Music|January 08, 2019 05:55 EST
Justin Bieber gets ‘grace’ tattooed on face; singer inspires tattoo artist
Pop superstar Justin Bieber added another Christian tattoo to his extensive body art collection, this time on his face.
Tattooist JonBoy (real name Jonathan Valena) took to Instagram on New Year's Day with a photo of Bieber and his new ink - the word "grace" above the "Sorry" singer's right eyebrow.
Bieber has over 50 tattoos and many of them represent his Christian faith. His tattoo artist testified that Bieber greatly encouraged him in the Lord during their time together.
"So many times wanting to give up asking God to take me home. But then I'm reminded what my purpose in this world is through people like you (Bieber) who get tattooed by me and share your life of struggles, anxieties, lost love ones, memories and victories through these little tattoos that have some of the biggest meaning behind them," Valena wrote on Instagram.
The Canadian star began his tattoo art early. Bieber's first tattoo referencing Jesus came from a trip he took to Israel in 2011 with his dad, Jeremy Bieber. The two got matching tattoos that read "Yeshua," a Hebrew word for "Jesus."