An Optimistic Sky | The Story of Bryan William Stewart

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WHY AM I PROUD OF BRYAN?

 

-       He accepted the responsibility at an early age to honor his creator

in his youth.  Bryan learned the value of ministry serving and accepted

early on the obligation to, as Pastor Barak Cilluffo has coined the phrase

‘invest his Time Talent and Treasure’ in eternal things.  Bryan was, from

the age of about ten, involved in media departments in various churches that

we attended as we were transferred from duty station to duty station around

the world.  He both learned and fell in love with the craft of videography.

His crowning achievement was to be a member of the media team of Jesse

Duplantis Ministries.  Bryan worked with the media department of JDM, which

is an international television ministry that broadcasts the gospel to

millions of individuals each week.  Bryan served as both a camera operator

and video editor.  

 

He shared many stories of video shoots with ‘Brother Jesse’ and Mrs. Cathy.

His loved his time with the media team grew as a media professional and as a

man.  

 

PHOTO OF BRYAN AT JDM

 

INTERVIEW IN HOLLYWOOD

 

 

Bryan was a kind soul.  I can say without hesitation that I have never seen

him upset to any degree.  He got his kind and gentle spirit from his mom.  I

clearly recall on tens, if not hundreds of occasions, Bryan telling me to

‘calm down dad’, it’ll be ok dad’, ‘don’t worry about that dad’…  In a very

real way, he served as a confidante and certainly a sanity check for me on

many, many issues that are important to me.  We certainly shared the passion

for media ministry and often compared notes.  He often provided technical

mentoring to both myself and other Media Team members at Believer’s Life

Family Church.

 

I recall several ‘Editing 101’ classes that the Maestro would give me on a

Saturday afternoon.  I am the video editor for Believer’s Life and I really

love doing what I do but I’d always tell Bryan that I could not call what I

did ‘editing’ in his presence or in comparison to his capabilities.  

 

Bryan was very artistic and had an appreciation for the art and the culture

that is New Orleans.