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ASI 2018...
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Andee, who thought we
would ever see such a day.
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Exactly, Ellen White
thought we should have been home
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a long time ago but here we are.
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But here we are tonight...
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Andee, why do you
come to ASI anyway?
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Well, you know, the Apostle
Paul who I think wrote Hebrews
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admonished us not to forsake the
assembling of ourselves together
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particularly as we
see the day approaching
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and I believe that
the day is approaching
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so I am here to
fellowship with you all
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as we see the day approaching.
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Andee, we have a theme this year
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and the theme
is: Business Unusual
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what does that mean to you?
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Well, it's interesting, when
we met together as a Retreat,
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to plan for the theme, I
was not really catching it
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and as it dawned on
me, it occurred to me
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that there are a couple of
things that we want to hopefully
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impart to you before you leave,
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one of which is Business Unusual
includes examining ourselves
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is there something
that we need to do ourselves
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to be ready and to be
willing to serve the Lord,
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is there something
that we need to do ourselves
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to understand better?
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And Number
Two... having done that
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to go forth and serve the Lord
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and witness to the
best of our abilities
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so I believe, this
would be Business Unusual.
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Thank you Andee,
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Friends tonight, we want
that you should leave this place
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under the
influence of the Holy Spirit.
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We've been praying that
God would bless this Convention
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with the power
of the Holy Spirit.
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The Program Committee
has worked hard and long
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to prepare the event
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but unless our
hearts are ready...
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unless we are
willing to open our hearts
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to the presence
of the Holy Spirit,
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we could leave this Convention
the same way that we came in.
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So, tonight, as we
open our Convention,
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we've asked Frank Fournier,
former President of ASI
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joining us here tonight,
thank you Frank for coming
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we've asked Frank to pray for us
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that we would be
under the complete influence
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of the Holy Spirit
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as we are here
together this weekend, Frank.
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Shall we bow our
heads... "Heavenly Father,
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such a blessing to be here.
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It's a blessing to see as
many people as are here now,
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we know there's more coming,
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Father, you've blessed us
always in these convocations,
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it's always been a
blessing to come to ASI
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so now, we can only
ask for a double portion
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of the blessing that
we've received in the past,
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so that not only
do we get a blessing,
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we want to be a blessing.
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We want to leave this
place better than when we came,
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we want... isn't it
time heavenly Father
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that the Holy Spirit
should be poured out upon us?
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We're looking to you,
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we ask you in these few
days that we have together,
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that our focus would be on you
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and that you would
fill us with your Spirit,
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thank you for hearing
our prayer and blessing us,
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in Jesus' name, amen. "
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What a privilege it is to
address the 2018 ASI Convention.
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Nancy and I
would normally be there
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but because of a
change in scheduling,
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I will be with the
Global Youth Leadership Congress
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in Kassel, Germany
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with about 1,700
leaders in youth ministry
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all over this globe.
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Please pray for us, I
will be praying for you
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as you with your very
special theme: Unusual Business
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Unusual
Unity... Unusual Focus...
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Unusual Commitment...
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as you focus upon how
best to join hands together
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with all those who are focused
upon Total Member Involvement
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looking towards
Christ's soon coming
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everyone doing
something for Jesus.
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I want to thank ASI
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for the tremendous
blessing you are worldwide
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and in North America,
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thank you for holding firmly
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to God's precious
Biblical principles.
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Thank you for the proclamation
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of sharing the incredible
Three Angels' Messages
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in everything that you do in
the market place and elsewhere,
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I want to also
strongly appreciate
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the tremendous projects...
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I believe about 42 projects
that you sponsored last year.
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Thank you for what you're doing
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to help the
mission of the church.
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Now, some of you may say,
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"Well, Pastor Wilson... he
looks a little bit different. "
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Well, that's
because we are focusing upon
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Battle Creek Michigan
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where our Annual Council
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of the Executive Committee
of the General Conference
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will take place.
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Normally, we hold it
in Silver Spring, Maryland
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but this time, we're
going to Battle Creek
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and encourage people to...
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certainly we will be
dressing in some period costumes
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and those who wish
to can grow a beard
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not of any
religious significance
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but of highly
spiritual connection in that
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as we go to Battle Creek,
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our theme will be, A
Past with a Future...
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looking back to
move forward... mission.
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Ellen White has told us
in the Spirit of Prophecy
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that we have nothing to
fear for the future except
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that we forget how
God has led us in the past
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and His teaching
in our past history,
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so, pray for us as we
will be in Battle Creek
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and as we will be focusing
upon the mission of the church
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remembering how God
has led us in the past
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and the same thing for ASI
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as you focus upon
this Unusual Business
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that God has
placed in your hands...
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Unusual Unity and
Focus and Commitment.
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God bless each one of
you in a very special way.
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Thank you again for what
you are doing for God's church.
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We believe in ASI...
let's look to the Lord
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as He leads us towards
that wonderful soon coming
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of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, Maranatha.
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Well, I'm glad to
be here this evening
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with Leasa and with Josh
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and they're going to tell us
what's going on that's unusual
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at ASI... or at Eden Valley.
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Eden Valley... that's
right... good evening,
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well, this is Josh and
I met Josh five years ago
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I can't believe
it's been five years
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but I met him five years ago,
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and Josh was... had
a conversion experience
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at Youth for Jesus
right here in Orlando
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and right after
that, you were baptized
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then what happened after that?
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After that I was invited by
Leasa to come to Eden Valley
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and go to their
Health Evangelism Training.
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And part of the reason is
because in your testimony,
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you were saying that
you didn't want to go back
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to your environment.
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Right, yeah, I didn't
want to go back with my friends
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and the whole group
that I was associated with
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and get stuck there, so...
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So that was August
like 3 or something
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and where were you August 6?
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Three days after
talking to Leasa,
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I was on a plane
to Loveland, Colorado
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where I went to Eden Valley.
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And God worked
everything out and He's amazing
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so, what happened at Eden
Valley what did you learn there?
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At Eden Valley I learned Health
Evangelism and Christ's method
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and we did natural
remedies, we did Massage,
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we did Hydrotherapy...
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a bunch of things that
I'm using now in my ministry
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and in reaching
out to the community
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using that in
the Evangelism cycle.
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So, as well as learning
Medical Missionary work,
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you learned how to bridge
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from Medical
Missionary to Evangelism
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and we used what method?
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Christ's method alone
through Wellness Coaching.
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Yeah, through Wellness Coaching
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okay, so tell us
what Wellness Coaching is
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and how you're using
that in your ministry now.
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So, Wellness Coaching is
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something that
any lay person can do
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and it's helping
people achieve goals
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following the 8 Laws of Health
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and we use it as a
bridge to all sorts of programs,
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we're finding that
it's a perfect bridge
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to just about every
program that the church does...
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Cooking Classes,
Depression Recovery,
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all sorts of programs
that we're doing so it's...
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it's really, really nice.
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Yeah, you know for a
lot of church members
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they want to do
outreach but you're scared,
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you know, doing Bible Studies
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is sometimes
intimidating for people
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but you can...
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we all have the health
message, is that right?
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And we know what... how
people should live healthy,
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and you can...
if you're trained...
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you can take what you
know and go into people's homes
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and coach them
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and coaching them is
different than advising them
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and tell us how it's different.
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So, there are two
things that you need to know
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to be a good Wellness Coach
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and that's asking
open-ended questions
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and that's being a good listener
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and so that's something that we
really focus on in our training.
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You're not telling
the person what to do,
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they're creating
their own personalized plan
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and so, it's something
that is within their range...
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something they
feel comfortable with
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and you're just
there to guide them
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and help them through the way.
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Yes and all of our
students that we've taught
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and even the Wellness
Coaching that I am doing
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every single one...
