tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123812372024-03-12T22:13:39.034-07:00from longings to mattersHabakkuk 2:2-3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-45226292914648453262017-07-15T07:27:00.004-07:002017-07-15T07:27:52.379-07:00Back to the dream, the matterIt has been almost 2,5 years ago that I wrote a post about a dream I have for the building on the top of the hill on the peninsula in Caracasbaai.<br />
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The reason was that I had other dreams that took the place of this one, and my prayers and focus shifted to those. As one of those dreams came thru and others didn't, this dream for this building still remains. It only got a bit sharper! Which is good. Hence I should continue to pray for it, but also seriously write down the concept and then leave a link for that here on the blog.<br />
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I remember at first I wished this place would be a place where all sorts of creative disciplines would take place: a place for artists to do an artist-in-residence program, workshops for ceramic, for wood, a cinema and an art library. An organic folk garden and an organic restaurant. But in a way just a small group of the population would benefit from this case. I want larger groups of local people to use this building on a regular basis.<br />
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Then I thought it would be a great place for churches to have retreats, a place churches would rent to get away from it all and to meet with God again, a place to awaken, to refresh. Above would be dorms and below a large hall where the group gathers, a dining room, and a well equipped kitchen to prepare large meals. The hall is also equipped with a sound installation, a beamer, a little corner with great Christian literature and games. <br />
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I still love this idea.<br />
But now I'd love to see this building, still as retreat place, as a silence retreat place.<br />
There already is a catholic monastery on the island for this purpose, which is of course run by nuns. But I'm not a catholic nun and in the future neither is the staff. So that's the only difference: the denomination. This silence retreat place has again the same purpose as it always had: to restore, to gather new energy, to heal. The only difference is that the treatment is individual and not for groups. So individuals come for, for example a week, and stay in a room in total silence. No phone, no internet, no books to read, no music, nobody to talk to, nothing. They only get a special detox diet for food (food from the organic garden and restaurant). Which each meal they get a Bible text, food for thought. (the spiritual food). Each day they are allowed to write down prayer request to the staff (who is Christian) and they will pray for them. So a bit like a catholic nun's job. At the end of their week they can follow in silence yoga exercises (optional) and at the last day of their stay they can take a boat trip, there will be minimum of talk, just to get back into the normal world. Then they return to their lives.<br />
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a picture of the design of the bathrooms, connected with the dorm:<br />
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The rooms have a feeling of openness and the only thing you see is the ocean, the only distraction you have.<br />
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I think the old quarantaine hospital can have 2 new functions in one: the retreat place for groups, by having just bunkerbeds in a one dorm, and in other seasons, the rooms are just for 1 person. It depends of the season and how many churches (groups) book, next to how many single people book for a silence retreat. In any case the purpose of the old building is crystal clear: a place of retreat, of renewing the body and mind and of healing. I want this place to become a place where God truly breaks thru in lives of people, because they allow Him. They are open for the idea to listen and hear Jesus Christ speak into their lives. The rooms can have names that are attributes of God. For example room "Jehova Rapha". The room God heals. Also God comforts or God the Creator etc. Individuals who come for the silent treatment can choose a room in advance. This building, as run by Christians like myself, is a ministry of course, but it is for everyone. Also for people who are into angels, or into Universalism or into 'the Light' and do moonlight mediation sessions. So basically these people are looking for the spiritual and as the staff doesn't preach, they are always ready to share the gospel and pray the prayer requests for the guests. Because the desire for this building is that people can meet and encounter God the Healer and get restored.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-59940749966061751592014-11-14T07:55:00.001-08:002014-11-14T07:56:06.999-08:00PrayerPrayer is the only entryway into <span style="font-size: large;">genuine self-knowledge</span>.<br />
It is also <span style="font-size: large;">the
main way we experience deep change—the reordering of our loves</span>. Prayer<span style="font-size: large;"><i>
is how God gives us so many of the unimaginable things he has for us</i></span>.
Indeed, <i><span style="font-size: large;">prayer makes it safe for God to give us many of the things we
most desire.</span></i> It is the way we know God, <span style="font-size: large;">the way we finally treat God as
God</span>. Prayer is simply the key to everything we need to do and be in
life. We <span style="font-size: large;">must learn</span> to pray. <span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have to</i></span>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-87956165761628618722014-08-28T17:20:00.002-07:002015-06-13T18:30:10.281-07:00This God of OursI can't help but share about this God we serve.<br />
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. <i>This</i> God.<br />
This God who once said: Let Us make people according to Our image.<br />
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This God shares like EVERYTHING with those who love him and at one point entrusted their lives in His hands.<br />
Really, the Bible is full of beautiful things God just shares with us. Everything He wants to do <i>together.</i><br />
People who say that God created us, but left us, have no idea what they are talking about.<br />
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God wants us to be there when he will reign on earth for a thousand years. He wants us to take part in the reigning.<br />
God has a seat for us already in heaven. He is designing/preparing a place for us for when he comes and get's his Bride, the church.<br />
He gives his Holy Spirit. We can do whatever He did during his 3-year mission on earth 2014 years ago. He says we can do even more, because He already left.<br />
All the plans God has for the future he includes us. It's crazy!<br />
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Not even the angels are promised so much, that I know of!<br />
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He even slaughtered his own Son on the cross for humanity. All this trouble for <b>us</b>, people.<br />
He pursuits people, he goes after people to show them His love, His message of salvation.<br />
A God who reaches out to people.<br />
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People never really look for God first, like <i>really</i> search for Him. People have their own version of righteousness which is not even close to God's righteousness, which is hard to grasp because we never see the whole picture.<br />
They first put themselves as priority and their dreams and desires. True or true?<br />
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Nevertheless, this God <i>pours out </i>His love for each individual soul that lived, lives and will be born.<br />
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You must be daft or your heart has grown cold that His love has no affect on you or whatsoever.<br />
Like a Belgium guy I once met he told me: This whole God thing I can't picture it. I can't picture it at all. I live complete cut off from this idea of a God.<br />
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Totally spiritually dead.<br />
Also for example these academic atheists that are so full of themselves, having science as their religion. Saying things like people don't even have a soul. It's just a collection of experiences and memories that have shaped you. <i>We are just soulless beings</i>. That doesn't even <i>sound</i> right. But it's dead people talk.<br />
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I pray for a revival for Belgium as a country. And for the Netherlands too. And I have faith that God might feel for that. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-40593810609103962502014-03-12T07:07:00.002-07:002017-07-15T06:42:27.715-07:00God enlarges the heart<span class="titletext">An exposition of the Bible by Gill</span><span class="p"><br /></span>I
will run the way of thy commandments,.... Not only walk but run in it;
which is expressive of great affection to the commands of God, of great
readiness and cheerfulness, of great haste and swiftness in the way of
them, and of great delight and pleasure therein; <span class="p"><br /></span>when
thou shall enlarge my heart; with the knowledge of God, his word, ways,
worship, and ordinances; with his love more fully made known, and with
an increase of love to him; with the fear of him, and a flow of
spiritual joy and peace; and when delivered from straits and
difficulties, from weights and pressures, and everything that may hinder
walking or running; and being in circumstances which may lead and
encourage to the one as to the other<br />
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Psalm 119:32<br />
<span class="versiontext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/nasb/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />
I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.<br />
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The verb <i>to encourage and courage</i><br />
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Means to <i>strengthen the heart</i>. To give strength to the heart. Cour is the french word for heart (cœur)<br />
it's a french verb ORIGIN Middle English (formerly also as incourage): from French encourager, from en- ‘in’ + corage ‘courage’. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart’.<br />
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To have courage: to have a heart with strength. A strong heart. Your heart won't faint :) Your heart stays intact and you just go for it. <br />
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We as believers are no whuzzies. But we do need to be encouraged every day. Who will encourage us today? Who will you encourage today? Ask God!<br />
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My prayer today is that all my dreams and desires are according to God's will.<br />
I have lists of my own of course. Like some things I would love in a husband, or how many kids I would like or to start this art ship dream and this retreat building for missionaries. And I would like to have a way to just travel the globe making art. But sometimes I kill the dreams to be able to know what God wants first, kinda to clean up, and also so I can hear better and obey.<br />
So the dream ship according to His will.<br />
The husband according to His will.<br />
