Welcome, ASI.
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Thank you for the
opportunity to be here.
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I remember my first ASI,
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anybody this is their first ASI?
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Yeah.
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Our first ASI was
2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio
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not too far from here
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and it was what
inspired my wife and I
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to be more all in.
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And when you're
all in for Christ,
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then he can use you,
have you noticed that?
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And we're so thankful to ASI
for giving us that inspiration,
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that's one of the reasons
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why we are at
Holbrook Indian School.
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One of the stories
that I can remember
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from that first 2010 ASI
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that we went to
was I learned about
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the Davis Indians.
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Anybody heard about
the Davis Indians before?
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I was so
fascinated by that story
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and that really
helped me to understand
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that when we're all
in that God will use you
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in ministry for him.
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And we wanna thank
each of you for being here,
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each of you for supporting ASI
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whether it's with your time
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or whether it's with your energy
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or whether it's
with your resources.
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And my wife and I work
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at Holbrook Indian
School in Holbrook,
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Arizona and we minister
to the native youth there,
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and it's an awesome opportunity
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to share the love
of Jesus with people
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who have never
heard about Jesus before.
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And we ask you to pray
for us and the students
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because we see
the great controversy
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every day right in front of us.
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So Dianne is gonna
have a prayer for us
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as we start this morning,
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and we pray that you
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would have an
awesome weekend here at ASI.
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So bow your heads
with me while I pray.
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Father God, we are so grateful
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for this beautiful
day that you've given us
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and especially
thank you for everyone
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who has had a part
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in putting together
this wonderful conference.
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It is a blessing
Lord to come together
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to learn about the
ministries, but we ask,
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Father, that You
be glorified, not us.
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We ask that Your
name be praised and, Lord,
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may we always
remember that Jesus loves us
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and may we share
that with others.
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And we pray this in Jesus' name.
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Amen. Amen.
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Wow.
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That was really
something very interesting.
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So this is Scotty Mayer.
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He's the
president, speaker/director,
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sorry for a
Little Light Studios,
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and you are responsible in part
for all of what we just saw.
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Can you explain to us?
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Is this a movie
that's coming out?
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You know, I
actually wish it was a movie,
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but we actually have
started a whole new venture
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creating Christian Stock Media.
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And what they are
is little video clips
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that are designed for
illustration purposes.
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So like if you're
gonna preach a sermon
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or if you're gonna make a
video and talk about Daniel.
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We went over there and we
shot all the parts and pieces
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and we brought them back
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so that we can make
them available for people
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and give you a visual of
the whole Book of Daniel.
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So you actually
went to the Middle East
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to shoot this footage?
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We went to Morocco
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where they have a lot
of those biblical sets
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over there in Morocco.
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And in fact, if you've
ever seen any period pieces,
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this is where they
actually shoot them over there.
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Everybody kinda looks
biblical and Middle Eastern
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so it was an awesome project.
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We collaborated with
about five different ministries.
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So we got a chance
to work with AR TV,
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the Adventist
Review, AR Media Labs,
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The Incredible
Journey out of Australia,
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Daryl Gungadoo out of England.
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So a lot of people
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came together to
make that happen.
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So why is it that we need
this aren't there stock...
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Isn't the stock
video available to us?
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You know, if you want
to illustrate the Bible,
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actually if you look for footage
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to be able to use
in your documentaries
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or your sermons, it
just isn't available.
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We don't have access to it.
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And so being a part of
the small media ministry,
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we're always struggling to try
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and visually
illustrate the Bible.
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So we said, you know
what, we're gonna solve that.
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We're gonna
create a resource library
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called video mission
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and we're gonna make as
many biblical illustrations
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as we can and
offer them to people
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to use in their
sermons or print.
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We took a
photographer over there with us.
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He shot 5,000 photos in 5 days.
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And some of these
photos are just amazing.
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They look like
something out of a magazine.
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So why is it
necessary to have images
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that look authentic and current?
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Well, you know, the
world responds to media
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and unfortunately the
world has been exposed
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to hundreds of millions
of dollars from Hollywood
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and people are used to seeing
a certain type of quality.
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I work a lot with young people.
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And so unfortunately sometimes
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if we make them not
as quality as we can,
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the young people
would just dismiss it.
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So we want to really
offer high quality images
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to illustrate
those biblical topics
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because there's
a lot of ministries
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who have beautiful messages
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and they just don't
have endless budgets
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to be able to put these
things in their projects.
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So speaking of budgets,
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this year's project will provide
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what kind of support
for this to continue?
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So we wanna keep
going over to Morocco,
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we wanna keep shooting
over there on their sets,
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and so we're gonna go
over there and the next project
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we're gonna do is the Prophets,
the major and minor prophets.
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So we're gonna give video clips,
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we're gonna get pictures,
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and we're gonna bring them
back and they'll be offered
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and available on
videomission.com.
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What kind of response
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have you had to the availability
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of these pieces so far?
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You know, it's really neat.
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Our church is a
worldwide church,
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so we've had ministries
from Brazil, from Germany
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and they have
purchased these clips from us
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and been able to put
them in their projects
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like the ministry from Germany
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was doing a whole
project on Nehemiah.
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Where they're gonna
get footage of Nehemiah?
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So they were able
to go onto our website,
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find a bunch of images of kings,
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they put together a
really impactful trailer,
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and a lot of people showed up
to their weekend because of it.
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Speaking of cost,
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so am I gonna break my budget
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trying to get
access to this stock video?
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Absolutely not.
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We want to design these things
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to be as cost
effective as possible,
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something that
everyone can afford
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and ultimately we
wanna get to the goal,
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there's a lot of
websites these days
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that have a real
fractional costs like
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$30 a month and you can
use whatever's on the site.
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So we want to get to that level
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where we can literally
illustrate the whole Bible
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and we can say for a small cost,
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you can use whatever
we've created on that site
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to tell the gospel story.
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Well, this sounds
really very exciting
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because I remember
seeing these things, something,
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oh, that looks
like really really old,
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so it would be
nice to have something
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that's really
current and authentic.
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That's right. Wow.
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What else would you
like to tell us about
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what needs to happen?
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So there's a lot of
schools that we have.
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A lot of our universities
are actually teaching film.
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I actually went to one
of our Adventist schools
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and was taught
film way back when,
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and unfortunately
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not a lot of jobs
are available in ministry
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when those kids
come out of school.
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And they have, you know,
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a desire to use their gifts but,
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you know, a lot of them end up
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going to the
systems of the world
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and helping them create media.
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And it's like we
need help in our church
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and we want to keep
the most talented kids
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and anybody that wants
to use creativity to sell,
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so this is also
something that we've opened up
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this platform
called videomission.com
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where we want creators
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who are already traveling around
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and creating media productions
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to have the
ability to sell their work
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on this particular platforms.
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So you know in all
of these productions,
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we need clips of people praying,
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people studying the Bible,
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and if you've got a talent
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with a video camera
and a computer at home,
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we, a lot of these
kids can create resources
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that the church can use
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and they can do
it from their home.
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Oaky, so they don't have
to necessarily be employed
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by a ministry or they can be,
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but they can do
these things at home.
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That's right.
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And this is one of the things
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that gets our
church working together.
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We need a cohesive
working with the creatives
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as well as the
preachers and pastors
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and video teams that
are making these things.
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We need to connect all the dots
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so that we're
all working together
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for the seamless
goal of winning souls.
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Scotty, thank you
so much for the vision
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that you have cast
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so that we can pull
these things together
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and have them
available for our use.
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Praise God. Thank you.
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Videomission.com, if you
need clips and illustrations,
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pictures, any of
those kind of things,
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look up videomission.com.
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Thank you very much,
Scotty. You're welcome.
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So coming to the
podium now is Jeremiah Weeks.
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Jeremiah, so
good to have you here.
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He is the director for ShareHim.
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Now, Jeremiah,
I remember fondly,
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I was one of the privilege
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that was able to
actually go and preach
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for a ShareHim trip.
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Awesome.
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You know, evangelism,
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so tell us is it
still that kind of thing
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that's available and going on
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or what kind of things may
have changed with ShareHim?
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Absolutely, and we're focusing
right now on young adults.
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Getting young adults
involved in studying,
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sharing the message,
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calling people to make decision
and a lot of them are making
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decisions themselves.
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So when you say you are
focusing on young adults,
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were they a part of the target
so to speak in their past.
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How was that a
little bit different
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than what has
occurred previously?
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Now we are focusing
actually exclusively
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on young adults age 18-35.
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And the reason for
that is throughout history,
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young adults changed the world.
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Young adults have passion,
they have creative energy,
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they have huge potential,
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and sometimes they
are the missing soldiers
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in our church.