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100 percent of the clients
turn into Bible Study Students.
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So, it's a really easy way...
you already have a relationship
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and when... and every
lesson or every session
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there are
spiritual components to it
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so, how are you
using this in your church?
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I think there are some pictures
of you doing your ministry.
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Yes, there are
pictures somewhere
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we're using it through...
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this is a Depression
Recovery Class that we did,
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we had seven
people in that class
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and four of them were
actually doing Wellness Coaching
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we got them doing it
so a good number there,
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there are some other slides.
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This is a cooking class that
we're doing at our church here,
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we do it
downstairs in the school
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and we actually had a
guy that the hospital said,
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"You should go to
the Adventist Church
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because they're
doing things on health
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and as soon as
he came in the door,
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I mentioned Wellness Coaching
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and he signed right
up just like that...
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this is a
hands-on cooking class,
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we were doing at our last church
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and doing
Christ's method there...
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we actually became
the fastest growing church
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in the North
Pacific Union per capita,
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in two years we went from
40 on Sabbath to 90, yeah.
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This is a lady
we're working with now
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she's a church member
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and she was
diagnosed with colon cancer,
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we had been doing
hydrotherapy with her,
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fever treatments twice a week...
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she's juicing...
she's totally vegan
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and she doesn't
feel the tumor anymore,
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there's no more
pain, it's going down
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so pretty soon she'll
be going for a CT Scan.
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This is a young lady
that was... that is 19
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and she was diagnosed
with a fast-growing cancer
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that was from her tailbone to
her heart... and they found it
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and within a month
doing natural lifestyle...
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following the eight
laws of health and chemo
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she is now cancer
free a month later.
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So, praise the Lord,
it really sped things up
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and helped her... helped it go.
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So, this is...
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this is one method that we
teach at Eden Valley as well
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as how to
actually do the treatments
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you had an experience recently
with Pastor Mark Finley,
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he came to Upper
Columbia Conference Camp Meeting
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and he found out that
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your church was the
fastest growing church
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and asked you how...
what did he ask you actually?
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He wanted to know more about it
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and he was really impressed with
the method that we were doing
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and so, as a ray
of light as he said
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and so he had us
come out to Living Hope
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and train his...
his Bible Workers there
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and set them on the path
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and now the churches
that are around there
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are hearing about it
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and they are wanting
to be trained as well.
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And you're going to be
doing little bit of training?
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Yes, so, my wife and I...
we could come to the churches
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and we can train on a weekend
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and we are also
training at Eden Valley as well
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so if you want the short clip,
we can come to your church,
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if you want the
extensive training that I got,
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Eden Valley is the place to go.
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All right, thank you.
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Thank you so much, amen.
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You've got someone who
came to Christ through ASI...
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has come back and
is contributing at ASI,
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that's exciting to me.
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Sean Wycliff is here
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and he's going to share a little
bit about what they're doing
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at The Fruit Tree.
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What is The Fruit Tree?
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Yes, so The Fruit
Tree is an operation
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based out of
Berkeley, San Francisco
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where we make and sell
organic green smoothies
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at Farmers' Markets.
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We started this about a year ago
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our goal was to figure out a way
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where we could
support ourselves financially
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while doing
evangelism in our community
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and so we settled on making
and selling green smoothies
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initially door-to-door
and it worked more or less
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but then we started
getting into Farmers' Markets
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and so, now we're
actually in 21 Farmers' markets
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across the Bay Area.
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If you show some slides
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I can show you a little bit
about what's been happening now
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and so, again, this was
founded about a year ago
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we actually just passed over
about $40,000 a month in sales
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praise God
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and we're actually selling
over 3,000 of these smoothies
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per month at this point,
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and so, there are also
six workers that are supported
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as a full-time way of
making a primary income
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and so, God has
really blessed us
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even just over
just the last 12 months.
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Amen, so, tell me a little bit
about how much that one costs
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that you're
holding in your hand.
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Yes, so, you know,
this is the Bay Area
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and so our goal is to
meet people where they're at
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for better or worse and so,
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this is a 32-ounce
organic green smoothie
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it's kale, spinach, strawberry,
apple, pear, lemon and ginger...
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no sugar added...
nothing else added...
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it's 14 dollars and
we'll give you two dollars back
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if you return the glass jar.
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Wow!
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So tell us why you're there,
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we know what you're doing,
tell us why you're really there.
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What are you doing?
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Absolutely, so it's
really all about evangelism.
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It's all about evangelism and
so we wanted to figure out a way
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where we could reach
people where they're at
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and we found that a lot of
people at the Farmer's Markets
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and a lot of
people want to eat healthy
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and so, I wanted to share a
few things that we're doing,
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we have so many things
we're doing... but just a few
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if you show the next slide,
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I want to talk a little
bit about what we call the
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"Fruit Tree Philosophy"
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and so, we all love
Glow Tracts, I'm assuming
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and so, we wanted to
reach people with them
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but we felt like there's
too big of a jump sometimes
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and so, we ended up
developing our own Glow Tracts.
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We call this "The
Fruit Tree Philosophy"
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people ask us,
"Why do you do this?"
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or "Why can't you make it to
my Saturday Farmers' Markets?"
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And so we get in a
lot of conversations.
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Well, we put
that into a Tract...
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it basically tells our testimony
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and then it gets into
a Bible Study on health
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and then from there we invite
them to discuss our philosophy
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more with us, aka Bible Studies
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and so, we've been
really so excited about this...
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we've handed out
1,000s of these so far
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even over the last few months
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and so, we're excited about
what God has us going with that.
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Very good, you know
religion and business
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are not two
separate things, they're one
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and this is an example
of how someone is using
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the gifts that God's given them
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to both be in
business successfully
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and to reach
souls for the Kingdom.
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We should be excited to see
more of that going on as well.
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Amen, amen... and so there
are two specific testimonies
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I wanted to share with you,
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if you go to the next slide,
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because it's more than
just handing out tracts,
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handing out tracts is amazing
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but it's really about reaching
souls for Christ as well
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and so, I want to tell you
a little bit about Chorkin,
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she is someone that
graduated from UC Berkeley
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she has a
Buddhist/Agnostic background
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and so, she needed
something to do for work
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and so, we basically gave
her a job at The Fruit Tree.
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We're actually now be
able to give people jobs
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we are actually
recruiting now as well
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and so, she
started working with us...
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she wasn't
Adventist or Christian...
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started interacting with a lot
of the people working with us
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well, long story short,
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she gave her life to
Christ after a few months
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and about a month ago, I
had the honor to baptize her
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at our local church, amen.
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Interviewer: Amen.
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Amen, one other
testimony I want to share,
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the next person
is on the next slide,
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and his name's Nandu.
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Now, some people think
that's me... that's not me...
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but he looks like me sometimes
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and so, Nandu is a
Hindu... or he was a Hindu
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and so, we met him
at the Farmers' Market.
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He's selling Indian food
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and so, through
dialogue and conversation
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the topic of religion came up
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and through that, we
told him what we believe in
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and he told us a
little bit about himself
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and there was an
invitation for Bible Studies,
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well he accepted and he started
studying the Bible with us...
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this is all in real time,
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this just literally
happened a few months ago,
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well, through that, he
learned about the Sabbath
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and then he said,
"I'm going to tell my boss
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that I will never
work on Sabbath anymore"
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and so, he did that
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and then a few weeks
later he became a Christian
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and then a few weeks later,
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he was baptized in the
Seventh-day Adventist...
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in our local church, amen
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and so, this is
really what this is about...
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The Fruit Tree... yes,
it's about green smoothies,
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we want to spread
the health message
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but we want to spread
the gospel with that...
