Amen! Let us join, and stand,
as we sing our theme song,
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Once To Every Man A Nation.
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Thank you for singing.
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Good morning
everyone! Good morning!
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It's the brave and the
faithful here this morning.
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No, there's a lot of people
that have already had to leave
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this morning, but we're thankful
for the ones that are able to
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stay for our final charge.
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It's going to be powerful.
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At the beginning of our meeting
today, we always do something
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that's kind of enjoyable Sunday
morning, and that is we have an
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E- Com panel, in that as
Executive Committee we meet
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together, we talk
about GYC constantly.
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We have a group text that we're
constantly communicating about
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GYC group e-mail, and we
talk about it all the time.
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And we share our ideas, and we
pray together, but at the same
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time we recognize that other
people have fantastic ideas
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as well, and also that
other people have questions
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that may be or not apparently
evident, or maybe something that
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you're wondering, but
you're wondering about with GYC,
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and you want to be able to
ask the Executive Committee,
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so now is the time.
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We don't have a ton of
time, we only have 20 minutes,
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and that goes by very quickly.
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So anyone that has a
question; it doesn't have to be,
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it can be about the
organization, it can be about
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the Executive Committee,
it can be a suggestion;
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anything of that nature.
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We have two microphones? two?
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Yeah, one in this isle
right, this center isle here,
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another one here, and
Michelle standing on this side,
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and Nichole on that side.
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And you can come up to them
and share with them either your
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question, or what not, and
then you can share it with,
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and then you can step up to
the microphone and speak to us.
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So, I need questions
for the Executive Committee;
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any suggestions, any
reflections on the conference,
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anything you want to contribute.
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We don't have a ton of time,
and so we're going to limit to
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one question each, questions/
suggestion, which ever you want
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to give, but one each so
that we can move through as many
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people as possible.
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So we'll start at
this microphone right here.
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My name is Shawn Brisendine,
and I had a question in regard
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to the structuring
of the small groups.
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I noticed that some of the small
group attendees seemed a little
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bit unwilling, maybe, to try to
write a sermon in a small group,
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because it would kind of
draw them more like to writing
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rather than interacting.
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And I was wondering if the E-Com
had considered implementing
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Johnny Wong's, Christ's
Attitude Reflected In Everyone,
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model care group, kind
of in a smaller format,
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because that could be
reduplicated, maybe even in
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churches, or in homes, and
it seems to be interactive with
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a passage of Scripture, maybe
even a passage relevant to what
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GYC is about,
that theme that year.
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It was just a
thought. Huh, good!
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I think that's a great idea.
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We're always
looking for new ideas.
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There's a lot of challenges
doing small groups at a large
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conference, but we'll
put that into our idea book,
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and so I appreciate that.
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Perfect. Before we
continue on, I failed to do
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this at the beginning.
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Why don't we just go down
the line, and each person share
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their name, and what
department you work with.
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So why don't we start
at the end over there?
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Hi. I'm Shantelle, and I work
with the Service Department,
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so we plan the missions
and the service opportunities
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throughout the year.
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Cool! I'm Esar Wendia.
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I'm the Vice
President of Networking.
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And what we do is we
try to connect people at the
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conference, and outside of the
conference, so we try to work
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with their friend in
departments for that.
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Some things we do are the small
groups, the networking session,
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the 5-K, and we also help
with following up with appeals.
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It's like baptisms,
or admission commitments.
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My name is Taylor Hinkle,
and I'm Vice President of
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Evangelism, and we deal with
the Evangels surrounding the
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conference, which historically
has been the pre-conference
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outreach, and
the Friday outreach.
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I'm Michelle Lee, and I'm
the Vice President of Resources,
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and my department takes care
of audio and written materials
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throughout the year,
and at the conference,
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and we also take
care of interpretation.
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My name is Mark Pitten.
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I'm the Vice
President of Communications.
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And my department is basically
all the things that you see
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throughout the year, whether
it's social media, Facebook,
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website, all our advertising,
and that type of stuff.
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My name is Glesni Mason.
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I'm the Vice
President for Logistics.
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And so pretty much everything on
the ground here falls under me.
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Amen! I am Louise Retar,
and I am the Vice President
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for Programming, so all the
seminars, all the program that
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you experience at GYC, that
is my privilege to serve under.
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My name is Jeff Harper, and I am
the Secretary, and I'm involved
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with Internal Communication.
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And I just want to let you know
that I'm not texting right now,
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but I'm taking notes.
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My name is Amy Rotsara.
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I'm the General Vice President,
and that's an Administrative
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role on the Executive Committee.
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And I'm Illana Smith,
and I serve as the Treasurer.
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So that gives you an idea
of what each member of the team
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does, so depending on what your
question is, various members of
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the team will respond,
depending on their departments.
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Alright, so let's come over
to this microphone over here.
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My name is Ricardo.
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This is my second time at GYC,
and it's a tremendous blessing.
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Welcome, glad you're here.
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But I have one big concern.
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I see five thousand people here,
and I go to the prayer room
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and I see five people.
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I realize we spend 90%
of the time in sermonizing,
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but very little prayer.
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And there is no
revival without prayer.
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The Devil, he's not
afraid of preaching,
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but he trembles when we pray.
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So I would like to see
more intentional efforts
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for us praying together.
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You know, sometimes
rather than having a sermon
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have a time of prayer.
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You know, I would definitely
like to see that. Thank you.
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Appreciate that.
Appreciate that recommendation.
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We always need more prayer.
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Alright, anyone
want to comment on that?
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I fully agree with my brother
that we need more prayer.
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We also need more
people that are willing
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to go to the prayer room.
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It's our appeal, but you
know, we could promote it,
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we could talk
about the prayer room,
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but really it's your decision,
and our decision to do that,
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so let us pray that
people will pray more together,
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and we could do that together.
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Alright, back
to this microphone.
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My question is, If you
group register, can a website be
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structured so people in that
group can be able to register
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for meals individually?
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Yes, we just had a transition
in our registration system
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this last year, and we are still
absolutely open to suggestions.
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We're working on making things
a lot more smooth for everyone,
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so I just
appreciate your suggestion.
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And we are working on the
group registration process.
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Appreciate that suggestion.
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Alright, back
to this microphone.
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Hi, this is a
question and a concern that
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our group, that we had.
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We saw that a lot of the
material that was being given
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to us was put on the
seats, and we collected what was
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given to us, and we figured
whatever extra we could take
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it to our churches.
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But then we heard that a
lot of that material got taken,
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and put into garbage cans,
and into like big dumpsters,
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or something of that so, it was
just a large amount of material
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that was thrown away.
