Coming Soon To a Church Near You!

After six weeks of familiarizing myself and maneuvering my way through the Movie Maker program that is on my computer, frustration over mistakes I made, major disappointment accompanied by utter disbelief when I lost the entire video on my first attempt to save it as a permanent file, forcing me to recreate the entire thing in two days so I could get it to Beka...and a WHOLE lot of prayer...

...the story of Wongani's Hope is now on video!

My husband, Steve, also worked tirelessly to add 32 voice-overs to the project.  Needless to say, there were many re-takes to get it as close to perfect as we could with a microphone at the kitchen table instead of a sound studio.  As he read through the script I had created, he would often find himself shedding tears as emotions rushed over him, even though he knew the story as well as his own.  I would smile, say "cut," and we would give it another go.  Many prayers were uttered in the making of this video.  But even more amazing were the lessons we received from the LORD as we attempted to create it.  Patience and perseverance brought it to its completion.  God is, indeed, good - all of the time!

The problems didn't stop there, however.  We discovered more when it was finally burned onto a disc.  What we thought was a flawless recording proved to be completely dependent upon my computer's mood.  Although there were a couple of "digital blips" I kept trying to  eliminate (regardless of the number of times I re-saved the file trying to do so, and that kept showing up in different locations), God finally gave us that flawless file.  But not until He decided it was time.

Last night, after two failed attempts to get it posted onto YouTube, my third attempt was successful!  The world can now watch Beka's and Anna's story in living color on YouTube and see the progress that has been made on building the toddler house.

Steven Spielberg we ain't, but we hope the video will tell their story in such a way that you get a better feel for what Beka and Anna are attempting to do in Malawi and the things they have accomplished to date.  It was created to help Beka gain recognition for their work and to offer to churches and organizations who may have the heart to become involved in her fund raising efforts.

Please take 17 minutes and 52 seconds to watch it.  After you do, we are hoping that you will share the video with others so that they, too, can see the amazing work the LORD is doing through these two wonderful women, and unite with us as we joyfully watch God's will completed through them.

If you haven't yet visited my other blog, Wongani's Hope, I pray this video will encourage you to do so.   Only a small portion of Beka's and Anna's story is represented here, and you can fill in the blanks by reading their entire story on the blog.  You won't be disappointed! 

Enjoy!  And please let us know how we did!