The Trailer is here!

I am so excited.  The trailer and campaign page for Unheard is finally here!  We have a lofty goal, but I am so sure that we will make it!  But I need your help to do so.

Click here!  This will take you to your campaign page.  Then I need you to:

1) Watch the video!
2) Donate!!!!! Donate!!!!! Donate!!!!
3) Pass it along your friends and family!

Word of mouth is such a powerful tool and with your help we can make an important project a reality. 

Join the journey with us!

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DR Missions 2011

Hello my followers,

It's been a while.  Yes, I know.  But I have definitely been keeping busy between work, life, MaineDrama (more to come on that in later posts).  I recently went back to the DR for a missions trip again.  I spoke about it last year and this year was just as humbling.  I went down with McLean Bible Church again and a group of steppers that labored the entire week!  Our bodies were aching, but we enjoyed each minute of it.

It was the rainy season when we got down there, so it rained each day, but that didn't stop us from going out and doing what we were called to do.  With more steppers this year, we were able to split ourselves up into more groups and really spread out.  I had a wonderful team with Christina Denard and Nina Sears.  Here are a couple videos from one of the villages that we stepped in.

 

It was really such an honor serving with everyone during this trip.  Each person had such a heart to serve and bless the lives of each person that we came in contact with.  No one let circumstances keep us from doing what we came down there to do.  

Those kids were so excited to see and interact with us.  One thing that I lost words for was when we went to Los Chifles.  As we were walking through the village to gather people for the program we were going to put on, one of the girls with us had brought a pair of shoes with her.  She saw one of the little girls in the village walking around barefoot (which was a common site to see), stopped and put the shoes on her feet.  

It was amazing to see.  Humbling, but you knew that you needed to do more.  You just had to.  We have to.

The highlight for me was when we went through Las Cuervas.  Our purpose was to do surveys with the villagers to find out their needs and how the organization that we were partnering with, Score International, could further help them.  As we were doing the surveys, we came to this one house and met Yonely and David.  After conducting the survey, we began to talk to them about Christ and what they believed.  Yonely was saved but thought she lost her salvation because she didn't go to church anymore.  David wasn't saved and didn't want to because he said he wasn't ready.  What's sad is that a lot of them are being taught that in order to be a Christian, you can't wear pants, makeup, jewelry, dance, do anything.  As a result, a lot of the people that we meet have an understanding and knowledge of Christ but do not want to give up those things to live for him.  They are bound by doctrine and legalism.  After talking with them for a while and explaining that God wants them and not all the rules that were pushed upon them, David decided to come to Christ.  I told Yonely that she hasn't lost her salvation, that God still loves and wants her.  I just remember her looking at me and saying, "Thank you."  We made sure to connect them with a church through Score so that they would receive sound doctrine.   I left so excited that we helped someone see the truth and understanding that this is what our Christian walk is suppose to be about. 

As the week continued, we kept working hard at everything we did; even when we got the threat of a tropical storm and being locked up in our hotel.  But, come rain or shine the step team stepped....

 And stepped...

 And stepped....

 And we did it all with a smile on our faces...

And even a little fun at the end of it all.  The fellowship was amazing and we are driven to do so much more now that we are back.  So, stay tuned for more information about how you can get involved and more, even from your home.

Tell Your Story

Lately, I have been posting statistics and little tidbits about my latest project.  This project is of a serious nature, dealing with the issues of rape. God has given me the vision for this company and the passion to put a unique voice to productions that would otherwise be produced.  God has planted a seed in me to tell a story, and to talk about an issue that society seems afraid to address.  I want to tell the stories of people affected by rape -- their ability to overcome, their struggles, the community's response to them, the church's response to them, and their response to the church.  I want to tell their story and do it justice. 

