Category: Tim Frakes Productions
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St. Paul Davenport
My friend, Pastor Peter Marty, asked me to help St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa, craft a video for their capital campaign “Acting with Love for the World.” St. Paul is a robust, century old congregation in the heart of the city. The campaign links financial giving with service through support of the public…
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Saul Ebema: An African Faith Odyssey
After his family was murdered in Southern Sudan’s second civil war, Saul Ebema began an odyssey and profound spiritual journey that took him from life as an orphaned African child soldier to seminary at the Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. www.frakesproductions.com
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Cricket a Wicket in Chicago Suburbs
On a Sunday afternoon in Bolingbrook, Illinois, we enjoyed a Cricket exhibition between teams representing India and Pakistan. An estimated crowd of 1,500 fans gathered Indian Chase Meadows Park, to watch a short (five hour) 20/20 match. Chicago is making a bid for the 2016 Olympics and organizers of this event hope that Cricket becomes…
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Alexander Robinson Woods
Alexander Robinson, Chief Cheecheepinqua of the Potawatomi (Squint Eye) was an important native leader and key figure in the early history of the City of Chicago. However, his role in the Fort Dearborn incident and the relationship between native people and European settlers is often left untold.
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Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall
On the banks of the Illinois River in Marseilles, Illinois, visitors pay their respects at the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall. The granite monument commemorates soldiers who died in the recent conflicts. The wall is 50 feet long and 6 feet high. Inscribed are the names of those killed in action. At the base of…
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Lutheran Life Communities
It is a pleasure to announce that this summer I will be working with Lutheran Life Communities, a top-tier, faith-based, non-profit, residential and healthcare organization based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Several video projects are on the agenda. We will tell stories about the organization, which began in 1892, and interview staff, residents and their families.…
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Augusta Victoria Hospital 2008
My friend the Rev. Mark Brown, is the Lutheran World Federation Regional Representative in Jerusalem. Last February, Mark asked me to help out with a promotional video for the Augusta Victoria Hospital. The Lutheran World Federation’s Augusta Victoria Hospital has served Palestinian refugees since 1950. The mission of Augusta Victoria Hospital is to alleviate human…
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Roman Ruins You Can Climb On
One of the best things about Turkey is accessibility to Roman ruins. Unlike Greece or Italy, Turkey is blessed with an abundance of ancient treasures that you can actually crawl around on. Yalvac is the biblical city of Antioch in Psidia. 17 cities once carried the name Antioch. High mountain peaks, snowcapped in winter, surround…
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Friday Night Soccer in Haiti
High in the Haitian hills, near the border with the Dominican Republic lies the village of Thiotte. That evening, we made our way to the far side of town for a soccer match. The local team versus a nearby village. It seemed like every young person in town was there. The crowd formed a ring…
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30 Good Minutes and Tim Frakes Productions
May 17, 2008CHICAGO Tim Frakes Productions and the Chicago Sunday Evening Club will be working together this summer. The Chicago Sunday Evening Club produces 30 Good Minutes, a television broadcast and web site that features some of the leading voices in religion, as well as the stories of everyday people whose lives reflect the rich…