11/26 Macon (11/27 Moi day) wrote: Did I tell you I have been nervous?
Today is the last day and we are worn out. Equipment is filled with mud and we are sitting in Crockett’s tribal home, just staring at each other. We did interview with Rich Brown earlier and have Moi people out looking for a centipede for a shot.
Last night we got the finishing shots we needed at night time with people on trails with torches and the “sick guy” in the hut. It went great. Earlier in the day we filmed the missionaries teaching and the re-enactment of tribal guys doing the crucifixion drama. The quality of the film that Ben Smallbone is shooting is pretty awesome.
We have been so impressed on how well the Moi have fit into the acting! They were great. And the missionaries have gone beyond the call of duty! We are so impressed with the Browns and the Crocketts and they pretty much delivered everything we asked of them.
We also filmed testimonies of the Moi believers and it was such a blessing to hear the missionary tell us what they said. Stephen Crockett is busy today doing the transcription of their testimonies.
Yesterday was the first day without rain all day. It was such a huge day for us…. Many of the days we were rained out by noon or early afternoon. Jaars helped by delaying their flight one day to pick us up.
We are working to save all the video footage to multiple hard drives – and Ben is scrubbing his special bags for carrying his cameras and stuff. I don’t think he will ever get the Moi mud off them. We have to have everything at the top of the airstrip by 8 am in the morning for our flight out.
Be praying as we head home to put this story together. We have the footage…. But the story, the editing, the music is the next thing to bring together. Pray for good weather tomorrow when the JAARS plane comes in to pick us up.
ps. Macon and his crew should be out of the tribe now and home by December 3.