So, you want to take my picture...

Did you know that there is a fee for this?  Oh!  And an extra fee if you want to be IN the picture with me...  Not fair you say?  Not Christian you say?  Perhaps... but sometimes I feel like being a bratty little kid and doing a little tit for tat.  Many people here won't let you take THEIR picture.  They get angry and threatening.  Some may say that they feel that you are going to steal their souls if you capture them on camera.  Some may truly believe this, but the majority are pacified if you whip out your wallet and grease their palm.
And it is truly tiring and irritating to be at a church, ministering, or praying for someone only to have a sudden bright light explode in your face.  Especially precious are those moments when you are in prayer, and feel someone standing very (read uncomfortably) close to you... and then... FLASH... you realize it was all just a photo op.
I realize I am white (yes, really, I just said it...).  I realize it may be like having a celebrity visiting your church.  I realize that some of you, down the road, will show our picture to other missionaries and tell them what a close relationship we had.  Cynical, but sometimes true.  I realize for some of you, it is a way to remember our ministry, the teaching you received, or a special time we did share.
So, you want to take my picture... couldn't you at least ask?  Couldn't we find a way to do it less intrusively?  Because, as much as I want to tell you there is a fee (mainly just to see the shocked look on your face :-p ) if you ask, Benjamin would do handstands for your picture.  And that is something way cooler than the pictures you are currently taking.