'Facing The Giants'

When I woke up this morning & walked to the living room, I saw this DVD next to the TV, so I walked over to pick it up to find out what this movie is all about. The title of this movie is 'Facing The Giants', an inspiring movie about a rugby team in America.

When I turned over to the back cover of this DVD, I noticed that this movie isn't filmed by a secular film maker, but actually a church! In my mind, I was thinking... "Okay, this is different... but maybe its just another one of those inspiring sports shows... but I enjoy watching such shows, so I'll watch it over my breakfast & see what this show is about..."

Little did I know that God used this movie to REALLY touch my heart... & I actually cried 17 times in this 112 min movie! 17 times! The music score is excellent & strikes deep into my heart strings. The plot is great, as it encompasses not just the sport of rugby, but also about real life issues such as belief, purpose, attitude, teamwork, peer pressure, discouragement, faith & even infertility in marriage.

Just watching how these actors & actresses struggle through these circumstances just touched the inner core of my heart. Btw, later on I realised (when I watched the commentary) that they are ALL members & volunteers from that small church called Sherwood Baptist Church at Albany, Georgia. None of them earned any money out of this movie making, but everyone gave their utmost because it came from a unique vision of their church.

Michael Catt, the Senior Pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church, has a vision... & he believes that his church can "reach the world from Albany, Georgia." For that to happen, they needed to be creative. The pastors learnt from a survey that TV is one of the most influential sources for the people in America.

Fortunately, the church's pastoral staff includes a pair of brothers with a lifelong dream to make movies. Thus, they decided that they wanted to change how ministry can be done & to reach others through another creative avenue. Thus, Sherwood Pictures, the church's unique film-making ministry, was born!

It all started with their first movie production titled 'Flywheel' which they took only $20,000 to make by renting film equipment, getting volunteers, etc. By the work of God, this movie was filmed in the theatres & many came out crying & wanted to find out more about God. And many of the believers came out wanting to establish a stronger relationship with God! It was so heart warming just to hear this happen! How I wish I could be involved in this area of ministry too!

Thereafter, from the award winning producers of Flywheel, comes this movie 'Facing The Giants', an action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure.

In six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never led his Shiloh Eagles to a winning season. After learning that he and his wife Brooke face infertility, Grant discovers that a group of fathers are secretly organizing to have him dismissed as head coach. Devastated by his circumstances, he cries out to God in desperation.

When Grant receives a message from an unexpected visitor, he searches for a stronger purpose for his football team. He dares to challenge his players to believe God for the impossible on and off the field. When faced with unbelievable odds, the Eagles must step up to their greatest test of strength and courage.



What transpires is a dynamic story of the fight between faith and fear. 'Facing the Giants' is indeed a very powerful experience for the whole family & inspiring viewers to live with faith, hope, and love!

Trust me, this is an excellent movie! Never had any movie made me cry 17 times! I was literally wiping off my flowing tears throughout the movie. My eyes were literally sore after the movie! For a guy like me who rarely cries, well... this movie REALLY touches our hearts... & I believe God has used this area of ministry to touch many more lives as well... as He did for me. Praise the Lord! =)