Participants: Lo-Ammi Richardson
Series Code: 13GYC
Program Code: 13GYC000003
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00:13 Hello and welcome to GYC.
00:16 We want to have you to join us 00:19 in singing the theme song with the stage. 00:22 So if you would please stand. 00:39 The stage has been set, all creation looks on 00:46 Two kingdoms are warring between right and wrong 00:53 The choices you make have a very high cost 00:59 Eternity's won, or eternity's lost 01:07 Before men and angels, which side will you choose 01:14 The Savior is waiting, there's no time to lose 01:22 Before men and angels, each soul plays a part 01:30 For you are the world and the stage is your heart 01:38 Invisible forces are vying to win 01:45 Is God in your heart, or is darkness and sin 01:52 For greater that angels, above God's own voice 01:59 The power that's strongest of all is your choice 02:07 Before men and angels, which side will you choose 02:15 The Savior is waiting, there's no time to lose 02:23 Before men and angels each soul plays a part 02:30 For you are the world and the stage is your heart 02:38 It's God's reputation in question today 02:46 It's His vindication for which you should pray 02:52 His glory is shown through the universe wide 02:59 When you let Him into your heart to reside 03:07 Before men and angels, which side will you choose 03:15 The Savior is waiting, there's no time to lose 03:23 Before men and angels, each soul plays a part 03:31 For you are the world 03:35 And the stage is your heart 03:43 Thank you, you may be seated. 03:47 Hello GYC. 03:50 Have you been blessed so far? Yes. 03:53 How you been blessed? Great. 03:55 Amen. Amen. 03:57 Our next speaker is a good friend of mine, 04:03 Lo-Ammi Richardson. 04:08 Lo-Ammi is passionate about his work. 04:12 He is a Bible worker, coordinator 04:16 in the state of Tennessee, 04:18 and he will be sharing with us his testimony. 04:24 And before he does that, I want to invite you 04:27 so we can pray for him. 04:30 So let's bow here and pray. 04:37 Eternal Father, we are grateful to be in your presence. 04:44 We thank you for the gift of life this day. 04:50 We ask that as our brother Lo-Ammi speaks to us, 04:56 You may give him the clarity of thoughts 05:01 and the ability to speak your word. 05:05 As he shares his testimony, 05:08 may You anoint him with your spirit, 05:11 in Jesus' name we pray. 05:13 Amen. Amen. Thank You. 05:36 All to Jesus 05:40 I surrender 05:46 All to Him I freely give 05:53 I will ever love 05:59 And trust Him 06:02 In His presence daily live 06:15 I surrender all 06:22 I surrender all 06:29 All to Thee, my blessed Savior 06:36 I surrender all 06:54 All to Jesus I surrender 07:02 Make me, Savior, wholly Thine 07:10 Let me feel Thy Holy Spirit 07:16 Truly know that Thou art mine 07:24 I surrender all 07:30 I surrender all 07:35 All to Thee, my blessed Savior 07:41 I surrender all 07:51 I surrender all I surrender all 07:57 All to Thee, my blessed Savior 08:03 I surrender all 08:09 All to Jesus I surrender 08:14 Lord, I give myself to Thee 08:21 Fill me with Thy love and power 08:26 Let Thy blessing fall on me 08:32 I surrender all 08:38 I surrender all 08:44 All to Thee, my blessed Savior 08:55 I surrender all 09:01 Jesus I can trust in you 09:06 How I want to do your will 09:09 Come and say complete the job 09:13 Come and heal my wounded soul 09:23 I surrender all 09:28 I surrender all 09:46 How many of us have been blessed by the conference so far? 09:49 Amen. 09:50 It's a honor and privilege for me to be here. 09:52 Oh my goodness, I did not realize 09:53 how many people I was gonna see 09:55 but it's a honor and privilege for me to be here. 09:57 My name is Lo-Ammi Richardson, 09:58 I'm a Chaplain and Bible coordinator 10:00 at Heritage Academy located at Monterey, Tennessee. 10:04 I had the privilege and the honor 10:05 to share the testimony with you this morning. 10:09 How many of us have been joined the seminar so far? 10:12 The morning worships. Amen. 10:15 I hope that every one has been receiving a blessing 10:17 and they were starting the New Year 10:18 with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 10:21 If we have our Bibles which I know 10:22 we do because we believe that revival 10:25 and reformation comes from prayer 10:26 and studying the scriptures. 10:27 Amen. Amen. 10:28 So, if you have your Bibles 10:29 I like for you to turn to 2 Corinthians 5:17. 10:35 Second Corinthians 5:17. 10:39 As that you may keep me in prayer, 10:40 I appreciate every one who's been keeping me in prayer. 10:43 I should be in cloud nine by now 10:45 as much prayers that I've been receiving. 10:47 In Second Corinthians 5:17, Paul says, 10:50 "Therefore, if any man be in Christ, 10:53 He is a new creature: old things are passed away; 10:58 behold all things are become new." 11:01 I'll be honored and privileged to share my testimony 11:04 but before I get started, 11:05 I like to bow our heads for a word of prayer. 11:09 Father in heaven, I come to you dear Lord 11:14 with thus in your sight. 11:16 Father my only request 11:19 is that Lo-Ammi Richardson may not be heard or seen 11:21 but that your son Jesus Christ may be uplifted. 11:24 That my testimony maybe able to show 11:26 dear Lord that you're still in the business of saving souls. 11:29 I thank you dear Lord 11:30 for everything that you have done for me 11:32 and allowing me to be at this very moment 11:35 to your honor and glory 11:36 and I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 11:38 Amen. 11:39 It's good to be back home with family and friends. 11:41 Good to be back at home where 11:43 you know, eat the good food and have the festivities 11:47 with the people that are closest to you 11:48 and going back to the barber shop 11:50 and getting your first hair cut, 11:51 without asking what you need, right. 11:53 You know, your barber knows exactly what, what to expect. 11:57 But as-- many of you do not know 11:59 I grew up as a Seventh-day Adventist. 12:02 I grew, I literally went to church 12:04 seven days of the week. 12:06 Five days out of the school, 12:07 out of the week I went to the, my local home school, 12:10 then Sabbath, if you ever been to a black church, 12:12 it's a all day event. 12:13 8 'o clock in the morning 12:14 and then you have a Sabbath school 12:15 then 11 'o clock and then you have 12:17 choir practice, a wind and a social 12:19 and then Sunday we had path finder. 12:21 So, I was somebody who was in the church 12:22 literally every single day of the week. 12:25 I grew up here in the Orlando area. 12:27 So, this is home for me, 12:28 so I am excited to be here to share my testimony. 12:31 I went to the church of Pine Hills Church. 12:33 I attended Forest City Spanish when I was younger 12:35 and Altimas Springs Church, if there's members here, 12:38 I just want to say thank you so much 12:41 for praying for me through out the years. 