The quarantaine hospital building if it is in His will.<br />
The traveling by profession art ministry according to His will.<br />
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The ball is on His side.<br />
I say this but on the other hand, I must listen and act :) Maybe the ball is on my side?<br />
Is there any disobedience or sin clogging the path God directs? <br />
Am I perhaps lingering, i don't know really what to do, so perhaps I don't listen carefully or I just don't listen or just God's timing is not now, I do experience God's love every day. While the thinking big and dreaming big already took place and now we trust the big God to give specific instructions, yes, I do need specific instructions.<br />
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I will continue to promote a new small group I start with 2 other people called I am Second group. I had no time, but today I will pick it up again, so we can have people joining this group.<br />
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This is what an I am Second group is <a href="http://www.iamsecond.com/groups/" target="_blank">about</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-90869567975396889902014-01-26T20:31:00.001-08:002014-01-26T20:31:34.500-08:00Restless... <a href="http://www.faithgateway.com/restless-bible-study-jennie-allen/#.UuXUI6342Yk.blogger">Restless... Because You Were Made For More | FaithGateway</a><br /><br />
Check out this link above. And this I'm combining with some teachings i got a week ago from Charles Stanley about God's guidance... <br /><br />
I prayed and told God I will kill off some dreams, letting them completely lose. Some dreams that are on themselves very cute, but might not based on God's plan (that I know).<br /><br />
One is for example: getting a triplet. I actually had a dream years ago, I was still in high-school, that I had a triplet boys and I was super tired and super happy. I was in a huge bed resting with my 3 newborns in my arms. Then my husband came into the room, the father of the kids. He was a guy I was in love with in high-school. A couple of years ago I began to fancy this sleeping dream into a day dream, to have 3 boys, while I always wanted daughters. But come on! it's nice, but it was a dream that I had. I always dream about having babies when I'm in love with someone. Like really in love.<br /><br />
I'm killing off this dream and let God fill in the blanks.<br /><br />
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One dream I killed off a while back already was to one day marry a carpenter. It's just that I wanted to marry someone super handy and make stuff together. My wish to marry<i> a captain</i> is still active, but I had yet another dream (not being in love or anything) that I might end up with a business man. And in the dream I thought: So this is it. I really love this guy and he is totally not my type. But here I am, living a city live again, being totally content, even being a mother to his kid. He had a blond 2 year old boy. We were driving in his Porsche in some business/industrial area and he was wearing very expensive design clothes, like these Italian suits (not my cup of tea) but I watched him and only felt a deep love for this man, who was darkblond/reddish Caucasian. (again, no.) The only thing I took out of this dream was that I might end up with someone God guides me to and I end up loving anyway, that I normally would not fancy at all. But the fact is that I have always fallen in love with guys that are totally not my types and the ones who did have the looks were so shallow that I lost interest immediately. <br /><br />
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But drifting off... my point is when I kill off some dreams I have, I allow God to refill with His reality for my life which is very much cooler then my dreams. I have had dreams come true and then I still feel restless, knowing that it was what I wanted all along. But not feeling all that super satisfied with it. So then...why so intensely hold on to my dreams? they might come true, but even if they did, i was not all that content. Thing is: when it is God's dream that is being realized, I am <i>very</i> content and excited because it feels so RIGHT. If totally FITS. I taste and see that it is good. That's why I look forward to see God making things real.<br /><br />
Meanwhile I scandisk for sins that hinder, I try to have more a prayer life, I obey him and try to stay 1 with Him by refocussing and try not to get too distracted. That is my weakness: getting distracted and filling my days with social life that are not really a priority.<br /><br />
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Please Lord, guide all of my days, make my schedules.<br /><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-63466263526633018582014-01-02T20:35:00.002-08:002014-01-02T20:35:48.525-08:00How we control<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Normally visions or drams that are big stuff you ask if it is God's will. But I should also ask God's will for like <i>everything</i>, really. </blockquote>
We still control most of our lives. And then we wonder why we still are at the same stage in life?<br />
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Check out the story of the man God called 'fool'. If God calls you a fool, you are really in trouble because God normally doesn't call people names like that.<br />
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<span class="text Luke-12-13" id="en-NIV-25473">The Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12. NIV)</span></h3>
<i><span class="text Luke-12-13"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”</span></i><br />
<i> </i><i><span class="text Luke-12-14" id="en-NIV-25474"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>Jesus replied, <span class="woj">“Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”</span></span> <span class="text Luke-12-15" id="en-NIV-25475"><sup class="versenum">15 </sup>Then he said to them, <span class="woj">“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”</span></span></i><br />
<i> </i><i><span class="text Luke-12-16" id="en-NIV-25476"><sup class="versenum">16 </sup>And he told them this parable: <span class="woj">“The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.</span></span> <span class="text Luke-12-17" id="en-NIV-25477"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’</span></span></i><br />
<i> </i><i><span class="text Luke-12-18" id="en-NIV-25478"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">18 </sup>“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.</span></span> <span class="text Luke-12-19" id="en-NIV-25479"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’</span></span></i><br />
<i> </i><i><span class="text Luke-12-20" id="en-NIV-25480"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’</span></span></i><br />
<i><span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">21 </sup>“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj">The rich man God called the fool actually had exactly everything the way he wanted it to be. He thought he had it made. He had everything he worked hard for. Actually, he was taking decisions in life totally without considering God. He had no need and no space for God. God wasn't necessary in the process of things in his life. </span></span><i><span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj"> He was rich but not rich toward God. </span></span></i><br />
<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj">Although... that same life he had can be gone that same night.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj">Next to that: there is still sooo much insight about God to discover. Sometimes we get so close, and this is when you feel rich. When the Holy Spirit illuminates you. </span></span><br />
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<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj">Anything in my life that hinders me from relying upon, thrusting and obeying God becomes a god in my life. Now you know what slows you down or holds you back or makes you bored with your christian life. But anything that actually makes me need to rely more upon him, thrust him even more and make me obey Him more are fine. They work, because God is involved.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj">I just need to make a list of things God can require of me to give up. He knows what works best for me.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj">I think God will continue to lighten my path and make me stronger and move me towards His plans. I believe so. I'm excited for this and what I DO like about a beginning of a new year is that you can start out <u>well</u>. In the course of the year it goes backwards again, but at least you <b>start</b> out well, let's see how far in this year we can take it.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Luke-12-21" id="en-NIV-25481"><span class="woj"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-59838649556227770662013-12-02T18:37:00.002-08:002013-12-02T18:37:39.780-08:00first things firstThe title of this blog is<i> 'From longings to matters'</i><br />
I don't post much lately, but it is because there is work happening behind the scenes.<br />
It's because I am listening and learning much about God and about his timing.<br />
And because I'm trying to figure out the priorities. I always have trouble with the 'first things first' order, I am easily distracted and lack discipline.<br />
I lack discipline to start something. When I am already doing it, I have a lot of discipline. I think I lack discipline because I don't know how exactly to start with some things.<br />
What helps me to discern what is more important is this bible verse:<br />
<i>Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness...</i><br />
This helps me prioritize. For what God wants for us is very good. (And what do we want <i>for</i> God?)<br />
He wants awesome things for us, even bigger cooler things that we ourselves imagine. Yes, because he actually loves is very very much. <br />
I just want my needs, wants, desires, longings etc. to match up with His. Because if they don't, i am 100% certain i will get disappointed and burnt up, wasted time and effort.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-69568920941538824782013-10-22T09:07:00.001-07:002013-10-22T09:07:47.694-07:00The Art Platform dream continues - revised: The Meeting Place<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wrote this post before, this is an old post, but now I will add some new changes next to it in <span style="color: blue;">blue</span>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was in the Netherlands I was dreaming to live back in Curaçao for certainly 2 years long, <i>e-v-e-r-y day</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As
I was daydreaming, I often saw myself in the old quarantine hospital
ruin. I was painting there, using it as my squatted working studio. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now
I finally live back on the island. I don't have a car yet, so I can't
go up there as much as I like, also I already have a studio for 3
months.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, it's 10 months later. I have a car! but the quarantine hospital is used a lot again by the public, although not all for good things. For drug dealing...:(</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
yesterday I just went by foot, my dad's dog joined me. I wanted to go
to the quarantine hospital merely to pray. I got happier getting closer
and when I was there I was praying all around and in the building.