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Is there a way that
some how it can be collected,
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and put on tables so that those
who want to take it back home
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to those who were not able
to receive the blessing that we
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receive, that we could take
it back home to our churches,
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our conferences, so it doesn't
get wasted, and God's money
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doesn't seem to be
like it's being thrown away?
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Because that was a lot of good
material that was given to us,
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so if there could be a way that
we can just get that collected
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so those who want to
take it back home can do so?
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It's a fabulous suggestion.
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Does anyone want
to comment on that?
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Maybe we just take
that as a suggestion.
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Appreciate that. And it is
something that we do continually
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discuss as an
Executive Committee.
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You know, how do we get
out resources to people,
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so that people can get
it, but that it's not wasted?
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So we
appreciate that suggestion.
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Hello, my name is Andre.
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I just had a suggestion.
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During our group sessions
we were getting together,
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and we realized we hadn't
had any formal Bible studies
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together with the young people.
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I know that it's on the schedule
to have a devotional together,
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but we thought that it would
be really cool if there was some
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type of formal way, or
formal program to actually
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study the Bible together.
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And we realize maybe there needs
to be a program to teach people
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how to study the Bible,
young people particularly,
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because I think a lot of young
people don't really know how
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to actually study the Bible.
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They may open it up, but they
don't really know what to do,
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so maybe there can be some type
of program integrated in GYC
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where you teach young people
how to actually study the Bible.
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Anyone want to comment on that?
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I want to say, my brother, that
is a really good suggestion.
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And we have a really good
Programming Vice President that
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is incoming, and I have
full confidence that he has
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taken note of that, and will...
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I got notes man. And
we got notes as well.
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Praise the Lord. Thank you
so much for that suggestion.
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And I just want to say a quick
word that, please if you have an
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idea for seminars, and
so forth, you could e-mail
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programming@gyc. org, and
we seriously look at them,
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and we'll love to consider those
great ideas that you guys have.
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Thank you.
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Alright, back to this one.
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Hi, my name is
Esther Morris, and I've been
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blessed here at GYC.
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My suggestion is just
regarding registration.
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We come from a community
where there's not a lot
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of text savvy people.
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And some of our friends
who tried to register could not
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figure out the website.
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And there was no phone
number that they could call.
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And so I tried to help
them as much as I could,
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but it was hard, you
know, because I wasn't there.
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And I just, my suggestion
is that maybe there be a phone
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option for registering
for those who don't understand
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how to use the Internet.
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Okay. That's definitely
an excellent suggestion.
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We do have our Administrative
Assistant who does run our
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phone for our organization, and
she is very capable of answering
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questions, but also
in, as we discussed before,
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the registration system
we're working out kinks.
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And we appreciate that, yeah.
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Okay, very good.
Thank you for that.
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I think we're back to
this microphone over here.
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Yes, my question is
kind of in regards to
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having an exhibit booth.
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I had filled out
the registration form,
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and the application for that,
but I never heard back as to
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whether I could
have a booth or not.
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And I was just wondering if I
was doing something incorrectly,
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or if there's something
else that needed to be done.
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We did have a transition where
you applied for the exhibits
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on, through your
registration profile.
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And I know at the beginning of
the year we had a mistake where
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the application was still
up on our website as well.
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And so I'm not sure which
channel you tried to go through,
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but my apologies that that
slipped through the cracks.
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And we hope to avoid
that next year. Okay.
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And here's just a suggestion.
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If anyone has a comment
or a suggestion that's more,
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maybe focused on just
one department, and maybe not
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so much on the... Ah, it doesn't
have to be... You can still just
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ask a question
based on one department.
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But if you have a question, or
suggestion that is more focused
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on one individual, as
soon as the charge is over,
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the Executive Committee, both
the outgoing and the incoming
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are going to stand here in front
of the stage, and we welcome
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as many suggestions, as
many questions as you want
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to give then as well.
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So lets go back
to this microphone.
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Excuse me, my name is Martha,
and I love GYC, and I know GYC
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has been in
existence for ten plus years.
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But my question is, How
do we move to the next level,
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like the 2.0 GYC, where we can
utilize all these thousands of
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people to really be
out in the mission field?
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I know we have a pre-conference,
and a four hour sort of window
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of while we're here
at GYC we can go out.
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But I just think that after my
experience of doing a missionary
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trip, I feel I like instead
of sitting down for sermons
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for so many hours and days,
can we use this precious time
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and all the number of people we
have to go out and do the work?
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Because that's where the real
power is; where they will meet
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Jesus, and that's truly where
they will go back and use it
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in their home when they
have those personal experiences.
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Appreciate that! Evangelism, do
you want to comment, any of you?
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Yeah, I think
there's always a balance.
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You know, how can we
be trained, but also then
00:20:09.30\00:20:12.31
go for God as well?
00:20:12.34\00:20:13.68
And that's something that we're
really looking at to provide the
00:20:13.71\00:20:16.18
best opportunity for spiritual
growth and development,
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and also growth in
mission and service.
00:20:18.68\00:20:20.45
What's interesting to me is
even during the pre-conference
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portion, you know, which we
hold where 120 people go out
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door to door, 8 hours a day,
we still have a large portion
00:20:26.45\00:20:30.03
that's training, probably at
least 4 to 5 hours a day, and
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some of the newer
people maybe up to 6 hours.
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And so I think the goal
of GYC is to not only provide
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opportunities for
mission, which we want to do.
00:20:37.73\00:20:40.20
We want to do that on Friday.
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We want to do that before, and
there's talk about even doing
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that after the
conference, and more during it.
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But also providing resources
that people can learn new ideas
00:20:45.64\00:20:49.21
in evangelism, and take it
back home to their local church.
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So that's something
we're constantly playing with.
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I know with the programming
department, they may have more
00:20:53.65\00:20:55.78
to say, but it's always
the balance of, you know,
00:20:55.82\00:20:58.09
where do we give and take to
make sure that the mission of
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God is still completed?
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Thank you.
That's well put Taylor.
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Okay. But I would say, as well,
that we need to have a vision
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for our local churches.
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You know, in the book,
Education, it says that the
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local church is
built for service.
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And GYC serves a purpose,
but the local church is there
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for you year round.
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And if we're not a missionary
in our local churches then we
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should think again
because that is a mission field.
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Amen, Amen.
Alright we'll come back to
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this microphone, I think.
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I have a concern/suggestion.
00:21:42.13\00:21:47.04
I see a lot of both
unhealthful and immodest dress
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here at this convention.