12:43 Just a little background on my behalf 12:44 my mother was somebody who is very spiritual. 12:47 Somebody who is funny and very committed to God, 12:50 my father on the other hand was somebody who was happy, 12:53 he was always there if he needed anything, 12:55 he was there and-- 12:57 if he needed anything he was there and he-- 12:58 you can always depend on him 12:59 he was the first person to open the church doors 13:02 to welcome members in, 13:03 he was the one to lead out in song service. 13:07 My mother was the spiritual leader of the home, 13:09 she always trained me to be a God fearing man, 13:11 to glorify God in everything that I do. 13:14 My upbringing was one of a very innocent child, 13:16 I was different because I didn't know the dirty jokes, 13:19 I was different because I could not play outside. 13:21 My memory of church wasn't a negative one, 13:23 so my testimony we're coming and putting the church 13:26 in a good light and not a negative one. 13:28 I had a lot of great memories growing up into the church, 13:31 I was never considered a quarter quad, 13:33 a rebel or a bad child, I just was very disobedient. 13:36 I always had to have the last word, 13:38 I was always someone who had to push the limits. 13:40 I was always in trouble in school growing up 13:43 and those who know me 13:44 know that I love to talk and love to debate 13:46 and God said I want to use that gift, of that talent, 13:49 I'm gonna use it for my glory and here I am today. 13:52 Those who knows me, 13:53 my situation growing up wasn't always the best. 13:56 When I was younger at 12 years old, 13:57 my mother moved to Puerto Rico 13:58 to take care of a home down there, 14:00 because the situation in our home wasn't the greatest. 14:02 My father worked overnights 14:04 and I spent a lot of time, home alone. 14:07 My relationship with my parents wasn't always the best. 14:10 You can imagine my mother had me 14:11 at the age of 46 and my father is 62, 14:14 so you can imagine the age discrepancy 14:15 between my parents and myself. 14:18 My-- I guess I started to turn away from the Lord 14:22 when I started to watch more music 14:24 and listen to more music and watch television 14:26 and changes started to happen in my life. 14:28 I wasn't malicious but I was very rebellious. 14:31 At 13 years old, I got into an altercation 14:34 that allowed me to end up in juvenile detention center. 14:37 I was always in trouble in class, 14:38 I was always in trouble with the law 14:40 but I could hide it pretty well, I could always keep a good face 14:42 because I was always the one who had it up, be it spirit, 14:45 I was always the one smiling, 14:46 I was always the one who welcomed people, 14:48 so nobody ever saw this side of me. 14:50 At the age of 15, I experimented with night clubs, partying, 14:54 Church didn't play an active part in my life 14:56 as I was growing older 14:58 and this quarter quad new found freedom was found 15:00 when I was able to get my drivers license 15:02 and able to drive where ever I pleased, 15:04 and the only time I went to church 15:06 was only to go visit friends 15:08 and to you know, socialize with them. 15:10 My situation had gotten worse 15:11 when I grew up, at home and at school. 15:14 And every school that I attended, 15:15 I was always in the room, in the principal's office 15:18 being threatened to be kicked out 15:20 and because of my rebellious ways, 15:23 I was sent to Puerto Rico. 15:25 You can imagine a little black boy 15:26 who doesn't know too much Spanish, 15:27 the culture shock that I had when I moved to Puerto Rico. 15:31 The only person that understood, 15:34 the only person that I understood 15:35 speaking Spanish to me was my mother. 15:37 I can honestly say I hated living in Puerto Rico 15:40 but through it all, my mother saw everything 15:42 she always did everything in her power to make sure to bring me 15:47 and allow me to grow up to be a God fearing man. 15:49 My heart was naturally rebellious, 15:52 the Bible talks about our hearts are basically wicked and evil. 15:56 And for the most part growing up, 15:57 I struggled with my identity 15:59 and I believe that the struggles that we have here at the church 16:02 with the young people is that 16:03 we struggle with that same thing, 16:04 we struggle with our identity. 16:06 We don't know who we are, 16:07 we don't know where we are going, 16:08 we don't know what we're doing with our lives 16:10 and we allow things and different influences 16:13 to kind of nurture us and kind of mould us into who we become. 16:18 So for me, basket ball was an outlet, 16:20 that's what I identified with. 16:22 I attended church while I was in Puerto Rico. 16:24 There was a great youth group there 16:26 and I was very happy to see young people just like you 16:29 that was on fire for God 16:31 but it's sad to say 16:32 that most of them are now no longer in the church. 16:35 My church family was a second home to me, 16:37 I always had respect for the church 16:40 and that's for me I never outright rebelled 16:42 and left the church completely 16:44 but I always visited from time to time 16:45 because I knew the people that over there 16:47 was always there for my well being. 16:49 My time in Puerto Rico spent was 16:51 majority of the time was spending with drug dealers, 16:54 drinking at the age of 15. 16:56 This was the norm in Puerto Rico when I was there. 16:59 I remember participating in robbing cars and skipping school 17:02 but again nobody knew about this 17:03 because I could keep a clean face. 17:06 I made things rough for my mother, 17:08 I made things rough for my family 17:10 for the decisions that I made, 17:11 I never made things easier for her. 17:14 I love my mother but I loved to do 17:16 want I wanted to do much more. 17:18 My grades suffered because of that 17:20 but I maintained a good enough GPA 17:21 in order for me to play basket ball. 17:23 I didn't know, it got to a point 17:26 where I was continued to-- become get involved with things 17:31 that I didn't have no business getting involved with 17:33 and there was a discussion with my parents 17:36 to send me to boot camp. 17:37 So, you can imagine I am not gonna go to no boot camp, 17:40 so I straightened my act up real quick. 17:42 In the book of James Chapter 3:8, 17:44 if you can turn there, 17:47 for the majority people use different weapons. 17:49 People know how to fight with their hands, with their feet, 17:51 people know how to shoot guns. 17:53 Well, for me, James 3:8 describes, 17:55 "My weapon of choice." And James 3:8. 18:02 James 3:8. Are we there? 