A STORY of how life is fuelled by dreams and hopes touched the hearts of the church-goers at the Christmas service by Acts Church at Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa last Sunday.
Told in the form of a short film produced by a dedicated team, Life is Heart centred on Adam and his dream to become a cardiologist.
He harboured the dream since he was a child, after his grandmother told him that like a battery to a watch, heart is vital to humans.
Life’s moments: Adam shared a close relationship with his grandmother. Therefore, he aspired to be a “heart doctor” to keep his grandmother alive forever.
However, his dream was shattered midway through his medical education when his grandmother passed away.
A devastated Adam gave up hope and worked odd jobs, until an ex-classmate reminded him of his dream and encouraged him to pursue his dream again.
At the end of the film, Adam is seen rescuing an elderly patient as a doctor, and consoling her anxious grandson — who reminds the audience of his younger self — to have faith and stay strong.
The film was interspersed and capped off with youthful dance numbers by some of the cast members and other talented church members.
Their infectious dance moves have the audience cheering and applauding enthusiastically.
Directors Jack Ling and Joel Vijay shared that they spent two months on the production, from idea conceptualisation to casting to shooting and editing.
“In fact, we did the final editing this very morning,” Vijay said.
Ling pointed out that the film was to inspire hope.
“Instead of settling only for what is now, pursue our God-given dreams. Life has its ups and downs but faith and hope keep us moving forward,” he said.
The story was fictitious, except for the conversation between Adam and his grandmother, which was the very conversation shared by Dr Vinod Laxmikanth and his grandmother during his childhood.
“The storyline of this production was inspired by this conversation,” Dr Vinod revealed.
Entry passes to the show were available for a mininum contribution of RM3 each and the funds collected went towards the church’s first community clinic.
Dr Vinod said it would be a private general practice clinic which provides subsidised healthcare to the needy, including the urban poor, single parents, senior citizens neglected by their children and refugees.
“We’ll also work with the PT Foundation to conduct mobile clinics. We hope we’ll be able to start operating the clinic in late January,” he said.
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