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As we go look
back through history,
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it is young adults
who changed the world.
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We see it in the
Christian church,
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we think of Martin Luther.
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Those 95 thesis
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pounded on the
Wittenberg Castle church door.
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He was 33 when he did that.
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We think of others Tyndale,
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translating the New
Testament into English.
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He was 31, just
a few years later
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when that happened.
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And it's throughout
history, also in society.
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We think of
technology the companies
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that seem to control our world.
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We think of Bill Gates,
who co-founded Microsoft,
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he was 19,
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Sergey Brin 25 years old
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when he was cofounding Google.
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And we see it
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in the Adventist
Church of course too.
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Ellen White,
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20 years old when
she had that vision
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about that message
to go around the world,
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James, a year later, 27,
when they began publishing.
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Now, he wasn't
quite a young adult.
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We think of up to the age 35
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but Jay and Andrews
was at rippled age of 37
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when he was
elected GC President.
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About an year and half later,
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Butler was elected GC
President at the same age.
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Young adults have
passion, they've energy,
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they've creative energy,
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they have huge potential
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and we are eager to see
them be an active part of owning
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the work of their church
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and seeing that
mission as their mission.
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I really appreciate hearing that
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and I think that ASI
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has captured a
little bit of that vision,
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and it's evident
that you're a recipient
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of this year's offering
as well as the overflow,
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part of the
overflow that we may receive.
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So tell me what kind of
impact it's made already
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on young adults
that have participated?
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Well, we certainly
been blessed in the past
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by the support
from you, from ASI
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and by several of
you also as individuals
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helping specific young adults.
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We have a number of you
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who are young
evangelist sponsors
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helping each year
with $600 or $50 a month
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that helps a
specific young adult
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have this experience.
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As these young
adults study the message,
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call people to make a decision.
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You know, really,
it's changing them also.
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You can't study
and share the Word
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without it changing you
and the Lord has blessed.
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We just praise Him for the way
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that we've seen thousands
of young people have...
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And I know it sounds
it's an overused phrase,
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but a life changing experience,
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a direction changing experience.
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Just recently, a
young lady wrote us,
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her name is Adriana.
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In 2015,
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she was part of a
group of 234 young adults,
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mostly from Europe,
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but also from
Australia, New Zealand
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and some other
areas who were preaching
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in at ShareHim evangelistic trip
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that ASI help support.
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Adriana wrote about the
impact this have had on her
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and the vision that
it helped her to grow.
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Adriana's now the
Associate Youth Director
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in the Welsh Mission in the UK.
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Now Wales is an area
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that has had
challenges along the way
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and in the
Adventist Church as well.
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But Adriana is fired up.
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She is, by God's
grace she is ready to roll,
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ready to share the hope she has
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with other
Adventist young people
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and others in
Wales who need to hear
00:17:04.45\00:17:06.69
and Adriana wrote saying,
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"Look, we've gotta get
young adults here involved.
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What can we do next year?
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Isn't there
something we could do?"
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And sure enough
with ASI support,
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we're going to be involving
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the five fields
in the British Union,
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and in the ShareHim
young evangelistic program,
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we also have
other fields in Europe.
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For the first
time, the Bulgaria Union
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will be involved,
the Bulgaria Union.
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The Franco Belgian Union
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who you've supported in
the past be part of this.
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Also the Spanish Union
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for the first time out of Madrid
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looking to be
involved as well as others
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from around North America,
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15 conferences, 5 unions
00:17:44.73\00:17:46.56
involved in supporting
the last couple of years
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here in North America
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and others from
Taiwan, Hong Kong, China,
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Australia, New Zealand.
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So we're
excited as you can tell,
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we're pretty excited about it.
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Covering the world, yes.
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That is really very
exciting that sounds
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like a
marvelous challenge for us
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to be able to harness the energy
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and the gifts that you spoke of
00:18:07.05\00:18:08.55
sounding very much
like ASI to harness those
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for the spreading of the gospel.
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Right.
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So I just want to
thank you Jeremiah
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for everything
that ShareHim is doing
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in order to
focus their attention
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and give the
opportunity for young people
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to be involved in that way.
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Is there anything else
that you'd like to share?
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Well, we are just again
so thankful for the support.
00:18:26.87\00:18:30.04
We often think of young
adults so we pray for them,
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we worry even
sometimes for them.
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They will continue to be
an active part of the church
00:18:36.51\00:18:39.21
and indeed it's
right to pray for them.
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We need to pray
for our church as well,
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we need them,
00:18:44.59\00:18:47.16
we need their passion,
their energy, their creativity
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and we are just thankful
to be partnering with ASI
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to try to build that
vision in our young adults.
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Amen. Thank you
very much, Jeremiah.
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Thank you.
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Marie's and I do what I do
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is because I'm
really just tired.
00:19:07.48\00:19:12.61
Every time I hear the news,
every time I look around me,
00:19:12.65\00:19:16.69
I see the world is just a mess.
00:19:16.72\00:19:19.49
Horrible stories
coming in from overseas.
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You look at the newspaper
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or you just look
around the neighborhood,
00:19:24.43\00:19:25.89
you see people
in pain, in misery,
00:19:25.93\00:19:28.80
whether that's in society,
00:19:28.83\00:19:30.70
or whether it's
just somebody over here
00:19:30.73\00:19:32.67
whose marriage is falling apart,
00:19:32.70\00:19:35.67
some kid who's lonely.
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You got all
these horrible things
00:19:37.61\00:19:39.54
that are going on in the world.
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You got some people,
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it seems like they
wake up in the morning
00:19:43.75\00:19:45.71
trying to figure out
how to make the world
00:19:45.75\00:19:48.25
more miserable and more painful.
00:19:48.28\00:19:51.95
And I just decided
that enough is enough,
00:19:51.99\00:19:55.19
you know, and as I figured,
00:19:55.22\00:19:56.56
there's gonna be
people out there in the world
00:19:56.59\00:19:58.19
trying to make the
world a miserable place.
00:19:58.23\00:20:00.40
I for one was
gonna be one person
00:20:00.43\00:20:03.40
who was pushing back and
going into the other way.
00:20:03.43\00:20:07.14
I want to make sure that
there's at least somebody
00:20:07.17\00:20:09.17
standing up for the truth,
00:20:09.20\00:20:10.71
standing up for what was right,
00:20:10.74\00:20:12.91
standing up to help
somebody who is hurting.
00:20:12.94\00:20:15.14
I might not be
able to change the world
00:20:15.18\00:20:17.15
but that drives me.
00:20:17.18\00:20:20.58
I am so angry at all the
stuff that goes on in the world
00:20:20.62\00:20:24.89
and my revenge is
to do something good.
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My revenge is to
do something right.
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My revenge when people
are hurting is to help.
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Amen.
00:22:17.77\00:22:19.10
Amen.
00:22:19.13\00:22:21.54
Good morning, everyone.
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Well this that we're
gonna share this morning
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is our experience on vacation.
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I have to my
left my husband Bob,
00:22:30.25\00:22:32.91
my dear friend
and brother Rusty,
00:22:32.95\00:22:34.32
my twin sister Lindy
and her husband Brian
00:22:34.35\00:22:36.92
and we like to go
on vacation together
00:22:36.95\00:22:39.49
and our favorite vacation
is to go sailing together.
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We rent a great big
boat with studio rooms
00:22:42.12\00:22:45.33
and we grocery
shopped to provision the boat
00:22:45.36\00:22:47.66
because we don't want
anybody doing of stuff for us
00:22:47.70\00:22:50.50
and we cook on the boat
00:22:50.53\00:22:51.90
and we go to the grocery store,
00:22:51.93\00:22:53.54
and the first thing we do is
00:22:53.57\00:22:54.90
buy everything we
need for one week.
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There were 9 of us on the boat
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and so we had two
huge grocery cars,
00:22:58.71\00:23:01.31
by the way we were in Belize.
00:23:01.34\00:23:03.14
We had two huge
grocery carts full of food
00:23:03.18\00:23:07.12
and we had every
attendant in the store
00:23:07.15\00:23:09.58
taking care of us
as we're checking out.
00:23:09.62\00:23:11.72
While the men were
paying for the food,
00:23:11.75\00:23:13.19
my sister and I stepped outside
00:23:13.22\00:23:15.19
and two of the workers
from inside the grocery store
00:23:15.22\00:23:17.73
approached us and said,
00:23:17.76\00:23:19.73
"Are you missionaries?"
00:23:19.76\00:23:22.06
We said, "No!"
00:23:22.10\00:23:23.43
And my sister said...
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Well they pushed
and asked my sister
00:23:24.83\00:23:26.53
"Well, you look
like missionaries."
