there's always been a special little place in my heart for brisas de ocampo and for cross point christian church. cross point was the very first church mike and i worked with when we joined G.O.. they support fellow missionaries, jeff and vicki rogers, as well as partner with moise jean. they put missions in their church's dna from the very beginning and its been incredible to see the fruit of that decision.
i remember i was so nervous. i wasn't sure if being a missionary was what i wanted to be. i didn't think i was deserving of so much responsibility as the "ministry's photographer." but the people at cross point made me feel at home. made me not feel so much like a fish out of water. made me realize that i wasn't capable, but God was. it was like a team of big brothers that somehow made me feel like i could do this. i could be a missionary photographer.
this picture is so special to me because i was there when cross point broke ground on the church and nutrition center in brisas de ocampo. i remember staring at the trenches in the ground thinking, "how on earth will we turn that into a building?" but here we are. five years later and it is a building. and it is feeding kids.
on the first day the kids didn't really know what to do with all of us staring at them, trying to help where we could, sitting next to them as they ate. it was awkward and bumpy and uncomfortable at times. i barely got a single picture of any kids smiling. in fact, most of them shied away from my camera.
but on the second day you could see the thick air, thinning. they smiled when the member's of cross point came into the church. they laughed when the guys made funny faces. the little one's welcomed the help when they just couldn't figure out how to feed themselves. it was like i was watching my time here on this island go full circle, played out right in front of me. i saw the change from doubt and concern to joy and completeness. which is exactly what god does. complete.
i remember i was so nervous. i wasn't sure if being a missionary was what i wanted to be. i didn't think i was deserving of so much responsibility as the "ministry's photographer." but the people at cross point made me feel at home. made me not feel so much like a fish out of water. made me realize that i wasn't capable, but God was. it was like a team of big brothers that somehow made me feel like i could do this. i could be a missionary photographer.
this picture is so special to me because i was there when cross point broke ground on the church and nutrition center in brisas de ocampo. i remember staring at the trenches in the ground thinking, "how on earth will we turn that into a building?" but here we are. five years later and it is a building. and it is feeding kids.
on the first day the kids didn't really know what to do with all of us staring at them, trying to help where we could, sitting next to them as they ate. it was awkward and bumpy and uncomfortable at times. i barely got a single picture of any kids smiling. in fact, most of them shied away from my camera.
but on the second day you could see the thick air, thinning. they smiled when the member's of cross point came into the church. they laughed when the guys made funny faces. the little one's welcomed the help when they just couldn't figure out how to feed themselves. it was like i was watching my time here on this island go full circle, played out right in front of me. i saw the change from doubt and concern to joy and completeness. which is exactly what god does. complete.
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