Christmas 2009

The following link will take you to the  OO Family Week (aka Christmas week) highlights video. Check it out if you want to get a glimpse at how I spent the holidays this past year. Shots of me throughout are rare, but I do many of the voice-overs. Special props to fellow Orphanage Outreach leader, Bryson Adams, for putting it all together!

O.O. Family Christmas Pic 2009

(Bryson Adams, Christine Kitts, Coco Barrett, Heather Colbert, John Hopkins, Micah Hopkins, Caela Hopkins)

Orphanage Outreach Family/Christmas Week Video 

Cuando siento artsy fartsy...

(When I feel artsy fartsy...)

There are times in my life when a crazy desire to be creative comes over me and I just can't ignore it. To call it just a feeling would be a cop-out; I believe moreso that it is a call to worship. In those moments of creativity, I feel my Maker more closely than times I may have spent sitting in a church pew, volunteering on a mission trip, or singing at a youth conference. 

In college, those moments often came around essay writing time. More recently, they've come through various photo excursions. I hear the Spirit directing me, saying, "Ooo...look at what We made! Now, look at it from this angle." It's like I have a backstage pass and get to look behind-the-scenes. Here are some of the products from our latest dates...

Props to My Home Girl

 

If you're looking for some new tunes for the ol' ipod, I'd like to recommend my dear friend, Emily Roig (pictured above). She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO and served with me here in the DR from January-June 2009. Her debut album, Came Alive, includes favorites such as "Open My Eyes," "The Red Sea," "Came Alive," and a beautiful Spanish number titled "Las Alturas." If you are interested, you can find her on itunes by searching either Emily Roig or Came Alive. Also, you can find out more about her and her music by clicking the following link:

Emily Roig-Came Alive