Purpose

I believe God has a purpose for each of our lives. That purpose, ultimately, is that we be in relationship with Him, and that we grow in that relationship - to love Him more passionately, and to become more Christ-like. Beyond that, I couldn't say for certain that He has a specific career chosen for each of us. But, I do know that He uses our careers, and wants us in a career, that will facilitate His purpose of drawing us into a deeper relationship with Him, and helping others to enter into that kind of relationship as well.

For me, that career is photography. When I started turning this hobby into a career, I did so with much prayer. One day, still seeking confirmation of His leading, and seeking to understand how photography fit into the sense of "calling" I felt in my life, I prayed, "Lord, Why photography?" He reminded me of my trip to Africa a couple of years before, and the lessons I learned there about His compassion for the multitudes. He reminded me of the multitudes of faces I saw there anytime we set up in a village or marketplace to preach. I had never seen crowds gather like that here. He showed me that day that photography was a way of putting faces on the multitudes. I may never see crowds gather in America like I did in Africa - 100's to even 1,000's of people spontaneously gathering at a time just to stand and hear the gospel preached. But I would see a multitude of people in front of my camera, and each one was just like me - they would each have needs, for which I could pray, and which Christ could meet.

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Check out our new Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5694334098

I didn't know it until recently, but businesses can set up Facebook pages. Instead of a "friend" you can become a "fan." Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Victoria's Secret, the NBA, Microsoft, are a few of the companies that have pages. It's apparently fairly new, as even Coca-Cola only has a little over 600 fans at this writing. I'm hoping this will be one more way of making people aware of our studio. Check it out, and tell your friends!

Thanx!
Rick

Ambassador search underway

We are searching for ambassadors for the class of 2009! If you are interested, contact us during the month of November. We will meet with candidates and their parents to explain the program the first week of December. If there are still positions available, we will accept applications until December 21st. However, there are only a limited number of positions available at any school, so don't put it off.

We are looking for junior girls (face it, girls get more excited about photography and are more likely to talk to others about it than guys), who are involved in activities at their school, are well-liked, and are willing to put forth some effort to help us get the word out about Carr Portrait Art senior portraits. If you're involved in one or more activities such as cheer, softball, basketball, volleyball, band, FFA, football or baseball team manager, etc., please call Rick or Elise at 392-3929 by November 30th!

The students we hire will be photographed in January or February, be provided with a folio of images to show your friends, and will help us build a mailing list of students from the Class of '09. More details will be given at the December meetings, including "what's in it for you!"