cornelius and benjamin.
the joys of spring. and of not wearing a shirt.
21 May 2008
11 May 2008
creations
Scott Erickson is a friend of ours and has been for almost a year now. I met Scott at the 2007 World Vision Acting on AIDS conference in Illinois, where he painted during the worship services. At that time, however, I didn't know he was from Seattle. Then, a year later, I decided to check out Sanctuary Church in Greenwood [where Cory, Ben and I go to worship on most Sunday mornings], and I found Scott painting during the service.
I invited Scott to paint at an Acting on AIDS benefit show that I was putting on, along with the rest of SPU's Acting on AIDS leadership team. Scott completed two paintings during the show, and I was able to purchase one and bring it home. This painting is of a girl who has AIDS and is living here in Seattle. As a leadership team, this year AoA has been focusing on getting to know people who have HIV and are living with AIDS right here in our city. We have come to realize that AIDS is prevalent locally, not just in Africa or India. So at the show one evening autumn quarter, Scott painted two paintings: one of a young boy in Africa who has been orphaned because his parents had AIDS and died, and the other painting of a girl that we could know in our own city that has AIDS.
This was painted by Scott during Church today at Sanctuary. He started painting some orange wispy lines, and Cory and I looked at each other and agreed that we already loved the painting. I don't know what Scott saw when he painted this, but I'll tell you what I saw. A boy looks at the city, some buildings and sees the system that is so prevalent in society today. But he is instead consumed with the Almighty, the Holy Spirit. The boy keeps his eye on the system, making himself aware of its false powers, but he knows the truth. He knows that it is G-d in the Holy Spirit who has all of the true power.
Check out Scott's upcoming work and blog at http://transpireproject.wordpress.com/ He has three shows this week in Seattle and then will be partnering with AoA World Vision at the 2008 Acting on AIDS Summit that is in D.C. this year.
Scott and his wife, Holly are also a part of our mentor's church that is being planted right now, called Awake. check out awakeseattle.blogspot.com
cheers,
abby
I invited Scott to paint at an Acting on AIDS benefit show that I was putting on, along with the rest of SPU's Acting on AIDS leadership team. Scott completed two paintings during the show, and I was able to purchase one and bring it home. This painting is of a girl who has AIDS and is living here in Seattle. As a leadership team, this year AoA has been focusing on getting to know people who have HIV and are living with AIDS right here in our city. We have come to realize that AIDS is prevalent locally, not just in Africa or India. So at the show one evening autumn quarter, Scott painted two paintings: one of a young boy in Africa who has been orphaned because his parents had AIDS and died, and the other painting of a girl that we could know in our own city that has AIDS.
This was painted by Scott during Church today at Sanctuary. He started painting some orange wispy lines, and Cory and I looked at each other and agreed that we already loved the painting. I don't know what Scott saw when he painted this, but I'll tell you what I saw. A boy looks at the city, some buildings and sees the system that is so prevalent in society today. But he is instead consumed with the Almighty, the Holy Spirit. The boy keeps his eye on the system, making himself aware of its false powers, but he knows the truth. He knows that it is G-d in the Holy Spirit who has all of the true power.
Check out Scott's upcoming work and blog at http://transpireproject.wordpress.com/ He has three shows this week in Seattle and then will be partnering with AoA World Vision at the 2008 Acting on AIDS Summit that is in D.C. this year.
Scott and his wife, Holly are also a part of our mentor's church that is being planted right now, called Awake. check out awakeseattle.blogspot.com
cheers,
abby
08 May 2008
GREG!
OurHouse has a new housemate and member: Greg Jones!
Greg is a recent graduate of Seattle Pacific University and has been a friend of ours for a couple years now. He majored in music [percussion] at SPU, and is trying to find a job recording music in Seattle. Currently, he's employed at Gregg's Cycles in Greenlake, working as a bike mechanic. He's our hero, because he can help us all on our bikes. Ok [since the others know a lot about bikes], he can help ME on my bike. :) We're really excited that Greg is living with us. He's getting up for breakfast with us most mornings, which isn't easy all the time, and he looks forward to our house meetings each week, because it's a time where we can all be together humbly, open and vulnerable.
