All of our participants have arrived. Three from Kenya, and one each from Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Madagascar. English is the common language that we all understand, although at different levels. But the communication is going well. We opened with devotions with Andy Hinderlie, who is a Regional Rep for ELCA who lives in Madagascar. We then went into introductions and expectations around the room. Almost everyone expressed the desire to learn more about Web technologies, such as blogs, building Web sites, online giving, and programming. So even though this is a Video Workshop, I think I will be quite busy answering web questions!

We then moved to introducing the equipment and teaching how to use it. Most of the participants were familiar with some of the technology, but some had not used a digital camera before. Once we all get up to speed, we'll get out there and start shooting!

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