Friday, 28 November 2014

hello again. one day i shall have news

 Hello dear friends and family! 
As you might know, I am currently in Australia, and just finished a filmmaking course.  I will be here at the YWAM base another eight months.
     For the next month I will be “mission Building”, helping in the kitchen, the new housing projects and kids ministry, and after that I will start a six month café internship. The internship focuses on business and how it works, as well as using it for God. The café itself is a donation based, community based meeting place, run completely by missionaries similar to me.  I will be doing a lot of community outreach during this. I really feel like God is placing me here, because my goal in life is to be able to reach out to inner city kids by giving them a safe place to come if home isn’t safe, and teaching art and life skills. The café will help reach this.

     However, I am technically and literally a missionary, and as much as this is God’s work, I have no way to support myself, and I would like to ask for your help. God always works through his people. You can donate at goywam.com and donate to a staff. Thank you so much already for your support in prayers!


Monday, 17 November 2014

My apologies for the length between posts

SDF is over. I'm graduated, with a huge wealth of knowledge, friends and memories.
Since i have talked you you last, we have ad special effects makeup training, advanced directing, distribution, spiritual warfare, shot or directed  11 short films, edited, did Foley, studied movies, did many many stories, essays and reports, had a premiere, and a sleepover. I shall expand on only one of these points.

The premiere: The night before, we were still frantically editing, and decorating, and deciding what to wear. the night of the premiere was wonderful! red carpet gig, everyone dressed up, watching all the hard work, sleepless nights and frustrations culminate into something we are all proud of. just seeing the passions of the staff, film students and actors was beautiful. I of course, have a favourite, but it's not mine. We celebrated by staying out all night, watching movies and chilling. we were up till the sun joined us.  The next day, uss girls went to our friendly neighbourhood Aussie actress' place and again, watched movies, swam in her pool (+42 degrees!) and basically had the best sleepover. the hardest thing was to say goodbye. half of our room and both boys left for home, some coming back, others not. I miss'em already.

The next couple months I need to really focus on fundraising, because, as you might know, I'm staying here with the cafe, learning to make coffee, reach out to the community, run a business, and one day, plant a youth outreach cafe of my own. (Maybe Vancouver?) I'm so glad for your prayers, and I wold be very appreciative of financial help. I still find it really hard to ask for help, but i'm sucking it up because God works through his people.  thank you again for supporting me.
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