Come over and meet Greg. He's great. Oh, and if you like playing the drums, Greg will probably be playing his drum set when you come over and would like to let you have a turn. :)
Also on the horizon...there will probably be a friend or two living with us for the summer and then finding other housing in the autumn. If you would, please be in prayer about our upcoming conversations with our landlord, and also that G-d would be leading the decisions that we make here in OurHouse.
Peace and blessings,
abby
Greg is a recent graduate of Seattle Pacific University and has been a friend of ours for a couple years now. He majored in music [percussion] at SPU, and is trying to find a job recording music in Seattle. Currently, he's employed at Gregg's Cycles in Greenlake, working as a bike mechanic. He's our hero, because he can help us all on our bikes. Ok [since the others know a lot about bikes], he can help ME on my bike. :) We're really excited that Greg is living with us. He's getting up for breakfast with us most mornings, which isn't easy all the time, and he looks forward to our house meetings each week, because it's a time where we can all be together humbly, open and vulnerable.
Come over and meet Greg. He's great. Oh, and if you like playing the drums, Greg will probably be playing his drum set when you come over and would like to let you have a turn. :)
Also on the horizon...there will probably be a friend or two living with us for the summer and then finding other housing in the autumn. If you would, please be in prayer about our upcoming conversations with our landlord, and also that G-d would be leading the decisions that we make here in OurHouse.
Peace and blessings,
abby
01 May 2008
an intentional interview
happy May! i pray you are healthy and full of joy. may the LORD be always at your side.
OurHouse got interviewed by Judy, a 20-something living in community in our neighborhood [Wallingford] and working WITH Tom and Christine Sine at Mustard Seed Associates [http://www.msainfo.org/] here in Seattle. OurHouse met with Tom and Christine early on in our journey together, before we ever actually moved into the house we're living in now. After we moved in, they came over for dinner in the winter to catch up with us and meet with the LORD in prayer and fellowship. They lead vibrant, beautiful lives, serving the Seattle community. Christine is an avid gardener/canner, and she and Tom have both written quite a number of books, including the Mustard Seed Conspiracy.
Judy came over for dinner on a Wednesday night [the night we have dinner with just house members and one or two special friends that want to meet with us intentionally] about three weeks ago, eager to interview us about how we all came about living together in this house. So we told her the whole story. It took about an hour and a half to tell, but it was good for us, because we hadn't told the story in awhile. It allowed us time to reflect intensively back on a year ago and where we were in our journey with the LORD and with each other. So go to the link above and you'll see our photograph and the link to the article below that. While you're there, check out the Mustard Seed Associates blog page.
OurHouse got interviewed by Judy, a 20-something living in community in our neighborhood [Wallingford] and working WITH Tom and Christine Sine at Mustard Seed Associates [http://www.msainfo.org/] here in Seattle. OurHouse met with Tom and Christine early on in our journey together, before we ever actually moved into the house we're living in now. After we moved in, they came over for dinner in the winter to catch up with us and meet with the LORD in prayer and fellowship. They lead vibrant, beautiful lives, serving the Seattle community. Christine is an avid gardener/canner, and she and Tom have both written quite a number of books, including the Mustard Seed Conspiracy.
Judy came over for dinner on a Wednesday night [the night we have dinner with just house members and one or two special friends that want to meet with us intentionally] about three weeks ago, eager to interview us about how we all came about living together in this house. So we told her the whole story. It took about an hour and a half to tell, but it was good for us, because we hadn't told the story in awhile. It allowed us time to reflect intensively back on a year ago and where we were in our journey with the LORD and with each other. So go to the link above and you'll see our photograph and the link to the article below that. While you're there, check out the Mustard Seed Associates blog page.
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