April 29th Update

Wow! Praise the Lord! God has been moving mightily during this whole film production process!

Marketing/Financial Stuff
1. The Lord has graciously provided $8,000 thus far! My Producer, Saphrin, actually sent Mark Cubin (owner of the Mavericks) an e-mail the other day explaining what we, as a team have been doing with this documentary, what are goals and passions are and the dreams we have with marketing this DVD to people across the country. He e-mailed her back on his production e-mail and said that he was very interested in seeing our documentary when it's done and if he likes it, he wants to help us market it! He even said that he normally doesn't e-mail people back but he has somebody else do it because he can't spell really well! I believe this is the Lord's ordaining hand orchestrating everything just the way He sees fit. Even if Mark Cubin decided not to go through with the marketing aspect, at least he will be hearing the gospel presented by Nick in such a personal powerful way. :) THE LORD IS SO GOOD! My producer has also been in contact with Jerry Jenkins' (author of the Left Behind Series) son, Dallas Jenkins, regarding our documentary on how we should go about selling the DVDs and such.

CA Plans/Outline/Interview Questions
2. As for as CA, we are leaving on May 3rd and our filming dates with Nick will be the 5th and 6th. We have a lot of activities planned and questions to ask. This is more of a reality documentary, a lot like the new film that was just released titled, Expelled. We are coming at an angle of filming this as our adventure of going to CA to meet Nick and sharing the experiences that we will have with Nick over the course of two days! Being able to talk about the subject, "the measure of a man," and talking about his life and what God has been doing in his ministry and heart! The Lord also provided a way for us to get a free filming pass for DFW's airport. That way, we will be able to capture the excitement before getting on our plane to head out to see Nick! The outline is coming and so are the interview questions. We are targeting our questions to be leading ones, thus, getting the answers that we are wanting to hear from those we are interviewing. We've also been sharpening our arc, working on the undercurrents that we will be weaving in and through the documentary and making sure all the equipment is in order. Things are coming together!

Prayer Requests/Updates
3. As far as prayer requests go, we need prayer specifically in these areas:
~Kayleen, our photographer, is sick as of right now, and is in need of prayer! Please pray that the Lord would touch her body and that all the other crew members would have strength during the course of this week and next.
~That all the equipment would make it to CA safe and sound.
~Protection as we travel to and from CA, driving, at the beach, at Nick's house..etc.
~Clarity of mind, creativity, guiding the Cinematographer's hands, speaking through Alan as he converses with Nick on camera, for God to give me grace as I direct and make sure things are looking the way they are suppose to be and that God would give Saphrin (my Producer), strength and peace during this crazy time of filming!

Blessings! I will be updating periodically while we are in CA to keep all of ya'll aware of what's happening on our end! :) Love you all!!!!

In Christ,
Stephanie

Fundraiser in Houston

Wow! Friday, my crew and I left at 3:30 in the morning and drove down to Houston for the fundraiser that was being held at Northland Christian School. It was amazing! Saphrin got to share the logistics and pratical ways they could help with the process of this project and I was able to share my passion, vision and the goals for doing this documentary on Nick's life and ministry. We recieved $1,300 in 45 minutes! How?! Well, one of the students at the school is an amazing drummer and he actually contributed his time to play for 45 minutes while people donated. He played nonstop and was sweating and got all the students pumped! It was so cool! I was so grateful and just blown away with how onboard NCC (Nothland Christian School) is with this project! The Lord is so true to His word. What God orders, He pays!

This week, we are going to be getting in touch with an equipment rental company in LA, working on the outline, interview questions and just finalizing everything. Everything is happening so quickly. :)

Blessings,
Stephanie

April 10th Update

Hey Everyone! The Lord is providing extravagantly! :) It just blows me away that what ever God orders, He pays! We are now up to $6,365.00! My crew and I are leaving for Houston on the 18th for a fundraiser being held at Northland Christian School. Chaplain Rich Reeves is so on board with this documentary and is wanting to help us get this project off the ground! It's exciting!

I talked to Nick's assistant today and May 5th and 6th are locked in and we have those two dates specifically for us to film this documentary! We will be covering all the legality issues once we get there and work on getting a contract signed and ready so that when the time comes to distribute the DVDs we will be set to go.

This week, my main goal is to really crack down on my outline, work on collecting interview questions, contact people to cover details relating to the topic, "The Measure of a Man,"and make sure all is in order to fly out on May 3rd! Our equipment is in order, several older men in the film making arena are giving their time and energy to help us in any way they can. We are so grateful!

Please keep us covered in prayer!

Blessings,
Stephanie