Praying to search if my dream is God's will indeed. But I could conclude
that there is no reason why it would not be His will: I just wish for a
place where people can get </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- refreshed </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- restored </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- strengthened</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- recharged</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all
by art and film, by christian artists, by the gospel in the shape of
art. That's right: the focus when in it comes down to the purpose of
this building is that people can come here to get recharged thru art and
get in contact with the gospel, the Word of God and the Truth which
will set them free and delivered.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is still the same! But not all by art and film or by Christian artists only. Yes, they are a huge part, but the building now (as God keeps shaping the idea) is that it is a place especially for believers. Local churches can come and organize retreats... They can come and do conferences...Mission teams from abroad, from around the Caribbean, but also mission teams from around the world, China or India, or Canada or the US can come to stay there as their base, they can rest there.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Believers who are in a country going thru civil war or a politically very unstable situation (for example Kenya or worse Syria) can stay for quarter a year to listen to God where to go next. Believers from Belarus can come to get inspired and get bold.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The art part gets smaller, but shifts more to the Art Ship...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went with my sister-in-Christ and neighbor girl Ranasha to pray there, also the dog joined again, but we were not alone. Then we went to the fortress instead. And we prayed there having a complete overview. Again my heart rushed full with excitement!! Ranasha, who hasn't read these posts was praying for the exact same things for the old hospital! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She also got excited and she said she could just see it all happening!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God wants to MEET WITH you. He loves spending time with you. Yeah, he does.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The quarantaine hospital could be this Meeting place.</span> </span><br />
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<i>praying on each side of the building</i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb53NDCna54J13ZGZe2DndLfQ5xQGWVYBpKu0lSkL-kT1OwMCc_CgpK0fY3bDR29K7qgPTaG1ir4CbKutx_OhE6If3N7qFpWQW7-P5plBqBWqyRAexpojnXIXgWn3N-3khIX1/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb53NDCna54J13ZGZe2DndLfQ5xQGWVYBpKu0lSkL-kT1OwMCc_CgpK0fY3bDR29K7qgPTaG1ir4CbKutx_OhE6If3N7qFpWQW7-P5plBqBWqyRAexpojnXIXgWn3N-3khIX1/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This building was
always a place where sick or tired people went to get restoration. This
can still be the purpose of this building.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
now the building itself is in need of restoration. It's just a useless
old building at this point. It has nothing going on. It's just there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">At this point people to photoshoots, make movies there, deal drugs there...it is crowded again with people. But not in a Godly way... For God this building is easy to make His and use it for his purposes. For God nothing is complicated. For God money is just numbers. </span></span><br />
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<i>bible verses somebody grafittied. </i><br />
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<span class="text John-8-32" id="en-NIV-26414"><sup class="versenum" style="font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">32 </sup>Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who are the people that could use this art platform? <span style="color: blue;">Who are the people that could use this Meeting Place?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The people of the island of Curacao (for workshops, for a movie, for an art exhibition) <span style="color: blue;">The local believers of the island of Curaçao. No matter what type of church they go or don't go to (as long as it's not some scam church or religious sect)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artists worldwide that come to do an artist-in-residence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Local artists</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A church community</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schoolchildren <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">After school activity places instead</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tourists</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christian refugees </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sailors and workman on the large sea tanks, and drill islands that park there for a while.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Animals, also for healing</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How can the art platform generate income for itself?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by partly rented hotel rooms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the cinema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the restaurant-terrace in the back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the art shop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the given workshops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the sales of serummats for green roofs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by it's own bakery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by friends of the foundation (donations)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by an animal shelter and medical care</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by a spa and massage place</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by renting out the place for retreats</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by renting out the place for mission teams</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">- by renting out the place for christian conferences </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">this means that the architecture of the building will include more sleeping units and large meeting rooms, lounges etc. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How can the building reduce it's costs?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- it's own organic garden and herbal for the restaurant, guests and the spa</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- it's own turkey and chicken, and local fish for consumption</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- buying most locally</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- solar panels for energy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- wind mill for energy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- water well (if possible)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- green roofs </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- volunteers</span><br />
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<i>view from the right stairs of the building, a large drill island on the left .</i></div>
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The bible verses on the walls, quite a heavy selection! Reeks a bit of a <span style="color: blue;">legalistic</span> preaching person, <span style="color: blue;">so i will take them out but leave 2 tim. 4:2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I have a nicer bible verses to place here:</span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-52-7" id="en-NIV-18704"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>How beautiful on the mountains</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-52-7">are the feet of those who bring good news,</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-52-7">who proclaim peace,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-52-7">who bring good tidings,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-52-7">who proclaim salvation,</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-52-7">who say to Zion,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-52-7">“Your God reigns!”</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I'm going to inform the founder of Logos Hope that I have some new ideas.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-39067903794468847862013-09-07T08:35:00.002-07:002013-09-07T08:36:01.930-07:00The Giving EconomySo far being back on the island, God is providing for my income as an artist.<br />
I am feeling superblessed I have to say.<br />
I am doing only things I love! What a luxury.<br />
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But what excites me is that more and more I get into the giving mode. I
mean: I work so I am able to give. Happily I send my invoice of
freelance work and get the money on my bank account: to pay someone else
for her hard work. There is a lady who cleans our house. I pay her
salary. I don't have a fixed income, but how cool to give it away so
someone else has her income too. And so it continues. I wanted to buy a
ticket for a friend who lost both her parents due to cancer this year.
In a couple of months time, both parents died. I think this is
devastating. God told me to pay her ticket, which is around 700 dollars.
I thought it would be totally worth it. That is, if she agrees.<br />
I was really upset when one day I opened my laptop and the screen was
all scrambled! I re-started it, i took the battery out and put it back,
and still the screen was scrambled. I cried of frustration, this
laptop's screen broke already 3 times. Also if I would need to buy a new
one,<i> I wouldn't be able to get this ticket for this friend</i>. At this point I bursted out with tears.<br />
My parents prayed for me and with me I got the same bible verse 3 times
from different sources. In the end my mother switched on my laptop the
next day and the screen worked as if never something was wrong with it.
So when the specials arrived to buy the ticket for the friend, I told
her to send me her pasport details. But she actually declined. It would
be too much for her and she atually needed to stay at home (or her place
in Amsterdam) to calm down from all the traveling up and down (she is
not Dutch) and so traveling again was just too much. I totally
understood. She also wanted to pay the ticket herself if she would come.
I said, well I can at least pay half of it.<br />
Anyway, she didn't reply and I think the idea for her to retreat here
and come to rest was good, but still it was the timing that wasn't
right.<br />
Meanwhile I got a severe lower back pain. It is the bed I am sleeping
on. I do exercises regularly but when I get op the next morning my lower
back is like a block. I spend the ticket money on a bed especially for
my back, with special mattrass. It was a big investment, the bed was
like 900 dollars. Well, my back got only worse! And the shop doesn't
take back what they sell. I hate that, they should stop being darn
greedy and if the costumer is not happy with the product they should get
their money back. Especially for such a expensive purchase. Again we
prayed for them to take it back. She said she will try to let the
manufacturer take it back. 2 weeks later, still now news. I am learning
how to do biblical budgetting, but i think the bed wasn't budgeted, it
was just a urgent need. I thought I prayed about it with God, but i
don't know for sure. Now this bed is just laying there, it's a delicious
bed, but not for my back :(<br />
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Als I am working on the generating automatic income, to become
economically independent or self-sufficient. This has been consuming
most of my time instead taking action for the Art Ship and Platform.
This makes sense because I already need to sustain myself first.<br />
I will start a family business with my cousin. I got into this
innovation prize competition already. Exciting! I have a green idea. It
might really take off and be an success. No, it will, let's trust!<br />
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I will make the Book-an-artist website. It's all designed already. I
will make the christian caribbean dating website. (but this one is free)
And also the christiann version of airbnb.com if there isn't one yet.
Ideas enough and work enough. And next to that I'm working on my art
projects. Joy!<br />
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Okay! Gotta go bring food for my grandma and do some shopping. It is so extremely hot today.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-77212556562907317102013-09-07T07:21:00.002-07:002013-09-07T08:34:36.066-07:00JonasismRecently I went to a retreat for women of my church. <br />
The point of a retreat is that you let everything go and all the tools are there to catch up with God.<br />
But it's always the other way around: God wants to catch up with you. He always speaks to you during a retreat, is my personal experience and the experience of other people. Sometimes even when you think you have nothing to retreat about, he talks to you anyway. Because again: it is God who comes for us. He always takes initiative. It never really is the other way around.<br />
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We studied and disected the book of Jonas. I am a missionary and not a prophet, but Jonas really sucks as a missionary. I mean, he just hated the idea to preach about God to another nation that wasn't Israel. He hated the idea that God cares about other nations besides Israel and that other nations also would have a relationship with the living God. He preferred to DIE. Wow! And still, God used a 'bad word' guy like this!<br />
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(When I noticed that Jonas hated the idea I was wondering some other things about Jonas.<br />
Did Jonas like to eat fish? What if he hated fish and especially the smell of fish?<br />
Could Jonas swim? What if he had fear of large quantity of water?<br />
Was he claustrophobic? But these questions are off topic.)<br />
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I wonder what my Jonasism is. What are areas I really don't want to go for, people I really don't care for. I remember growing up in Curaçao I didn't like Venezuelan people. At all. I didn't like the Venezuela I knew from TV. Now I don't really bother with that. But I really really urged God never to send me to Venezuela, like he send Jonas to Nineveh. God could send me to Venezuela now, if he wanted, because I changed. I won't be thrilled, but I'd do it just the same.<br />