18:07 James 3:8 says, " But the tongue can no man tame; 18:13 it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison." 18:17 That was my weapon of choice, my tongue, 18:20 my tongue was a stock of weapon I had, 18:22 I was somebody who can cut people with my words, 18:25 I was someone who made lives 18:26 miserable of the people who I did not respect 18:28 and I would say anything that I needed to say 18:30 in order for me to get my point across. 18:32 But every time I got in trouble, 18:34 there was always one consistent person 18:35 that was there, that was my mother. 18:37 She always stood up for me despite of what I did, 18:41 she always stood up for her boy, 18:43 she loved me regardless of what I did. 18:45 My dream was to play professionally for Puerto Rico. 18:48 My mother wasn't somebody who shutdown my dreams 18:51 but she always reminded me, Lo-Ammi always put God first 18:54 and bring Him honor and glory in everything that you do. 18:57 After graduating from Puerto Rico 18:59 in 9th grade I moved back home, 19:00 I wanted to attend Forest Lake Academy 19:03 and my parents agreed 19:04 that they should send me back home here to Florida, 19:06 so my sophomore year in 2001 19:09 I moved back here to sunny Florida. 19:12 I was excited, I knew a lot of my friends 19:14 that were going to attend the school 19:16 but my time there didn't last long. 19:19 I was dismissed after a semester for fighting 19:22 and saying somethings to the principal 19:23 that is not GYC approved. 19:25 Never did, I never did well with authority, 19:28 after getting kicked out of Forest Lake Academy, 19:30 I attended public school, Heavens High School. 19:33 I was nervous, I was scared. 19:34 This is High school that was known 19:36 for having 75% dropout rate, 19:40 60% of those high school students 19:42 who studied there from freshman year 19:43 to the senior year did not graduate. 19:45 When I got kicked out of Forest Lake Academy, 19:48 I cannot say this boldly 19:49 but I graduated with I got kicked out with a 0.86 GPA. 19:53 My only A was in choir, so I want to thank Mama Murphy 19:56 if you watching for that A. 19:58 My concern in life GYC was popularity, 20:02 my concern in life was basket ball. 20:05 And major adjustments needed to be made in my life 20:07 as I attended public school for the first time 20:10 and if anybody ever been to-- lived in the rough area 20:13 know that you have to grow tough skin, 20:16 you have to be able to hold your own. 20:18 I no longer attended church at this point in my life 20:20 but I was attending school functions, 20:22 proms and home comings 20:24 and Friday night is about games and basket ball games. 20:27 I drank casually with my friends, 20:29 I smoked marijuana, I partied from time to time 20:32 and this is the summary of my high school experience. 20:36 I've lost many friends since graduating high school. 20:40 A lot of friends who have been shot, who has been killed, 20:42 who I'll never be able to see again. 20:44 Young ladies who are have three or multiple children 20:48 who don't know who the father it is. 20:49 And I always imagined 20:50 the influence that I could have had 20:52 if I just stood within my faith, 20:54 in the faith that I grew up believing. 20:57 Friend shots, killed, women who had no idea 21:00 who the father of the children, 21:01 entertainment for me was to go out to drink, 21:03 to fight, to party. 21:04 This is the mindset and the culture 21:06 that I was growing up in. 21:07 See GYC, I believed in God, but I believed in money, 21:10 I believed in maintaining success of this worlds, 21:13 of this world regardless of the circumstances 21:15 that I put myself in. 21:17 For me, my mindset was to have quick money, easy money 21:20 and by the time of my senior year of high school, 21:22 I had so many trials and toils. 21:24 At the age of 17, I was arrested once again for resisting arrest 21:28 with violence against the police officer 21:30 that led me to have a year and half probation 21:33 and I remember for the, when I was going 21:35 get sentenced by the judge, 21:37 my mother and my father, 21:38 they was going to the courthouse with me 21:39 and my mother told me, Lo-Ammi, I want you to plead guilty 21:42 and you can imagine the look that I gave my mother 21:44 as I was going to go face the judge 21:46 to plead guilty for something 21:47 that I felt that "I was innocent" in. 21:50 But I remember standing in the courthouse there 21:52 and as Judge Rodriguez was standing there, 21:55 he was sentencing every single person 21:57 to prison time or to jail time. 21:59 So you can imagine by the time I'll come up, 22:01 I knew I was gone, right. 22:02 And as I was standing before the judge, 22:04 the judge asked me what do you plead. 22:06 And I said guilty. 22:07 And he was kind of taken aback, 22:08 he was surprised and I pleaded guilty 22:10 and he said, why do you plead guilty? 22:11 I said, well, sir, I felt like the situation 22:14 I put myself in, I deserve, I'm guilty of the reason why, 22:18 what I did was validated in my opinion. 22:21 And I remember my mother, little 4'11" 22:24 yellow and white Puerto Rican woman looks at the judge 22:27 and she looks at the judge and she says Judge Rodriguez, 22:30 I was Rodriguez before I married to my husband 22:32 and I see above your seat that, in God we trust 22:36 and she starts going in about you know, God we trust in, 22:40 God puts up Kings and He sets down judges 22:42 and I know that God appointed you 22:43 and my son deserves to go to jail. 22:45 I am sitting here wondering 22:46 you know, I am scared to death right. 22:48 But after the whole thing, the judge looks at me 22:51 and he says if it wasn't for your mother 22:52 and your God fearing parents, 22:54 I would have sent you to prison that day. 22:56 So, if there is an influence that my mother had upon my life, 22:59 that always will resonate with me. 23:02 Though I got kicked out 23:03 of Forest Lake Academy with 0.86 GPA, 23:05 I was able to graduate high school 23:07 with more than credits than I needed. 23:09 Amen. 23:10 I attended college 23:11 but the lifestyle never changed, it actually got worse. 23:14 Hip-hop became a major influence in my life. 23:18 See, here I am growing up a Seventh-day Adventist boy, 23:20 all of sudden thinking he's a drug dealer, 23:22 a gang banger, a thug 23:23 because of the music and because of the influence of hip-hop 23:26 and if anybody ever tells you 23:28 that music does not play a major part in your life 23:30 that doesn't not change your mindset, they are lying. 23:33 Because here I am, a Seventh-day Adventist boy 23:35 lost in who he is because of the influence of hip-hop. 23:39 I was raised in end as Seventh-day Adventist 23:41 but now I am thinking I'm a hardened criminal, 23:43 I am a thug and you could tell the attitude that I had, 23:46 the changes that I made because of the clothes 23:48 and the attitude that I possessed. 23:49 My dream of pursuing basket ball never ended and never died. 23:53 I went to different community colleges 23:54 and nothing ever panned up 23:56 but I, so I played local leagues here in the Central Florida area 24:00 until the opportunity presented itself for me 24:02 to go to Puerto Rico for open tryouts. 