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“Yet Not as I Will, But as You Will.” STORY CONTRIBUTED BY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, BROOKHAVEN PHOTOS BY JONATHON ALFORD
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Reverend Greg Warnock, pastor of First Baptist Church, welcomes many visitors to Brookhaven who are interested in viewing the magnificent tapestry of Jesus’ experience in the Garden of Gethsemene.
The magnificent tapestry of Christ praying in the garden was handmade in a small village near Beijing, China. For many years members of the First Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, had wanted something worshipful and beautiful to be placed in the baptistry area. This was discussed with Mrs. Dawn Brown, an interior decorator from Covington, Louisiana, who suggested using a tapestry. Pastor Robert E. Self and others decided to use Christ’s experience in the Garden of Gethsemene, as portrayed in one of the stained glass windows in the Fellowship Hall,
52 • south mississippi scene
because it was Jesus’ obedience to God’s will at this time that led to His crucifixion and resurrection. Asem Zeini, a local painting contractor and talented artist, rendered his interpretation of the scene in an oil painting. Mrs. Elay Doyle, owner of Peel & Company in Covington, Louisiana, took the painting to China, where arrangements to have the tapestry woven had been made. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Doyle made several trips to China to assist in color selections to be used in dying the wool and to oversee the weaving of the tapestry. The tapestry is 22 feet high and 24 feet wide and, accord-
ing to the weavers, is the largest ever made in their area. There are 100 knots per square inch, making a total of 7.6 million hand tied knots in the tapestry. There were as many as 18 weavers working on the tapestry at one time, and it took almost two years to complete all phases of the work. Initially, the Chinese were reluctant to undertake the tapestry because of its size. However, upon learning that the man in the painting was a spiritual leader and that the tapestry would be used in a place of worship, they felt honored and agreed to make the tapestry. When the weavers expressed a desire to know
more about this man Jesus, Mrs. Doyle was given copies of a Chinese Mandarin Bible and a little red book entitled “The Sayings of Jesus Christ” to take to them on her next trip.
The tapestry was placed in the church in September, 1996. It is hoped that all who view it not see dyed wool and millions of knots, but a loving, caring Savior, who, in HIs trial prayed,
“My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” (NIV)
“Yet Not as I Will, But as You Will.” STORY CONTRIBUTED BY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, BROOKHAVEN PHOTOS BY JONATHON ALFORD
50 • south mississippi scene
south mississippi scene • 51
Reverend Greg Warnock, pastor of First Baptist Church, welcomes many visitors to Brookhaven who are interested in viewing the magnificent tapestry of Jesus’ experience in the Garden of Gethsemene.
The magnificent tapestry of Christ praying in the garden was handmade in a small village near Beijing, China. For many years members of the First Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, had wanted something worshipful and beautiful to be placed in the baptistry area. This was discussed with Mrs. Dawn Brown, an interior decorator from Covington, Louisiana, who suggested using a tapestry. Pastor Robert E. Self and others decided to use Christ’s experience in the Garden of Gethsemene, as portrayed in one of the stained glass windows in the Fellowship Hall,
52 • south mississippi scene
because it was Jesus’ obedience to God’s will at this time that led to His crucifixion and resurrection. Asem Zeini, a local painting contractor and talented artist, rendered his interpretation of the scene in an oil painting. Mrs. Elay Doyle, owner of Peel & Company in Covington, Louisiana, took the painting to China, where arrangements to have the tapestry woven had been made. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Doyle made several trips to China to assist in color selections to be used in dying the wool and to oversee the weaving of the tapestry. The tapestry is 22 feet high and 24 feet wide and, accord-
ing to the weavers, is the largest ever made in their area. There are 100 knots per square inch, making a total of 7.6 million hand tied knots in the tapestry. There were as many as 18 weavers working on the tapestry at one time, and it took almost two years to complete all phases of the work. Initially, the Chinese were reluctant to undertake the tapestry because of its size. However, upon learning that the man in the painting was a spiritual leader and that the tapestry would be used in a place of worship, they felt honored and agreed to make the tapestry. When the weavers expressed a desire to know
more about this man Jesus, Mrs. Doyle was given copies of a Chinese Mandarin Bible and a little red book entitled “The Sayings of Jesus Christ” to take to them on her next trip.
The tapestry was placed in the church in September, 1996. It is hoped that all who view it not see dyed wool and millions of knots, but a loving, caring Savior, who, in HIs trial prayed,
“My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” (NIV)
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