We're gonna sing
number 625, "Higher Ground."
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And I want to
invite you to stand
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considering the arising
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part of the song.
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So please enjoy
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our risingness.
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I'm pressing on the upward way
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New heights I'm
gaining every day
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Still praying as I onward bound
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"Lord, plant my
feet on higher ground."
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Lord, lift me up
and I shall stand
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By faith on heaven's table land
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A higher plane than I have found
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Lord, plant my
feet on higher ground
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My heart has no desire to stay
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Where doubts
arise and fears dismay
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Though some may dwell
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Where those abound
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My prayer, my
aim, is higher ground
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Lord, lift me up
and I shall stand
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By faith, on heaven's table land
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A higher plane than I have found
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Lord, plant my
feet on higher ground
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I want to live above the world
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Though Satan's
darts at me are hurled
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For faith has
caught the joyful sound
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The song of
saints on higher ground
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Lord, lift me up
and I shall stand
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By faith, on heaven's table land
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A higher plane than I have found
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Lord, plant my
feet on higher ground
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I want to scale
the utmost height
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And catch a
gleam of glory bright
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But still I'll pray
till heaven I've found
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"Lord, lead me on
to higher ground."
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Lord, lift me
up, and I shall stand
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By faith on heaven's table land
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A higher plane than I have found
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Lord, plant my
feet on higher ground
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Thank you for
singing, you may be seated.
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Good morning. Good morning.
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How are you all
doing this morning?
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Good! Amen.
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My favorite verse in
the Bible is Psalm 27:14.
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It says, "Wait
expectantly on the Lord,
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be of good courage
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and He will
strengthen your heart.
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Wait, I say on the Lord."
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And I love this verse
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because as we have
been talking about arise,
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sometimes it
can be kind of scary
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to do the things
that God calls us to do.
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But David here
in Psalms tells us
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that no matter what
God is calling us to do,
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He will always give our
hearts the strength to follow.
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So this morning, I
just want to personally
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welcome you back to GYC.
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Those of you
that are still here,
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the faithful, I'm so glad
that each of you are here.
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Today, our program
will include an e-com panel
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where each of you
get another opportunity
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to interact with
us, ask us questions,
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and just help us be
able to cast a vision
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for the future for GYC.
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There will be more information
about that a bit later.
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And then Sebastian Braxton
will bring our final charge
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so that we all can be
inspired as we leave here
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and go into a new year.
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So I'm looking forward to this,
and I know you are as well.
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Let's pray.
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Dear God, thank You so much
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that You are
who You say You are.
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Thank You that we
have the opportunity
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to arise with You
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and shine Your
light all over the world.
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And as we move into
this last day of the year
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and last day of GYC,
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I pray that You will
cover us with who You are,
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so that Your light may shine
through each and everything
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that we do
through this next year
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and teach us who You are.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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There has been a
sweet spirit at GYC, amen?
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We believe the
Holy Spirit has really
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done something magnificent,
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and we are uplifting
Christ, and we glorify Him,
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and we thank Him for
all that He has done.
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The news of what
God has been doing
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at this year's conference
has spread all over the world.
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And Elder Wilson, our
world church president,
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heard about it and
he has a special message
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that he recorded this
morning, early in the morning,
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and he just sent it to us.
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So he wanted to
send you a greeting
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because of what God
is doing at this GYC.
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We are gonna
listen to it right now.
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Good morning,
young people in Phoenix.
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I have been hearing
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from your
president Moise Ratsara,
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from Melody Mason.
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What God has done in
Phoenix is unbelievable,
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service outreach,
prayer power, Bible study,
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involvement in
what God wants us to do,
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total member involvement.
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I'm so proud of you,
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God bless you in a wonderful way
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as you continue to look to Him
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and pray for the latter
rain of the Holy Spirit.
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Just this
morning, as I was reading
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in our chapter for today,
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Habakkuk 1:5,
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it says, "For I will
work a work in your days
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which you would not believe
though it were told you."
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God is doing something
extraordinary in Phoenix
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and around the world.
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Also, this
morning, I was reading
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in the book "Education",
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I'm going through that book,
and it says here on page 290,
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"Lead the youth to
feel that they are trusted
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and there are
few who will not seek
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to prove themselves
worthy of the trust."
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I want to tell you,
young people, we trust you.
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Go out and win
the world for Christ.
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Pray for the Holy Spirit's power
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to accompany you
in all that you do.
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May the latter rain
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of the Holy Spirit come quickly.
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Pray for God's leaders,
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for God's
people around the world
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that we will focus upon
that which is essential,
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upon that which
is heart-warming,
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upon that which
is life-changing,
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an allegiance to
God, a trust in Him,
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a love for His love,
and to share with the world.
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Go out and change the world.
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Jesus is coming soon. Maranatha.
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All right, good morning.
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You are doing
well, yes, no? Yes.
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Excited to be
here, yes, no? Yes.
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We have maybe 60%
of you who are excited.
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So we'll try to get the
other 40% as we go along.
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I have been tasked to tell you
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the history of GYC in
a short amount of time.
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Does anyone know by
chance the history of GYC?
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Just by show of hands.
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You are not many, okay.
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So we shall
start at the beginning.
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There was a
group of young people,
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they got
together, and at the time,
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it was sort of this
novel idea, they thought,
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"You know what,
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we are radically
committed to Christ,
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and we want to bring our friends
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to a conference
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and ask the people
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that have inspired
us to speak to them."
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All youth-led and somewhat...
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No, I shouldn't say somewhat.
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All youth-led.
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They brought them
to the conference.
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Behind the scenes, pure chaos,
everything was disorganized,
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they missed some alarm
clocks, they missed some meals,
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but despite of
it all, God blessed.
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Somewhere along the line,
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this became an annual conference
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and shortly after that
we decided, you know what,
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we have so many
people coming at one time,
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we've got to do outreach.
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And so
Chattanooga was the first time
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we had buses.
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You know why we selected buses?
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They're the cheapest,
it's not really that exciting.
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So we had buses and
we had 20 buses lined up
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and attendance started to swell.
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And we thought, you
know, "We need more buses.
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We don't want people to not have
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the opportunity
to go on outreach."
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So we moved,
actually on Christmas day,
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we went down to
Southern Adventist University,
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and in the dorm,
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we printed out a
bunch of Google Maps,
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we highlighted and we moved
it from 20 buses to 28 buses.
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We had 28 boxes,
don't miss the number,
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28 boxes of maps
highlighted out in a room.
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Outreach day came,
the excitement was there.
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By chance, did anyone go out
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on outreach in
Chattanooga, Tennessee?
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I don't even see one
hand up. Am I missing anybody?
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There's a few,
all right, all right.
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Anyone up here?
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You're too young.
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This is not good.
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Twenty-eight
boxes, how many boxes?
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Twenty-eight
boxes. Twenty-eight boxes.
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How many buses?
Twenty-eight buses.
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Twenty-eight buses.
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We loaded up all the buses
and the leadership went back
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to the room to
pray for the 28 buses.
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When we got back to the room,
what do you think we found?
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One box.
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Now, 28 buses were
out there doing outreach,
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one box that had the
maps was in the room.
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God blessed despite of that.
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Somehow, all 28
buses came back with maps.
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There was a box
that was sitting there
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that had maps in it.
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Now, your take away
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from the history of GYC is this.
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The young
people that started GYC
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including myself,
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because I was
the one responsible
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for that box not
getting in the bus,
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we don't have talent galore,
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we didn't have an
ultimate amount of resources,
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in fact, the
first GYC was put on
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a parents'
credit card for $50,000.
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But God blessed
us despite of it all.
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The thing that we did have
is radical commitment to Him.
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Each step of the way,
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we have had
radical commitment to Him.
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Your take away
from the history of GYC
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is not that these
young people up here
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have something
you don't, it's not.
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It's that they are
radically committed to Him,
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and you are
radically committed to Him.
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And their
expression of that commitment
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is a conference.
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When you leave here,
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you need to express
your commitment in some way
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and it may not be a conference.
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It may be
something even more important
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like your local church.
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Setting the
Sabbath school on fire
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or revamping pathfinders
to be something incredible,
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radical commitment to Him.
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When I was the president of GYC,
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I had the
opportunity to tell constantly.
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GYC can be
summed up into one word,
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how many words?
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One word. One word.
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When you take
away the conference,
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when you take
away the seminar rooms,
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when you take away the screens,
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when you take away
the microphones and 3ABN,
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and all the things
that go with the conference,
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you can sum up
GYC into one word,
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and it is faithfulness.
