It started with a feeling…more than a feeling really, a need. The need to help, the need to serve, the need to be obedient, the need to shout from mountaintops all of the wonderful things that the Lord has done for us in our life. The willingness to follow wherever He would lead me, to do anything He would ask, to use my whole life to bring glory to His name. Opening my heart to listen was the easy part. Knowing what or how or when was the problem. So I did the only thing I knew how, I prayed. I asked God to show me the way. Our pastor often tells us that we don’t need to come up with big ideas for God, He can do that all on His own. This past Sunday, during a particularly interesting sermon, He did just that.
I sat there in the pews listening to a message about each one of us being blessed with a spiritual gift. The question of the morning was: what would happen if we chose to share that gift with the world? I caught myself thinking about last May… My husband Rick is an amazing man. He is a dedicated Christian, a loving father and a big thinker with a heart to match. Last year we started to see that through our photography we could help glorify God by capturing where He is at work. God put it on Rick’s heart to go to Pearl, MS to document the work our congregation was doing for a local church camp. Being there, seeing the work that was being done for His glory and getting to capture that through photos is honestly one of the most life changing things we have ever been a part of. The impact of these photos on us and the world has been monumental. I remember a week after we arrived home I got on Google looking for more opportunities to help. The bible tells us in Matthew 7:8 ‘he who seeks, finds.’ Months later, sitting here where I have sat countless other Sunday’s, God put this crazy idea on my heart. What if every church, ever missionary board, every family in need knew that there were photographers out there willing to donate their time, their services, their hearts just for the good of God? Maybe we could make some kind of a website letting people know…
I am a little bit of a worrier, which my husband Rick can totally attest to. I sat there thinking, ‘What if this gets BIG?’ What if people from other states, or even other countries contact us about photos. The answer is that would be AMAZING right? ‘How are Rick and I possibly going to take of these photos?’ The answer I soon realized is that we don’t have to. The same way that we were desperately searching for a way to serve God with our photographic gifts, so were countless others.
Thus The LORD’S Lens was born… we are an ever growing directory of Christian photographers from across the world who are dedicated to serving the Lord. We have all partnered together to donate our time, abilities and photography as a means to glorify God and all of the amazing things He is doing around the world. No need is too big or two small, if the Lord is at work then it would be our honor to be able to document it for you. Please feel free to look through our directory and contact a photographer in your area. Or if you would rather, tell us more about what you are looking for through our ‘contact us’ section. We would love to find someone who is willing to help.
The Lord is at work all around us... all we have to do is open our eyes. Here is an image from earlier today. A beautiful newborn who was born just days ago. Welcome to the world little Keilyn, may God bless you and keep you!
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