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This image was painted with acrylics on paper, a touch of mixed media was used to enhance it. It was created as the artist was reflecting on Christ as bread of life – who came down from heaven, was broken/given for all. One who rose up from the dead offering abundant life – displaying defeating power over death (evil chaff)seeking to choke out/prevent lives from flourishing fruitfully.

Elita lives with her husband and three sensitive, creative children. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Palmer Seminary, and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland. She was trained as a Chaplain at John Hopkins Hospital and is an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church. She’s served in various types of pastoral care roles – in the New York, an underprivileged community of Baltimore City, as well as in Malawi, Africa. Elita believes in the value beyond measure of the inner child within each person, and of the importance of ministering to that child no matter how old one is. She is passionate about integrating creative arts with a holistic perspective to emotional and spiritual care...