You know that bitter-sweet feeling that bubbles up inside you whenever you leave something great, but are moving towards something else equally great? That’s how I feel right now. My time in Manila is rapidly coming to a close. Two weeks. That is all that separates me from the end of life as I’ve known [...]
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Transition
Posted: 10th February 2011 by Rachel in Life, WorkTags: change, Manila, missions, transition, usa
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Off to School
Posted: 7th February 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: Bangladesh, photo, photography, photojournalist, school
Monday’s Inspiring Image
Another Piece in the Picture
Posted: 28th January 2011 by Debora in Life, WorkTags: asia, Internship, life lessons, Monsoon
It feels like yesterday that I left Germany to spend three months as an intern with Monsoon. But time flies and I’m already preparing to go back to freezing Germany. Before I leave I wanted to share some last thoughts with you. The last three months have been an intense and eventful time for me. [...]
A New Generation
Posted: 23rd January 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: Bible Translation, God, inspiration, missions, photo, photography, photojournalist, Vanuatu
I love images. I believe that a good image tells a story much longer than 1000 words. It shows detail, complexity and emotion. For better or worse an image can inspire, move to tears, disgust, or even start a war. As a photojournalist for Monsoon, I know how important images are to mobilize support for [...]
The Privilege of Being a Journalist
Posted: 23rd January 2011 by Debora in WorkTags: Chiang Mai, communications, inspiration, missions, thailand
Last week I went to Chiang Mai to interview teachers at the Grace International School (GIS). Although the trip started out a bit chaotic it was probably the best experience on my internship so far. I got to see how God is right there at my side and I got to meet many inspiring people [...]
My love-hate relationship with technology
Posted: 10th January 2011 by Debora in Life, WorkTags: computer, journalism, problems, technology
Nowadays journalism is much more than putting stories or ideas into words. Even though I can’t look back on a decade long career, I think I’ve learned a few things. One of them is: IT-skills are, if not necessary, at least extremely beneficial. If you’re gifted in writing that’s great. But it’s definitely of great [...]
Manila–>Slovakia–>Thailand, whew
Posted: 21st December 2010 by Rachel in WorkTags: God, slovakia, thailand, video, Wycliffe
It’s a good thing I love to travel because I’ve been doing a lot of it recently! We are continuing to work on the video project highlighting small churches globally who are following the Great Commission. I spent the past 10 days in traveling to gather our most recent story. I flew into Vienna, Austria [...]
Jeepneys everywhere and everyday
Posted: 7th December 2010 by Debora in Life, WorkTags: Jeepney, Manila, transportation
From the day I got to Manila I have had a constant companion: Jeepneys. I am not going to tell you all about public transportation again, because Rachel already blogged about it in detail. But I couldn’t help to mention Jeepneys again, because they are just so unique. For me going to the office takes [...]
Sacrificial Giving (plus photos!)
Posted: 26th October 2010 by Rachel in WorkTags: conception, Palawan, philippines, sacrificial giving, video
I don’t know what it means to truly be in want. No westerner actually does. Some may be poor in comparison to other people in our society, but compared to the rest of the world, we’re rich. Beyond rich. At least monetarily. Others, like the ones I recently encountered, are rich in other ways. Last [...]