I'm Glad You're Here

Welcome to my Heart for Hearts mission blog! I will be trying to keep everyone updated as much as I can so if I miss a day bear with me :) I definitely want to share all about what's happening out in Guatemala!

UPDATE #9 -- 2 DAYS TILL GUATEMALA :: It's been about 8 days since my last post so forgive me for not updating you all till just now. The week before a trip like this is always craaaazy. It's bee exhausting but I'm glad I will get to rest up some tomorrow before flying out to Guatemala!

I REACHED MY FUNDRAISING GOAL 2 DAYS AGO! Yay!! Thank you all so much for your support, encouragment and prayers I could not have gotten to this point without you all. I receieved a couple checks in the mail and with those I was able to reach my goal! Praise God!! So awesome!

In other news, been doing some major preperation with unexpected things popping up now and then but everything at the moment has been smoothed out and I am just spending the day wrapping up paperwork and packing!! Be on the lookout Tuesday for a bloggie post (video log) on my blog. Don't forget you can sign up to be emailed when I post! Just look to the right column of this page and you'll find a spot for it!

Alrighty folks, I have some major packing to do! ¡Ciao!

Fundraising Ends Tomorrow

UPDATE #7 :: TWO DAYS LEFT FOR THE ONLINE FUNDRAISER! I only have $490 left to fundraise before the end of tomorrow, if anyone would like to give online they can give through this site which uses PayPal. Otherwise if anyone would like to give I can send you my address to send a check or I can give you my email to give directly through PayPal. Thank you all for your support of myself and ultimately the Work, Play, Love team who are working hard to do what they can for these children to help better their lives. (I'm not actually sure what time the fundraiser ends whether it is tomorrow at the end of the day or midnight tonight so as soon as I find out I will let y'all know)

11 DAYS TILL WE LEAVE FOR GUATEMALA! I will be running around town today to pick up some nessesary things for the trip like bug spray and sunscreen and all those wonderful things. I'm starting to gather all my equipment together to make sure I have everything ready to go!

Again here are those links for more information on Work,Play, Love, The Orphanage:

Please check out their Facebook page:www.facebook.com/pages/WorkPlay-Love/329778497125470
Or their website: www.workplaylove.org

The Orphanage's Page: www.hogarmiguelmagone.com

¡Ciao!

¡Quince Dias!

May 20th is just 15 DAYS AWAY!! It's crunch time! Getting the most out of every day before the trip by making sure all bases are covered. Something that I find beautiful about filming documentary pieces is that you go in with an expectant perspective. I can do my best to plan the course of action, to make possible shot lists and plan to execute according to the vision of what Work, Play, Love is all about, yet, even with all the planning and preperation I know that there are some things that I just can't plan for and have to be flexible with how everything happens when it does. That could mean that there were unforseen challenges and/or it could mean that there were unexpected beauties that I was able to capture. It's all very exciting!! I am going into this trip expectant of great and beautiful things and I welcome the challenges that may present themselves becuase those challenges only grow me in my craft and give me wisdom to use in the future.

That's just a bit from my heart this afternoon. The fundraiser ends on the 10th of May! Just 5 days away :) Thank you to all who have shared the word about this fundraiser and to all who have given thank you for giving because of your giving I am able to give to Work, Play, Love and ultimately the children of Hogar Miguel Magone Orphanage.

Please check out their Facebook page: Facebook - Work, Play, Love

Or their website: www.workplaylove.org

The Orphanage's Page: www.hogarmiguelmagone.com

G U A T E M A L A // M A Y // 2 0 1 4

It's time!!! I am so glad to be back and writing in this blog. So a little update for those of you who follow this blog that I haven't updated in a year:

In about 20 days I am headed to Guatemala for a week to do some pro bono work for a organization called Work. Play. Love. on behalf of an orphanage near Guatemala City. The orphanage used to only house boys but has grown over the years and they needed to provide housing for the girls they are taking in. Well through a lot of fundraising enough was raised to build the girls their own building. Yay! Super exciting stuff! I will be going to document the opening ceremonies of the new girls hogar (home) and basically gather footage about the orphanage and their mission and vision and about Work. Play. Love. and what they are doing to support Hogar Miguel Magone Orphanage. I will then be bringing the footage back to the states and putting together short films to help the organization raise money for the orphanage. There's even chances of a longer documentary to be made in the future. Awesome stuff.

So here's where I am right now:

Preparing for the trip in any way I can by making a shot list, gathering the equipment I need, working on a little spanish with my honduran mother and praying a lot. I am also still fundraising till I leave the states. I have an online fundraiser that will be going on for the next 10 days and then after that anyone who would like to give towards my trip can give by check or cash. So in case you would like to give via paypal or would like a little more information on what I will be doing or about the orphanage you can visit this link: www.youcaring.com/send-gabrielle-to-guatemala

It will all come together I have no doubt! I am just oh so excited! I really hope time slows down when I get there like it did when I was in Costa Rica. Two weeks in Costa Rica seemed like a month. I just can't wait to be serving again!

If you would like to keep up with my journey over the next month I will be posting on this blog to keep everyone updated! Hopefully I will be able to vlog the trip and post those little updates at the end of each day but please bear with me if that doesn't happen. I will have some incredibly long days that week :)

Keep checking back! I would love to hear from you all and if you have any questions about anything I am doing or how things are going or anything at all feel free to leave a comment!!