Fallout ArtFest

today sarah and i and another one of our friends went on a little field trip to the Fallout ArtFest in minneapolis. i have never heard of it before, but a friend mentioned it so we went down there to check it out and wow - there is a church there, and the front is all painted up in a mural and you go in and they have an art gallery set up. a great room with white walls and a silver tile ceiling...so cool. then you walk in further and theres this great brick room with couches and a stage and a woman was performing her spoken word and yeah - my heart was just beating a million miles per hour and i literally just wanted to cry because it was like God was showing me my vision in real life...that it is all possible! so so cool. and then in the street they had a stage set up and there were some girls dancing african style and hip hop...i just wish i could dance so much...:)

and they had a whole bunch of art projects set up for people to do and work on and people had their art for sale.

i loved it. so we're gonna go back sometime and check out the church.

they have services at 5 on saturdays. i wish i knew the name of it...? Fallout, i think. haha...sorry.

and their ministry - other than art - is homeless ministry and outreach. they do a lot to take care of the homeless people around there.

anyways - a very exciting afternoon...very inspiring and motivating.

just love seeing God's body just living out and using their gifts to reach out.

so amazing.

such a blessing to see something that i have only even vaguely seen in my head until now and to FINALLY see it living and breathing in a way...not the exact same...but to start to see how it might possibly work in the future. God is so good! He asks us to have faith, to trust no matter what - He doesnt have to give us reassurances or confirmation to keep us going, but He does and it can be just this great glimpse of hope that it is coming, and this huge strengthening power to keep us going as we wait for His plan to play out.

just another of His amazing blessings...:)