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This week I sat down with Sheila Whittenberg, a children's minister in Berlin, Germany that has been at the train station welcoming in refugees from Ukraine. In this episode, she shares some heartbreaking stories, but also where she is seeing God and finding hope....About Sheila in her own words:Artist, Contemplative and Advocate for children. That's me. I live in Berlin, Germany with my husband, two crazy teenagers, and a Cockapoo named Lucy (who is also my painting pal). I explore the intersection between Divine Mystery and the mundane and the interaction between spirituality and the human body. Celebrating diversity and challenging social constructs about the narrow definition of physical beauty are also themes that surface regularly in my work.Fun facts: I speak Russian, German and English. Orignally from Georgia in the Southern U.S., I spent my formative young adult years in Russia (Siberia, no less!) and the last 20 years in Germany.Please follow my artistic journey on Instagram: @sheilaingermanySee her artwork hereHere is a link to Sarah Vecera’s book, “Wie ist Jesus weiss geworden?” (“How did Jesus Become White?”)https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/sarah-veceraHer Instagram is: @moyo.me

This week I sat down with Sheila Whittenberg, a children's minister in Berlin, Germany that has been at the train station welcoming in refugees from Ukraine. In this episode, she shares some heartbreaking stories, but also where she is seeing God and finding hope. . . . About Sheila in her own words: Artist, Contemplative and Advocate for children. That's me. I live in Berlin, Germany with my husband, two crazy teenagers, and a Cockapoo named Lucy (who is also my painting pal). I explore the intersection between Divine Mystery and the mundane and the interaction between spirituality and the human body. Celebrating diversity and challenging social constructs about the narrow definition of physical beauty are also themes that surface regularly in my work. Fun facts: I speak Russian, German and English. Orignally from Georgia in the Southern U.S., I spent my formative young adult years in Russia (Siberia, no less!) and the last 20 years in Germany. Please follow my artistic journey on Instagram: @sheilaingermany See her artwork <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/sheila-whittenberg-11605" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Here is a link to Sarah Vecera’s book, <a href="https://www.amazon.de/Wie-ist-Jesus-weiß-geworden/dp/3843613524" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Wie ist Jesus weiss geworden?” (“How did Jesus Become White?”)</a> <a href="https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/sarah-vecera" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/sarah-vecera</a> Her Instagram is: @moyo.me

Minister Sheila Whittenberg - Hope In Crisis: Serving Ukrainian Refugees In Berlin

How do visual art, contemplative prayer, social justice &amp; children's ministry all connect? We're thirlled to chat with Sheila Whittenberg, artist and children's minister  based Germany about the rich lessons God brings forth in places we least expect. We delved into -    Sheila's faith journey: beginning with an intense spiritual experience at age 4, which left  her assured of God's presence.   How she discovered  Ignatian spirituality which "insists God is present in our world and active in our lives, and  Contemplative (centering) prayer.   Sheila's beautiful artwork, and what inspires her to continue creating. Explore her full gallery here. You can also connect with her on Instagram.   The path God took her on to become a trainer and practitioner of Godly Play, a Montessori-inspired concept for the spiritual direction of children.   How she's showing up to help refugees from Ukraine.   Resources &amp; Ways to Give Back Mentioned in this Epiosde:     The Tubman Network - helping BIPOC refugees in Ukraine.  You can follow them on Instagram.    Sarah Vecera, the author of “Wie ist Jesus weiss geworden?” (How did Jesus become White?).      The Dairy of Jesus Christ  World Central Kitchen   serving meals to families across Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Hungary.     Support Pray with our Feet Podcast   If you're able to send a donation to further our work (on Venmo). We are working on a Patreon page. Snag our Pray with our Feet mug and The Revolution Needs our Joy, Too  mug now!  Stay in Community with us on Social The conversation continues on IG and Twitter.  Pray with our Feet podcast is produced by Keston De Coteau, award-winnning videogrpaher, photographer and founder of Keystone Productions. 

How do visual art, contemplative prayer, social justice &amp; children's ministry all connect? We're thirlled to chat with <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/sheila-whittenberg-11605" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sheila Whittenberg, artist and children's minister</a>  based Germany about the rich lessons God brings forth in places we least expect. We delved into -  <ul> <li> Sheila's faith journey: beginning with an intense spiritual experience at age 4, which left  her assured of God's presence. </li> <li>How she discovered <a href="https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/what-is-ignatian-spirituality/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ignatian spirituality</a> which "insists God is present in our world and active in our lives, and <a href="https://www.contemplative.org/contemplative-practice/centering-prayer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Contemplative (centering) prayer</a>.  </li> <li>Sheila's beautiful artwork, and what inspires her to continue creating. <a href="https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/sheila-whittenberg-11605" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Explore her full gallery here</a>. You can also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sheilaingermany/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect with her on Instagram</a>.  </li> <li>The path God took her on to become a trainer and practitioner of <a href="https://www.godlyplayfoundation.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Godly Play</a>, a Montessori-inspired concept for the spiritual direction of children.  </li> <li>How she's showing up to help refugees from Ukraine. </li> </ul> Resources &amp; Ways to Give Back Mentioned in this Epiosde:  <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-the-tubman-network?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Tubman Network</a> - helping BIPOC refugees in Ukraine.  You can <a href="https://www.instagram.com/portal.tubman.network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow them on Instagram. </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moyo.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Vecera</a>, the author of “Wie ist Jesus weiss geworden?” (<a href="https://shop.verlagsgruppe-patmos.de/wie-ist-jesus-weiss-geworden-011352.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How did Jesus become White?</a>).  </li> <li> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-diary-of-jesus-christ-bill-cain/1137913823" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Dairy of Jesus Christ</a></li> <li> <a href="https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Central Kitchen</a>   serving meals to families across Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Hungary.  </li> </ul> Support Pray with our Feet Podcast   If you're able to <a href="https://venmo.com/Emelda-Trudy-PWFPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">send a donation to further our work (on Venmo)</a>. We are working on a Patreon page. Snag our <a href="https://checkout.square.site/buy/UTS62HAB5WKJT77P2F6U6ARC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pray with our Feet mug</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCl8nFxp9FW/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Revolution Needs our Joy, Too</a> <a href="https://checkout.square.site/merchant/DRSCQHWTW8SF5/checkout/FSBCFULRVIHYTIMLHVJ3TEKQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> mug now</a>!  Stay in Community with us on Social The conversation continues on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/praywithourfeet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IG</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/praywithourfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.  Pray with our Feet podcast is produced by Keston De Coteau, award-winnning videogrpaher, photographer and founder of <a href="https://www.keston.online" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keystone Productions</a>.