W is for Work

Now that I'm not pastoring at the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, I'm working with Venture Graphics, Inc. which specializes in architectural illustration. I'm really blessed that the company hired me even though I have virtually no experience in graphics outside of being the brother to a fine arts major. I've put together a little video showing the basic steps of architectural graphics, so you can see what we do.

I have no false pretensions that I am good or will be ever really good at this work, but the software and techniques are simple enough even for me. Should I be so bold to say that it is simple enough that anyone can do it? I hope so. VGI is not just a Christian company, but it is one that has a Christian mission: We're hoping to train up missionaries in architectural illustration so that they can use the skills for gainful employment in unevangelized countries. No only that, but VGI will "outsource" our work to the missionary out on the field. We've been in discussion with a pastor who would like to serve as a missionary in Shanghai. We do hope to have him there in a couple of years time. See n Say.