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Faithfulness,
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faithfulness.
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Your appeal from
the history of GYC
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is that we have nothing special
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to offer except
commitment to Him.
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You can have
that same commitment.
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You can do great things
for God when you go home.
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I was also tasked to tell you
a little bit about the board,
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the executive
committee, these sort of things
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but I ran out of time.
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So I'll just tell you,
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GYC is run by the
executive committee.
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We have a board,
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we serve a sort
of a big brother,
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mentor type position,
just by way of example,
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we have met one time
this whole conference,
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you know what that was for?
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To meet four of the
new executive committees
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and to pray a
prayer of thanksgiving.
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GYC make no mistake
about it, it happens
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because of the
individuals up here,
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the executive committee.
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So I'm gonna turn
the time over to them.
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Moise, our fearless
president in the middle
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is here with a panel.
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We are gonna
field some questions...
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We are not, I'm gonna get off
the stage and let them do it.
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They are gonna
field some questions,
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you can ask whatever you want.
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We'll let Moise
introduce the panel.
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Well, thank you so much, Justin.
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And we praise the Lord
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for what God has
done through GYC, amen?
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This is God's movement.
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It does not belong to any of us.
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Today, we wanted to
engage with you as participant
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because we value your opinion
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and we wanted to invite
you to the table to talk about,
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maybe make
comments, or questions
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you might have about the
vision and the mission of GYC
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to finish the work
in this generation.
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May be you have some
ideas, or some comments,
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something that
will be beneficial
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to moving mission forward.
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We have two mikes
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and two
Christian ladies up here,
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if you wave your hands.
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If you like to go the mike,
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please feel free to do
so and line up right now,
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so whoever goes first,
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we'll go in that order and
we'll give about 30 seconds
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or so for you to
ask your questions.
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We are willing
to engage with you.
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I want to let you know as well
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that we are going
to be in the front,
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all of us are
going to be in the front
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at the end of the
program, and any questions
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you might have
that might not pertain
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to the vision, or the mission,
00:14:22.82\00:14:25.06
or comments, or ideas about GYC,
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we'll be willing
to engage with you
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because we want to hear you out.
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We value your opinion,
you are a participant of GYC,
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not an attendee.
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You are GYC,
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and we are here to serve
you as the executive committee
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and it is our
privilege to do so.
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So if you have any questions,
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please have some holy
boldness and love and come up
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and please ask
us some questions.
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So we'll start with Nicole.
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Please state your
name and your question.
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Yes, my name is Bob Munger.
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This is the first
I have been to GYC,
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which is a blessing.
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I was out in
outreach and the software
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that you guys were
using for getting people's...
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The questionnaire was
awesome, I would like to suggest
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that we were able
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to put people's
email address on there
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before we ask their
names, phone numbers,
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and where they lived.
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I prayed with many
people out on the street,
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but people on the
street are very leery
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to give you anything
other than their name
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and their email
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but there was no place to
put that on that software.
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So you know, you
might want to add
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an email prior to
asking phone numbers,
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you know, more personal data.
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Because they gave me the email
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and all I did was kind
of fake the information
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and to get to a note
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that was on the next
page to put their email.
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Just a
suggestion for more people
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that we can outreach to.
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Excellent, thank
you for that comment
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and, Lisa, would you like
to comment more about that?
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Thank you.
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Yeah, we wrote that
down, so next year. Amen.
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All right.
00:16:01.92\00:16:05.86
Hello, my name is
Melissa. Melissa, yes.
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And I just want to
say that I love GYC,
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and I got the
opportunity to be an ambassador
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this year and it
was really exciting.
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Something that I
would like to see is
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it's important to
have the spiritual aspect
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of prayer time
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as well as
spending time in God's Word
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but also a health aspect,
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even if it's guys
and girls separated,
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where we do some
physical activity.
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I think that's important
because a lot of us were tired,
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we were going and just
having that health aspect
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where we get to work out,
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may be guys doing
it together, girls,
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where we do that every day
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and also a
social component maybe?
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I know we did the small groups
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but even like the
Grand Canyon was here,
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it would have been nice
to, like, have it where,
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you know, for those
that would like to have
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that social
component out in God's nature.
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All right.
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Well, thank you
so much for that,
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Melissa, and Jonathan,
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would you like to
say any further comments?
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Well, we appreciate
your comments and we...
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If you know last two years
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I think we had a
Five Pace going on,
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and we were actually striving
towards this, this year.
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It just logistically
didn't work out unfortunately,
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but we are all
about a healthy body
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and mind and so we will
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definitely try to
integrate it again.
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Amen.
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Thank you so much, Melissa.
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Okay.
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I was at Pathways
and I came to GYC,
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and I felt the effect
of that was very powerful.
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I met a young guy at Pathways
that I invited to come to GYC
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and I was just wondering
for the future conference
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if you guys are still
going to try and partner
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with Pathways or
what's the future of those
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two working together look like?
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All right brother, you
asked a very deep question.
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Praise the Lord.
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Well, we are
always open to partnering
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with health ministries.
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We believe that health ministry
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is the right hand of the gospel.
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You know, GYC, we are
blessed with having a conference
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that is spirit
filled by God's grace,
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but we also need the
health aspect of things.
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So we are open to it,
we are praying about it
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and we'll see how
God is gonna lead us.
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We go to Houston
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because we have many needs there
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and we want to attend to
the needs of the community.
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GYC exists to serve the
community and the world,
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and we're gonna
do whatever we can,
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so stay tuned
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and maybe there will
be something in Houston
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that you will be excited about.
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Thank you. Amen.
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Okay.
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My name is Sushita Patel
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and I want to see
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a crystallization
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of lot of the
programs that's going on
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at the conference GYC level
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with effective
methodologies and plans
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that could be
effectively rolled out
00:19:00.37\00:19:02.84
at the local level,
00:19:02.87\00:19:04.37
so there is a
seamless dissemination
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of the Word of God
and His glory going down
00:19:07.24\00:19:10.98
at the local level.
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I'll give you an
example of united prayer.
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It's powerful, it's
effective, it's revival,
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it's Christ in His
glory in that room,
00:19:18.89\00:19:21.92
and I would love to
see that kind of intensity,
00:19:21.96\00:19:25.73
and passion, and
zeal at the local level.
00:19:25.76\00:19:28.36
So if we can document
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and get those detail plans
00:19:31.97\00:19:34.50
and have
technology disseminate down
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to the local level so
we see a seamless transfer.
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Well, that's a great idea
00:19:41.24\00:19:43.51
and we actually
have the right person
00:19:43.55\00:19:45.11
to talk more
about that, Eric Louw.
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Yeah, thank you so
much for that, Sushita.
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You know, that's something that,
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that's what keys me up at night.
00:19:50.85\00:19:52.25
I really want to
see GYC go beyond
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and that's why we had a
whole beyond session this year.
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We want to take
every little piece
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of what GYC has to offer
00:19:59.93\00:20:01.66
and to turn that
into local mobilization,
00:20:01.70\00:20:04.43
and the only way we can
do that is to cast a vision
00:20:04.47\00:20:06.53
that GYC is youth.
00:20:06.57\00:20:09.40
And so what we are
planning to do this year
00:20:09.44\00:20:11.24
as we shared at
that presentation
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is where we've been working
00:20:13.51\00:20:16.75
throughout this
whole conference really,
00:20:16.78\00:20:18.11
we've been
spending hours and hours
00:20:18.15\00:20:19.98
trying to produce
podcasts and blogs
00:20:20.02\00:20:23.02
and we working on a workbook
00:20:23.05\00:20:24.69
that will help people be able
00:20:24.72\00:20:26.05
to do things in
their local church, school,
00:20:26.09\00:20:29.49
whatever setting they are
in so they can do exactly that.
00:20:29.52\00:20:32.03
But you know what?
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I don't have all the ideas
00:20:33.56\00:20:34.90
and so, I really
solicit your support.
00:20:34.93\00:20:37.83
If you have any ideas
00:20:37.87\00:20:39.33
for how we could
really mobilize it
00:20:39.37\00:20:42.00
and bring the
conference into something
00:20:42.04\00:20:43.91
that would be
local, please contact me.
00:20:43.94\00:20:46.47
I believe the email you
want to contact is probably just
00:20:46.51\00:20:50.58
info@gycweb.org
00:20:50.61\00:20:51.98
that will be the easiest
00:20:52.01\00:20:53.35
and that will just get
forwarded to my email address.
