Dear Friends and Family,
Some of you I get to talk with and see on a regular basis and I absolutely love that I get that opportunity; others of you I haven’t talked with in quite some time and I just want to say that I really miss getting that chance. Despite that fact, I hope this letter finds each of you in good health, on track with God’s plan for your life and ultimately living out that plan to the fullest! For I realize and take to heart the promise that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him and in what he has called us to do for his Kingdom.
A few years back, a friend of mine here in Rome by the name of Ryan Simmons graduated from Berry College and started a non-profit called Project H2O. You can view his website HERE. His goal with his new organization was to raise awareness of the need for clean water on the continent of Africa and to be a catalyst for change by raising funds to build wells in the local villages and begin eradicating the dirty water problem.
I write to you today because an incredible opportunity has come across my lap. Ryan has asked me to partner with him in traveling to Africa this summer to create a full-length documentary film that will show the dire water situation that this large continent and it’s villages face on a daily basis. The devastating effects that dirty water can have on the human body is heartbreaking and we intend to use this documentary to show the world and be that catalyst to change the continent of Africa for good.
A team of 4 (including myself) will be traveling over on May 24th and we will be shooting the documentary for the entire month of June. Then 2 members of our team will be leaving to come back to the states in the beginning of July. For the remainder of our trip until the beginning of August, I along with my fellow team member will be staying to work with a missions organization in Nairobi, Kenya called Camp Bluesky. They are an adventures camp that ministers to missionaries and their children year round. While I am there working with Bluesky, I will also be filming a promotional video for them to use in their marketing of the organization. We will also be traveling around to a few local villages in this time to meet some of the locals and begin building relationships with them in hopes that these bonds will last for when we want to partner with them in future clean water projects.
How can you help? Great question! First off, prayers for our team are much appreciated. Secondly, financial contributions will be the only way our team can pull this trip off. My total cost for this trip is $5000 – this includes the cost of living while we are over there and also some film equipment that needs to be purchased for the trip. One way the Lord confirmed this trip to me was by allowing Project H2O to cover my roundtrip plane ticket! If every person who reads this letter could give at least at least $20, the cost would be well on its way to being completely funded. And the beautiful thing for you is your donation is tax deducible. Simply click DONATE to navigate to my secure Paypal Donation Page.
The Lord is doing a mighty work across this earth and IS making himself known through people just like you and me who are willing to go and be his hands and feet. I pray that you would prayerfully consider sponsoring us in some capacity so that we can show the world the physical needs our African brothers and sisters face so that we in turn can meet those physical needs and then meet their spiritual needs. Thank you so much for your prayers and support for our team. It means the world to us!
