Art Class Inspiration

And so on a brilliant Thursday, during a delightful hour twenty recess, two of us headed down to a rather precarious pack of Year Ones, engrossed in some rather profound negative space drawing. We hesitated for a moment - there was an urge to do something eternal - but was that it? We inched forward little by little, exchanging (customary) pats of assurance that it would be fine, eventually, John Tay made the first move to a young chap named Edison.

Edison craned his neck while he sketched the tree that stood in the middle of the two IB buildings, squinting, erasing, making superficial sketches - finally we struck up a conversation - he was a Buddhist, though not a staunch one, and John immediately saw the crack, the opening, and entered. I tried to tag along, but it wasn't long before two boys a distance away beckoned me with a wave of their pencils and stationery.

Quite surprised by their openness to us strangers, I skipped forward and asked what the matter was - this was met by a rather stumping question - not one one would expect from a Year One. What was an _____ (fill the blanks people)? Sensing the need to urge the Year Ones to more pure thoughts and more holy lives, I went into a conversation with Matthias and Louis.

It was quite fruitful, and many times I told them to be more serious in their faith - they even joked about not being Christian! At the end, there was a short prayer, and I pray that God touched their hearts that day - and led them to more godly lives :)

And it's simple things like these, pretty freaky and scary, but opportunities must be seized. Do look out for them, and do take them, and enjoy the warm feeling of having been used by God at the end of it :) God Bless all.


In the Faith of Jesus Christ,
Tim :)