Outreach Vision

Outreach vision

As most of you know, we will be here for twelve weeks in Hawaii to develop our photography skills, learn more about God’s heart for injustice, and mainly spend time learning the character of God, his heart for the world and how we can respond to it.

After this time we will be sent out for three months to work in the field. We have found out that we will be going to Panama. Right now the details are limited as to where in Panama we will be and what exactly we will be doing. But from what we have been told, all 50 of us students will be in Panama for six weeks with the possibility of breaking into smaller teams for further outreach into surrounding countries.

During this time we will be learning firsthand what it means to be a photographer with a mission for the Lord’s purposes. We will be learning how to work with cultural sensitivity and truly see the world not only through the lens of our camera but also through the eyes of God.

We have heard that we will be working with those in the dumps and for some of us; we will get to travel into the jungle to four different indigenous tribes. I am not sure if we will personally get to go because of Caleb, but we will find out when we get there. Our leaders, who have two kids of their own, will know if this will be a possibility. If the possibility does arise, we would love to venture into the jungle to meet these tribes.

We will be involved in is launching the Voice for the Voiceless booklets into the Spanish speaking world. The hope is to have a conference where we share with the churches that issues of injustice are happening in their community. One of the ways we will do this is capturing with photography the local issues of injustice. Then during the conference we will have an art show where we present what we have found. Then we will ask the churches how they plan on doing something about it.

It is going to be exciting and we want to take part in this venture. We know God has called us to be here and He has gotten us to Hawaii when naturally it seemed impossible. Going to Panama will be another step of faith, but we get to watch God meet our needs. The cost to go to Panama for three of us for three months will be around $10,000. This includes our airfare, travel within the country, food and lodging. Expensive as this may sound, we believe the cost is well worth the investment to raise a voice for the voiceless in the Latin world.