All eyes were on me, willing me to jump. The perception of danger was palpable enough that several people took out their cell phones, ready to record if the blue waters turned crimson. My pulse raced as I looked down to the dark shadows rocketing through the waters below me. As I stood on the…
In 2012 I had the privilege of producing and directing my first documentary film Ru: Water is Life. We raised appr. $30,000 and shot for two weeks in South Sudan. The experience was beyond anything I could have imagined. By 2015 Ru: Water is Life had been in 15 film festivals, was screened to tens of thousands…
My new book, ‘The Chronicles of CS Lewis’ will be out in early spring. I need to have 25 reviews for Amazon when the book goes up. Will you be one of those reviewers? Qualifications: 1. You like to read 2. You like me 3. You can read a 191 page book in a month…
The number one question we hear after a screening of RU is: ‘Where is Jina?’ This video was taken a year ago, before the current South Sudan conflict. As of now, Jina is safe in a orphanage near the Uganda border but life is tough in South Sudan. Please pray for her safety and the…
The run with our short documentary ‘Ru: Water is Life’ has been a journey beyond our imagination. We have travelled from coast to coast, screening at fourteen film festivals, winning a few awards, raising funds for Water is Basic, and sharing both the desperate need for clean water in South Sudan and demonstrating practical ways…
Just when the waters had calmed,a new wave washes us off our feet… Hard to believe that it’s been over four years since we decided to create our documentary Ru: Water is Life and 17 months since it premiered on July 15, 2012, at Irving Bible Church. This had been a thrilling adventure. Not only…
“Let’s just complete a film.” Steve’s words, spoken five months earlier, rang in my brain like a two-ton church bell calling in a Sunday morning church service. I wondered if Ru: Water is Life was going to be completed. Would Steve, who took a risk on us, be disappointed once again? It was mid-January 2012….
The recognitions and awards for Ru (Water is Life) just keep flooding in! Although we are excited to announce that Ru (Water is Life) has been selected for other upcoming film festivals, our big news today is that we learned this week that our 19-minute film won the First Place Documentary Award at the recent Bayou…
This is the press release that went out today about the Premier and the acceptance of Ru: Water is Life into our first film festival. For immediate release North Texas filmmakers earning kudos for documentary Ru In our country, we debate the options of tap versus bottled water. For most residents of the world’s newest…
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE The Via Advent is awarded the Silver Medal in the 2011 Independent Publishers Book Awards DALLAS, TX (May 9, 2011) – The Via Advent took home the Silver medal in the Inspirational/Spiritual category at the fifteenth annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. The Independent Publisher Book Awards, also known as the “IPPY” Awards,…