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we want to use the
health message as the right arm
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to reach people
for the gospel, amen.
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Amen, it's exciting to see
an invasion of the devil's land,
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we call it the
post-Christian triangle
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and he's being able to
reach through simple means
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people for the gospel, amen.
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Amen, amen and so the last
thing I want to share with you
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is where we're at now
and what's happening next.
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If you go to the last
slide, this actually talks about
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where we could use help
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and so, this is
actually expanding so fast
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by God's grace, and
so, we need workers,
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we actually need lots of prayer
00:18:49.19\00:18:51.66
and so, if you
can help us with that,
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we're also in the process
of trying to secure some land
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so we can not only make
our green smoothies on there
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but we can
actually farm them as well
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and so, we can have
the full experience,
00:19:01.17\00:19:03.14
and so, we're looking for
donations or even investment
00:19:03.17\00:19:06.57
on the business side of things
for land or even for vans,
00:19:06.61\00:19:10.01
right now in some
of the Farmers' Markets
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we're packing a Honda
Civic believe it or not
00:19:12.11\00:19:14.12
with the Farmers' Market tent
00:19:14.15\00:19:15.55
and a couple of
coolers of green smoothies
00:19:15.58\00:19:17.45
and so, there's a
lot of exciting things
00:19:17.49\00:19:19.29
that are happening but
we have a booth as well
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and so, it's Booth 1024,
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we have a bunch of
free samples for everybody
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for the next few days
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so come by and
get your free sample,
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we're also selling
these, this is our large size,
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we also have a
medium and a small,
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and if you know anybody else
00:19:32.80\00:19:34.40
that would be
great for us to talk to,
00:19:34.44\00:19:36.24
we'd love you to
connect us with them.
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Very good, thank you so much.
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Thank you so much.
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See, I'm going to be
working on getting that one
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after we get
backstage, you know.
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Yeah, I'll hand it
to you there, thanks.
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Okay, our next group
should be coming out any moment
00:19:46.31\00:19:48.72
and we're going to be looking
forward to hearing from them.
00:19:48.78\00:19:51.39
We actually have them
here all the way from Spain
00:19:51.45\00:19:54.16
and so, come on out guys
00:19:54.19\00:19:56.12
and let's tell
them about what you do.
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See, if I get
these... these names right...
00:19:57.93\00:20:01.40
it should be Juan
Surroca here on my left
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and further over,
his friend, Silvu Dema
00:20:05.00\00:20:08.44
and tell us guys a bit
about what is Logos TV.
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Logos TV is an
Adventist TV channel
00:20:12.64\00:20:16.68
reaching 40 million
people in Spain alone
00:20:16.71\00:20:20.35
and covering with the satellite
Europe and North Africa
00:20:20.38\00:20:25.19
that means... that
means large bills of course
00:20:25.22\00:20:28.49
but we trust in God every day,
00:20:28.52\00:20:31.36
working every day
trusting the Lord will provide
00:20:31.39\00:20:34.83
through this Christian family.
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Interviewer: Amen.
00:20:36.50\00:20:37.83
And now we can see the video,
we have a two-minute video.
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Interviewer: Sure, yeah,
00:20:39.67\00:20:41.00
if we can get the video
running, that would be great.
00:20:41.04\00:20:42.57
Music.
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Jesus said that nobody
puts a lamp inside a drawer.
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Instead, they put it up high
to provide light for everyone.
00:20:49.31\00:20:52.78
Music.
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There are many still in need
00:20:54.58\00:20:56.48
of hearing about
Christ's soon coming.
00:20:56.52\00:20:58.35
Logos TV is a lay
ministry focused on this task.
00:20:58.39\00:21:02.36
Music. Bell tolling.
00:21:02.39\00:21:08.23
In a Catholic country, the
Adventists are now relevant.
00:21:08.26\00:21:12.30
Logos TV is an Adventist Channel
00:21:12.33\00:21:14.74
that reaches 40
million people in Spain alone.
00:21:14.77\00:21:17.91
April 2017 was a milestone
in the Logos TV history.
00:21:17.94\00:21:21.74
Our channel started
broadcasting on a new network
00:21:21.78\00:21:25.55
four times
larger than an old one
00:21:25.58\00:21:27.78
in addition to Satellite
and now work with 50 antennas
00:21:27.82\00:21:32.12
and a free
Satellite Channel Hispasat
00:21:32.15\00:21:34.79
that covers Europe
and the north of Africa.
00:21:34.82\00:21:37.79
It's more than we could ever
have imagined when we started.
00:21:37.83\00:21:41.86
Music.
00:21:41.93\00:21:45.50
We are very pleased with the
work Logos TV has done so far.
00:21:45.53\00:21:48.54
We have never had such a
powerful ministry before this.
00:21:48.57\00:21:51.51
This network has touched
the lives of 5,000 viewers
00:21:51.57\00:21:57.78
that have reached out to us
and many have been transformed.
00:21:57.81\00:22:00.85
Music...
00:22:00.88\00:22:08.06
I am Angel Duo
00:22:08.09\00:22:09.42
and for five years I served
as the President for ASI Europe
00:22:09.46\00:22:12.86
and I can joyfully say
00:22:12.89\00:22:14.23
that God has worked
through this ministry.
00:22:14.26\00:22:15.96
There are Evangelical pastors
00:22:16.00\00:22:18.17
that keep the
Sabbath at home now
00:22:18.20\00:22:20.27
while going to
their churches on Sunday.
00:22:20.30\00:22:22.77
We wait for
great things to happen.
00:22:22.80\00:22:25.27
Congratulations on your channel,
so much more instructive
00:22:25.31\00:22:29.78
and educational than most things
shown on the other channels.
00:22:29.81\00:22:34.25
Lightning...
00:22:34.28\00:22:37.15
Visible any time
anywhere in the world...
00:22:37.19\00:22:40.19
Logos TV.es
00:22:40.26\00:22:43.66
Yeah, it's a privilege to take
the message to so many people
00:22:43.69\00:22:50.23
so we want to continue
with faith and courage,
00:22:50.27\00:22:53.77
please pray for us.
00:22:53.80\00:22:56.40
In the north of
Spain in the city of Faro
00:22:56.47\00:22:59.77
the two pastors from
an Evangelical church
00:22:59.84\00:23:03.11
came to see the
Adventist Pastor and they said,
00:23:03.14\00:23:07.42
"The whole church
is keeping the Sabbath
00:23:07.45\00:23:10.59
because we learned in our
channel... our TV channel...
00:23:10.62\00:23:14.32
and we are ready to
change... we decided to change"
00:23:14.36\00:23:18.13
and they decided
to take the banner out
00:23:18.16\00:23:20.86
and put a new one
saying, "Adventist Church. "
00:23:20.90\00:23:23.53
Interviewer: Amen.
00:23:23.57\00:23:24.90
The whole church
became Adventist.
00:23:24.93\00:23:26.27
Yeah, Luthero was a
Christian woman in Madrid
00:23:26.33\00:23:30.71
and Luthero... when...
00:23:30.74\00:23:33.14
when she passed by
the Adventist Church,
00:23:33.17\00:23:36.14
she thought, "I hate Adventists"
00:23:36.18\00:23:38.81
because at her church,
00:23:38.85\00:23:40.88
she was told that the
Adventists are bigoted people,
00:23:40.92\00:23:44.55
legalists and... and extremists
and when she arrived home,
00:23:44.59\00:23:51.23
she was watching our
channel and she enjoyed
00:23:51.26\00:23:55.60
and she was moved
by the Holy Spirit
00:23:55.63\00:23:58.63
and she praised
God for this channel
00:23:58.67\00:24:00.87
and later she discovered
that it was an Adventist one.
