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title: the fatherless
medium: mixed
price: recently sold
size without frame: 500 x 720mm
framed: yes
The work was inspired by Jason Upton's song 'Father of the fatherless', especially the phrase 'how many sons have cried for their fathers'
South Africa is one of 53 countries on the continent of Africa and accommodates 5% of the 900 million inhabitants. Our country's statistics shows that each year about 30 000 children (younger than 18 years old) are involved in divorce. What would these figures come to when the statistics of the other 95% of Africa's population were to be made known? Mothers usually get custody and fathers play minor roles if at all.
My heart goes out to the many sons of Africa that grow up without the blessings that come through a father and will one day have to fill a father role.
'the glory of children are their fathers' ( Proverbs 17 vers 6, The Amplified Bible, Zondervan, Michigan).
'when children cannot drink life from their fathers, they are starving and crippled in spirit' (Sandford, John & Paula. Healing the wounded spirit)
Fortunately our Heavenly Father, Adonai has made provision for human error and declares in Deuteronomy 10 vers 18 'He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger and gives him food and clothing'.
medium: mixed
price: recently sold
size without frame: 500 x 720mm
framed: yes
The work was inspired by Jason Upton's song 'Father of the fatherless', especially the phrase 'how many sons have cried for their fathers'
South Africa is one of 53 countries on the continent of Africa and accommodates 5% of the 900 million inhabitants. Our country's statistics shows that each year about 30 000 children (younger than 18 years old) are involved in divorce. What would these figures come to when the statistics of the other 95% of Africa's population were to be made known? Mothers usually get custody and fathers play minor roles if at all.
My heart goes out to the many sons of Africa that grow up without the blessings that come through a father and will one day have to fill a father role.
'the glory of children are their fathers' ( Proverbs 17 vers 6, The Amplified Bible, Zondervan, Michigan).
'when children cannot drink life from their fathers, they are starving and crippled in spirit' (Sandford, John & Paula. Healing the wounded spirit)
Fortunately our Heavenly Father, Adonai has made provision for human error and declares in Deuteronomy 10 vers 18 'He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger and gives him food and clothing'.