We filmed the morning church service –It was really different. People were sitting and singing praises in the incredible lilting way that they do, all the while smoking their pipes and hand rolls. You could “smell Jesus” in that room. The lesson today is “we are made in the image of God!” Little different image than we think, but profound for the Moi believers.
We also had the recording session with Awayo today… He is going to tell the Moi story for the film. We had him sitting under a tripod with a blanket to keep background noises out. This guy was great. He added his own thoughts into our script – he would add-lib as he went along — that was wonderful. This Moi man could be a script writer! I can’t wait for you to hear his voice and what he tells about the Moi way of life.
Nate Griffin, the film director wrote about the Moi Sunday Service:
I’m sitting in a tiny square hut set up on stilts to keep the rain from running in! There are probably 60 tribal believers crammed in here. Most of them are wearing gourds or grass skirts! They are singing in a beautiful lilting key that is unlike anything we’ve ever heard in the states! This church service is as far from anything we would show up to on a Sunday morning as it could possibly be! Jesus is here amongst the billowing smoke of baboo pipes and the high pitched squealing of the village pigs! He is here and he is smiling!