Update from New York till now.

Well...I made it back from New York...almost a month ago.

So, just going through my pictures of last month...I want to show you a few things that I did...I hope this won't be a wordy blog...just photos. Here goes.

I was able to shoot a movie with some friends that I spent Christmas with in Seattle....here is that if you haven't seen it....

First on is the pyro behind the scene picture of the video shoot

Here I am sleeping on the subway in New York City

Me on a train in somewhere between New Jersey and New York

At a FREE live Jazz lounge in NYC

A dress from a wedding I recently shot

And Pastor Ruth...the wonderful lady I stayed with in NYC

Death Valley....flooded

and Princeton University

New York Tomorrow Hopefully!

So, a few pictures before I head to New York. I am not really sure when or where I will be able to update my blog….I am sure I can find free wireless in New York no problem….Just want to do these photos before I leave.

Christmas was a good one. Its the 25th and things are winding down. It seems we went from party to party to party here in Port Orchard area and kept on eating and eating. Good thing I am almost en-route to New York….who knows what I am going to be eating over there :) (its only 2 weeks mom….) Anyways Josh and Ashley's family were great and want to say thank you very much for letting me crash your house over Christmas.

So What do I know about New York so far? What are my plans? Well….I don’t know. I do know that my flight leaves tomorrow night at 2240 from Seattle with United. (thanks for the free ticket btw) and I am routed through DC….if I have any luck at all I am hoping to have horrible weather and long layovers...I would love to see our nations capital in the middle of the night and take some pretty sweet photos...and maybe another free ticket in there if possible United...thanks. Then from there its to JFK in the morning….


On to some of my goals for this trip. (In my opinion the most important part of this trip….) Since I have no agenda and no plans on this trip at all I kind of get to fly by the seat of my pants...I like doing this, thus doing my Job….Ministry. I am stoked to see what God has for this trip….I have found when I become a person who looks for all kinds of opportunities to speak life in to people I want to do that...this last year has been a lot of that. When Jesus has someone to say yes cool things can happen. I am positive more stories will come from this...I look forward to this.

Another thing...Photography. Yeah go figure, right? Me taking pictures. So a while ago I was “inspired” by Zack Arias to do a little project that he talks about over on his blog about talking to people and getting better photos from that. It may come as a surprise but I really hate walking up to people and asking them if I can take their photo. It just seems weird to me. So, this will explain kind of what I want to do...another side project I want to do is have a question or stamp on my trigger finger and ask people to read what is written o it....so then I would take their picture when they stick their face right in the camera...gunna try it Karsten...might as well.



Goal 3...I am going to try and see a Broadway show. I know that costs money but you can be sure I am going to try and get in somehow maybe I can help backstage….or something...We’ll see what happens...any suggestions of what I should see? I have no idea so I am all ears.

Then other then that I am game for almost anything...and if your in town. Call me. You should be able to find my number somehow...or email me and I’ll find you.

Now for the photos

The First one is me on the train for the first time in the States...Second. the Skyline over one of the bridges in PDX

And just more shots of the trip up from Salem to Tacoma for the holidays...Well, good night..

Plains, Trains, and Automobles

Times after the trip...I didn’t expect the time after the last trip to be very busy...it wasn’t...at all. I got back to the base and there were a few people around...not very many but a few. The whole reason I came back to the base was because I needed a few different things done...meetings and cleaning. Since I didn’t have very many meetings and only my room to clean….I really had a lot of time on my hands...to much. Everyday more people left and pretty much it was just Rob (my roommate) and I on the base, I spent most of it walking in the rain between my office and my room doing different things..very uneventful. By day two I needed to be back on the road, itching to get back on the road. It had almost seemed like forever since I had the pressures of the travel schedule...its almost an addiction...the push and rush of everything...good stuff.

So finally that day came along. It was my first time on a train in The States...ended up getting a few good photos along the way up here to Port Orchard. Welcomed with Ice Cream and a comfy bed to sleep on Ashley parents have opened their home to me during this time. Thanks guys.

Day 2 up here...we shot a movie...Josh, Ashley, Chet and I….a sequel to a previous movie they shot. Here is the one we just finished...hope you enjoy.

Let me introduce to you

Gary Lomaxx - Professional Gnome Hunter II (The Sequel) "Till Death Do Us Part"

Gary Lomaxx - Professional Gnome Hunter II (The Sequel) "Till Death Do Us Part" from Joshua Brown on Vimeo.

If you look close enough I am in this movie...yeah thats right busting out my camera style.



Next stop? New York…last year when I was coming back from Brazil I ended up getting a free ticket with United and so….now is the best time then any to go….So, the next time I update is from New York.

Night all.

Home At Last! Home At Last! Dear God Almighty I am HOME AT LAST!

Wait, what am I thinking? I am only here for a few hours...

We made it home to Salem last night just in time for church the next day and this morning (the 14th) we leave again for a small road trip up to Portland. Just a few more interviews and we are done with that part.

Some thoughts on the Canada part of the trip....

Canada, is Beautiful! Dood. Amazing. I wasn't even able to even look around the city but I could see the Mountains from everywhere....freekin sweet. Must go back if not just for photos..and snowboarding...and backpacking....and climbing....and some other stuff that would be really cool. Really cool stuff.

and....Melissa, the girl on the street. We first saw Melissa on the street corner dancing, "showing off" and well, we stopped. I wanted to at least talk to her, maybe film her for the story. All we could do is ask.
So, we walked up to here...very seedy block (obviously) and we happened to meet behind a school bus, there were some people selling things on the sidewalks some guys walking by, and I said hello.

This isn't the first prostitute I have ever talked to...this is however one of the first times I have went out and "looked" for a prostitute. Completely different from saying "No Thanks" I actually wanted to talk to her.

Everything went on like a normal conversation...you know, Hey I saw you on the corner back there....blah blah blah....somewhere in the middle of that conversation I introduced myself, and shook her hand, thanked her for letting us talk to her even though we didn't have a toke or want her for her "services".

Getting back into the car we went over what just happened out there...the adrenaline rush that we just had....talking to another human being. It was said in the conversation that when I reached out and introdced myself and gave her my hand it became a point of humanizing her...putting a name, face, voice, smell, touch to this otherwise "thing" that I would never in my life be seen around. Melissa. Ratty long blond hair, Short skirt with a blanket draped around her in the -4c, white high heels and she is just bairly taller then my chest. Cold hands shaking my warm hands. Willing to do anything for $5 dollars....just for her next fix.

Humans...think about it. People who feel, look, think, just like you. Humans who are just like us.