24:04 During this time, I was working for a Fortune 200 company, 24:07 a pretty good job, paying job 24:09 and I remember going to my boss and telling him, 24:11 I am going to quit my job 24:12 to pursue my dream in basket ball 24:14 and I still remember my boss telling me, 24:16 why are you quitting the job Lo-Ammi, you have a 401k, 24:18 you are making X amount of 1000$ a year, 24:20 you're young, you-- I mean you can take this money 24:23 and save it and do great things 24:25 but you see, I had a goal, I had a purpose 24:28 and I wasn't gonna allow anything to cushion me 24:30 from bidding to the goal that I may, 24:32 that I was going to obtain. 24:33 And the same mindset we should have GYC 24:36 when God calls you into the Ministry, 24:38 when God calls you to the work, 24:40 do not say well, I'm gonna depend on my degree, 24:43 I am gonna depend on my job, 24:44 when God says go, go, no strings attached. 24:50 So I've pursued my dreams. 24:52 Out of the 500 attendees that showed up to this trial, 24:54 I was into the top 50. 24:56 After coming back from Puerto Rico and playing there, 24:58 I had an opportunity to move to Tampa 25:00 about hour and a half away here from Central Florida. 25:04 Things got progressively worse for me. 25:06 As I still attended school, I was working two jobs, 25:09 I was partying at every weekend, I was smoking, 25:11 but now-- a progress now for me to sell drugs. 25:15 I lived in a house, I owned two cars 25:17 and the perception that I was given of, 25:20 that I had every thing this world has the offer, 25:22 I had the cars, I had the money, I had the success 25:25 but the reality was, I was just a hard worker 25:27 just like everybody else I just knew how, 25:29 I just knew my connections 25:31 and I remember growing up GYC 25:32 or doing this time for I had no conscious. 25:34 I remember coming back to Orlando and buying a vehicle 25:38 and I remember I didn't want to go register it, 25:40 I was gonna do it back in Tampa, 25:42 so I took a non registered car that had no insurance 25:45 and I drove it an hour and a half on the highway 25:48 with three pounds of marijuana and two ounces of cocaine 25:52 and I remember driving up to the highway 25:54 and all I was thinking if tire my popped 25:57 and sure enough, it popped, 25:58 and a police officer rolling up behind me. 26:00 And if it wasn't the, all he had to do was ask for my license 26:03 and registration and I am pretty sure 26:04 I would not be standing here before you. 26:06 But I can see God's providence 26:08 always working out the situations for me 26:09 regardless of what the dumb decisions I made, 26:12 God was always there. 26:14 My state's importer in Tampa came to a close 26:17 as I got into a altercation at one of the clubs 26:19 that I felt that it was time for me to move back home. 26:22 I never dealt with my issues, I always ran away from them. 26:26 I went from church from time to time 26:27 you know to try to be a good Christian 26:29 but I never faced my problems, 26:31 I never surrendered my heart completely to Jesus. 26:34 I remember moving back to Orlando 26:36 when I worked various jobs, after school programs 26:38 and summer camps and basket ball camps. 26:41 My dreams of playing basket ball kind of faded 26:44 because I wanted to pursue money and fame. 26:48 I had the opportunity to be on a reality TV show 26:51 but I turned it down for the fact 26:52 that I had a business proposal 26:53 but it didn't workout the way 26:55 that I thought it would've been or would have. 26:57 Alcohol became my drug of choice. 27:00 For me, I wouldn't consider myself an alcoholic per say 27:03 but I was very dependent on the drug. 27:06 Everything that I wanted to do was gonna have a good time, 27:08 I was gonna party, I was gonna make sure that, 27:10 I was gonna live life to the fullest. 27:13 The clubs are in groove 27:14 and I had good times while I was in the world. 27:17 And I remember all of the memories 27:18 that I shared in, this one particular incident 27:21 as we went out, group of my friends, 27:22 my roommates we went out to a club at night. 27:25 And the-- friend of mine purchased a brand new car, 27:27 a bright Cadillac and he had a pistol as well, 27:30 that we are shooting at outside of the apartment complex. 27:32 And I remember right before we left, 27:34 he was going to a whole different scenario, 27:35 different scenery that we're not accustomed to. 27:38 And I remember him placing the pistol 27:41 in the back of the trunk. 27:42 And as we went to the club that night, 27:44 we made sure to try to keep our nose clean 27:47 but as you can, as you know, 27:48 there's always situations that happen. 27:51 And before you know it, 27:52 altercation happened between my friend 27:54 and another gentleman there at the club. 27:56 And two people fighting end up being 17 people against three. 28:00 17 escalated to 50 and before you know, 28:03 we're outside of the club, 28:05 and this five escalated to a point where, 28:07 they were just wailing at all of my friends 28:09 that we had, we was outnumbered. 28:11 And I remember my friend, 28:12 as he is laying down on the curve bloody and, 28:14 and I was so upset GYC 28:16 because I'm somebody who is loyal, 28:18 I love my friends to death. 28:19 And I will do anything for them at any given time. 28:22 And I remember asking him, where are your keys? 28:24 Because all my goal was to go to the back of that car, 28:27 take the pistol and God knows 28:28 what was gonna happen that night. 28:30 As I found the keys then I went to the back of the trunk, 28:32 I realized that the gun wasn't there. 28:35 And I know that it was God who took it and removed it away 28:38 because I don't know what would have happened 28:40 if I had my hand on that pistol. 28:43 I didn't work, I had enough money 28:45 for me saved up and to kill time, 28:47 I got my certification as a personal trainer. 28:50 I remember meeting this young lady, 28:51 there's always a story over the young lady, right. 28:53 I remember meeting this young lady 28:56 at the gym that I was working at, 28:58 and I remember having a liking to this young lady. 29:01 And my life seemed to fall apart after I met this young girl, 29:05 everything that happened for me, 29:07 all of the money that I had, the cars that I owned, 29:10 everything I put my whole love and desire 29:12 into this young lady, into this young girl 29:14 but nothing ever panned out. 29:16 The reason why I moved in with my roommates 29:18 was planning to stay together to kind of save up money 29:20 and they was gonna branch off and do our old things. 