00:23:26.57\00:23:28.94
She said, "Why is that?"
00:23:28.97\00:23:30.31
And they said,
00:23:30.34\00:23:31.67
"We have never seen
anybody buy so much food."
00:23:31.71\00:23:35.84
And so, Brian,
00:23:35.88\00:23:37.21
tell us what were we
doing in Belize on search of,
00:23:37.25\00:23:40.02
what were our plans?
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Okay, so every year we
just try to get together
00:23:41.78\00:23:43.99
with our very good
friends and these guys,
00:23:44.02\00:23:46.19
the dear sis and others
00:23:46.22\00:23:47.56
who have been on
trips, every other year
00:23:47.59\00:23:49.32
we typically go
on a sailing trip
00:23:49.36\00:23:50.69
and we decided to
go to Belize this time.
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We're gonna be
five days on a boat
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and then five days
around the country.
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I happened to have a
childhood friend Rich Sutton
00:23:56.33\00:23:58.77
who lives down there
00:23:58.80\00:24:00.14
and so we got
in contact with him
00:24:00.17\00:24:01.67
and decided that we
would get together for church
00:24:01.70\00:24:03.61
and it turned
out that he'd asked
00:24:03.64\00:24:04.97
if we do the church service
00:24:05.01\00:24:06.34
and in common it turns
out that they have a mission
00:24:06.37\00:24:09.61
to orphan
children at an orphanage,
00:24:09.64\00:24:12.01
and that's a very
small church with mainly
00:24:12.05\00:24:13.98
just orphan children
that we were going to.
00:24:14.02\00:24:16.69
And, Lindy, what
happened on Sabbath morning?
00:24:16.72\00:24:19.62
Well, as we drove up, we
were on the, in our vehicle,
00:24:19.65\00:24:25.43
we looked outside
00:24:25.46\00:24:27.23
and we were convinced
that this was the wrong place
00:24:27.26\00:24:30.30
and we kept saying are
we sure this is the church?
00:24:30.33\00:24:32.90
The bus here you see
00:24:32.93\00:24:34.27
is where the children
have their Sabbath school
00:24:34.30\00:24:37.17
and the outside of the church,
00:24:37.21\00:24:40.91
you can see was in
quite some disarray.
00:24:40.94\00:24:45.15
The church is composed
00:24:45.18\00:24:46.72
of orphans predominantly.
00:24:46.75\00:24:52.65
And, Rusty,
00:24:52.69\00:24:54.12
we had a very
interesting experience in church
00:24:54.16\00:24:56.89
and we did the church
service, my husband preached,
00:24:56.93\00:24:59.83
we did special music
believe it or not, we all did.
00:24:59.86\00:25:02.66
And, Rust, you had
a great experience.
00:25:02.70\00:25:04.30
Tell them about your experience?
00:25:04.33\00:25:06.00
So we just arrived,
we had no bulletins,
00:25:06.03\00:25:09.04
the orphans had no clue
00:25:09.07\00:25:10.41
what the scripture
reading was going to be.
00:25:10.44\00:25:13.27
So I gave the scripture,
had multiple texts in it,
00:25:13.31\00:25:16.44
and as soon as I
gave the scripture,
00:25:16.48\00:25:17.98
instantly the
orphans started talking
00:25:18.01\00:25:20.18
and then the room
is filled with noise
00:25:20.22\00:25:21.75
and I thought, "Oh,
no, what have I done!"
00:25:21.78\00:25:23.12
So I keep on
trying to find the Bible,
00:25:23.15\00:25:25.05
the text in my app
00:25:25.09\00:25:27.19
and then I
realized these orphans
00:25:27.22\00:25:29.56
were quoting word for word
00:25:29.59\00:25:32.59
this scripture multiple
texts all from the heart.
00:25:32.63\00:25:35.93
It was the most
beautiful thing I've ever seen.
00:25:35.96\00:25:37.70
Amen.
00:25:37.73\00:25:39.07
And, Brian, what
effect did that have on us?
00:25:39.10\00:25:40.47
What did we do after that?
00:25:40.50\00:25:42.00
Well, honestly,
00:25:42.04\00:25:43.37
we thought we are
just gonna go to church
00:25:43.41\00:25:45.17
and literally when we pulled up,
00:25:45.21\00:25:46.61
these guys didn't
want to get out of the car,
00:25:46.64\00:25:48.34
I didn't wanna
get out of the car.
00:25:48.38\00:25:49.71
We're like, we are
at the wrong church
00:25:49.74\00:25:51.21
but we were doing
the service so we had to.
00:25:51.25\00:25:53.65
But just to see the engagement
of these young people,
00:25:53.68\00:25:56.72
children, and teenagers
just excited about the message
00:25:56.75\00:25:59.79
and knowing the text
just melted our hearts.
00:25:59.82\00:26:02.19
And so,
00:26:02.22\00:26:03.56
we couldn't just leave
them in that condition.
00:26:03.59\00:26:05.43
We came home
afterwards and thought,
00:26:05.46\00:26:07.73
"What could we do to
leave them something more
00:26:07.76\00:26:10.60
than just doing a
church service one time."
00:26:10.63\00:26:12.40
And so we talked
amongst ourselves
00:26:12.43\00:26:13.84
about how much money
would it take, talked to Rich,
00:26:13.87\00:26:16.30
could you guys start
a construction project
00:26:16.34\00:26:18.17
and if we could fund it.
00:26:18.21\00:26:19.64
And so, you'll see a few
slides just a construction,
00:26:19.67\00:26:23.11
we gathered together
a few thousand dollars,
00:26:23.14\00:26:25.61
we coordinated that
00:26:25.65\00:26:26.98
with the
missionaries down there.
00:26:27.02\00:26:28.98
They, the church
members volunteered their time,
00:26:29.02\00:26:31.52
literally took
this church apart.
00:26:31.55\00:26:33.76
You can see the
roof was taken off.
00:26:33.79\00:26:35.42
New rafters were put on.
00:26:35.46\00:26:36.96
New windows were framed.
00:26:36.99\00:26:38.43
New concrete was
put around at it.
00:26:38.46\00:26:40.03
There was a
pavilion put on the sides
00:26:40.06\00:26:41.63
so they could do
their Sabbath school
00:26:41.66\00:26:43.00
on the side of the
church, not on the bus.
00:26:43.03\00:26:45.77
And it just completely
transformed the church
00:26:45.80\00:26:49.20
because we had the opportunity
to be there and it really...
00:26:49.24\00:26:53.88
Was really neat to be
able to leave something behind
00:26:53.91\00:26:56.78
for this
forgotten group of people,
00:26:56.81\00:26:59.31
orphans with one or two families
00:26:59.35\00:27:01.28
that supports them.
00:27:01.32\00:27:02.95
But otherwise, it's a
very neglected church,
00:27:02.98\00:27:05.29
no funds, no tithe days
and so they get no resources
00:27:05.32\00:27:08.69
and that was neat
to see the impact.
00:27:08.72\00:27:10.79
And if you can go, if we
can go to the slide shown before
00:27:10.83\00:27:14.86
and after
pictures, that'll be great.
00:27:14.90\00:27:18.17
Our slides are a little bit
off and I apologize for that.
00:27:18.20\00:27:22.04
But if we can have
us go to the before
00:27:22.07\00:27:23.61
and after pictures,
that will be fantastic.
00:27:23.64\00:27:25.31
So that is what we
saw when we pulled up.
00:27:25.34\00:27:27.98
This is what
they've next picture
00:27:28.01\00:27:29.78
should be what they built.
00:27:29.81\00:27:31.15
This is the new inside.
00:27:31.18\00:27:32.71
Lights, new
electrical work, a ceiling fan
00:27:32.75\00:27:36.58
and the final result looks
like a transformed building.
00:27:36.62\00:27:40.16
It's just neat to
see them have that.
00:27:40.19\00:27:42.92
Amen.
00:27:42.96\00:27:44.29
Praise God.
00:27:44.33\00:27:45.66
Praise the Lord indeed.
00:27:45.69\00:27:47.53
And, Bob, why don't you
tell us what did that do for us?
00:27:47.56\00:27:51.73
What do we want people
to take home from this?
00:27:51.77\00:27:55.17
So we have a new
motto for our vacations
00:27:55.20\00:27:57.51
rather than just vacation,
00:27:57.54\00:27:58.91
our new motto was
"Vacation Unusual."
00:27:58.94\00:28:01.74
So we are gonna go on vacation,
00:28:01.78\00:28:04.08
but we wanna
make every opportunity
00:28:04.11\00:28:05.61
to go on a vacation
to be doing something...
