Well, I am far overdue to share an update on my trip to Europe this summer. In summary, I had the honor of being in France during the Olympic Games in August. It was a complete whirlwind and dream come true. God assembled an incredible little team to go with me. Including a long time friend from Brazil who has felt called to France for years, and another photographer from the states with an beautiful wedding business called By the Maker, who had recently been praying that her camera would take her around the world. Some of her photos were used in the TBN documentary below which shows how the church in Europe responded to greet the influx of visitors on their streets. We partnered with several ministries in Paris (see video) and learned a great deal about human trafficking in France. It was beautiful to find that among thousands of missionaries who had come to serve during the Olympics, a large portion were Brazilian. One of these is a safe house project that provides virtual reality glasses to tourists, showing the back stories of women in prostitution, and shifting the mindset that sex workers choose this industry of their own free will. I also photographed for a mural supporting the homeless population who was displaced for the games. In this project, 50 portraits of individuals were pasted on the sidewalk – the ones who had been “walked over” to “clean up the city”. Each participant came and pasted their own photo, which took place during a block party in celebration of their lives and resilience. Through both social services and the church, I was deeply impacted by our time there.