Milestone Reached!
We are so excited about our new project: Revelations of the Artist.
It has been a surprising journey, and guess what, our book is being published as we speak!
For the last several months we have been hard at work designing and editing our book, Revelations of the Artist. It’s such a beautiful journey full of community and love, shared by all involved. As the year flies by to its end, we are busy on our site, promoting our book, and also on upcoming virtual events. We will also be looking for venues and speaking opportunities to share about the book and the Creative Ministry Center vision.
Thanks to you, we were able to raise enough money to print 2,500 copies of the book. It was definitely a leap of faith and, even though we’re starting off printing half of what we hoped for, we felt that we needed to have the books in hand to run with the momentum. After prayer we felt that this was also a great start. It was so exciting for some of our artists who participated in the podcast, Faith & Art Conversations.
What struck me the most was how generous each artist felt about this project. I really feel that this attitude of giving and reaching out is what binds us together. We have different styles and subject matter but what we share is partnership with Christ.
We are like stones being built and put together to lift Him up.
This one motivation is what empowers us to host our viewers and readers into the studio, so to speak.
What’s next
We are switching gears and putting on our marketing hats to get this book out there. Needless to say, we have a learning curve. You might say that we are newbies but we are so motivated. Never has it been more clear - we are made in the image of a Loving Creator - we therefore must share our creations with the world.
The artist and maker may go through a time of preparation. Hours are spent in isolation refining his or her craft but the goal is to communicate and to share this act of love and hard work to others.
How precious to think of our beloved Jesus, who also spent years preparing and waiting until the Masterpiece reveal that changed lives - the last three years of His life. What an impact. One may wonder, why didn’t He begin sooner? We want to know more about his earlier years. But the fact is, the Father chose to keep Him in a secret place of “growing in stature with God and men,” until all was ready. The dove appeared from the sky, the water was turned to wine, and the Beatitudes poured from the vessel of Jesus.
Please consider Revelations of the Artist as a gift this season. You can also share about this book and it’s purpose to fund a Creative Ministry Center in Ecuador to help serve under-resourced communities.
With immense gratitude this Thanksgiving season,
Freedom & Nancy Rodriguez
