Digital Invitation Cards

Our house was unusually quiet during the first half of this year, because my daughter Bethany was at the YWAM Reef to Outback base in Townsville participating in the Not for Sale Discipleship Training School (YWAM = "Youth With a Mission"). There are more than 30 million slaves in the world today, more than at any other time in our history. Following training at the base, the students participated in a seven week visit to the Gulf Region of Papua New Guinea where they helped families to understand that they were participating in a form of slavery. There are no laws against human trafficking in Papua New Guinea, and struggling families unwittingly sell the services of their wives and daughters in order to survive. This was the first time that a team had been sent there for this purpose.

Beth returned home for a break after training with the intention of returning for a further 2 years as a staff member so she could train other young people in this important work. However, all of YWAM's services are operated on a voluntary basis, so Beth's break was spent finding financial and prayer partners who could support her. Beth has some sponsors, but she still needs help to cover her costs. Please prayerfully consider whether you are able to help her in this regard. All support, no matter how large or small would be appreciated. Donations can be made directly to Bethany Faragher (email bethany128@hotmail.com for details) or via the Finances Tab on the YWAM Reef to Outback website.

To help her, I produced two photo cards in StoryBook Creator Plus: the first one invited family and friends to attend her information evening, while the other was a reminder to pray for Beth and YWAM regularly.

I created this card using the Earthy Digital Kit. I cut out the Townsville sign from a photo using the Straight Custom Cutting Tool on the Cut and Fill Ribbon, and added a drop shadow using the Shadow Tool on the Format Ribbon to it. The font is Batik Regular.

This card was created using two photos. The first was used to create the background. I again used the Custom Cutting Tool to cut Beth's head and shoulders out of another photo and placed it over the top. I used the Soften Edge Filter on the Format Ribbon to blend the cut edges into the background, then added a drop shadow so that it looked like she was standing in front of the scene.

Beth is returning to Townsville early on Friday morning, so I guess things will become a bit quieter around here again! We will miss you Beth!