00:20:53.38\00:20:55.22
But we would just
love new innovative ideas
00:20:55.25\00:20:58.25
to be able to do
that most effectively.
00:20:58.29\00:21:00.32
So I would suggest
that an appeal be made
00:21:00.36\00:21:03.86
to all the business
executives and consultants
00:21:03.89\00:21:07.13
that are in the room
00:21:07.16\00:21:08.56
that have a proven
experience of doing that,
00:21:08.60\00:21:12.00
and to gather those
00:21:12.03\00:21:13.54
and then do a
brainstorming session
00:21:13.57\00:21:17.01
and delegate to each one
00:21:17.04\00:21:19.67
as to how to
bring things together,
00:21:19.71\00:21:21.54
how to disseminate,
00:21:21.58\00:21:22.91
how to put it in
technology and resources,
00:21:22.94\00:21:25.01
and how to filter that down,
00:21:25.05\00:21:27.15
and I would love to contribute
in areas like that myself,
00:21:27.18\00:21:30.12
but I'm sure there
are many in the room here.
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Amen. Well, that will be great.
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After at the end of
the program, let us talk.
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Thank you.
00:21:38.63\00:21:40.70
Okay.
00:21:40.73\00:21:42.86
Happy blessed 2018 to everyone.
00:21:42.90\00:21:46.03
Amen.
00:21:46.07\00:21:47.50
My name is Levassa Turango,
00:21:47.54\00:21:50.01
and I want to say
thank you for equipping us.
00:21:50.04\00:21:53.41
I'm like super
crazy excited to share
00:21:53.44\00:21:57.18
the canvassing in our
local Pilipino churches
00:21:57.21\00:22:00.65
in Vancouver,
Canada and our youth group.
00:22:00.68\00:22:03.89
And so, thank
you for equipping us
00:22:03.92\00:22:05.52
with the phone
and I'm ready to go,
00:22:05.55\00:22:07.72
I'm ready to run with it
and go beyond call of duty.
00:22:07.76\00:22:12.49
But now at the very
end of the scroll, it says,
00:22:12.53\00:22:15.23
would you like Bible
study in person or online
00:22:15.26\00:22:20.20
or whatever.
00:22:20.24\00:22:21.57
So my thing is,
00:22:21.60\00:22:23.51
how would I be able
to equip them online
00:22:23.54\00:22:25.97
in Vancouver, Canada?
00:22:26.01\00:22:27.94
All right.
00:22:27.98\00:22:29.31
Would you like to
answer that, Taylor?
00:22:29.34\00:22:30.68
Sure.
00:22:30.71\00:22:32.05
So essentially with that survey,
00:22:32.08\00:22:33.52
the different
options we had online,
00:22:33.55\00:22:35.28
in the mail, or in
person, the contacts,
00:22:35.32\00:22:38.02
anyone who signed
up for a Bible study,
00:22:38.05\00:22:39.65
any of you who did
that will all be sent in
00:22:39.69\00:22:42.46
It Is Written guide
to get them started,
00:22:42.49\00:22:44.06
so every single one.
00:22:44.09\00:22:45.43
But also we have
people following up in person.
00:22:45.46\00:22:47.73
Now, for yourself personally,
there are many amazing facts,
00:22:47.76\00:22:51.67
has an online Bible study
thing you have, It Is Written.
00:22:51.70\00:22:55.70
There are so many
different resources out there.
00:22:55.74\00:22:58.11
Now, the biggest thing is
you would have to be the one
00:22:58.14\00:23:00.58
taking the
initiative to going on
00:23:00.61\00:23:02.24
to those same websites.
00:23:02.28\00:23:03.61
So again, Amazing
Facts, It Is Written,
00:23:03.65\00:23:05.48
and I do think
00:23:05.51\00:23:06.85
that that's a
really good tool, so.
00:23:06.88\00:23:08.82
Thank you. Amen.
00:23:08.85\00:23:10.35
Praise the Lord for your passion
00:23:10.39\00:23:11.72
as well sister.
00:23:11.75\00:23:13.09
Amen.
00:23:13.12\00:23:16.62
Oh, I'm nervous.
00:23:16.66\00:23:17.99
I'm nervous. Don't be nervous.
00:23:18.03\00:23:19.39
First, I'm gonna say thank you
00:23:19.43\00:23:21.53
to the Lord for sending me here,
00:23:21.56\00:23:23.33
I'm not even
planned to come here.
00:23:23.37\00:23:25.70
I want to praise
you for your hard work,
00:23:25.73\00:23:28.50
and I just want
to share with you
00:23:28.54\00:23:31.34
that may be
Satan is working hard
00:23:31.37\00:23:33.98
to attack us too
00:23:34.01\00:23:36.04
while we are
trying to promote Christ.
00:23:36.08\00:23:38.21
So my point is,
are you guys aware
00:23:38.25\00:23:41.58
that may be outside
there or anywhere that somebody
00:23:41.62\00:23:45.29
either from
anywhere denomination
00:23:45.32\00:23:47.52
will try to
infiltrate us because you know,
00:23:47.56\00:23:51.26
we need to know, we
need to be aware that,
00:23:51.29\00:23:54.90
you know, Satan
wants to work hard
00:23:54.93\00:23:56.26
try to fool us,
00:23:56.30\00:23:57.63
you know, because
when the pope come
00:23:57.67\00:23:59.20
to the United
States, Loma Linda University
00:23:59.23\00:24:01.80
with the leadership of Dr. Hart,
00:24:01.84\00:24:05.47
make a conference
about why a pope coming
00:24:05.51\00:24:08.78
and what is the
connection with the SDA thing.
00:24:08.81\00:24:14.72
So when I got a
chance to ask them
00:24:14.75\00:24:17.49
about some other
reference that came,
00:24:17.52\00:24:20.16
there are some people
that out there used to be
00:24:20.19\00:24:23.69
with Seventh-day
Adventist, they are not.
00:24:23.73\00:24:25.19
For example, Mr.
Jan Marcussen that wrote
00:24:25.23\00:24:28.30
the National Sunday Law is not.
00:24:28.33\00:24:30.33
That's number one.
00:24:30.37\00:24:31.70
And number two,
I want to support
00:24:31.73\00:24:33.57
the next GYC
00:24:33.60\00:24:37.24
but when it
comes to about funding,
00:24:37.27\00:24:40.11
that makes me stumble
because if God wants me to help
00:24:40.14\00:24:45.51
why the cost of that
which is kind of like high.
00:24:45.55\00:24:49.38
Okay, very good
question, brother.
00:24:49.42\00:24:52.15
I want to tell you as well,
00:24:52.19\00:24:54.26
there is an
interesting information
00:24:54.29\00:24:55.96
that all of us here in
the executive committee
00:24:55.99\00:24:58.76
pay our way to GYC.
00:24:58.79\00:25:01.06
Amen.
00:25:01.10\00:25:02.43
We get about a $20 discount,
that's called early bird,
00:25:02.46\00:25:06.30
and so we know
that it doesn't...
00:25:06.33\00:25:10.94
It's not a cheap conference
to attend, but it's worth it.
00:25:10.97\00:25:15.64
I believe it's worth it.
00:25:15.68\00:25:17.11
We all here plan
it all year long,
00:25:17.15\00:25:19.71
we have families,
00:25:19.75\00:25:21.08
and if God wants you
here, you will be here,
00:25:21.12\00:25:23.05
I believe that.
00:25:23.08\00:25:24.42
We've seen that happen,
00:25:24.45\00:25:25.79
we've seen people
canvas all summer long,
00:25:25.82\00:25:28.46
save up and be here.
00:25:28.49\00:25:30.16
Because we
believe that young people
00:25:30.19\00:25:32.26
can do great things for God.
00:25:32.29\00:25:34.06
About your other
question, I wanted...
00:25:34.10\00:25:36.06
We know that
00:25:36.10\00:25:37.43
the wheat and the
tares will grow together.
00:25:37.47\00:25:40.37
Our job is to
stay faithful. Amen.
00:25:40.40\00:25:43.74
Success is already guaranteed.
00:25:43.77\00:25:45.57
How do we know
that? Jesus wins, amen?
00:25:45.61\00:25:47.74
Amen. Jesus wins.
00:25:47.78\00:25:49.64
Whatever the devil is going
to do, Jesus is going to win.
00:25:49.68\00:25:54.52
But are we faithful today?
