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Adopt-A-Block 500 is one of the TV shows I am proud of producing. Not because of the Christain spin or videography and editing, but because this was a HUGE challenge, and I pulled it off. We pulled it off. The campaign was to give food and toys to everyone living in 500 blocks in Los Angeles. Our production crew was all volunteers, and we only had one real camera. Being this was before phones could record video, I strategically placed people around the city to capture key moments while I ran around trying to capture the OTO (one time only) moments we needed to tell the story. At the end of the day, I remember sitting on a curb on Temple street, physically exhausted but so happy we pulled this off. This was a miracle. Not people saying the sinner's prayer - that's spin. But pulling this off was a logistical nightmare. Lots of planning and work went into this. I felt this was a HUGE success. we really got the attention of news media and people all over the city, but they did not do it again because...wait for it...it didn't raise enough money! NEWS FLASH: The business of ministry is all about raising money, so as cool as this event was, it was money that the Dream Center cared the most about. The power of editing makes it look like each bag was filled with goodies, but the truth is, most were filled with powdered milk, a few cans of food, and some cheap toys. The Dream Center was going after quantity, not quality, and it would cost too much money to fill that many bags with quality items. Maybe if the church had raised more, they would have filled the bags with quality stuff. From my experience with TV ministry, donated items are decided by profit margin, not what people actually need. Because I was the show's producer, I went on the blocks with Pastor Tommy and Pastor Matthew to capture soundbites and deal with the news media. Many of us working behind the scenes often wondered if Tommy and Matthew knew how each bag didn't provide much value to people. I mean, how many people need powdered milk for Christmas? One moment that sticks in my memory was when local TV news was interviewing Matthew on camera, and the reporter asked, "what's in the bag?" My heart dropped, thinking the news cameras will see what's actually being handed out. Matthew brilliantly fumbled with the knot pretending that he couldn't open it while telling the reporter items in the bag that were not actually in the bag. Clearly, Matthew was aware of the crappy items being given to people, and clearly, someone had given Matthew media training. This was my path into Christain Television