29:23 And like the story of the Prodigal Son, 29:24 the money that I had became less and less. 29:26 And this young lady who was my prized possession, 29:29 all of sudden she left. 29:31 And I remember if for the first time in my life 29:33 she was asking, what does my life entail, 29:38 why is my life important? 29:39 I remember watching that the TV show 29:41 the office from season one to seven 29:43 and watching every episode 29:45 and as soon as the episodes are over, I felt depressed. 29:48 And for the first time I, I can't say 29:50 I was contemplating suicide 29:51 but I'd rather die than to continue living. 29:54 You try to read your Bible 29:55 but there was guilt when you was reading it. 29:58 My car was always breaking down, 29:59 one month there was no cable, 30:01 the other month, there was an eviction notice 30:02 and everything that I had planned up 30:04 was just falling apart in my life. 30:06 And I remembered my mother and my sister 30:08 always prayed for me to make my life as miserable 30:11 as possible until I gave my heart to Jesus. 30:13 Everything that I had was completely gone. 30:16 And I remember one evening 30:17 I did receive the phone call from my sister 30:19 and she says, hey, would you be interested in going to GYC. 30:23 She said, you've been sponsored. 30:25 Now, little bit I know 30:26 that my mother paid for me to come to GYC 30:28 and my mother knew, my sister knew 30:29 if I knew my mother would've paid 30:31 I would have not attended the conference. 30:33 So I figured I wanted to start my life on a spiritual note, 30:36 you know start off the New Year's 30:38 right with God and not with a hangover. 30:40 So I decided I was gonna go attend GYC. 30:43 And my mother GYC was willing to go completely broke 30:47 for the salvation of her boy. 30:50 And I wonder how many of a parents 30:51 here have the same mindset 30:53 that if you say how many, 30:55 how many parents here are willing to give up 30:57 everything that they have 30:58 so that their son or daughter 31:00 can make into the Kingdom Of Heaven. 31:02 And the reason why I love my mother 31:03 and I respect her so much 31:04 is because she was willing to go dead broke, 31:06 sell the house if she needed to, 31:08 just for the betterment of my spiritual life. 31:11 But see, what I see, 31:12 when I mention with young people, 31:15 the goals and the aspirations 31:16 of parents is to have a successful career, 31:18 to find a right mate, to go to Church 31:20 and be faithful type parents. 31:21 But GYC, there's so much more, 31:23 your parents--why don't you see the investment 31:25 that you're willing to make in order for them to be saved. 31:29 So I decided to go to GYC, I was into traveling 31:31 during that time and I was collecting hats 31:34 and loved to travel to different cites. 31:37 I went to the bus at this Church at Maranatha, 31:40 and I remember seeing a whole lot of kids that wasn't my age. 31:43 That wasn't in my age group. 31:45 And I remember one of my friends that was there told me, 31:47 he didn't know anything about the conference 31:48 but he told me it's a kid's conference. 31:51 So you can imagine the mindset that I had 31:54 is getting on the bus, right. 31:56 And another friend of mine Morris 31:58 who's here in attendance was surprised to see me 32:01 and he asked the question, 32:02 do you know what you're getting yourself into? 32:05 Morris, I don't think you realized 32:06 the depth of that question brother 32:08 because here I'm, a young guy 32:10 with this hat back, with the big jacket, 32:12 with questions seeking answers. 32:14 And I remember I pulled up to GYC 32:16 and as soon as I got off the bus, 32:18 I knew I did not belong. 32:19 As I looked around, I felt like everyone, 32:22 to me everyone was a outcast. 32:23 I was like, who are these young ladies with the long dresses, 32:26 who are these people wearing-- 32:27 you know quoting Ellen G. White who-- 32:29 why are they eating vegan food? 32:31 And praise God, I love long dresses, 32:33 I'm striving to become a vegan, pray for me, 32:36 I still struggle with the cheese from time to time. 32:39 But I saw something different in this conference 32:42 than I saw in any other conference growing up. 32:45 I saw a group of young people 32:46 who had a purpose of living and something, 32:48 and they was living for something 32:50 so much greater than themselves. 32:51 They had a purpose, and they had a purpose and a mission 32:55 and this is what drew me to GYC. 32:57 And I'm not going to lie, 32:58 I did not come to necessarily here-- 33:00 sermons or to come bringing God into my life 33:03 but I wanted to go get information, 33:04 you know, the seminars that we've been going to 33:06 and kind of take notes because my friends and I, 33:08 we used to debate about religion, about sports 33:11 and I wanted to make sure I got enough information 33:13 so I can go back and debate the things that I learned. 33:16 We had good debates. 33:17 And I remember waking up early, the morning devotions 33:21 and seeing this Brother Sebastian Braxton 33:24 morning devotions is speaking 33:26 and I was drawn to his Testimony, 33:29 to his sermonizing because of the fact we had, 33:31 I felt like we had a similar background. 33:33 I can honestly tell you I do remember the seminars, 33:35 I was always in attendance while I was at GYC 33:38 with my brother and my sister 33:39 and you know, the loving sisters that I, 33:41 you know that sister that I have 33:42 is so loving and caring suggested, 33:44 she suggested that I go and meet new people. 33:47 So, anyway, I'm out by myself 33:49 and I remember Friday night 33:50 as I was getting my turkey sandwich again, 33:53 this is before I met Jesus. 33:54 I was getting my turkey sandwich Friday night 33:57 and I remember meeting a young lady there, 33:58 of course, the story always has to have a young lady 34:00 so I apologize for that. 34:02 But I remember her talking and asking, 34:05 is this your first time attending GYC and I said yes 34:08 and she was very surprised 34:10 the way that I was talking to her, 34:12 that I was just being myself, I was honest. 34:14 And I want to kind of just suggest something to GYC, 34:17 to all those who are attendants. 34:19 I understand this is a God fearing conference 34:23 but there's people here who have never heard 34:25 the Seventh-day Adventist message 34:26 that just want to see people 34:27 who are genuine and true to themselves. 34:29 And the reason why this young lady was surprised 34:31 is because she was, you know, 34:32 I wasn't saying God bless for the happy Sabbath 34:34 you know, Maranatha, 34:36 all of the lingo that we used as Adventist, I was myself. 34:40 So if you see people who are here 34:41 who attended the GYC, it's a time and place 34:44 for those things but be yourself. 34:46 People are here who had never attended, 34:48 who feel like an outcast like I was. 34:50 So I appreciate this young lady who, 34:52 who took time to talk to me. 34:54 I remember Sabbath morning; 34:56 because we used to sit in the front, 34:57 I always wanted to sit in the front 34:58 because I wanted to get good seats. 