00:24:00.90\00:24:04.44
Interviewer: Amen.
00:24:04.47\00:24:05.81
Yes... and she thought,
00:24:05.84\00:24:08.14
"Surprise, well,
Adventists are not so bad. "
00:24:08.18\00:24:11.91
So, she was baptized in the
Adventist church, Allucha Madrid
00:24:11.95\00:24:15.85
and her sister also.
00:24:15.88\00:24:18.12
Interviewer: The Lord
sneaks right in people's TVs
00:24:18.15\00:24:20.82
sometimes... it's great.
00:24:20.86\00:24:22.19
Juan: Yeah, hmmm...
00:24:22.22\00:24:23.56
Interviewer: So tell
us a bit about how it is
00:24:23.59\00:24:26.23
that this came to being
00:24:26.26\00:24:27.60
because you told us that
you are doing a TV station
00:24:27.63\00:24:29.86
but TV station isn't something
that happens like that,
00:24:29.90\00:24:32.47
how did it happen?
00:24:32.50\00:24:34.44
Yes, we started very small nine
years ago in just in small city
00:24:34.47\00:24:37.77
but a miracle happened,
00:24:37.81\00:24:40.11
the Lord blessed
every step growing
00:24:40.14\00:24:43.78
and last year in April the
owner of a national network
00:24:43.81\00:24:49.68
called us and told us that
00:24:49.72\00:24:52.35
our channel has
made an impact on him
00:24:52.39\00:24:56.22
and he wanted to make it easier
for us to have a larger network
00:24:56.26\00:25:02.00
and he did it and
it's working for now
00:25:02.03\00:25:05.40
and now more than
5,000 people reach out to us
00:25:05.43\00:25:12.01
asking for more information
or calling with many questions
00:25:12.04\00:25:15.68
and we are making an
effort with programming...
00:25:15.74\00:25:20.92
producing programming for
the secular mind-set of Europe
00:25:20.95\00:25:24.85
here, Silvu Dema is
the Production Director...
00:25:24.89\00:25:28.36
he's making a
wonderful work with this.
00:25:28.39\00:25:30.79
Yes, just to tell you
that Carmen, for example,
00:25:30.83\00:25:35.86
Carmen was a Jehovah's Witness
and she was watching Logos TV
00:25:35.90\00:25:42.90
and she discovered
the Bible doctrines
00:25:42.94\00:25:45.97
and then, Jehovah's Witnesses...
00:25:46.01\00:25:48.91
usually they reject
information from other churches,
00:25:48.94\00:25:52.01
but when nobody is watching,
00:25:52.05\00:25:55.18
they enjoy our
channel... many of them...
00:25:55.22\00:25:58.82
and... and Carmen was
baptized and she said,
00:25:58.85\00:26:02.42
"I found the
people of the Bible. "
00:26:02.46\00:26:04.86
In several cities, we
have this same experience.
00:26:04.89\00:26:09.03
You can visit our Booth...
we have a little present for you
00:26:09.06\00:26:14.74
and more information...
00:26:14.80\00:26:16.34
it's the Booth 728
00:26:16.37\00:26:19.11
to help you find your way
00:26:19.14\00:26:21.21
there's a satellite
hanging over the booth.
00:26:21.24\00:26:23.95
Our motto is, "Everything is
possible to those who believe. "
00:26:23.98\00:26:30.42
Amen.
00:26:30.45\00:26:31.95
Interviewer: Amen... so exciting
to see all around the world
00:26:31.99\00:26:35.36
lay people rising up to do
the work we're called to do
00:26:35.42\00:26:39.49
and so, be praying for
them... encouraging them
00:26:39.53\00:26:42.00
and we hope that it inspires
each person to find a way
00:26:42.06\00:26:45.20
to reach people for the kingdom
of Christ, thank you so much.
00:26:45.23\00:26:48.77
Juan: Thank you.
00:26:48.80\00:26:51.04
I remember when I went
to my first ASI Convention,
00:26:51.07\00:26:56.01
I actually didn't have
any idea what ASI even was.
00:26:56.04\00:26:59.98
I only went because I had
a friend that was going...
00:27:00.02\00:27:03.92
who invited me but
when I went to ASI,
00:27:03.99\00:27:07.12
it opened my eyes to a world
that I didn't know existed.
00:27:07.16\00:27:11.29
to be honest, I didn't know
00:27:11.33\00:27:13.80
that there were
all these ministries...
00:27:13.83\00:27:15.60
all of these people just
doing these different things
00:27:15.63\00:27:17.87
for the Lord and
it made a strong...
00:27:17.90\00:27:19.67
strong impact on my life,
00:27:19.70\00:27:21.30
in fact, I can
trace my first desires
00:27:21.34\00:27:25.91
to go into doing more
ministry for God to...
00:27:25.97\00:27:28.88
to seeing at ASI...
00:27:28.91\00:27:30.65
and people that I met
who were working with ASI...
00:27:30.68\00:27:33.35
working with the
Youth for Jesus Programs
00:27:33.38\00:27:35.55
and other things like that
00:27:35.58\00:27:37.09
that I would have
had no idea about...
00:27:37.12\00:27:39.72
had it not been for ASI.
00:27:39.75\00:27:42.22
I sense a need in our church
00:27:42.29\00:27:44.69
for a way that
people can come together
00:27:44.73\00:27:48.36
for a place to... to
belong in the church,
00:27:48.43\00:27:51.83
I feel like
sometimes it gets portrayed
00:27:51.87\00:27:55.20
like the epitome of
Adventism is going to church
00:27:55.24\00:27:58.34
and paying tithe
00:27:58.37\00:27:59.81
and maybe participating
in outreach some time,
00:27:59.84\00:28:01.98
but in my personal experience,
there's so much more than that
00:28:02.01\00:28:05.61
and there are so many of us that
are striving in our daily lives
00:28:05.65\00:28:09.22
to do things for the Lord
but... but where do we fit?
00:28:09.25\00:28:12.15
where do we come together,
00:28:12.19\00:28:13.66
I mean, how do
we get re-inspired
00:28:13.72\00:28:16.83
and networked and get
the support that we need
00:28:16.86\00:28:19.43
and I see that as a huge need,
I see that as something that
00:28:19.46\00:28:24.80
if we could really
form that kind of a network,
00:28:24.83\00:28:28.30
and do this together,
that all of us could benefit,
00:28:28.34\00:28:31.01
that all of us could grow
00:28:31.04\00:28:32.37
and feel like we mean
something in the church,
00:28:32.41\00:28:35.88
like, we have a purpose,
we have a place in the church
00:28:35.91\00:28:38.75
and that God is really
going to be able to use...
00:28:38.81\00:28:42.62
yeah, not just the
pastors, not just the elders,
00:28:42.65\00:28:46.42
but those of us in every-day
life to do something for him.
00:28:46.45\00:28:51.03
Pause.
00:28:51.06\00:28:58.20
Piano...
00:28:58.23\00:29:05.31
more piano
00:29:05.34\00:29:15.18
On Jordan's
stormy banks I stand,
00:29:15.25\00:29:18.89
And cast a wishful eye
00:29:18.92\00:29:22.52
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
00:29:22.56\00:29:26.90
Where my possessions lie.
00:29:26.93\00:29:30.87
piano
00:29:30.90\00:29:33.13
I am bound for
the promised land,
00:29:33.17\00:29:37.07
I am bound for
the promised land,
00:29:37.11\00:29:41.31
Oh, who will
come and go with me?
00:29:41.34\00:29:46.25
I am bound for
the promised land.
00:29:46.28\00:29:50.79
Oh, the
transporting, rapturous scene
00:29:50.82\00:29:55.32
That rises to my sight!