00:25:54.55\00:25:56.95
You know, we could think
about all sorts of things
00:25:56.99\00:25:59.19
that are attacking us today.
00:25:59.22\00:26:00.56
We know that the world
is dark and we can taste it.
00:26:00.59\00:26:04.83
But God is working even harder
00:26:04.86\00:26:07.73
and we want to keep our
eyes on the Word of God,
00:26:07.76\00:26:10.57
we want to keep
our eyes involved
00:26:10.60\00:26:12.40
in the church,
00:26:12.43\00:26:13.77
and we want to go to
the ends of the earth
00:26:13.80\00:26:15.87
and be the light
that God seeks us to be.
00:26:15.90\00:26:18.44
Amen? Amen.
00:26:18.47\00:26:19.81
So thank you for
your comment, brother,
00:26:19.84\00:26:21.18
and I'll pray that I'll
see you in Houston a well.
00:26:21.21\00:26:23.78
Amen.
00:26:23.81\00:26:27.52
I just want to let you guys know
00:26:27.55\00:26:28.88
that I really
appreciate you, guys,
00:26:28.92\00:26:30.59
like you guys
are really awesome,
00:26:30.62\00:26:32.29
just like to clap for you guys.
00:26:32.32\00:26:34.09
Amen. All the glory to God.
00:26:34.12\00:26:35.76
So I understand
leadership position
00:26:35.79\00:26:37.33
can be really hard so
00:26:37.36\00:26:38.69
I just want to
say thank you, guys,
00:26:38.73\00:26:40.06
you guys are
really awesome, very much.
00:26:40.10\00:26:42.46
This is probably like
00:26:42.50\00:26:43.83
one of the most
meaningful GYCs I've been to.
00:26:43.87\00:26:47.07
With the booths and everything,
00:26:47.10\00:26:48.47
you guys like have
done a phenomenal job.
00:26:48.50\00:26:50.84
I just want to like
really appreciate you, guys.
00:26:50.87\00:26:54.48
My question though is
just out of curiosity,
00:26:54.51\00:26:58.48
and I would like
to know why, how come,
00:26:58.51\00:27:01.55
and you guys did it one
time which is really cool,
00:27:01.58\00:27:05.02
but how come you guys
don't do a blood drive,
00:27:05.05\00:27:07.72
like every GYC
just out of curiosity?
00:27:07.76\00:27:11.99
Oaky, well that's
a very good question.
00:27:12.03\00:27:14.93
I'm going to ask
00:27:14.96\00:27:18.43
Lisa, Glesni.
00:27:18.47\00:27:23.81
That's a very good question.
00:27:23.84\00:27:25.81
We did a blood drive
when we were here in Phoenix,
00:27:25.84\00:27:32.71
which was inspired by
our theme at the cross
00:27:32.75\00:27:35.38
and at that time we thought
00:27:35.42\00:27:36.75
what a better time
to give sacrificially.
00:27:36.79\00:27:42.52
So we have
considered it at other times
00:27:42.56\00:27:46.66
and we are
considering for the future,
00:27:46.70\00:27:49.33
but logistically
00:27:49.36\00:27:51.03
it just depends on
where we're located
00:27:51.07\00:27:52.83
and who we are
working with and what...
00:27:52.87\00:27:54.24
Where we decide to
channel our energies.
00:27:54.27\00:27:56.34
So we can't do everything
00:27:56.37\00:27:58.21
and we try to
get some variety in,
00:27:58.24\00:28:00.88
so you can all
participate in different ways,
00:28:00.91\00:28:03.24
but thank you
for your suggestion.
00:28:03.28\00:28:06.75
Thank you, brother, amen.
00:28:06.78\00:28:08.18
All right, we'll
go to Nicole's mike.
00:28:11.25\00:28:16.39
My brother.
00:28:16.42\00:28:18.73
Well, this question is
also out of curiosity like his.
00:28:18.76\00:28:22.40
But what goals did you have
00:28:22.43\00:28:25.03
whether it be as a group
or whether be individually,
00:28:25.07\00:28:28.77
what you would
want to see future
00:28:28.80\00:28:30.91
in the future at GYC?
00:28:30.94\00:28:33.41
Oh, that's a very good question.
00:28:33.44\00:28:36.08
I'm going to say a little bit
00:28:36.11\00:28:38.01
and then maybe two or
three here can also expand
00:28:38.05\00:28:41.12
and our desire is to experience
the latter rain at GYC.
00:28:41.15\00:28:47.19
We saw the prayer
room, even I was rebuked,
00:28:47.22\00:28:50.73
you know, this
morning I thought,
00:28:50.76\00:28:52.29
well, it might be...
00:28:52.33\00:28:53.66
The room might be somewhat full,
00:28:53.70\00:28:55.80
but there were people outside
00:28:55.83\00:28:57.17
and I was one of those
people outside standing up.
00:28:57.20\00:28:59.90
And God wants to
pour out His Holy Spirit
00:28:59.93\00:29:03.81
and we want to finish the work,
00:29:03.84\00:29:05.27
but in order to finish the work,
00:29:05.31\00:29:07.58
we are praying for an
army of youth rightly trained
00:29:07.61\00:29:10.91
who love to profess
a crucified, and risen,
00:29:10.95\00:29:14.58
and soon coming savior
to the end of the earth,
00:29:14.62\00:29:17.95
that's our objective.
00:29:17.99\00:29:19.72
Maybe we might have two
more comments here as well.
00:29:19.75\00:29:21.92
Chantal, you look like...
00:29:21.96\00:29:23.89
You like to comment as well.
00:29:23.93\00:29:25.29
Wow, you put me on the spot.
00:29:25.33\00:29:29.00
I think one of the things
00:29:29.03\00:29:30.87
that I would
really love to see in GYC,
00:29:30.90\00:29:33.57
a personal goal of mine is,
00:29:33.60\00:29:36.10
for young people to go back
00:29:36.14\00:29:37.91
and really replicate
that in their local churches.
00:29:37.94\00:29:41.28
I think sometimes we rely on GYC
00:29:41.31\00:29:44.35
to be our spiritual, like, boost
00:29:44.38\00:29:46.95
but the goal is not for GYC
00:29:46.98\00:29:49.55
to be your
spiritual boost once a year,
00:29:49.58\00:29:51.52
the goal is to experience
that on a continual basis
00:29:51.55\00:29:54.89
all throughout the year,
00:29:54.92\00:29:56.52
and so yeah, that would
be one of the greatest goals.
00:29:56.56\00:29:59.49
Amen. Praise the Lord.
00:29:59.53\00:30:01.26
Jonathan?
00:30:01.30\00:30:03.26
Don't get me
started, this is dangerous.
00:30:03.30\00:30:06.60
I'll try to hold back.
00:30:06.63\00:30:07.97
This is awesome question,
a question we ask ourselves
00:30:08.00\00:30:10.34
all the time and it
is really a lack of time
00:30:10.37\00:30:15.54
and that we can't do more.
00:30:15.58\00:30:19.08
We want to do so
much for the Lord.
00:30:19.11\00:30:20.95
You should be, you
know, we would love to have
00:30:20.98\00:30:22.72
what we call a
green light session
00:30:22.75\00:30:24.19
with all of you.
00:30:24.22\00:30:25.55
We as a team, we
meet together every year,
00:30:25.59\00:30:27.12
we have green light sessions
where every idea is accepted
00:30:27.16\00:30:30.03
and if you hear those ideas,
00:30:30.06\00:30:31.66
it's the most radical
things you can think of.
00:30:31.69\00:30:34.33
We want to change the
world, not in our strength,
00:30:34.36\00:30:37.13
we want Jesus to use
us to change the world
00:30:37.17\00:30:39.70
and we want to finish
the work in this generation.
00:30:39.73\00:30:41.74
We believe it's
possible by God's grace.
00:30:41.77\00:30:44.34
And I'm very
excited for next year's GYC.
00:30:44.37\00:30:47.64
This year we're
gonna plan a lot of things
00:30:47.68\00:30:49.68
for the upcoming
time, and I believe that God
00:30:49.71\00:30:51.81
has just begun something
and I'm not just saying this.
00:30:51.85\00:30:55.15
As you know, this year's GYC,
00:30:55.18\00:30:56.95
God has really, really touched
all of us in a special way
00:30:56.99\00:31:00.16
and I think it's just, you know,
00:31:00.19\00:31:02.49
level 0.1, He
wants to take us so high
00:31:02.52\00:31:06.16
and He wants to do
something wonderful.