My other Jonasism is that I'm not thrilled to work with today's kids and teenagers. I'd be good at it actually. But I don't want to play the parent. And kids of this generation are, sorry to say, so rude. They lack respect and think they are so wise and know everything, because they have seen it all. They are like adults that deal with their children issues in an adult way, while still in a little body. It's horrible. So my Jonasism is that I would avoids kids and teenagers, this grew like that in the Netherlands. But I need to point out that I actually LOVED to work with Kenyan kids and teenagers. They steel you heart. All your love, you had know idea about, just pours out for them. So for Kenyan kids I will make the exception.<br />
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What I also learned during the retreat is that God is specific in his plans.<br />
1. He has a specific plan for an individual<br />
2. He has a specific plan for a nation<br />
and his will is not depending on us.<br />
His will be done even if we don't cooperate. Or he uses our disobedience in the end for the good. The only bad thing in disobedience is that other people, innocent, get hurt in the process.<br />
3. God already has started to work out the plan. He already prepped it and the people involved, even the authorities he already prepared. This king of Nineveh immediatly took measures to obey God and so his whole people. This is really awesome. If God makes even the government or authorities do what needs to be done so it's all official. I LIKE this<br />
5. Continue to trust God and surrender to Him. <br />
4. Don't fill the plan in the way you want. Ask God for the details.<br />
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<b><i>I've got specifics!</i></b> <br />
So here I am. I regularly check with God if God really is behind this Art Ship and Art Platform thing. You know, if it is not just my own thing. God told me that it IS his thing, (i understood this thru preachings and thru several bible verses in devotions) BUT, I asked God for more specifics then.<br />
And now things are even more specific and clear about the content of the Art Platform. The Art Ship maintains the same, but the Art Platform will have to have a better way to sustain itself:<br />
It will be a place where churches can have their retreats! Also it will have an outspoken Christian image and will be for<i> Christian</i> artists worldwide. I thought it will be that the people who run it would be christian but that it would be for all artists, both on the island as internationally. Nope.<br />
So the building, I already got it that it will be a place where 'restore' with God and 'healing' from are the main things also has the very logical 'retreat' element as well. That it is a retreat is very obvious! It is located like that, it is built like that, but that it will be as a place for retreat totally makes sense. So it will be like those retreat houses, for churches (or groups) and also for individuals. They can book a room and really retreat their and connect with God.<br />
The general element that I thought it would have: that it is for everyone involved in art, and that they will meet with God, has been narrowed down. Of course non-believing artist can still apply for artist-in-residencies but they are well aware of the fact that it is all a christian art thing.<br />
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It is to also unite Christian artists world-wide.<br />
In Holland I have met so many Christian artists, in different places and on different moments, that think exactly the same as I about how to create art about your faith in Christ, or your relationship with God. We are all on one page and that is confirming that it is the same Spirit. <br />
Not only artists, but anyone with a creative profession (also architects, designers etc.)<br />
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This platform is for them. And the authorities will be super open to it. They will make it happen.<br />
I just need to notify them of the idea. So now that the plan is more specific, I could again re-write it and notify the government that there is a plan for this building. In my own mind (this is the human part that fails God: I think the current government sucks so much! and that they will do nothing, because they are capable of nothing. Also the bureaucracy is so horrible that any plan won't even reach it's destination. BUT! I just need to obey God and stop asking Him if these plans are his and get into action. Then He can actually SHOW that yes, these ARE his plans or else they will definitly not happen but just stay what they are: dreams.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-92232483666352161292013-07-15T06:56:00.001-07:002013-09-07T07:30:13.586-07:00Bubbles to the surfaceBeing back on my lovely island, while finding a way to settle in, I am not letting go of my bigger dream: the Art Ship and Art Platform on this rock in the ocean.<br />
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I am still in my heart forming all the right ingredients to eventually just go, I think God is behind the forming part. He is also continually pursuing my heart. Something is bubbling to the surface, something is brewing...<br />
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I am focussing on these different areas now:<br />
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<li><b>1. To get more intimate with God (as a life style)</b></li>
<li><b>2. To live in a giving economy and not a getting economy (the getting economy is the one we normally live in)</b></li>
<li><b>3. Hello, I am here! I would like to have a partner to share life with and continue or combine dreams with.</b></li>
<li><b>4. To generate several sorts of continuous income.</b></li>
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1. To get more intimate with God<br />
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There is a bible verse where it says to go back to the time where you just became a Christian. That time when you were so on fire for God and so excited, that time you really felt God grabbed you.<br />
Well, I am discovering that you can have this 'high' all the time. God would love you to. These times of glory. I am excited of the fact that the Lord Jesus Himself gives this as a guarantee. He explains how in the gospel of John, <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john%2015&version=NIV" target="_blank">chapter 15.</a> This passage about the True Vine has all these ingredients in it that I would like to dissect up-close the coming months. <i>It kinda could lay out my life style</i>: to be one with Jesus as Jesus is one with the Father. To really stand still at what He is praying for in <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2017&version=NIV" target="_blank">chapter 17</a>. In chapter 17 he repeats stuff from chapter 15 but re-affirms it with God himself. So I have really solid guarantees to hold on to, on how to be 1 with God. One thing is to abide in Jesus<br />
What does abide mean? we don't use it on a daily basis but we have a dictionary<br />
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<span class="s1">abide</span> |əˈbīd|</div>
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<b>1 </b>[ intrans. ] (<b> abide by</b>) accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation) <i>: I said I would abide by their decision.</i></div>
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<span class="s4">ORIGIN </span>Old English <i>ābīdan </i>[wait,] from <b><i>ā- ‘onward’ </i></b>+ <i>bīdan </i>(see <b>bide </b>).</div>
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I want to accept what Jesus did and said<br />
I want to act in accordance with His Word<br />
I want to continue my life with God without fading or being lost<br />
I want to dwell in His presence<br />
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Another verb used in bible translations instead of abide is <b>remain</b><br />
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continue to exist, esp. after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist <i>: a cloister is all that remains of the monastery.</i></div>
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<span class="s2">• </span>stay in the place that one has been occupying <i>: her husband remained at the beach condo.</i></div>
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<span class="s2">• </span>be left over after others or other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with : [as adj. ] (<b> remaining</b>)<i> he would see out the remaining two years of his contract.</i></div>
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I want to continue to exist as the person God wills me to be</div>
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I want to stay in the place (spiritually) where God wills me to be</div>
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I want to continue to posses a particular quality and to fulfill a particular role: the ones God has given me and placed in my heart </div>
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I want to continue with God plans, after Jesus has completed his mission and dealt with eternal death and condemnation already, the way is made ready for us to continue God's plan.</div>
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Good. </div>
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Jesus wants not only to remain and abide in him</div>
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but also to remain and abide in</div>
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His Word</div>
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His Love</div>
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He also says HOW to remain in his love, he is not making it complicated: by obeying his command.</div>
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He also says WHAT that command is: to love one another. </div>
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Here you have it. But of course the way to love one another is still something hard, or actually simple, but just hard to execute. Especially if you have the wrong mindset and don't have the Holy Spirit active. So the more we become like Jesus, the easier it gets to love one another. And the Holy Spirit does the work, like a battery in a device. See, the Holy Spirit prompts us to act, if we allow him.</div>
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But you need to be sensitive and open for him to get you going. Is my opinion. So I think I must listen carefully to God, and spend time with Him sharing my thoughts and prayers. And then when the Holy Spirit prompts me, I just respond. </div>
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But this is not all the time, every day YET. Can you imagine a life where it is?</div>
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Nowadays I am waaay too distracted. I get distracted all the time too easily, seriously. Internet is a big part of it, all the different ideas and things I want to do distract me. I was living in a city that distracted me so much, just by living there. I left that city. Now I am waaay less distracted living on this island but I need to be careful! The distractions are creeping up to me here too. I need to re-focus regularly and set my priorities asking for God's wisdom. (I just got distracted now by a friend who send me a Whatsapp message)</div>
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I am getting some help from other sisters in Christ. One sister, she will get married soon by the way, helped me in how to manage my time and set priorities. Another sister she is my biological aunt, she is always busy with goalsettings and I learn a lot from her too. Then another American sister, i don't know her at all, but she writes devotions and I read them. She wrote a book that I am going to read as soon as it arrives in my mailbox. The book is called A Sudden Glory, by Sharon Jaynes. I already read a chapter and I was so inspired already.</div>
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Next thing i will attempt: pick a spot outside where to meet with God regularly. You know, most of the time I just meet with God in my room. </div>
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When I just got back on the island I would sit outside in the morning sun. Or I would climb the mango tree and sit in there. (I still like this spot, but it's a bit uncomfortable for my butt) </div>
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I have a sweet neighbor girl, she has a secret place where she meets with God at 6am whenever she gets the chance. She wanted to share with me this spot too. But she likes to give her word, but to keep her word, she is not there yet. So I'll just ask her. I want to give her one of our premium mango's anyway.</div>
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Okay, I will write point 2 and 4: about the giving economy and about me generating income in the next blog. Finally in the blog that follows I'll expand more on point 3: the husband. I see you smile. Hm.</div>
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As a Christian in everything it's good to scan your heart for impure motivations.</div>
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Today as I was doing my devotion I read this text and I found it a good 'scandisk' question: </div>
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<i>How many of us are not content to serve God with the gifts He has given us while whining about the fact that others have the gifts we want. </i></div>
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<i>We convince ourselves that our longing for a bigger platform is to further the Kingdom when, in reality, that longing is for self-promotion, fame and recognition.</i></div>
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Now the devotion is about jealousy, and how this is a very bad root to grow anything out of it. Nothing good will sprout out of jealousy. On the contrary, just destruction.</div>
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But for me it's not about jealousy at this moment, it's about continuously searching for the right motivations for this dream I have, so that I can built with the right motivations and not the wrong ones. </div>
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<i><b>we convince ourselves that our longing for a bigger platform is to further the Kingdom when, in reality, that longing is for self-promotion, fame and recognition.</b></i></div>
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1. Is the Art Ship dream for self-promotion?</div>
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2. Is the Art Ship for fame?</div>
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3. Is the Art Ship for recognition?</div>
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A. Is the Art Platform for self-promotion?</div>
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B. Is the Art Platform for fame?</div>
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C. Is the Art Ship for recognition?</div>
