What an honor to give you a behind-the-camera update from the set of
our town "Coal Valley" and the world of "When Calls the Heart." I’m
writing this in our production journal on Day 1 of principal photography
on Episode 1, which we are calling "Lost and Found." Our creative
partner, Janette Oke, is happy and has signed off on our first script,
but I’m very nervous because this will be my first time directing a
television series. I’m also thrilled, but nervous to be working with
such fabulous actors such as Lori Loughlin, Erin Krakow and Daniel
Lissing. We are responsible for the words on the pages of our script,
and for visually bringing the world to life. But they are responsible
for making "Elizabeth Thatcher," "Jack Thornton" and "Abigail Stanton"
come alive as living, breathing characters who we pray you, the
audience, will fall in love with and commit to going on the journey of
this series with us.