Chase and Jordan

 



 
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Jordan and Chase were such a great couple to work with! Their wedding was at the Fossil Creek Golf Course in the DFW area.

A funny story happened that put me in the most high stress situation I think I may have ever been in. The last day that we were in Honduras I had every hope of making it to Jordan's wedding in the US until Lauren Z came up to me and asked if I had a backup plan for the wedding. I freaked. She went on to tell me that their was a political situation brewing in Honduras and they might shut down the airport. I started thinking of every way that I could make it back in time. Driving through central america, sneaking into Belize and flying out there, it was so scary. I went and got on the missionarie's internet and started searching photographers calendars to see if I could ask anyone to cover it for me. They were all full. Then the internet shut off and wouldn't come back on. I went into their bathroom and had a minor meltdown and asked the Lord to please help me to make it back for the wedding. And you know what? He did! Thank you LORD!:) 2 days later a coup exiled the President and now the streets are full of barricades and military. We made it out just in time.

LynnAnne and Doug

Honduras, part 3

 

I never posted that we were at the Hope For Honduras Mission. Your church should plan a trip to this amazing mission TODAY!:) I know that we want to go again this year. They cover your stay in a really nice hotel, meals, and transportation with guards! It is around $500 to go for a week and will change your life. Go.

Thad and Camber

Last Saturday before we left for Honduras we got to photograph Josh's best friend's sister's wedding. Wow, that was a mouthful.:) The Biehler family has been very close to Josh and I and we were so honored to get to photograph their daughter's wedding.

My trip to Honduras

I don’t even know where to begin. This photo mission trip was the perfect trip for me at this time in my life. I’m tired of trying to live a life for myself, a life stuffed full of seeking fame and fortune and better earthly things than my neighbor. The children in Honduras showed me that happiness comes from relying on God everyday for just their basic needs. They have nothing. Their houses are built from bed sheets and plywood, gas cans and cinderblock and they have more happiness that I have seen in the super power of America. Their joy comes from being freed from the baggage of this world and the lusts that we all crave when we want more and more “things” and less of the Lord.

I had lost my vision until last week. I have craved money, things and fame from my photography and it has never been enough. It has become a beast inside of me that just wants more and more. I want to be better than the next photographer, better spoken of, skinnier, prettier, dressed cuter, better personality, drive a fancier car, have a nicer house, a bigger editing monitor, more prime lenses than anyone... and for what? Emptiness. I have been heaving worldly things into a huge vacuum hole that just wants more. It has stressed my heart out to the max. I live to make more money, live to look better for fame, live to seem cooler on the internet, and you know what? I’m finally done. I am done trying and I’m ready to let Christ back into my life and take over. I will reign in my worldly lusts and hand them over. I will embrace letting my worldly mind be embarrassed when I don’t have the worldly things that I used to until I am freed from my lust of the world.

We had the best team come to Honduras. Lesa, Memoree and Cody, Lauren and Peter, Ginny, Shari and Amy were the perfect blend of personalities, strengths and character to almost be one huge well rounded person in Christ. It was incredible. I want to move Honduras with all of them! They all blessed me so much. I stayed up way too late with Ginny and Shari the first night and we talked for hours about photography and the reason why we are doing it. It was like looking into a mirror for the first time and seeing that the real reasons that I was doing everything that I am was all wrong. Shari was such a bold person for me. She just spoke the Lord’s words to me about my awful spending habits. The Lord sent her to me to speak to me about not handling the things that He provides for me well. I am now going to aggressively save and use the money for exactly what the Lord tells me to. Thanks, Shari.

There were a few weird things I can tell you about from being in a foreign country. Here is a list...

- Horses grazing freely in the median of a highway.

- Trash everywhere (literally)

- Having a bodyguard walk with us everywhere we went

- Not being able to drink my 8 glasses of water a day. Water is so precious there that the children all have major teeth issues because they have to drink sodas instead of water.

- We would get sick if we opened our mouth in the shower or brushed our teeth with the tap water.

- Not being able to eat at certain places because we would get ecoli. (all the boys did get it!)

- Not knowing the language, but being able to communicate with all of these people with love and laughter.

- Seeing everyone walk up hills of trash, feces, and sharp rocks without shoes.

- Not being able to touch the dogs in the villages.

I guess the main parts of what we did you can see through my pictures, but I wanted to share my heart about what the Lord is telling me. Have I been drawn in to become a missionary in Honduras? I will go if the Lord sends me. I am tired of being lukewarm, and want to chase after God, and throw off all of my hindrances.