00:31:06.19\00:31:08.16
What that will be, we will see.
00:31:08.20\00:31:10.60
But He wants us to take
us to the end of the earth,
00:31:10.63\00:31:13.20
and He wants us
to be so sold out
00:31:13.23\00:31:14.80
for His work so that He
can come in this generation.
00:31:14.84\00:31:17.34
So stay in prayer,
stay on your knees,
00:31:17.37\00:31:21.01
and then work out your prayers
00:31:21.04\00:31:22.41
by God's grace in
your local churches,
00:31:22.44\00:31:24.48
and I think God will
orchestrate something
00:31:24.51\00:31:26.28
as we come together next year
00:31:26.31\00:31:27.98
that will change
the world forever.
00:31:28.02\00:31:29.75
Amen.
00:31:29.78\00:31:31.22
Thank you for those comments.
00:31:31.25\00:31:32.95
Yes, my sister.
00:31:32.99\00:31:34.52
Okay, my name is Madison Napp,
00:31:34.56\00:31:36.36
and I just had a question
about the survey for outreach.
00:31:36.39\00:31:43.03
The first question was,
00:31:43.06\00:31:45.67
do you want help with
your physical, mental,
00:31:45.70\00:31:47.94
or emotional, or
spiritual health.
00:31:47.97\00:31:49.64
I heard a couple of people
00:31:49.67\00:31:51.01
that asked like,
I want all three.
00:31:51.04\00:31:53.78
But we can only click one
00:31:53.81\00:31:56.71
and that's one,
that's what I was wondering.
00:31:56.75\00:31:59.68
I mean, it was all the question,
00:31:59.71\00:32:01.92
like some of
them wanted, you know?
00:32:01.95\00:32:06.39
It's a really good question.
00:32:06.42\00:32:07.86
Okay, so wherever you are,
00:32:07.89\00:32:09.49
just so everybody
knows with the survey.
00:32:09.52\00:32:12.46
We talked specifically
at the beginning of the year
00:32:12.49\00:32:15.40
with a few of the conference
officials from this area,
00:32:15.43\00:32:17.97
and they are
having evangelistic series
00:32:18.00\00:32:19.83
in February.
00:32:19.87\00:32:21.20
Now a lot of times,
like last year's survey,
00:32:21.24\00:32:23.94
if you went on outreach,
00:32:23.97\00:32:25.31
we had options for
them to do other things
00:32:25.34\00:32:28.18
in the Texas
Conference with health.
00:32:28.21\00:32:30.18
Many of the local churches here
00:32:30.21\00:32:31.95
are doing
different health events
00:32:31.98\00:32:34.28
and so what they wanted
00:32:34.32\00:32:36.18
in the beginning of the
year when I spoke with them
00:32:36.22\00:32:38.52
was more of a
Bible study field survey.
00:32:38.55\00:32:40.99
So if you go through the survey,
00:32:41.02\00:32:42.82
it kind of is a
leading type of a survey
00:32:42.86\00:32:44.93
that gets kind of
eases them into the question,
00:32:44.96\00:32:48.03
do they want a Bible study?
00:32:48.06\00:32:49.50
So next year, we will
give multiple options to click
00:32:49.53\00:32:52.30
but we don't,
I'll just be upfront,
00:32:52.33\00:32:54.80
we don't want to offer something
00:32:54.84\00:32:56.17
that's not
actually being offered.
00:32:56.20\00:32:57.61
Does that make sense?
00:32:57.64\00:32:58.97
And so, we
specifically were doing
00:32:59.01\00:33:01.38
a Bible study
survey because we knew
00:33:01.41\00:33:03.21
that was what would
immediately be followed up.
00:33:03.24\00:33:05.75
So next year is, more
follow up opportunities
00:33:05.78\00:33:08.32
are available and
we are certain of that,
00:33:08.35\00:33:10.02
they'll be able to
click more than one, so.
00:33:10.05\00:33:13.46
All right. Thank you so much.
00:33:13.49\00:33:15.16
Time is running out,
00:33:15.19\00:33:16.52
so if you could
keep your questions
00:33:16.56\00:33:18.83
a little bit shorter,
00:33:18.86\00:33:20.33
and close to the mike as
well so we could hear you
00:33:20.36\00:33:23.30
or speaking your
preachers' voice,
00:33:23.33\00:33:26.27
and so we'll like to get us
00:33:26.30\00:33:29.44
through many
questions as possible,
00:33:29.47\00:33:31.11
so here we go, my brother.
00:33:31.14\00:33:33.94
Okay, my name is Chingo,
00:33:33.98\00:33:36.21
and first of all, I'd
like to express gratitude
00:33:36.24\00:33:38.91
for previous GYCs,
00:33:38.95\00:33:40.85
I've had people
complain about the food.
00:33:40.88\00:33:42.58
But the food this
year was beyond awesome.
00:33:42.62\00:33:44.89
Amen. Praise God.
00:33:44.92\00:33:46.25
Thank you for your hard work
00:33:46.29\00:33:47.69
and also, for the
music, it was rich.
00:33:47.72\00:33:50.03
It was diverse and
it was really uplifting.
00:33:50.06\00:33:53.43
Now regarding the music, I
had met just in the lobbies
00:33:53.46\00:33:57.97
and talking to people
musicians find each other.
00:33:58.00\00:34:00.80
How do other musicians
00:34:00.84\00:34:03.27
from different
parts of the country
00:34:03.30\00:34:06.54
contact you guys and to share,
00:34:06.57\00:34:09.14
sometimes it's the
only gift they have to share
00:34:09.18\00:34:11.35
and they would like to
share it with their brethren,
00:34:11.38\00:34:13.28
how do they upload a
video, send something
00:34:13.31\00:34:15.82
and get to share their gifts?
00:34:15.85\00:34:17.19
Excellent question,
my brother, and Jonathan?
00:34:17.22\00:34:20.26
If you go to our
website, there's a way
00:34:20.29\00:34:22.26
where you can
send an application in,
00:34:22.29\00:34:24.86
so that you can participate.
00:34:24.89\00:34:26.56
You will be connected
with our GYC music committee
00:34:26.59\00:34:29.03
and they will
be working with you
00:34:29.06\00:34:30.83
to see what we can do to...
00:34:30.87\00:34:32.97
So you can be able to
share your talent there as well,
00:34:33.00\00:34:35.70
and you know
the Lord really uses
00:34:35.74\00:34:37.61
the music to touch
hearts and to lift us up to Him,
00:34:37.64\00:34:40.94
and so we're really
appreciate when musicians come.
00:34:40.98\00:34:43.75
We really want good
quality music out there
00:34:43.78\00:34:46.65
and that's why we
produce CDs as well,
00:34:46.68\00:34:48.58
so you can send your application
00:34:48.62\00:34:49.95
in on the website.
00:34:49.98\00:34:52.29
Thank you.
00:34:52.32\00:34:54.06
Yes, my brother.
00:34:54.09\00:34:55.42
My name is Nathan.
00:34:55.46\00:34:56.79
This year, I
worked manning an exhibit
00:34:56.83\00:34:59.73
and I was the only
one for my exhibit.
00:34:59.76\00:35:02.23
So I kind of had to
be there all the time
00:35:02.26\00:35:04.27
which made it
very difficult for me
00:35:04.30\00:35:05.73
to go to the small
group or networking sessions.
00:35:05.77\00:35:08.94
So it got me thinking that
00:35:08.97\00:35:10.97
when I do go to the networking
sessions in the small groups,
00:35:11.01\00:35:14.08
some of the
people that I really like
00:35:14.11\00:35:15.44
to be able to
talk to are the people
00:35:15.48\00:35:16.91
that are stuck in exhibits.
00:35:16.95\00:35:18.71
Is there any way
we can make it easier
00:35:18.75\00:35:20.28
for them to go to
those small groups
00:35:20.32\00:35:21.98
and networking sessions
and maybe even encourage it?
00:35:22.02\00:35:25.29
Okay.
00:35:25.32\00:35:27.92
Glesni or Jonathan?
00:35:27.96\00:35:29.29
We work a lot together
to try to make the schedule
00:35:32.23\00:35:34.96
as accessible for everybody.
00:35:35.00\00:35:37.27
Unfortunately, there
are only 24 hours in a day,
00:35:37.30\00:35:39.53
so we can only fit so
much in and so every year
00:35:39.57\00:35:42.70
we have this
discussion about what to overlap
00:35:42.74\00:35:44.91
and what to have by itself
00:35:44.94\00:35:46.71
and every year we change things
as you probably have noticed.
