production notes

it was very eventful, reflecting on the death and resurrection of Jesus as a community. it also made a difference when one or two took the initiative to present items for this significant weekend.

only a month earlier, we decided that Easter was supposed to be a much more meaningful even for us than Christmas is, and yet we never really did anything. so, we decided to do something.

after our initial idea was deemed unsuitable, an 'old' song managed to inspire a tambourine dance. such meaningful lyrics - the gospel in a song as she put it. this time, idea accepted. so we went ahead.

problem was, the first three lines of the song could not be 'danced' out. this is where visual support comes in. brainstorm, research, sketches on paper, trace, colour, sequence, test, fine-tune... about two weeks spent in all. not to mention the dance choreography and hours of practice into the night.

all right, Easter is taken care of.

Good Friday? didn't think about it... until asked to present an item. about 4 days before. so what are we going to do? a song presentation is the only possible option, had a few songs in mind. but not enough time for anyone to practice. so this is where visual support comes in again.

proposed to portray stills from Passion of the Christ onto this song given to me a few months back. sounds easy. until i had to watch the movie. i saw it few years back, but now watching it again drove me near to tears until i had to lock my room door.

i survived and managed to put a decent presentation together. i didn't expect it to go far as i only had two nights on it, compared to the two weeks put into the first one. also because the movie was so much more powerful than what i put together. entrusting it to God, i prepped it for presentation.

it was presented on the Good Friday service. feedback? very powerful and moving. praise God. some asked to have a copy. guess the video turned out much better than i expected.

i couldn't wait for Easter Sunday (because Easter is a much more significant celebration). they had the anticipating tambourine practice on Saturday night.

Easter came, and the dance was beautiful. well done, dancers!

service is over, and i got requests for the Good Friday video.

until today, i still receive requests for the Good Friday video.

truly, God works in mysterious ways. what was done in less than two days could go so far. it cannot be me, it can only be Him.

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