My church has been putting me to work recently. I like getting involved and there’s nothing I like more than being able to contribute some great stuff whether it be graphics, video editing, helping with the projector every once in awhile, you name it.

My first major task was creating a series of designs for badges staff members at Camp Wa-Ri-Ki will be wearing. The winning design, picked by a panel of church leadership, is pictured to the left (click on it to get a larger view). What we’re gonna do is get luggage ID holders, print out these ID badges on cardstock and save a bit of money while looking every bit professional. Thank God for Photoshop…seriously. I’m by no means a Photoshop guru but I do like to get my hands dirty every now and then.

With that project out of the way, I’m now editing a video that many of us have collaborated on. It’s called Soul Seekers and it directly coincides with the theme Rainier came up with for Winter Retreat. I can’t tell you much about it because it’s going to premiere at Wa-Ri-Ki, but I will gladly say it is one of the first productions in a Church of God of Prophecy-affiliated church to boast true high definition (1080i at 24 frames per second). Because it’s HD instead of standard video, it’s going to take me awhile to edit, even on my high-end computer system. But I’ll have it done before Wa-Ri-Ki, and you can bet I’ll put the video and a nice outtake reel on my site.

Hope you all are doing great out there…I’m enjoying my time off relaxing and shooting the breeze. God bless!