Graduation Class of 2012

Thank you Mom, Dad, Nathan, and Grandma for the graduation cards!

Post Graduation Update

Dear Family in Christ,

    Forgive me for taking so long since my last update on my trip to Africa. Since graduating from media school in Jerusalem, it’s like the enemy took advantage of all emotions and pulled me as low as he could. For awhile now, I’ve been struggling to keep on my feet. I’ve even felt that my Christian walk has been in jeopardy. This morning I prayed for help. By His grace, he sent it to me. It’s as though He woke me up from a deep sleep and now He’s putting me back on the right path giving me purpose again. As I was walking home that night, I could hear Him say “Keep walking and I will direct your feet”.

    It’s very easy to loose sight of your purpose and make soft, easy choices which eventually put you to sleep in your faith. That is what the enemy wants us to do, and he succeeded with me for awhile. The devil must have forgotten that when I was a young child, I prayed that God would protect me from falling away from Him. Indeed, He heard my prayer all those years ago.  He keeps me in His sight and gives me purpose for living.

    I have been called to serve the Lord in Africa. Yes, it does worry me a bit because I am an easy target for mosquitoes (which carry Malaria) and am not particularly a strong enough guy to defend off attacks from lions; however, I have no choice but to obey the Lord. If He is calling me to go, then I must go, even if it does include facing a lion for a lost soul (may the Lord be with me). I’m asking that we work together in accomplishing the goal of spreading the gospel to foreign countries wether by prayer, donations, or both. Below are details of my trip:


When: August 20th, 2012

Where: Nairobi, Kenya

How Long: 1 year

Why: Using media skills to reach lost souls


Support Raised:     $11,274.90

Needed:         $8,725.10

DEADLINE IS JULY 9th, 2012

All Grown Up and Graduated

As I stepped up on the brightly-lit auditorium stage, Peter, Wael, Viivi, and I fought back the tears of emotion as our teacher spoke highly of us. Nostalgia ran high under the warming rays of the stage lights. Aaron our teacher stood on the right of me delivering such warm and encouraging words. He encouraged us to stick to our morals and not sacrifice them for the world. He's seen many people ignore their conscience for the glory of man. The water began to fill my eye. I took the personal obligation to let my work be pleasing to God and not mankind. Applause filled the room lifting the pages to the next chapter of my life. This chapter of my life will be entitled...


Missionary

Sitting here alone in the school way after hours, I'm listening to music and organizing footage from the day's shoot. It's  sad to think that  life in Israel is coming to a close. I've made so many friends here and can't bare the thought of leaving them. This deserves a sad face, indeed. There is a saying that when you leave this land you leave a part of your heart behind. I feel myself becoming a victim to this truthful saying. I'm so thankful for one more month here, but still am sad. In happier terms, graduation is in eight days! Wait...now it makes me think of leaving...haha. It's crazy how fast everything has been going. If I blink, the time passes right under me. Oh sad thoughts, let be be free from you.

Well...

Now that I've rambled on and on, I'll try to impart some sort of lesson I've learned from the days activities. I've learned that most people respect your morals in life. It is so important to stick with them. Don't let fear of man pressure you. Most people are encouraged by someone who stands for something he/she believes in. So be encouraged everyone! I'm so thankful for everything in life. Now my eyes are telling me I have a few minutes left before they shut. So this is one grateful boy signing off...

Random design that I made awhile back...

The start of production! Whoohoo. Today we shot the first scene of our final semester project. Quite an amazing feeling really. Are weeks of intense pre-production, the vision is becoming reality. There is no feeling like watching your idea form in front of you. Something that i'm learning...

Are a six hour shoot, our stomachs told us it was time to put away the equipment and get something to eat! Of course, it didn't happen as quickly as we all wished. There was a whole set of various procedures that took place before the taste of delicious mouth-watering pizza could be munched on. Who's idea was it for us to take a bus, move equipment, and start transferring footage in the first place? Don't we  pay someone for that? Wait...we are the ones who are paying to learn this stuff...

It's not bad at all, really. There are so many things I have been learning! It excites and amazes me to see how this skill and knowledge I'm acquiring at King School of Media is going to be applied in Kenya, Africa and ultimately God's glory! I can't wait to start filming/ editing our feature film that's in pre-production stage. That is a whole other story that I'm too tired to write about at this time. I'm finding out that past 1 AM in the morning my productivity screeches to a hault. And that is my Que. to sign off and get some sleep. Production day 2 starts tomorrow!

Directing/Scriptee/Production Assist

Gotta love the 5D Mark II

Harry with the 5D shoulder rig