It was also weird to talk about how each of us felt just in the simple act of talking to Melissa. Everyone knew (assumed) why we were there. They though we were there for sex. This was normal for that area...Just thinking about the judgment that was passed on not just to the girl, but to me...It was then when I wondered about all the judgment that Jesus got when he would hang out with the prostitutes...what people thought of him and the guilt for the "appearance of evil."

Crazy stuff if you ask me. Honestly, I love my life. Way over privileged and I really thank God for everything I get to do. Its really great to work with a team of people as we're running down the street and mid stride we are having an audable conversation almost yelling at God....GOD BE WITH US RIGHT NOW...PLEASE! Such good stuff.

Its late and I need sleep...farewell.


The photos are both in Seattle on the Ferry....which one? Not sure.

Late night Processing

I just updated the justice blog and was typing...came across some things that I hadn't thought about didn't think I should put it on that blog but I have all the liberty to put it on my personal one here. So, some thoughts I had...

What is God doing in the big plan of my life? The thing is I know he is Faithful and True. I KNOW what he has said and I KNOW that if I knew what it was completely he has for my life...I would crap my pants. Open doors always come. Dreams are fulfilled and new dreams are birthed.
I have said it before, I seem to be my cameras passenger...almost like it takes me everywhere....Kind of what spurred this thinking was about when Josh and Ashley left our team for a few days for Thanksgiving. They are a huge asset to our team Josh with his Filming skills (not to mention bowstaff skills) and Ashley who loves to plan things and set everything up...crossing i's and dotting all the t's (wait switch that) They both make an great team and love working with them. In contrast with me...I want to be a valuable and respected person...(this isn't a pitty party) I want to know what else I can do to make my team stronger. I'll be the first to admit, I haven't been completely open with anyone about the "skills" if you will that I have...frankly cause people can be leeches...and, I don't want to get sidetracked by something else that I am good at (or could improve at). I know I have these gifts and abilities but when do I bust them out. I guess sometimes on this trip I would love to disappear and watch the team dynamics with out me...am I even usefull? Am I really doing anything...everyone has a camera and frankly taking better pictures than I am, which I am very glad for.

On a more Optomistic look of everything...I have an amazing team we really have blended well together and almost have a non verbal communication when we are out on the street. There have been a few times when there was some communication breakdowns...(me driving in SF and I thought Ro was telling me to go left but she actually told me to go straight...this happened for three blocks :) ha Ro, I really am sorry...my bad.) This is just normal stuff though that you would get driving in a car...ANYWAYS, God is really doing something in my heart...I still want to go overseas...I still want to reach the unreached...I still want to market missionaries....I love networking...I love marketing...I love Trusting everyday to see Gods provision in my life...I love telling people the Good News of my Jesus...and I love being that hand of God in their life...but there is another puzzle piece somewhere in this trip that has struck a chord with my heart. Who knows, these are just words that are coming out of my fingertips...and its late. Could be different tomorrow, though I hope not. I love dreaming with Jesus.

Now to finish up this blog so I can go to bed finally I will repeat what I said on the other site of things I am thankfull for. Some things I am really thankful for is the team I am on, the passions we all have for the lost and enslaved, the vision of what we are doing and where we are going, and the dedication. Malissa, even though we have had an amazing past (remember when I was 4 yrs old?) I am glad that we can actually call each other friends. Josh, (this is the part I really have to think.) Your an inspiring motovater, and the toughest boss to work under thanks for sharing the Credit Card. Ashley, I have said this many times over but your a woman of patience and grace even when the schedual doesn't go as planned. And Ro, thanks for asking me to come on this trip, thanks for your trust, and motovation. I really look up to and respect all that your doing in and out of ministry. Maybe I am the first to always say how amazing you are at things because well, you really are awesome at them. With that I think we all should take over the world.

I have had enough sappy emotional processing for one year...don't even know where that came from....wait, just realized...Caleb Collins is playing his latest album on my ipod...that what it was...bahhh! Gets me every time. Speaking of which you should get his CDs he has a Christmas CD and the latest album is Dream...along with his first album Classic...if you remember I shot the CD art for his first cover...Good stuff Caleb. Love you man.

Sorry I don't have more pictures but...well, thanksgiving was a littel busy..didn't even pick up my camera.

Night all.

A sucessful trip so far.

Here is the team. Ro, Malissa, Josh, Ashley and Me. This is the crew out on the trip to raise awareness of human trafficking. The Documentary. The trip so far has consisted of traveling through different cities and doing interviews and some "undercover" work with my team. The cities we have been through have been as follows....Tijuana, Las Vegas, LA, and finally this morning eairly we woke up at 4:30 and drove all the way up to San Francisco, Ca....long day today...left without any food in the stomach and spent the whole day in that same fashon. Empty and tired. I get to man the cameras, lighting, and audio this week. Josh and Ashley are heading up to Seattle for thanksgiving and Ro, Malissa and I will be spending it together in Sacramento...with somebody we know through someone else. :) (This is my life and I love it. People are so kind and amazing. Just give them a chance.) If you guys have any questions on what we are doing please follow me on Twitter or check out my Facebook. I am constantly updating my Twitter just to let people know what is going on where ever I am.

Today we had the chance to interview some people who run a John outreach, people have have been convicted of "trafficking" aka. prostitution...same thing in my opinion. (though it may change by the end of this month. Who knows.) Anyways, the people who run this program are people who have been trafficked before...pretty amazing stories.

On a completely separate note. I am going to bed....its been a long day since 4:30 and I just decided to do it right now...you got something out there tonight. Have fun with it...Night all.

Mexico and Justiceinitiatives.org

Its only been 3 days...but its felt like a week. The first day we woke up at an ungodly hour and started our trec from a Rainy Salem, Or. made our way from Oregon into California with just a little bit of snow...and all the way down to LA....forgot how long but its a nice little stretch.

After arriving in LA...it was our last real "break" we got to see some old friends from the Salem Base and reconnect over a quick little conversation before we grabbed the camera that was shipped there and headed for the border.

When we got to the base in TJ we ended up having a meeting right a way with the leadership and

other

interested in what we were doing on the base. (I am excited to see what God does with the different ministries they are doing.) Anyways. Meetings when we got there...just a few minutes to

regroup and talk about the meeting...and ready to jump into the next meeting about what we were doing that night....whew!

On to the first introduction to the Redlight District in TJ. Some events of the evening as follows.

Found out that I could get a few 13 yr old girls for 72hrs for just what he said started out at $500 bucks...the price went down from there.

Offered any kind of Drug that I wanted....anything...Oh, and any kind of girl.

Interviewed about some Organ harvesting among other things.