00:29:55.42\00:29:59.06
Sweet fields
arrayed in living green,
00:29:59.09\00:30:03.57
And rivers of delight!
00:30:03.63\00:30:08.47
I am bound for
the promised land,
00:30:08.50\00:30:13.01
I am bound for
the promised land;
00:30:13.04\00:30:17.55
Oh, who will
come and go with me?
00:30:17.58\00:30:22.08
I am bound for
the promised land.
00:30:22.12\00:30:26.59
Piano...
00:30:26.62\00:30:33.90
more piano
00:30:33.93\00:30:40.17
Filled with
delight, my raptured soul
00:30:40.20\00:30:44.11
Would here no longer stay;
00:30:44.17\00:30:48.08
Though Jordan's
waves around me roll,
00:30:48.11\00:30:52.55
Fearless I'd launch away.
00:30:52.58\00:30:57.79
I am bound for
the promised land.
00:30:57.82\00:31:02.72
I am bound for
the promised land;
00:31:02.76\00:31:07.26
Oh, who will
come and go with me?
00:31:07.30\00:31:11.50
I am bound for
the promised land.
00:31:11.53\00:31:18.64
Oh, who will
come and go with me?
00:31:18.67\00:31:25.41
I am bound for the promised
00:31:25.45\00:31:35.06
piano
00:31:35.12\00:31:40.86
land.
00:31:40.90\00:31:46.53
Audience: Amen.
00:31:46.60\00:31:49.70
For the past 40
years, Weimar Institute
00:31:49.74\00:31:52.61
has brought hope and
healing to the world.
00:31:52.67\00:31:55.94
Today we are home to
a variety of ministries
00:31:55.98\00:31:59.21
such as the Newstart Lifestyle
Center and Weimar College
00:31:59.25\00:32:03.02
where we share health and
education and spiritual truths
00:32:03.05\00:32:06.79
through mission trips.
00:32:06.82\00:32:08.26
Our focus is on
our local community
00:32:08.29\00:32:11.16
through our total
community involvement
00:32:11.19\00:32:14.00
as we strive to
meet those needs.
00:32:14.03\00:32:16.20
We operate from aging buildings.
00:32:16.26\00:32:18.37
Time, use and environmental
issues have taken their toll.
00:32:18.40\00:32:22.80
New housing for staff
and students is needed
00:32:22.87\00:32:25.87
and multi-story housing unit
is the answer to this dilemma.
00:32:25.94\00:32:29.71
ASI support for this project
will enable us to attract
00:32:29.74\00:32:33.92
service-minded
staff and students.
00:32:33.95\00:32:36.15
We want to also thank you
for ASI's previous funding
00:32:36.18\00:32:40.02
of our college ramp addition
00:32:40.06\00:32:42.06
and for the many ways
ASI enables ministries
00:32:42.09\00:32:46.13
to become a spiritual
home for those we serve.
00:32:46.16\00:32:50.17
At Weimar College, just
an hour north of Sacramento
00:32:50.20\00:32:55.27
here... not
here... in California
00:32:55.30\00:32:57.54
and with me is Randy Bivens
00:32:57.57\00:32:59.24
who's the Chief
Operating Officer
00:32:59.27\00:33:01.14
to share with us a little
bit more about how our offerings
00:33:01.18\00:33:04.85
provided some assistance for
that project there at Weimar.
00:33:04.88\00:33:07.98
All right, I don't know if
you saw some of the Drone shots
00:33:08.02\00:33:10.82
right there at the end
00:33:10.89\00:33:12.22
but we're in the
process of building
00:33:12.25\00:33:14.26
a 20-Unit Staff Housing Complex.
00:33:14.29\00:33:16.62
The cost of that
building is 3.7 million dollars
00:33:16.69\00:33:20.16
and we're building and
we have 1.2 million of it
00:33:20.20\00:33:23.67
and you ask...
00:33:23.70\00:33:25.03
well it's going to take
about eight months to finish
00:33:25.07\00:33:26.57
and we believe that
God will provide that...
00:33:26.63\00:33:28.90
He has before... He's
going to do it again...
00:33:28.94\00:33:31.14
and that's a critical need for
us on campus as we're growing
00:33:31.17\00:33:33.88
with an active Nursing Program
and expanding college our...
00:33:33.91\00:33:38.11
our academy has pretty
much closed applications
00:33:38.15\00:33:41.45
because we're completely
full for the academic year
00:33:41.48\00:33:44.75
so we're just kind
of busting at the seams
00:33:44.79\00:33:46.96
and we need the staff housing
00:33:46.99\00:33:48.32
and Weimar Institute
has been the recipient
00:33:48.36\00:33:51.09
of multiple
offerings from ASI...
00:33:51.13\00:33:53.26
the last one... the
most significant offering
00:33:53.29\00:33:56.10
we've ever received
last year was $200,000
00:33:56.16\00:33:58.93
toward this building
00:33:58.97\00:34:00.30
and we want to
thank ASI for that.
00:34:00.34\00:34:02.17
Absolutely, well
we're happy to do it.
00:34:02.20\00:34:04.21
Now, you mentioned...
00:34:04.24\00:34:05.77
we are expecting
miracles from God
00:34:05.81\00:34:07.48
because He has done it before.
00:34:07.51\00:34:09.08
Can you share
with us one experience
00:34:09.14\00:34:11.11
where God has done a miraculous
thing to provide for Weimar.
00:34:11.15\00:34:14.12
I... you know it's...
I should write a book...
00:34:14.15\00:34:17.12
someone said... I
should write a book.
00:34:17.19\00:34:19.19
When I started
there five years ago,
00:34:19.22\00:34:21.16
you may have heard this story
but re-telling it doesn't...
00:34:21.19\00:34:23.63
doesn't hurt...
00:34:23.66\00:34:25.13
when I started, we had a
three-million-dollar debt
00:34:25.16\00:34:27.53
and the big first Board
Meeting they kept looking at me
00:34:27.56\00:34:30.27
thinking I was going to
solve that problem for them
00:34:30.30\00:34:33.23
and I said, "Well, we
can't even balance our budget,
00:34:33.30\00:34:35.40
how are we going
to service a debt?"
00:34:35.44\00:34:37.27
And I said, "We
have to give this to God,
00:34:37.31\00:34:39.37
if it doesn't work, we
might as well lock the gate
00:34:39.41\00:34:42.28
and throw away
the key... go home,
00:34:42.31\00:34:43.65
Within 12 hours, we'd received
a letter from a Probate Attorney
00:34:43.68\00:34:47.78
granting us 25 percent of
an 8.2 million dollar estate.
00:34:47.82\00:34:51.55
So God blessed
before you even knowing
00:34:51.59\00:34:54.42
how and when He
would... and very soon.
00:34:54.46\00:34:56.96
Absolutely, absolutely.
00:34:56.99\00:34:58.66
Now, you mentioned
that... you mentioned Nursing...
00:34:58.69\00:35:00.43
there's a Nursing Program
00:35:00.50\00:35:01.83
and that's one that
we've heard a little bit about,
00:35:01.86\00:35:03.47
tell us what has transpired
00:35:03.50\00:35:05.33
since the miracles
that God has wrought
00:35:05.37\00:35:06.97
in the
establishing of that program.
00:35:07.04\00:35:08.70
Well, when I
started, we were in the throes
00:35:08.74\00:35:10.61
of trying to get
accreditation for Nursing,
00:35:10.64\00:35:12.37
the State of
California... the BRN...
00:35:12.41\00:35:14.11
The Board of Registered Nurses
00:35:14.14\00:35:15.68
actually comes and certifies us
00:35:15.71\00:35:17.25
independent of our
accreditation process
00:35:17.28\00:35:19.71
and I actually believe
from a financial standpoint,
00:35:19.75\00:35:22.05
it was stupid... I just
thought there was no way...
