearts of the

fathers to their children, and the

hearts of the children to their fathers.

The Father’s hands emerge from the darkness

in the shape of a heart. The Father’s

hands are painted using all the colors of flesh.

Cradled in the hands are 3 forms:

blue for the sons, pink for the daughters,

and purple (the combination of blue and pink)

for the earthly fathers. Their arms overlap

each other also forming a heart.

This is a two-edged message.

Not only is God turning earthly father’s

and children’s heart toward each other but

as His spiritual sons and daughters,

He is turning our hearts to Him.

The Hebrew word for turning means

“to return home again”. Let’s return to Him!

To purchase prints of this image

http://nathaliekelleyart.com/prophetic.html

a portion will go to Mission Messiah!