So last about two weeks ago we posted Episode 16 of the Congocast video podcast. Episode 16! We think we only have one more episode to go – and I can hardly believe it.

We began editing this project about 2 years ago – and a team of people* have helped us comb through a total of over 150 hours of footage to help get us to this point. You might wonder how does one boil down 150 hours of footage. A Giant Cork Board is how:

Every episode since around EP 8 has been laid out on this cork board (the stacks for each past episode are on the left side of the board). This may be an crazy way to do things, but it’s the only way that I could stay sane while trying to figure out how to distill that many story arcs into some kind of engaging narrative. Our goal has always been to tell the story of Robin and Wendy while weaving their journey together with the needs that are present in the DRC every day.

I hope that this little picture reminds us all of just how large this story is. There are so many different lives represented on this board. Some stories are happy and uplifting while others are hard to hear and even harder to share. But at the end of the day – each one of those cards on that board represents a moment in time – a moment in someones life – a moment in this story that hopes to engage you in the cause of helping end this conflict in the DRC.

I hope that you are able to take just one moment from this podcast – just one of these cards – and share it with the people you know. Take the card and the little story that it represents, the story that has impacted you, and pass it along as we try and work together to help bring an end to what is happening in the DRC.

*The previously mentioned team of people are a major part of what has made this project possible! Thank you so much Parrish, Joey, Luke, Matt, Caroline, Kellie, Jessica, and Hillary!