Source: Christian Today, August 16, 2016
Churches and mosques in Nairobi are being painted a vibrant shade of yellow to demonstrate a “shared humanity” and highlight that there is more that unites people of different faiths than divides them.
The Colour in Faith initiative was launched in 2015 by Colombian-American artist Yazmany Arboleda, who wanted to find a way to cross “language, religion, ethnicity, and politics,” which so often cause sectarian divides.
“The goal was to take houses of worship in Kenya and paint them yellow in the name of love,” he told The Guardian. “The idea from the beginning was to turn buildings into sculptures that speak to our shared humanity.”
So far more than 20 houses of worship have signed up, and three have already been painted—a mosque, a church, and a Hindu temple.
Arboleda says the act of painting the buildings has brought different communities together. “To see people smile and talk to each other is beautiful.”
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