The Intuitive Reasonings of Jessica

In A&D 242 (Ceramics I) two semesters ago, our final project was to make an art historical piece. Being a big fan of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, I decided to base my piece off of his work. He was a 16th century Dutch painter who painted mostly peasant scenes. I based my ceramic piece off of his painting "The Peasant Wedding". Below is my piece as it appeared in the 2009 Undergraduate Exhibit at Purdue.

We returned from Phoenix on Saturday night, and what an amazing trip it was! I have so many wonderful stories to tell, and if I try to share them all here, this will be a very long post. So, I will just mention a few highlights, and those of you who are interested can ask me about the rest.

We spent two days evangelizing on the campus of ASU. It was a really wonderful experience, and we had some great conversations with a few people. We gave out pamphlets on First RPC to interested people, so please pray that some of them will go to church.

We also got a lot of work done on the church building. The boys planted some trees in the front yard, and we organized all of Pastor Jon's books. We also stripped, buffed, and waxed the floor in the sanctuary, and it looks amazing now!

On Friday we took a day trip to the Grand Canyon and hiked down part of it. The beauty and the size of it were astounding.

It was wonderful getting to know the church family. We made several new friends, and Charity and I are hoping to road trip out there this summer to visit them again. The congregation is small, probably between 20 and 30 people, so when the six of us came to a prayer meeting on Thursday night, someone was excited to have enough people for all the parts, and suggested that we sing Psalm 119X.

Before we left, all of us bought ASU T-shirts, and we wore them on Saturday when we flew home. Everyone assumed that we were ASU students, and when we boarded our last flight, one of the stewardesses leaned toward me and said, "Watch out! There are a lot of Purdue students on this flight!"

Spring break is only a week away! This year I will be going on a mission trip to Phoenix, AZ over break. Zachary Blackwood, Charity Blackwood, Kathryn Held, Matthew Murray, Pat Hart and I will all be flying out of the Indianapolis airport on Friday, March 13. The six of us are excited about serving First Reformed Presbyterian Church in Phoenix. The congregation is small, and we hope to encourage them by participating in their midweek Bible studies, as well as worshipping with them on Sunday. We will be doing evangelism work in the community, and hope to make people aware of the church, and interest them in visiting the church. Please pray that God would give us boldness as we present the Gospel, and that He would prepare the hearts of the people we meet. Please also pray that we would successfully raise the funds needed to pay for the trip. We are all excited about this wonderful opportunity to share the Good News with the people of Phoenix, and we hope to be in your prayers!