00:21:51.87\00:21:53.21
And I don't want to hurt
anyone's feelings, so please
00:21:53.24\00:21:56.71
understand, but I believe
God is calling us higher.
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And I'm praying that you
would consider next year to have
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a seminar on modest dress.
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What does God expect?
00:22:10.89\00:22:12.56
You know, and the dress reform
is not just a moral issue,
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it's also a health issue.
00:22:16.83\00:22:18.63
Because there are people here
around us that are suffering
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physically
because of dress that is
00:22:23.37\00:22:26.88
physiologically
damaging to them.
00:22:26.91\00:22:29.18
So it's a real
concern I have on my heart.
00:22:29.21\00:22:31.91
I have Amish friends that I
would love to invite to GYC,
00:22:31.95\00:22:36.38
because the messages here,
that I'm hearing are from God.
00:22:36.42\00:22:41.72
So I have
friends I want to invite.
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But friends, we
must be obedient to God.
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And when He explains to us how
we should dress, we need to be
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willing to obey Him.
00:22:54.54\00:22:55.87
We need to be willing
to take God's standard
00:22:55.90\00:22:59.27
rather than the
world's standard. Amen!
00:22:59.31\00:23:01.91
I appreciate that comment, and
I think programming will take
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note of the recommendation.
00:23:05.85\00:23:07.88
Thank you. Alright, to this one.
00:23:07.92\00:23:09.68
Hi, my name's Angel.
00:23:11.22\00:23:13.39
I come... I went to a school
called, named Ouachita Hills
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Academy, and when I was there
I had this group of friends.
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It was like six of us in total.
00:23:22.10\00:23:24.13
And we came together
to kind of form something
00:23:24.17\00:23:30.64
like what GYC was
about, just in a separate term.
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But there was a lot of
times when we didn't know what
00:23:34.38\00:23:38.58
we were doing, or how
we were going to do it.
00:23:38.61\00:23:41.18
So I was just wondering
how GYC came about in general.
00:23:41.22\00:23:46.72
Like almost, also like
logistics, because you guys
00:23:46.76\00:23:50.59
were all a really
good inspiration to us.
00:23:50.63\00:23:53.40
Hum, praise God! Amy do you
want to give us a recap of that?
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That's a good question.
00:23:58.93\00:24:00.64
It was before my time,
but not too much, I guess.
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Really GYC came together with
a group of young people who were
00:24:03.84\00:24:08.41
having a practical
experience in Godliness.
00:24:08.44\00:24:11.65
They wanted to follow through
with the things that they were
00:24:11.68\00:24:13.78
learning in the Bible, and as
a result of that they wanted to
00:24:13.82\00:24:16.58
bring their friends along.
00:24:16.62\00:24:18.35
As time went on, of
course, the organization
00:24:18.39\00:24:20.89
grew more formal. They did
start to develop logistics,
00:24:20.92\00:24:23.53
and programming, and
it became a more formal
00:24:23.56\00:24:26.86
conference like we see now.
00:24:26.90\00:24:28.56
That said, really I think
the help came from older people
00:24:28.60\00:24:33.84
who knew how to do those things.
00:24:33.87\00:24:35.60
And so they had mentors
who came in who taught them.
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This is how you
can run a conference.
00:24:38.47\00:24:39.81
This is how you can
do things like that.
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In terms of how can you
get that kind of experience
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I would say two things: 1. Our
goal from people coming to GYC
00:24:44.15\00:24:48.15
is not necessarily to go back
and start another conference,
00:24:48.18\00:24:51.15
it's like when we earlier,
to get involved with your local
00:24:51.19\00:24:53.92
church, and the local church is
already built with a structure
00:24:53.96\00:24:56.69
that you can work within, so
you don't have to figure out,
00:24:56.73\00:24:58.86
How do I build
this thing from scratch?
00:24:58.89\00:25:00.40
But 2. If as things grow in your
local church, and local churches
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in your community, you do
see something like a conference
00:25:04.43\00:25:07.24
necessary, then you can contact
GYC and we do try to provide
00:25:07.27\00:25:11.84
resources to people
in order to know how they
00:25:11.87\00:25:14.28
can support community.
00:25:14.31\00:25:15.64
Those resources come from
the Networking Department.
00:25:15.68\00:25:17.51
They also come from what will
now be called the General Vice
00:25:17.55\00:25:20.42
President for External Affairs.
00:25:20.45\00:25:21.82
So those are both ways
that you can connect with us.
00:25:21.85\00:25:23.95
So you can find
that on the website,
00:25:23.99\00:25:25.45
or e-mail info@gycweb.
org, and that information
00:25:25.49\00:25:28.22
would get passed on.
00:25:28.26\00:25:29.59
Perfect. Thank you, Amy.
00:25:29.62\00:25:30.96
Alright, we have
three minutes left.
00:25:30.99\00:25:32.99
Lets see if we can get
two more questions in. Yes.
00:25:33.03\00:25:35.93
Hi, my name's Shawn Worgs,
and I have kind of like a slush
00:25:35.96\00:25:40.27
question/concern
for programming.
00:25:40.30\00:25:42.94
Yesterday, Sabbath, after the
I believe portion, after he gave
00:25:42.97\00:25:47.41
that powerful testimony, and he
was very eloquently versed about
00:25:47.44\00:25:50.45
what Adventists believe.
00:25:50.48\00:25:51.81
And he sent out the invite,
you know, If you're looking for
00:25:51.85\00:25:53.98
a church, you want
to join the church.
00:25:54.02\00:25:55.35
And then we had the song that
followed, and the opening stanza
00:25:55.38\00:25:58.12
to the song was the guy standing
outside the pearly gates,
00:25:58.15\00:26:00.62
wondering who was in
heaven, and who wasn't.
00:26:00.66\00:26:02.32
And I go to a big university,
and I have opportunity to study
00:26:02.36\00:26:08.06
with a lot of different
people in different religions,
00:26:08.10\00:26:09.76
and I know that creates a huge
clash for what our statement of
00:26:09.80\00:26:13.54
belief is about death,
and hell fire, and heaven,
00:26:13.57\00:26:15.70
and eternal life versus
what the world believes.
00:26:15.74\00:26:19.37
And, I guess, it would be my
suggestion to be very careful
00:26:19.41\00:26:23.41
about what we allow to
be presented on the stage,
00:26:23.45\00:26:27.18
especially on the high
Sabbath with lots of viewers,
00:26:27.22\00:26:29.72
because that could
be very conflicting.
