As many of you already know, I lead a ministry called Love Walks which among other things serves in Mexico on a monthly basis. Almost every month I bring my camera down. And I struggle. I struggle to live within two tensions. Being 100% there with Love Walks and being 100% in the photographs I take. It is extremely difficult.

I don’t know that I’ll ever get this balanced. Perhaps that shouldn’t be the goal. Either way I’ll continue to try and capture the spirit of the people, the purpose and the place. Enjoy these images from our last trip! (see more at www.facebook.com/lovewalks)

I wanted to give everyone a digestible list of quick and easy ways that you can support Love Walks. Your support allows us to continue our work in Mexico and here in the valley as we strive to “provide trainings, opportunities, and experiences to young adults in Phoenix, leading them toward becoming lifelong Lovers of God and People.”

Sign up for the $1 a week program.

Our community (donors, volunteers and ministry partners) is a family. We see it as a coming of the body of Christ around a specific mission. The first step you can take in engaging Love Walks and supporting our organization as a part of that family is through participating in the $1 a week program. This small but consistent donation provides both encouragement and resources for us. But more importantly it allows us to earn a relationship with you and show you that we will steward your gifts well! Take 60 seconds to sign up here: https://lovewalks.org/1aweek/

Get Connected!

Get connected to what is happening with Love Walks. There are a number of ways to do this. Our communication goal is not to flood people with information, or to annoy them with information not relevant. Rather we have strived to set up multiple channels of communication that allow YOU to choose how you want to stay connected! From our blog to facebook, our newsletter to twitter, pick whats best for you!

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As intertwined as my story is with the story of Love Walks, I’m choosing to separate the two here in order to allow you to understand how God shaped me, preparing me to lead Love Walks. My hope is for you to begin to understand the momentum behind God’s movement in my life and the happenings that have brought me to this place of leading an organization.

It’s worth noting that I didn’t grow up as a Christian. Sure we celebrated Christmas, and I loved an Easter basket as much as the next guy (especially the jelly bellies!). But these holidays held little significance outside of the gifts that they then represented. It wasn’t until I was a Sophomore in high school that I began to understand what it meant to be in relationship with God. It was at that time that he began drawing me toward him. And though I would follow, I didn’t do so without hesitation. In fact, I distinctly remember telling God, “I’ll do this Christian thing, but I don’t want to be one of those crazy people traveling to the middle of nowhere, in some distant country to talk about you.” If you know a bit of my story since then you’ll no doubt catch the humor in the plan God had waiting.

Read the rest at the Love Walks blog by clicking here.