Making Fans, Blessings Fans, Yeshua Fans!

message on a summer fan:  He is with us! He is with you!!

You can read it as a double entendre, or a double blessing!
Blessings Fans, fans of blessings, Shalom fans, fans of Shalom.
Yeshua fans, fans of Yeshua.

The Shabbat table becomes my `studio table` during the week, as I am preparing for a small exhibit of fans, the second annual!! It seems like yesterday when I did the fans workshop last year for Elul and to share the shalom fans and workshop!!(related post HERE)

This year it will be somewhat scaled down, actually I am not really even inviting or announcing for this event except here and there and thankful to  a few `in person` fellows who will be there to help !!   The community center is open for events, but to respect the mood overall and as we are not to gather with too many people, so we will not promote the event actively.   We are having it and hoping and praying that some passersby will come in and enjoy the exhibit and that God will send just the right people, adults and children who might like to take part in the workshop, and those who would be blessed by the event.

I think in these times we have a special chance and open door to share about the Beloved Yeshua and welcome others to be His fans!  I am a fan of Yeshua!! I know it is  a `follower` or `disciple` but well,  sometimes we can engage with the Holy Spirit and have a little fun with Him with a childlike heart by saying `I am a fan of Yeshua`!!  Especially in this month of Elul when the King is in the Fields and He meets us as we are, no pretenses!! (how it should be always, but it isn`t always, so let the pretences fall away in this season of repentance and Teshuvah!!).  Oh King and LORD Yeshua, please do meet us this week and `in the fields` as we display our hearts of love for you in all the ways that each one does so as to bring glory to You!! Help us to peel away the pretenses so that we are pure in heart for you.  In this season of repentance and Teshuvah, return, may new `Yeshua fans` lift up a banner, a flag, or a cry and give our selves to YOU!!!

I am my beloved`s and He is mine.

Song of Songs 6:3

 אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי וְדוֹדִי לִי

origami paper for the back of the fan!! I love combining the different patterns, this year I will prepare the `backs` and streamline the materials for the workshop , making a `set` for each participant.

The Shabbat table becomes a studio table during the week!! And as you can see the Kiddush cup and the shofar made their way into the fans!!! Lift up the cup of Salvation and call upon the Name of the LORD!

I will take up the cup of Salvation, and call upon the Name of the LORD!  Psalm 116:13

כּוֹס-יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא;    וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָא

Try it at home too if you are moved to make a fan!! The basic materials can be found in the 100 yen shop (like the dollar shop!) here in Japan, or use what you have available or at the shop you are able to get to, and let me know how they come out !!!  Even if you don`t make it, share your message that would go on the fan ! xoxo Blessings and Shalom!!♡

Love, Shayndel

Captions from a SHALOM FANS Show!!

Not in any particular order, 

I am posting some photos from my recent SHALOM FANS show!! It was an invitation for people to come and greet each other with the Hebrew word, SHALOM and make their own "SHALOM" fans!!  And they （the people!) in turn became "fans of SHALOM"!! You will see some such fan-fare in the captions!! Enjoy! And please take some origami paper and color pencils and a blank fan and make your own!! 

The event was on the first day of Elul, hence this Elul fan (right, above)  with the scripture from Song of Songs!

Welcome! Hello ! Shalom

A little elementary school girl made this Shalom fan, she wrote the word herself, seeing it in the gallery, Shalom!!

A lot of origami paper of different patterns was set out to use for one side of the fan, and to use in collage on the designs.  Give your fan a unique Japan flair in combination with the Hebrew words and Jerusalem theme.

One visitor made this drawing, and the words in Japanese say "Beautiful, like a flower blossoming"

Today!

Shayndel and Shirah!

PALM TREES, decorating the walls, became "PSALM TREES"

You are invited to write out a Psalm and add it to the trees!! PSALM TREES!

GOD IS LOVE!

Fan made by a Shalom fan who came to the exhibit

Photos display from my Israel trip, from Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee, including a few with "Shalom Fans!", palm trees.   There are places where Yeshua walked and will return

Painted fan!  "Morning Glories"  to me they are a flower of "ELUL" and speak of God's mercies new every morning!!

JERUSALEM FAN, EAST GATE, on display with a gold ribbon!

Fan made by a child visitor to the show and workshop, can you see that she wrote SHALOM!! The newest "SHALOM fan!!"   Doubly!! A "fan" of shalom and a "shalom fan"

The other side of Shalom---Love!!! and a little peek at the artist of the fan!

