{"id":392,"date":"2014-07-24T14:15:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T14:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithsearch.org\/blogs\/rw\/?p=392"},"modified":"2015-11-17T18:54:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T18:54:45","slug":"2014-benefit-dinner-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wattmans.com\/blog\/ministry\/2014-benefit-dinner-video\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Benefit Dinner Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_393\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faithsearch.us\/blogs\/rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014_benefitCrowd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393\" class=\"wp-image-393 size-medium\" title=\"2013 Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction\" src=\"http:\/\/faithsearch.us\/blogs\/rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014_benefitCrowd-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some 175 friends of <em><strong>FaithSearch<\/strong><\/em> gathered for our annual Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on May 17.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last year it took me\u00a0nearly a year to\u00a0edit and post the video from our\u00a0Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction. <em>This year<\/em>, having learned from last year&#8217;s experience, and equipped with the right tools, it was a much easier process. I was able to edit and post the video after only <strong>two months<\/strong>! If you were unable to attend or would like to experience it again, you can see it on our <a title=\"2014 Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.faithsearch.us\/multimedia\/video_2014_00_Complete.shtml\">Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although I have learned efficiency with these tools, it seems there is always something that goes wrong. This year, it was the audio recording of the house sound: it didn&#8217;t happen as expected. As such, the video uses\u00a0only the on-camera audio, which is dominated by my laughing and other reactions, since, as operator, I was the one standing closest to the camera&#8217;s microphone. Sigh.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The annual event was held on 17 May, 2014, at Grace Church in Eden Prairie, MN.\u00a0This year&#8217;s gathering featured the entertainer\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Michael Pearce Donley.\u00a0<\/span>He is co-creator and co-star of <em>Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy<\/em>. (We have now had <strong>each of the three original stars<\/strong> host one of our events.) We were also celebrating the ministry&#8217;s 35 Years of proclaiming the Gospel with evidence. (Read more details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithsearch.us\/blog\/2014\/03\/coming-soon-2014-friends-of-faithsearch-benefit-dinner-silent-auction\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Again, in my role as\u00a0<strong>communications director<\/strong>, I am blessed\u00a0to use my diverse abilities and experience to help make events and media projects like this happen. Although I am not as directly involved in front line ministry, I am encouraged by remembering what\u00a0a teacher once pointed out, that among the earliest\u00a0mentions of God filling and empowering people with His Holy Spirit was the craftsmen\u00a0who\u00a0would build the tabernacle and its furnishings\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus+35%3A30-36%3A1&amp;version=NASB\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 35:30-36:1<\/a>). I seek to use God&#8217;s gifting, and to be guided by His Spirit, each day\u2014whether I am writing articles, editing books, managing computers, or creating DVDs.<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to be serving God in this capacity, as together we build His Kingdom by proclaiming the truth of His Gospel, and the evidence supporting it as an eyewitness account of the life and ministry of His Son Jesus. Thank you for your support and interest in my work and ministry. May God bless you for your faithfulness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year it took me\u00a0nearly a year to\u00a0edit and post the video from our\u00a0Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction. This year, having learned from last year&#8217;s experience, and equipped with the right tools, it was a much easier process. 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