The conversion of a Master Craftsman

Toinho Adjuto is a master craftsman who has been coming to services on and off for years but never made a commitment to Christ. He liked to come and see his young daughter interpreting for the deaf in church. 

Then this year he came to Christ quietly but definitely! He is jubilant in having come to faith in Jesus.

He is a brilliant craftsman and can sculpture anything from wood and make things from clay and even wires. So a few weeks back I went to visit him at his little shop in the central market in Patos to see his work, and one thing that especially caught my attention was an small ornamental bird cage with a red cardinal bird, common in our area, inside the cage. So I asked him if he could make me another such item with a difference? The difference being that the bird would be outside the cage and the door would be open.

Last night Toinho gave me my early Christmas present at the end of the service and I was really moved. For sadly the 'cage culture' here means that many wild birds are trapped and kept in cages. Can you imagine a Robin or a Thrush kept in a cage in the UK? Horrific thought!

So we can teach people to care for God's creation through art and this we are doing. Jesus, our Master and Saviour saves master craftsmen and transforms them spiritually and environmentally and sets them free, and we should NEVER split up the package. With God it's all or nothing! Happy Christmas with freedom to fly with Christ!