00:35:46.74\00:35:50.65
So we are continuing to work
to meet the needs of everyone
00:35:50.68\00:35:54.65
but there's, like we
said, only 24 hours in a day.
00:35:54.68\00:35:57.49
So we do our best
and we are seeking
00:35:57.52\00:35:59.72
to give as many
opportunities to each one of you
00:35:59.75\00:36:02.06
throughout that day as possible,
00:36:02.09\00:36:03.83
so we really
appreciate your comment.
00:36:03.86\00:36:07.20
Thank you. Thank you.
00:36:07.23\00:36:09.46
Yes, my brother.
00:36:09.50\00:36:11.70
Hi. My name is Dino,
00:36:11.73\00:36:13.20
and several of my friends and I
00:36:13.23\00:36:16.27
have decided to
start a GYC chapter
00:36:16.30\00:36:18.57
at our university or
Adventist university,
00:36:18.61\00:36:21.08
and I was just wondering
00:36:21.11\00:36:22.44
if you had some
short pieces of advice
00:36:22.48\00:36:23.81
that I could
remember from this time.
00:36:23.85\00:36:25.18
All right.
00:36:25.21\00:36:26.55
Well, I have the right
person for you, Taylor?
00:36:26.58\00:36:30.02
So if you go to the
website, go to gycweb.org.
00:36:30.05\00:36:33.72
Go to the about tab,
click on it and you'll see
00:36:33.76\00:36:35.99
what it's called GYC Affiliates.
00:36:36.02\00:36:37.79
When you click on that,
the first thing you'll see
00:36:37.83\00:36:39.79
is the affiliate
document that walks you
00:36:39.83\00:36:42.56
through how to start a
GYC in your local area.
00:36:42.60\00:36:44.97
So here's the process in brief.
00:36:45.00\00:36:46.70
First, find critical mass.
00:36:46.74\00:36:48.07
So find friends who
are all similarly minded,
00:36:48.10\00:36:50.67
interested in starting GYC.
00:36:50.71\00:36:52.94
Have an idea of
what you would run,
00:36:52.97\00:36:54.44
have a conference that you plan,
00:36:54.48\00:36:55.91
and get that out on paper,
00:36:55.94\00:36:57.55
how are you going
to work financially,
00:36:57.58\00:36:58.91
you know, the small details?
00:36:58.95\00:37:00.28
Yes, we work by faith,
00:37:00.32\00:37:01.65
but we also need
some practical stuff.
00:37:01.68\00:37:03.02
So how does that work?
00:37:03.05\00:37:04.39
You submit that to us,
00:37:04.42\00:37:05.75
we help you
throughout that process
00:37:05.79\00:37:07.56
and then we come and watch
you run a first conference,
00:37:07.59\00:37:10.06
that's not called GYC
00:37:10.09\00:37:11.43
but just your
first initial event
00:37:11.46\00:37:13.60
and if it
carries the spirit of GYC
00:37:13.63\00:37:15.43
and as we try to aid
you through that process,
00:37:15.46\00:37:17.10
then we take it to
our board for a motion,
00:37:17.13\00:37:19.03
and then you become
an official affiliate.
00:37:19.07\00:37:20.40
Typically, it takes about
a year-and-a-half at best,
00:37:20.44\00:37:23.10
two years could
be decently normal.
00:37:23.14\00:37:27.84
Thank you for your question,
00:37:27.88\00:37:29.41
and God is gonna use
you brother, thank you.
00:37:29.44\00:37:34.15
Yes, hello GYC.
My name is Caleb.
00:37:34.18\00:37:37.09
I had a suggestion for,
like on the GYC website.
00:37:37.12\00:37:41.32
Lot of people don't have
00:37:41.36\00:37:43.69
the resources to make it to GYC,
00:37:43.73\00:37:46.33
I actually share
a room with a guy
00:37:46.36\00:37:48.40
who wouldn't
have been able to come
00:37:48.43\00:37:49.76
if we hadn't you know,
been able to share the room.
00:37:49.80\00:37:53.60
So I thought it would
be a good idea if we have,
00:37:53.64\00:37:56.40
on GYC website, a
place where people can go
00:37:56.44\00:37:59.57
and search in
their area for people
00:37:59.61\00:38:01.44
who want to go to GYC,
00:38:01.48\00:38:03.21
group up like single
men with other single men,
00:38:03.24\00:38:05.48
and single women
with other single women,
00:38:05.51\00:38:08.05
to cut costs.
00:38:08.08\00:38:09.42
All right, very
good question, Eric?
00:38:09.45\00:38:12.92
Yeah, if you go on Facebook,
00:38:12.95\00:38:14.32
I don't know if
everyone has a Facebook account,
00:38:14.36\00:38:16.52
but we have a page
that we do list each year
00:38:16.56\00:38:20.90
on GYC's website which
allows people to do that.
00:38:20.93\00:38:23.06
It used to be called,
GYC lodging logistics,
00:38:23.10\00:38:25.67
I think it's GYC
Roommates, Rides, and More now
00:38:25.70\00:38:29.90
but that's
exactly what that's for.
00:38:29.94\00:38:31.47
So that you can
partner up with other people
00:38:31.51\00:38:33.51
and you can basically
cut down on costs like that
00:38:33.54\00:38:35.84
and it's phenomenal.
00:38:35.88\00:38:37.21
We've had
thousands of people using
00:38:37.25\00:38:39.05
that I think in the last,
00:38:39.08\00:38:40.55
this year even, and
that's really taken off
00:38:40.58\00:38:42.78
so that's a great way to
do at GYC Roommates, Rides,
00:38:42.82\00:38:45.72
and More I believe.
00:38:45.75\00:38:48.12
Thank you. Thank you.
00:38:48.16\00:38:50.03
Yes, my sister.
00:38:50.06\00:38:51.39
Hi, my name is Lauren.
00:38:51.43\00:38:53.09
Just a question, so I
know the purpose of GYC
00:38:53.13\00:38:56.36
is to prepare an army of youth,
00:38:56.40\00:38:58.40
and I wanted to
know if it was possible
00:38:58.43\00:39:00.30
to have like specific
training tracks so like,
00:39:00.34\00:39:03.61
Bible work training track,
00:39:03.64\00:39:04.97
or a medical
missionary training track,
00:39:05.01\00:39:06.91
that you would
do the entire time
00:39:06.94\00:39:08.61
and then you will get
some type of certificate
00:39:08.64\00:39:10.45
or something at the end of GYC?
00:39:10.48\00:39:12.95
All right. Well,
very excellent question.
00:39:12.98\00:39:17.35
I love it.
00:39:17.39\00:39:19.12
Yes, yes.
00:39:19.15\00:39:20.72
Thank you for that question,
that's an excellent question.
00:39:24.89\00:39:27.13
One that we were thinking about
00:39:27.16\00:39:29.50
and as we are
going into Houston,
00:39:29.53\00:39:32.53
it's one we are
gonna revisit again,
00:39:32.57\00:39:34.64
and we definitely want to have
00:39:34.67\00:39:36.07
an army of
youth rightly trained.
00:39:36.10\00:39:37.44
So thank you for
that question, sister.
00:39:37.47\00:39:41.88
This question may have
been addressed earlier,
00:39:41.91\00:39:43.85
but I just want to know
who to talk to about becoming
00:39:43.88\00:39:46.05
a GYC ambassador
for my local church
00:39:46.08\00:39:48.48
and by becoming an
ambassador I would like to know
00:39:48.52\00:39:51.52
what I would be
doing in my local church.
00:39:51.55\00:39:53.69
All right, excellent
brother, excellent question,
00:39:53.72\00:39:55.92
and thank you for
00:39:55.96\00:39:57.29
your willingness to be involved.
00:39:57.33\00:39:58.66
Eric, tell us
how that can happen?
00:39:58.69\00:40:01.13
Yeah, if you go
to gycweb.org/beyond,
00:40:01.16\00:40:04.20
you will find
00:40:04.23\00:40:05.57
that we've
basically taken ambassador,
00:40:05.60\00:40:07.20
we have taken all the best ideas
00:40:07.24\00:40:08.57
that we have gotten from it
00:40:08.60\00:40:09.94
and we are
basically putting that down,
00:40:09.97\00:40:11.67
we are putting up beyond
00:40:11.71\00:40:13.04
as kind of a new
face of that idea.
