The last post I told you about how not to just DREAM big but ACT big. Well some of my little actions paid off this week. This morning I meet with the media relations rep. for the Orlando Union Rescue Mission. For those of you who haven't heard of O.U.R , it's a Christian housing mission for people that find themselves homeless. This isn't just a shelter; O.U.R helps people get jobs, go back to school, and even gives them a spiritual and physical makeover. We talked about how I would help O.U.R come up with creative ideas to attract media attention and use my media connections to promote events.
After about two hours of talking, I felt pretty comfortable and pitched one of my shows to her. Essentially we would follow a person from the day they started the program till they left the program and started their new life. Then in a few months we would do a follow up interview.
She surprisingly said " YES!".
Now the next project: get the funding and the equipment to do this!
After this I rushed over to WEUS 810, The Orlando Christian News Radio Station. I spoke with the Station Manager about volunteering/interning ( remember be humble! I already have a degree in Radio/TV Broadcast and have worked in TV but I'm interning again). I will be volunteering every Tuesday and Thursday in the afternoons. They are starting a new live show Tuesday, so I will be there from the shows start, which is awesome!
In one day I accomplished so much. It is said if you seek, you will find when you seek God with all your heart. But you can't just talk about seeking God! You have to go do it! I'm telling you, it's not easy, it's scary! I'm not exactly sure how I am going to pay my bills next month, seeing as my roommate moved out and the only definite income I have is babysitting once a week.
However, you have to check your fears at the door when you walk into the house of the LORD. But I promise it will be worth it! So first thing in the morning ask yourself " What am I doing today that will bring me closer to God?" If you can't think of anything, you might want to re-plan your day or bust out a bible.
It sounds like you have a lot going on. You'll enjoy working at the Christian radio station. I volunteered at WAY-FM in Fort Myers during high school. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot.
ReplyDeleteOne suggestion on getting your equipment: maybe you could check with the UCF film department. They might have a student you could hook up with for the project. (I really have no clue, just throwing that out there.)
thanks girl! Good thought! I'll check into that!
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