00:26:29.75\00:26:31.42
Alright, appreciate
that, appreciate that.
00:26:32.65\00:26:35.52
Comment? Alright!
00:26:35.56\00:26:37.66
Just a quick question.
00:26:37.69\00:26:39.86
The last GYC and this GYC,
several seminars that I went to
00:26:39.89\00:26:47.57
they ran out of handouts.
00:26:47.60\00:26:49.50
And when we asked could they
get handouts to bring them in,
00:26:49.54\00:26:53.31
we were told they
wouldn't print anymore.
00:26:53.34\00:26:55.38
And I just wondered what
their rationale was behind that.
00:26:55.41\00:26:58.48
Because I'm sure there's no
way to know how many people are
00:26:58.51\00:27:01.78
going to show up at any given
seminar, but wondered what the
00:27:01.82\00:27:05.99
plans are if you do run out
of handouts at a given seminar
00:27:06.02\00:27:10.46
to actually provide fot
those who didn't get them?
00:27:10.49\00:27:13.36
Um, yes, like you said, it
is hard to kind of know how many
00:27:16.53\00:27:19.20
people are going to show up.
00:27:19.23\00:27:20.57
And we apologize
that we did run out.
00:27:20.60\00:27:21.97
We are hoping to move to have
more electronic handouts in the
00:27:22.00\00:27:25.17
future so that even if you
didn't get it, you will be able
00:27:25.21\00:27:27.78
to download it later, or at
the time on your Smartphone.
00:27:27.81\00:27:31.31
But, yes, those are logistics
that we are still trying to
00:27:31.35\00:27:34.38
finesse, and figure
out how to make it work out
00:27:34.42\00:27:36.25
out best for
everyone. Thanks though.
00:27:36.28\00:27:38.72
Alright, thank you.
00:27:38.75\00:27:41.36
Hope that
answered your question.
00:27:41.39\00:27:43.53
Think we have time
for one more quick one.
00:27:43.56\00:27:45.83
Did you decide? Alright.
00:27:49.90\00:27:51.23
Yeah, I was just wanting to hear
from each one of you in your
00:27:51.27\00:27:55.10
area of planning for
this GYC, what motivated you?
00:27:55.14\00:28:00.24
And in thinking about it,
and planning it, and how was it
00:28:00.28\00:28:04.51
played out in your
vision, and how has God blessed?
00:28:04.55\00:28:08.08
Alright, since we are very short
on time, why don't we have two
00:28:08.12\00:28:12.25
people share concise answers.
00:28:12.29\00:28:15.36
Were you able to
hear the question?
00:28:15.39\00:28:16.73
Sorry, there's a lot of echo,
so it's a little bit difficult
00:28:16.76\00:28:18.49
to hear you. Were you
able to hear what he... Pardon?
00:28:18.53\00:28:23.23
Okay, what I understood
you to ask was basically,
00:28:23.26\00:28:27.24
Can some E-con members share
what was the motivation behind
00:28:27.27\00:28:32.84
their work? and
how God has blessed.
00:28:32.87\00:28:34.98
Can you just share? Mark.
00:28:35.01\00:28:37.81
Um, so the
motivation behind my department,
00:28:37.85\00:28:41.32
which is Communications,
so basically the online stuff,
00:28:41.35\00:28:44.45
the theme graphic,
that type of stuff.
00:28:44.49\00:28:47.69
A verse that God brought to me
a while back was in Psalm 50:2,
00:28:47.72\00:28:55.10
saying that out of Zion, meaning
Jerusalem, the perfection of
00:28:55.13\00:28:59.10
beauty, the Lord hath shined.
00:28:59.13\00:29:00.87
So basically out of a human
city God shined from its beauty.
00:29:00.90\00:29:05.34
And I think that that's
a powerful point for us to
00:29:05.37\00:29:07.68
remember that when we
are doing things God wants us
00:29:07.71\00:29:11.08
to make them beautiful.
00:29:11.11\00:29:12.45
Look at Solomon's temple.
00:29:12.48\00:29:13.82
It was beautiful, right?
00:29:13.85\00:29:15.18
And I think the more we can
strive for beauty in what we do,
00:29:15.22\00:29:17.65
I think it honors God.
00:29:17.69\00:29:19.02
And that's, I also really
believe that there's a powerful
00:29:19.05\00:29:22.42
use for media and evangelism.
00:29:22.46\00:29:24.33
And so those two things have
been strongly motivating for me
00:29:24.36\00:29:28.00
in the
communications department.
00:29:28.03\00:29:29.36
Does that kind of, kind
of what you are saying? Yep.
00:29:29.40\00:29:31.90
I think ultimately all of us are
strongly motivated by our own
00:29:31.93\00:29:36.47
walks with God, because we
want to share that with others.
00:29:36.50\00:29:40.31
And it just, it comes down
fundamentally to how connected
00:29:40.34\00:29:45.11
we are with Him, and
how much we love our church.
00:29:45.15\00:29:48.05
And those two things are very
highly motivating in each of our
00:29:48.08\00:29:50.55
experiences, although of course,
we all individually have one
00:29:50.59\00:29:54.46
thing or another that motivates
us perhaps, but fundamentally
00:29:54.49\00:29:58.69
we want to serve God.
00:29:58.73\00:30:00.20
Unfortunately, we
are out of time now
00:30:00.23\00:30:03.06
for any other questions.
00:30:03.10\00:30:04.43
Anybody else that has a
question or a suggestion,
00:30:04.47\00:30:06.94
once again at the end of the
charge, the E-com, both outgoing
00:30:06.97\00:30:11.31
and incoming will be
down in front of this stage,
00:30:11.34\00:30:13.58
and we welcome anything
you have to share or say.
00:30:13.61\00:30:17.71
We thank you so much
for your participation
00:30:17.75\00:30:20.25
in this conference.
00:30:20.28\00:30:21.62
It has been a tremendous
blessing to all of us.
00:30:21.65\00:30:23.55
And we have been blessed.
00:30:23.59\00:30:24.92
And we certainly hope
that you have been as well.
00:30:24.95\00:30:27.59
So I think the next thing,
I think this current E-com is
00:30:29.99\00:30:35.50
going to stay on, and we
are going to be joined by some
00:30:35.53\00:30:40.20
board members
for a special time.
00:30:40.24\00:30:45.51
Good morning GYC. Good morning!
00:30:46.78\00:30:49.18
It's a new day, it's a new year,
and I hope that as you've been
00:30:49.21\00:30:54.68
here at GYC you've been blessed
and inspired to begin anew.
