“Helen’s” has been in the Muslim Quarter for a long time, though previously featuring her dad’s works–he was well-known for inspirational paintings and calligraphy with Biblical verses. Before I bought a pair of Helen’s paintings, she told me her moving story. She was not a Believer until her dad got sick with cancer. She saw how real Jesus was through his illness and in the way the Christian community cared for her father, and this led her to take up his painting profession, and in this process she also found peace in the Lord.

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