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Praying for Cambodia – A Visual Prayer Experience

05/08/2012 By lmadmin 10 Comments

Short Intro:  Visual Prayer Experience

Visual Prayer Experience – A method of utilizing video that invites the viewer into an intentional space for a balance of education/awareness and prayer for a particular issue or organization.  Moving from viewer to participant, rather than just visual consumption.

This video is the first of hopefully many Visual Prayer Experiences.  It 100% finished, yet it’s a concept video.  I’m looking for feedback and critique, but more so for the prayer experience than the visuals.  Drop me a comment with how your responded to it.

 

The Long Version

Consumers.

We our a culture of consumption.  In regards to TV, online, and mobile video, the average adolescent consumes an average of 4 and 1/2 hours of visual media each day.  Very little of this content is reflectively engaging, and I’ve yet to see much that allows intentional space for reflection.  A Visual Prayer Experience aims to bring about an interactive experience that engages us in spiritual formation by using “visual media” (Proctor) to guide our prayers.  In the example video, there are 5 sections for prayer, each section is introduced with audio and video to provide a frame for which to pray though.  The introduction is followed by a minute of visual silence, with an audio track guiding the time.  Each prayer section has a pausing point for those who would want to pray for a longer period of time.  It may feel like the video is “missing something” at first, but the planned space allows people to become participants, rather than viewers.

Reclaiming Space.

If I were to do a survey, I’d wager that the majority of people wouldn’t describe their experience watching TV and videos as sacred space.  There are those rare scenes in movies, and videos to challenge us, but for the most part video can be rather neutral, if not all together destructive to our spiritual self.  Which is a shame, because there is such great potential in the medium of video to be a space for spiritual development.  VPE’s seek to reclaim moments on the computer, phone, and TV, and use them for the Kingdom.

Pedagogically Balance.

The VPE example illustrates that there needs to be a balanced pedagogical approach to connecting deeply with people.  There is always a level of cognitive knowledge that is passed along with just about any video.  The depth of the cognitive domain really depends on the target audience.  This VPE is designed for people who are already familiar with Rapha House and the issues in Cambodia, so the cognitive domain stays relatively shallow.  But the more people understand, both mentally and visually, about the topic being prayed for, the more they will able to connect with the prayer experience.

The affective domain can often been overused in videos that strive to make an emotional right hook.  The nature of the content sets the tone for the emotional structure in most cases, and with child sex trafficking the emotions are already elevated.  This VPE presents the issues of prayer and the visuals in a way that lets the emotional processing of the participant to drive the affective domains impact through their time in prayer.

A “call to action” is frequently used in TV and video, and this lives within the behavioral domain.  Whether it’s a commercial for deodorant, an advertisement for a non-profit, and a PSA about depression, there is always an intended result.  A standard video about the issues of sex trafficking in Cambodia would call the viewer to donate, get more information, or become an activist.  For VPE’s, the action is contained within the video itself through the guided prayer experiences.Pray for Cambodia - Visual Prayer Experience

Filed Under: Motion Graphics, Spiritual Formation, Technology, Video Tagged With: Cambodia, Motion, prayer, rapha house, spiritual formation, technology, visual prayer experience

Day 1 – Sex Trafficking Cambodia Blog

02/09/2012 By lmadmin 15 Comments

Cambodia Mission Trip Banner

This is a part of my Cambodia Trip Series, checkout another video:

  • Day 1 Video
  • Day 2&3 Video
  • Day 4 Video
  • The End Video
  • Pre-Trip 1 Video
  • Pre-Trip 2 Video

Filed Under: Cambodia, My Life Tagged With: Cambodia, mission trip, rapha house, sex trafficking, video blog, vlog

Two Weddings and a Titus – Cambodia Vlog

01/23/2012 By lmadmin Leave a Comment

With a guest appearance from Titus, our second video kicks off with details about two weddings and what Rapha House does, and why they are so awesome. Two weeks from now, I’ll be sorting through customs at LAX, and they heading to Taipei with our team!

This is a part of my Cambodia Trip Series, checkout another video:

  • Day 1 Video
  • Day 2&3 Video
  • Day 4 Video
  • The End Video
  • Pre-Trip 1 Video
  • Pre-Trip 2 Video

Filed Under: Cambodia, My Life Tagged With: Cambodia, Human Trafficking, mission trip, rapha house, sex trafficking, Titus, vlog

Cambodia Vlog – Trip Dates Changed!

01/23/2012 By lmadmin Leave a Comment

Here’s a quick update on my trip, and my first official video blog for it. More to come! My dates for my trip got moved up an entire month, so I’m in semi-scramble mode. Have you checked out Rapha House’s website yet?