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I will answer them right now, but regurlary answer them again from time to time, for myself.</div>
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I am already an artist and each step of becoming that artist-in-the-making has been totally by God's doing: my art education I have had thanks to God, my graduation, my residencies after that, my exhibitions, my assignments, everything.</div>
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I am an artist for no other reason than that God wants me to be one. Being an artist is not a save choice. Being a Christian artist even worse. I can't make or produce anything worthwhile without His input. He is my source and drive. Or my work can be weak, empty. There is a lot of empty art out there as it is, because of the source the artist has.</div>
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I also see it as a way to be salt in the world of art. A lot of times as a Christian artist, it's not about the art I make, it is about the people I encounter, mostly. And what God wants me to do with these moments. They are orchestrated by Him and He is actually the artist in the background.</div>
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So I don't do anything for selfpromotion: neither the Art Ship or the Art Platform. It just doesn't make sense. Nothing is built up from my own to start with. </div>
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An artist that has built up an art platform with his own strength, that's great! I am happy and proud for that artist. But I am not that artist because I chose to serve God and not myself.</div>
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Is the Art Ship and Platform for fame?</div>
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YES. To this question I would say that the GOAL is not fame, but the RESULT of fame would be cool. </div>
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Why: because I want to let the world see how cool God is and how He can do big things with those who serve Him.</div>
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So in this context I would love one of the outcomes to be fame. But personal fame…? Now let's see.</div>
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I remember in high school I wanted to be popular. (I actually did become popular in the last year of high school). As I was a Christian, I did not stand a chance, I thought. I thought: One day, when we are all already grown up and high school belongs to the past - I will be famous and you all will remember me. I thought so because I thought I was 'special' and nobody was seeing that at the time. Yes, in high school, forming your identity, these are the thoughts that consume your mind. Being special and being seen.</div>
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Funny thing is that now I am not having this as a drive, (to become famous) but learn to trust in God's timing in my art career. He is totally my manager. He could indeed make me a famous artist if he wants. But what is a famous artist anyway? Isn't it your ART that makes you famous, IF you are to be famous. Not you. People don't actually know what the french artist Christo looks like. Or what Jeff Koons looks like. Unless you make a lot of self-portraits that get famous too. Of course then people know what you look like (Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, but they are dead)</div>
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Recognition for my self as an artist? Yes, I probably do look on this. Because the more work I have and the more I can make a living from my art, the more people have recognized me/are recognizing me.</div>
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Although, just as the fame, it is more a RESULT then a goal, since God gives me the work in His timing. Then there is the law of what your reap is what you sow: working continuously and focused will pay off, or produce fruit. This is for any artist, Christian or not.</div>
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I want to preferably pursuit these dreams with a mate, a partner, since 2 can do more then 1. I am currently also scanning my heart to see if the desire to have a life partner is a need that God puts in all of us since he actually wants to be the one person that we need, this need we have to be loved by that special someone. Every human being has this need, some stronger then others, so probably I think it originates from being created <i>to be loved and cared for by God</i>. This topic is a new one, i'll continue it in another note :)</div>
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The prayer group is shaping up! I already have some people who have heart for the idea and really are into it. Meanwhile I will work on a way of generating income long term, of course for my self but... What has inspired me now is this verse to have as a goal: to help other christians in need.<br />
I have an idea that could get big like Pinterest for example, (you think: oh dream on). the only way is to just start trying it out. So 1. I will start with that<br />
2. Yesterday I received a box from the post office with like 7 books from George Verwer, that he sent, such a nice gift! The latest he wrote 'Drops from a Leaking Tap' I will start with, and also the book True Grit, from Deborah Meroff.<br />
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Okay, i'll post more developments as they unfold soon.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-75603416173181743082013-03-04T20:21:00.002-08:002017-07-15T07:51:05.736-07:00This morning I had a series of pleasant dreamsThis morning, the 4th of March 2013 already, I woke up very happy and relaxed. Bliss.<br />
I have to say that since I'm back on the island, I have had very interesting dreams, very pleasant dreams and very freeing and liberating dreams.<br />
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But let me tell the dreams I had this morning, that at first I thought were just regular, but nice dreams. Afterwards, I think they were not just nice dreams...<br />
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In my first dream I was swimming in the ocean, you can say at Caracasbaai, but not at the beach but near rock formation. Okay, in this pic below You see at the most far side this rock formation, no beach there. I was swimming there with my cousins. Similar-ish. The water is very deep and dark blue and we had a stairs to climb out. (Do you see that building on top? Keep that building in mind for the next dream, but I'll post another pic around that time).<br />
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So me and my cousins, especially those that are adventurous like me and love to swim (Samantha, Renato, my sister, Glenda, Lucretia) I don't know exactly which ones, but my generation and family.<br />
We were having a blast, especially me, with this seal. I mean, actually there are no seals in the caribbean sea, i think. They are more in cold waters. This explains our excitement with this seal.<br />
The seal was by it self and was like a puppy who wanted to play with us and we just had a blast with him. I could hold him and he would drag me into the waters, like a torpedo. And there was also either a dolphin or a penguin(!) Another animal that is in cold waters that joined us. So our fun was exploding.<br />
My aunt Joyce called us: she wanted to take some pictures of us, of all her nephews and nieces.<br />
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I got out with the seal under my arm ánd the penguin under the other arm. I was so excited to have them in the picture with us. But my aunt took like a thousand pictures of us and she wanted us to pose in the most standard, most obvious, boring way: the shortest people in a line in front and the tallest in a line behind, all next to eachother in a neat line, standing straight. And she just took the same pictures over and over again, she was standing straight in front of us and we had to smile etc. You get the picture, the 'official' boring way of taking pictures. I ran out of patience although I couldn't wait to see the pictures with the animals in it!! They were very calm, but i worried about them. I think they were drying out. They needed water! So after a while I started to rebel: i took all kind of funny poses, from different angles and positions and I put funny faces. And I certainly didn't look into the lens anymore. Then I told tante Joyce, okay that's really enough we need to get back into the sea and I ran into the ocean with the animals still under my arm. We kept playing with the sun glistering on the water.<br />
I wanted to see the pictures afterwards so badly, but I was worried that there were no pictures, since I was dreaming (lucid dream)<br />
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The next dream I was on a cruise ship that was quietly sailing on a VERY LUSCIOUS and beautiful closed-of river, like in the Amazone, so no open sky, beau-ti-ful green and flowers everywhere and birds and colors. It was magical and this huge cruise ship was tightly going thru all this beauty. Well, dreams are crazy. But again: i was with lot's of people and we were very happy. Kinda like the Logos Hope ship but bigger and we soooo enjoyed God's creation, as if, yes that's how it felt: this was a part on the planet nobody has discovered yet before.<br />
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Now this dream is very funny too.<br />
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I was having a lunch break from work with my friend Lukas (by the way: Lukas has read this blog and is totally on the prayer team and is totally into my vision, he told me today :). So I was with Lukas, chitchatting, we were super relaxed, we enjoyed our work so much and were on a break and we felt so GROUNDED in God's love and God's family: we felt we were doing our calling and the satisfaction was super. So then we were having our break on a dock.<br />
The dock was actually again near Caracasbaai, just like where I was swimming with the seal and the penguin, but a bit further where large ships dock.<br />
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Large ships, tankers, oilrigs normally park there. (for real too, see picture above, and also see this one building on top <i>to the left to the left ;) You see</i>, that's where we <i>WORK</i>. A HUUUUGE cruise ship was approaching the dock. It was totally silent, it just moved nearer and nearer and was so high that you couldn't see the sky! We were waiting for a friend who worked on that ship but she was to far somewhere into that large ship that she had someone deliver a package for us. It was a colorful package with candy, like exotic japanese candy, (I watched a Japanese movie yesterday) and we were psyched that she gave us that nice gift. Right after the guy gave the delivery, the ship backed away and left very quickly, but we found it all the most normal thing. There were the heavy-duty workers on the deck of the ship (so now there was a deck, I guess the back part of the ship since it was so high at the front). and the men were acting really excited. they were acting crazy as if in heat or something. I sensed they were looking so crazily at me. So I asked Lukas: why are they acting like total idiots??<br />
Lukas said very laid back and relaxed: oh, that's just because you are <i>naked.</i> I was totally nude. I looked down and wasn't even shocked or ashamed. I was like: yeah, duh. So what?! Why do they make such a big deal? It makes me a bit self-conscious if they act like that, although I was totally fine and confortable being naked. I was even especially happy with my broader hips, because in reality i don't have broad hips but wish i do. I don't remember if Lukas was naked too, or if he had clothes on. Just because I totally didn't notice, or paid attention to what he had on or what he looked like that day. I just knew I was with Lukas and that's it.<br />
We walked back to work, the quarantaine hospital, our break was over.<br />
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I woke up and first thing i did is I told my parents my dreams, because I was so blissful in the morning, not a single worry in my system. It's all light, birds and breeze in my room, every morning. I felt a little taste of something in those dreams...<br />
My mom said: oh that's funny: we just got the offer in the mailbox for the cruise ship trip to the Mediterranean we're going to take. (Spain, Italy, Croatia)<br />
Then I whatsapped Lukas and told him he was part of a dream and he said he was thinking about the vision again and would pray for the dream i just had :)<br />
Later in the evening I went to a bible study. It was about Genesis.<br />
It was about at the beginning status / relationship we had with God. How we had sooooo much choice in fruit trees (but 1 tree). There are soooo many fruit trees in the world! There are sooo many beautiful birds. And other animals to play with. We were in God's presence and God physically visited us every day, say between 5 and 6.30 pm, in the cool of the day. Okay, so in Adam and Eve's case they were hiding from God, as they knew He would visit again as usual, and they heard His presence aproaching.<br />
But before that they realized after eating the forbidden fruit that they were naked. I mean they were naked all along, but now they looked at eachother from the outside. Oh, you're Asian? Oh you're fat. Oh, you're blond! Oh, you're a bit old. We look and first see our <i>appearances</i>.<br />
Before we were not aware of our appearances, because we didn't see it: we were into each others <i>spirits</i>. We were on a whole different level. I don't remember what Lukas was wearing or if he was naked too. I just didn't register all that, I only knew I was chatting to Lukas and I was very connected to him. I only saw his spirit, and felt connected with his soul. How weird is that, that you don't see the appearance of a person but only feel the person? You have a deep connection on a spiritual level and all the physical appearances of the other being don't matter, or you are just not aware of.<br />
So in the dream: fact was that I was nude all the time, but had no notice cause it wasn't something to make a big deal about, i was oblivious of it. and Lukas said it totally matter-of-factly: oh, cause you're naked, and I knew that but whatever. But next to that: we felt so grounded, so in place, so purposefully. It was how one day it will be, either in heaven or in the 1000 years millennium, but I hope also a taste of this, in the old quarantine hospital building, restored. I'm not sure if we would work as staff naked though, but why not. I just think that it's a step too far for most Christians, both non-believers, as they connect sexuality with being naked. And we just aren't in the garden of Eden. But the feeling of that place, should be sort of, approached at this building, one day...<br />
