Taste of Missions

“Before I started this piece, I had a lot of ideas. Eventually, I decided to portray Jesus’ face with the earth and the WELS logo in his eye. One day I was in religion class, and we talked about how God sees everything and cares about everything. That gave me the image of Jesus, before he dies on the cross, seeing the world in his eyes. That became my work.

This artwork was made using soft and hard pencils and colored pencils. The technique is old-fashioned sketching and erasing.

Every time I worked on this piece of art, I kept reminding myself that the eye had to be the focal point. My message is simple: when Jesus died on the cross, he died for the world, and he sees what he is dying for. He knew every single country before it existed and every single person before they existed, and God loves them all. Yet there are still so many countries in this world that have not received the good news of Jesus. God knew long before WELS even existed that he would use WELS to spread the gospel to the world.

I hope everyone who sees this work knows that God saw you long before you existed, and he loves you. It doesn’t matter whether you consider mission work or not; he has a plan for you, and he died to save you so you can spend eternal life in heaven with him. I believe this message is worth passing on to friends you care about, loved ones, and even strangers.

I would like to thank all my friends who provided ideas and encouragement for this artwork.”