Acts 1:8 - "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
MY Vision:
“Telling stories of life change to produce life changing stories.”
Media is able to illustrate the way the Gospel has changed the lives of others. Firsthand accounts have a decidedly greater impact on a listener than those told by a third party. Hearing of and seeing a life that has been changed through the work of the Gospel should challenge and compel others to be involved, by doing something with what they have just heard. Through this involvement, their own lives and even the lives of others should be changed because life change is necessary.
My desire:
Be involved in local ministries that share the Gospel, disciple believers, and plant churches
Use media to communicate stories visually
help workers communicate more effectively with their partners in N. America
provide resources for workers, field teams, and ABWE for mobilization, fundraising, and awareness purposes in order to affect change
provide resources that help spread the Gospel locally
See media teams growing, not only in Africa but everywhere ABWE has workers on the ground, so that the stories of God’s work in the lives of others can be shared.
To learn more about ABWE, visit their website by clicking on the link below!
http://www.abwe.org/
My Story - well, some of it…
In June 2005, at age 14, I went on my first short-term trip with my youth group to Thailand. After sharing about our time there, I distinctly remember one sentence from a conversation. With a huge smile, a lady said, “I am so excited to see where God plants you.” At the time, I just agreed. But as I continued to go on trips I thought to myself, "What if He doesn’t plant me?" It wasn’t a hopeless or doubtful question, I just am not a person to stay in one place for too long so the thought of being in one place for a while just did not seem to make sense.
Long story short, I struggled on and off with the call to full time ministry and my own desire to pursue photography as a career. At age 21, I was introduced to other creative professionals desiring to use their skills in ministry, and I instantly understood what God had been doing. My passions were finally able to be put together. God gave me the ability to be a photographer and He gave me a passion for serving people in other countries. Twelve years after that first trip and fourteen years after the initial call into full time ministry, God allowed me to see His strong vision to utilize media to further His kingdom. In response to that “…where God plants you”, is my belief that God will likely never plant me…permanently. Even now my journey is not a singular destination. As I serve in West Africa, there will be stationary periods of time, but I will go to different countries with different teams while using media to communicate the Gospel and how it is changing the lives of others.
I am excited to see God's hand at work. My only goal in all of this is that He is glorified by the works done through me. I can do nothing on my own. I must bloom where I am planted. And as I do so, I can only pray that the buds and blossoms glorify and reveal the beauty of my great God and King. Soli Deo gloria!
Potential fields of service:
**Some fields are open but have no current prospects while some open fields do have, Lord willing, some people who plan to arrive soon. Other fields are active meaning we have workers on the ground currently working in ministry.
ACTIVE FIELDS:
Western Africa
The Gambia, Liberia (US based), Togo, Cameroon (Canadian)
Eastern Africa
Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia
Southern Africa
South Africa
OPEN FIELDS:
Western Africa
Ghana (couple hoping to arrive soon), Benin (no current prospects)
Eastern Africa - all fields have people preparing to arrive
Rwanda, Malawi, Mozambique