Taking A Stand Against The Storm
BY HEATH McKINNEY, MESA, AZ, USA - In a meeting we had on Tuesday. We discussed much of the importance that we will need to assume in order for this project to become what we all want it to. We were taught some of the camera operating procedures necessary for a big film shot on location in an area with limited power, as well as a few lighting techniques; which I'm more than happy to learn.
Before, the meeting began, we were bombarded with a larger than life dust storm. Before it hit there was little or no breeze (the calm before the storm), and it seemed like a huge mountain moving forward to swallow everything in its path. I envisioned that this movie is very much the same. A lot of us are speechless and don't really have much to say, or we just don't know what to say before we get out there and swallow it all up. But once we get there, we'll be running down anything that stands in our way to get the Zambian Voice into the world. It's a very necessary step.
I was cleaning my room this morning and found a Maglight that I had to use for two months while I lived in Venezuela. Being in a perpetual blackout we had no power or water for six weeks. Forced to bathe with the water we had purifed for drinking, out of a bucket with a spoon. I'm not going to say I thought a lot durning that time but it did make me appreciate so much more what I have here. I think there is a secret to life and that secret is, humility. In countries like Venezuela, and Zambia, humility is a life lesson many know well. This is the chance we all have to gain a humble understanding of this African nation. And I'm exhilirated to be able to be with humble and loving people once again, soon.