00:30:54.72\00:30:58.62
The team that you have
standing before you has done an
00:30:58.65\00:31:03.16
incredible job
over the last two years.
00:31:03.19\00:31:05.36
And this is a transition year,
so over the next few minutes
00:31:05.39\00:31:10.47
you're going to be, we're going
to be expressing our gratitude
00:31:10.50\00:31:14.67
for the work that's been done,
and introducing the new E-com
00:31:14.70\00:31:18.41
members who are coming.
00:31:18.44\00:31:19.77
But I just want to say on behalf
of the board, and Justin and I
00:31:19.81\00:31:23.91
are here to represent the board
this morning how grateful we are
00:31:23.95\00:31:27.95
for each one of you, and
the work that you have done.
00:31:27.98\00:31:30.69
You know, you've all, we who
attend the conference probably
00:31:30.72\00:31:36.83
can't, probably is
not the right word.
00:31:36.86\00:31:39.43
We definitely can't comprehend
the amount of work, energy,
00:31:39.46\00:31:43.70
and effort that goes into
planning a conference like this.
00:31:43.73\00:31:46.90
And the GYC team has not just
been satisfied with status quo.
00:31:46.94\00:31:53.04
They're constantly pushing
the envelope, and becoming more
00:31:53.07\00:31:57.75
efficient cutting edge ways
of dealing with the problems
00:31:57.78\00:32:01.72
that we face in a
conference like this.
00:32:01.75\00:32:03.28
Most importantly
though, these are young
00:32:03.32\00:32:05.85
people who love the Lord.
00:32:05.89\00:32:07.22
And they have given their
heart and soul into the work
00:32:07.26\00:32:13.86
that they have done.
00:32:13.90\00:32:15.23
You know, there's a text
in the Bible, it's Luke 14:14.
00:32:15.26\00:32:20.30
And Jesus is talking about
when we do work for those who
00:32:20.34\00:32:23.84
can't really repay us.
00:32:23.87\00:32:25.31
And what He says is you will be
repaid, but you're going to be
00:32:25.34\00:32:30.08
repaid in the
resurrection of the just.
00:32:30.11\00:32:31.85
And today we really can't fully
express our gratitude to you
00:32:31.88\00:32:37.52
for what you have done.
00:32:37.55\00:32:38.89
But we do know that a day is
coming when the skies are going
00:32:38.92\00:32:46.23
to open, and that little black
cloud half the size of a man's
00:32:46.26\00:32:49.96
hand is going to appear,
and Jesus is going to come.
00:32:50.00\00:32:51.37
And I believe that there
are going to be young men,
00:32:54.04\00:32:58.57
and young women, and even
older men, and older women
00:32:58.61\00:33:01.31
who are there on that
day because of your sleepless
00:33:01.34\00:33:06.38
nights, and long days,
and extra heartfelt prayers.
00:33:06.41\00:33:13.29
And so we just want to thank
you for what you have done.
00:33:13.32\00:33:15.99
And we want to have a special
prayer as they transition
00:33:16.02\00:33:20.00
that God is going to continue to
use them, and continue to bless
00:33:20.03\00:33:23.73
them wherever they go. Justin.
00:33:23.77\00:33:26.80
I'm going to invite you to bow
your heads, and close your eyes.
00:33:26.84\00:33:29.94
I ask the E-com to
kneel at this time.
00:33:29.97\00:33:32.44
Father in Heaven, it was after
the flood, after the building
00:33:39.81\00:33:44.29
of the ark when Noah was
tempted and fell into drink.
00:33:44.32\00:33:50.43
It was after Mount Carmel
that Elijah ran away from You.
00:33:50.46\00:33:56.26
And Father, we pray this morning
that after these years of
00:33:56.30\00:34:01.77
service, after these multiple
Mount Carmel experiences here
00:34:01.80\00:34:07.68
at GYC, as we see these young
leaders pass on to the next
00:34:07.71\00:34:13.25
stage of their life, that it
not be recorded that these were
00:34:13.28\00:34:19.29
to have fallen away.
00:34:19.32\00:34:20.72
Father, we pray that the
faithfulness that they have
00:34:20.76\00:34:24.73
shown through
these years continue on
00:34:24.76\00:34:27.50
after their GYC service.
00:34:27.53\00:34:29.60
And Father, if Thou should
tarry further, we ask that You
00:34:29.63\00:34:34.90
bless them abundantly with their
family members, their spouses,
00:34:34.94\00:34:40.51
and if it is according to
Your will, their children.
00:34:40.54\00:34:43.08
But Father, may You grant
them the gift of faithfulness.
00:34:43.11\00:34:47.68
This is not within our power.
00:34:47.72\00:34:50.32
This is not within us.
00:34:50.35\00:34:52.32
This is only a gift that you
give, so Father, we know that
00:34:52.35\00:34:55.99
You are good
enough, and You are loving
00:34:56.02\00:34:59.09
enough to give this gift.
00:34:59.13\00:35:00.46
We ask that You bless each
of these leaders going forth,
00:35:00.50\00:35:05.77
and that You continue to do big
and wonderful things of which
00:35:05.80\00:35:10.91
we cannot imagine, of
which we cannot speak of.
00:35:10.94\00:35:13.27
And at the end we may have
nothing but praise from our lips
00:35:13.31\00:35:17.05
for how great You are.
00:35:17.08\00:35:19.45
We ask this blessing
in Jesus' name, Amen.
00:35:19.48\00:35:22.48
Over the last two years, as
Natasha has served as president
00:35:28.52\00:35:33.16
and leader of this team of young
people, and I know that is a
00:35:33.19\00:35:37.77
special burden, and a
special responsibility.
00:35:37.83\00:35:39.97
We appreciate so much, Natasha,
the spirit and the vision that
00:35:40.00\00:35:43.94
you've brought to GYC.
00:35:43.97\00:35:45.31
And at this time we
have a gift that we'd like to
00:35:45.34\00:35:48.51
present to you from GYC.
00:35:48.54\00:35:50.55
Oh, I love it! It's amazing!
00:35:54.92\00:35:57.22
And this marble globe is just a
symbol of the worldwide mission
00:35:57.25\00:36:03.43
of the GYC movement, and the
young people who are called to
00:36:03.46\00:36:08.56
take the gospel to every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people.
00:36:08.60\00:36:14.14
Amen. Well, it has been an
incredible honor and privilege
00:36:14.17\00:36:19.67
to serve as
president of this movement.
00:36:19.71\00:36:22.78
It has been one that I have...