00:40:13.07\00:40:15.84
So we are working on
podcasts, and a workbook,
00:40:15.88\00:40:17.81
and we'll try to
put up everything
00:40:17.85\00:40:19.18
that we can there
to support people.
00:40:19.21\00:40:20.98
We have a Facebook page for
GYC beyond where each of us,
00:40:21.02\00:40:24.12
as an executive committee,
will make ourselves available
00:40:24.15\00:40:26.59
to answer
questions and to try help you
00:40:26.62\00:40:28.39
if you face any
challenges there.
00:40:28.42\00:40:30.09
We really want to have a model
00:40:30.13\00:40:31.96
where we are not just working
for a conference once a year,
00:40:31.99\00:40:35.60
but we are
helping you in any way
00:40:35.63\00:40:38.57
that we can be
successful in ministry
00:40:38.60\00:40:41.80
in the local
church, in your school,
00:40:41.84\00:40:43.17
wherever you might be.
00:40:43.20\00:40:44.54
So go to gycweb.org/beyond.
00:40:44.57\00:40:46.31
We'll be adding more
in the next week or two.
00:40:46.34\00:40:48.31
It's got a bit of hectic now,
00:40:48.34\00:40:49.68
so we've only got
some stats and some basic,
00:40:49.71\00:40:52.08
you know, coming soons on
there but you'll be able to see
00:40:52.11\00:40:54.85
some stuff
coming up very shortly
00:40:54.88\00:40:56.22
and we have some
stuff there already.
00:40:56.25\00:40:57.59
Amen.
00:40:57.62\00:40:58.95
And I want to tell you,
we're gonna engage with you
00:40:58.99\00:41:00.89
as well throughout the year.
00:41:00.92\00:41:02.49
Stay posted through
our social media platforms
00:41:02.52\00:41:05.29
because more is yet to come.
00:41:05.33\00:41:07.13
When you come to GYC,
00:41:07.16\00:41:08.50
there so to speak a
conference within a conference.
00:41:08.53\00:41:11.03
There are many
things that are happening
00:41:11.07\00:41:13.03
and we want to engage
with you throughout the year.
00:41:13.07\00:41:14.97
So stay tuned, stay connected,
00:41:15.00\00:41:17.04
because God is
gonna do wonderful things.
00:41:17.07\00:41:20.24
Due to time we can only
take about two questions,
00:41:20.28\00:41:24.38
so we're gonna
take one question here,
00:41:24.41\00:41:26.78
and then our last
question from our brother there.
00:41:26.82\00:41:30.85
So I just want to affirm GYC
00:41:30.89\00:41:33.76
and you know, the
seminars and stuff,
00:41:33.79\00:41:35.72
if you want to be a
Bible worker or missionary,
00:41:35.76\00:41:39.16
all these types of things,
00:41:39.19\00:41:40.73
there's
definitely a track for you
00:41:40.76\00:41:42.33
and I think that's wonderful.
00:41:42.36\00:41:43.93
My question is this,
what are the plans for GYC
00:41:43.97\00:41:46.43
in the future for
integrating classes
00:41:46.47\00:41:49.30
or other dynamics
that would be specifically
00:41:49.34\00:41:51.67
for young entrepreneurs.
00:41:51.71\00:41:53.91
I know that just nationally,
as far as in the United States,
00:41:53.94\00:41:57.21
we make up a minority,
definitely of the population
00:41:57.25\00:41:59.68
so I can see why it might
have not have been thought of
00:41:59.71\00:42:02.25
or it's an oversight on my part,
00:42:02.28\00:42:03.72
maybe you had it,
00:42:03.75\00:42:05.09
but I am just
wondering what are your ideas
00:42:05.12\00:42:06.45
for integrating specific classes
00:42:06.49\00:42:08.22
for young
entrepreneurs like myself
00:42:08.26\00:42:10.73
that are getting
out into industry
00:42:10.76\00:42:12.46
that want to be able
to work our faith actively
00:42:12.49\00:42:16.03
into our
businesses that we are using
00:42:16.06\00:42:18.40
to meet a need
within our society?
00:42:18.43\00:42:20.97
Well, excellent
question, brother,
00:42:21.00\00:42:22.80
and I want to tell you that
00:42:22.84\00:42:24.17
a lot of pioneers
were just like you
00:42:24.21\00:42:26.68
and just stay tuned to
see what's gonna happen,
00:42:26.71\00:42:30.05
just stay tuned.
00:42:30.08\00:42:32.18
Thank you.
00:42:32.21\00:42:33.92
All right, our last question.
00:42:33.95\00:42:35.48
Yes, sister.
00:42:35.52\00:42:36.85
Good morning
GYC, my name is Shane.
00:42:36.89\00:42:39.22
Yesterday on outreach,
we met this lady Amanda,
00:42:39.25\00:42:41.96
and we did the survey.
00:42:41.99\00:42:43.32
She was
interested in Bible studies.
00:42:43.36\00:42:45.09
But once we
submitted the survey,
00:42:45.13\00:42:46.70
we realized we didn't personally
00:42:46.73\00:42:48.33
have her contact information
00:42:48.36\00:42:50.30
and our partners and the
people who are going outreaching
00:42:50.33\00:42:53.40
with me would like to know
00:42:53.44\00:42:54.77
how we would get
that information,
00:42:54.80\00:42:56.40
and in the future, is
there a way for you know,
00:42:56.44\00:42:58.44
the people who go on
outreaches stay in contact
00:42:58.47\00:43:00.84
with the people that we meet?
00:43:00.88\00:43:03.68
The only way that
you can stay in contact
00:43:03.71\00:43:05.45
with someone you
meet is if you personally
00:43:05.48\00:43:07.42
get their number
and they allow that.
00:43:07.45\00:43:08.78
I can't give information out
00:43:08.82\00:43:12.02
unless they gave
direct permission.
00:43:12.05\00:43:16.73
The other question that you had
00:43:16.76\00:43:18.09
as far as her
address missing or whatever,
00:43:18.13\00:43:20.70
you can find me
afterwards up front.
00:43:20.73\00:43:22.73
Okay.
00:43:22.76\00:43:24.50
Amen. Amen.
00:43:24.53\00:43:26.74
Well, I wanted...
00:43:26.77\00:43:28.10
We just want to thank
you so much as participants.
00:43:28.14\00:43:33.01
I want to challenge
you, we want to challenge you
00:43:33.04\00:43:35.04
with three things as
we're gonna close here.
00:43:35.08\00:43:39.08
One, is read your
Bibles, be in the Word of God,
00:43:39.11\00:43:44.02
experience Jesus
Christ for yourself.
00:43:44.05\00:43:49.12
Number two, when you go
back to your local churches,
00:43:49.16\00:43:51.59
GYC does not end
here, GYC is beginning here.
00:43:51.63\00:43:57.27
When you go back to
your local churches,
00:43:57.30\00:43:59.53
we want to challenge
you to give a Bible study.
00:43:59.57\00:44:02.27
Start a united prayer,
00:44:02.30\00:44:04.51
open your house to small groups,
00:44:04.54\00:44:07.21
do something for God
00:44:07.24\00:44:08.64
that is bigger
than yourself, amen.
00:44:08.68\00:44:11.45
Can we do that? Amen.
00:44:11.48\00:44:14.05
Number three, we
want to challenge you
00:44:14.08\00:44:18.09
to be involved in
literature ministry.
00:44:18.12\00:44:21.89
If you could, may be, pass
out three Glow tracts every day,
00:44:21.92\00:44:26.53
at the end of the
year, you will pass out
00:44:26.56\00:44:28.26
may be 1000 Glow tracts.
00:44:28.30\00:44:31.93
If all of us commit
together to pass out literature,
00:44:31.97\00:44:35.77
we could pass out
more than 2 million
00:44:35.80\00:44:37.97
up to 3 million Glow
tracks in just one year.
00:44:38.01\00:44:40.78
Amen? Amen.
00:44:40.81\00:44:42.14
You heard yesterday
00:44:42.18\00:44:43.51
that the president
of this conference,
00:44:43.55\00:44:45.28
the Arizona Conference
was touched by literature,
00:44:45.31\00:44:48.42
and I believe that
the literature ministry
00:44:48.45\00:44:50.75
is one of the ways
that we can impact people
00:44:50.79\00:44:53.56
all year long.
00:44:53.59\00:44:55.99
So I want to thank you as well,
all of our GYC participants.
00:44:56.02\00:45:00.16
We look forward to seeing
you in Houston by God's grace
00:45:00.20\00:45:04.33
and as we plan for Houston,
00:45:04.37\00:45:08.14
let us be involved
in the work of the Lord.