35:00 And I remember singing Sabbath morning, 35:02 I remember losing my brother in law and my sister. 35:05 And I remember sitting-- 35:07 oh, actually the young lady that I saw Friday night, 35:10 I saw Sabbath morning, 35:11 so you know, you try to play the cool guy, 35:13 so she is sitting probably like a run over here 35:15 fifth, sixth row in the back. 35:16 So I'm walking down the stage or down the aisle 35:19 and I'm making sure that I was gonna sit 35:20 on the third row far right. 35:22 So that way you know, I can turn around, 35:23 we make eye contact, oh hey, hey, 35:25 you know, but that didn't workout. 35:27 Hey, it didn't workout I'm just being honest with you. 35:29 So, as I'm sitting up front and I'm sitting there, 35:32 I turned around, she's completely gone. 35:35 But I know that God put me in that seat 35:37 for a specific reason, I will tell you why. 35:39 I'll fast forward to the GYC in Baltimore, 35:41 I went to the seminar of Mike Finley 35:43 when he was preaching and, and he was sharing 35:46 how he prepares for his sermon, 35:47 he says, right before he, 35:48 he speaks he comes up to the pulpit 35:50 and he's praying to God and God would tell him 35:52 there's a young lady over here, there is a couple over here, 35:55 there is a young gentleman over here. 35:57 And when you preach, 35:58 make sure to focus in these specific areas. 36:02 Back tracking to my Testimony. 36:04 Sabbath morning, Mark Finley speaks the sermon 36:08 and he remember, I remember preaching the sermon, 36:10 God's passion becomes our passion. 36:12 And I remember every question that I had you I see, 36:15 it seemed like, you know how Mark Finley preaches, 36:17 he does the whole little roll about thing 36:18 and he points at you right. 36:19 And every question that I had he seemed to be like, 36:22 out of the thousands of millions of people 36:24 that he called, he has chosen you. 36:26 There is no mistake that you have been called to be 36:28 a Seventh-day Adventist. 36:29 And every question I ever had you I see, 36:31 he seemed to be answering at that very moment. 36:36 And that's the first time in my life, 36:38 I felt The Great Controversy being played out in my life. 36:42 Here I'm a Seventh-day Adventist boy growing up, 36:45 not knowing why he's the Seventh-day Adventist. 36:47 The only thing we knew that we have a prophet in Ellen White 36:49 and we go to Church on Sabbath? 36:51 That's the only thing I knew. 36:53 But The Great Controversy started happening in my life, 36:54 because here's the struggle, God's love was appealing to me, 36:58 it says Lo-Ammi are you willing to give your heart for me? 37:01 And here's the other struggle 37:02 and the other voice in my head and the devil saying, 37:04 do not give up everything that you have. 37:06 Look at everything that you've accomplished. 37:07 Look what's going to happen in your life. 37:09 And The Great Controversy started to happen 37:11 in my life at that very moment. 37:14 And Mark Finley was making an appeal and he, 37:15 he wanted everyone to come up front 37:17 who was workers of the conference and lay workers. 37:20 And I remembered looking up with, with tears in my eyes 37:23 and the struggle and this battle within my heart 37:25 and I saw my sister and at that point GYC, I lost it. 37:29 I remembered every time 37:30 that my sister and my mother prayed for me. 37:32 And I remembered I never cried, 37:34 if people know me, I don't cry, 37:36 I've lost friends in this life, 37:37 I've lost many friends and many family relatives out 37:40 that I would never be able to see again. 37:42 And I remember crying like a baby 37:43 because I felt an experience of God's love 37:46 that I'd never had in my entire life. 37:49 And I remember for the first time, GYC, 37:50 I wanted to make a change. 37:52 And I remember after the seminar was over, 37:54 I came up to the Brother Sebastian Braxton 37:57 and only thing I was telling him, I was scared. 37:59 I didn't want to come back home, 38:00 I didn't want to come back to Orlando 38:02 because I knew the experience that I had at GYC was real 38:05 and it was gonna be completely opposite 38:07 of what my lifestyle was here. 38:09 Things changed and I wish 38:10 I could say everything was for the better. 38:12 I went back to the club scene, I went drinking, 38:14 I went partying but something was different, 38:17 something wasn't the same. 38:20 Why, because I experienced something real. 38:22 I experienced a genuine conversion here at GYC. 38:27 And I wanted that to continue in my life. 38:29 I remember working at the Nike factory 38:31 and I felt compelled to go to an evangelistic school, 38:35 there at life, at Lady Lake. 38:37 And I remember the first two weeks, 38:38 we drove up to Bass Memorial Academy 38:40 to do our Bible Markings 38:42 and there I was able to meet 38:44 Jeff Marshal, the VP of evangelism. 38:46 And out of the jokes and the casual conversation 38:48 we had, I can only say that we have a friendship 38:50 that we're bonded forever. 38:52 He has a kid and I'm happy that John came into the world 38:55 and I'll be first person to take him to his haircut. 38:57 So he can get a fresh lineup like myself. 39:00 If he sees me, he is gonna kill me, I know it. 39:02 But I remember going and tending to that life and, 39:05 and my father passed away. 39:07 And it seemed that God was kind of leading me to a direction 39:10 where I needed to be more dependent on God. 39:13 And I know if my father would've passed away outside 39:15 of me giving my heart to him, 39:17 GYC, I can be honest with you, 39:18 I don't know where my life would've consisted of. 39:21 And from that time from my father passed away 39:23 while I was attending life, 39:24 my mother, it took a toll on my mother. 39:28 And I remember I was struggling 39:29 with my tuition and I owed $2,000 dollars. 39:33 The day of graduation I owed $2,000 dollars 39:35 to the evangelists, who they are life. 39:37 And I remember, the day of graduation, 39:39 my sister came and gave me a $2,000 dollar check 39:41 from my mother that she emptied up the savings 39:43 that she was saving up throughout the years. 39:45 I lost a lot of friends in this life. 39:50 And my mother was willing to do anything to save her boy. 39:53 I remember I lost so many friends in the world 39:56 but God replaced them with the friends that I met 39:59 while I attended life that are many are here 40:01 in attendance and I just want to say I love you guys. 40:04 And I told God, Lord, you need to send me away 40:06 from Orlando as far as possible, 40:07 so he answered my prayer 40:08 and He took me all the way to California. 