00:28:05.65\00:28:08.08
Yes, there's time to
come apart and rest a while
00:28:08.12\00:28:10.09
but there's also
opportunities all around
00:28:10.12\00:28:11.95
as to be blessing people,
all we've been blessed with.
00:28:11.99\00:28:15.02
Statistics show that if
you own two pairs of shoes,
00:28:15.06\00:28:19.03
you're in the top 50% of
income earners in the world.
00:28:19.06\00:28:22.30
Two pairs of shoes!
00:28:22.33\00:28:23.67
I won't tell you how
many pairs of shoes we own.
00:28:23.70\00:28:25.60
But we are so
blessed here in America
00:28:25.63\00:28:27.04
so when we go on vacation,
we wanna make our vacations
00:28:27.07\00:28:29.20
a members in action opportunity.
00:28:29.24\00:28:30.81
Amen.
00:28:30.84\00:28:32.17
So members in action
isn't just what we do at work
00:28:32.21\00:28:33.91
or at the hospital or
even in our neighborhood.
00:28:33.94\00:28:36.21
Members in
action is a lifestyle,
00:28:36.24\00:28:37.88
it's not a
decision, it's not an event.
00:28:37.91\00:28:39.91
So we discovered that
when we are on vacation,
00:28:39.95\00:28:41.95
we want to be
looking for opportunities
00:28:41.98\00:28:43.55
to be a blessing
to those around us.
00:28:43.59\00:28:45.45
So we wanna encourage you,
00:28:45.49\00:28:46.82
if you have the
opportunity wherever you are at,
00:28:46.86\00:28:48.72
whether it's on vacation,
make it vacation unusual.
00:28:48.76\00:28:51.79
If you're at work,
make it business unusual.
00:28:51.83\00:28:54.16
If you're in your neighborhood,
make it neighborhood unusual.
00:28:54.20\00:28:56.43
Amen.
00:28:56.46\00:28:57.80
And just share the
blessings that God has given
00:28:57.83\00:28:59.17
to each one of us
with those around us,
00:28:59.20\00:29:00.54
and it's just a
huge blessing for us
00:29:00.57\00:29:02.50
and a huge blessing to
the orphans down there,
00:29:02.54\00:29:04.31
and a huge
blessing to every one of us.
00:29:04.34\00:29:05.94
Amen. Amen.
00:29:05.97\00:29:07.31
Thank you.
00:29:07.34\00:29:09.48
Good morning, ASI.
00:29:09.51\00:29:11.65
January the 3rd, 2019,
00:29:11.68\00:29:15.65
not very long ago my
life turned upside down.
00:29:15.68\00:29:21.26
The doctor came in, she said,
00:29:21.29\00:29:22.96
"Donna, I have good
news and I have bad news."
00:29:22.99\00:29:27.30
I didn't hear
another word she said
00:29:27.33\00:29:30.13
because all I wanted to
know was what's the bad news?
00:29:30.17\00:29:35.57
You see, I had
encouraged my husband
00:29:35.60\00:29:37.67
to go and have a physical
00:29:37.71\00:29:40.88
because it had
been many, many years
00:29:40.91\00:29:42.54
since he'd had one.
00:29:42.58\00:29:44.21
We live in Rochester, Minnesota,
00:29:44.25\00:29:46.31
we're near the Mayo Clinic.
00:29:46.35\00:29:47.68
They have a
wonderful executive plan
00:29:47.72\00:29:49.75
and so that's where he went.
00:29:49.78\00:29:52.09
So I said, "You need to go
and have a physical, Denzel."
00:29:52.12\00:29:54.52
And I thought,
00:29:54.56\00:29:55.89
well, if I tell
him he needs one,
00:29:55.92\00:29:57.49
I better go have one too.
00:29:57.53\00:30:00.10
So I did and I went and had mine
00:30:00.13\00:30:01.86
and I was feeling good.
00:30:01.90\00:30:03.23
In fact I had
really puffy feathers
00:30:03.26\00:30:05.33
about my health.
00:30:05.37\00:30:06.70
I thought I was
doing everything right.
00:30:06.74\00:30:08.07
Denzel says,
00:30:08.10\00:30:09.44
"Donny you preach
this all the time.
00:30:09.47\00:30:11.14
You might as well
believe in it too, right?"
00:30:11.17\00:30:15.28
Okay, well, I had my
test and the doctor came in
00:30:15.31\00:30:20.12
that first day on
January 2 and she says,
00:30:20.15\00:30:22.45
"Well, I'll see
you for your x-ray view
00:30:22.48\00:30:24.85
on January 3rd, the next day."
00:30:24.89\00:30:27.69
The next day I went
back in and like I said,
00:30:27.72\00:30:29.82
I didn't hear a word she said
00:30:29.86\00:30:31.19
because all I wanted
to know was the bad news.
00:30:31.23\00:30:34.20
And this is what she told me.
00:30:34.23\00:30:35.63
She says,"Well, Donna,
00:30:35.66\00:30:37.00
there's some
things that have changed
00:30:37.03\00:30:38.37
in the last few years."
00:30:38.40\00:30:39.73
It had been four
years since I'd been there.
00:30:39.77\00:30:42.44
And I said, okay, I'm
thinking to myself what changed.
00:30:42.47\00:30:45.07
She said, "Your
numbers are going up."
00:30:45.11\00:30:46.81
And then she said, "In fact,
00:30:46.84\00:30:48.84
we have an
appointment for you on Monday
00:30:48.88\00:30:52.41
and we are sending
you to the heart clinic."
00:30:52.45\00:30:55.88
And I went, "Oh my goodness,
what is going on here?"
00:30:55.92\00:30:59.35
I've been living this lifestyle,
00:30:59.39\00:31:01.09
this health message
for many, many years.
00:31:01.12\00:31:03.12
I believe in it, I
love our health message.
00:31:03.16\00:31:06.39
And all I could think was,
00:31:06.43\00:31:08.00
I don't know
what am I going to do?
00:31:08.03\00:31:10.00
So I walked out to
their desk and I said,
00:31:10.03\00:31:13.87
"Excuse me, I need to tell you
00:31:13.90\00:31:16.34
that I need to
cancel my appointment."
00:31:16.37\00:31:18.51
And they said, "You can't."
00:31:18.54\00:31:19.87
I said, "Yes, I can."
00:31:19.91\00:31:21.48
I said, "But I'll
make you a promise,
00:31:21.51\00:31:23.01
I'll be back in six weeks."
00:31:23.04\00:31:26.11
After I went
out the Mayo Clinic,
00:31:26.15\00:31:27.78
I walked over to
our corporate office.
00:31:27.82\00:31:30.29
I went in my husband's
office, we shut the door,
00:31:30.32\00:31:32.85
I burst into tears and
he said, "What's wrong?"
00:31:32.89\00:31:36.22
And I said, "Well,
my health is not as good
00:31:36.26\00:31:38.53
as I thought it is."
00:31:38.56\00:31:39.96
I said, "We gotta do
something about this."
00:31:40.00\00:31:41.70
And he says,
"What do you wanna do?"
00:31:41.73\00:31:43.73
And I said, "I
want to go to Weimar."
00:31:43.77\00:31:46.84
This is Thursday afternoon.
00:31:46.87\00:31:50.04
He said, "Well, let's
get our assistant Barb."
00:31:50.07\00:31:52.57
So Barb comes to the
rescue, she calls out to Weimar,
00:31:52.61\00:31:56.38
they answer the phone call.
00:31:56.41\00:31:57.95
They actually called
her back in about 10 minutes
00:31:57.98\00:32:00.45
and they said, "Do
you have a spot for Donna
00:32:00.48\00:32:02.55
to come and take
your NEWSTART program?"
00:32:02.58\00:32:05.45
Well, it just so happened
00:32:05.49\00:32:07.29
that they were
starting on Sunday.
00:32:07.32\00:32:10.19
This happened to me Thursday.
00:32:10.23\00:32:12.69
God knew what He was doing.
00:32:12.73\00:32:14.50
He knew I needed to go there.
00:32:14.53\00:32:16.80
So I was on an
airplane on Sunday
00:32:16.83\00:32:19.60
and I was there.
00:32:19.63\00:32:21.74
I did the 18-day program.
00:32:21.77\00:32:24.07
What a blessing!
00:32:24.11\00:32:26.34
What a blessing to be a
part of this NEWSTART program.
00:32:26.37\00:32:30.08
The physicians,
the caretakers there,
00:32:30.11\00:32:32.91
the guests, it was a blessing,
00:32:32.95\00:32:35.72
not only did I get to see people
00:32:35.75\00:32:38.05
being physically
helped and healed.
00:32:38.09\00:32:41.22
I saw them
spiritually being helped.
