Miss HIV



We have met some interesting people while in Uganda, none more so that Mart Green. Mart is the owner and founder of the Christian bookstore chain, Mardel (sp?), out of Oklahoma City. He is also the producer of the movie The End of the Spear and the documentary Through Gates of Splendor. He is in Uganda filming his next documentary called Miss HIV. It is a documentary on the HIV AIDS epidemic and they are using a beauty contest in Botswana called Miss HIV as part of the story. They are filming in Kampala for 1 week to document the work of Pastor Ssempa’s ministry as well as the work of the first lady of Uganda in using abstinence as the most effective way of preventing AIDS. We were able to have dinner with Mart Green and were very encouraged by his step of faith of moving into the film industry with no previous background in this media. God has obviously called him to this area of ministry and has given them a very productive time here filming a wedding, funeral, Primetime, Makerere Community Church, and a music video to be included in the film. We have been at many of these events while they were filming, so maybe we might show up in a movie.



The Newsboys

The Newsboys are also here as part of the filming effort and included in the documentary. They are also filming a music video for a new song called Something Beautiful, which is about marriage. They are using students from the church in the video for dancing and acting. Much of the video is being filmed at the student facility for the church that is called the White House. Christian and I were able to meet the Newsboys yesterday during a break in the filming. They are giving a concert tonight at a college about 1 hour away that we hope to attend if we can find transportation.