Very interesting stuff. God is really bringing more a perspective on who he is (again) in my life. Man I love Him. So good to me.

So good.

On to the Photos.

TJ/Border

Some Lady Man Ladies

and the 3+hr interview we had yesterday.

Good stuff I love the Jman.

Night all. MTK

Made it to Mexico

I am here posting this on the porch overlooking the beach in TJ. Waiting for an interview with a man that has lived in the redlight district the last few years. Last night we (my team Ro, Melissa, Josh and Ashley) went down town to scope the town out. After leaving we came back together to share stories. Like I said. This will be an interesting trip. We got some good info and leads tonight.


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Bishop Ca.

So in my last post I mentioned I was going to be in Bishop Ca. Well, that is where I am at right now. I really enjoy it down here. I have some great friends that love to dream, act on those dreams, and run with them. The Base here is going the a huge transition and a few people will be leaving/going on sabbatical...but, God is Still good.
The backpacking that I was able to help out with was with a school just outside of LA. 61 students and 5 days out in the back country. Let me tell you how excited I was to be tromping around in these places...So beautiful, amazing photos, great times. Let me back up a little and share about getting down here this time.

Erik picked me up from the airport and we left from there and went straight to Yosmite (we had to drive through there to get to Squoia) This was my first time ever in yosmite and Erik wanted to go climbing. Who was I to argue...I just happened to have my climbing stuff also. (this is my job) Anyways. we stayed a dreadfully cold night in his car, woke up with frost on the inside of his Subaru and drove to the trailhead in the park...then started the apporach to Cathedral Peak. We had chosen to climb a 5.6 mulitpitch Trad route. click here for a picture of it. (not my picture) unfortunally I didn't bring my camera and the the one we did have died right on the peak...looking down on 5 lakes with a colorful sunset...bahhh! Oh well. next time.

The next day I got to drive through the valley and most of what I was thinking was getting on the Big Walls around there..I guess you have to be a real climber to hang out in the valley...maybe someday. The other half of me was thinking this is where John Muir and Ansel Adams would hang out hiking around or taking pictures....now off to Sequoia National Forrest.

When we got there we ended up having Staff Orientation and then Aaron and I hiked off into the mtns over to Twin Peaks. This is where he and I were stationed for the next few days, taking teams up and down this peak...tied into ropes and hanging out inches away from a few hundred foot drop. So good. I have some pictures.

Its so good when people (of all ages) gets pushed into something completely uncomfortable its at that moment when you can speak life into their lives and really impact people.

One of our days on the peak consisted of waking up at six and finishing the day at almost 10:00 in the evening...long day but soo good.

After all the kids left the staff went to the local resort and debriefed everything and then stayed the night...hot tub, buffet and beds...soo good.

Well....the photo...here it is...I have many more photos to share....but it is currently 4 in the morn....g'night!

Bishops first Snow this year...so good.

Heading South...then North East.

Well, its been another month that I haven't updated...a few more things are going on here in Salem...the Fall DTS just arrived here tonight and I was able to play some games with them on the course tonight...Go Giant Swing!

Anyways, other things that are going on...if you follow me at all on Twitter you will know that we have started a new little competition here at YWAM Salem. That's right! Beards For Bucks. This one is a little different then ones that I have done before...this time your paying me to keep my beard...so far we have a $2500 goal between 5 contestants. My advice for you at this time is to go to BeardsForBucks.com and vote for your favorite Beard...(mine) and donate some money. Really it goes for a good cause.

Now for what is happening with me this next month...I think. The end of this week will be me leading the next NIKO here at the base...if you don't know what that is....check it out. I get the chance to facilitate almost 30 participants and and I think 14 staff on an Outdoor Leadership Training Program. Its going to be a lot of fun. That's next week.

I am back for a while after that (2 weeks) and then I travel down to Bishop Ca. to help facilitate a backpacking expedition with YWAM Bishop I will be there for almost 2 weeks...and then! from I hope/believe around the 12th of October I will be back in Twin Falls for a month.

SO. If your reading this and your checking up on me through this WWW thing and you would like to hang out...maybe talk about how you can support me in what I am doing...I would love to do that. I have a bill hanging on my shoulders well, honestly I don't really want. I have been almost 7 years debt free and don't want to start a habit like this at all.
I am not going to go into that anymore but if you would like to help out contact me and I can get you pointed in the right direction to help me help you :) Good? Good. Enough of that.

Now for some of the photos that I have been taking as of late.

The First one of course is a little Scare tactic for Beards For Bucks.com Its Game On fellas!

The next few are some of Megan. She always has the opportunity as the stand in for my lighting experiments so patient.

And the one of Phil is for one of the Ads we are putting together for our ELC...English Language Culture.

By the way Phil...I am going to miss you bro. Have fun in Nairobi. See ya there someday.


Have a good day.

New Plans, No Plans, My Plans

Lots of photos of me on this one...I can do that cause its my blog.

Lets Go!

So, the last month ish has been exactly that...I have had a few newsletters written out...but haven't sent any of them because well, plans change. Right now my life is an ish. Normally I am ok with it but this last time it really messed with me. I was supposed to be back down in Bishop Ca to staff the DTS that is coming in....that was a 6 month chunk of time out of this next year that I had planned....not anymore...it canceled. My thought on it? Its alright, I think it may have needed to happen for the dynamics of the base down there but why when I was supposed to be there...bahhh! Just saying I hope I get a Re invite...hint hint, wink wink YWAM Bishop.

So I have been back in Salem now for 2 months...ok, ish. I have been over to YWAM Wyoming to work with them and their

Niko for a few we

eks. That was a lot of fun being over there. I had to shave my face into a foo man cho

o just to be accepted by the wrangler toten cowboys over there...you have no idea what I had to go through...22oz steak, sleeping in a nice cabin, that was just for the first night...the rest of it was NIKO which with this whole year in consideration...I actually sleep better on my Thermarest then I do anywhere else...includin

g my own bed at home...I love my life.

So, if you guys still follow my blog at all and know what my next step is...let me know I would love to hear from you.

Now just a few photos....enjoy, its been a while.

So, just going through the photos of the last few weeks I have found quite of few of me...and I am not always the one taking pictures...so, this time you get to see some of what I am doing...weekends, workdays, everyday. I'll try and explain the photos...

So this was my 4th of July...and 5th...I was able to go Climbing with Jouni, Mari, and Petra. Fins and Germans...later on we met up with England and another German...the English guy g

ave me a beer and said hap

py Forth of July from England! Nice.

The nap was much needed...this is what happens when its really hot outside and you don't chase the shade at Smith Rock.

..you want to sleep. Great day though..

