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At the most recent run of our Community Engagement Through the Arts (CETA) training, several fantastic works of art emerged. On the final night at the artist showcase, audience members were treated to visual art, spoken word, dance, music, and more. One of the participants, a native of South Africa, wrote a poignant spoken word piece.  

In May, a team of four from Inspiro facilitated another Community Engagements Through the Arts course in Belgium. Many of the participants were from the OM ship, Logos Hope. Participants came from a variety of cultural backgrounds, including Chinese, Filipina, Indian, French/Gabonese, French/Roma (gypsy), Mozambican, Kenyan, South Korean, German, and British. One of our favourite things to do is make sure we represent everyone in worship, and we ended up singing in eleven languages! We enjoyed learning about these different cultures as we explored how to dig into them to find art forms that would resonate deeply with the communities we want to reach.

Today, we are taking a break from our Founders Fridays series to share about one of our recent Incarnate Pathways - the Community Engagement Through the Arts (CETA) training! Enjoy learning about the training and seeing some of the artwork the participants created (photos by Mutale Mubanga).

The theme of the third week of Advent is joy - the joy that only the incarnation of the Lord of all creation can bring. As artists, we sometimes experience this joy through the creation of our art. The following story was written by a graduate from our most recent Community Engagement Through the Arts (CETA) course, Thomas Cornelius. Through the CETA course, Thomas discovered the joy of writing poetry and music. Read his story and listen to his song below! 

Article image by Timo van Wyk

Recently, we shared the story of the collaboration on the song "The Handsome Man" that took place at the recent Community Engagement Through the Arts course. Today, we are excited to share the story from the perspective of the writer, Paul Geddes. Enjoy reading Paul's perspective below! 

Article image by Timo van Wyk

At the most recent Community Engagement Through the Arts (CETA) course at REACH South Africa, a beautiful collaboration took place between a poet and a musician. Throughout the training, they crafted and edited and practised leading to a recorded song called "The Handsome Man." Read the story of their collaboration from the eyes of the musician, Frida, below!

In April, we are so excited about the Training, Enriching, Navigating, and Transforming (T.E.N.T) program taking place in Japan in January of 2025! This program is part of our Incarnate Pathways program (find out more about Incarnate here). Learn more below about what this program will entail and how you can help support artists who are attending!

More about the Article Image: Photography by Julien Nell, Artwork by Madison Booth - During the Arts elective at OM's REACH training, trainees interviewed a person of Cape Mixed Race. They learned that individuals in that people group liked to express their love by touching each other's hair. They frequently feel like their hair is not beautiful because it is a mix of hair types. And they feel they are not beautiful. This image shows white hands touching a mixed-race person's hair as a sign of worth and love. What joy was expressed on the faces of the women interviewed as they saw this painting for the first time! 

Inspiro was thrilled to be part of OM in South Africa's REACH program last month by offering an Arts elective called Community Engagement Through the Arts (CETA). Read more from Course Coordinator Heidi Salzwedel below!