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It must feel great to do something 1. useful with 2. your own hands, that you are even able to 3. share with those in need. I mean: how satisfying must that be? that from your work the income even enables you to <i>share</i>. I think this is a wonderful goal: I would love to work in a way that I am able to look out for other peoples needs, meaning that my needs are probably already met and I don't even seek to have my needs met first. I won't be in that spiral where there is always something else that I would want. Like: I have everything, but now I want to have my own spa. Then after I have the spa, how cool it would be to have a yacht. After I have the yacht, but how nice it would be to go on winter sport every year. After I do that every year, but how nice would it be to go on safari again. And I would love to have those hand-made Greek beds worth 6000 euro and up, or how about owning this aweome trailer where... so with this starting point I never am really satisfied it seems.</div>
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Concluding: fine tuning the elements of the work I would like to do and that has me grounded in God's love and presence, fulfilled with purpose and satisfaction, by seeking for others needs, while being with animals and in nature and being totally confortable with my self, together with my brothers and sisters and family in Christ.</div>
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Thanks I am now back home with wife D. which is great. Praying for you again. The main thing is <span style="font-size: large;">never first what we are doing but first who we are and our life in Christ</span>……have you read some of my books.? In his grip, george</div>
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Yes, I did, but many years ago. Which title again would you recommend? Then I might re-read or read it, the one that you think will help me with this specific dream.</div>
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I would love you to read my books….can I send them in spanish or English or both….you can always give them away if extra my latest is <i>Drops or Gotaas</i>…I think you would find it helpful. Put clear address in an e mail back to me. His grip george</div>
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you LOVE other cultures, love to travel, love to be in the outdoors, love the ocean</div>
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you happen to be a miljonair or know people who are so rich they would love to do something nice with their money</div>
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You are good in organizing, you are an effective progressive type</div>
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God has placed a similar look-alike dream in your heart or you could see yourself in some place in this either </div>
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BASIS of the Art ship: the art platform based in Curaçao</div>
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Hmmm, maybe you should write me more about your ideas! Maybe you would like to be part of my prayer team?</div>
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<i> I read this and prayed for you. I would suggest you get at least 10 people sold out to your dream and vision who are ready to suffer and have their hearts broken many times to go forward to make it happen. Esp get a captain and chief engineer. I had both and many more people before I took the big step plus 14 years of solid foundation…prayer partners ... donors….and about 100 people long term that were committed and loyal including top accountants…</i></div>
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<i>Keep in mind as I learned the hard way that you will need huge amounts of money…and that ships are basically to some degree major floating problems. Be read to eat them for breakfast. So God bless you. It's best to be in touch with our ship director Peter Nicoll…..praying for you. One idea is to do it on land in a rented place to <u>prove</u> the vision and grow it. This is what we did and it was a great help</i></div>
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<i>Thank you so much for your response. It is very helpful advice. I will continue to pray and search for a team. I think it is a good idea to start first on land. </i></div>
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<i>Thank you also for already being in my praying team :). If you meet people that you think: hey, this person has a similar dream as Avantia has, you can give them my email address.</i></div>
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<i>Many blessings and greetings for sunny Curaçao!</i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-73929153636351488902013-02-12T20:14:00.000-08:002013-02-12T20:14:19.732-08:00The Art Ship<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">The art ship</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main focus of the Logos Hope ship is to spread bibles in countries where it's hard for people to get their hands on the good book. This is a cool starting point. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main focus for the Art Ship is to spread the message of the gospel thru art all over the globe. This ship has christian artist on it who love to travel and make cool art at the same time. Not only do they get to make art, they also give workshops to share their expertise with other artists, christian or not. They will exhibit in the harbours where the ship is docked and do projects and intercambios with local church communities. There might be a possibility for hotel guests on the ship too, as the ship needs also to generate income.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am looking for the right connections to start this big dream. I shared it with George Verwer, founder of the Logos ships. This was my letter to him:</span><br />
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Dear George Verwer,</div>
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My name is Avantia Damberg. I'm a Caribbean Christian contemporary artist living in Curaçao. I was very inspired and confirmed by a talk you once gave on the Logos Hope ship, when I was working there. It was in 2009 in Guyana. In 1996 I for the first time got introduced to the Logos ships because the Logos II was in Curaçao and I volunteered there. It's then when the seed for reaching out to many nations by ship was planted.</div>
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In your talk you mentioned how we could dear to dream really big. Because we have a big God and he has big dreams. He is the one that makes them happen anyways. I have lived in the Netherlands for 15 years where I did 2 studies and worked a bit and when I look back I can see God embroidering my life and it only gets more interesting!</div>
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My big dreams are to one day have an art ship with an art ministry: that goes around the world giving art therapy and gives workshops to christian artist worldwide. Not only that: it does art projects in slums and creates new places, we show exhibitions that teach about the Bible to either churches or in galleries, and (christian) artist can apply to join the ship for a short term to join us in these activities and built up their own portfolio and see the world. The tool to reach people for the gospel, is in this case art, to spread the gospel is the main focus.</div>
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I myself am an artist that loves to travel and make art while I travel. Most of my ideas I get while I travel too. For example: my work 'Meetingpoint' is being shown in Berlin, Germany and in Oostende, Belgium, and this work is inspired from a Bahamas pastor on the Logos Hope ship that was teaching about the Tabernacle. Making work about God's Word feels very long-term as God's Word itself, when spread, never is in vain.</div>
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God has interesting ways of confirming my or rather <b>His</b> dreams. I was already dreaming this, before I got on the ship. Before I went on the Logos Hope, I was working at an audiovisual department of the Dutch Navy. My Dutch boss, who I was working for and told my reason to quit said: ''So you are going to preach the gospel on this ship with books, but you should really have your own art boat and travel the world with your artist friends.''</div>
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My mouth dropped to hear my non-believing boss just tell me what my own dream was. I even haven't developed it like that yet in my mind, and there he was saying it! Like this in continued each time traveling and art was involved: the confirmations continued each time.</div>
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Now I am writing you to see if you have any connections where I could find a ship (not as big as the Logo's Hope, but maybe more in the category of the former Doulos). Even if Operation Mobilization is interested to do a ministry like this, since OM already has all the experience and connections</div>
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I am praying to see who to share my dream with and who can be part of it. I certainly don't want to do this on my own strength. Only on God's strength and with others to join me. </div>
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There is also a building in Curacao at the coast of the sea, where large ships temporary park. This building used to be a quarantine hospital a very long time ago. It's a colonial building that has been empty since the 60's. Because of the stigma it has with sickness and death, it never got fixed. With the Logos Hope we parked there as well in 2009 and I walked up to that building. I prayed there for the dreams I have and I had a very exciting and peacefully feeling as if I already got the building! The building is public property. It belongs to everybody. I would love to continue to have it open for the people of this island. The government won't mind if I buy it for 1 symbolic dollar, hence it totally gets restored to it's original state. Which is very pricy of course. </div>
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I envision this building to be the main office of the art ship, I also envision it as a cultural platform for artist-in-residencies, a gallery, an art library and an art cinema. Below I would love it to have a wood and metal workstation. There is an organic restaurant-café and gallery-shop to generate income and some rooms are rented out for tourists. Everything is ecological and mostly self-made. </div>
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So In this picture, you see a building on top. This is the colonial quarantine hospital with a long history of sickness and death, but also restoration. I would love to see it as a place for restoration again, but with the focus on our relationship with God.</div>
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quarantine |ˈkwôrənˌtēn|</div>
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nouna state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed <i>: many animals die </i><b><i>in quarantine</i></b><i>.</i>verb [ trans. ]impose such isolation on (a person, animal, or place); put in quarantine.ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian <b><i>quarantina ‘forty days,’ </i></b>from <b><i>quaranta ‘forty.’</i></b>So, I would love to have this building as a place of isolation in which people that have arrived from elsewhere and have been exposed to a hectic, chasing-of-the-wind life to find rest and peace with God here. Artist who stay here, can stay for 40 days and the themes that they need to approach in their art is always healing, restoration, reconciliation etc.I actually get lot's of ideas for this building, but my calling is to be an artist and so I have this approach. I also want to learn more about the healing ministry, since this is also a desire of my heart. It could be that this building could become a wellness center where massages are given, spa's etc. but also christian counceling.<br />
Finally, I have a<a href="http://lifeofava.blogspot.com/2010/12/quarantaine-hospital.html"><span class="s1"> blog</span></a> where i sometimes jot down parts of my dream and I also have my professional <a href="http://www.avantiadamberg.com/"><span class="s1">website</span></a>.<br />
Please have a look! and I hope to hear from you in the near future.Lot's of blessings,<br />
Avantia Damberg</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-79225447150323608792013-02-12T19:52:00.002-08:002013-10-22T08:29:01.123-07:00The Art Platform dream continues<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was in the Netherlands I was dreaming to live back in Curaçao for certainly 2 years long, <i>e-v-e-r-y day</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I was daydreaming, I often saw myself in the old quarantine hospital ruin. I was painting there, using it as my squatted working studio. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I finally live back on the island. I don't have a car yet, so I can't go up there as much as I like, also I already have a studio for 3 months.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But yesterday I just went by foot, my dad's dog joined me. I wanted to go to the quarantine hospital merely to pray. I got happier getting closer and when I was there I was praying all around and in the building. Praying to search if my dream is God's will indeed. But I could conclude that there is no reason why it would not be his will: I just wish for a place where people can get </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- refreshed </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- restored </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- strengthened</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- recharged</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all by art and film, by christian artists, by the gospel in the shape of art. That's right: the focus when in it comes down to the purpose of this building is that people can come here to get recharged thru art and get in contact with the gospel, the Word of God and the Truth which will set them free and delivered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This building was always a place where sick or tired people went to get restoration. This can still be the purpose of this building.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But now the building itself is in need of restoration. It's just a useless old building at this point. It has nothing going on. It's just there.</span><br />
