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Dear Friends and Family, I know it has been a while since you have last heard from me in regards to missions, and perhaps we have not been in touch at all for a while. I hope that you are … Continue reading →

A Penny for your Thoughts?

Yet another important transition.

So as it has been said before, “It is finished.” Or at least the production phase of Sex + Money. The film I’ve been working on the better part of this last year. The film has entered the crucial editing phase, which is projected to be finished sometime early next January. This has been entrusted to hands far more skillful and experienced than mine, which leaves me in a suspended state; more specifically in the state of Pennsylvania.
It’s a blessing to see old friends and family again. We try to catch up on each other’s lives and ask about the future. Mine is perpetually somewhat uncertain. Several possibilities dangle in front of me, none of which are very certain just yet. In January there will begin another Around the World Track through PhotogenX, the ministry I’ve worked with these last 3 years. I’ve been asked about leading said track, an opportunity which I would be honored to take. As enticing as it is, it also is another long commitment to being vagrant. However my love for photography, compassion ministry and teaching may well used in this time.

Until more decisions are made, I am here.

Its a rainy day outside Williamsburg, Virginia. Have a flower.

a taste of what I’m working on

Here is the newest release of Sex+Money. This is the first ‘webisode’ in a series that will be released to further educate you about sex trafficking and the group I travelled with on this trip to find a solution for this terrible injustice.

update

Dear friends,

As you may know, I spent the months from September through December of this past year working on a film documenting the issue of human trafficking in the United States. This trip took me, and the group I’m working with, to 20 different cities in 13 states. We collected about 50 interviews with many different types of people who are battling this injustice. We interviewed a VICE agent, several recovering victims, restoration home workers, psychologists, lawyers, politicians, and many others. Besides just interviews, another part of the film is following the journey that we ourselves (the filmmakers) are on as we begin to engage with this issue of human trafficking.

Now, after filming that journey and those many interviews I will be going back to Kona, HI, where our ministry is based, to work on editing the footage and also collecting information for building a comprehensive online state-by-state anti-trafficking directory. The purpose of the website is to provide an accessible way for people to engage in this issue. Our film is unique in that a large focus is put toward engagement, and what an average American can do about this issue. Through the film and the website we hope to begin to make engagement something that is accessible to everyone with an interest.

Please be praying for the building of unity and strong lines of communication within our group as we are in several different locations during this next three months. Also, please continue to pray for the Lord to open doors for us financially, as this is a large undertaking requiring much financial backing. God has been so faithful to us thus far in providing just as we need.

I left for Kona on January 10, and plan to remain here until April when we will begin the final stages of production, collecting the last interviews and getting the final shots. Though the final dates are not certain, I presume I will again return home in the late spring or early summer of this year.

Thank you so much for continuing to follow the journey that I embarked on now 3 years ago. I pray that as the fruit of this labor truly begins to take shape you will be blessed in seeing what you are a part of.

Sincerely,
Scott J. Martin
www.scottjamesmartin.wordpress.com
scott.photogenx@gmail.com