I made my first video.
Be warned it’s PG-13.
I could have made it G rated. I thought about it.
But I wanted you to experience White Beach– smell the ocean, see the sand and dirty, hear the pounding music, and be blinded by the lights. But more importantly I wanted you to see the people of White Beach. The girlyboys who spend hours layering on makeup, gluing on eye lashes, fitting on padding. Clothing themselves in lace, silk, and spandex- in the smallest quantities possible.
They smile and flirt as they get ready, but you can see the pain in their eyes. Some are only 16, but every night they dress themselves, paint themselves, display themselves. They dance for hours for the amusement of the men who come to see them.
Some sell themselves afterwards.
Showing the dichotomy between these boys and the children who wander the beach. The children who are too young to participate, but spend school nights walking barefoot through the sand selling snacks and trinkets late into the night. They sit and watch the performances, clapping to the music and laughing at the more twisted ridiculous displays. They play games in the sand, entertaining themselves until they can go home.
Dirt and Glitter. There is both darkness and beauty at White Beach.
Dirt and Glitter from K. Schneider on Vimeo.
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All I can do is love them.
I realized after completing our ministry on White Beach love is the best I can offer them. I’ve never been through their experiences or lived their lives, but I know the Creator who made them. The same one who says “Let love be genuine” (Romans 12:9, ESV). I genuinely love them as children of God. I got the chance to hang out with them, cheer for them, eat with them, play kids’ games with them. I’ll keep praying for their salvation, for them to know the love of God first hand. Please pray for them too.
