Welcome to Zephyrhills, Florida.
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And it is great
to be in beautiful
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Florida tonight,
isn't that right, Danny?
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It's wonderful here and it's
about 72 degrees this evening.
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Yeah. I was standing outside
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without a coat on
just with my short sleeve
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and just
absolutely drinking it in.
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And I just want to rub
it in to all of those of you
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back in Illinois
and we're so happy.
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You know, Danny,
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one thing I've realized
is you have to do planning.
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When you're planning a schedule
you don't plan to be in Chicago,
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New York or Washington
this time of the year.
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And summer time
you don't plan to be
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down here necessarily either.
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But we're just
having a wonderful time.
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The people here in
Florida are so hospitable.
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And they're so nice to us.
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And the folks
at Florida hospital
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are doing a fabulous job.
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We're gonna be
talking about that tonight
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and about the health message
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that God has
given to His people.
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And I'm really looking
forward to this program
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because there's
some tremendous stories
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that are going to be told.
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And you know, Danny,
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in television 3ABN has
a very balanced schedule,
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very balanced program.
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We've got
preaching and good preaching
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and straight preaching.
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We have exercise programs
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that help people
be physically fit.
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And we have cooking schools.
We have nutrition programs.
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And we have programs that try
to help people to be healthier.
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And tonight,
we're gonna bring you
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a special program
called "A Healthy Hundred."
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We need to say a very special
hello to a friend of ours.
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You talked about
Chicago a moment ago.
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Our buddy John Lomacang is stuck
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under 2 feet of snow-- Yes.
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In Chicago and we
wanna say hi to you, John,
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but this is a very,
very special "Nightlight."
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It is. You know and
I wanted to say this.
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You know, when you
look at the Adventist
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system of beliefs-- Yeah.
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They were those
who said that well,
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the Lord just
gave us these beliefs.
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But the truth is men and
women went to the scriptures
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and searched and
found the beliefs.
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But there are two
things that came directly
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from the hand of God,
through vision to Ellen White.
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One was the
publishing work. That's right.
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Growing and
moved around the world.
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The other was
the health ministry.
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We operate one of the largest
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health hospital
systems in the world.
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And it has been a blessing
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not only to Seventh-day
Adventist as we'll see tonight
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but to the community at large.
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This ministry has helped untold
millions inside the church
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and outside of the church.
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Everybody we have
touched has been helped
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with this health message
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which is really
a health ministry.
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It really is. It
gives a great advantage
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and I think Ellen White made
a statement similar to this.
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The health message is as
a right arm is to the body.
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And I understand that because
a few years ago--of course,
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we're always trying to
get on new cable systems--
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we went to one of the
largest cable companies
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in America in New York city.
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And the people there--
vice president of marketing said
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we wanna watch the programming.
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So for several
weeks before we came,
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Moses and I went to
this large cable company.
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They began to watch. Some of
their employees began to watch.
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And she said, "3ABN is the
best kept secret in television."
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And I said, "Why is that?"
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She said, "You need to be on
every cable station in America.
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And I said, "Why?"
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She said, "Because
of your health message."
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She said, "Because
people will watch you."
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We--all of these other--
many of these other networks,
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the Christian
networks, she says,
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are all about what you're doing
and how happy they are now.
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And you're gonna go
to heaven but 3ABN--
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she said atheist wanna watch it
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because they care
about their health.
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She says,
"Muslims will watch it,
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the Jews will watch it,
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Catholics will watch it
because every one is interested
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and you guys are so balanced."
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And I remember that
and I praise the Lord.
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And I thought then
this is opening doors
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to get 3ABN on cable systems.
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And you know, tonight
we are going to meet people
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from all faiths
and all walks of life
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who have been touched
by this health message.
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And to me that's a wonderful
thing because we, you know,
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people are at different stages
in different places in life.
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And--but we all need to have
a greater measure of health.
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I--this healthy hundred
is such a tremendous thing.
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My wife's parents are
96 and 95 respectively.
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They've had tremendous
health all of these years
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and I really believe that
if you can be healthier longer,
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you know, you might live to
be a hundred but you might spend
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the last ten years in
a nursing home on a bed.
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You don't want that.
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I was in a place one
Sunday morning buying gasoline
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and somebody who was
running by and jogging.
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And I said to the person
as I was paying for my gas,
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I said, "That's what
I ought to be doing."
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And they said, "Why?" And
I said, "You'd live longer."
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And they said, "No,
you just die healthier."
