Welcome back, you know
Luke, I wanted to have you back
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on because I know we have
talked about this accident and
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I want to ask you again is
it difficult to talk about it?
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How do you feel about that
and what is your passion now,
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because you really
are passionate about life.
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We'll first it's not difficult
for me to talk about it at all.
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I notice a lot of
people, sometimes look
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surprised or shocked.
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Like he's not breaking
down or falling apart, or he's
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okay with talking about it.
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But I enjoy talking about
it with people and sharing
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what I've been through,
what God's got me through.
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That there is hope, that
there is a life after this.
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To me the world like I said,
earlier, nothing matters in
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this world except relationships
with people that I have
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and telling them about Jesus.
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God has really put a passion
in my heart, like I said,
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to be a missionary because
I don't want people to have
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to die not knowing
Jesus and not getting to spend
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eternity with Him.
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And that really had to been
huge for you because you know
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that Candace died in Christ.
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But you know that there
are millions that are dying
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without a relationship.
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Yeah and for me, I just can't
imagine what it would be like,
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I lost somebody but I
know I will see them again.
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Not knowing if I would
see them again or that they
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didn't know Jesus, I
don't want anyone to have
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to go through that.
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For me that would be
just a terrible thing
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to die and that's it.
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I mean there's nothing
else, it would be so hopeless.
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So talk to somebody
about what you believe about
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missionary work, what you
believe about who we are in
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Christ, because you know
we are ambassadors for Christ.
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You know all that
stuff, alright - Yep!
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I believe the missionary thing
is the best thing you can do.
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I mean you're out there
sharing Jesus with people that
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don't know anything about
it, that's the most important
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thing in life to me,
sharing God with other people.
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God has put a burden on my
heart that while I'm here in
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the states are out on the
missionary field to encourage
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other people,
at my age to do it.
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Because I grew up Adventist
also, but no one ever told
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me to give up everything
in this world and your life,
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give up your career,
money, retirements or whatever
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and just go serve God.
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And tell everybody about
God, nobody ever told me that.
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I honestly believe -
and you are saying that.
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You are saying you know what,
don't work on a career, we are
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ambassadors for
Christ that is our career.
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That is who we are,
don't worry about accumulating
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riches and all that kind
of stuff because they can be
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taken at any moment.
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Don't even worry even about
relationships because God is the
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only One that can control that.
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You are saying we are here
for a reason - that's right.
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Because even by a young
age I had started out working
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in tile at 16 years old.
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I became a tile setter,
I had a career, I made good
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money, I owned a few
houses, had nice cars,
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and I'm still young.
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It's not like
being totally rich, but
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experiencing having nice things,
money and houses and stuff.
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People always told me
when I have a house it will be
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better and all that
stuff or make good money.
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It was always like
this doesn't made me happy,
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it did nothing for me.
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It gave me more headaches
and more stress and more
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responsibility it wasn't
fun - bills - yeah exactly.
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So what I tell people now
is look, these worldly things
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do not matter.
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Let's get out there and
tell people about Jesus.
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I encourage people my age
because, and younger, we are
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young and have
energy and most of us are
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not as afraid as older people.
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Yeah because you know I'm
scared - people like well, at
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our age - I know what
you're saying - like the
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adrenaline rush is
well there you go - right.
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Go to Africa and
work with child soldiers.
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Go to Uganda or go to Ghana,
you really are saying that
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when you are younger you
can just step out in this and
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it's just a blast.
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Yeah - watching God
move, and watching miracles,
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and knowing that you
are a part of all that.
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I wanted to say God bless you
and thank you for joining us.
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I want to talk right now
about some times when you hear
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somebody that's so mission
minded and they are saying go
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out and share Jesus,
go out and share Christ.
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We can share Him
without saying a word.
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We can share Him by how we
laugh and talk to each other.
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You have heard this whole
family with other people that
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were coming out of
horrendous backgrounds.
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They were being administered
to, or this family would
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share Christ with them
just by how they held each other
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through this tragedy.
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So it is not about so much
a Bible study, it is not so
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much about saying the
right things, it is about being
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the right person,
knowing who you are.
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And who you are is
what is incredible, you are
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ambassadors for Christ.
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God comes in and
brings healing into our lives
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regardless of what slams
into us, regardless of what
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we are dealing with.
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And it says now literally
find out who I am, hook up with
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Me and form that relationship
and who you are every
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single moment of your
life becomes important.
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You are a missionary, you
are a minister all the time.
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And that sounds a lot
like a burden, it really isn't.
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It wakes you up, it wakes
you up to a world that is so
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real and so cool that everything
matters and everything changes.
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