Mosque Tutoring & Art Consultation

Tutoring at San Gabriel Mosque
Janis has begun tutoring at the San Gabriel Mosque every other Tuesday evening for 1 hour. She has been finding it very rewarding and helpful in understanding - in a practical, experiential way - what life is like for Muslims, particularly Muslim children.

Two brothers (ages 7 and 5) she tutors asked her last Tuesday, "Do you know God?" They seemed quite surprised when she replied, "Yes. Yes, I know God, and I love Him very much." She then asked them, "Do you love God?" They seemed quite pleased to be able to reply, "Yes, we do!" A very interesting exchange with much food for thought for all concerned.

Art Consultation
Saturday night (3/24), Janis, Restoration Art and Transform World L.A. hosted another consultation exploring the role of art in advancing God's Kingdom. Milcah Yupanqui (now, Anderson) played instruments and music from Peru; Nick Huang, an artist who attended the first consultation and is from Lake Avenue Congregational Church, shared a mixed-media art piece; and Joby Harris, Art Director for Mosaic, and an accomplished artist in a variety of mediums as well as experience with Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, and experience on "Alias," "Bruce Almighty" and "Solaris," spoke on the creative process in advancing God's Kingdom.


Joby encouraged artists to be listening to the conversations God is having with other people, and then to allow art to be used as a prophetic voice in revealing the secrets of the heart as a way to graciously draw all to Him.

About 30 attended. Each was given a chance to make something from clay, and then all the individual pieces were assembled into a collaborative piece. See the photos below:

























India Update:
Well, some plans are moving forward: we have our tickets, scheduled to depart LAX July 2, and arrive in Delhi July 3. We will try to acclimate a couple days, then begin Intensive Conversational Hindi classes on July 9.

Some plans are still tentative: before we depart, we will try to make a trip through the North West the first couple weeks of June. The dates and plan are still tentative. Tentatively we plan to travel North on the east side visiting family and supporters in Central California, Nevada, Central Oregon, and Eastern Washington. Then we'll cross over the Cascades and basically return South on the I-5 corridor visiting family and supporters in Seattle/Tacoma, Portland, Eugene/Springfield, Roseburg and arriving in Santa Cruz area for a week conference with Band Barnabas June 24-30.

Some plans have stalled due to organizational procedures. These are actually becoming significant and may have an affect on the plans above. As this part of our journey emerges, we'll keep you informed.