Sorry it’s been quiet here lately.
Really quiet.
The manuscript for Permission to Speak Freely is due in a couple of weeks, and I’m traveling to six cities (from San Diego to NYC and everything in between) and speaking while trying to finish writing the book…so…it’s been a bit hectic, but wonderful and stretching at the same time. I am looking forward to some much needed down time over the holidays!
Last night I spoke at The Walk, which is the college & young adults ministry at Sevier Heights Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN. It was an honor to hang out with these students (have I told you lately how much I love college students? It’s a lot.) and share with them a bit about what God has shown me during my trips to Uganda and India and what the Bible says is our responsibility for caring for the poor as an act of worship and transformation.
Something very cool they did to launch the series last night (It’s called A Message that Sticks), was make a mural out of post-it notes. This mural has around 30,000 post-its on it (each post-it representing one of the 30,000 children that die daily from starvation), and the little boy is named Moises and he lives in Haiti.
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I never knew that so many random, seemingly trivial things could be put together to make something so beautiful.
Or, wait.
Maybe I did.
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12 responses to “The Boy Made of Post-Its”
Wow, that’s amazing!
.-= Travis Mamone´s last blog ..Emily Gould and How Not to Blog =-.
Whoah, I didn’t expect the clincher but I like the analogy. Thanks
.-= Jojo Agot´s last blog ..MEGAPHONE TOWARDS HEAVEN =-.
The church at its finest, a mosaic of sorts. Love the mental picture and representation of taking meaningless people and putting them together to form something beautiful, the bride of Christ.
.-= Kyle Reed´s last blog ..Snap Shot of my Day =-.
Love this, and the verse you paired it with. I needed to hear that!
Was so nice to see you again. I loved the mosaic, too.
I think the blogosphere might be off kilter.
Now that we’ve met twice in a single month after so many years.
You did a great job last night, Mrs. Jackon. I’ve always loved seeing your heart for helping on this blog and now you’ve found a voice in speaking as well.
Great stuff!
~ AM
.-= Aaron´s last blog ..Virgin Islands here I come! =-.
Utterly fantastic – the mosaic and your post. I’ve missed you here lately but totally understand about travel and deadlines and such. (As for me, I have no excuse so good as yours!)
Thanks for sharing when you can. We’ll take what we get and be grateful for it! :-)
.-= Cindy´s last blog ..Child-like Not Child-ish? =-.
That is simply amazing! Was this a project initiated and organized by Sevier Heights exclusively, or is there info about how we might try something like it in our churches/communities/schools? I’m really encouraged to see more and more evangelical churches…especially here in East Tennessee…embrace the call to care for the poor. Wish I could have been there! Maybe next time.
.-= Rachel H. Evans´s last blog ..God Hates? =-.
P.S. Best wishes on the manuscript + travel. It’s hard to explain to people just how much energy that sort of intense, non-stop writing can drain from your body. The best I could come up with was that it’s sort of like being pregnant – You lose sleep, gain weight, get emotional at the drop of a hat, and arrange your whole life around a very important due date!
.-= Rachel H. Evans´s last blog ..God Hates? =-.
Very cool.
.-= Kaira´s last blog ..Dinah =-.
And who knew that college students could do something so meaningful? Oh wait … ;)
.-= Lex´s last blog ..How to get more out of scripture =-.
That’s pretty sweet!
.-= Graham´s last blog ..Worship Planning 1 Year In Advance ? Step 2 =-.
What a beautiful boy. He wrecks me. Have you visited http://www.worldnextdoor.org? They’re an amazing new ministry/online magazine that covers these kinds of subjects in amazing, intrinsically touching ways. Reminds me of the work you do, and it encompasses what you say about, “the Bible says is our responsibility for caring for the poor as an act of worship and transformation.” Amen! As an added bonus, Brad Ruggles did their website, too! Blessings as you travel and writing mercies!
.-= Amy Sorrells´s last blog ..This week?s column =-.