.we ended up climbing late into the evening...thats when we met the other guys.

The next day was at a friends wedding..I wasn't shooting it but sometimes I just can't help myself....it just happens. I told myself I was not going to take very man

y pictures...I only took about 200...not much.

Then flower was taken in Wyoming when I was there working with NIKO...isn't it just purdy?

Ok, enough for tonight...ma

ybe I

will update it again tomorrow...that would be weird...

Night all, or morning where ever you are.

Ryan

HomeFree

I made it. I made it back to Salem alive and in one piece. The last 9 months of my life have been spent living out of my backpack. Do I love it? YES. Just thinking back I have had experiences with Brazilian SWAT teams, stayed in sketchy hotel rooms in un-known cities in Brazil, been welcomed in by multiple families in Brazil, built a Ropes Course, God provided a ride from Reno Nv. to Bishop Ca...soo cool, backpacked with a team of people in the Eastern Sierras, shot a movie for YWAM Bishop, learned a lot about mountaineering, glisaded 2,500 ft down a coular on my butt, compleated a WFR (recertification) been caught in a lightning/hail/sleet/wind storm on the 3rd pitch of a route at Smith Rock. (that was just 2 days ago!) we bailed on that one, almost got hypothermia....

The coolest thing about all this is I have been able to invest every single day into someones life. Honestly, I have been more blessed to be able to meet and hang out with such great people and partner and do some ministry...so much fun.

So I want to make this one a really quick post...with some sweet photos....here it is. First photo is in Bishop (this is where we had the lecture part of the course....the bottom is me climbing in Bishop. We had one day off within the 200 some odd hours we worked so climbing comes in handy...

Ok

Goodnight!

Have you lost Weight!

So with every thing I have been doing this last month I haven't had time to update my blog cause well, I have been in the back country in the Sierra Nevadas just a short drive out of Bishop Ca...Where did this all come from?

Well, when I was down in Brazil earlier this last year Aaron, one of the staff emailed me and asked if I would like to come with them on a few of their trips and document everything that they do in this school. Here is the Website. Of course I said yes!

So just a few things of what we did...a few days of Mountaineering, skills involved with that such as using an ice ax, learning Self Arrest, setting up protection climbing on ice, and how to walk down hill on ice...From there we were able to go Desert Canyoneering, so we went near Death Valley and found a mtn to climb up and repel down 11 waterfalls. Pretty amazing! This whole time I took photos of everything....I mean everything...it was pretty much a dream come true, very cool. So, before I was to come back home (to Salem) I was asked if I could stay longer and help out the DTS with a promo video....of course I said yes again and was able to help Jordan out with some production stuff, I ended up shooting some....wasn't infront of the camera but thats ok...it was a great learning expeience for me I had never shot a movie before...can't wait to see it. I'll be sure and share it when I can.

So, before the rock climbing and everything wears off until I go next time I wanted to get some photos off so you can see some stuff.


On a compleatly seperate note...It looks like my plans are going through this year. I think that I will be haveing a very interesting year...some things God and I talked about in Brazil are actually formulating....just not how I invisioned it...all that for another time to post.

I have been in this amazing office that you see here in photos and the last week I have been back in the office trying to publish all these photos....kind of drastic but, I think I can handle. Back to working in the middle of the night.

So..in order to save time I am going to bed right now...and sleep so I can work tomorrow.

Good day.

A quick updated with photos!

So, I can say this has been THE most strenuous and physically demanding photo shoot I have had in my entire life thus far.

Let me back up

just a little bit and

tell you how I got here...kind of a long story but I will shorten it up....But, thank you so much all of you who were part of this...God is in you!

Twin Falls, I need to so

me how make it down to Bishop Ca on the 24th ish of March. One of my friends was leaving to go work overseas and asked if they could help any by flying me as close as possible to bishop on the

ir flight miles! Of course I said

yes it would at least get me halfway there! So, Vegas here I come! I was able to visit family and friends down there for a few days and it was an amazing time just to relax and get some much needed work done...at this time I am still trying to figure out how I am am going t

o get to Reno 8 hrs North, to catch THE only bus that runs into Bishop...So,

I get on Craigslist to find a rideshare and come to find out one of my uncles friends was driving there the day that I needed! Check! 8 hrs in the truck what a great time! Really it was fun, great conversation! Just watch out for the alie

ns in the Nevada Desert! I needed a place to stay that night

ht and then be dropped off at the airport in Reno on that Wed. to catch the bus...Ended up getting in contact

with some old friends that are pastoring a church in Reno, they let me crash on their floor for the evening...wha

t a wonderful time catching up and actually seeing where life takes people! God has some amazing stories! Next afternoon to the airport in Reno to catch the bus...I showed up 1.5 hrs early to make sure everything was good...come to find out the lady that I talked to told 3 other people that the bus was running that day and it never showed up! So, here I am stuck in Reno! I looked into renting a car...but couldn't cause non of the car companies had any extra or they don't service one ways to Bishop. Great! So let me give you a picture....I have all my luggage with me...backpacking, climbing, camera and nothing extra...I had

been wearing the same cloths for a few days and my uncle gave me a shirt that was too small on him. SO. I ended up asking ever

yone going through Reno if they were heading in the direction of Bishop, just so I could get a way down there! After almost 4.5 hours of asking people if they were going I almost gave up and was about to call my contacts from the night b

efore, or get a hotel room...the last half hour was me just telling myself "just one more person" Finally that one more person paid off. A lady and 2 other people were standing waiting for their luggage I rolled up there with my little luggage cart way overfilled and asked if they were heading down to Bishop...No (again) then the lady asks why I need to be down there...told them about the photo shoot and the situation that I was in, she ended up calling her house sitter and asked him is he wanted to drive

down to Bishop Ca tonight she mentioned YWAM and he said YES. The lady brought me to her house set me in front of her TV with some Sparkeling Water....and I wait...45 minutes pass and I am still all by myself in her home! What a trusting woman! God is soo good! (By the way March Madness was on so I was happy) Finally my ride gets there and we picked up another car with friend and we were on the road, heading to Bishop Ca. Finally! Amazing time driving down there with these guys in the middle of the night. We ended up pulling into Bishop at around 11 at night...and they turned around and went back! I wanted to pay them but they wouldn't have it at all! God answered a lot of dreams that night mine and theirs! Mine was a ride, theirs was to help someone out!

So Now I am in Bishop for a few weeks and we did some Mountaineering, and ended up climbing close to 13,000 ft. Never in my life have I wanted to quite so bad....I just couldn't breath going up the steep mountain! But, I am so glad I kept on going....trust me the pay off was amazing...I have some pictures of it. It was a good summit/pass.