One visitor and friend worked diligently on this origami collage JERUSALEM Fan!! So exciting to see new Jerusalem fans!! Yes, that's another double or triple entendre!! NEW JERUSALEM fan, New JERUSALEM fan , and a "new fan" of Jerusalem (i.e. the one who made it).  It doesn't take much to become a Jerusalem fan!! First, turn your heart to the Apple of God's eye.  Next see how brilliant she is and you will see the glistening colors and hills come alive, and you will want to return and Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!

Glimpse into the Gallery, songs played on guitar,   praising our Prince of Peace, Sar Shalom, Yeshua

AHAVA= LOVE in Hebrew

AHAVA fan!! Fan of Love!! On display!

SHIR= Song in Hebrew

SHIRAH= Sing! A Bi-lingual Fan!  On display!

Blessings and Shalom!!

Love,

♡

Shayndel

Happy Almost Elul, in progress!

An Elul Fan!

I get so excited for the month of Elul, this time can't contain myself, and making my first ever Happy Elul painting!!   The fan that Shirah is holding says AHAVA!! I named her Shirah because it means SONG and in ELUL we sing the Song of Songs!! AHAVA means LOVE in Hebrew.  Its one of my favorite words, close in the running with SHALOM!!

Much love and A very HAPPY almost ELUL, SHABBAT SHALOM!! Love, Shayndel

♡

Shalom Jerusalem Fans

Shalom Fan, City of David, Jerusalem
"Seek Shalom and Pursue it", from Psalm 34

Fans in progress!

The East Gate, taken from the Garden of Gethsemane.  This is the Gate where Messiah Yeshua will return through

This fan drawing is supposed to be the East Gate, with a heart opening

Beautiful view of Jerusalem, with the East Gate, taken from the Mt. of Olives.   

Lift up your heads, O gates,
and lift them up, you everlasting doors:
that the King of glory may come in.
"Who is this King of glory?"
ADONAI-Tzva'ot!!--He is the King of glory!
Selah 
Psalm 24:10 

The Whole World is full of His Glory!!

God knows our hearts.  He had me keep aside about 50 "Shalom Fans" out of the 500 (1st Edition!) that I gave out last summer,  to bring to Israel this past spring.  I was thankful to be able to share them on the tour and in Israel.  Thankful to the God of Israel, who put them in my heart and in my hand. He so knew my heart to bring them along and  wave them over His Land!!!

This summer came and I went ahead and had another edition (2nd Edition!)  of 500 "Shalom Fans"  printed.  Its good to have Shalom fans to hand out in summer in Japan.

Before the summer finishes, I am making these fans of various designs,  to show in a little one day exhibit and workshop at a nearby community center.  It will be a workshop where people can make their own "Shalom fans", combining drawing and origami paper. 

In Japan many people don't know much at all about Israel, and even less about the God of Israel.  In every fan, I pray will be a new encounter with Him and a new curiosity will arise in the hearts of the people in Japan to know Him, and that He will reveal himself in new and beautiful ways and multiply His Shalom over all!!

Lion of Judah in the clouds with origami paper waves background!

Origami paper collage Jerusalem Fan

make the "backgrounds" using different patterns of origami paper

Shalom Tel Aviv!!  !♡

Blessings and Shalom!

Love, ♡
Shayndel

(going forward again as "Shayndel" for now!)

Jeremiah in my day

Just a cute little story about Jeremiah in my day!

As you know I like to give out things like postcards or shalom fans or scriptures written on little cards as ways to share about the LORD and it is also a way of having moments of an encounter with people in the course of the day!

Yesterday I was in the women's locker room at the community center gym, and some women were just finishing and were all changed when I was coming in. I don't know them,but they were very friendly and we greeted each other and started chatting.  I hadn't pulled out my postcards in a while and just felt moved to do so, so we all sat on a bench in the locker room and they seemed to really like the postcards and were choosing one or the other.  Then it was like I was just pulling things out of my bag I didn't even know were there! Next a scripture in Japanese  on a cute letter paper with music notes from Jeremiah, next a photo from the City of David from Jerusalem with a Psalm, and then more postcards, one with another scripture from Jeremiah in Japanese!! So now they were asking for seconds, looking for treasures, and one woman noticed the handwritten scripture in Japanese from Jeremiah and asked if it was ok for her to have that, and I said, of course, I was keeping it for just the right person, and its you!

The scripture was Jeremiah 29:11, I know the plans I have for you.
I remember from when I wrote it, it was in April! from when I sang that song at a student recital, and had written it in Japanese to give to people the scripture then!! So it really was for her, as I hadn't known I was even carrying it!!!
And my bag is not so big, it was like the Holy Spirit just filled the bag with His word and it came spilling out at even the slight interest, or rather, the great hunger, of these women!!

SO here is the sweetest part, she looked at the scripture with Jeremiah, and said, oh your name is Jeremiah!
I told her Jeremiah is the name of the prophet who spoke that word!!

