This past year I had the opportunity to incorporate Live Painting in the Thin Places Christmas Event. My heart for the painting of little ones was to connect with the imagery and synergy of the Incarnation in the baby Jesus. Just as Jesus came in the helpless form of a baby, he is coming to the orphans, and so can we. A Close friend connected me with Drawn From Water, which is an Ethiopian Orphanage.

As a part of the show, we had a silent auction for the live paintings on stage during the show. Juan Eddards painted two and Shane Grammer painted one. Right before intermission we showed the Drawn From Water video (below). It speaks for itself, and so did the paintings.

We were able to give $2,127 to Drawn From Water Orphanage from those who purchased the paintings.