Unfortuanaly one of the staff ended up getting sick and we had to cancel the rest of the trip...we were out 5 days....I think, and we had 3 more to go. I ended up doing some things like learning how to Self Arrest and build snow caves and a bunch of different things, such a great time.

Anyways, I need to get going but tomorrow we head out to Death Valley to go Desert Canyoneering. We will be hiking for 1.5 days to the top of a canyon...Rappel down to the river and continue getting out of the canyon...a total of 13 Rappel stations! Some places will be up to our neck in water! and I have to keep all my gear Dry! Ha! This is going to be awesome! So.

The photos...

Big Day in Bishop Ca

Today as of right now...when I post this...I will be doing one of the hardest thing ever in my life...I will be heading out with me and my camera to document a little school here in Bishop called SOAR...look it up under YWAM Bishop. We will be spending 8 days out in the Mtns outside Bishop Ca and one of these days we will summit at 14,000 ft. Lots of snow in this area. Great times! I really am looking forward to it but really covet your prayers....it is going to be exausting...last time I weighed my bag it was 73 lbs...or 33.1 Kg. It will be an experience that I wont soon forget. After that we will be going into the desert to do some exercises out there. Well, its past 1:30 in the morn...and I kind of need my good sleep...Ciao.

The Pictures are some from my time at home last month...training...or snowshoeing, same thing.

Enjoy!

Just a few photos from Brazil.

So I am here in Boise right now, and the last few days here have been great! I got to summit a little climb in Idaho City with a good friend and it literally kicked my butt...I am so out of shape for this next month!! Its going to be amazing!

Well, as I promised here are some photos from Brazil.

I know I know...but I thought it was a blog that updates automatically. Opps.

So, my current location is Twin Falls Idaho. I am

here for a few days on vacation and well, so far its been pretty good. I have seen a few people, not everyone I want to see but I am getting there.

The last 3 days as of the 9th...I have gone snowshoeing everyday...It has been amazing...everything ranging from a S

unday stroll after church to an all day hike up and around the mtn...just to get to the top and snowboard down in power up to the knee...its been a great week so far.

So in this time I have had some time to process some photos. Actually I need to take time cause my work horse (Powerbook G4) is getting a little slow the

se days...I am proud to say that it is still going though. I am really excited to share some photos, it seems like forever...I know, it has been.

So just for the sake of getting photos up. Here are a few. Enjoy. I will have a more Brazil specific one soon.

First post of 09´ with pictures!

A few photos taken of some of the work I have been doing down here. NOTE: The photos taken are not MY photos. they are a member of the team that was down here Brian, also a great photog. Thanks Brian for leaving some photos behind down here.

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Luba learning how to throw things at my head.

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Dirk and I in the trees...I am on the left.

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Jorg and I in another tree. Passing him the drill.

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Drilling the Flying Squirrell

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Taking photos of the pamper pole being put up.

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A few days on Honey Island, hanging out with some of the guys.

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Trying to get the bolt in with my mind. I finally got it.

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Camron Diaz...apparently I look like her.

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Short hike to the top of some rocks a few minutes walk from the base.

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On top of that big rock...looking out.

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Back to training on the course.

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Teaching knots...Thanks Rex!

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How I climb trees...I guess.

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First attempt on the Zip Line...our participant had just a few broken legs...I mean bottles.

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Another tree...Giant Swing I believe.

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Platform for The Giant Swing

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Another look out. running around with some of the kids from the neighborhood.

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Calling it a day.

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Working with my brother...err...Ivo. (and Hanna)

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Brad and I. Literally my sanity :)

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I guess I just like to hang out at the tops of trees and poles...this one I had to wait for a while...I fell asleep.

Christmas in Brazil

Merry Christmas all...I was just thinking about my blog and how long I have been updating it and its coming up on a 3 year birthday if you will here at the new year.  

So 

its been an interesting time here in Brazil on Christmas.  Let me give you a little update on whats been happening before...

Part 6...

God has his own timing for everything.  If you were to ask me to explain how it works well, I don't know.  Pretty much you plan and

 do everything you can to make things work smoothly and he is still in control....which doesn't really have anything to do with time. 

So the rest of our team got here 3 guys from Latvia and a few others from here in Brazil.  Each day we would do all we could do with very little tools we literally didn't have a normal hammer...it had a broken head on it...and was a finishing hammer.  There was plenty of things for us to do before the container got here Jorg, Dirk, and I were the main team up in the air for the first part drilling holes up in trees with no bolt to put them in which meant we had to climb the trees again.

Other places around the course it was ground work.  So in other words it was a lot of prep work for when the container got here.  

The night that the container got here was an exciting one.  It was about 23:00 and we had a whole bunch of people helping unload, almost 35 people!  Pretty Amazing.  

So, of course after that night the rest of the time the team was here was spent swedgeing, putting bolt in, drilling more holes, pre

tty much we put the course together in under a week...backwards.  I never thought I would say this but...math works.  NOT for me mind you but it still does...I guess.

So since all the team has left except Luba and the Metcalfs we are now the official make things look good team.  We still need to build a platform for the Zip Line and tighten Guy Wires, finish working on the High Circuit and then the important part is to train people how to facilitate on the ropes course.  

New years is here and we have just a few more days to relax and take off...its been nice but way to much time to do nothing.

So the Photos.  The first one is a picture that Brain, a guy on our team took...maybe it was Petra...anyway....if you look close enough you might be able to find Dirk and I.

The next photo is me on the Giant Swing tree drilling away...look over my right shoulder and you can see someone on the ground way...way down there.

And the last photo is of a girl in one of the homes in the slum behind the base...with us getting all the ground work done before the container got here we had spare time to do some ministry around the neighborhood...this place we ended up raising enough money just in our team to replace the roof(or lack there of) of one of the guys homes that was helping us. We were also able to buy furniture and a stove for him and his family as well.  Cool Stuff.

Well until next time...who knows when.

keep praying...I come home on the 12th of Feb 09.  

Brazil

 So its been 1 week here in Brazil and I am not sure which story to tell.  My adventures have consisted of 3 days of couch surfing, being lost in a city of 19 million.  Trying to find my way through the bus system in that city, driving through other cities, my lack of speaking Portuguese, literally bush whacking through a jungle.  Helping teach with a team of people a group from one of the local churches and meeting up with 25 friends from around the world.  Today I got to sit down

(lay down) in a hammock and look over 

parts of a city and just realize how privileged I am to be living my life.  Though the work days start Monday 

on building the Ropes Course, and I hopefully will be hanging out in the tops of trees, its really been a time to remember.  

