HopeMonger

mon·ger  [muhng-ger, mong-] – noun

Chiefly British. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usually used in combination): fishmonger.

I'm very fortunate to have a creative friend like David duChemin. On Thursday we were downtown catching up over a tea when I mentioned that I needed some new business cards. When David asked me what I wanted, I said I loved Africa, and I loved the word hope. The rest was up to him.

Here's what he came up with:

The image is his, the design is his.... the guy is a creative genius. He has a great eye, great technical skills, and great design talent. He may be on a blogging break at Fearfully Human, but his PixelatedImage photography blog is off the charts in popularity. Let me be blunt: If you work with an NGO, if you need work done at all you need to get in touch with David. End of story.

This image, btw, brings back a lot of memories. The Koro Abili IDP camp just outside of Gulu, Uganda, last March. Home to over 13,000 displaced Ugandans. I think this camp had been there for at least 10 years, so this guy was likely born there, and this small hut has probably been the only home he's ever known. We split into a couple of groups to tour the camp, and each group of a handful of muzungu's was accompanied by at least 100 kids. This little guy came to his door, undoubtedly to see what the fuss was all about. There's nothing like a parade to bring the kids out. James Pearson was not far away, having just showed us the Invisible Children bracelet work being done in the camp. 16 hours I will never forget, and now I'll relive it every time I look at the cards. And my fancy new splash page too. Can a redesigned blog be far behind?

One more photo for you - David and I in Rwanda. Dude, I am glad to be on the road with you:

Comments

[david]

me too, bro.

[Wes]

...two outstanding men!!!

...things are looking good

...creative, purposeful change is good

...like it!

...now, go play since you've worked so hard at Delta House!!

[david]

I love Christian Spam. It's like the un-believing or apostate spam, only with more Jesus in it.

sigh.

[Mike]

Yup... Just deleted it all. Praise the Lord.