This is a part of my Cambodia Trip Series, checkout another video:

  • Day 1 Video
  • Day 2&3 Video
  • Day 4 Video
  • The End Video
  • Pre-Trip 1 Video
  • Pre-Trip 2 Video

Filed Under: Cambodia, My Life Tagged With: Cambodia, child exploitation, Human Trafficking, justice, rapha house, sex trafficking, video, video blog, vlog

Slavery Still Exists

01/18/2012 By lmadmin 2 Comments

I’m reposting this from it’s original home on my other site where we post more personal things.

I’m going to be writing a lot about my upcoming experience in Cambodia, and wanted to have this here as well.  I’m currently 100% funded for my trip costs, I’m just working to get some final pieces of video equipment.  My trip has been moved from March to February, so I currently have less than 3 weeks till I’m flying to Cambodia!

Slavery still exists, I’m writing to ask for your help with 3 things.

Cambodian Girl number 1

Two years ago I began to learn about the issues of sex trafficking through a documentary called Baht.  This film tells the story of a girl who was deceptively sold into the sex industry at a very young age by her family, and walks you through her experience.

Thankfully she was able to get her freedom, and begin her healing process with an organization called Rapha House.  This film has burned into my heart a deeply rooted desire to fight for justice, and to help heal those who have been abused beyond what I am capable of understanding.  I’ve been learning about this issue ever sense.  I’ve used the film in our youth ministry, in our church, and with friends to help bring awareness to this issue.

I’ve decided to take two trips to Cambodia in 2012.  The first by myself in March (actually with a small group, but I’m the only one going from our church), and the second with our older youth group students in August.  This awareness trip will allow me to enter into the reality of the lives of those who have been trafficked.  I’ll spend my time being present with the children in the safe houses, learning about the genocide that took the lives of two million Cambodians, the political, social, and economic factors related to sex trafficking, and how Rapha House is responding.  Currently, Rapha House has 350+ children, primarily girls, from the ages of 4-18.  They are rapidly expanding thanks to support from within the US.

Watch this short video that gives an overview of what Rapha House is:

This issue is MUCH larger than what is happening in Cambodia.  The old USSR, Vietnam, and the Philippines all outrank Cambodia in the number of minors trafficked yearly.  And sadly, the United States sees 150,000-300,000 of our own children trafficked each year.

The i5 corridor that runs from Mexico to Canada is one of the most prevalent areas where this is happening.  I’m currently in the process of learning how best to fight this issue locally as well.  We have Dr. Cyndi Romine from Called to Rescue coming to teach our youth group about how they can be involved locally, and I’m in the process of being trained to join a local “task force” for the prevention of sex trafficking in Eugene.

So, there are three things I’d like you to consider helping me with:

1)  Watch the documentary.  I can’t publically share the video online, but I have it easily available.  PLEASE contact me, and I’ll get it to you immediately.  I’d rather you watch the film than support me financially.

2)  Pray for the girls and boys in the US, Cambodia, and the rest of the world who are being abused and oppressed.  I desperately want them to have freedom.  But also pray for those on the other end, for their pimps, and for their purchasers.  This problem wouldn’t exist if there wasn’t a market for this, and my heart is heavy for those who would disregard and abuse the value of a child.

3)  Help me get there.  This is not an inexpensive trip, and I’ll be going twice.  Each trip is approximately $2600, the majority of that being for airfare.  The rest of the cost covers my expenses while in Cambodia for 12-14 days.  If you are interested in helping, you can send a check to our church, and you’ll get a tax deductible receipt.  Any money that is received above the $2600 will go towards my trip in August, and any money received beyond the total of my two trips will be applied to our youth who will be going in August as well.

If you’d like to send a check, here’s the info:

Santa Clara Church
2600 Belmont St.
Eugene, OR   97404
Memo Note:  Luke’s Mission Trip

If a gift receipt isn’t an issue, that you can donate to my paypal account:

 

Total remaining I need to fundraise for my trip in March:  $2400.  Half of that is due in November, and the remaining balance in January.

If you are interested in following along on my fundraising progress, my trip, or how we are fighting this issue locally, checkout our website:  Enterlife.net.  There isn’t much there yet, but that’s the place that I’ll be posting stuff too (along with Facebook and twitter).

A side note.

My connection to Rapha House and the issues of human trafficking came primarily through video. I’ll be using video to help me communicate my experience in Cambodia.  I’ve spent the past few months researching equipment, making purchases, and getting ready.  I’ve still got several pieces of kit that would make the whole process not only easier, but will allow me to create a much more powerful story.  I’m estimating $1500.   My trip expenses are my first priority.  I can’t offer a tax deductible receipt for these gifts, but I’ll credit you in my videos!  If you are interested in contributing to my “Tell a Better Story” fund, either use this paypal button (different from the one above), or contact me:

If you are interested in contributing to my “Tell a Better Story” fund, please contact me.

Filed Under: Cambodia, My Life Tagged With: Cambodia, children, exploitation, Human Trafficking, missions, rapha house, sex trafficking

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