A team of 6 of us went down. Scott, our marketing guy (above, on left) shot video footage, while I took still shots and helped with lighting. Four students here at the Bible Institute were the subjects of all our shots.

Ginger (above), is a french student from Quebec. Our final DVD will have both a French and an English version, as we have an awesome French ministry in Quebec, including a full Bible Institute and French Immersion program.

Before heading to Toronto we brainstormed locations to shoot. So yes, this idea was definitely ripped from Newsboys’ “Adoration” album.

Jay (above), graduated university with several years of Animation & Design under his belt. He has an awesome testimony of how he went through university pursuing his dreams only to realize he had no eternal purpose. He made the decision to study God’s Word here for a year and had his life changed by God. He will be coming on staff with us next year in our media & design department and is planning on using his skills in media in full time ministry. This “purpose idea” will be talked about in the video to challenge people to get into God’s Word.

We were at Union Station in downtown Toronto when security approached us and informed us that we couldn’t use any tripods in the building for security reasons…which kinda was a bummer first as we were trying to take some time-lapse video of the business there. So we did our best without a tripod and resolved to add the “shaky” effect in post-processing to cover up our amateurness .

Just under a year ago God blessed us with the funds to purchase this video camera. We share it with our Quebec campus and the rest of our Canadian ministry in an effort to increase the quality of our promotional and ministry video productions. It’s Scott’s baby.

And finally here I am in a shot. Stunning, I know. Most of the time I was behind a camera, but here I am helping reflect some light while Nigel (guy on right in the “newsboys” overpass shot) stole a few shots.

We still have at least another full day of shooting in some rural and suburban locations. I’ll put some more photos up later and maybe some video clips.

Please be praying for the ministry of the Bible Institute here in Ontario, and for the lives we can impact in our circle of influence! I was really encouraged this week while attending a student worship and sharing time called “focus”. Just hearing the many testimonies of what God has been doing in their lives and how excited they are for the future really motivated me to do my best for Christ in my ministry here. It is exciting to see the numbers coming in for next year! We have a record number of applications for the fall of 08, and are gearing up for another great student class!

Students have just finished studying Philippians with Pastor Steve Hobbs, and are now in Galatians with Pastor Ken Philmore. Coming up is Revelation with Dr. Jimmy DeYoung, a reporter and Prophecy scholar who lives in Israel. Each weekend the students and I are busy running Snow Camp, so you can be praying that despite the hectic schedules, we will keep our focus on Christ and glorifying Him!