00:35:22.08\00:35:24.39
no way we were ever
going to get approved
00:35:24.42\00:35:26.76
and I remember
going to the last meeting
00:35:26.79\00:35:29.06
down in southern California
00:35:29.09\00:35:30.43
where we were
meeting the... the Committee
00:35:30.46\00:35:32.73
that was going
to grant us approval
00:35:32.76\00:35:34.26
and they actually granted
us approval and we... we...
00:35:34.30\00:35:36.87
and I remember Dr.
Siebold and I went up and spoke
00:35:36.90\00:35:39.23
to the Chairman
of the Committee...
00:35:39.27\00:35:40.60
and he said, "I
know you Adventists... "
00:35:40.64\00:35:43.04
he goes, "I had an uncle who was
a teacher at Oakwood College. "
00:35:43.10\00:35:46.24
God had gone before us
00:35:46.27\00:35:49.04
but since then, we actually
started the nursing program...
00:35:49.08\00:35:52.11
we've now graduated
our second cohort of nurses
00:35:52.15\00:35:55.28
and I have to
tell you that I know
00:35:55.32\00:35:58.45
that there is not
one other nursing program
00:35:58.52\00:36:01.72
with a higher success rate than
we have had in the entire world
00:36:01.76\00:36:05.66
because 100
percent of our graduates
00:36:05.69\00:36:09.53
have passed their
NCLEX on their first attempt.
00:36:09.56\00:36:12.23
Audience: Wow!
00:36:12.30\00:36:13.74
Two years running... praise God.
00:36:13.77\00:36:15.34
Now, I have to say, as a
Nurse, that is remarkable
00:36:15.37\00:36:19.64
to have a brand-new nursing
program... right out the gate
00:36:19.67\00:36:23.24
to have that level of
success is not heard of.
00:36:23.28\00:36:26.45
In fact, the
State of California said
00:36:26.51\00:36:28.62
that you have to keep
your pass rate above 75 percent
00:36:28.68\00:36:31.52
or you'll be on probation
00:36:31.55\00:36:32.89
and I just
wonder if we need our...
00:36:32.92\00:36:35.46
I hope our
standards are not so high
00:36:35.49\00:36:38.06
that we're just admitting
the most intelligent people
00:36:38.09\00:36:41.20
but I know there have been some
struggles with some students
00:36:41.23\00:36:43.10
but God has blessed.
00:36:43.13\00:36:44.47
In fact, there are a minimum
of 75 questions on the exam
00:36:44.50\00:36:47.57
and the computer knows that
if you've already passed it,
00:36:47.64\00:36:50.94
it will stop
asking questions at 75
00:36:50.97\00:36:53.01
and our last cohort of
nurses that went through
00:36:53.04\00:36:55.78
every single one of them... at
75 questions, it stopped asking.
00:36:55.81\00:36:59.38
They had already done so well,
00:36:59.41\00:37:01.15
they knew they
had already passed
00:37:01.18\00:37:02.92
because it wasn't
asking them any more questions.
00:37:02.95\00:37:04.79
Audience: Amen.
00:37:04.82\00:37:06.15
Now, I want you to
share with our ASI family
00:37:06.19\00:37:09.62
the experience
that you shared with me
00:37:09.66\00:37:11.96
because these Nursing students
didn't just learn "book stuff"
00:37:11.99\00:37:15.63
they learned how
to really minister
00:37:15.66\00:37:17.57
and you have a
great story about them.
00:37:17.63\00:37:19.43
Well, many of
these students come to us
00:37:19.47\00:37:21.60
with already a Weimar
philosophy of health evangelism
00:37:21.67\00:37:25.04
in fact, they go through an
entire 18-Day Newstart Program,
00:37:25.07\00:37:28.98
and they go through
an entire residential
00:37:29.01\00:37:30.95
Depression Recovery Program
00:37:31.01\00:37:32.35
as part of their Nursing Program
and that's kind of amazing
00:37:32.38\00:37:34.72
because those
questions aren't on the NCLEX...
00:37:34.75\00:37:36.48
I mean, that's in
addition but we had...
00:37:36.52\00:37:38.69
we had a group of students
who were on a clinical rotation
00:37:38.72\00:37:43.16
in Auburn... I believe
it was in Auburn Hospital
00:37:43.19\00:37:47.00
and there was a
pre-operative patient
00:37:47.03\00:37:50.10
who was very, very
anxious and one of the...
00:37:50.17\00:37:52.90
the nursing students recognized
that this was a problem
00:37:52.93\00:37:56.04
and she
immediately knew what to do.
00:37:56.07\00:37:58.54
She got two or three of
her other students around
00:37:58.57\00:38:02.48
and they sang a hymn to
this pre-operative patient
00:38:02.51\00:38:06.35
who was so anxiety
ridden and that calmed her down
00:38:06.38\00:38:10.15
and the Nursing
Supervisor watched this
00:38:10.22\00:38:12.25
kind of like, "I've never
seen this happen before. "
00:38:12.29\00:38:15.16
She actually called the
entire group into her office
00:38:15.19\00:38:17.99
and she shut her
door and she said,
00:38:18.03\00:38:20.56
"I want to tell you, I've
never anything so amazing"
00:38:20.60\00:38:23.37
she goes, "You... any one of you
00:38:23.40\00:38:25.77
will always have a job
here at this hospital. "
00:38:25.80\00:38:28.60
Audience: Happy to hear this.
00:38:28.64\00:38:30.01
We actually... our
first cohort of nurses,
00:38:30.04\00:38:33.07
we had three
hospital administrators
00:38:33.11\00:38:36.34
who were willing to
hire the entire class
00:38:36.38\00:38:38.81
and so, we have had no
lack of getting these...
00:38:38.85\00:38:43.25
these students in the position,
00:38:43.28\00:38:45.05
if they want a
job... they've got a job
00:38:45.09\00:38:47.22
and California is one
of the hardest markets
00:38:47.26\00:38:50.59
to actually get nursing jobs in
00:38:50.63\00:38:52.76
because the pay
is so amazingly high
00:38:52.79\00:38:55.16
but they've all
gotten job positions
00:38:55.20\00:38:57.13
that have wanted to be employed.
00:38:57.17\00:38:59.03
So the Lord is using
Weimar College and its programs
00:38:59.07\00:39:02.40
to tell about Him
by their experience
00:39:02.44\00:39:05.01
and their
witnessing to others...
00:39:05.04\00:39:07.24
that's just incredible.
00:39:07.28\00:39:08.61
Is there anything else you want
to share with us in 30 seconds?
00:39:08.64\00:39:10.78
I just want to thank ASI in
general... five years running
00:39:10.81\00:39:14.05
we have been the
recipient of offerings
00:39:14.08\00:39:16.69
and some of the offerings were
for the Nursing-Program Startup
00:39:16.72\00:39:19.15
and I just want
to thank all of you
00:39:19.19\00:39:20.86
because it's often sacrificial
00:39:20.89\00:39:22.72
and the nice thing about
ASI is when you give an offering
00:39:22.76\00:39:26.33
it actually goes...
00:39:26.36\00:39:27.70
and this year, 38
different projects
00:39:27.73\00:39:29.53
but they've all been vetted...
00:39:29.56\00:39:30.90
they've all been
carefully tracked
00:39:30.93\00:39:33.10
and... and there is very
little administrative overhead,
00:39:33.13\00:39:35.94
it's probably the best
place to put your money
00:39:36.00\00:39:38.17
and I just want to thank
ASI and all of the members
00:39:38.21\00:39:41.41
for continuing to contribute
to all of our programs.