00:32:41.26\00:32:43.73
You know,
00:32:43.76\00:32:45.09
it was the biggest blessing
in my life, it really was.
00:32:45.13\00:32:48.80
It was a
humbling experience for me
00:32:48.83\00:32:51.07
because like I
said, I was a proud person
00:32:51.10\00:32:53.23
'cause I thought I was
doing everything right.
00:32:53.27\00:32:56.84
But you know they helped me put
a lot of the pieces together.
00:32:56.87\00:33:00.21
There were little parts
that I wasn't doing right.
00:33:00.24\00:33:03.31
And God knew what He was doing.
00:33:03.35\00:33:05.11
He wanted me to be in
the best health possible.
00:33:05.15\00:33:10.22
When I came back,
after being at Weimar
00:33:10.25\00:33:13.42
and hearing all the
testimonies at graduation,
00:33:13.46\00:33:17.09
I realized that
God really wants us
00:33:17.13\00:33:19.53
to not only be
physically healthy
00:33:19.56\00:33:21.60
but mentally, spiritually,
emotionally healthy.
00:33:21.63\00:33:25.53
And I
appreciated all these facets
00:33:25.57\00:33:27.97
that they helped me
with there at Weimar.
00:33:28.00\00:33:31.34
When I came back, I
went back to the Mayo Clinic,
00:33:31.37\00:33:33.98
I made a promise that
I would return and I did.
00:33:34.01\00:33:37.78
When I went back,
I remembered the day
00:33:37.81\00:33:39.85
that I was having my test done
00:33:39.88\00:33:42.75
and they stopped
me and they said,
00:33:42.78\00:33:44.75
"You don't need to do anymore."
00:33:44.79\00:33:46.12
And I said, "Oh,
is something wrong?"
00:33:46.15\00:33:48.76
Oh, no, they said,
00:33:48.79\00:33:50.13
we remember you
from 10 years ago
00:33:50.16\00:33:51.86
and you're doing better
than you did 10 years ago.
00:33:51.89\00:33:55.06
I said, "Well, that's
great. Praise the Lord."
00:33:55.10\00:33:57.97
And they didn't say a whole lot
00:33:58.00\00:33:59.83
'cause you know they
don't tell you very much
00:33:59.87\00:34:01.64
when you're having your test.
00:34:01.67\00:34:03.17
When the physician
came in to see me she said,"
00:34:03.20\00:34:06.01
Oh, Donna, we got
a red flag on you."
00:34:06.04\00:34:07.94
When I said, "Red
flag." She said, "Yeah."
00:34:07.98\00:34:10.51
And I said, "Is
it because I lost
00:34:10.55\00:34:11.95
a little bit of weight?"
00:34:11.98\00:34:13.31
She said, "Well, that
could be a part of it."
00:34:13.35\00:34:16.22
I said, "Well, thank
you Jesus that I didn't."
00:34:16.25\00:34:18.19
She was looking
at me and she said,
00:34:18.22\00:34:20.96
"What have you been doing?"
00:34:20.99\00:34:22.92
And I said, "I'll tell
you what I've been doing.
00:34:22.96\00:34:24.53
I've been following God's plan.
00:34:24.56\00:34:27.10
I have been
following His message."
00:34:27.13\00:34:30.30
And I said, "I
have never felt better.
00:34:30.33\00:34:32.30
I have so much energy
now, I'm just so grateful.
00:34:32.33\00:34:36.30
And I'm thankful
that God allowed me
00:34:36.34\00:34:39.94
to have this opportunity."
00:34:39.97\00:34:42.28
And you know when
she interviewed me,
00:34:42.31\00:34:46.15
she brought in a lot
of people to interview me.
00:34:46.18\00:34:49.28
And they told me
that if everybody did
00:34:49.32\00:34:51.85
what I was able to
have the privilege to do
00:34:51.89\00:34:55.29
that they wouldn't
have any other patients
00:34:55.32\00:34:57.23
other than ones that
needed to have heart surgery.
00:34:57.26\00:35:00.86
And I said,
"Well, thank you Jesus."
00:35:00.90\00:35:02.93
And she said, "You know,
what have you been doing?"
00:35:02.96\00:35:05.73
When I told her about
how I cleaned up my diet,
00:35:05.77\00:35:09.94
and how our
exercise became important.
00:35:09.97\00:35:12.87
But the most
important thing was prayer,
00:35:12.91\00:35:15.88
and that I was
seeking God's help
00:35:15.91\00:35:19.68
in everything that I was doing,
00:35:19.71\00:35:21.95
and that I wanted to
give Him all the glory.
00:35:21.98\00:35:24.75
And I was so thankful
that we had a health facility
00:35:24.79\00:35:29.36
that's available
to us that we can use.
00:35:29.39\00:35:32.39
I'm thankful for Weimar,
00:35:32.43\00:35:34.30
but let us never forget
there isn't just Weimar,
00:35:34.33\00:35:36.97
there are many other
of our health ministries.
00:35:37.00\00:35:41.40
You know, God has
given this church a huge gift
00:35:41.44\00:35:46.37
and that is the gift of health.
00:35:46.41\00:35:48.38
But He's given us many people
00:35:48.41\00:35:50.51
that are willing
to share their lives
00:35:50.55\00:35:52.78
and dedicate their
lives and their whatever,
00:35:52.81\00:35:56.69
that they have been
given to make for sure
00:35:56.72\00:35:59.55
that we can have better health.
00:35:59.59\00:36:01.56
And so I encourage
you, that if you hear
00:36:01.59\00:36:04.39
that still small
voice speaking to you
00:36:04.43\00:36:07.23
to seek better
health, that you'll do that.
00:36:07.26\00:36:09.96
And again, I am so
grateful that we have a God
00:36:10.00\00:36:13.90
that loves us so much
and cares about our health.
00:36:13.94\00:36:20.34
I do what I do
00:36:20.38\00:36:21.71
because I
believe that the gospel
00:36:21.74\00:36:23.28
is the most beautiful
compelling thing there is
00:36:23.31\00:36:26.88
and at times I don't
believe that we communicate it
00:36:26.92\00:36:29.92
as beautifully as we can.
00:36:29.95\00:36:31.72
So I design for
ministries of Adventist Church
00:36:31.75\00:36:34.76
because the
message is beautiful,
00:36:34.79\00:36:37.89
the audience
doesn't always see it.
00:36:37.93\00:36:39.83
I think ASI is really great
00:36:39.86\00:36:41.36
because it provides
an opportunity for me
00:36:41.40\00:36:44.27
to meet a bunch of
really great people
00:36:44.30\00:36:46.30
who have been
doing very inspiring work
00:36:46.33\00:36:48.20
in the church,
00:36:48.24\00:36:49.70
and as I want to work
with Adventist ministries
00:36:49.74\00:36:52.14
and help them
communicate what they're doing.
00:36:52.17\00:36:54.84
I love knowing
what they are doing
00:36:54.88\00:36:56.51
and it inspires me to
be a better Christian,
00:36:56.54\00:36:59.61
and I think that's something
00:36:59.65\00:37:01.05
that we can all see it's
having really great value.
00:37:01.08\00:37:03.69
One of my
favorite things to do is
00:37:09.92\00:37:11.56
while I'm
traveling to keep my eyes
00:37:11.59\00:37:13.56
prayerfully
watching for somebody
00:37:13.60\00:37:15.43
that God is trying to reach.
00:37:15.46\00:37:17.30
As I was coming
back from overseas,
00:37:17.33\00:37:18.80
I was on the shuttle,
00:37:18.83\00:37:20.17
I headed towards
Berrien Springs, Michigan.
00:37:20.20\00:37:22.17
When a young
girl came on the bus
00:37:22.20\00:37:24.17
and began
walking in my direction.
00:37:24.21\00:37:26.27
She was obviously from China
00:37:26.31\00:37:27.94
and most likely an
international student.
00:37:27.98\00:37:30.15
I barely said hi and
she immediately responded
00:37:30.18\00:37:33.08
and came close to me.
00:37:33.11\00:37:34.48
She wanted to talk
and so we started talking
00:37:34.52\00:37:37.35
and we ended up talking
the whole rest of the trip.
00:37:37.39\00:37:39.89
As I got off, I was
able to get her contact
00:37:39.92\00:37:42.59
and my wife called
her in just a short time.
00:37:42.62\00:37:45.23
We invited her to our house
00:37:45.26\00:37:47.16
and then we invited her
to our Sabbath school class,
00:37:47.20\00:37:49.76
a group that
was having a picnic,
00:37:49.80\00:37:51.60
and pretty soon
she was connected.
