Details: Saint Martin is a small island approximately 300km east of Puerto Rico. Since they don’t have much room for a runway, large jets landing at Princess Juliana International Airport must come in low right over the beach before touching down. (Source: Wikipedia - Saint Martin)

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It’s day five on our mission trip, and we’re finishing up our projects. Caroline and Angie are in the kitchen priming the new counters. Outside Jessie is helping the guys build some bunk beds for a family that arrived just this week.

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Our kitchen cabinet project has been progressing nicely. Here’s a quick checkin with Bart to see where we stand.

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During our stay in Tijuana, our team has enjoyed reading notecards from our friends.

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A couple of weeks ago I bought a new phone. Now after a little tinkering, I’m able to post pictures, video and text directly from it.

As my first video post, I thought I’d share this funny video of Beth hiding from the camera.

Psalm 23 as recited by a little girl. “Train up a child in the way [she] should go, Even when [she] is old [she] will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).

(If you don’t appreciate cuteness, this post isn’t for you. However, if you do, this video should fill your quota for a couple of weeks.)

The Magic Candle from Michael Wender on Vimeo.

Explanation
I first learned about this “trick” when I was in elementary school. If I remember correctly, I believe the flame from the portable torch ignites the smoke and travels down to the source where it re-ignites the wick.

If you have a better explanation for this, please leave a comment, and I’ll update this post.

The premise is simple: They shoot the first scene of a movie; you shoot the next. Then your scene competes for votes from visitors to the Rootclip website. The winner of each round receives $500, and the final chapter winner gets an all expenses paid trip to the Traverse City Film Festival, August 1 - 3, 2008. If all this has your interest peaked, here’s a look at the first chapter from the first Rootclip film:

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept
Does the idea of shooting the next scene for the above clip get your creative juices flowing? Then you should head over to the Rootclip site for details on how to join the fun.

Knoxville Connection
If you’re one of my Knoxville readers, don’t be surprised if you recognized the locations. The Rootclip guys are a part of the E.W. Scripps Knoxville workforce (think News Sentinel, HGTV, Metro Pulse, etc.).