  The team I met up with consists of:

Jeff, his wife Sue and Loral his daughter (he is the guy I went to Germany and Latvia with)

Sal and his family. (They were in Sa

lem for just over a year training on the Ropes Course so we could bring it down here to his city of curitiba.  He has 3 daughters.)

Dirk and Patty and their family  (They have worked on the ropes course the last 3 seasons and have 2 daughters Kendra and Kylie.  They will be staying here for 6 months at the base.  

Jorg and his family (They were a family I met in Germany when I was there last year, a family of 4 boys!  Only 3 minutes into seeing them tonight I was already being tackled by 3 of them!  Good times)

Brad and Kendra (Both are on staff at 

YWAM Salem and have worked on the Ropes Course this last year.  They are dating.) 

Brian and Petra (Brian just finished his CDTS a few weeks ago and Petra I met in Germany last year...she came over here to work on Ropes and met Brian there.  They just got engaged.)

Bill (I worked with Bill on the Ropes Course the last first 2 years and has an incredible knack for intelligence coupled with an amazing testimony.)

Luba (Luba is from Ukraine and has worked on the Ropes Course the last 2 years.  She will be here 3 months just like me.)

Jesse (Jesse is the YWAM Salems Base Director and will be here for 2 more weeks.  He is one of the guys I got to go and teach with this last weekend)

Hanna (She is a girl that just arrived today (26th) from Germany.  She is working with the Ritter family and is working on the ropes course there.)

And for some people that we are still waiting on

Ivo, Rivas and Ritus (All from Latvia, I got to work with Ivo and his family one year on the Ropes Course in Salem and then I met up with all of them last year in Latvia) 

Cory and Kevin (Right now they are still in Salem waiting for their visas to come into Brazil.  They will be here for almost I year I think doing a DTS here and then going back to Salem.

So thats the clan I get to live and work with, most will be here a month working on the course and a few of the others will stay a bit longer like me and help out where needed.

ON TO THE STORIES!

So my first day in Brazil I spent walking a total of 18 miles in and around Sao Paulo.  I was offered a bike to ride around on but was encouraged to take the public transit system (faster and easier.)  First of all I want to say that the couch surfing family I stayed with was amazing!  I couldn’t ask for a better home to stay in they were minutes within Brazils “Wall Street” and wanted only the best for me.  They provided a key to the house and let me come and go as I pleased such a great time with these people.

Anyway, so I decided to walk that day and went to a few different places...the cemetery being one of those places...let me tell you this place was cool!  Its a very Catholic cemetery, so lots of tombs (is that the right word?)  Got a few good pictures there and then the rest of the day was me walking around all the different galleries one place must have been about 60 acres total and 4 stories up....very cool!

So the pictures.

I am having to pick and choose what photos to put on here and for some reason I can't get vertical photos...vertical...go figure.

So here are just a few 

The first 2 are just some photos of the first few days and the Sunday afternoon I got to relax on the deck.  The first photo is in Sao Paulo couch surfing and the next is where I'll be most of my time at the YWAM base.

the 3rd photo is of Jorg and I working up in the trees just hanging there with big drills...no big deal.  

Its 23:00 I am going to bed...NIGHT!

Brazil and Couches

So, there is a rumor going around that I am going to Brazil. Well, let me tell you...I am. Its been a long month since my last post. We (Ropes Team) applied for 2 different visas to Brazil and got denied both times...this was of course after the fact that I had already bought my ticket to Brazil, a whopping $1289.83 or something like that...who is counting anyway. So, It hasn't been until the last few weeks after the 3rd application to Brazil did we ALL (25 people) get our visas...I got a 5 year visa! Amazing! God is so good.
Anyway, all this time has been caught up working (hanging out) with the current DTS, planning for this trip to Brazil, working on maintenance here at the base, working in communications, I think sometime in there was a trip down to San Fransisco (apply for visas) Seattle (Photoshop siminar) my Aunts Wedding, and everything else that comes when you only have a few days to do everything, good stuff. I still need to figure out what,where, and how I am going to take everything I need down there...I have 2 backpacks that I can carry on. (You can see those here and here.) Camera gear, 3 months worth of "gear that I need to bring, all my climbing gear for building, and stuff Sal has bought for us all to enjoy bringing down to him. I am going to try and get this all as carry on...good times. Then other stuff like finances, calling people, making sure I am not forgetting anything you know, travel stuff.
So, I just noticed a few things. One, I have never talked about couchsurfing and Two, I have never talked about couchsurfing. Personally, I think its is such a great concept. Invite people from all over the world to stay at your house for free and your only payment is a new friends and a better connection with the world...sharing, hospitality at its finest. I have hosted a few people on my couch in Idaho and also a few more people here in Salem. I have also done it well, all over the world literally. Boise, Portland, Seattle, Nashville, L.A., Berlin, and on the 17th...Sao Paulo. This round of couchsurfing includes a couple in Sao Paulo, they have literally given me the keys to their house...man I am so blessed and privileged. I will be there at their house for a few days until the rest of the team gets into Brazil and then we go further south and begin building. So the first few days I will be thrown into a brand new culture, new language, and new surroundings without knowing hardly any Portuguese, and my first task is to make it all the way across a HUGE city without any problems. (Jessica I'll be thinking about you when we finally make it on to The Amazing Race!)
So, I guess an important detail that I forgot to mention was I am also coming back to the states on my very own Birthday, February the 13th I'll be mid-air...man I hope they have a cake for me. Ok, I kid. I don't enjoy cake unless its free, and then sometimes not.
When I am down there I don't know when I am going to be able to up date this blog. The first month I will be up in a tree mainly hanging out like I was doing in Germany and Latvia (good times) then the next 2 months after that are still in the process of planning but that will be the main bulk of when I am taking photos...

So the Photos.

The first one is of Ruthie. I work with here here at the base in Salem. Its just a random photo I found in my archive. I like it. Its all sunlight.

The other Photos are some experiments I am doing with bubbles. Its a fun project...I am actually learning a lot through it...

We'll good night for me right now.

Africa and New School

So, one of my really good friends (person A) left last week for Africa (soon) and to be honest I haven't felt so bitter towards YWAM, someone (person A), Jesus, all of the above for leaving in a long time. I know I am going to see him (person A) again, I am confident in that, but seriously! Did you have to leave without me? BLAH! I am really stoked to see and hear what unfolds in the next few years for my friend(s) who are over there...really excited. I am sure all of them will be gracing the end of my lens someday. Have fun.