40:11 And I worked as a Bible coordinator there for ASI. 40:14 And from there at time, I got a call to be a Chaplin 40:16 and a Bible worker coordinator at Heritage Academy. 40:19 And Lord knows where the Lord would lead me after this. 40:22 But I'm always open to His calling 40:23 because my life has been, my life hasn't been as exciting 40:27 as it ever been since giving my heart to Him. 40:29 I remember the first time, when I was on stage 40:31 and we was introducing a 3ABN in Seattle. 40:34 And everybody was texting me, 40:35 oh, Lo-Ammi, we saw you on 3ABN, we are so excited. 40:38 And I asked my mother, hey mom did you see me, 40:39 she says, yeah. 40:41 As she was not, she was like you look, 40:42 you look very good in your combination. 40:44 Who, who taught you how to combine your tie 40:46 and your suits and all of this stuff? 40:47 And I always wondered why my mother like acted 40:50 that way, she wasn't excited you know seeing me on stage. 40:53 And the reason why it's because she believed in our heart 40:56 that I was gonna do great things for God. 40:58 She had purpose in her heart and she knew in her mind 41:00 that I was gonna be the next Doug Batchelor, 41:01 the next Mark Finely, 41:02 all of these great pioneers of the church. 41:04 She envisioned it, she envisioned that in her boy. 41:08 And I remember as time was drawing close 41:11 and my mother was diagnosed with cancer. 41:14 And I ask that you may pray for me 41:16 because I gonna share something very personal with you guys 41:18 that I believe is necessary to share. 41:21 And my mother who, if anybody knows my mother, 41:23 was a God fearing woman. 41:24 Always active, she was up at 3 in the morning 41:27 to do her devotions. 41:28 By the time I woke up at night, 41:29 she already have half of her day done. 41:31 And I remember as cancer was taking over her life for, 41:34 eating her very life away. 41:36 And she was bed stricken in bed. 41:38 I remember flying to Puerto Rico and I'm here, 41:41 remember of every bad feeling that I ever did GYC. 41:44 Every single time that I saw my mother 41:47 appealing to me and counseling me 41:50 and everything that I did, I just rebelled against her, 41:53 and as I was standing there, as she stayed on her bed, 41:56 she had this glimpse of look like, 42:01 And for the first time, GYC, I was able to see 42:03 the glimpse of how God's love is for us 42:06 because regardless of my past and regardless of my dirt 42:09 that I have done and all of the falsity I may possess 42:11 and the actions that I have did, God looks at me the same way 42:14 how my mother looked at me when I walked into that room. 42:17 And I had questions GYC because I had questions 42:19 whether or not my mother loved me, 42:21 I had questions whether or not my mother loved my father. 42:23 I had these questions I'm human, you know. 42:26 And I remember we had that moment 42:28 and I don't know if we don't watch movies anymore, amen. 42:31 But you know there's always a scene in the movie 42:34 where it's the intense parts and everybody you know, 42:37 they kind of share that final moment. 42:40 And as my mother was there in pain. 42:44 For the 10-15 minutes, I had a conversation 42:46 that solidified everything. 42:48 And she says, Lo-Ammi, I don't want you to cry 42:52 because I know that I'm gonna finally see Jesus 42:55 by the tree of life. 42:56 I'm gonna see your father, I want to see you, 43:00 I want to see your family. 43:01 And we'll forever be together, 43:03 we're gonna be a perfect piece Lo-Ammi. 43:07 And Lo-Ammi regardless and this is what she told me, 43:09 Lo-Ammi regardless of the situation, 43:12 regardless of the friends that we meet, 43:14 the friends that we have lost and the memories 43:16 that we share, Lo-Ammi, it's about faith. 43:19 Lo-Ammi, it's about faith. 43:22 And I made a promise to my mother 43:25 and I said mom, it's gonna be my sole purpose 43:27 to try to snatch as many people out of the pits of hell 43:30 and to show them the lovely Savior 43:32 that I met in Jesus Christ. 43:34 And my mother looked at me, she said, 43:35 Lo-Ammi, I know you will. 43:38 And two days later, she passed away. 43:41 I don't know what my life would have been 43:44 if I never got on that bus to come here to GYC. 43:48 And these words from my good friend Fred who, 43:50 who asked me Lo-Ammi, I know who you are. 43:53 Lo-Ammi, I know where you came from, 43:54 we used to do dirt together. 43:56 What made you make a radical commitment to God? 43:59 Because everybody has their Jesus moments for a little time 44:02 and then we go right back 44:03 but you've been consistent, what is it? 44:05 And to be honest with you, I can't answer that GYC, 44:08 I just know that God placed me on that bus 44:10 and he was gonna lead me to a conference 44:12 where it was gonna change my life forever. 44:14 And he told me these words 44:16 that are always gonna resonate in my heart forever. 44:20 He says Lo-Ammi, we're looking at you. 44:22 And if you ever decide to come back to us 44:25 and do the things that we used to do, 44:26 we'll open you with open arms, but just know 44:29 you will kill your witness about God to us. 44:33 So GYC, my walk isn't my walk. 44:35 Every morning, I wakeup, 44:36 I'm living my life for my friends. 44:38 I'm living my life for those who are around me, 44:41 so they can see that God is real 44:43 and he's still active in saving souls. 44:45 Yes, even a wretched soul like me. 44:48 And now, being before the universe, 44:51 I can show and I can tell people 44:53 that this great controversy is real 44:55 because it was played out in my life. 44:57 See, I was a boy with no vision; 44:59 I was a boy with no understanding 45:01 of why he was calling to the faith. 45:03 But now I have a mission and I have a drive 45:05 to see people give their hearts to the only person 45:07 who ever loved them and ever cared. 45:13 GYC, before I met an angels 45:15 isn't just a conference, it's a life style. 45:19 For everything that we do, we're standing before friends, 45:23 before men and before angels. 45:26 The things that I say, the way that I dress, 45:28 the things that I speak, the way that I think, 45:30 I'm now a spectacle to the entire world. 45:33 I was a rebel without a cause 45:36 but now I have a cause to rebel. 45:38 To rebel against the standards of the world, 45:40 to live before the world as a spectacle, 45:43 a spectacle that God is real and active today. 45:48 And my question is, will you join me? 45:50 Will you join me in entering this great controversy, 45:52 to live your life as if you're standing 45:55 before the very presence of God 45:57 on a every day moment and every day basis. 