Several images I took in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake were used in a video for the song “In the Name of Love” performed by the Gospel and Urban group Krystaal. The video states, “Proceeds go to World Vision’s Haiti Emergency Relief fund.” Below is the video used to promote the song via the Internet.

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Watch “In the Name of Love”

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Krystaal - Save a Child Poster for "In the Name of Love"

Flag drapped over cross after Katrina in Biloxi, MS. Over 2,100 views

As of today the short video below has been seen over 15,000 times. Now I know you can go on YouTube and create some stupid video and get X number of million hits but my point is the way we view images, video, and even art is changing right before our eyes. The Internet has given the ability for everyone to become a broadcaster of their creativity.

15 or even 10 years ago having a picture “seen” by thousands or millions of people was not feasible. Why? One reason was broadband Internet was not widely available and the second is social networking had not taken off. There are advantages and disadvantages to this.

The disadvantage is there is a lot of “noise” or junk out there that you have to sort through. Just sign up for twitter and you’ll see what I mean.

As far as advantages and there are many, one is it gives everyone a chance to show their creativity or work at very little cost. Joe in the middle of nowhere can showcase his work on the Internet just as good or even better than some high-end artist in New York. A level playing field has been created.

I post more on the topic in the coming days. For now take a look at the short clip below. It’s on Flickr which only let’s you create one minute or less videos. For myself, the fact images I created have been seen by thousands of people is amazing, whereas 10 years ago it would have been just a handful of people.

As always I look forward to your comments!

Video with 15,000+ view on Flickr.

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I added a link to images and a map to the War on Terror Philippines video.

Fely and the rest of the Philippines Mission Love Seeds team have put together 2 slideshows from Typhoon Ketsana. The typhoon hit the mission pretty hard and they have been providing relief services to the families in the Antipolo area.

You can still help by clicking on the Emergency Relief Fund we’ve setup. See link at bottom of post.

Slideshows from Fely
Note: Some of the images are graphic.

You can still donate to our Philippines Emergency Relief Fund by clicking the link below.

Mission Love Seeds is a 501(c)3 non-profit. (CH21942)

Pantay Church built in 2009

First day inside the church

On my last trip to the Philippines in March 2009, you saw the dedication of a new church built by Mission Love Seeds in the village of Sitio Pantay. A Kitchen and water tanks were soon added to the facility after we left. The next project on the list is a library and Sunday school building next to the church.

The Pantay church has been so crowded that they must hold Sunday school classes outdoors. Over the summer, I had the idea of adding a library next to the church which would also serve as a facility for Sunday school classes. We began collecting books in English here in Destin and the mission team in the Philippines began collecting books in Tagalog (Filipino language).

The cost of the project will be around $6800. $2500 has already been raised. To help fund the project Mission Love Seeds is holding a fundraiser with 4 chances to win a Destin, FL vacation. Yes, you have not just one, but four chances to win a great vacation in Destin, FL. (See prizes on bottom of page)

How much is a chance to win? $5

For just $5 you have a chance to win a beach vacation plus help a great cause. You will also get to see the project once completed. In the past you’ve seen many of the projects from groups I’ve worked with posted online. I will do the same for the library project.

If you would like a chance to win and help a great project just click on the PayPal button below. If you would like to buy more than one ticket you will have the option to do so on PayPal. Drawing will be help September 30, 2009.

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VIDEO – Sitio Pantay Church March 2009

Watch a short video about the church that was dedicated in March 2009 in Sitio Pantay. The video is one I produced while in the Philippines as an introduction to a video conference children in the Philippines held with children in Destin Florida. The library will go in front of  the church and support Sunday school classes for the church.

RESOURCES:
March 2009 Trip Articles
March 2009 Philippines Images
Mission Love Seeds

Fundraiser Prizes

Here is the new video we put together for the mission group Isaiah 6:8. Shelly Schuttler handled the editing while we used footage from several of my trips to Jamaica over the past two years, including the trip in February 2009.

Resources:
Isaiah Six Eight

On March 7, 2009 Mission Love Seeds held a video conference between children in the Philippines and children in Destin, FL. This is the introductory video for the children in the United States.

Friday night we’ve scheduled a video conference between Destin United Methodist Church and Mission Love Seeds children in the Philippines. Actually in the Philippines it will be Saturday morning.

The video conference will be over Skype. Over40 children from the mission villages will sing songs and talk with other kids from Destin.

Click Here to see a video introducing the Mission Love Seeds video conference.

I know that’s a cheesy title but I will actually be in the area where US troops and the Philippines were taken in WWII. I hope one day to go where the Bataan Death March occured. This will be my fourth trip to the Philippines. Again I will post updates, images, and hopefully videos from our trip.

So for a blast from the past, here is the first video dispatches I posted a few years ago while in the Philippines.

And here is one from last year – Hike to Apia Part I

Video update on the installation of water tanks in the Dumpsite village.

Mission Love Seeds, a mission group I travel with to document their humanitarian work has been installing water tanks in small villages in the Philippines. This short film is about installation of water tanks in a dumpsite village. Funding for the tanks was provided by the Grace Lutheran Church in Destin, FL. You can see more of my humanitarian photographs and videos on my homepage.

Location:  Dumpsite
Country:  Philippines
Date: March 2008