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Photo & Video. Learn more about me and why BYBA exists. Thanks for visiting BYBA. BYBA means “by Blake Allen”, and this is my creation. This change also propelled us into a whole new endeavor of starting a nonprofit organization called Best Family Ministries along with some other lifelong friends we made on our first trip to Africa. Best Family Ministries exists to advocate for and support the mission of Best Family Rwanda. To me, God’s provision doesn’t just mean sit back and wait for Him to land some d...
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Maria on a Mission: February 2010
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Monday, February 22, 2010. My "For the Love" Encounter. Through hell and high water, okay…more like flight cancellations and a foot of snow (which resembles the first scenario to this solo traveler) I arrived in the Smokey Mountains to embark upon a God designed photography workshop! SWEET, I totally new I was leaving this place a rockstar photographer, especially after meeting the rockstar teachers! I was in HEAVEN! At the ...
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Maria on a Mission: December 2009
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Monday, December 28, 2009. So God has been working in my heart for some time now (guesstimate 3 years) through photography, it's simply a way He speaks to me. And when I take pictures it feels as though I'm on a scavenger hunt with Jesus, I long to see children with His eyes. I see His beauty inside photos and I love deeply to chase and capture His creation through my perspective (albeit never do Him justice! I couldn't imag...
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Maria on a Mission: May 2014
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Time to RESURRECT this blog! We have some big news to share soon, so I just wanted to breathe a little life into these dry-bones and resurrect this blog! A new adventure is on the horizon! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Donate to our trip! People who inspire me. ACT Missions - Trip to Haiti. AHope (the orphanges we visited our 1st day in Ethiopia 2008 Africa Trip). Time to RESURRECT this blog!
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Maria on a Mission: To Belong
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Thursday, October 16, 2014. I lived a good portion of my life wearing this mask, finding my value in the accolades of others who would commend me for how perfect my 'mask' was fitting. It would feed this insatiable beast in me; performance = acceptance. A beast that never is satisfied. In all reality, I'm certain the only person who didn't know it was a mask was me. 8221; Then He whispered to me "you know why the generosity,...
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Maria on a Mission: A Boy's Heart
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Wednesday, November 19, 2014. None-the-less, that uninviting intro was to preface that I do WANT to share one story with you! There's one that I can't wait to share about Zach, it's the only "for sure" God moment I know I own from this trip, well I own it from the back seat anyway! This story is the exciting last chapter about Zach that happened on the last day(s) of our trip. I can't say for sure what was happening INSIDE Z...
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Maria on a Mission: Thankful
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. A couple quick testimonies! Sunday night as I lay in bed, tired, but unable to drift off to sleep; I thought to myself about our mission team's prayer calendar that had Zach scheduled on Monday to be one of our team members to keep in special prayer for the day. So I asked the Lord "what should I pray over Zach tomorrow in preparation for Haiti? Then I realized, right from the start, God had saved ...
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Maria on a Mission: This is FAREWELL!!
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Tuesday, November 4, 2014. TWO DAYS till we're 'airborne' my friends! And with each moment that grows closer to Thursday I feel more peace coming upon me, like waves of it. If you know me at all, you know beyond doubt that is not my nature.I have a full on anxiety attack when just packing the kids to go to grandma's for the day so imagine how an unseasoned traveler "could" be reacting these days! Our diverse team is made of ...
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Maria on a Mission: Self-less
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Maria on a Mission. Help us get to Haiti! America World Adoption - ACT Missions. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. For some time now I've noticed the Lord working on my heart in a particular area that is never fun to publicly "shed light on". selfishness. If I passed the microphone around I'm sure there'd be a nice long line of stories we all could share about your encounters with my selfishness.my family could probably do an entire 2 hour Dateline special so lets not let them have a turn at the microphone!
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