46:00 If you would have told me three years ago, 46:02 that I'll be standing before people in Orlando, Florida 46:05 at a GYC conference sharing my Testimony, 46:07 I would've laughed in your face. 46:09 If you would have told me, that I was gonna be 46:12 the coordinator for the service projects in evangelism, 46:16 in the same city that I partied in 46:18 and did my dirt in and now that I'm going to go out 46:20 and evangelize Friday which I expect everybody on a bus 46:23 come Friday morning, I would have laughed. 46:26 But you see, God something, saw something unique in me. 46:30 Something that I cannot see in myself, 46:33 and now I'm standing before God 46:35 and I'm standing before you and I'm standing before people 46:36 who are watching online, I'm standing before them 46:39 and saying, my life is a Testimony of what God can do 46:43 if you just give your heart to him. 46:46 Listen, my life was full of excitement 46:48 but there is nothing more exciting 46:49 then being here with God's people, 46:51 talking about God and living for God 46:55 and doing everything you can for God. 46:59 I'm gonna make an appeal, specific appeal. 47:04 And this is for those who attended GYC 47:06 for the very first time. 47:08 Who's come to this conference not knowing who they are, 47:11 not knowing what to expect. 47:14 But they've seen something that is real, 47:16 they felt the prick of God talking to their very hearts 47:20 and they want something genuine. 47:22 Listen, if you-- I can't tell you, 47:25 I can't exaggerate how much I'm in awe 47:28 of how God has directed my life that I'm standing before you 47:31 at the very conference that changed my life. 47:32 It could be you if you have never given your heart to Jesus. 47:37 I'm talking about, not just I go to Church 47:40 from time to time, I may have my devotions, 47:42 I acknowledge that God is good. 47:43 But I'm talking about never fully giving your heart to God 47:47 and completely surrender your life to him and say, 47:49 Lord use me for your service. 47:53 If that is you at this moment, 47:54 I ask that you may come up front. 47:56 Those who had attended GYC for the very first time, 47:59 who have never had an experience with Jesus Christ 48:02 and you say that you know what, 48:03 I saw something in this conference 48:05 that I want to be a part of, 48:06 I want to be a part of this movement, 48:07 I want to be do-- I want to do great things for God. 48:10 And Lord, I don't know what you have for me, 48:12 but I'm willing to give it to, now. 48:13 If that is you I ask, that you may come up front. 48:16 Praise God. 48:18 I know I was that boy in the fifth row, 48:20 I was the one who was listening 48:22 to the voice of God who talked to me. 48:23 I was the one who was struggling with the idea, 48:26 should I give my heart to God and I can tell you, 48:28 it's been the best decision I have ever made. 48:32 And those who are coming up front, 48:33 never forget this moment. 48:35 Those who are coming up front, 48:36 always go back to this point in your life and say, 48:39 Lord this is tough, I'm going against, 48:41 I'm kicking against the grain, 48:42 friends are mocking me, friends are really killing me 48:44 and go back to this very moment and say, 48:47 God, I have my life, my life is so surrendered to you 48:50 and God would do great amount of things for you. 48:53 Second appeal, I know GYC has a negative reputation 49:00 with many people who have never attended this conference. 49:05 But if there's elders, workers in the Florida conference 49:08 of Southeastern conference who's attended this conference 49:11 or if you're Pastor or elder 49:13 that you was kind of skeptical about GYC 49:15 but you'll see an army of young people 49:18 who is radically wanting to give their lives to God 49:20 and do great things for them. 49:23 My biggest struggle when I came back into-- 49:26 when I gave my heart back to God, 49:27 my biggest struggle that there was nothing 49:29 for young adults here in Orlando. 49:31 And I praise God for SALT 49:33 and you guys will know more about SALT, 49:35 check out their booth but this is a ministry 49:37 that they saw group of young people 49:38 who wants to do something for this city of Orlando 49:41 and if you are a lay worker or if you are a elder, a pastor, 49:43 a conference president whoever, whatever 49:45 and you saw GYC and you saw a glimpse 49:48 of what Orlando can be on a consistent basis 49:50 and you want to do something like this 49:52 in your local churches to invite young people to pray, 49:56 to study the words of-- hear good sermons 49:59 that comes from the Bible and not-- 50:02 do you understand what I'm saying, 50:03 if that's you, come up front. 50:15 For those who came up front, 50:18 I'm talking to you directly. 50:20 God is going to do great things for you. 50:24 Every morning, when you wakeup, 50:26 we commit the heart to You. 50:29 Come back and say, Lord, I don't know what to do, 50:32 but you took the first step. 50:35 Ask the desires of your heart to God, 50:37 he will answer you, then I can imagine, 50:40 I'm looking at your faces, 50:42 I'm hoping to see you up here one day. 50:44 And I know you will, I know you'll do great things for God. 50:48 For my family and my friends, 50:50 I'm just a middle man trying to do God's work 50:53 and I want to personally thank everyone who has prayed for me, 50:57 who has labored for me, who looked at me as an outcast 51:00 and said there is no hope in him. 51:02 But you see, your perception of reality 51:04 is so different from God. 51:07 I just want to close out with the word of prayer. 51:09 You can bow with me. 51:15 Father in heaven, 51:18 we are truly before men and angels. 51:21 And father we know that the Gospel is still real 51:24 and active even in 2014, 51:28 that the worlds maybe seemed to go crazy 51:30 and offering their lowest of the things 51:33 that we desire but father you've seen 51:36 the hearts of these young people 51:37 and you see so much potential in them. 51:40 And you want to do great things for them. 51:43 Now father, I'm just so appreciative 51:45 for using a broken empty sinner like myself. 51:49 Father these are yours, I thank you so much 51:54 for being patient with me and loving me. 51:56 I thank you for my family and for my mother 51:58 who dedicated her life to save me. 52:03 Lord, I pray that my Testimony-- my Testimony 52:06 doesn't end today, it's a continual Testimony. 52:09 But father, we stand before you, before the universe. 52:13 I would have entered into this Great Controversy 52:16 on the side of yours. 52:18 And we want to do everything in our power 52:20 to represent you the best where we can. 52:23 We ask for your grace, we ask for your mercy Father. 52:26 We thank you so much for sending your Spirit 52:29 in to touch our very hearts. 52:31 Be with every individual 52:33 who has given their hearts to you dear Lord. 52:35 Be with them, don't ever forsake them. 52:38 I thank you so much for everything you have done. 52:41 We pray this in the name of your son Jesus Christ. 52:44 Amen. |
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