The paintings of Lcpl Nicholas Said and Lcpl Forest Blair in "And We Prayed" are about what happens when two or more pray that is when miracles happen. What could be a better place to tell this story than at the Mallory Weslyan Chruch last Sunday. Pastor Greg Stein graciously let me talk during their church service about, "A Military Series - A Parents Perspective".
I brought along 10 peices to show with their stories from my blog. Each one has a powerful story of what it is like to be in the military. It is equally a story of what we experience as a family member. Our community usually does not
understand what we experience in this journey but most want to learn. In turn most will become prayer partners when they hear about "And We Prayed". This was the first time I shared the miracles of that week last June 2010
There were two men shot that week and not hurt. I showed Forests' camel pack and explained where the 7.62 mil. bullet traveled while Forest was on the ground firing his weapon. The other who was shot through the helmet with only a graze to the forhead.
The reason for the miracles were directly related to our prayers here in the US. While they fought everyday, back here people were praying. Any one who offered prayers, I added them onto my prayer list God hears, He sees and answers every one.
The rest of my paintings were hung all around the sanctuary and the fellowship hall. After the service many people looked through the paintings and their stories. Lcpl Prevart Janveir's -"His Sandbags" captured interest for its variety of drawing media and mood. Many have added Penny Riley, my Gold Star Mom onto their prayer lists as they viewed the oil painting "Greif", and will never to forget her sons sacrifice. Weiner Wolfe took her place in the series as she won the hearts of all who read her story. The priercing eyes of Lcpl Nicholas Said, drew people in from around the church. Thank you Mallory Weslyan for letting me share their story with you.
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