00:37:51.63\00:37:53.77
Angela DeRose started
studying the Bible with her.
00:37:53.80\00:37:56.87
And then she found
a Christian boyfriend
00:37:56.91\00:37:59.67
moving from her
atheist background
00:37:59.71\00:38:01.81
and pretty soon she was married
00:38:01.84\00:38:03.61
off to San Francisco,
00:38:03.65\00:38:05.35
and we were afraid we
were going to lose her
00:38:05.38\00:38:07.45
from this closed
relationship with Jesus
00:38:07.48\00:38:09.52
that she was developing.
00:38:09.55\00:38:11.29
But someone else got
on the phone with her
00:38:11.32\00:38:12.99
and began to study the
Bible through the phone,
00:38:13.02\00:38:15.76
and then another
person picked her up.
00:38:15.79\00:38:17.79
They're in Hayward, California,
00:38:17.83\00:38:19.63
and I am happy to tell you
00:38:19.66\00:38:21.00
that she was just
baptized recently.
00:38:21.03\00:38:24.20
Shen Shen is an example
00:38:24.23\00:38:26.30
of what God is
doing so specially
00:38:26.33\00:38:28.94
by bringing people
from around the world
00:38:28.97\00:38:31.71
to the United States,
00:38:31.74\00:38:33.07
they might be closer to somebody
00:38:33.11\00:38:34.61
who knows Jesus Christ.
00:38:34.64\00:38:36.44
At our website,
reachtheworldnextdoor.com,
00:38:36.48\00:38:39.31
you can look at things like this
00:38:39.35\00:38:41.08
where you can find out
00:38:41.12\00:38:42.45
who is in the
city that is near you.
00:38:42.48\00:38:45.19
For instance,
Louisville, Kentucky.
00:38:45.22\00:38:48.12
As you look through that,
00:38:48.16\00:38:49.49
you begin to search for
those that come from countries
00:38:49.52\00:38:52.49
that you cannot get
into with the gospel
00:38:52.53\00:38:54.96
or that have a very
small portion of Christians.
00:38:55.00\00:38:57.80
Here there's Nepal
with over a thousand,
00:38:57.83\00:39:00.27
people from Bosnia 2500,
00:39:00.30\00:39:03.04
people from Vietnam, Morocco
00:39:03.07\00:39:05.67
and many, many places.
00:39:05.71\00:39:08.64
So beside of being fun
00:39:08.68\00:39:10.01
to meet people
of other cultures,
00:39:10.05\00:39:11.95
the beauty is that
for God this is strategic.
00:39:11.98\00:39:15.08
He is eager for Jesus to return,
00:39:15.12\00:39:16.99
we're eager for Jesus to return,
00:39:17.02\00:39:19.15
but we need to rise
to the amazing challenge
00:39:19.19\00:39:21.79
that He has sent us
through international students,
00:39:21.82\00:39:24.69
through refugees,
through immigrants,
00:39:24.73\00:39:26.70
through tourists,
through business travelers
00:39:26.73\00:39:29.33
and begin to reach out.
00:39:29.36\00:39:31.17
So besides watching
and focusing strategically,
00:39:31.20\00:39:34.37
what else can we do?
00:39:34.40\00:39:35.94
But when we see a
need, we can meet that need.
00:39:35.97\00:39:39.14
We can begin to watch and pray
00:39:39.17\00:39:41.78
and say, Lord, show
me what I can do to help.
00:39:41.81\00:39:44.41
With an international student,
00:39:44.45\00:39:45.98
a lot of times
it's just somebody
00:39:46.01\00:39:47.45
who can practice
with them for an hour,
00:39:47.48\00:39:49.95
take them down
to a shopping center
00:39:49.98\00:39:51.49
if they don't have a car,
00:39:51.52\00:39:52.89
or invite them for
Thanksgiving dinner.
00:39:52.92\00:39:55.49
For someone who's a refugee,
the needs are much greater.
00:39:55.52\00:39:58.63
For most refuges
as they get here,
00:39:58.66\00:40:00.80
they have only
about three months
00:40:00.83\00:40:02.36
to get a job and
be on their feet.
00:40:02.40\00:40:04.83
And they may not
even speak English.
00:40:04.87\00:40:07.24
So we can come alongside them,
00:40:07.27\00:40:08.64
we can be a
friend, we can help them
00:40:08.67\00:40:11.07
maybe get
furniture in their house
00:40:11.11\00:40:12.97
or learn how to use the
dishwasher or many things
00:40:13.01\00:40:18.01
that they're not
being used to using.
00:40:18.05\00:40:19.71
Help them work
through the paper work
00:40:19.75\00:40:21.28
and just find a
way to truly care
00:40:21.32\00:40:23.99
and love them and
come close to them.
00:40:24.02\00:40:26.72
But then our
heart begins to say,
00:40:26.76\00:40:28.22
how can I go beyond
00:40:28.26\00:40:29.59
just being a
friend, just caring,
00:40:29.62\00:40:31.83
and there are ways
00:40:31.86\00:40:33.19
that we can connect spiritually.
00:40:33.23\00:40:35.03
They come from
different backgrounds,
00:40:35.06\00:40:36.60
maybe Buddhists
or Muslims or Hindu,
00:40:36.63\00:40:39.37
and so sometimes we feel
like what can I possibly say?
00:40:39.40\00:40:42.90
I don't know what to say.
00:40:42.94\00:40:44.27
Maybe I should
keep my mouth quiet,
00:40:44.31\00:40:45.74
so I don't make
some bad mistake.
00:40:45.77\00:40:48.28
But as we focus
on listening to them
00:40:48.31\00:40:50.95
and hearing from them,
00:40:50.98\00:40:52.35
we can hear that
things that matter to them
00:40:52.38\00:40:54.52
maybe in their own
religion most likely the values,
00:40:54.55\00:40:57.39
they're extremely
important to them.
00:40:57.42\00:40:59.42
And we can focus
on those very things,
00:40:59.45\00:41:01.76
not jumping to the differences
that we may feel excited
00:41:01.79\00:41:05.59
and eager and earnest to share,
00:41:05.63\00:41:07.56
but starting
first what is in common.
00:41:07.60\00:41:10.67
From those we can
bridge to our differences
00:41:10.70\00:41:13.70
through telling stories.
00:41:13.74\00:41:15.54
We wanna feel
comfortable as we're sharing,
00:41:15.57\00:41:17.31
and we want them
to feel comfortable
00:41:17.34\00:41:19.27
and it is through
our own testimonies.
00:41:19.31\00:41:21.48
Through the telling of a
story that matches the need
00:41:21.51\00:41:23.75
that they are struggling with
00:41:23.78\00:41:25.31
that they can begin to hear
00:41:25.35\00:41:26.68
and to know there
is a God who is alive.
00:41:26.72\00:41:29.82
There is someone who cares
00:41:29.85\00:41:31.19
about the problems
they're going through.
00:41:31.22\00:41:33.05
And they can hear it through
that kind of story and sharing.
00:41:33.09\00:41:36.96
So listen to the people,
00:41:36.99\00:41:38.59
find the need that you can meet,
00:41:38.63\00:41:40.30
bridge from similarities to
differences through stories.
00:41:40.33\00:41:43.90
And then there's one little tool
00:41:43.93\00:41:46.50
that we have found
very, very helpful.
00:41:46.53\00:41:48.84
It's called "My
language my life."
00:41:48.87\00:41:50.84
It's a website that
has over a 150 languages
00:41:50.87\00:41:54.94
of Seventh-day
Adventist material,
00:41:54.98\00:41:57.05
Bible studies,
videos, television,
00:41:57.08\00:41:59.58
in many, many languages
00:41:59.61\00:42:00.98
so that when you meet somebody
00:42:01.02\00:42:02.65
even if you just
have a minute or two
00:42:02.68\00:42:04.52
in a grocery line,
00:42:04.55\00:42:05.92
you can get to know them
and then ask the question,
00:42:05.95\00:42:08.56
"Do you speak another
language besides English?"
00:42:08.59\00:42:11.16
When they say Tamil
or Gujarati or Nepali,
00:42:11.19\00:42:15.56
you can share with
them on this website
00:42:15.60\00:42:17.47
and look it up
on their smartphone.
00:42:17.50\00:42:19.80
My wife was sitting in
the park in there in Houston
00:42:19.83\00:42:22.44
where we have a ministry
00:42:22.47\00:42:23.81
of training young
people for missions.
00:42:23.84\00:42:25.77
And as she looked up,
00:42:25.81\00:42:27.14
she saw a lady from Pakistan
coming close and sat down.
00:42:27.18\00:42:30.38
At least she guessed
she was back from Pakistan
00:42:30.41\00:42:32.98
because there's a lot of
people there that speak Urdu.
