RADIATING CHRIST
BOBBY KENNEY III Photographer St. Susanna Parish, Mason Our Lady of the Rosary, Dayton
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Pictures are worth a thousand words. Looking at a picture of photographer and entrepreneur Bobby Kenney III, though, would only give you a glimpse of the faith journey he has been on in his life so far. Growing up in West Chester, Kenney admitted his connection to Christ wasn’t strong when he was younger. “At the age of 13 was when I really started falling into sin,” Kenney said. The sin Kenney referred to led him to dangerous activities that included getting shot at during a drug deal when he was 16. Two years later, Kenney was in felony rehab, “a clean prison for juveniles,” as Kenney described it. While there, he began to hear the Lord’s message. “There were a couple guys who came every Sunday for Church to talk about Jesus and Scripture,” Kenney said. “It was there that I found hope for the very first time in my life.” Out of rehab, Kenney went to college, but quickly found 2 2 | THE CATHOLIC TE LEGRAPH
@bobbykenney3 @bk3weddings @youarelovedmission himself back on a destructive path. After more highs and lows, Kenney felt an urge to reignite his relationship with God. “I asked myself, ‘What am I doing? I’m not seeking anything of living for any sort of purpose,’” Kenney said. “So I decided to pray for the first time in years. I simply asked God for help and some sort of guidance.” That guidance came in the form of a gift at Christmas. “My mom gave me her old camera for Christmas, along with a necklace that had Jeremiah 29:11 on it, which says, ‘For I know well the plans I have in mind for you – oracle of the LORD – plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope,’” Kenney shared. “I was instantly inspired.” In the years that followed, Kenney fell in love with photography and built his relationship with God. While finding success with his photography, Kenney realized he could expand on his work to share God’s love. He was also in the process of creating a clothing line, but his initial plans for the brand weren’t aligned with promoting Christ.