If you have been affected by rape and are willing to speak with me, or know someone who is willing to share, please email me at mainedramapro@gmail.com.  I guarantee all participants complete anonymity.  Names and faces will not be broadcast without consent.  But these stories of triumph, struggle, and journey will help us better understand something we tend to ignore.  Prayerfully, your story will help heal someone else.

If you have any questions about this project or would like to know more, please contact me at the email address above.

Funny

It's funny when God closes one door...or in my case, many doors...how He opens so many others. And the other doors that He opens are significantly better than the ones that were closed. I just had to be patient cuz I was trying to fit all the wrong keys in the door and getting frustrated. Or I was trying to open it so badly and let in foolishness, or keep myself from shutting foolishness out.

So I'm thanking God for closed doors. They were so needed. So maybe it's not funny...just amazing!

Frustrated

So I've finally had time to sit down and write another post. But, BELIEVE ME, there has been a lot to talk about! You have absolutely no idea. I even flirted with the idea of making my posts private so I could really let loose. But I digress...

I have been going through it yall. All of it has just been making me nothing but frustrated. Personally and work wise. But, that may to be for another 'private' post. But through it all I'm pushing through. When one thing passes, something else always happens. But I'm stronger and better. All adding to that new me that I mentioned in my last post. I've seen that I've been able to push through things that I didn't think I could handle. But it has also been teaching me to truly rely on my God because He is the only One that can sustain me through any of it. And when I really rested on that, I felt so much lighter and less frustrated. Can you feel me on that?

I keep looking forward and trusting God to direct my path. And if I trip up a little, I know that He is there to catch me. If anything, He has been teaching me complete reliance. I have no other choice but to do that. So I keep praying that He does what He does so that I can completely let ALL of it go.

That doesn't mean that I'm still not frustrated. Lighter, but still a bit frustrated...

I Will Wait For You

A friend emailed me a link to this woman's spoken word piece. Now, those who know me well know that I not only love spoken word but write a little myself. Either way, he sent me this link and I was awed. Apparently this video has been circulating for a little while. Well, I just saw it and it touched me. Especially now, after dealing with a break up and heart ache, it gave me a little more perspective. My focus is on Him. Hope it does the same for you.

A New Me

A friend recently told me, "T, what's good? What happened to the posts?"

I've been off my game for a minute. Seems to be the consensus for a lot of my blogging friends. But I will tell you this...though I may not have been blogging, I've definitely gathered a lot of material to blog about, so stay tuned. Just need to find a way to do so delicately so that I may protect the innocent...or not so innocent.

In the past couple of months I have started a new job, had some high highs, some low lows, spiritually gone through, come back, and gone through again. I've experienced heart break (still bouncing back from that) and became a stronger and better woman because of all of it.

I've developed a new me...and I think I like her. Think I just may keep this one around.

So keep your eyes open for the tales of my journey.

Undeserving

Saw this poem. How I feel and how a lot of us should feel.

Undeserving
by Janet Martin

I don't deserve the countless gifts
God showers down on me
Storehouses over flowing
With love abundantly
In tender smiles and soft warm hugs
In sleepy-sighed good-nights
In flowers, showers, lady-bugs
In whispered breaths of light

I don't deserve the color blue
In endless azure sky
The earth that gleams in emerald hue
To please the longing eye
A-thousand, thousand shades of green
Splashed from a heavenly palette
And I am somewhere in-between
I stand in awe of You, Lord

No man can paint one leaf or flower
Or alter Your great plan
No man can touch Your awesome power
Or have the means to span
The distance between green and blue
And heaven up above
No man can ever replace You
Or Your redeeming love

I don't deserve Your mercy, Lord
Or treasures of this earth
Nothing I do could once afford
What Your great love is worth
Humbly I bow before Your throne
To count my utter loss
And see the wonder of Your Son
Hanging on the cross

I don't deserve amazing grace
A love that never dies
But there I see it in Your face
And shining from the skies
As love in all its countless forms
You shower on my way
I don't deserve a single one
….You bless me anyway