Ciudad Juarez | The Desert

August 5th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey

Art for the Nations – Ciudad Juárez

I am thankful to be an artist; I am blessed because the act of creating causes me to be thankful. If, in the midst of poverty, even in the midst of plenty, you can take time to enjoy the process of creating something colorful or pretty – something that mimics the beauty of God’s creation [...]

August 4th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey

Youth of Juarez

We were thrilled to be able to return this week to Juarez to be with our brothers and sisters here, to love and pursue, and to live life together and show them that they are not forgotten.
The morning after we arrived we found ourselves in the midst of a Vacation Bible School for the local [...]

August 3rd, 2010 by mmlindsey

Amigos Benefit: Helping Hands Yard Sale

One of the most encouraging things for our work in Ciudad Juarez has been the efforts of advocates that have come alongside of us, people who have personally owned the vision and joined us in developing creative and tangible methods of opportunity in Palo Chino and the Sierra Madres.
Helping Hands is a small group from [...]

July 31st, 2010 by mmlindsey

Juarez Photo Walk

Art and creativity are a couple of the major parts that form the headwaters of our new vision and strategy to empowering our community in Juarez. They are both significant themes for us and for many others who are living and working on the border. Juarez is a city in great need of creative, dynamic [...]

July 30th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: The Denver Post

The Denver Post and Viva Colorado, the Post’s Spanish-language publication, recently published some articles about our art trip with Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. We are honored by Yesenia Robles’s time, energy and excellence in telling our story!
If you haven’t had a chance to read the article or visit the Denver Seminary gallery [...]

June 9th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey

The Battle Rages

Photo by Chris Knott
There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.
1 John 4:18
Living in Juarez has forced my eyes open, heightened my senses and toughened up my soft [...]

June 2nd, 2010 by mmlindsey

Desert Crossing

I crossed the river about twenty years ago-I can’t be exact about the date, because I am still not sure what crossing really means, except that you can never come back. I just know that I crossed and now I scratch like a caged animal trying to claw my way out and reach the distant [...]

May 11th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: Beauty

Inspiration has surged into our lives this week, steady and strong like these unfaltering desert winds moving across the desert. It has been an outstanding week, a profound testament blazing in the face of fear and twisted perceptions, and the undeclared reality of Juarez has been revealed: That she is hungry, capable, and rising.
We could [...]

May 10th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: Life

It was breathtaking to behold, sobering to witness: the power of passionate lives bursting from the dust and sprinting towards life. It is something that cannot be tamed, the innermost part of our hearts being poured out into the streets of Juarez, morphing the buckets of dusty garbage into glimmering collages of beauty right before [...]

May 8th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: Color

Color splashed over the floors and walls dripping from every face. Joy, messy and untamed, bursting out in laughter and shimmering eyes wide and hopeful. Through painting and mosaic on reclaimed wood and stone, discarded plastic bottles and tar paper, we all created, side by side.

The past two days have been saturated with sharing life [...]

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