exchanged the snowy plains by the woods
for walks with my pencil across huge expanses of white paper.
It’s early morning and I draw, talk and listen to God (bible on my MP3) all
at the same time
at the same time
(I wonder if God’s presence will work its way into the drawing?!?)
As I’m working on a panel, round the corner of the drawing, I find myself face
to face with Jesus.
to face with Jesus.
Silence.
- ‘Lord, I feel like you don’t listen to me.’
(Oh boy! I talk like a woman!!!)
And here are a few of the ‘funny little things’ that happened afterwards.
(I’m not putting them all down, there wouldn’t be enough room on the
computer)
computer)
A buddy
Driiing!
Who knew nothing about another question that I’d asked Jesus,
He’s really driving the answer home!
(ok Lord, I get it, pleeease, time-out!!!)
A thought
That evening, I had to pick up my son Benjamin from another town when bang!
a thought struck me:
- ‘Alain, wait until 6’
me:
- Well, ok then.
5.59:
Driiing!
- ‘Hey dad, you don’t need to pick me up, I’m going to sleep over’
(he was at a friend’s house, not in some seedy bar)
Marching orders.
Somewhat pensive, I wrote an e-mail to ‘my’ close support prayer team saying:
- ‘I feel that God is asking me to do comedy sketches in a non-church environment,
but I don’t know where to start?.’
I’d hardly finished writing and hadn’t yet sent the email off when:
Driiiing!
I receive an invitation to a comedy festival in the
South of France in March!!!
South of France in March!!!
(a non-Christian thing!)
A festival where people pay for laughs! Arggh!!
This is serious
stuff!
This is serious
stuff!
Arrghh! Now I’m a little scared...
Lord, give me the strength and inspiration I need.
I’ve got until yesterday to find a title for my show!!!!!!!!
Quebec city
This time, it’s an invitation to a comic book festival (phew, that’s not so scary)
A Christian who really wants me to evangelize this part of the country has paid for my plane ticket, but the hotel room still has to be paid for and they’re horrendously
expensive!!!
expensive!!!
We’re organizing a show- testimony by getting the media involved
(set the town alight, you know, that sort of thing.)
Does anyone have any good contacts in the French or English speaking media in this area, so that I could
give my testimony?
give my testimony?
In your prayers, try to really aim to meet with Jesus.
And there, face to face with Him,
during this moment suspended in time,
think hard before you speak.
Alain
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