00:42:33.01\00:42:35.75
So she tried to talk to her,
00:42:35.78\00:42:37.49
but the lady couldn't
speak a word of English.
00:42:37.52\00:42:40.76
So Julie pulled
out her cell phone,
00:42:40.79\00:42:43.29
found the place on the website
00:42:43.32\00:42:45.13
and began to
play the Jesus video
00:42:45.16\00:42:47.53
in that lady's language.
00:42:47.56\00:42:49.23
She grabbed the
phone out of Julie's hand,
00:42:49.26\00:42:51.40
held it to her ear
00:42:51.43\00:42:52.80
and just listened and
listened for 45 minutes.
00:42:52.83\00:42:56.67
People who have
come are often wondering
00:42:56.71\00:42:59.61
do we really want them here.
00:42:59.64\00:43:01.24
They hear the news,
00:43:01.28\00:43:02.61
they understand what's going on,
00:43:02.64\00:43:04.01
they wanna know
if we really care.
00:43:04.05\00:43:06.15
And Jesus has asked us
to care for the stranger
00:43:06.18\00:43:08.75
that is in our midst
00:43:08.78\00:43:10.12
to come close to
them and love them.
00:43:10.15\00:43:11.92
And so He
invites us to reach out
00:43:11.95\00:43:13.56
and just share His love.
00:43:13.59\00:43:15.36
The last thing
that I wanna invite you
00:43:15.39\00:43:16.79
to think about is
beyond these things
00:43:16.83\00:43:19.59
that you can do
right where you are.
00:43:19.63\00:43:21.76
Some of you, God may be
calling to come and join us
00:43:21.80\00:43:24.30
there in Houston, Texas,
00:43:24.33\00:43:25.97
one of the most diverse
cities in the United States
00:43:26.00\00:43:28.90
where thousands of refugees
00:43:28.94\00:43:30.37
have come and are waiting.
00:43:30.41\00:43:31.84
We have over 38
unreached people groups
00:43:31.87\00:43:34.84
from places that just
really need the gospel.
00:43:34.88\00:43:37.58
So maybe some of you tonight
00:43:37.61\00:43:39.31
can pick up, come join us
00:43:39.35\00:43:41.08
as we train for
missions by doing missions
00:43:41.12\00:43:43.65
but wherever we are,
let's pray, let's watch,
00:43:43.69\00:43:47.19
let's boldly
share the love of Jesus
00:43:47.22\00:43:49.42
because He's
brought the world next door
00:43:49.46\00:43:51.83
so that we can reach
them and see Jesus come.
00:43:51.86\00:43:57.50
When I learned that
Jesus was so in love
00:43:57.53\00:44:00.07
with everybody in the world
00:44:00.10\00:44:01.44
that He was willing
to stay on the cross
00:44:01.47\00:44:03.51
and give up His
eternal existence
00:44:03.54\00:44:05.87
if necessary to
get us in heaven.
00:44:05.91\00:44:07.98
That totally
changed my life at age 16,
00:44:08.01\00:44:11.15
and that's what
has compelled me to go
00:44:11.18\00:44:12.85
as a missionary
throughout the world
00:44:12.88\00:44:15.28
to be able to just
say people have to know
00:44:15.32\00:44:18.05
this God who loves them so much
00:44:18.09\00:44:19.42
that if they are not in heaven,
He will miss them for eternity.
00:44:19.45\00:44:24.59
I think that as we meet people,
00:44:24.63\00:44:26.80
as we see them and look at them,
00:44:26.83\00:44:28.23
we have to pray for
God to fill our hearts
00:44:28.26\00:44:31.03
with ability to
see them like He does
00:44:31.07\00:44:33.40
and to love them that much
00:44:33.44\00:44:34.77
and just know we
have to talk to them.
00:44:34.80\00:44:37.01
A lot of times,
00:44:37.04\00:44:38.37
I'm sitting on a
plane or somewhere
00:44:38.41\00:44:39.94
and I want to read a
book or want to take a nap,
00:44:39.97\00:44:42.78
and then somebody sits down
00:44:42.81\00:44:44.38
and I remember it's
my job to ask Jesus,
00:44:44.41\00:44:47.42
what does He wanna say to them,
00:44:47.45\00:44:48.95
how do I interact with them?
00:44:48.98\00:44:50.62
And so He teaches
me to put away my book
00:44:50.65\00:44:53.09
and turn to them and
begin talking to them.
00:44:53.12\00:44:55.82
And that really
is what motivates me.
00:44:55.86\00:44:58.69
It's because Jesus loves
them and He will miss them.
00:44:58.73\00:45:02.23
And the more I
have had my own children
00:45:02.26\00:45:05.20
and realize how much
I witness them in heaven
00:45:05.23\00:45:07.77
if they are not there,
00:45:07.80\00:45:09.34
that also is what keeps me going
00:45:09.37\00:45:11.27
and makes me say,
00:45:11.31\00:45:12.67
I wanna make
sure everybody I meet
00:45:12.71\00:45:14.91
has an opportunity to know Jesus
00:45:14.94\00:45:17.11
and is able to
be with Him forever.
00:45:17.15\00:45:19.08
Amen.
00:45:23.15\00:45:24.49
Well, good evening, everyone.
00:45:24.52\00:45:25.85
Happy Sabbath. Happy Sabbath.
00:45:25.89\00:45:27.22
Are you having a
blessed time at ASI?
00:45:27.26\00:45:28.59
Amen. God is good.
00:45:28.62\00:45:30.43
Well, you know,
00:45:30.46\00:45:31.79
ASI is an amazing organization
00:45:31.83\00:45:34.73
and out of ASI over
the years, Dr. Lela,
00:45:34.76\00:45:37.40
a number of very
powerful ministries
00:45:37.43\00:45:40.10
have sprung up and taken root.
00:45:40.14\00:45:42.37
And ASI has
sheltered them and helped them
00:45:42.40\00:45:44.67
to become ministries
that have impacted the world.
00:45:44.71\00:45:46.91
That's right.
00:45:46.94\00:45:48.28
One of those ministries
that you may have heard
00:45:48.31\00:45:49.81
a little
something about is called
00:45:49.84\00:45:51.91
"Your Best Pathway to Health."
00:45:51.95\00:45:54.72
And with me here on
the stage is Dr. Lela Ng,
00:45:54.75\00:45:58.22
the Co-Founder and Director
of Your Best Pathway to Health.
00:45:58.25\00:46:01.46
Dr. Lela, can you tell us
00:46:01.49\00:46:03.19
what is Your Best
Pathway to Health?
00:46:03.22\00:46:04.93
Well, Your Best
Pathway to Health,
00:46:04.96\00:46:06.39
Pastor Kyle, is
what I would call
00:46:06.43\00:46:08.16
a comprehensive
medical evangelism at its core.
00:46:08.20\00:46:10.97
It is essentially
a mobile hospital.
00:46:11.00\00:46:12.90
Actually how
many of you have heard
00:46:12.93\00:46:14.27
of Pathway to Health, a few?
00:46:14.30\00:46:16.24
Amen. Amen.
00:46:16.27\00:46:17.61
God has used His method
00:46:17.64\00:46:19.87
to I believe to
really bring us alive
00:46:19.91\00:46:22.41
and provide what we have
now is Total Member Involvement,
00:46:22.44\00:46:25.71
every single church member
00:46:25.75\00:46:27.72
having an active role
00:46:27.75\00:46:29.08
to play in this wonderful work
00:46:29.12\00:46:30.45
of sharing Christ's
love with the masses.
00:46:30.49\00:46:31.82
That's right.
00:46:31.85\00:46:33.19
And the beautiful thing is
00:46:33.22\00:46:34.56
it brings together
all kinds of people.
00:46:34.59\00:46:35.92
Everybody.
00:46:35.96\00:46:37.29
Medical, non medical,
00:46:37.33\00:46:38.66
all sectors of the
church coming together
00:46:38.69\00:46:40.03
to serve people in Jesus' name.
00:46:40.06\00:46:41.40
Amen.
00:46:41.43\00:46:42.76
So this ministry has
had a profound impact
00:46:42.80\00:46:45.83
not only locally here in
the North American division
00:46:45.87\00:46:49.04
but also globally.
00:46:49.07\00:46:50.41
But it's impacted volunteers,
it's impacted patients.
00:46:50.44\00:46:53.78
Can you give us just
a snapshot, Dr. Lela,
00:46:53.81\00:46:56.08
of some of the impact of Pathway
00:46:56.11\00:46:58.05
over the last four, five years?