00:36:22.81\00:36:24.15
It wasn't a position
that I originally wanted,
00:36:25.45\00:36:27.48
but I knew it was a position
that God was asking me to take.
00:36:27.52\00:36:31.29
And yet it was my conviction
that He would not ask,
00:36:31.35\00:36:34.46
that I would not hold
this position any longer than I
00:36:34.49\00:36:37.53
needed to, until a Godly young
man could take the position
00:36:37.59\00:36:41.40
and lead this organization.
00:36:41.43\00:36:42.76
And I really believe that today
God has answered those prayers.
00:36:42.80\00:36:44.97
And there is a Godly young
man to take this organization
00:36:45.00\00:36:48.24
definitely to the next level,
and to lead this movement.
00:36:48.27\00:36:52.54
And I am thankful to God that
He has smiled upon His people,
00:36:52.57\00:36:57.31
and that He will lead Moice and
his team, and will definitely...
00:36:57.35\00:37:02.08
Great things are in store.
00:37:02.12\00:37:03.65
Great things are ahead.
00:37:03.69\00:37:05.15
Keep your eyes on GYC
because God is going to work.
00:37:05.19\00:37:08.29
And, furthermore, this Bible
that I'm holding in my hand,
00:37:10.03\00:37:15.26
some of you who were
at Phoenix GYC last year,
00:37:15.30\00:37:19.83
and heard Justin's introduction
to me, he gave me this Bible.
00:37:19.87\00:37:23.30
This Bible is the GYC president
Bible, and it goes to who ever
00:37:23.34\00:37:26.47
is the current president of GYC.
00:37:26.51\00:37:29.08
And so I have had it,
and it's been a privilege.
00:37:29.11\00:37:31.08
Its gone to many
different countries,
00:37:31.11\00:37:33.42
and different continents
traveling with the presidents,
00:37:33.45\00:37:35.68
and I have been
blessed to have it.
00:37:35.72\00:37:37.45
And now its time to pass it on
to Moice, and Moice, I just want
00:37:37.49\00:37:41.19
to say that book
is your qualification.
00:37:41.22\00:37:45.36
And the more you read it, and
the more you wear out the pages,
00:37:45.39\00:37:48.26
the better of a
president you will be.
00:37:48.30\00:37:49.73
So its my challenge to you
to devour that book in the next,
00:37:49.76\00:37:56.44
in your term, and
may God watch over you,
00:37:56.47\00:37:59.01
and may His Spirit guide you.
00:37:59.07\00:38:01.48
Amen! Thank you, Natasha.
00:38:01.51\00:38:03.85
At this time I'm going to
ask the new incoming GYC team
00:38:03.88\00:38:07.45
to come on stage, and the
incoming team, can you guys
00:38:07.48\00:38:10.99
get reassembled with your team
and come to our right over here?
00:38:11.02\00:38:14.22
Come to this side over here.
00:38:14.26\00:38:16.02
And we are very excited for
those of you who are GYC nerds,
00:38:16.06\00:38:21.73
we want to do,
we've got some statistics.
00:38:21.76\00:38:24.40
The outgoing GYC team,
the average age was 25.
00:38:24.43\00:38:30.74
The incoming team the average
age is the young age of 23.
00:38:30.81\00:38:35.18
So we have decreased our
age by two years of experience.
00:38:35.21\00:38:39.55
I'd like to
introduce this team to you.
00:38:39.58\00:38:42.08
Four of the members of
the old team are staying on.
00:38:42.15\00:38:45.12
Our president is Moice Rosara.
00:38:45.15\00:38:48.39
You can see him
on the screen there,
00:38:49.59\00:38:51.39
his mug shot, beautiful face.
00:38:51.43\00:38:53.36
Our treasurer is Joshua Neblett.
00:38:55.36\00:38:57.63
Standing next to him is Taylor
Hinkle, general vice president.
00:38:59.47\00:39:02.74
This year we have expanded
the team to another general vice
00:39:02.77\00:39:06.01
president with Casey Vaughn.
00:39:06.04\00:39:08.31
Our executive
secretary is Shawna Chung.
00:39:08.34\00:39:11.98
Vice president of
programming is Jonathan Walter.
00:39:13.82\00:39:18.42
Leslie Mason will
be staying on as our
00:39:18.45\00:39:20.86
vice president of logistics.
00:39:20.89\00:39:22.22
Eric Lowe is our vice
president of communications.
00:39:22.26\00:39:26.29
Vice president of
resources is Esther Nanasee.
00:39:28.00\00:39:31.03
VP of evangelism
is Lisa Monsonatis.
00:39:31.07\00:39:35.44
Networking will be taken
over by Mackenzie Gallant.
00:39:35.47\00:39:39.67
And VP of service is Shantel
Kiumba staying on our team.
00:39:39.71\00:39:45.51
I'd like to charge this
new team with some words.
00:39:45.55\00:39:51.89
This is a very weird
GYC for me personally.
00:39:51.95\00:39:54.96
It has been my privilege to
come to every GYC for the last
00:39:55.02\00:39:57.93
13, 14 billion years.
00:39:57.99\00:39:59.69
This is our first GYC for
me where I brought my son,
00:40:01.30\00:40:06.97
newly born, not newly
born, just born recently... son!
00:40:07.17\00:40:10.24
It was surreal. I did not think
when we started the first GYC
00:40:14.54\00:40:21.12
I would ever be
bringing my son to a GYC.
00:40:21.15\00:40:24.35
It has been a
great privilege to do so.
00:40:25.65\00:40:28.09
In many ways GYC is the child
of the board, and the founders.
00:40:29.66\00:40:36.16
We take great care.
00:40:36.20\00:40:37.57
We love this. In many ways my
two children have met together.
00:40:37.60\00:40:41.67
It's a weird,
surreal experience.
00:40:41.70\00:40:44.77
But we have not accomplished
the goal that we set out to do.
00:40:46.91\00:40:50.08
We have a sacred trust
placed upon our shoulders.
00:40:51.81\00:40:54.38
We need to revive
young people, young adults
00:40:54.42\00:40:57.72
all around the world.
00:40:57.75\00:40:59.15
And praise the Lord that GYC
has made an incredible impact.
00:40:59.19\00:41:03.06
We are on six continents.
00:41:03.09\00:41:05.66
We have thirteen
affiliates in North America.
00:41:05.69\00:41:07.96
We have trained
leaders across the globe.
00:41:08.00\00:41:10.23
But our work is far from done.
00:41:10.27\00:41:13.30
There is a sacred trust
placed upon the GYC leaders.