And that my name is Joanne.

Oh, so now I see maybe why I wrote this post as my next post.  I have sensed partly in my break that I am to be more fully who I am, and yes, I am "Shayndel", but as that is not the name I go by, I sensed the LORD wants me to write from the name that I go by.

So this post is from Shayndel and I !!

Blessings and Shalom! ♡
 Shabbat Shalom!


And adding the scripture for you!  In English and Japanese!

"For I know the plans I have in mind for you", declares the LORD, "plans for shalom and not calamity--to give you a future and a hope."   

Jeremiah 29:11

わたしは、あなたたちのために立ていた計画をよく心に留めている、と主は言われる。

それは平和の計画であって、災いの計画ではない。将来と希望を与えるものである。

エレミヤ書２９：１１

Before you go, Pack Shalom!---some notes!

(cute picture here of me and a little girl in Israel with our shalom fans!!
just removed the picture though as I am not sure if I can post pictures of others as I didn't ask permissions)

When you enter a city, bring Shalom!

I
think
when I decided to pack my shalom fans, and my worship flags, God supernaturally opened the space in my suitcase so I could bring them!!!

I know this because, after I gave out all my fans on the trip in Israel, and had none to pack on the way back, the suitcase went back to its "normal " capacity.   I won't show you that picture, of trying to squeeze in all my clothes, and the souvenirs I brought back, and ultimately needed a whole extra bag!!!  Really, I don't see how I could have packed all that on the way!!

Moral? Lesson?!  Shalom fits any size, it doesn't take up space, but rather it is expansive and makes space and multiplies!!

Shalom be upon Israel!

Souvenir to go with this post, are these points (below)  to Pray for the Peace (Shalom) of Jerusalem,  from THIS ARTICLE (good article for more on Shalom) from One for Israel.  I came across them when I was researching a little about "Shalom" for this post, though I didn't use the research, I thought these prayer points would be good to include!  Please pack them into your prayers and pray them with your prayers for Israel.   Peace be with you.

  Blessings and... SHALOM!!!

＊Pray against violence, and for peace and hope on the streets of Jerusalem, and against fear – that more and more would come to trust in God and find peace and love that casts out fear
＊For integrity in the governmental institutions and for those in positions of responsibility to walk in righteousness – for God to root out corruption
＊For God to raise up those who can be a witness in these high levels of Israeli society – people like the prophet Daniel
＊Please pray for our leaders – for the right people to be given the right positions, and for God’s wisdom that leads to peace and justice
＊For the Jewish and Arab believers in Jerusalem to truly love one another, and to love their enemies as well
＊For the destructive plans of the enemy to be thwarted, and for God’s perfect plans to come to pass
＊For the Holy Spirit to convict all the people of the city about sin, righteousness, and the judgment to come (John 16:8) so that they can find truth and forgiveness in Yeshua – for people of all walks of life to find real peace with God through Yeshua

The LORD gives strength to His people.

The LORD blesses His people with shalom.

Psalm 29:11

♡

Multiplying fans--first edition

Seek shalom and pursue it.   Psalm 34

The Hebrew letters for `shalom` are the basis of the design on this fan, with Japanese motifs and even `challah` in the letters

 And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.

Philippians 4:7

The sky has been blue and dotted with clouds.  

Its summer and its hot but somehow reassuring to know the seasons are given in their place.  For a cool summer activity I have been giving out shalom fans. 

In summer in Japan fans are given out with all kinds of messages.  Mostly commercial for like cell phone companies and etc, so I had the idea when I see them, that  if people are carrying fans, to make one with a message of Shalom.  

So this year I made my first edition of Shalom fans, 

in collaboration with a graphic artist who formatted my drawing into a design for printing.

Can you see the little challah in the Hebrew letters?! There are loaves and slices! As well as Mt. Fuji in the background on one side, and an elongated hot springs mark on the other, and of course cherry blossoms in the  letters that say `Shalom` !

Its really nice to  hand one to a friend or to a stranger on a hot day.  

Sometimes I tell about it and the meaning and depending on how far I can get in the conversation, but other times I will just hand one to someone and am learning that just that gesture is sometimes more than enough.  I tend to sometimes rely on words, and today when I just gave it to some people who looked hot in the sweltering sun, I realize that Yeshua was teaching me something about Him in that moment.  It was freeing to just to give without a whole explanation. 

I have a lot more to distribute and  pray that He will multiply the knowledge of Him through this summer project and that I too will learn more about  His great shalom!! 

Funny I thought it was for me to `teach` others  with this large package of shalom fans, but now I see that it is I who have a lot learn!!

Shabbat Shalom!

♡

Shayndel