Superstar Highlight #3

This week i'm highlighting a team member who recently departed the crew.

In December '06 we said goodbye to a key member of team 2, Sam Bothasitse. Sam was a legend on Team 2 and left to re-join his wife and 2 children in his home nation, Botswana.

Sam grew tremendously in his confidence and ability whilst serving on the crew.. When he first tried camera i remember asking him to tilt down a little as his head room was too high, he couldn't make the camera tilt so i sent Joelle out to undo his tilt lock.. she came back in and told me the tilt lock was already off.. but he was so nervous he had gripped the handles so tightly that he couldn't move them!!

Despite his nerves he came and served each week and slowly but surely honed in on his skills, overcame his fears, and developed a TV record quality mid-shot. Most significantly he pushed through his fear of public speaking and became a prayer warrior for Team 2, which added a huge edge to the spiritual maturity of the team.

We'll miss him heaps, but feel encouraged that he's taking his new found camera skills back to his church in Botswana.. Perhaps he'll pioneer a TV ministry over there and we'll watch his show on TV one day!!

Thanks for everything SAM.. you're a superstar!!