00:46:58.08\00:46:59.41
Well, by God's grace,
actually it's been six years
00:46:59.45\00:47:01.55
of planning now, Pastor Kyle.
00:47:01.58\00:47:03.52
So six years,
we've been able to serve
00:47:03.55\00:47:05.85
just about 40,000 patients.
00:47:05.89\00:47:08.02
Forty thousand patients?
00:47:08.06\00:47:09.39
Forty thousand patients.
00:47:09.42\00:47:10.76
Amen. Amen.
00:47:10.79\00:47:12.13
And that was only
in 21 days of service
00:47:12.16\00:47:13.86
which was a miracle of God.
00:47:13.90\00:47:16.10
Just under $180
million in free healthcare,
00:47:16.13\00:47:19.20
but what's most important
00:47:19.23\00:47:20.87
is that thousands upon thousands
00:47:20.90\00:47:22.90
have become acquainted
with the love of Jesus
00:47:22.94\00:47:25.07
and the true gospel message
00:47:25.11\00:47:26.78
that Jesus wants to
share with the world.
00:47:26.81\00:47:28.24
Amen.
00:47:28.28\00:47:29.61
And not only that,
we've had how many volunteers
00:47:29.64\00:47:31.28
that have made this possible?
00:47:31.31\00:47:32.65
We have about
15,000 to 16,000 volunteers
00:47:32.68\00:47:35.28
within the data bank
now, so God has truly blessed.
00:47:35.32\00:47:37.75
And it's been a cycle,
00:47:37.79\00:47:39.15
it's not just
coming to an event.
00:47:39.19\00:47:40.69
In San Antonio in
2015, we had a whole church
00:47:40.72\00:47:43.56
that was planted
out of that event.
00:47:43.59\00:47:45.49
So people come,
they learn about us,
00:47:45.53\00:47:47.83
they learn about
Jesus through these events
00:47:47.86\00:47:49.93
and then they
come and get baptized.
00:47:49.96\00:47:51.80
So, Dr. Lela, many
have caught this vision
00:47:51.83\00:47:54.70
not only here in North America
but also around the world.
00:47:54.74\00:47:56.94
Other countries have
said, "We want this too!"
00:47:56.97\00:47:58.71
Help us! What can we do?
00:47:58.74\00:48:01.04
So what happened
as that happened?
00:48:01.08\00:48:03.71
So out of that came
Adventist World Radio,
00:48:03.75\00:48:06.15
AWR360° Health,
00:48:06.18\00:48:08.62
and that is the
international opportunity,
00:48:08.65\00:48:10.89
in fact we just
got back from India.
00:48:10.92\00:48:12.75
We did Philippines last
year, God truly blessed.
00:48:12.79\00:48:15.29
That's right.
00:48:15.32\00:48:16.66
We had an extremely
wonderful event in India.
00:48:16.69\00:48:19.09
We were in the city
of Chennai and Calcutta
00:48:19.13\00:48:21.46
and thousands of
patients were helped.
00:48:21.50\00:48:24.13
We had...
00:48:24.17\00:48:25.50
A little over 3,000 people,
00:48:25.53\00:48:26.87
that was an
absolute blessing from God.
00:48:26.90\00:48:28.50
Many of them came to
the evangelistic series,
00:48:28.54\00:48:30.61
Elder Ted Wilson
preached in Calcutta...
00:48:30.64\00:48:33.34
That's right.
00:48:33.38\00:48:34.71
And some of the patients
that had come to the meetings
00:48:34.74\00:48:36.75
actually came to the series
and made decisions for Christ.
00:48:36.78\00:48:39.11
Amen.
00:48:39.15\00:48:40.48
We were so blessed
00:48:40.52\00:48:41.85
to have our local
doctors and providers,
00:48:41.88\00:48:43.22
Dr. Jacob who
happens to be here,
00:48:43.25\00:48:44.75
a member of ASI
00:48:44.79\00:48:46.12
and many others working together
00:48:46.15\00:48:47.69
for such a beautiful ministry.
00:48:47.72\00:48:49.06
That's right.
00:48:49.09\00:48:50.43
Over 400 eye surgeries
00:48:50.46\00:48:51.79
where the cataracts were removed
00:48:51.83\00:48:53.16
and people could see again,
00:48:53.19\00:48:54.53
but again it's not about
just that physical healing,
00:48:54.56\00:48:56.00
it's about bringing
them spiritual healing...
00:48:56.03\00:48:57.37
Most importantly turning
them to Jesus, absolutely.
00:48:57.40\00:48:59.23
As well.
00:48:59.27\00:49:00.60
So we had a
wonderful time in India,
00:49:00.64\00:49:03.71
God has blessed
in a tremendous way,
00:49:03.74\00:49:05.77
but Dr. Lela,
00:49:05.81\00:49:07.14
some important things
are happening in 2020.
00:49:07.18\00:49:09.28
Can you tell us
about some opportunities
00:49:09.31\00:49:11.65
for doing this
type of work next year?
00:49:11.68\00:49:13.42
Absolutely.
00:49:13.45\00:49:14.78
Next year, 2020, March of 2020,
00:49:14.82\00:49:17.55
we are going to be
doing AWR360° Health
00:49:17.59\00:49:20.76
in Papua New Guinea.
00:49:20.79\00:49:22.12
Where? Papua New Guinea.
00:49:22.16\00:49:23.86
We are expecting it to
be the largest health event,
00:49:23.89\00:49:27.13
comprehensive
health evangelistic event
00:49:27.16\00:49:29.56
that the church has ever done,
00:49:29.60\00:49:30.93
so we are very
excited about that.
00:49:30.97\00:49:32.30
Amen.
00:49:32.33\00:49:33.67
So this is Papua New
Guinea in March of 2020.
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How many of you
will pray for this?
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Will you commit to
praying for this event?
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And not only pray but, Dr. Lela,
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we need some volunteers.
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We do and you keep your eye
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on our website, AWR's website
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and we'll give
the specific dates,
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but we definitely need medical
and non medical volunteers.
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All right.
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So that's in March,
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but something very
special is also happening,
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I heard it's actually happening
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just a couple of
hours up the road from here?
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Just two hours in fact.
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In April of 2020,
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two hours north of here
in Indianapolis, Indiana,
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something very
special is happening
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with Your Best
Pathway to Health, Dr. Lela?
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That is right.
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AWR is partnering with
Your Best Pathway to Health,
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the General Conference
in North American division
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and many other entities
for Pathway Indianapolis.
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Brothers and
sisters, I am so excited
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about this opportunity.
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Okay, so this is April 8 to 10?
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April 8 to 10.
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Three thousand
volunteers are needed?
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Yes, for 7,000
patients to be served.
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Amen. So we need you.
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Amen?
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Doesn't matter if
you are medical or not,
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we need you to volunteer,
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come serve and see how
the Lord is gonna bless.
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But before our time is done,
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something miraculous
happened just yesterday.
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Yes, it did.
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A group of us drove two hours,
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you just saw on the
screen just a second ago.
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We drove up to Lukas Oil field,
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we had the wonderful opportunity
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of meeting with the
government officials.
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And many of you
were here praying
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for that meeting.
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God did something, Pastor Kyle,
that we have not seen happen.
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We pay to pay for
the stadium, right?
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I mean, it's a big stadium?
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It is a very big stadium.
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The ticket price was
over, almost $500,000.
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And...
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And we got in there,
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and by God's grace
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we are so excited to tell you,
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just yesterday this city
has given us the function,
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the facility completely for free
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and they are even...
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Praise God.
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Praise God. Amen.
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And on top of
that, there even the city
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is in the
process of raising money
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to help the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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is bringing 70 to 80,000 people
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to that very same facility
a couple of months later.
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Amen? Praise God.
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Brothers and sisters, we
need you in Indianapolis,
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we need you in Papua New Guinea.
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Check out the website for
pathwaytohealthvolunteer.org
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to find out more information
about how you can be involved
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and help change your
life as we minister to people
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in Jesus' name as we prepare
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for the General
Conference session
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next summer in Indianapolis.
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God bless you. Amen.
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So I fell in love with
the idea of evangelism,
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when I fell in love
with a man named Jesus.
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And when I came face to face
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with his undying
love for me individually,
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I realized that he was someone
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worth losing
everything else for.
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And through the
course of my experience
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in being a follower of Jesus,
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and being evolved in
evangelism and in ministry,
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I came to realize
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that it can be a
difficult experience.
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But I've also found that
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it's the most
rewarding experience
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that I had ever gone through.
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And I have seen people
make decisions for eternity
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that otherwise may
not have had it not been
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for the worthy God has called me
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to do individually.
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So whatever
sacrifice has been involved,
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I have found to be well worth it
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because I found
someone who is well worth.
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