About the Artist.
I was born and raised in Missouri, but God has afforded me the opportunity to travel a lot....I have met a lot of very wonderful people along the way. On one occasion I met a missionary serving in South Africa....He told me that God had given him a vision of me, "Dancing for Jesus with paintbrushes in front of churches during worship". I thought how strange, what does painting have to do with worshipping God? He and his wife were waiting to return to SA. They were praying for moneys and visas. Cindy was pregnant with their second child.....The visas and funds were slow coming. Ron became disheartened. I really wanted to help but I am a poor farmer. God told me to give him a cubist painting of a guitar player, (Ron is a worship leader and pastor), that had been gathering dust in my closet. I did. Ron told me that many times he became discouraged but he looked at the painting and was reminded of Gods love for him. The church had a sending off party to celebrate their departure. Ron came up to me, and though money must have been very necessary for his journey, handed me a $100.00 and told me to buy canvas and paint and bless others as I had blessed him. That was 6 years and about a hundred paintings ago.....
5 years ago God told me that He wanted me to send a painting to South Africa. "Walk in the Light" He told me that if I placed it in Ron's hands it would be a tool that he could use to save many. I had no idea of how to get it there, so I prayed....I asked all of my friends to pray.... Kathy, my wife asked all of our friends to pray, including our Internet friends....We received an email from another Jesus painter from Ft. Worth, Gwen Meharg, "Hey can you get the painting to Ft. Worth? We have Missionaries that will hand carry it to Johannesburg." I thought "Wow this is a God thing, I'll pray about getting it to Ft. Worth." Again we asked all our friends to pray. Three days later Kathy our friend from Spirit FM Camdenton asked, "Hey can you take your painting to Sedalia? Byron and Scott are teaching the prophetic at Antioch Fellowship there." Lets see B and S are teaching prophetic at Antioch, if I give them my gift they will take it back to the elders for Gods use. Where have I heard this before?????? The painting went needless to say, hand carried to my missionary friend. God used it as a language breaker. Many saw themselves in the painting and were led to God.... How cool that God could use me to help save people half way around the world..
I began to realize that God had a place for me, and that "Dancing for Jesus with Paintbrushes", wasn't so crazy. It has been 5 years.... God has been good to me. We have paintings in 15 churches in central Missouri, 2 in South Africa, and 2 in Mexico....... God is Good!!!!!
In October, the 17 to be exact, out of all the spirit filled painters in the world, I was asked to be one of 7 Jesus painters, to stand in front of some of the best christian musicians in the world, and paint for God in front of 250 nations of the world. Perhaps you caught it on God TV October 20, 2007. It was crazy, the paintings are listed as Shatter Paintings. God is Sooooooooooooooo Goooooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to thank all of you for your support. We are headed for Honduras. Our plane will be in the air the morning of the 13th of May. Please pray for us.........Bless you, God loves you...........Nathan.
Kathy and I are still needing support.
We have raised monies to start our ministry but we are still needing your help to remain in Honduras. We are asking for your seed. if you would like to help us but aren't interested in a painting. You can send your tax deductable contribution to the Irving address on the card below.... thank you for your support......You might be asking what will we be doing there....Kathy will help lead worship on the streets...I will dance for Jesus with my paintbrushes....we will be active in an existing ministry to raise up the armies of light in Honduras.....I'm expecting healings and salvation for many.....
God has promised me that our spiritual children will deliver up a nation in the name of Jesus!!!!!!
