"Do you know words of a simple children's Christmas song to teach at the orphanage?" I was asked. A friend gives her time helping out at a Christian orphanage, and for Christmas, she wanted to teach a short carol translated into Japanese. "Silent Night, for example." I knew the lyrics by heart, so got it ready right away to e-mail to her.
But in case the kiddies asked her the meaning of the vocabulary in the third line, "mabune" referring to the manger in which Baby Jesus was sleeping, well, I'd just draw a picture. I was just going to make it a simple cartoon explanation, but it went onto watercolor brush markers then color pencil and fineliner.
I guess God can surprise us with the way He outgives us.