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And-- but you know something?
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There's something
good about dying healthier.
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So you don't have those years
of lying there like a vegetable
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but you have active, good,
healthy years right up until
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it's time to go to sleep
and wait for the resurrection.
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Praise the Lord.
Well, tonight, Jim,
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as we all know we get
to shine the spotlight
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in our "Nightlight" series
on one of the, dare we say,
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flagship institutions of
the Adventist health systems
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that is Florida hospital.
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We get to learn about
the scope of the hospital,
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the extent of the hospital,
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the work and
reach of the hospital
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and the thousands, thousands
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and thousands of
lives that it is touching.
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And I am excited because I know
it's gonna be a good program.
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We're gonna hear a lot
of good stories this night.
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Yes, we really are.
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And I believe
that I am correct this
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that the Florida hospital system
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is the largest of the
Adventist health systems.
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And it has gotten
even larger lately
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with the inclusion
of a few more hospitals
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here in this very community
in the Tampa Florida area.
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And so we're gonna hear
about those a little later on.
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But right now, I
want to introduce
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to you Dr. Desmond Cummings.
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And Dr. Cummings is
head of Creation Health
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and he is the president of
the Florida hospital foundation
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and he is the vice president
of Adventist health systems.
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And, Des, we're just happy
to have you with us tonight.
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And I know you've
brought some guests
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because we have met
some of them already.
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Welcome, Jim, to Florida.
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On behalf of the
Adventist health systems
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welcome to "A Healthy Hundred."
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We want you to
imagine that for your life
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and it sounds like your in-laws
are already ahead of you.
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They really are and
they always stay ahead of me.
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At 96--one of the
things we looked at, Jim,
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was the fact that
America is in a health crisis.
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And we need the healthcare
reform throughout the nation
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and lot of that is going
to be around legislation.
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But the most important thing
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we can do is help
people live healthier.
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And the way that we think
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that will help them
live healthier is to realize
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there's an opportunity to add at
least 11 more years to your life
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if you follow what
we're gonna share tonight.
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So we invite them to
imagine a healthy hundred.
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The reason for
that is because in 2005,
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there was an alert sounded by
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the National
Institutes of Health.
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They said that a child born in
2005 would live five years less
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than the life
expectancy at that time.
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Life expectancy
2005, life expectancy
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for all of us is 78
years, for the average American.
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Life expectancy
for those children
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was projected by the
N.I.H. to be 73 years.
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I cannot imagine any
parent in America sitting down
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with their children and saying,
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"You're gonna live
shorter than I did.
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You're gonna have
more disease than I did."
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We have taken great
satisfaction in sitting down
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with our children and saying,
"You're gonna live longer.
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You're gonna live better
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because we've done our best
to leave you a better future."
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And I think that's
what Americans want to say.
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So instead of accepting
a 73 as the destination,
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we believe it's time to
imagine a healthy hundred.
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If you're running for
any office I'll vote for you.
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I like what I'm hearing.
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Well, as matter of fact,
I'm not running for office
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but I'm running for this
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and that is the hope of a
different kind of health reform.
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Because you see the Adventist
Health System was born in 1866
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in the midst of this
nation's need for health reform.
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In fact, our very
first institution was called
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the Western
Health Reform Institute
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because we
needed a health reform.
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We led America in health
reform in two significant areas.
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One was smoking
cessation because we never
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believed in any
kind of use of smoking.
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Now that was just against
the tradition of the day.
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If you went to
the doctors of the day
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and you had a cough the
most common prescription was--
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when you begin coughing, smoke
two cigarettes immediately.
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So you can imagine
how ridiculous that was.
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We said no because we
took a different approach.
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We looked and took our
message from creation health.
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The whole story of creation--
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I believed that the
visions of Ellen White
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and the ideas of
her husband James
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could be traced to the roots of
the biblical story of creation.
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And so what we're
saying to people in America
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today is you know what?
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We can either
create health reform
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by refusing to get people care.
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That's called rationing.
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Or we can create health reform
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by improving
the health of people
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and not needing as much care.
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And we think the
future is improving.
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And reason we're excited
about that is because you see
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Adventists have been recognized
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as being able to
live 11 years longer.
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In fact, U.S. news
in world report said,
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"If you want to live to 100,
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live like a
Seventh-day Adventist.
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That's right. This
has been recognized
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not only with U.S.
news and world report.