00:41:13.34\00:41:18.21
And this, the sacred trust,
causes some weird reactions
00:41:18.24\00:41:23.04
to certain individuals.
00:41:23.08\00:41:24.41
Responsibility placed on
shoulders often elicits fear.
00:41:24.48\00:41:30.65
And fear causes people
to do some crazy things,
00:41:31.92\00:41:34.52
say some crazy things.
00:41:34.56\00:41:35.89
And so this morning I
leave you with three things
00:41:35.92\00:41:39.46
that you take seriously:
1. Please be yourself.
00:41:39.49\00:41:44.03
You're standing
before here all these people,
00:41:44.07\00:41:46.17
and you've been
given these great titles.
00:41:46.20\00:41:47.70
And ladies, you did your
hair this morning to look good
00:41:47.74\00:41:50.64
in front of 3ABN
and the whole world.
00:41:50.67\00:41:52.37
And it is easy to get into
the rites, and the rituals,
00:41:52.41\00:41:56.81
and the pomp, and
circumstance of things.
00:41:56.85\00:41:59.35
Do not take
yourselves seriously,
00:41:59.38\00:42:02.85
but take the Lord
seriously, and be yourselves.
00:42:03.45\00:42:08.96
The Lord has created you
with a power of individuality.
00:42:08.99\00:42:14.30
Do not mold yourselves to the
expectations of others around
00:42:14.33\00:42:19.63
you, but fulfill the task and
responsibility, and the calling
00:42:19.67\00:42:24.94
that the Lord has
given you individually.
00:42:24.97\00:42:26.74
We ask that you
explode GYC, and you explode
00:42:26.78\00:42:31.85
the Seventh-day Adventist
church, you explode the world
00:42:31.88\00:42:34.48
with the Lord's glory.
00:42:34.52\00:42:35.85
2. We ask that you lower self.
00:42:35.88\00:42:38.75
John 3:30, He must increase,
but I must what? decrease.
00:42:38.82\00:42:43.63
You're going to be on
a lot of teleconferences.
00:42:43.66\00:42:46.63
You're going to love each other.
00:42:46.66\00:42:48.00
You're going to
hate each other's guts.
00:42:48.03\00:42:49.60
You're going to hate them.
00:42:49.63\00:42:50.97
They're going to hate you.
00:42:51.00\00:42:52.33
There's going to
be a whole hate fest.
00:42:52.37\00:42:54.07
But in that hate is a
lot of love, Amen? Amen!
00:42:54.10\00:42:57.27
And in that midst of it you
have to learn to lower yourself.
00:42:57.31\00:43:01.44
That this work
is beyond yourself,
00:43:01.48\00:43:04.48
beyond your girlfriend's, beyond
your boyfriend's, your spouses,
00:43:04.51\00:43:08.02
your families, beyond
your all, whatever, who we are.
00:43:08.05\00:43:10.99
This is the Lord's work.
00:43:11.05\00:43:12.55
Lower yourselves,
humble yourselves.
00:43:12.59\00:43:16.52
And lastly, Luke 9:23, And
He said to them all, If any man
00:43:16.56\00:43:21.13
will come after Me, let him deny
what? himself, take up the cross
00:43:21.16\00:43:26.03
daily and follow Me.
00:43:26.07\00:43:27.40
Be yourself, lower
yourself, and deny yourself.
00:43:27.44\00:43:30.04
May your carnal self die.
00:43:32.37\00:43:34.81
And I pray that
through your GYC experience,
00:43:35.98\00:43:38.11
with all the contributions
that you give to GYC, that these
00:43:38.15\00:43:41.48
years of experience may be
something that really enliven
00:43:41.52\00:43:46.19
your experience with
the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:43:46.22\00:43:48.46
My question to each one of
you is this: Do you promise,
00:43:50.23\00:43:53.43
before all these people here
this morning, before the world,
00:43:53.46\00:43:56.06
to take this
responsibility seriously?
00:43:56.10\00:43:59.53
To not to look on it in
indifference, or to forget this,
00:43:59.57\00:44:03.57
but take it in
prayer every morning.
00:44:03.61\00:44:06.78
If that is your so desire, I
ask that in front of all these
00:44:06.81\00:44:10.11
people please say Amen. Amen.
00:44:10.15\00:44:15.35
And all of you here
this morning, you're not here
00:44:15.38\00:44:17.55
to listen to some show.
00:44:17.59\00:44:18.92
You were all witnesses, meaning
when the Lord brings tasks
00:44:18.95\00:44:24.36
and responsibilities,
and missions upon people,
00:44:24.39\00:44:26.53
He has people witness.
00:44:26.56\00:44:27.96
All of you are
witnesses, Amen? Amen.
00:44:28.00\00:44:30.73
That means if these
individuals should fail in their
00:44:30.77\00:44:34.57
responsibility, it is up to
you to hold them accountable
00:44:34.60\00:44:38.34
to the Lord's call,
to the Lord's standards.
00:44:38.37\00:44:42.04
So if you are willing to take
this responsibility as being
00:44:42.08\00:44:45.65
witnesses to their promise this
morning, I'm going to ask all
00:44:45.68\00:44:49.18
of you to say Amen
at this time. Amen!
00:44:49.22\00:44:53.56
Chester, could you lead
us out in prayer, please?
00:44:53.59\00:44:55.69
I want to invite the E-com, just
move forward here a little bit.
00:44:55.72\00:45:01.06
Maybe make a little semi-circle.
00:45:01.10\00:45:04.00
And we're going to
kneel together as we pray.
00:45:04.03\00:45:06.27
Our Father and our God,
today we stand, or we kneel,
00:45:11.37\00:45:17.25
in the first few hours of 2016
realizing that You would have
00:45:17.28\00:45:23.79
loved to have come before now.
00:45:23.82\00:45:25.45
Realizing, Lord, that the
limitation is not with Your
00:45:27.82\00:45:30.66
power, with Your
love, with Your message.
00:45:30.69\00:45:32.46
The limitation is with us.
00:45:32.49\00:45:33.83
And today we want to
just give ourselves once again
00:45:33.86\00:45:39.83
as Your humble servants.
00:45:39.87\00:45:42.27
Father, GYC was
begun with a vision.
00:45:42.30\00:45:46.11
It was begun with a vision
to take the Gospel to the world
00:45:46.14\00:45:49.74
in this generation.
00:45:49.81\00:45:51.65
Lord if we're honest
with ourselves we realize that
00:45:51.71\00:45:55.88
generation is really, has passed
the torch to a new generation.