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<i>bible verses somebody grafittied. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who are the people that could use this art platform?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The people of the island of Curacao (for workshops, for a movie, for an art exhibition)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artists worldwide that come to do an artist-in-residence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Local artists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A church community</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schoolchildren</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tourists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sailors and workman on the large sea tanks, and drill islands that park there for a while.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Animals, also for healing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How can the art platform generate income for itself?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by partly rented hotel rooms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the cinema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the restaurant-terrace in the back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the art shop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the given workshops</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by the sales of serummats for green roofs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by it's own bakery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by friends of the foundation (donations)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by an animal shelter and medical care</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- by a spa and massage place</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How can the building reduce it's costs?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- it's own organic garden and herbal for the restaurant, guests and the spa</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- it's own turkey and chicken, and local fish for consumption</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- buying most locally</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- solar panels for energy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- wind mill for energy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- water well (if possible)</span><br />
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The bible verses on the walls, quite a heavy selection! Reeks a bit of a legalistic preaching person<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="text Heb-10-26" id="en-NIV-30160"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">26 </sup>If we deliberately keep on sinning<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30160A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> after we have received the knowledge of the truth,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30160B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup> no sacrifice for sins is left,</span> <span class="text Heb-10-27" id="en-NIV-30161"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">27 </sup>but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30161C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> that will consume the enemies of God.</span> <span class="text Heb-10-28" id="en-NIV-30162"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">28 </sup>Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30162D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text Heb-10-29" id="en-NIV-30163"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">29 </sup>How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30163E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup> underfoot,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30163F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup> who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30163G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup> that sanctified them,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30163H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup> and who has insulted the Spirit<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30163I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup> of grace?<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30163J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup></span> <span class="text Heb-10-30" id="en-NIV-30164"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">30 </sup>For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”<sup class="footnote" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-30164a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%2010:%2026-32&version=NIV#fen-NIV-30164a" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</sup><sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30164K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup> and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”<sup class="footnote" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-30164b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%2010:%2026-32&version=NIV#fen-NIV-30164b" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote b">b</a>]</sup><sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30164L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></sup></span><span class="text Heb-10-31" id="en-NIV-30165"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">31 </sup>It is a dreadful thing<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30165M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)"></sup> to fall into the hands<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-30165N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup> of the living God.</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">12Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the second and last newsletter from Madrid.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow I will be making little videoshots during the Serve the City Madrid projects, and Noemi Mena will interview.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We actually made a <a href="http://vimeo.com/44568837">promotion movie</a> for Serve the City Madrid a month ago. It's this funny stop-motion short that tells the story of how people can make the day of homeless man, just by being nice to him. He also gets encouraged to do nice to others and before he knows, he is off to his brand new job...</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We shot this short with friends and all the spanish people that participated were willing to make free time and were super enthusiastic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to say that during my entire stay in Madrid so far, not one single setback has occurred. Except for one: I accidentally dropped my laptop and the screen broke (again). Although I was devastated, it's just a laptop, and I remembered a preaching from a pastor in the International Baptist Church saying: also at setbacks praise God! For He does turn all the bad situations into opportunities. It's an exercise though, it doesn't come naturally to us to praise God when uncool things happen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Starting the day with God led me to many encounters with the people of the neighborhood.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One day as I was sitting on the bench reading a chapter out of 'Walking with Gay Friends' (highly recommended!) a man approached me and introduced himself. He said he is a Gipsy and had had a Dutch mother. He started singing beautiful flamenco songs to me, one entitled 'Flaca' meaning 'skinny'. He saw how my nail-polish was all worn off and he said: "I'll go home and get you some nail polish remover. I'll be right back, give me 20 minutes.''</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He did return with the nail-polish remover and a whole beauty box with nailpolish and he polished my nails dark purple, to my choice. 'But,'he said, 'the middle finger you should give another color, in case you meet rude people, you can give them a very subtle hint'. Also another gipsy joined us, his name is Louis. Louis made me choose of colored paper and then he made me paper flowers. During the process he said: Remember the thought you have while I make this. After wards he told me to close my eyes and choose a parfume as he sprayed to different kind of scents on my hands. I chose a parfume which he sprayed on the flower he made and he gave it to me. 'Now, go to my facebook page PapelFlores and write down the thought you have'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spend the entire afternoon with these gipsy men, as they sang and we ate sunflowerseeds and tamarind juice, to celebrate the Caribbean. They invited me to go to the beach in Valencia, which I politely declined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also met an old man with superlong white hair and a beard like Santa Claus. But he was very tall and skinny. He didn't speak. He wrote down his thoughts and referred to himself in the plural form. We had a very interesting conversation, he has some interesting wisdom and we shared a very nice self made lunch together, including saliva as we shared 1 calebas cup with chai tea, that afternoon. I felt so Jesus-like. But each time I brought the subject to God or Jesus, he reacted very angry (although not with words, but with body language). He was very busy rejecting God and I'm afraid something terrible happened to him that he blames God for and won't speak again. However, he was referring his hatred with bible texts and such. Being so busy hating God is also a good thing, ánd reading the Bible, cause he is busy with God still. I shared this encounter with Kelly and he had tried to have conversations with him too, but the man always reacted very aggresive towards him. Which must be spiritual battle, because Kelly here is one of the most humble caring people walking these Malasañan dog-peed streets I know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I continued to meet René, the guy who felt sharing whatever was on his heart every time we met. His friend has a drug addiction and gives him also financial problems. I would just listen and pray for him, which he highly appreciated. The next thing was to introduce him to Kelly and April, so they can continue this friendship. They are looking forward to that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meeting people went all automatically some days. Just sitting on a terrace with potential missionaries from the US who came to ask Kelly questions (for God called them to Burgos, the north of Spain) led to 2 Americans joining our table and later on also 2 Indonesian girls. In the end I was with one American girl who is from Austin, Texas and the two Indonesian girls of which one is also an artist. We went out that night to dance reggae and next thing I know I met the coolest reggae band on a personal level ever. With some people you just know the friendship is long-term, although you met very shortly. That's how it felt with Seedee (Senegal) Seb, Lif, Fred and Leo (France), Matt (UK) and Xavi (Spain), who all live in the south of Spain, Almería. These guys were very dedicated to their music and very laid back and friendly. Of course this is very normal attitude in the reggae scene, and I wish their type of kindness was also so automatic in the christian scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meanwhile back in Madrid it is very nice to be connecting and catching up with the Spanish friends I already have, like Noemi, Ana and Nuria. I am also learning a lot about church planting and mission from Kelly from Decoupage. I guess I do feel called to start a similar group in Curacao. I have friends there who each time I go back ask me: Is the Zolder coming to Curacao? Yes? Will you start the Zolder here? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To which I always react like: whah? me?! who am I to start a </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">church</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I have totally other ideas for Curacao (see previous posts), but then again: why not? and how about a home church with an art ministry focus?? Involving my christian art friends, Operation Mobilisation, the art and reggae scene... Hmm, something is brewing here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Being in Madrid has been a lot about the people and their stories. I have this also re-occurring in the drawings I made here. Together with Chris I spread my drawings guerilla style. I was very happy to be able to exhibit my paper installation cloud during the Sofa Underground (an underground living-room concert organised by Chris and Gloria, changing living rooms each time in the city) It's a nice concept: you make a list, and everyone wants to be on that list. But it's a limited number, so then people want to be part of it even more. Nice idea for ArtSpace50, which also has underground aspects. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3h0q70fKYjOEscadMgcJ9EmQOF3uJGgTJXe84AWUZpUqe6-cmxoUjIPcYE_rquLrZ5qh-v211lIdrH487yh2ryiG3nLBetAtAJBfje6ZjvxIsttd_Dyp5RRGxH-FvhbCnHSCz/s1600/prayerforsmallvoice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am also glad to have met Miguel from espacia Islandia. He has an art space where he organizes micro artists-in-residences of 2 hours and gives a 2 euro grant :) The space was beautiful to exhibit my drawings in, and make once again the one single cloud. The cloud refers actually to God and that with Him there is a new fresh start after a very dry season. And then he pours blessings abundantly. If you see just one single cloud in the sky, remember this. And be ready to be blessed in a crazy abundant way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Miguel is an architect/artist and has studied in Rotterdam, so he has fond memories of Holland and was happy to host me in his art space. I will be taking his drawing workshops just before my return to Amsterdam. Decoupage community that invited me over here, has also learned from me, as I have from them. They also desire to have more encounters with their random neighbors, of all sorts. They also learned about being pro-active and self-initiating when it comes to being a professional artist, but still knowing that God is the true manager and provider of work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have had a super blessed time here and God's presence was with me 24/7 as he gave me rest (Exodus 33:14). A great part of this I have you to thank for, your good will, prayers and financial help has made it a carefree stay in Madrid, without all kind of struggles or setbacks. It was merely about God's presence, and me calling on to his presence for each day, and the peace he gave me. As he told Moses:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">''</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest''</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am also very inspired to continue with installations and guerilla art. I will take this new inputs with me to Amsterdam. I see you all soon again in the near future! thank you for reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in Him,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avantia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-40630576208748489262012-05-28T06:07:00.002-07:002013-10-22T08:25:42.122-07:00A.I.R MadridHi guys!
