This week we added a mural to Waumba Land! It's fishy, fun, shiny, and colorful! All the things that an ocean mural should be. But that's not all it is.
It's also an invitation.
In Waumba Land, our mission is to "give children their first impression of who God is in a way that will leave a lasting impression in their hearts". If we want a chance to teach a child all the wonderful things they should know about our amazing, loving Heavenly Father, we have to make a good first impression ourselves. We have to communicate, in a way that a preschooler will understand, that we want him to have fun and feel safe. We want that scared, cautious preschooler to be engaged from the moment he walks in the door! We can't just tell him about our mission, we have to show him.
And that's why we painted big, colorful fish on the wall. Where you see paint, we see purpose. So while on the surface it's just a picture of the ocean, the "big picture" goes much deeper!!
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