As many of you already know, Stephen is currently in Guatemala making some pretty photos for a ministry calledHearts for the Children. He will be helping to tell the story of Lupita, an ex-prostitute of 20 years who was saved from that life by The Mary Magdelene Ministry (part of Hearts for the Children). She is now married, has kids and helps run the place. We really look forward to hearing and seeing this amazing woman!

Stephen has also been touring a bit…here is a shot of him in Guatemala City:

*And an update on the earthquake and tsunami watch – the watch was lifted, thank goodness, but please continue to pray for the families who lost loved ones on the northern coast of Honduras. Stephen and Paul were just there last month doing some photo and video work for Missions Unlimited.

This is a shot by Michelle Bearman-Wolnek of her son Meyer. Michelle works with me at Heart Gallery Alabama, another Birmingham non-profit I am proud to be associated with that promotes adoption for kids in the foster care system.

Thanks for doing what you do!

p.s. if you’d like to be featured on the Bedouins blog, send a picture of you in your Bedouins shirt and a couple of sentences on how you are impacting your world to jessi@bedouinsinternational.org. hope to hear from you!

and extra hands, extra eyes, extra feet, etc. sometimes it seems like there is just too much to do and not nearly enough body parts to oblige. you know what i mean?

and so it gives me great joy to introduce chelsea, a public relations major at lee university in cleveland, tn who will be interning with us this summer. chelsea e-mailed us a couple of months back and told us that she was looking for an internship during which she could expand her skills in public relations and art. we met with her and talked with her a few times and decided that she would be a great asset to bedouins. we are really looking forward to working with her and getting some fresh ideas on marketing, fundraising and pr in general.

yay for extra body parts!

“i came across a flier for your organization one day while sitting in a coffee shop downtown, and fell in love with your cause. my freshman year of college my eyes were opened to the need for humanitarian aid and i decided to spend a
month working in orphanages, churches and schools in nairobi, kenya. it was there that i truly learned that my heart was geared towards nonprofit public relations. however, i have always loved art… i love that your organization combines both art and heart.”

-chelsea goins, public relations and development intern, bedouins international

woot.