00:45:55.95\00:46:01.89
Today this new E-com represents
still the only generation
00:46:01.92\00:46:09.46
that can reach their generation.
00:46:09.50\00:46:11.43
And we just want to pray, Lord,
that as they take this charge,
00:46:11.50\00:46:15.74
as they have made this
commitment, that they might
00:46:15.77\00:46:20.88
be a part of the final outcry
of Your Spirit to this world.
00:46:20.91\00:46:27.68
That You might use them in a
way that is heretofore unseen.
00:46:27.72\00:46:32.99
That we might see Your Holy
Spirit being able to use them,
00:46:33.02\00:46:38.23
because they allow room for the
Spirit to work in their hearts.
00:46:38.26\00:46:42.10
Lord we thank You
that You've called us to
00:46:42.13\00:46:46.43
such an hour as this.
00:46:46.47\00:46:47.80
We thank you for each
one of these young leaders.
00:46:47.84\00:46:50.37
Lord we don't know
the challenges they
00:46:50.41\00:46:52.07
will face, but You do.
00:46:52.11\00:46:53.44
We don't know the roads
they will walk, but You do.
00:46:53.48\00:46:55.94
We don't know the trials,
and the struggles, and the pain,
00:46:55.98\00:47:01.05
and the sorrow that even
their responsibilities at GYC
00:47:01.08\00:47:06.09
may bring, but Lord
You have foreseen all.
00:47:06.12\00:47:09.12
And I just want to pray
that you'll be preparing them
00:47:09.16\00:47:11.59
each day in their time with You
to be ready for whatever this
00:47:11.63\00:47:15.53
responsibility will bring.
00:47:15.56\00:47:17.17
Lord we want
You to come quickly.
00:47:17.20\00:47:21.74
These young people
are here because they want
00:47:21.77\00:47:24.94
You to come quickly.
00:47:24.97\00:47:26.31
They're not taking of their free
time, and sacrificing of their
00:47:26.34\00:47:29.51
energies, and of their
families and relationships,
00:47:29.54\00:47:35.28
and everything else, because
of any selfish reason, Lord,
00:47:35.32\00:47:38.85
but because they want to
be a part of encouraging,
00:47:38.89\00:47:41.62
and equipping, and
helping others to be ready
00:47:41.66\00:47:45.36
for Your soon return.
00:47:45.39\00:47:46.73
So today, Father, I just
want to pray that You will pour
00:47:46.76\00:47:50.97
Your Spirit upon them in
unmeasured quantities that they
00:47:51.00\00:47:56.54
might be able to do great
things, not for their honor
00:47:56.60\00:48:01.11
and glory, but for Yours.
00:48:01.14\00:48:02.48
And that as a result of
their service, their sacrifice,
00:48:02.51\00:48:08.08
that You might come quickly.
00:48:08.15\00:48:09.82
Keep them
faithful, keep them strong,
00:48:09.85\00:48:12.29
keep them from temptation.
00:48:12.32\00:48:14.86
Make of them men and
women with Your character,
00:48:14.89\00:48:19.89
in Your image, that
will be a part of lightening
00:48:19.93\00:48:24.90
the earth with Your glory.
00:48:24.93\00:48:26.63
And we thank You for
this in Jesus' name, Amen.
00:48:26.67\00:48:31.24
Good morning GYC!
00:48:48.06\00:48:51.56
You know they asked me
to say an acceptance speech,
00:48:51.59\00:48:56.33
and I am actually quite shy.
00:48:56.36\00:48:58.63
I like to be in the background.
00:48:58.67\00:49:00.94
That's why I do programming.
00:49:02.60\00:49:04.51
But, you know, when God
calls who are we to say no?
00:49:06.44\00:49:10.38
To thank God is not enough.
00:49:13.01\00:49:17.52
I want to say that I plan,
as president of this movement,
00:49:18.72\00:49:24.06
to make God the
forefront of everything we do.
00:49:24.09\00:49:27.76
Without Christ we are nothing.
00:49:27.80\00:49:30.77
Without Christ we have nothing.
00:49:30.80\00:49:34.20
Without Christ
we can do nothing.
00:49:34.24\00:49:37.61
I want to say that we
should lean harder on Christ
00:49:39.97\00:49:42.64
than we have before.
00:49:42.68\00:49:44.35
I want to thank Christ, because
He took me out of deep darkness
00:49:45.81\00:49:49.28
into His marvelous light.
00:49:49.32\00:49:51.42
I also want to thank
my family, and especially
00:49:52.32\00:49:55.62
my lovely wife Amy.
00:49:55.66\00:49:57.29
Amy has been to me
like my best friend.
00:49:58.89\00:50:03.43
We are one, and I want to thank
her so much for her support,
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for her prayers, and
I want to plead with you
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to please pray for us.
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Please pray for us,
because without prayer
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God will not move.
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It is said that a man is
not bigger than his prayer life,
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so if we don't pray, who are we?
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We need to become a
prayer movement for we need to
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finish the work
in this generation,
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for we're
living in solemn times.
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And God is looking for
young people, and young at heart
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people that want
to finish the work,
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because Jesus has
to come back soon.
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If I had my way, I wish we
didn't plan for another GYC,
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that when 2016
comes, Jesus would have
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come before GYC comes.
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But if GYC chooses,
if Jesus chooses to wait,
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we want to be
faithful, and we want to found
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called, chosen, and faithful.
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For I want to tell you
something that GYC is you.
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GYC is not us.
We're just here to plan.
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All of us are volunteers.
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We don't get paid to do this.
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We have jobs, we have lives,
but we have a burden to let
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you know that you are
GYC, and you are the generation
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that can finish the
work; that can finish the work
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in your generation.
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All I ask from you
is let us be faithful
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even in the little things.
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For it is in the little
things that our strength lies.
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For the little things
build up until they become
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the big things of life.
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So be faithful in
your local church.
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be faithful in your post
of duty, for when Jesus comes
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He won't ask
us, What did you do?
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He'll ask you,
Were you faithful to Me?
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Do I know you? Do I know you?
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So GYC I plead with
you, please pray for us.
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We are praying for you.
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Jesus is coming soon.
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We're living in solemn times.
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Let us be found faithful.
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Thank you so much!
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And as the
president of this movement,
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it is my prayer that I
will serve you to my utmost,
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an idea on another day I
pray that I could answer Christ
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and say, Lord I
have done my best.
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I have given everything, for
You have given everything to me.
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Thank you so much for
this wonderful opportunity,
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and I look forward to seeing
you, God willing, in Houston.
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Thank you. Amen.
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