In other news. The Fall DTS is in session, and I am doing a little something different during this school. Most of the time I might get to know a few of the students...maybe. But God really challenge me to not just "do my thing" but to actually connect with the students. Normaly I would just connect with the people who would come back on staff and get to know them then...but thats now how my friend (person A)...or Jesus would do it. You see, Person A even when he knows he only has 3 weeks with a person, he invests as much as he can into the person and tries to disciple them. I am pretty sure the J man would do the same thing...wait, he did. Anyway, I am making time to hang out with the school cause I only have until November 16th before I leave for Brazil and I want them to experience as much of God as possible. So, that makes me excited about what God will be doing in their lives. Go God.

On the Photo side of things I have been doing a few different things around here. We have a "studio" if you will...more like a cave with 2 strobes in it...(it works so much better then not having one) but, I have been shooting quite a few "seamless backgrounds" for this look.
I don't think I quite have it down consistently but I am working on it. I am thinking Staff photos.
This next Monday I get 2 soft boxes to work with and frankly I am really enthusiastic about that. Its going to be great!

I have also been seeing some things in my head that I am going to try and get down on "film" some design stuff and some painting stuff...yeah thats right, I said painting...I don't know how I am going to accomplish that...it didn't turn out so well in High School...but all that to say I still have something in my head for an ad ish background for something...I don't know yet.

So for the photos...Well, I shaved again...currently its all gone. But just as a warning, its beard time, who knows how far I am going to take this one. I am sure I'll give updates on that.

The 2nd and 3rd photos were of a Sunday Drive I took with a friend at church its at the Silverton Reservoir.
4th photo is a building up in Portland.
5th Photo of some students. Saturday I took a few of the girls up to Portland to hang out. Get this, we went to some Art Galleries and they didn't complain one bit! Amazing. In fact we also just walked around and they didn't say a thing. (I guess I was the only one complaining on that trip.)

6th Photo is the next day (Sunday) and the school went to the beach. Well, we kind of got lost and then found it. A little rainy but not to bad for the Oregon Coast. All in all its been a great time. Next time I update I have to write something about what is going on with our Visas for Brazil. That's a whole other blog post...I'll give you a hint. I went to San Fran for a day and a half...OK! Off to Bed.

See ya when ever.

What the Brown!

I slept in today...it was wonderful. Then went for a random drive with the new DTS Students up to Portland...Apple Store, REI,Powells Books, Deek and Brians...well, sort of. We stood on the outside and talked to a homeless man that we (8 guys) were able to help out. Not much is happening that I can think of right now. Newsletters will be heading out this next week. Again, if you missed it on the last post, I am going to Brazil and am spreading the word about it cause, I have ohhh, 33 bucks in my account and need to raise $1000 dollars by November 16th.

The Photo is a picture of one of the Students in the DTS. It's one photo in a group of 65 photos put into an animation...once he is done putting it together I'll be sure and post it on here.

oh yeah...I also have my newsletter here. Go ahead and read it.

Have a good week. Oh, yeah. Here is my newsletter.

Quick Wrap Up.

I have had one heck of a summer...well, spring summer. Since the April, I have been consistently going somewhere or coming back from doing something. Last week was the last Niko on the schedule and I am "grounded" for 2 months...maybe one month cause there are talks of me going on another mobile trip to document it for the Galilee Project. This ends only 9 days before I leave to go to Brazil for 3 months. Currently, my plans for the trip consist of helping build a Ropes Course for the YWAM Base down there for the first month, take a little vacation for Christmas and New Years, and then start on kind of a personal project with my photography. Now, I say kind of cause it involves my sister (RIP) and it also involves me documenting mission/missionaries where ever I am. Just a quick background...I had a sister that died of SIDS before I was born and my parents set up a fund in her name...well, part of the funds if I remember correctly went to a missionary that was stationed in Brazil. Now, unfortunately he has since moved away to Africa and is working over there full time...but I get to go and document what he/and his family has done over there over the years, along with kind of a legacy of what has become of my sister...so, a work/personal project. I will be flying back from Brazil on my birthday the 13th of February...so Happy Birthday to me.
Right now, I am currently working on raising support for the time I am on the ground in Brazil. I had enough money saved up from the last time I was home and had enough for the plane ticket...but I had a little hic-up with on of my lenses...last May when I was in California I ended up breaking a lens...it wouldn't zoom or focus anymore. I have worked with it since then and last month when I was at a camp for foster kid in the area the lens literaly exploded in my hand...pretty amazing. Check out the photos. ANYWAY, I ended up having to buy a new lens. Luckly I have put money away each month to save up for it and I am a proud new owner of a Nikon 17-55 2.8 lens YEAH! For those of you who are checking up on the price of the lens, I got it for 5/8ths the price...thanks Craigs List, $800 bucks! WHOO!

SO, the Price I am budgeting for on the ground in Brazil will be $1000.00 food, travel, all that.

Now on to the pictures of the last few months....actually, these are just within the last few week.

The First two photos are of some staff here at the base. Ethan and Mekisha (forgive me for the spelling) and the other is Angela. The Next two are for the Freedom Project...some promotional stuff that I am helping with in Latvia. Of course the next is my broken lens.

By the Way. The Pano Photos are up and moving on the YWAM Website Here is the link.

Forever and Counting

By the Way. The Pano Photos are up and moving on the YWAM Website Here is the link.







So, for the requested update I give you some photos...these are panoramic shots of the base...flat on my blog...but soon to be interactive pano shots on here. Not as of yet though. This week I should have a few minutes to update on my life...its been a busy one. Anyways, here they are. Enjoy.

A little Over Due

Well. It happened, 2 months just got away from me and I am left here trying to recap every thing that I did. Right now I am sitting in the Boise Airport just about ready to embark on another wedding...One more of my friends getting hitched...Go Andrew. Anyways, the time that I left you I was just beginning a month long mobile trip down to California and Mexico. Here is an example of some of the things that I did for the "marketing" for this trip. I will say I had a great person to work with in the photos and design process, fun stuff. Over all that experience was really great just to go and speak with people and try to motivate them to do something for God, and build relationships with different churches that we have been to before...it was kind of cool to see us as a group go from talking about doing something productive (like serving other people)to just serving people. It was great to see how God worked.

So I have other stroies about that trip but frankly...that was a month ago...And I am still one month behind.

When I got back from that trip in California a day later I was in a vehicle driving up to Spokane, Wa. for a Ropes Course Training for a TRAC Camp that I am on the Leadership Board with. Good times there.

Ok Now I am back in Salem and my next stop is Staffing a NIKO...I am 3 minutes late for the bus...drove out to the NIKO Site and had an interesting time with Jr. High Students from a local Mennonite Church here in the Valley...Good times.

