Hope Video Project - in the works!

I am super excited to tell you all about a new project in the works with Anchored Warriors! We are doing a media arts project thanks to Interact Ministries (http://www.interactministries.org/). They presented us with the donation we needed to do our first video in what we hope to be a series of videos specific for First Nations youth ministry!

So here's what the premise of the video is about : HOPE. It is based on Anchored Warriors theme verse: Hebrews 6:19a - We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

First I need to introduce you to two awesome people!



Curtis Lefthand



Curtis Lefthand is the star of this first video sharing his heart and his own experiences of what hope is to him and the meaning of "hope as an anchor". Curtis is from Eden Valley which is a Stoney Nation reserve south west of Calgary.  He is currently a youth worker at his home reserve.

Curtis has been involved in the local music scene of Calgary and has gone on tour with different bands across Canada. Music has been a huge part of his life and is a big part of this video as he shared his story of music and God and hope.

Curtis is also always a big help at Native Youth Conference every year, and he's also just alot of fun to hang out with! Oh, and if you ever want to play a game of crib he's the first guy you should call up!



Levi Mayerle

This is Levi Mayerle. He is our video filmer, producer and editor, and all around awesome artist! We are so lucky to have him on board for not only Anchored Warriors stuff, but also Native Youth Conference. Levi has filmed and edited all of our promo videos for NYC every year for the last several years. He has also done a photo shoot of me and Kim for Anchored Warriors which we will be showing off soon.

Levi is currently attending ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) and does video editing and photography for different organizations, as well as having a photography business. http://www.sonsanddaughtersphoto.com/

He is super talented and we are so blessed to have him working with us on all these different projects! He is also good to call up for a game of crib.


So this last Sunday we spent the whole day driving around and doing the main shoot for this video around Eden Valley. It was the perfect day for a video shoot, and this fall has been so bright and colorful, it made it even more beautiful and perfect!

There are more pictures up on our Facebook page if you wanna check them out!

I have big dreams for this video project! It would be awesome to have a whole series of these videos that are relevant for First Nations youth, that can help youth leaders in the communities have conversation starters and a way to study God's word together. We are going to have a "conversation guide" with this video so that leaders can treat it as a bible study type of tool to talk about deeper issues surrounding hope and their own experiences/situations and then tying the Bible into it all. I think it's really important to meet youth where they're at and allow converstaion and relationship to happen, that's the best way to have an open and honest conversation about life and faith and anything else that comes up. I see these videos as a tool to open up those doors with the youth.

Anyways, thanks so much for all your prayers and support! This ministry is alot of work, but it is also so exciting and exaclty what I am supposed to be doing right now. We couldn't do this without all your prayers/encouragement/support!