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"Pro-bound!"

May/19/07 Filed in: Video-editing | Local Church Ministry | Soccer

“Pro”-Bound!

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Some of you now about my (Alice’s) background in editing… that I worked at a local television station in Mississippi producing commercials before I became a missionary. Since joining CRM, God has used my experience in the media world to enable me to live out one of my passions: to create short videos that capture God’s heart for Japan.


From May 18th to 22nd I will be attending a week-long course at Austin Film School to become professionally certified in the Final Cut Pro video-editing software.

Why now? Independent film-makers, Hollywood editors, and corporate video and event producers use this professional-grade software and it is an industry standard. Although the learning curve is very steep, I have already produced a few projects with this software, and have reached the point where professional training is necessary for further advancement.

Some of you have seen some of the videos we’ve created to help supporters see what God is doing in Japan. This training will help me to do that even better, and open more doors for ministry. I have already been asked to produce several short projects for the church in Japan. Internationally, I will be working with CRM’s “visual storyteller,” Andy Silk, to shoot/produce promotional videos about Japan for the CRM website.

We pray that God will anoint this time of training in Austin and that God will continue to use these videos to open people’s eyes to the spiritual poverty in Japan, and that they would be moved to pray for Japan.

Here are some other exciting things happening:

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Kadin is going to be a big brother! Mommy and baby are both healthy, and we praise God for another easy pregnancy. The due date is Nov. 6th. Please pray for us and for the baby as we prepare for this new addition!





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Church growth: Our church, Kiyose Grace Chapel, recently moved into a larger space as we were bursting at the seams. God continues to open new doors of ministry, especially with young couples.







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Coaching at CAJ: From May 21 to 25, Sean’s soccer team from the Christian Academy in Japan will be participating in the Far East tournament in Okinawa with teams from all over Asia. This year’s team has bonded more than any other Sean has coached up until now, spending significant time with each other on and off the field.

Please pray for traveling mercies; that the guys will draw even closer to God and each other; and that they will have a memorable finale to a great season!






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