Big things happened last week.
After months of building relationship with a local school, our church's Social Justice Ministry team organized a service day to spruce up an under-resourced school in our community.
Around 75 of our church members showed up to serve. Lawn mowing, tree trimming, weeding, washing windows, repairing desks, painting a mural ... we did it all. The principal and staff were overwhelmed by the turnout and all that was accomplished. .
So proud of @commongroundchurch Constantiaberg and our Social Justice Ministry team! Making a neighborhood impact for sure. Thanks to all who came out and sweat with us! Praying for our church as we actively live out the Gospel in community. .
Thanks to @lukequinndejager & @mrmokgatla for planning & prepping the mural. Legends!
Here was the mural we've been working on for months:
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| Friday before the Service Day, volunteers came to prep the walls and trace the slogan. |
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| Friday volunteers also painted the first coat of paint. |
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| From 8am - 2pm volunteers rotated and put their mark on the wall! |
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| Detailed shot. Love the loose design ... great for all levels of painting skills! |
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| The principal chose this slogan. The blue and orange are school colors. We chose a lighter blue for the background to keep the hallway bright. |
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| Final product! Really lightened up the school hallway! |
Little projects happened too ...
So, one of the days I planned and shopped for the mural work, I was stuck in a paint store for about an hour. I'd already ordered my paint, but I was patiently waiting on the mixing to finish. I saw some inspiration at the paint sample section and helped myself to some sample strips that I intended to use for my #365daysofcreativity. Here's how that went ...
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| simple supplies - found an old scrap piece of wood, school glue and my paint strips |
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| Cut the colors into rectangles (keep the sample codes, they add character!). Pour a generous amount of glue on the board and start layering! |
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| Sort of an ombre-inspired piece. Collage-meets-roofing! Just a fun little project from freebies. |