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Darcie Nolan – It Was Never Meant To Be This Way

by andrewkooman on November 8, 2010

Andrew Kooman: Why did you pack your bags, get on a plane, and head to Kona, Hawaii for your DTS? Darcie Nolan: It started with a phone call. News that there had been an accident involving a beloved friend in the country he had committed his life to serving. We didn’t know how serious it [...]

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Jim Orred: Influence through Relationship

by andrewkooman on September 17, 2010

I first met Jim Orred in 2003 while I attended Slingshot, a leadership program for young adults in Kona, Hawaii. Jim’s wife Judy was leading the school which was a pretty wild adventure of growing in faith and knowledge for many who attended, myself included. Jim was kind enough to pull me aside, ask me [...]

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Susi Childers: A Look Through the Lens

by andrewkooman on September 1, 2009

Susanne Childers is a visionary, not only a woman who has faith to see change, but one who looks at the world through the lens of a camera. She is a native of Germany where she studied photography and worked professionally for 10 years, specializing in portraiture. For Susanne, the camera is more than a [...]

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Paul Childers: Global Vision

by andrewkooman on August 26, 2009

Paul Childers is a man with boundless energy. I first met the Kiwi at a leadership conference in Kona, Hawaii where he and his wife Susanne now live. They were launching a new initiative: A Voice for the Voiceless which comes under their exciting photogenX ministry. Paul has visited over 50 nations and is a [...]

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creativity. collaboration. courage.

by andrewkooman on August 12, 2008

I shared the following scripture, quotes, and thoughts (posted below in a condensed form) with the photogenX track on campus at the University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii in August of 2008. They helped as signposts along the creative way. At present the team is putting together a powerful publication of photographs and stories [...]

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itinerary – calgary, cochrane, kona

by ak on August 7, 2008

some exciting things on the horizon. foremost of which is my younger bro’s wedding. dan and christy are tying the knot out near cochrane on a beautiful ranch that has a picturesque view of the mountains. i have the privilege of standing up with all my brothas (and one from another mother, joel, who found [...]

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