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Seven Lampstands

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The Seven Lampstands mission is to effectively and creatively promote NPO/NGO work of all sorts worldwide.
Our goal is to more effectively document and promote relief and development and related work globally as well as educate and mobilize people of all walks of life in their efforts to support these organizations.
For this purpose, we employ the latest technologies in website and professional video production to create, distribute and promote worldwide relief, development and effective NGO work in a collaborative effort enhancing and complimenting existing avenues of promotion and advocacy.
If we were doctors we would work to heal:
If we were scientists, we would work to develop medicines:
We are filmmakers, video producers, editors and scriptwriters
and we work to document and promote
the individuals, families and organizations
on the front lines of relief,
for those in need and bondage,
in the dusty trenches of developing nations,
and on the frontiers of the expansion of the gospel
and in that way
bring about change
for justice and liberty
for the betterment of humanity
to the Glory of God our Creator.
Check out our videos at www.youtube.com/sevenlampstands
Having recently visited Gulu, Uganda, we have developed personal convictions and first hand awareness about the vast needs present in Africa and around the world. Our spiritual convictions have led us to ask "What can we do?" The answer was to come alongside other organizations in order to promote their efforts to a wider audience through video production on the Internet.
Seven Lampstands is an effort to produce and market NPO/NGO promotional material. We want to help you tell your stories!
People today are turning to online video content in growing numbers, creating an age of on-demand video that is easily delivered to your computer screen at your convenience. Our overall plan goes beyond the mere creation of these effective video tools. We are focused on an intentional effort where these videos play an increased role in an overall marketing campaign to promote all NGO/NPO work worldwide.
As a prime example of what we do, our new Hope for Uganda documentary which is featured above is also ready for viewing at www.youtube.com/sevenlampstands in three parts.
Hope for Uganda is the heartbreaking, true story about the plight of Northern Ugandans recovering from the horrors of their ongoing war.
It is our hope that we can make a substantial difference in the lives of Northern Ugandans by raising both awareness and funds for their ongoing needs.
Please take the time to learn of their plight by watching these short videos, which range from 4 to 6 minutes. It would help us spread the word if you would take the time to visit www.youtube.com/sevenlampstands to rate, comment, and save the videos to your list of favorites. This helps call attention to the video so that others will take an interest in viewing it. You are also welcome to take the code and embed the video into your MySpace pages, blogs and websites.
This is a really important cause that has broken our hearts and ignites our prayers. If you think the same, spread the word about our documentary so we can spread the word! Thanks.
Check out our videos at ww.youtube.com/sevenlampstands

My Interests



Christian contextualized missions work
Social Justice
Relief & development work
Documentaries
Theology
Humanitarian efforts
Child Victims/Survivors of War
Orphans
Debt relief
HIV/AIDS Education
Fair Trade for Africa, and other countries in need.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who wants to help promote, document and advocate for relief and development work, supporting the work of hard working people and effective organizations everywhere doing the good work of making a difference.

We are also searching for organizations that would like to take full advantage of our services to create videos of their work.

Help Children globally through World Vision International

Sign up with Human Rights Watch

Here is our Documentary in Three Parts

Hope for Uganda Part One: Trauma

Hope for Uganda Part Two: Testimony

Hope for Uganda Part Three: Transformation



Music:

Our favorite band is U2! We credit Bono largely with putting Africa on our radar, and now look what happened! We're making movies about our trips to Uganda!

Movies:

More of our short movies:
World Vision Dominican Republic Sponsorship Video

Television:

Hope for Zambia

Books:

Safari: Zambia & Botswana



Check out more of our short videos at www.youtube.com/sevenlampstands

We also recommend the following movies and documentaries to help raise and encourage your awareness of important issues & global needs:
The Invisible Children
Drawings and War: The Testimony of the Children of Uganda
End of the Spear
Uganda Rising
Hotel Rwanda

Heroes:

Jesus Christ and all those who follow his teachings to spread love, and make a substantial difference for humanity.

Our heroes are also all people who have made sacrifices of their money, time and talent to serve around the world to spread the gospel, relieve suffering, promote justice, and to work creatively to help others to be able to help themselves. We have had the privilege of seeing some of these people firsthand working hard to make a difference through organizations like World Vision International . We look forward to the day that we join such a group of creative, motivated individuals at Create International , a ministry of Youth With A Mission.

My Blog

Check out this event: Hope for Uganda Screening

Hosted By: Salem Film FestivalWhen: Friday Feb 29, 2008 at 2:00 PMWhere: Cinema SalemOne East India SquareSalem, Massachusetts|22 01970United StatesDescription:Salem Film Festival Click Here To View E...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:06:00 PST

Hope for Uganda @ Salem Film Fest

I'm delighted to report that our short documentary "Hope for Uganda" will be screening with the awesome documentary "Uganda Rising" at the upcoming Salem Film Fest (www.salemfilmfest.com) on Febru...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:43:00 PST

What On Earth Am I Here For? Part 2

Part 2: I'm pointing the finger at myself first. This is written for me. If it's for you, that's between you and your maker...* * * If people understood that life on Earth was really just preparation ...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:41:00 PST

What On Earth Am I Here For?

Blog 2: What on Earth Am I Here For? Everyone has a metaphor for their life. Some imagine their life as a race that must be won or a trip that must be carefully navigated or even a circus that is...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:36:00 PST

Pretentious Blog Beginnings

I am of the opinion that the world does not need anotherpretentious, self-indulgent blog. We are about to start bloggingand we hope and trust that our blog will be mostly of the nonpretentious and les...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:28:00 PST

Rob C repost

Reposting this from Rob C at IllumAlliance, do check them out! ROB C SAYSProfound or just plain simple? Deeply important or just late to the party? My life is not mine at all was my awakening thought ...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:21:00 PST

Defend the Persecuted: Religous Minorities in Iraq

Defend the PersecutedReligious Minorities in IraqAugust 31, 2007Beheadings, forced apostasy, burning alive, churches demolishedthese are not just incidents reported from the pages of early Church his...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:43:00 PST

Hope for Uganda Screening: September 2007

Too far to travel? This video is still featured at www.youtube.com/sevenlampstands Upcoming Screening: Thursday, September 13  The Hope for Uganda documentary will screen at 8pm at Monet's Garden on...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:14:00 PST

A Prayer for Personal Change

I make no promises about praying this prayer, only that Prayer Changes Things and God listens. I wrote this prayer after being in Uganda and Zambia. Dear Lord, Forgive me. I'm running so slowlyif...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:09:00 PST

Bono: Drawing Their Fish in the Sand

Drawing Their Fish in the Sand"We've found different ways of expressing it, and recognized the power of the media to manipulate such signs. Maybe we just have to sort of draw our fish in the sand. It...
Posted by Seven Lampstands on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:56:00 PST