Human Trafficking Video

A PSA on human trafficking, giving a face to the statistics and encouraging people to go visit www.newarrivals.co.za and learn more about the problem. Director: Shane Vermooten Cinematographer: Bruce MacDonald

Media Village is our partnering institution, helping us launch Media Light. MV is sending Shane to teach editing. Diane herself is coming as a primary teacher for three weeks. Here is a sample of their work.

Media Light! It’s happening now!!!

How would you like to spend ten weeks seeking God and learning to produce video while living with young leaders from many nations all in an exotic location?  At Media Light we  believe in hands-on,  immersion learning.  For ten weeks you will live in community at our base in Chiang Rai, Thailand in the famous golden triangle just miles from Laos and Myanmar.  Thailand is an dynamic, creative nation and a top tourist destination due to its incredible waterfalls, beaches and mountains.  But Thailand is also an unreached nation (only 1% Christian), a perfect creative environment in which to sharpen your spiritual health and to develop deeper competence as a Christian communicator in a digital age.

Media Light Opens its doors in Chiang Rai, Thailand Jan 5-March 21. These ten weeks could change your life.  There are only 25 slots in any school and 12 are already taken so if you intend to join this batch it’s time to get rolling!  Click here for full details but in click quickly.  OCT 15 IS THE DEADLINE FOR ADMISSIONS.  Hope to see you there!

PS: We also have  Internships available for Lee University Students starting in May 2010.

Media Light Internship

What are you doing this summer?

You could be in Chiang Rai, Thailand:

• Riding elephants
• Hiking the Himalayan foothills
• Encountering tribal cultures
• Serving persecuted Burmese Christians and refugees
• Engaging orphans rescued from sex trafficking
• Immersed in meaningful team projects geared to take your skills to the next level and build your resume

And you could be getting credit for it too! Your hands-on service and relationships in Thai culture will meet your cross-cultural requirements and gain you 20 service learning hours. That’s not all! Your experience at Media Light can get you over 150 internship hours, no matter your field of study. Even if you don’t go to Lee University, your college may honor our internship program. Just follow it up with your department.

Will the Internship Program Count Towards My Major?

At Media Light, we’ve engineered an internship program with you in mind. We tailor your work on the ground to your course. If you are a telecom major, you’ll be involved in projects like documentaries and short films. If you’re an ISP or Pastoral studies major, you’ll be working with orphanages and indigenous Christian groups. If you are a Soc/Anthro major, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in tribal culture as a directed study option. The possibilities are limitless out here. Send in your application early, so that we can begin crafting the perfect experience for you.

How Long Does the Internship Run?

Take one month of your summer and make a lifetime of memories. One month? Yup. You’ll be back in time to even knock out a summer session’s worth of classes. The internship runs from May 17-June 14

How Much Will it Cost?

You’re a college student, you’re not made of money! We feel you. We also know that your biggest expense is gonna be your plane tickets over to Thailand. So, with you in mind, we’ve set the price of the trip at the low figure of $600. That’s right. It’s the same amount that you’d pay for one month’s food and rent here in the US, except you’re gonna be in Thailand, knocking out three types of requirements and having a blast while doing it. For $600, we’ll take care of your food, housing, and activities over there. All you’ve got to worry about now are those plane tickets. Which is a good reason to get on it early.

I’m in! Where Do I Start?

Where to start? We’ve got that covered. Here’s a checklist to help you out. (Click highlighted words for links)

1. Apply for Media Light Internship
2. Apply for individually arranged cross cultural trip to meet cross-cultural requirements (scholarships)
3. Take required courses a semester in advance (Anth 200)
4. Apply for individually arranged internship
5. Service learning paperwork
6. Apply for independent study(optional)
7. Acquire passport (4-6 months in advance)
8. Purchase Tickets
9. Raise $600 for Media Light housing, food, & program
10. Kiss your momma and tell her you’ll be back in a month!

Thanks for taking a look at Media Light. We look forward to seeing you when your feet hit the ground in Thailand.

Download the Media Light student internship application form…. BY CLICKING HERE!

Emerge Offers New Campus: Media Light!

Emerge Offers New Campus: Media Light!  Classes open January 2010.  Second batch May 2010.  Enroll now: info@emergenetwork.org

Why Focus on Visual Media?

This generation is demonstrating a profound shift from written word to video screen as the primary means of communicating big ideas.   Filmmakers in every nation have become the new prophets, directing the focus and values of their cultures.  Emerge provides significant training to assist emerging Christian leaders in becoming powerful communicators using visual media.

“If we don’t mobilize believers to use visual media, then we are “dead in the water” with the next generation.”
–Jim Green, President of The Jesus Film Project.

Consider these statistics:

85% of USA college graduates will never read another entire book in their lifetime.  Ministry lesson: we can’t use print media very effectively with this generation.

The average teen spends 6.5 hours a day consuming media, but gets 8.5 hours of content because they often use two media sources at a time (watching TV while surfing the net). Their primary media choices are visual in nature.

At Emerge, we are particularly interested in developing outreach leaders and media missionaries for the harvest of Asia.  We want to see them having the confidence and ability to get a fiery vision, make a strategic communication plan and then execute it effectively through an indigenous team whose talents they have helped develop.

Download the application…. click here!

Introducing Craig Gray

We are delighted to welcome to our blog team,  Craig Gray, leadership guru (MA in Organizational Leadership) and director of Information Services and Technology at Lee University, one of America’s most dynamic colleges.  Craig has an interesting intersection of knowledge and experience in both technology and leadership.  We are anticipating some insightful insights and mentoring from his contribution to the blog.  He has also offered to help us develop some online courses in leadership so stay tuned for more developments on that.  Craig, welcome to the Emerge Network!