Masterful painting of Jesus by 8-year-old rescued from the shadows

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Akiane explained the portrait was inspired by a vision that she had since she was a preschooler. She said that she would illustrate her visions through poetry and other writings but then it was too “complex to describe through words so I painted.”

She said, “I always think about Jesus and talk about Him.  I was looking for a [Jesus] model for a long, long time, and when I couldn’t find anyone, one day I suggested to my family to pray all day for this model so God would send the right one.”

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