Stop... and listen.

 Part of this process is the fundraising... every YWAM participant, even the founder raised support. It's part of that relying on God and seeing His provision and how he works through people and situations. Part of the process is also discovering more about who I am and my identity in Christ. I have been thinking a lot now about how God has brought me this far and how I could not have done any of this without Him. I wrote a script for a video to put on my fundraising page and couldn't use it all because it had to be tailored for a video, but it sums up a lot of what is going on.

Here's a little preview of the video to come:

When I was younger I never wanted to be a firefighter or a ballerina. I dreamed of swimming with dolphins and being a musician.  Never would I have thought that I would do anything any differently… but God had plans for me. I was called to be behind the lens, to document, to observe and capture life’s big moments.

There came a point where I was through with seeing only what the television showed me. I knew that there was a reality, a harshness of life that I was fortunate enough to never have experienced.

I want to broaden my perspective.

I want to tell people’s stories, stories of struggle and hope, stories that need to be told.

I want to call people to action with these stories.

Then maybe people everywhere will …stop… stop the business of daily life for just one moment to listen.

And maybe that listening will turn into a burden, a burden for those who are hurting, one that will not be satisfied until we see the end of wars and hungry children fed, and kids who aren’t afraid to sleep at night out of fear that someone will harm them.

That is why I am going to Youth With A Mission this March to study media and learn about all the stories that touch God’s heart and the ones that capture His character.