What I've Been Doing

It just dawned on me that I may not have told exactly what I am doing. That is partially because at first I wasn't entirely sure myself. I came with the only direction that I would be collecting media and making videos of the short term teams outreaches. However, there is a girl Andrea and a guy Peter doing that. So on the first day here I was talking with Lowell, the director here, and he said, "What I could really use is a website. Can you build me a web site?" Now granted I have never built a real web site. But it just so happens that about 2 weeks before my trip my friend Scott talked me into buying the software and extra plug ins for building what? A WEB SITE! Hmmm...maybe God knew of this need. So I breathed deep and said, "I don't know how but I guess I can learn as I go." Now you know that I have been working on building a web site. My friend Scott has been beyond valuable to me! I thank God for Scott and his talent in this area to teach me. Besides the web site there are also 4 video projects they want me to try and accomplish. This is a lot to do in the amount of time I am here. I am up to the challenge and pray that by God's grace and Scott by my side I will be able to claim the victory!
Below are a few random pictures that I like and thought I'd share them with you. Enjoy :)
This is Carie Erickson. She and my mom are working together to train the ladies of Los Higos and El Callejon to use the new sewing machines. They have a schedule jam packed teaching the making of skirts and shirts.
This boy was hanging around Los Higos so when I posed him in the window and he loved seeing his picture. We then became friends!
I honestly don't remember where I took this darling little girls picture but I think it was in Los Higos.
This girl in Los Higos didn't realize my zoom lens could get her from a distance. I liked the face with the sewing things next to her. She is very serious about her sewing. She kicks some serious sewing machine!
This girl was being very difficult. I was in Los Higos to take pictures of the girls with the new sewing machines and she kept being camera shy not wanting her picture taken. So I photographically shunned taking her picture. Of course I being wiser than her knew she would cave into the pressure. Sure enough, she came to me with my hat and said, "Photo me?" This is the picture I took of her.
So the girl in the above picture let me take one of her and THEN she wanted to take one of me. I put the strap over her arm and head before releasing it. This is her picture of yours truly. Ya know sometimes I forget how handsomely God made me :)