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<b>Here is an update of already 3 weeks in Madrid!</b>
At first as I arrived, you can imagine, I'm immediately falling in love with the neighborhood Malasaña.
Everything is just around the corner. The grocery shop, the 1 euro shop, the post office etc. I walk everything and as much as I can and get pleasantly lost every day.
I take photo's, as a way of collecting, of streets and houses.
Today I decided to collect the artificial flowers i keep seeing on the floor and start a new collection for possible work.
I have a lovely apartment all for myself where I do my drawings, but I also have a favourite square where i sit and draw buildings called Plaza Dos de Mayo.
When I arrived I started drawing right away and I want to draw at least one drawing a day, but that's not happening in the second week already. That's because social life is also catching up here! Also: I want to draw with content, something meaningful. So I started placing God in the center on day 1 and that took effect right away: God gives me something to draw about if I start and end the day with Him, awesome. It gives meaning, cause now I feel I'm on to something, together with God and that's exciting.
The drawings are in that way prayers or discoveries with Him.
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<b>Decoupage</b>
I met Chris and Gloria, Kelly and April and their 3 kids, and the other members of the community Decoupage: Paz, a Spanish girl who lives a street away, Adriana, a lady from Colombia who is of course very warm, enjoys hugging type of person, and Alejandra and Johnny, a Colombian/Spanish couple, all supernice folks. The theme they are discussing is homosexuality. We are all reading a chapter a week from a book called Walking with Gay Friends, by Alex Tylee. As Christians in general we haven't pulled it off so well how to deal with this theme towards homosexuals or towards Christian homosexuals. The author of this book is a lesbian christian.
The community feels like the art community back in Amsterdam: we eat together, pray together and after discus a theme. But before that we go to the Plaza 2 de Mayo (square) where we pray for the neighborhood on the spot.
The rest of the week is not necessarily about connecting with people and eventually pull them into the Decoupage group to expand the community, but it's the other way around: the connecting happens where the people already are. Seeing each other regularly at the park, cafe, club etc. This is for me a new approach I'm learning from.
Kelly Crull has introduced me to the neighborhood by taking walks and showing me all what's going on here, while giving me also historical and demographic background information. Last weekend he took me to the community garden where I had a nice talk pulling out weeds, until my violent hey fever forced me to leave the place.
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<b>Meeting new people</b>
I keep running into René who lives in the area i like to sit and draw at the Plaza 2 de Mayo. He is an American with most family in Panamá, and he travels and lives here and there. He has two funny Jack Russel dogs always with him. He shared his concern for his housemate and friend who is hooked on cocaine and wasting hundreds of euros per week, also the rent.
Would be nice to connect him to Decoupage or other christian friends I'm meeting here. (I still work like that ;)
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One day I locked myself out and I had to get a copy of the keys at a friend of the girl's apartment i'm staying in. This girl Maria is such an open and nice person and we were just talking and talking that she almost forgot to give me the keys. I might invite her for something too, but she already suggested to have coffee in June.
Also one day late, on a Saturday, on my way back home, I passed a catholic church that was open at 2 am in the morning on a very busy square where all the Spanish were partying the weekend. I walked in, curious, how late it was open. A friendly girl told me all about how they just were open so people could have a quiet time and pray. And so I told her what I am doing here and she prayed for me and was very excited that we both wanted to share about God's love to others. We were saying how much we have the same God, same Son and same Holy Spirit and how He works thru us. I could grab a folded colored paper with a bible text inside and open it at home (as a fortune cookie message kind-of-thing).
The verse is in Jeremiah 29:13: If you seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. <i>Me buscarán y me encontrarán, cuando me busquen de todo corazón.</i>
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<b>Guerilla art</b><br />
I'm doing 3 things here: spreading my drawings in an guerilla art way, exhibiting work where possible and doing an drawing event during a 2 day concert of the music band of Chris Peterson.
The drawings I make, I copy and spread as gifts thru jars or in big ziplock bags and leave them behind on benches or on walls for people to take with. Guerilla art works excellent for christian artist: you spread your message, anonymously and as a gift in the environment that you would like to influence. Anonymously: The glory goes to God and it's just about planting a seed at that instant. I am reading a book about this that inspired me alot: The Guerilla Art Kit by Keri Smith. A lot of her ideas i have actually been doing since years.
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I also once as I am working a lot in cafés (no internet at home) was in a art café and I asked the owner if I could exhibit. She pulled out her agenda and said: yes, i have a spot in March 2013. Well, I'm not that long in Madrid (or AM I...?) so I suggested if I could screen my animations since they also have a screen. She agreed ant the 2nd of June I get to show my animations in the heart of this neighborhood. Great!
Besides that I'm making a promotional short movie for Serve the City Madrid and all friends (the new ones and the old ones) are involved in the making of. It's very short notice but very much fun to do. I'll post the end result as soon as it's done.
Tomorrow I'll give a workshop 'Praying in Colors' to the Decoupage group, this is also something new for me, so I'm happy to get more into this way of praying. Decoupage is very interested in the art ministry as a whole, as it's not happening anywhere in Spain yet.
<b>Finances</b>
I reached 95% of the target raised money for my stay here in Madrid and calculated that I spend like a 80 euro per week on daily expenses <i>if I watch it</i>. So that's just 40 euro more then budgeted. Because the social life takes merely place outside in cafes and restaurants, my wallet fills up quickly with receipts :)
Any support is still possible (A.M.A Damberg ING Bank 9242014) til end of June.
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Thank you for all sorts of support an prayers so far! I feel super blessed where I am at because of you.
your servant artist reporting from Madrid,
AvantiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-4251831206913649242011-09-11T17:10:00.000-07:002013-09-07T08:44:48.689-07:00AIM = artists in missionI have worked on the Logos Hope ship for a couple of months and when I met the founder, George Verwer, I was totally inspired.
My dream to have a sailing boat one day is very old. It's so old i forget about this dream even.
Before I went on the ship I told my boss at the Dutch Navy that I would go work on a ship, and anyways, my contract ended too and it was not going to be prolonged since they were cutting costs. Job agency workers are let go first.
I explained him about the ship, he knows I'm Christian. But then he said something that shocked me: well, you are an artist. instead of working on this ship, you should have your own artist ship and go around the world sharing the gospel with other artists.
I couldn't believe was I was hearing out of the mouth of my non-believing boss. But God can speak thru anyone. If He did, i'm not sure, but it felt like this boss just formulated a lingering dream I have had and gave it shape.
Then when I started to work on the ship, there were many more 'confirmations' of this desire. And to top it off George Verwer spoke exactly about this: big dreams are the opportunities God is looking for: he is BIG so he wants to do BIG, thru us.
Normally as a person you think: oh, it's too big, i need to be a millionaire. Or oh, it's too much fun to actually be possible.
But it's really a matter of praying for it and going along trusting, and see how God makes things happen. First God prepares you. He doesn't want you to get into something you can't handle. He doesn't want you to get burnt out for example. Things must go in a good balance. Then He prompts you to take steps, so He can direct those. See, it's God's big plan, so all the honor goes to Him too. So you can't say that you did it. George Verwer is the founder of the Logos Ships but he won't get tired to mentioned that it's actually all God's doing.
I wouldn't want it any other way.
But my dream for the art platform in Curacao is getting more and more shape!
Yes, I don't want to do it by myself, I want to do it with a group of christian artist who are or want to get on fire for the Lord in their artistic profession.
I would love to have the platform for artists-in-residencies to get training in how to preach/heal/listen/prophesy/inspire/bring people closer to Jesus thru their art. Those are basically all things from the Holy Spirit. There are many christian conferences and such. But are there also many christian AIR's? The Bible is such an endless source to make art about, it's crazy. Example: <a href="http://vimeo.com/16420884"></a>
I'm working on an art installation about the book of Ezekiel and there is so much to work with.
But also i like it because it's for me the most exciting way to dig in and study the Word, by afterwards pour what I've learned and experienced into an art form.
It's what a pastor does with his or her teachings.
i've gotta sleep
next blog soonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12381237.post-12901722410429318752011-08-04T03:12:00.001-07:002013-09-07T08:42:01.366-07:00theftI dream everyday of starting a new life in Curacao.<br />
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I plan to return in the end of 2012 and before I arrive in Curacao i plan to make a journey around the globe.<br />
As I am traveling, the possessions i want to take to Curacao with me (not much, but still) are being shipped to Curacao, so that when I arrive my stuff is there and I can send them to a new apartment :)<br />
I am looking for a job in the meantime, a part time job to be able to pay for monthly costs (like food, rent, phone, internet). Also i will start a foundation. <br />
But for the foundation and the art platform I write about in this blog, I don't want to do this alone.<br />
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I want to do this with people in my foundation and or with other people who have the same heart for art and God.<br />
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Also I notice that I don't want to do something so intensive that it steels the time I need to be with God. I know that I can be with God while doing work. But I also know when it is not the case. I want to prevent this from happening over and over again :)<br />
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Because of this I keep searching for God's will and I hope that He will be the one that will do the planning as it says in <br />
Psalm 32:8 (NLT) "The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0