Logo

A Letter For Tiffany

Tiffany, on this mothers day just wanted to tell you something… i.love.you.

I am amazed at the gifts God has blessed you with. I wish I were a poet to craft something worthy of you. I love to watch raise our girls and consider it such a blessing each day we get together. You make my life better, always!

Our girls picked some flowers for you today… and Levi decided it would make for some good tea!

Chad Fleming

A few months ago I was privileged to meet Chad Fleming, United States Army Captain Ret during a shoot we were doing for Pushups For Charity. What follows are a few stills from the video shoot with Chad. Be sure to check out the video here (filmmaker: Jake Hamilton)

SXSW by Bike

Micky & the Motorcars

Micky Braun of Micky & the Motorcars from MusicFest at Steamboat, CO.

Follow The Leader, pt II

This is the second post in a two part series on some of the leaders HELP works with in Haiti.

Pastor Gaetan

Where should I start… I find it hard to tell the story of how we met Pastor Gaetan because I’ve heard him tell it twice now and his delivery is way better then mine will ever be (and because I cry just thinking about it). Needless to say Pastor Gaetan is one of those men that your heart gravitates towards because of the way he shares his.

We’ve dubbed his smile the biggest & best in Haiti. It’s obvious that he cares deeply for his country and the once orphaned children that were dropped off at his gate. Through campaigns like Garage Sale for Orphans and HELP One Now, HELP has empowered Gaetan to continue this amazing work.

Below are several of the projects Gaetan is working on in his community.

Water, a necessity

School, the future

Playground, for fun

APOLIS – Global Citizen

Excited to be working on a project with Apolis this week for SXSW.

Travel Journal: Duke Chapel

Follow The Leader, pt I

For some time now I’ve been lucky enough to work with an organization called HELP, which stands for Help End Local Poverty. Our mission is simple:

To be a global tribe dedicated to ending extreme poverty by helping to rescue orphans, restore their hope and renew their communities.

One of our main goals as an organization is to stay as invisible as we can on the ground. The main way we do this is by working with local leaders. Side note: (if we’re being honest) I believe it’s the only way you can create long term sustainable solutions for any situation. One leader we met along the way in Haiti is named Pastor Jean Alix.

Jean Alix

Wow! HELP was blessed beyond measure to meet Jean Alix on our first trip to Haiti. He’s a bi-vocational pastor who runs a import export business as well as:

Oversees 8 churches, 4 elementary and Jr. High Schools with 1200 children, 2 orphanages with 63 children. Mentors emerging church leaders. Pastor of the Pastors and partners with 55 area churches while hosting Revivals, Pastors conferences, etc.

Jean Alix had already started a program where he helped families inside of communities rebuild homes post-earthquake. He had developed such a beautiful system where people from within the community would help each other re-build homes. So it was a pretty easy decision when HELP decided to partner with Jean Alix to create the 100 homes project.

100 Homes Project

The photos below document part of the building process of one of these homes:

Haiti

Wow what a trip! Can’t wait to share more over the coming months via the HELP website and projects.
As always I seem to come back with more story ideas then I left with and this trip was no exception. From tap-taps to taxis the Haitian transportation system is always my favorite thing to witness. While in country I came up with a small idea that turned into a huge one before the week was over. More to come!

Kevin Fowler

Earlier this year I got to work with Kevin Fowler on his new project Chippin’ Away. Kevin was awesome to work with and if I said there was never a dull moment… well… it would be a HUGE understatement! This guy must have energy growing on trees somewhere, he is the truest definition of an entertainer. If you ever get to check out one of his shows DO!

from official bio:
Ask Kevin Fowler how’d he’d describe his own music and he doesn’t think twice before responding: “It’s country with a bad attitude. It’s country with an edge. It’s just beer-drinkin’, hell-raisin’, good-time music.”