IN THE LIGHT
At seven in the morning, before the heat settles over Sunnyside, the light comes in low and gold across the porches, over the hands of the elders who have kept those steps for fifty years, over the faces of the children who pass them and do not look. All that light, falling on all that history, and no one has thought to catch it. This summer, we intend to.
What it is
In the Light is a free eight-week photography and videography discipleship program for Sunnyside preteens and teens, ages 10–18. Students learn to hold a real camera and read light the way an artist reads it, then turn their lenses on something worth the trouble: a documentary honoring five Sunnyside elders, their faith, their memory, and their hope.
Why light & darkness
In the craft
In photography and film, you learn to see, shape, and capture light. It is the first thing every artist learns to read.
In the gospel
Jesus is the Light of the world. We are made to walk in that light, and to carry it into dark places.
We teach both together: craft and character, in the same room, at the same hour.
What it does, all at once
Disciples
A dozen-plus Sunnyside teens grow in faith and put it in their own words.
Equips
They gain a real, portfolio-grade creative skill they take home with them.
Honors
Five elders are seen, celebrated, and preserved, their stories saved forever.
It ends with a Gallery Night & Screening: the photographs on the wall, the films on the screen, the students’ names beneath the work, and the whole neighborhood gathered to look.
THEN: Saturdays at 10:00 AM (8 weeks)
WHO: Sunnyside youth (preteens & teens), ages 10–18 · Free
WHERE: Location shared with registered families
QUESTIONS: erica@resurrectionhouston.org
Register your student
Registration takes about two minutes. You’ll give your student’s name and age, a parent/guardian contact, and photo permission. Then we’ll follow up with the location and next steps.