"Daniel in the Lions Den" is one of my favorite Old Testament Bible Stories that inspire us to respond (in faith) to a crisis, a difficult person, or a trying situation. Daniel's faith in God never wavered. He kept his eyes on God knowing that God was all he needed with every test or trial that he faced. Dr. Charles Stanley was going through the most difficult time of his life when asked, "What do you see in this painting?" He explained  everything he saw but admitted he had missed the most important point. A woman from his church asked, "Dr. Stanley, where's Daniel's eyes?" He knew this was a message from God. He said, "Daniel's eyes were not on his problem (the lions or his enemy). Daniel's eye's were on God." 

We all face some "lions" along life's journey, but be encouraged! The battle belongs to God. He will fight the battle through us, but the key is - we must let Him. It's stories like Daniel's that I look forward to painting. Maybe this is one you would be interested in sponsoring.

Destino del Reino (Destiny in the Kingdom) is one of the beneficiaries of my paintings. It's a children's home, school and church in a mountain village of Honduras. Destino del Reino - About Us. Rhonda Jackson was called by GOD to establish this ministry in 2003. From Evans, Georgia, this modern day "Mother Theresa" is an inspiration to anyone privileged to know her. Though she's never been married or had children of her own, God has fulfilled Rhonda's life-long dream to be a mother far beyond what she imagined. This village was once paralyzed by hopelessness even though they've been surrounded by fertile soil and agricultural potential. Education and job training prepares the children to return to their villages as leaders with a destiny of hope. My story-paintings are there to teach and  inspire the children to have hope in Jesus Christ. 

The first children's home is called “The House of Joseph” so the painting below (on the left) represents Joseph as a young boy stripped of his coat of many colors. Joseph is surrounded by his jealous brothers in both scenes, but the second painting shows their humility for discovering that Joseph (now the Prince of Egypt) was still alive and doing great things for God. Joseph endured many heartaches and rejection, but he never took his eyes off the Lord. God blessed Joseph's faithfulness. “The House of Moses” is the second house expected to be completed in 2010. There will be two paintings to represent this home; Moses as an abandoned baby floating in a basket on the Nile River; and Moses parting the Red Sea. If you have a church group interested in supporting one or both of these paintings, please let me know.