Month: January 2008
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Visit with Christians of the Holy Land
My former boss, the Rev. Eric Shafer has asked me to join him and a group of clergy from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on a visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. This is my sixth trip to Israel/Palestine. I’ll be documenting the journey and recording some new…
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Bremerton Ferry Seattle, Washington
The Bremerton Ferry takes cars and passengers from Seattle to Kitsap County, Washington. I recorded this footage on the ferry and in Scenic Beach State Park the day after a wind storm swept through the Pacific Northwest, December, 2006. The storm downed trees and power lines. The organ music is composed by J.S. Bach and…
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Tribute to a Passport
My friend and colleague, Stephen Padre wrote this article for his blog “The Middle Buldge.” Stephen is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He said it was fine if I posted it here. Any American who travels a lot, will enjoy this. Tribute to a PassportBy Stephen PadreI’m sorry, but I had to replace…
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YouTubeing East Africa
Internet video is changing the world. As developing nations leapfrog old communication technology in favor of new, digital Internet based forms of telling the story, a window of opportunity opens. In the fall of 2006 I was in Kitgum, Northern Uganda shooting footage for a documentary about forgiveness in the aftermath of war. During our…
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The Best Way to Rock and Roll
This is story from my archives. Back in 1998 my buddy Jim Parks and I did a story on Jim and Peter Mayer. The Mayer brothers are the sons of Lutheran missionaries. They grew up in Tamil Nadu, India. Today they play bass and lead guitar for Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes…