Welcome to 3ABN's
Spring Camp Meeting:
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Live from the
3ABN Worship Center.
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Hello and welcome
to Camp Meeting again.
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It's hard to believe that
it's already Sabbath afternoon.
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Seems like Camp
Meeting has flown by.
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Now for our audience here
at home, have we been blessed?
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Yes!
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You know, I didn't
hear you in the airwaves.
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Did you say you were
blessed too? I hope you were.
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I hope you said "Amen" too!
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One more time... Amen!
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We've been blessed today,
haven't we? With Sabbath School,
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church, and I know this
afternoon we have several more
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programs yet of Camp Meeting.
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That's right. We're so
glad each one of you are here
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and have been here.
We're on the downward slide.
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Could you say
that? Of Camp Meeting?
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We came in Wednesday
night with our hearts open...
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wanting to receive
what God wanted to give us.
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And each one of the speakers
has ministered to my heart
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and I hope to you as well.
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And you at home:
we hope and pray that
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the Lord Jesus has done
a new thing in your life.
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I'm reminded of that Bible verse
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Isaiah 43:18-19.
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I think it's one of
my favorite Bible verses.
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The Bible says: "Do not
remember the former things
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or consider the things of old.
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Behold, I will do a NEW thing. "
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That's right. Do you need a
new thing in your life today?
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Amen! We all need something new.
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A new touch... a new
refreshing from the Lord Jesus.
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And that verse continues. It
says: "Shall you not know it?
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Behold, I will even
make a way in the wilderness
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and rivers in the desert. "
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And I think God wants to bring
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healing,
rejuvenation, wholeness,
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renewal into our lives.
And I think that's one of the
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purposes of Camp
Meeting. We come apart,
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spend time in God's
Word and with each other
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as brothers and
sisters to be refreshed
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to carry on in the journey.
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You know, that's true.
Because Camp Meeting: we get
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filled, don't we,
here at Camp Meeting?
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Don't you feel just
spiritually renewed?
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It's a blessing, isn't it?
You know, but there's a danger
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too. You know, I've
found in my own life
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because many times we can be
filled, but if we just continue
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to fill and fill and
fill and we don't share
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that's a problem, isn't it?
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We all need to share.
You know, I like fire.
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I like, you know,
to make campfires.
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And sometimes I
build big brush piles.
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I mean, I don't know how many
of you have built brush piles.
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You know, you clear
brush? And big brush piles
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and let it dry out.
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And I like the challenge. I
like the challenge of taking
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one match - just one match -
and seeing if I can light this
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massive brush pile, maybe
like the size of the piano
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or something like that.
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I like the challenge.
What always amazes me though
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with a match?
It's amazing. You just
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take your little match
out of the match box. You go
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ch-chhhh. Isn't
that amazing? You think:
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one little match.
Does that have an influence
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to burn a brush pile
the size of that piano?
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It sure doesn't
seem like it, does it?
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But man! We all
are a light, aren't we?
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One little spark... what
an influence one spark has!
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That always amazes me
that many times we feel:
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"Man, I'm
insignificant. I'm just one. "
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So here at Camp Meeting...
We're all coming here.
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We're getting
filled, aren't we? Amen!
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But then the key
is we've gotta go back
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because we're a little light...
a little spark, aren't we?
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And we can light the
world on fire for Jesus Christ.
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So I want to encourage you,
too. You come to Camp Meeting.
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You're filled. We're
here locally... we're not
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actually going home
that far... three miles away.
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But we ourselves
in our local community
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need to be a spark. So
that's the neat thing, too,
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of Camp Meeting.
Don't just be filled, but go
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home and spread God's Word.
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Amen! It goes along with
Acts 1:8. Remember? That's true!
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The disciples
after the crucifixion,
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after Jesus was resurrected
and went back to heaven...
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remember? They
stayed in the Upper Room
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for that length of
time praying in one accord,
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in one mind. Why?
Because Jesus had promised
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"You shall receive power
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after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you,
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and you shall be My witnesses
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in Jerusalem... "
Start at home first.
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"in Judea, in Samaria,
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and then to the
uttermost parts of the world. "
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And you know, I think God
gave Danny Shelton the vision,
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the dream to begin 3ABN
over 31 years ago. Amazing!
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He said: "I want you to
build a television station
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that would preach the
undiluted three angels' messages
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to the word. " Not just
Thompsonville or West Frankfort
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or southern Illinois.
God wants this message
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to go to the world. Absolutely!
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And each one of us
here are missionaries.
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We can be the match.
Now we don't have the fire.
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Each one of you at
home are the missionaries...
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but you don't
have the fire either.
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The Holy Spirit wants
to enter into our lives
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when we surrender. Absolutely.
We say: "God, will You use me? "
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"God, will You take my life?
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I want to be a vessel of
honor; I want to be used. "
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God will fill us as vessels
of honor by His Holy Spirit.
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Absolutely. And I appreciate
what you mentioned, too.
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You know, as far as
Danny Shelton having the...
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oh... the unction of the
Holy Spirit to raise a station
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that would preach the
undiluted message. That's key,
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folks... that is really key.
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You know, I've had the
privilege of sitting one-on-one
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with Danny in the
office from time to time.
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And it's neat
because he'll say: "Greg... "
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He said: "It is key that we keep
spreading the undiluted... "
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He emphasizes
that. "the undiluted
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three angels' mesages.
" And folks, that is key.
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And I want to just say
thank you to each one of you.
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Jill and I... I want to
interrupt this with just this
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thought: there's many aspects
of Camp Meeting that I like
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and one of those
is meeting you all.
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That is so encouraging.
And I want to just say:
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thank you, Jill and
myself, for the many years
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that you guys have
supported this message,
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3ABN. And it's not
people that you're supporting
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or necessarily a ministry
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but it's actually Jesus
Christ. And that message is what
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you're supporting
and I think that's key.
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Amen! Praise the Lord!
We have an exciting program
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this afternoon. We do!
This afternoon we have a short
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program because then at the
top of the hour at 3 o'clock...
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We'll have a two-minute
break and then at 3 o'clock
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Kenny Shelton will be
presenting. But right now
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we're going to be
blessed with NAPS.
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Not taking a nap, even
though it is Sabbath afternoon.
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That's true... We're going to
be blessed with... that's not.
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The National Association for
the Prevention of Starvation.
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And they do an incredible
job... these young people from
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Oakwood. And Danny
Shelton will be coming out
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and sharing with
you and you here at home
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what NAPS is doing. Absolutely!
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And we're glad
they're here with us today.
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OK. Well, I found somebody
I've got a lot in common with.
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Well, there's a little bit
of difference in our height.
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Not as much as you think.
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He said he's 6'8" and
I said: "Well I'm 6'7". "
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Then I said: "Oh no, I
think I'm 5'7" - I'm not sure. "
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But anyway I felt like
we have a lot in common.
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And because of... thanks to NAPS
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we are all African-
American up here. All right!
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Because several years
ago they gave me a plaque
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that said: "We make
you an honorary Negro. "
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And so I have it on
my wall in my office
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and it said because of
the work that we do, helping
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their ministry. But it
said because of your unusual
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athletic
abilities. So Mollie said:
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"You can't put that up
on the front office 'cause
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people will say they're
saying white people can't jump
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and play ball. " And I said...
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I said: "Well, we
can't. You know... we can't.
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Everybody knows that. "
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So then C. A.
Murray... I said to him,
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I talked to him. I
said: "Now you know now I'm an
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honorary Negro. " He said:
"We're not Negroes any more. "
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I said: "What are we? "
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He said: "We're... "
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He said: "We're
African-American. "
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I said: "Then I want a plaque
that says African-American
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'cause they've still got
me a Negro. That means I'm
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left out in nowhere by myself. "
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And I'm not going to
be out by myself, right?
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So... thank you, Darla.
They brought me a new plaque
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that says: "Your an
African- American... honorary
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African-American. "
So thank you so much.
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I love this group
and love this girl.
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She's been coming for...
Woman... I'm sorry. Been coming
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for a long time...
and a lot of you folk.
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We're so thankful for what
you do for the cause of God.
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I'm going to have you talk
to the folk for a little bit
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and update us. But I
have a little information
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you don't know about.
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Somebody told me you're
having... the trailers you're
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pulling behind your
vans... something happened,
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they're in
pretty bad shape, right?
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Yeah. The something that
happened is they've been used
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for many years. You know,
as they travel from California.
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And I think
probably for $5,000 apiece
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probably we could get
them two new trailers.
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Well as I walked in
here someone came up to me
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and said: "I want to do
matching funds for the audience.
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I'll give $5,000 if
you can get commitments
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from the folk out here
to give the other $5,000. "
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So I'm already gonna say yes
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'cause I think you
all are going to do it.
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So afterward... You think
about it and pray about it.
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And when you see Darla -
anyone with a NAPS shirt -
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unless they look "fishy...
" Don't hand them to them,
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don't hand the money to them.
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But you support this
'cause we want to see them get
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some new trailers 'cause
you guys need to be able to go
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safely down the highway.
So we support you so much.
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To me it's my
favorite all-time group
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for what they
do for young people
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for the cause of
God around the world.
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Sacrifice so much of
their time, their life,
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their resources
to helping others.
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And after all, that's
what the gospel is abouL:
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helping those who
can't help themselves.
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To be there to give the
word to those who need to hear.
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So thank you all. God
bless you; I love you.
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And we'll play
basketball some time...
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but I'm on your team,
all right? There you go.
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Good afternoon
everybody. Good afternoon.
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My name is Darla, and
I'm here representing NAPS:
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The National Association for
the Prevention of Starvation.
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NAPS started back in
1978 in Huntsville, Alabama,
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and it's made up of
mostly college students
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but we also have college
graduates who are so passionate
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for service of the Lord
that they continue to serve.
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We have... We have
people from all over the world:
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Turks and Caicos,
Bermuda, Bahamas, Haiti,
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America... but we're all
united and we come together.
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And right now we just
want to share some testimonies
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of what God has been doing
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just since the
last time we were here.
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That's a powerful thing. These
are just since the last time.
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It's just been a few months.
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So I want Adrian. If
you could come up here.
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You can maybe say where
you're from and let us know
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what God has been doing
internationally with NAPS.
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Well, I'm from Montreal, Canada.
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And one thing I really
love about the 3ABN ministry
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is that God has placed this
network to spread the gospel
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all around the world.
And God has called NAPS
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to a similar
ministry. Since we started
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we've been able to travel
to over 20 different countries
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on mission trips.
Amen! And as a result of
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our different
travels over 19,000 souls
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have been able to be
baptized into the church. Amen!
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And we give all the credit
and glory to God for that.
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It's nothing that we're doing.
It's just that we're answering
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the call. And what for
me was most special about
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these mission trips is that
we don't just baptize people
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but we train the community
that we work with in these
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countries to continue
the mission after we leave.
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And we received a very ex-
citing and encouraging testimony
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a few weeks ago about the leader
of our NAPS Zimbabwe branch
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taking a trip to Mozambique
to visit a group he ministered
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to years ago on a mission trip.
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And it's in such a rural area
he actually had to take the last
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30 miles of his trip on foot...
walking for 30 miles to reach
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this community. And
he said when he got there
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he was so shocked because
the group that we ministered to,
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and we started a
little NAPS branch over there,
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had actually started
several other NAPS branches
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in Mozambique and they
were taking over the country
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for Jesus. Wow! Amen! They
were taking over the country.
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We hadn't been hearing
from them. We didn't even know
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they still existed.
But they continued the work
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long after we left.
And a testimony came from
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an evangelistic series that was
happening during that same time.
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They were doing an evangelistic
series very rural in the jungle.
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And they encountered the
issue where they ran out of gas
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on the first night. The
first night they realized
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the gas for the
generator was running very low
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and the trip to get
gas was a two-day journey.
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Two-day journey.
And during the trip
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they realized that they're
not going to make it through
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the entire series. On
night one they told the speaker
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"We might be able to get you
through the first four nights
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but after that we don't
know what we're going to do.
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We may have to do this in
the dark with no power plant. "
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And he said: "OK,
let's just do it night one. "
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Night one: they made it through
the entire night by a miracle
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and it didn't end.
Night two: he said:
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"Try to start the generator.
See if it's going to work. "
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It started and would you believe
it lasted the entire 2nd night.
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The entire second night.
On the third day they said:
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"Well, let's check to
see what the gas looks like.
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Let's at least look at
it. " And they looked inside
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and the gas was at
the same level it was
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on day one. It had
not gone down at all!
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And there was still one more
day left before the gas would
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come back from the city.
So they said: "Let's see what
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happens night four. " It
lasted the entire 4th night
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without running out.
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Four days later
when the gas finally came
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the generator cut
off... ran out of gas... just
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as the gentleman
came with the gas. Amen!
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Just as the
gentleman came with the gas.
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And as a result of
that... As a result of that
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evangelistic series many
souls were won for the kingdom
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and the mission was
able to continue. Amen!
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It's so powerful though
the work that NAPS is doing
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through the young people:
It's not just an international
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thing. We also work right
here in the United States.
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And for those of
you who do not know
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a few years ago - or
a couple of years ago -
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we were actually sponsored
by 3ABN and supporters of 3ABN
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with not one, not two,
but four new vans. Amen!
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You may not understand,
but we do a lot of missions.
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It's only been a couple years
and already those vans have
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over 50,000 miles on them.
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Our vans do not sleep.
We travel from city to city
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ministering. And so we
cannot take credit for anything
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we've done, but it's
because of the support
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and prayers that we
receive from you guys.
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And so we're
very, very grateful.
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But not only have we
ministered in the major cities.
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We actually have been
serving in rural... in the rural
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areas as well...
underserved areas:
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the Southern work as
defined by Ellen White.
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And so right now we
want to let you know
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some of what has been happening
as a part of the Southern work.
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Yes. So The Southern
Work was a book written by
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Ellen White. And she
talked about the importance of
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educated ministry to the people
in the southern areas of the
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United States. And NAPS
has been blessed to work
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in Sumter County, Alabama,
which is one of the poorest
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countrys in all of America.
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Poorest counties,
sorry, in all of America
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not only financially but
also educationally as well.
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They did a survey and found
that the 10th graders on average
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were reading at a
third grade reading level
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across the county. And
NAPS has been blessed to start
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an academy of
our own called NALA:
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the NAPS Abundant Life Academy
as we will see in a picture
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here. And it's been a
blessing starting the academy.
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The thing is: God's been
really blessing the students.
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Just in one year, our first
graders are already reading
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at a third grade reading level.
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The third graders are reading
at a fifth grade reading level,
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and even a fifth grader
is reading at at 12th grade
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reading level. I
want to interrupt.
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When they started out the year
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all of them were
below grade level.
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And so this is just showing
the power of reading the Bible
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and of God. Umm-hmm. Yes,
and not only are we teaching
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them or reading things. As well
we're learning about the body
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as we'll see in
the pictures here...
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learning about anatomy.
Learning so much about the Bible
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as well but also
getting a wholistic education.
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They're learning
how to farm as well.
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Even in the next picture you'll
see the students are learning
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how to grow their own
fruits and vegetables as well.
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And you'll see even in the next
picture they're also harvesting
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them as well. And my friend
D.J. here, he's wearing a hat.
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They are smiling
holding up their sweet potatoes.
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But after school ended he
actually went home and said
00:17:41.99\00:17:44.83
he hold his mom:
"You know what, mom?
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We don't have to go to
the store and buy our own food
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but we can actually make
our own foods right here. "
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And we received a call
or an e-mail from his mother
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saying that D.J. has
actually started his own garden
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back home. And not only
that, but the students at NALA,
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they're also ministering
to other students as well.
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Even in the next picture you'll
see throughout the school year
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they actually taught 200
pre-schoolers around the area
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about how they can farm
and grow things as well.
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And they're also
doing mission trips as well.
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They are
ministering in different cities.
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They did a mission trip
recently in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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They're doing skits
for the different churches
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as well also. And
let me tell you guys:
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the blessing is that this first
year at the wellness center
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that NAPS has
started. But now we're building
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their own school
building for NALA
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so they can actually
have their own building.
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They can run
around... they can be kids.
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And thanks to you guys help
at 3ABN, this school is being
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currently built as we
speak, and it will be ready
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for this up-coming school year.
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And I just want to put a
plug in. Already someone has
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volunteered to donate the
paint for painting the school.
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God is blessing
in many, many ways.
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And we got a truck donation from
the last time we were at 3ABN.
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Someone heard what we're doing
and they said: "If you're doing
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this construction
you're going to need a truck. "
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And so that truck has
started it's servitude as well.
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So it's been getting...
being a blessing as well.
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We've been to... We've
been to over 40 states.
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But as of recently we
got a call from Mississippi
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and they said: "We
heard of the work you're doing
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when we were watching 3ABN
00:19:16.92\00:19:18.65
and we have some land.
We want to give it to NAPS.
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We want... what you
are doing in Alabama
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we want to happen in
Mississippi as well. "
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So we're making an appeal right
now. If you're a retired teacher
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or you're an educator,
we can't do this on our own.
00:19:31.93\00:19:35.54
We need someone to continue
the work in Mississippi.
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There's many children
that could use the help.
00:19:39.04\00:19:41.21
And this school did not
start from... it did not start
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by professional
experienced people.
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It was young people graduated...
We have a girl by the name of
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Kristen Nedd and Carrie Walker.
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As they were finishing off
their senior year of college
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they actually are the
ones who did all the research
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and found out all the require-
ments for running a school.
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And you know it wasn't
them but the Spirit that was
00:20:03.10\00:20:05.63
compelling them. But not
only has NAPS been helping with
00:20:05.83\00:20:09.10
educational relief but
also the medical relief.
00:20:09.50\00:20:13.07
And so we're going to quickly
tell you a little bit about
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that. So... my name
is Naomi by the way.
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Good evening everyone.
NAPS started a wellness center
00:20:19.68\00:20:23.89
in southern Alabama.
It's called the Abundant Life
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Wellness Institute.
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There's so many testimonies
that have taken place
00:20:28.46\00:20:30.89
at the wellness institute.
I have had the blessing of
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being able to
volunteer as a nursing major.
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And I've seen where there
was a... there was a person
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who came, and as she
walked into the building
00:20:42.57\00:20:45.71
she had two people on each side.
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She was bent over
at a 90-degree angle
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shuffling
inside of the building.
00:20:52.81\00:20:55.15
But when she
left... by the power of God
00:20:55.55\00:20:58.32
when she left she
was standing up straight
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walking out of the building.
I saw it with my own eyes.
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Ten days later!
And not just that...
00:21:05.03\00:21:08.03
just this week...
we're in session right now
00:21:08.23\00:21:11.40
so we have guests right now...
00:21:11.60\00:21:13.60
we got a testimony about one
of the guests who has diabetes.
00:21:13.80\00:21:16.87
And you can share
that with us. Yes!
00:21:17.07\00:21:18.64
She had diabetes
and when she came in,
00:21:19.04\00:21:21.34
when was admitted, she
had a blood sugar level
00:21:21.54\00:21:24.55
over 300, and that's high
enough for a diabetic coma.
00:21:24.75\00:21:28.78
But two days later
00:21:29.18\00:21:31.65
her sugar went down to
89 and our board-certified
00:21:31.85\00:21:35.96
physician had to
take her off her insulin.
00:21:36.16\00:21:38.49
She had no other choice.
00:21:38.69\00:21:40.13
We've seen brain tumors shrink.
00:21:40.63\00:21:42.90
We've had success
with uterine fibroids.
00:21:43.10\00:21:46.37
This, though, is not just
for the sake of healing medical
00:21:46.57\00:21:49.97
needs or anything like that.
00:21:50.17\00:21:51.51
The medical missionary
work is to serve as a wedge
00:21:51.71\00:21:54.14
for the gospel. And so
as we have been working
00:21:54.34\00:21:57.15
in the area people are
like: "I want to know about
00:21:57.35\00:21:59.61
the Jesus you serve. "
We've had pastors who have
00:21:59.81\00:22:02.28
accepted the Sabbath truth.
00:22:02.48\00:22:04.59
And they've invited us
to come to their churches
00:22:04.79\00:22:06.62
and share healthy alternatives
and Danny, I actually have
00:22:06.82\00:22:10.69
to speak on behalf of the
president. He has asked me
00:22:10.89\00:22:13.70
to invite you to Alabama
00:22:13.90\00:22:15.66
so you can come and experience
what we call "spare the hog"
00:22:15.86\00:22:18.97
collard greens. It is a hit
00:22:19.17\00:22:24.37
and it's been featured
in the local newspapers.
00:22:24.57\00:22:27.11
Is that something we
African- Americans eat a lot of?
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That's right... that's right.
00:22:32.85\00:22:34.18
I'm all for
it... I'm all for it.
00:22:34.22\00:22:36.79
I just want to
say that right now
00:22:39.35\00:22:42.29
we could not do what
we do without your help.
00:22:42.69\00:22:45.63
And we're encouraged
by the ministry of 3ABN.
00:22:46.03\00:22:50.23
You guys have
really changed our lives.
00:22:50.43\00:22:52.43
It's been over 20 years.
00:22:52.63\00:22:54.30
And 3ABN, even
before we knew exactly what
00:22:55.14\00:22:58.04
God had for our lives, even
though I know there have been
00:22:58.24\00:23:00.91
times, Danny, where
you've been discouraged
00:23:01.11\00:23:02.88
or you maybe have felt alone,
00:23:03.08\00:23:05.18
you have supported us all
the way. So we really wanted
00:23:05.38\00:23:08.08
to spend today
just to say thank you
00:23:08.28\00:23:10.32
to you and this entire ministry.
00:23:10.82\00:23:12.92
So many people giving
of their lives for service.
00:23:13.12\00:23:16.12
It's encouraging
to us as young people.
00:23:16.32\00:23:18.33
And part of our thank
you: we want to sing a song.
00:23:18.73\00:23:22.83
And normally we sing an
African song, but today we're
00:23:23.03\00:23:25.70
going to sing a scriptural song.
00:23:25.90\00:23:28.07
And I hope as you hear
the song it reminds you
00:23:28.47\00:23:31.31
that we are
more than conquerors.
00:23:31.51\00:23:33.14
God has a plan for our
lives... don't give up.
00:23:33.34\00:23:35.84
God is coming back soon, so
we are more than conquerors.
00:23:36.04\00:23:39.98
And so I hope
you are encouraged.
00:23:40.38\00:23:41.88
Amen!
00:23:42.08\00:23:44.05
And we overcame by
the blood of the Lamb
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and the word of our testimony.
00:23:55.30\00:24:00.67
And we loved not
our lives unto the death
00:24:01.07\00:24:06.44
for if God is for us
who can be against us?
00:24:06.64\00:24:11.08
"Lean on Me. " We are more
00:24:11.28\00:24:15.48
than conquerors
through Him that loved us.
00:24:15.68\00:24:20.09
For in the world
you will have trials.
00:24:20.29\00:24:24.66
Be of good cheer: He
has overcome the world.
00:24:24.86\00:24:29.10
"Lean on Me. " We
are more than conquerors
00:24:29.70\00:24:35.67
through Him that loved us.
00:24:35.87\00:24:37.61
For in the world
you will have trials.
00:24:37.77\00:24:42.08
Be of good cheer: He
has overcome the world.
00:24:42.28\00:24:47.02
Be ye strong
and of good courage.
00:24:47.42\00:24:51.72
Fear not nor be afraid of them
00:24:51.92\00:24:55.96
for the Lord our God
00:24:56.16\00:24:59.43
He will go with thee... never
leave thee nor forsake thee.
00:24:59.63\00:25:05.60
To be strengthened
with might by His Spirit
00:25:05.80\00:25:10.01
in the inner man.
00:25:10.21\00:25:13.98
To be strengthened
with might by His Spirit
00:25:14.34\00:25:18.31
in the inner man.
00:25:18.51\00:25:22.48
That Christ may dwell
in our hearts by faith
00:25:22.68\00:25:25.85
and ye be rooted
and grounded in love...
00:25:26.05\00:25:30.23
may be able to
comprehend with all things
00:25:30.43\00:25:34.86
what is the breadth and
length and depth and height
00:25:35.06\00:25:37.83
of His love. Yea in all things
00:25:38.03\00:25:42.67
we are more...
more than conquerors.
00:25:42.87\00:25:46.98
For in the world
you will have trials.
00:25:47.74\00:25:52.75
He has overcome the world.
00:25:52.95\00:25:55.48
Yea in all things
00:25:55.78\00:25:59.12
we are more...
more than conquerors...
00:25:59.32\00:26:02.79
more than
conquerors. For in the world
00:26:02.99\00:26:07.13
you will have trials.
He has overcome the world.
00:26:07.33\00:26:11.23
"Lean on Me. " We are more
00:26:11.43\00:26:15.74
than conquerors
through Him that loved us.
00:26:15.94\00:26:19.84
For in the world
you will have trials.
00:26:20.04\00:26:23.85
Be of good cheer: He
has overcome the world.
00:26:24.05\00:26:28.38
Yea in all things
00:26:28.88\00:26:32.32
we are more...
more than conquerors...
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more than
conquerors. For in the world
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you'll have trials. He
has overcome the world...
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He's overcome the
world. Yea in all things
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we are more...
more than conquerors.
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For in the world
you'll have trials.
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He has overcome the world.
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Amen!
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Thank you so much
NAPS for what you do
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for the cause of God.
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