Michael Jenkins, who was a classmate, remembered Lee for his love of God. When I look back at those times, what really brought us together was the fact that Lee simply loved God very deeply. On two dangerous, secret trips inside Nicaragua, he documented the efforts of the Indians to retain religious freedom and cultural autonomy in the face of a brutal Sandinista campaign of genocide directed against them. The film received critical acclaim in numerous publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He quickly came to be respected by these courageous fighters.
Most journalists only go a few miles deep over the border and stay in the camps.
Nobody went as deep inside Afghanistan as Lee did. Nobody filmed where he did. He was never scared of things. He would go right into the war zone and film it. If they had an extra bite to eat or a cup of tea, they would always offer it to him first.