Got back from that and ended up doing a little bit of work for NIKO and going to Manditory meetings for a Royal Family Kids Camp that I would be a counselor at, at a later date. Plus Building and Training for this TRAC Camp...little busy.

Next I shot Mel and Sammys Wedding at the base. Thats when I found out that I had broken one of my lenses...So I got to rent the lens I have been saving up for. Nikon 17-55 2.8 Only 1400 bucks.

Weddings done at 2 in the morning and 10 the next morning I am on my way to church packed and ready to go for a week long kids camp through my church for Foster Kids who have been abused and neglected...Lets just say it was at that point in church when I sat there and realized I haven't taken a day off to relax since the first of May...so tired. Not a good way to start a Kids Camp. Well, I had fun there. One morning I woke up at 3 and had to bring a child back to his bed....good times.

And now. I just got back from this camp last Saturday and right as I drive on base I am reminded that I have kitchen duties for that day....(they had updated the schedule when I was gone) I was told not to worry about it today but I could cover whoever had it on Sunday...my first official day off. It wasn't a bad thing I actually enjoyed getting back in the kitchen for a little while.

So I sat in my office the last two days and tidied up a little bit. Made a few books and edited Photos from the last wedding I shot and all of a sudden I am sitting here in Boise, Idaho waiting for my ride to get here and am up dating this thing...all I have to say is its about time. Geez.

As always enjoy the photos...I hope to make a few more these next few days.

The beginning of this month I had the oppertunity to leave the base and go on a mobile trip with 5 other people Megan, Brittany, Ruthie, Andrew, Luke and I.  Already, we have  seen a lot of cool things happen, things that we prayed for before we left are happening, people are being really receptive, and I am getting to live out what I have dreamed of...This morning I got to speak in front of a a middle school class here in California and challenged them to make a difference where they are at now in their lives...so the first few minutes of it was just a little slide show going on in the background and all the kids were ewwing and awing...kind of cool.  It killed the time :) I had about 10 or 15 minutes, so it was much needed.  

Anyway, I am on the road for a whole month and I just confirmed today that I will be going to Mexico for about 2 days to work along side a youth group that wants us to show them how to do the evangelism side of things.

Today was the first day I feel like I ended up getting some decent photos of everyone...even though they are still just talking in front of people.  There must be a way to spice these photos up a little in order to make it more exciting....maybe not.  We will be having "ministry" time more in the future so I'll get some action shots of them all working.

Anyways, If you (who ever reads this) would like to pray for a few things on this trip.  Here are a few things.

• Pray that the things we share and show will continue to motivate the people we speak to.  That it won't be just a passing thing but a transforming thing.
• Safety...in driving...oh, and good gas miledge.  We are driving a White Chevy 15 Passenger Van...so.
• More on the team dynamics...creativeness. 

I am really working with a great team and am excited to see exactly what is going to happen.

I don't have any photos right now on this computer...but as soon as I do I'll put up some photos.  I think that this is officially the second time I have posted something without any photos....I feel like I am not doing you justice...sorry.  

So be blessed and if your reading this and your in the LA area....we have about 5 days I think where we don't know where we are staying...its going to be great to see how God pulls through.

Be blesssed. 

Now for a real post.

Ok so I admit...I was a little tired on the last post...what, three weeks ago. When its early in the morning it just struck me funny.

So whats been going on to make me so busy... just for starters. WFR is going on. If you don't remember what the WFR is check out my last post here. Just this time I am on the other side of the notes...thank the Lord. I am pretty confident that none of the students are going to find this by Thursday- Saturday. So pretty much what I have been doing is setting up a few different catastrophic scenes. The first one started on Monday, I went to the local airport and picked up the body of an Airplane...good times. I remember last year. Second, I will be involved in turning a van on its side down a ravine. that will be lots of fun...I have always wanted to flip a car. Then there is going to be an earthquake and a class 5 hurricane...all in a few hours. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday is when that is going on.

Among other things. I am getting some ideas together for the Freedom Project here at the base. I kind of view it as a (inter)national Marketing Campaign to stop Human Trafficking. I have quite a few great ideas already in the works towards that...a lot of the stuff I am coming up with deals with a large budget...which, we all know I am not on that end of the spectrum. Maybe someday though. So Chase Jarvis, if you read this you should email me and we could talk about ideas....thats a good idea.

So, I am getting restless...I need to move. Go. Document.

So whats the J man been doing in my life lately...He is challenging me to go to be by 12...at the latest...its after that right now. Anyway, its really tough. I guess thats good though.

I guess since I am at it. Another video...I think this video really speaks into the generations coming up and also the way business are going to be run in the future...its kind of interesting.




Now for the photo. It was shot last week for the project mentioned above...but this wasn't one of my concepts...mine are a little more confusing on the lighting end....I think.

Anyways, enjoy.

Until next time.

Easter. Steven Curtis Chapman and Girls With Gang Signs.

Its been a while, I know. To long. Almost to the point of me putting it off longer...not that it hasn't been busy around here. On the contrary, it has been really busy. I have actually taken a lot of photos and quite a few things have been going on here at the base.

Today is Easter. I am also in a performance at church. Steven Curtis Chapman. Need I say more? I think it should be on youtube here in a few days. You all can laugh at me. Well, I need to get to bed. I wanted to post something so it would motivate me another time in the near future to post again. Trust me its coming. But until then, for those of you who enjoyed the mustache video...this one made me laugh as well. Just the irony of it all.



The other photos are of some students that are here. I made a ring flash just for this shoot. I think it turned out really well. I love the photos.

Have a great day. (No matter what day it is when you read this.)

Be Blessed

Photo Videos.

A lot has been going on here at the base. Even though I am sitting in front of this computer most of the time now...I still don't have any time to update this thing...it has been a while.
The week of my birthday I spent up in Portland going back and forth from the Airport...Picking up and dropping off Students....Then the rest of that week was spent making slide shows of all the photos that were brought back from outreach....great stuff. I was able to edit and show a variety of photos...

So, I am really tired right now. It is currently 12:22 and I am going to bed but, before I do that I want to introduce a new little thing I am going to do....Since I am trying to find a balance between a "Photo Blog" and a blog that people can come to and find out what I am doing. I am going to Post some of my favorite photo videos that I come across on the internet. This will give you a little insight to the things that I consistently think about. When ever I enter a room I can almost tell you what kind of exposure it will need "in" camera for what I imagine. Anyway, Thats going to be part of my geeky side coming out in this world. So for my first movie...enjoy.

This First movie is one of a respected Photog up in Seattle/Paris area. Chase Jarvis.



So Sit back and enjoy this whole process of work by Chase.