00:39:41.44\00:39:44.58
Thank you very much
Randy, God bless Weimar.
00:39:44.61\00:39:47.65
Now coming to the
podium is Jeffrey Cobb...
00:39:47.68\00:39:50.69
Jeffrey Cobb runs...
00:39:50.72\00:39:52.52
is the Founder of
Shelter from the Storm.
00:39:52.55\00:39:54.99
It's a
transitioning housing complex
00:39:55.02\00:39:58.19
in Gainesville, Florida
00:39:58.23\00:40:00.16
for men who have
been released from prison
00:40:00.20\00:40:03.40
and you're going to
have to catch us up,
00:40:03.43\00:40:06.57
some of us who have been with
you a long time know the story,
00:40:06.60\00:40:09.60
but there are some
who don't know the story
00:40:09.64\00:40:11.81
so tell us how
all of this started.
00:40:11.87\00:40:14.44
How it started
was, I was incarcerated
00:40:14.48\00:40:16.95
living in Miami...
robbing, kidnapping, shoot outs
00:40:17.01\00:40:21.58
down with crooked lawyers,
judges and police officers
00:40:21.62\00:40:26.12
for 20 years so
after that I got arrested
00:40:26.15\00:40:30.66
and I was faced in
30-to-life in prison
00:40:30.69\00:40:33.46
so I told the Lord, if
He got me out of that one,
00:40:33.50\00:40:36.93
He didn't have to worry about
me no more getting in trouble
00:40:36.97\00:40:41.60
so, by God's grace...
00:40:41.64\00:40:44.21
it's been 21 years
I've been out and clean.
00:40:44.24\00:40:47.28
Amen, amen... now
when is it that...
00:40:47.31\00:40:51.38
Audience: Clapping.
00:40:51.41\00:40:53.01
Interviewer: Yes, amen.
00:40:53.05\00:40:54.92
Where did you meet
Jesus in that journey?
00:40:54.95\00:40:59.29
I met Jesus... I
was in Miami County Jail
00:40:59.32\00:41:02.59
and a guy came in
and he was like...
00:41:02.62\00:41:05.79
I said, "Man, you're
going to church Sunday?"
00:41:05.83\00:41:08.26
He was like, "Man,
you're going the wrong day?"
00:41:08.30\00:41:11.13
I was like, "Man,
you must be getting drunk
00:41:11.17\00:41:14.00
and drugged in prison. "
00:41:14.04\00:41:15.64
You know they got
the drugs in the prison
00:41:15.67\00:41:17.84
just like on the street,
00:41:17.87\00:41:19.34
I said, "This guy must be high,
he's talking about Saturday"
00:41:19.37\00:41:22.94
so after that, I
got mad with him,
00:41:22.98\00:41:25.58
I told him... he
wasn't my friend no more,
00:41:25.61\00:41:27.28
as a matter of fact,
00:41:27.32\00:41:28.65
I will finish stabbing
him with a knife in prison,
00:41:28.68\00:41:31.22
I said, "He's trying me
talking about Saturday... "
00:41:31.25\00:41:33.82
I said, "He got it twisted. "
00:41:33.86\00:41:35.69
And so, you found out
that you had it twisted.
00:41:35.72\00:41:40.56
I had it twisted.
00:41:40.60\00:41:41.93
Okay, so then, you met Jesus
00:41:41.96\00:41:44.97
and you actually
were released from prison
00:41:45.00\00:41:47.40
and when you were
released from prison,
00:41:47.44\00:41:49.77
because you were now new in
the Seventh-day Adventist faith,
00:41:49.80\00:41:52.94
you were looking for a
specific kind of environment.
00:41:52.97\00:41:55.61
Yes, once you
know, you Adventists
00:41:55.64\00:41:59.38
beat me across the head with
the Word and about the Sabbath,
00:41:59.41\00:42:02.48
so, when I got ready to get out,
00:42:02.55\00:42:05.25
I was like, "Okay, these
people are talking about...
00:42:05.29\00:42:07.76
they got the truth and the
Sabbath, okay, I'll accept it. "
00:42:07.79\00:42:11.79
so when I got ready to get out,
00:42:11.83\00:42:13.53
I didn't want to go
back to that lifestyle
00:42:13.56\00:42:15.86
because I know if I
got back in trouble,
00:42:15.90\00:42:18.13
it was going to start
with 30 years on up to life...
00:42:18.17\00:42:21.54
so, I went to the
Prison Ministry guy, I said,
00:42:21.57\00:42:25.81
"Hey, do you all
have a transition house?"
00:42:25.84\00:42:27.38
And he looked at
me and said, "No. "
00:42:27.41\00:42:30.38
I said, "Then he must
not have the truth then
00:42:30.41\00:42:33.55
you done brought the Word
to me and talk about this truth
00:42:33.58\00:42:38.35
now I done accept the message,
00:42:38.39\00:42:40.46
we became like
family... a relationship...
00:42:40.49\00:42:43.73
now it's time for me to get out,
00:42:43.79\00:42:45.79
now you're telling me you don't
have no place for me to go. "
00:42:45.86\00:42:48.86
So, fast forward to
actually 16 years ago,
00:42:48.90\00:42:53.97
when Jeffrey realized
00:42:54.00\00:42:56.14
that there isn't a
place for Adventists to come,
00:42:56.17\00:42:58.47
even if they're
coming out of prison,
00:42:58.51\00:43:00.04
then that's not good,
00:43:00.08\00:43:02.04
then they're
going to another place
00:43:02.08\00:43:03.58
and getting their
support from... from others...
00:43:03.61\00:43:07.52
and leaving the truth,
00:43:07.55\00:43:09.48
so you started
Shelter from the Storm.
00:43:09.52\00:43:12.12
Amen, the Lord
just put on my heart.
00:43:12.15\00:43:14.69
I said, "Lord, we
need a transition house. "
00:43:14.72\00:43:17.96
The Lord said, "I want to
use you to start one then. "
00:43:17.99\00:43:20.86
So, I was like, "Okay. " I
didn't know what I was doing
00:43:20.90\00:43:23.73
you know, I was
like, "All right Lord"
00:43:23.77\00:43:26.57
and I was continuing to
go forward with the Lord
00:43:26.60\00:43:29.97
because it helped me so much
00:43:30.01\00:43:32.14
going through a
transition house.
00:43:32.17\00:43:34.58
These guys
getting out of prison,
00:43:34.61\00:43:36.95
they'd been there for 15
years and they get out with $50.
00:43:36.98\00:43:40.92
By the time they
come from the prison
00:43:40.95\00:43:44.19
and you know how the
Greyhound Bus makes 50 stops
00:43:44.22\00:43:47.59
before they get you
to your destination,
00:43:47.66\00:43:50.53
they have been
then ate them $50 up.
00:43:50.56\00:43:53.29
So, when they get
to their destination,
00:43:53.33\00:43:55.93
they ain't got nothing
00:43:55.96\00:43:57.30
so what they do is,
go back to what they know
00:43:57.33\00:43:59.83
because I did it
about four or five times,
00:43:59.87\00:44:02.50
so, I was like, "Okay,
I need to counteract that"
00:44:02.54\00:44:05.97
so I was saying, "Once
we have a transition house,
00:44:06.01\00:44:09.71
they have a place to
live, we provide them food,
00:44:09.74\00:44:13.35
we provide them a job and
we have them a support group"
00:44:13.38\00:44:17.79
so I was saying, "If
somebody don't want to...
00:44:17.82\00:44:20.82
can't do right with that...
