{"id":34484,"date":"2013-05-07T02:27:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T06:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=34484"},"modified":"2013-05-07T05:13:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T09:13:06","slug":"graphic-design-artist-gives-beauty-to-pro-life-cause-voice-to-the-unborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/graphic-design-artist-gives-beauty-to-pro-life-cause-voice-to-the-unborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic design artist gives beauty to pro-life cause; voice to the unborn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Josiah Jost is quite a successful graphic designer by the world\u2019s standards \u2013 at 25 years old, the up-and-coming artist has retained clients from more than 40 different countries, won multiple awards, been published in a myriad of design books, and collaborated with and worked for gurus such as The History Channel, United States Army Reserve and Tyroo.\u00a0 An impressive resume made all the more remarkable by the fact that he is completely self-taught and runs his own company.\u00a0 His clients and contacts come solely from his reputation and quality of artistry \u2013 his work truly \u201cspeaks for itself\u201d.\u00a0 And now, it speaks for the unborn too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34542\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34542\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-34542\" style=\"margin-right: 15px;\" alt=\"Josiah-Jost\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Josiah-Jost.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Josiah-Jost.jpg 250w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Josiah-Jost-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josiah Jost<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An outspoken and unapologetic Christian, Jost makes the preeminence of Christ clear even on his business webpage, stating \u201cOne of the most important things in my life though is my relationship with Jesus Christ. Apart from Him I am nothing\u201d.\u00a0 It is that relationship which forms the basis for his equally passionate pro-life position:\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m \u201cpro-life\u201d for the same reason I\u2019m \u201cpro-don\u2019t stab-a-little-girl-to-death-on-the-street\u201d. Abortion is murder. And murder is wrong because the God, the author of life, creation, and morality, says so. Plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34520\" alt=\"life-is-precious\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/life-is-precious.jpg\" width=\"293\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This past February, however, Jost says God began moving his heart to go beyond having a conviction about the sanctity of life, to actually doing something to defend it.\u00a0 In February, he visited with some fellow Christians in Texas, who began sharing about the sidewalk counseling ministry they were involved in, and hearing firsthand how these fellow believers were investing their time and gifts to defend life opened Jost\u2019s eyes to a new realization.\u00a0 While he felt a strong need to defend the unborn, \u201cI wasn\u2019t <i>actually<\/i> using my gifts or time to make a difference.\u201d\u00a0 A problem plaguing the majority of pro-life supporters.<\/p>\n<p>So now, the award-winning, highly-successful design artist is launching his own new ministry \u2013 a collection of original, top-quality pro-life graphics that Jost is providing absolutely free, to be used to defend the unborn.\u00a0 The ministry\u2019s website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defendsouls.com\/\">defendsouls.com<\/a>, displays the first four of Jost\u2019s designs \u2013 stunning graphics that poignantly speak to the beauty of life, and the importance of defending it.\u00a0 Each graphic is accompanied by a short, original work of poetry by Jost\u2019s mother which further brings out the message of the design, and can be used freely as well.<\/p>\n<p>The artwork package for each design can be downloaded off the website, no strings attached, and used without reservation in any way that defends or supports life.\u00a0 Crisis Pregnancy centers, for example, can use the graphics on literature, or to print t-shirts, mugs, and other paraphernalia to sell as a fundraiser for the clinic.\u00a0 Families fundraising for adoption can use the designs to help raise the ransom price needed to rescue children.\u00a0 Churches and other ministries can download the work and use it on posters, bulletins, literature and clothing.\u00a0 For perhaps the first time, high-quality, graphic artistry is available to use to support, save, or defend life, in any way that isn\u2019t causing personal profit.\u00a0 Pro-life supporters are encouraged to let their local CPC\u2019s, pro-life ministries, churches and adoption agencies know of Jost\u2019s work, and the resources now available.\u00a0 And what would Jost like to see happen?\u00a0 An end to abortion in this generation, and an outcry against the slaughter that is so great that the world could not help but see that pro-life advocates not only \u201ccare\u201d about life, but are willing to \u201cput as much effort into this battle as they put into receiving their paychecks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34521\" style=\"margin: 5px 15px;\" alt=\"love-me\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/love-me.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"129\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Statistically, many people can, and do, \u201cfeel\u201d pro-life.\u00a0 But not nearly so many are asking what the can <i>do<\/i> to defend it \u2013 what time, talents, and gifts should be used to stand for the defenseless.\u00a0 Thanks to Jost, the pro-life cause now has poignant and profound resources to spread the truth, and hopefully, new inspiration for other pro-life advocates, in every sphere of life, to start asking the same question ; \u201cwhat should <i>I<\/i> be doing to be a voice for the voiceless?\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>The helpless live in silence, relying on your choice<br \/>\nSo stand with them in courage, and bravely be their voice.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josiah Jost is quite a successful graphic designer by the world\u2019s standards \u2013 at 25 years old, the up-and-coming artist has retained clients from more than 40 different countries, won multiple awards, been published in a myriad of design books, and collaborated with and worked for gurus such as The History Channel, United States Army [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":228,"featured_media":34520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Graphic design artist gives beauty to pro-life cause; 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