JR Johansen painted 20 portraits in October. Now, with the help of others, he has found more missionaries in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to paint and the portraits have been delivered to other countries, the Standard-Examiner reported .
The Creamers’ son, Nic Creamer, is a pilot for SkyWest Airlines and has helped his parents arrange to deliver the portraits through privileges he has with the airlines.
“When we got there, the look on the face of the family members and the closure it seemed to bring, made it all worthwhile,” LaMar Creamer said.