Kirk Cameron from the Movie “Fireproof"

What was it like, coming from Hollywood and knowing what everything costs, to have everything donated - from locations, actors, equipment etc? To see the outpouring of support, that must have been magnificent.

KC: It really was. People were touched by “Facing the Giants” particularly the people in that community because they were the ones who made that movie. So, when they heard about "Fireproof" the man who owned the train line said, "aw man"...Kirk interjects, "we have a scene, did you see the trailer where there's a train that comes upon a car that's stuck on the tracks, if not, I just happen to have the trailer right here." The guy said, "how many cars do you need?, Where do you want the engine?, When do you want it to show up? and they donated the train, they donated the fire trucks from the station, and they donated a wing of the hospital. It was a community spirit.

SIDE NOTE: Kirk stops the interview to have everyone who didn’t see the trailer, a moment to see it.

Where did all of the volunteers come from?

KC: All of the volunteers came from the little town of Albany, Georgia. It was produced by the people who go to this little church there and the surrounding community and the profits from the movie are being poured back into a community sports park in their town. That’s open to the community to keep kids off of the streets.

Tell me about Camp Firefly?

KC: Camp Firefly is a camp we started about 19 years ago on the set of “Growing Pains” because we were meeting kids through the “Make-A-Wish Foundation“. These were kids that had terminal illnesses and their wish was to come on the set and meet the cast so we met a lot of these families and wanted to do more than sign autographs and send them home. So we started this camp which is a one-week all expense paid vacation for the family. We invite the mom and dad and siblings because it’s a whole family thing when you have Cancer. They get away from doctors, treatment and hospitals and all that stuff and they come and spend a week together with other families that understand what they’re going through. There are days where the moms get pampered and the dads get a day of golfing and the kids are off playing and swimming in the pool. It’s just a joyful happy time for these families to forget about being sick and build friendships and get connected back with each other again.