00:44:20.86\00:44:22.59
then they don't
want to do right. "
00:44:22.62\00:44:23.96
So, you've been operating
Shelter from the Storm for men
00:44:23.99\00:44:28.30
for the last 16 years,
00:44:28.36\00:44:29.70
we've got a couple of minutes,
00:44:29.76\00:44:31.37
I want you to
share a little bit about
00:44:31.40\00:44:33.47
what this year's
offering is going to do
00:44:33.50\00:44:35.50
because there's still a
need, but a different need.
00:44:35.54\00:44:37.84
For women...
00:44:37.87\00:44:40.24
when I head north is the largest
women facility in the Nation.
00:44:40.28\00:44:47.68
Over 4,000 women
00:44:47.72\00:44:50.35
and a lot of Adventists
work in Administration
00:44:50.39\00:44:54.02
and they witnessing to the women
00:44:54.06\00:44:57.16
and then when the
women... time to go home...
00:44:57.19\00:45:00.26
they come up to them and say,
00:45:00.30\00:45:01.63
"Hey, do you all have
a place for me to go?"
00:45:01.66\00:45:05.80
And they said they feel like
they're letting the girls down.
00:45:05.83\00:45:09.70
And I just want to
share a quick story.
00:45:09.77\00:45:12.77
One time, I was
with the Lawn Service,
00:45:12.81\00:45:15.74
I was doing this
Realtor and Broker's lawn,
00:45:15.78\00:45:18.71
and he said, "Jeff,
why you don't do women?"
00:45:18.75\00:45:21.68
I said, "Man... "
00:45:21.72\00:45:23.89
I said, "Man, I don't
have no money to get a place. "
00:45:23.92\00:45:26.76
He said, "I'll tell
you what you should do,
00:45:26.79\00:45:28.72
I got a townhouse,
00:45:28.79\00:45:30.13
I'm going to give you
six months to use it free. "
00:45:30.16\00:45:33.19
And I took in three women.
00:45:33.23\00:45:36.63
Two of the women
still in the church
00:45:36.67\00:45:39.83
and one of the
women... she was a Catholic...
00:45:39.87\00:45:42.64
every Friday she called me,
said, "Jeff, we got to talk,
00:45:42.67\00:45:46.88
I don't know about
this Sabbath thing... "
00:45:46.91\00:45:48.98
every Friday...
00:45:49.01\00:45:50.61
I said, "But you signed the
rules to come to the Program"
00:45:50.65\00:45:53.92
and now you can't
beat her out of the
00:45:53.95\00:45:55.82
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:45:55.85\00:45:57.49
Every time I go to
the church where she goes,
00:45:57.52\00:46:00.39
"Hi Jeff... "
00:46:00.42\00:46:01.76
and then she said,
00:46:01.79\00:46:03.12
"Jeff, when are you
going to do a Women's House?"
00:46:03.16\00:46:05.06
She said, "Because
I want to give back"
00:46:05.09\00:46:07.56
and there's a lot of women in
Gainesville... over three years
00:46:07.60\00:46:12.03
because I'm not
free to deal with it.
00:46:12.10\00:46:14.70
So in three
years, I've been hearing,
00:46:14.74\00:46:17.27
"Jeff, why don't you
get a women's house...
00:46:17.31\00:46:19.71
why don't you
start a Women's House?"
00:46:19.77\00:46:21.21
So, about three Sundays
ago, they interviewed me...
00:46:21.24\00:46:27.32
Channel 20... our local news
00:46:27.35\00:46:29.25
interviewed me to
work that out with Dawn
00:46:29.28\00:46:31.92
so, then I started
getting calls from everywhere
00:46:31.95\00:46:35.86
and it's just been a blessing.
00:46:35.89\00:46:38.13
Yesterday, the State
Senator of Gainesville,
00:46:38.16\00:46:41.40
he called me and said,
00:46:41.46\00:46:42.80
"Jeff, I heard you're going
to start a women's house. "
00:46:42.83\00:46:44.70
I said, "Yeah. "
00:46:44.73\00:46:46.07
He said, "Call me in a week
and I want to give a donation
00:46:46.10\00:46:48.94
towards the ministry. "
00:46:49.00\00:46:50.34
Amen, so... Lord will
provide and we can help.
00:46:50.37\00:46:53.91
Thank you very much Jeffrey.
00:46:53.94\00:46:55.44
Jeffrey: Amen.
00:46:55.51\00:46:57.11
Audience: Clapping.
00:46:57.15\00:46:59.75
In Matthew 18:19 we're told
that if two of you shall agree
00:46:59.81\00:47:04.92
as touching
anything that they ask,
00:47:04.95\00:47:06.62
it shall be done for them of
our Father which is in heaven.
00:47:06.65\00:47:09.39
Now, regarding
this Bible promise,
00:47:09.42\00:47:11.79
Ellen White actually
makes an interesting statement,
00:47:11.83\00:47:14.26
she said, "This
promise is made on condition
00:47:14.30\00:47:16.67
that the united prayers
of the church are offered
00:47:16.70\00:47:19.03
and in answer to these prayers
00:47:19.07\00:47:21.04
there may be
expected a power greater
00:47:21.07\00:47:23.27
than that which comes
in answer to private prayer
00:47:23.34\00:47:26.61
but this is the key,
00:47:26.64\00:47:27.98
the power given
will be proportionate
00:47:28.04\00:47:30.51
to the unity of the
members and their love for God
00:47:30.55\00:47:33.38
and for one another.
00:47:33.42\00:47:34.95
I have a couple of pictures
00:47:34.98\00:47:36.32
I want to share with
you briefly this evening.
00:47:36.35\00:47:38.25
The first one is from a group of
young people in the Philippines
00:47:38.29\00:47:42.59
meeting together to pray
every morning at 5:00 o'clock.
00:47:42.62\00:47:46.53
You can see the picture there
00:47:46.56\00:47:48.00
and as you can see
there are 100s of them
00:47:48.03\00:47:50.07
gathered there to pray.
00:47:50.10\00:47:51.63
Now, why would
these young people
00:47:51.67\00:47:53.13
be willing to get up so early
00:47:53.17\00:47:55.00
to sacrifice
sleep and time to pray?
00:47:55.04\00:47:58.04
I believe it's
because they recognize
00:47:58.07\00:48:00.98
that we are living in
unusual times in earth's history
00:48:01.04\00:48:05.75
and they also recognize
their unusual desperate need
00:48:05.78\00:48:10.42
for a closer walk with God.
00:48:10.45\00:48:12.85
Now, it's really exciting to me
00:48:12.89\00:48:15.22
because of what I see
happening in the Philippines
00:48:15.26\00:48:17.16
and other
countries around the world,
00:48:17.19\00:48:18.59
I also see happening here.
00:48:18.63\00:48:20.00
The second photo that I want
to share with you this evening
00:48:20.03\00:48:22.70
from this past GYC
Conference this last December.
00:48:22.73\00:48:26.84
We had over 800 people meeting
together to pray every morning
00:48:26.87\00:48:30.34
at 6 o'clock in the morning.
00:48:30.37\00:48:32.17
There were so many people...
they were actually overflowing
00:48:32.21\00:48:35.18
into the hallways.
00:48:35.24\00:48:36.98
As we are beginning this
ASI Convention this evening,
00:48:37.01\00:48:41.02
I have a question for you.
00:48:41.08\00:48:42.82
It's obvious that business
cannot continue as usual
00:48:42.85\00:48:46.65
any longer...
00:48:46.69\00:48:48.02
but do we recognize
00:48:48.06\00:48:49.59
that the unusual
times in which we're living
00:48:49.62\00:48:53.53
also call for unusual
unity and unusual humility
00:48:53.56\00:48:57.43
and these gifts we
are only going to find
00:48:57.47\00:49:00.27
as we come together
to the foot of the cross.
00:49:00.34\00:49:03.10