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Over the past two years, I have had the unique privilege to be a part of this emerging, artistic ministry called the pictable. God opened the doors to this ministry through a friend who became a catalyst from God to something that has become something I could have never accomplished on my own.

Since that first time painting on an unprimed canvas in front of 4000 youth and adults, God has been using this ministry. Not because I am a highly trained and talented artist, but because I have been faithful in giving my talents to Him to use.

We all have tallents and gifts that He has given us. He just wants us to use them for His glory. That's it. When we do that, He blesses us. Not necessarily in financial or in popularity but in prescence. He is closest when we seek Him and give everything over to Him. That is what is happening with the pictable. He is using it to speak to, minister to and bless people. Sometimes I think He blesses me more than those who are experiencing the painting.

Bottom line, I am having so much fun sharing my talents and this ministry with the people who I have been fortunate to meet. I love it! being in the middle of God's will is the greatest joy in all of the world.

I just hope that maybe I will get to share with you. May God bless you!

Todd Damotte
The pictable painter



Background

Born
 3.29.75 in Pekin, IL

Married
Amie

Children
Gabriella
Gretchen
Xavier

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design and a minor in Journalism from Hannibal-LaGrange College, December 1997

Testimony
Growing up, my parents took us 5 kids to church every time the doors were open. Being brought up in a Christian home was one of the greatest influences of my life. I was rasied accroding to the principles and truths laid out by Jesus.

At the age of 10, I felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit and then asked Jesus into my heart. My life has never been the same. What a ride!

From the time I was a little boy, I always had a pencil in my hand just scribbling away on the pew at church. God was preparing me back then for this ministry now. That's plain awesome. And it's just the beginning. There's more to come...

Ministry Moments
It was at my first large event where I began to see what God had in store and what that meant for me. At the 2003 Illinois Youth Encounter, I was on stage painting while Satelite Soul played during the worship time. This was my first time painting the Christ Face. After I got done, I walked off stage and immediately broke. God had revealed Himself and His will to me, in a very powerful way. This is what I had been waiting for my whole life.

I was brought to a small country church one Sunday. I wasn't expecting much. It was at the very beginning of the ministry but God was at work again. I painted while the youth sang some special music. It wasn't until I sat down and began to listen to the youth pastor bring the message. The Spirit moved in a mighty and powerful way. I had never met many of these people before and I was being moved with them. God taught me that it doesn't matter where I am, what size the church or how well I do for Him to move. God is awesome!
After painting at a childrens camp, I was standing around with some of the leaders talking about the kids reaction to the Christ Face painting I had just completed. One guy was telling about a boy that was crying as he came up to him. The leader asked if the boy wanted to talk expecting him to want to come to know Jesus. But instead the boy said he was already a Christian but was overwhelmed by the painting. He said, "I just look at this and Wow!"
At Cornerstone 04, I was working on a piece that God decided to teach me another lesson. After finishing the drawing, I wasn't thrilled with the outcome. It just didn't do anything for me. Just as i was about to paint over it, a guy came up and shared with me home this one piece really reached out and spoke to him. It touched him and he wasn't the only one. Many would come up later to say similar things. God taught me that my opinion doesn't always matter. He can use anything that I paint for His glory. So I learned that I have to just shut up sometimes and let God speak.
When I was preparing fro the Life, Love & Hope presentation, I was expecting to get attacked by Satan. I was going to be powerful and a new area of the pictable. But he never did attack. Nothing. I continued to prepare until that night. I gave God everything–the service, my speaking, my painting. It was in His hands. The moment I took the stage and began talking, it happened. I began stumbling and tripping over my words. Nothing that the audience could tell but I knew it. That was the problem. Satan got into my head. I began to doubt and became frustrated. Add in problems with paint bottles, inconsistent sound and the focus of three video cameras recording my every move and word. The devil had me. At the end of the service when everyone came to talk to me, I was hindering the movement of the Spirit because of my internal criticism. After everyone left, God broke me. I had given Him everything and I still felt the need to critique what He had done. Later that night as I talked with my wife, she shared that the service and the speaking was the most moving she had seen me do. Humbling to say the least.


The Apprentice
Alina
Deva, Romania

This is the newest member of the pictable family. She was found in Bucharest, Romania attending the art academy there. When Todd met her during a missions trip and then had the opportunity to paint with her in a park in Bucharest, it became apparent that God was calling her into the pictable ministry. She can create a concept, paint it and then communicate its meaning.

She is currently finishing up her studies and plans to go into the ministry. Art will be a part of it.

It's a blessing having her with the pictable ministry. Look for more of Alina and her work soon...