00:45:08.17\00:45:11.24
The best is yet to come.
00:45:11.27\00:45:14.18
Amen? Amen.
00:45:14.21\00:45:16.54
We are this time going to have
a special guest and a friend.
00:45:16.58\00:45:22.02
He's gonna tell
us something special
00:45:22.05\00:45:24.79
that is happening among us.
00:45:24.82\00:45:28.79
Good morning. Good morning.
00:45:28.82\00:45:31.63
I like to, at this time, ask
the e-com to stand up please.
00:45:31.66\00:45:36.77
GYC is a living movement,
00:45:36.80\00:45:40.17
it is an organism
constantly in transition
00:45:40.20\00:45:43.54
and our leaders
are also in transition.
00:45:43.57\00:45:46.44
And this morning,
00:45:46.47\00:45:47.81
I like to take a
couple of minutes to say
00:45:47.84\00:45:50.65
before all of you,
00:45:50.68\00:45:52.51
that we have been very honored
00:45:52.55\00:45:54.62
to have this select
group of young people.
00:45:54.65\00:45:58.32
And I'd like to ask you
if you have been blessed
00:45:58.35\00:46:00.36
by their
leadership, it is appropriate.
00:46:00.39\00:46:02.49
Would you join me
in just giving them
00:46:02.52\00:46:04.36
a round of applause?
00:46:04.39\00:46:05.73
This group is
comprised of 11 individuals,
00:46:17.37\00:46:21.11
five male, six female,
five married, six single.
00:46:21.14\00:46:26.48
Average age
00:46:26.51\00:46:27.85
of 25.0909
00:46:27.88\00:46:31.45
0909.
00:46:31.49\00:46:33.72
There are many
people who help GYC,
00:46:36.16\00:46:39.46
many people behind the scenes
who do very important things,
00:46:39.49\00:46:43.63
some do very menial
tasks, but the ones directing
00:46:43.67\00:46:47.40
and co-ording all these
efforts are these individuals.
00:46:47.44\00:46:52.11
They have given lot
of their time, sacrifice,
00:46:52.14\00:46:56.24
commitment, they have sacrificed
00:46:56.28\00:47:00.62
their single lives,
00:47:00.65\00:47:02.75
some of them are
still single because of GYC.
00:47:02.78\00:47:07.02
Some of them
managed to get married
00:47:07.06\00:47:08.62
while serving GYC.
00:47:08.66\00:47:11.19
They have spent many
hours in writing emails,
00:47:11.23\00:47:15.36
and teleconferences,
and we don't really know
00:47:15.40\00:47:19.37
the amount of
psychological weight
00:47:19.40\00:47:21.87
and mental energy exert for GYC.
00:47:21.90\00:47:24.67
So on behalf of the board,
I'd like to say thank you.
00:47:24.71\00:47:29.04
Amen.
00:47:29.08\00:47:31.31
So the average
age is 25 years old,
00:47:38.19\00:47:41.39
and we present them here
before you not to elevate them
00:47:41.42\00:47:44.79
as the super uber Adventist.
00:47:44.83\00:47:49.56
We present them
before you saying
00:47:49.60\00:47:50.97
they are young adults,
00:47:51.00\00:47:53.17
and they are the ones
running this organization.
00:47:53.20\00:47:57.31
There is no one else...
00:47:57.34\00:47:58.81
Well, there is
the Lord Jesus, amen?
00:47:58.84\00:48:00.21
Amen.
00:48:00.24\00:48:01.58
He is the
ultimate one running this.
00:48:01.61\00:48:04.98
So these are young
adults we present before you.
00:48:05.01\00:48:08.45
Their term is two years
00:48:08.48\00:48:10.42
and the current term ends today.
00:48:10.45\00:48:14.59
So like to at
this point transition
00:48:14.62\00:48:18.26
into our incoming
executive committee.
00:48:18.29\00:48:20.93
We say goodbye to
three individuals,
00:48:20.96\00:48:22.46
Shana, Casey and Chantal
00:48:22.50\00:48:24.37
and welcome the
other individuals
00:48:24.40\00:48:26.00
to come onboard here.
00:48:26.03\00:48:27.37
The new incoming
executive committee is comprised
00:48:34.64\00:48:37.15
of 13 individuals,
seven male, six female,
00:48:37.18\00:48:41.12
five of them are married,
eight of them are single,
00:48:41.15\00:48:45.99
average age 25.3.
00:48:46.02\00:48:48.89
We aged a little.
00:48:48.92\00:48:51.89
I like to introduce you
to the new incoming e-com,
00:48:51.93\00:48:55.90
when I mention your
name, if you can step forward.
00:48:55.93\00:48:59.73
President Moise Ratsara
00:48:59.77\00:49:01.30
will continue as
leader of this organization.
00:49:01.34\00:49:04.21
Secretary will
be Bailey Gallant.
00:49:04.24\00:49:09.21
Glesni Mason
00:49:09.24\00:49:10.58
who is the
former VP of Logistics,
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will now be
assistant to the president.
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Taylor Hinkle
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who is the
General Vice President
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will continue as
assistant to the president.
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Lisa Topetey was
the Vice President
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of Evangelism is now
the General Vice President,
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Esther Nanasi will
continue as Treasurer.
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Emory Dent will continue on
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as VP of Resources.
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There are some
changes that we would like
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to present before you.
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Jonathan Walter,
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who was the VP of Programming
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will now serve as
Vice President of Missions.
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Eric Louw, who was
the VP of Communications
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will now serve
as VP of Networking.
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We have some new
officers this year.
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Vice President of
Evangelism is Tara Vang.
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Vice President of
Logistics is Aubrey Seiler.
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Vice President of
Programming, R.D. Gallant.
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May I also have Vice
President of Communications,
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Seth Shaffer and he
is not with us today
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as he is flying
somewhere in North America.
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We present these
individuals before you, again,
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not as super Adventists,
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but to place before
you a responsibility,
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not to be the
standard of the ideals of GYC,
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but to carry the
sacred trust given
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to your shoulders.
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They are these ideals
of GYC and these ideals are
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what are needed for
our young people today.
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I'd like to ask all of you,
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I'd like to
appeal to all of you,
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will you pray for this group?
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Amen.
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I'd like to ask that in 2018,
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every time you see the GYC logo,
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every time you put
on the GYC T-shirt,
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every time you watch a GYC video
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or listen to a GYC sermon,
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will you commit to
pray for these leaders?
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If you are willing to commit,
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I want to ask you
that you raise your hands,
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keep them high.
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And the leaders, I'm gonna ask
that you take a mental picture,
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that this is the accountability
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and the prayer
support that you have.
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Please lower your hands.
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We do this not to showcase
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but we need to keep each other
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accountable, yes?
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And we are not
doing this before you,
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you are not before us,
we are all before the Lord
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and we need the Lord's help.
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Amen.
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So in the next two years,
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we are not looking
for more sacrifice,
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more commitment, more hard work,
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more zeal, more numbers.
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We are looking for
the emptying of ourselves.
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The more we empty of ourselves,
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the more we
fill the Holy Spirit,
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we can arise and go to the end.
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So this time I'm gonna
ask that if you can kneel,
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and brothers and sisters,
you can join us in prayer,
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we're gonna ask
the Lord's blessings
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for the next two
years of leadership.
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Gracious Father,
we can easily do this,
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backstage
somewhere, and this can easily
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be misinterpreted
as some kind of show
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but, Father,
that's not the case,
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we follow the principles
found in the Book of Nehemiah,
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these are leaders who
are not specially talented,
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or gifted, or elevated above us,
00:52:42.06\00:52:47.66
but if anything,
they are in more need
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of Your Holy Spirit.
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So, Father, we present
them before Your people,
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and we want to be held
accountable to each other.
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We are a movement
together, we want to see Jesus
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come in our
lifetime, we want to see Him
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with our eyes, and
before that time comes,
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help us to be
about Your business.
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Father, all sorts of temptations
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will come upon
these young people,
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we ask that You
wipe away ambition,
00:53:20.43\00:53:25.47
wipe away all self,
00:53:25.50\00:53:28.40
wipe away pride, hypocrisy.
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We ask for the
strength to empty ourselves,
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to take up Your
cross and to follow You.
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For this we cannot do ourselves,
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but only by Your power.
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We ask humbly in Jesus' name,
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and let everyone say...
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Amen. Amen.
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