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National Geographic,
ABC news, Oprah, Doctor Oz,
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they are all recognizing
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the advantage of the
Adventist health message.
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Well, right now we want you
to look at a one minute video.
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Imagine living a
healthy 100 years
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by creating a
new era of wellness
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and medical innovation.
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Florida hospital
can help make it happen.
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What do you want
to do when you're 100?
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Visit healthy100.org.
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Well, Des, we've come a long way
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since the days
when Adventists pioneer
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Jay and Love Brooke got
paid for a summer's work
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with a bottle of
liquor and a ham.
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The Lord has taught us
some things about health.
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We've got some laws of health.
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Some principles of health
and they start with a 'c'.
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Why don't you walk us through
that and introduce your guests?
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Absolutely. Thank you, C.A.
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As a matter of
fact, the laws of health
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that we've taken our
eight principles of health
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from the Seven Days of Creation.
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As we studied the creation story
we found these eight principles
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really comprised the
Adventist health message.
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We've been practicing these
principles and teaching them.
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They actually
spelled the word creation.
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The 'c'--each one of the letters
of this series of principles
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stands for some significant
portion of the creation story.
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The first one is choice
and choice is a powerful story.
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Right here before me are
folks that are living it today
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because you see I am introducing
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you to Kathy
Moorman and Peter Bath.
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Kathy now lives
and works in Tampa
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in the university
community hospital.
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And the Adventist Health System
has been invited to be a partner
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with the
university community hospital.
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And we've just joined with
you to operate that hospital.
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Peter is coming there
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as the vice president
for Mission and Ministry.
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Now, Peter,
you're introducing people
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to the Adventist perspective
and they're making choices.
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But the first
choice this community made
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was they wanted
Adventist to be there
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because they like
the whole idea of our
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whole personal care
and our wellness ideas.
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Am I right about
that, Kathy? Yes, you are.
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In fact, Peter started
his weekly Lunch and Learns
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right after--I
think it was in October
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and he did a
couple of in services
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on the history of the Adventist
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and then he started
talking about Creation Health.
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And the first
chapter was choice.
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The second one was rest.
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And we came and we listened,
then we went and we read.
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And I've adopted it.
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So, Peter, you've been
doing these Lunch and Learns.
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Kathy came to
him. She got the book.
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She started reading it. And, as
she just said, she adopted it.
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Tell me about
the Lunch and Learns
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and the reaction
you've had among folks
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who have attended them.
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Well, on
September 1 of last year
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we walked in as new partners
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with the five hospitals of
University Community Health.
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And so often is the case--just
like 3ABN is the one of the best
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kept secrets and so is
the Adventist health message
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and who are Adventists and
so these Lunch and Learns--
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Did you know who
Adventists were before this?
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I googled. You googled.
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So you found out on Google.
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So, Peter, you had
an education process
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to just introduce
people-- To the whole idea.
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Absolutely, Des.
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To look at our
history, to look at our belief,
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to look at our theology,
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to look at our
Christ centered focus
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and the intentional application
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of biblical
principles to how we live.
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And it's met with a
wonderful context of faith.
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Now you chose Creation Health
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as one of the means to
make peopleaware of that. Why?
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Well, because Creation Health is
such a practical process I mean,
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it gets down to the
fundamental points of taking
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biblical teaching, just like
we change our oil in the car
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because the manufacturer tells
us to do it every 3000 miles.
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God's given us
the same instruction
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and following
that has been a great--
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Creation Health
is a wonderful way.
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Now Kathy took the book
I distributed in November
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and we talked about it.
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And Kathy then took this
book and started reading it.
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And what happened to
you over the holidays?
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Well, I read the
book and I adopted--
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well, I focused on three things.
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Nutrition, rest, and
interpersonal relationships.
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And so first I
started on eating out there.
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And then getting
a good night sleep
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which was very hard for me
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because I had
not been doing that.
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And then over
the holidays I said,
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"I'm gonna focus on my
family and my relationships.
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I got rid of all of
the extraneous stuff
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and it was a wonderful,
peaceful, loving experience.
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So you really had a Creation
Health Christmas? I did.
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Kathy is the
director of Pharmacy Services
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which is an
incredibly complex job.
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And she is handing out
medicine to sick people.
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And she's saying, "Hey,
here's a way we can stay well."
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Now not only that,
you're a scientist.
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So you take a
look inside the book
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and try to tear it apart
from the science standpoint.
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What did you find?
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I found that it
was a very soundly
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based especially
the rest and nutrition.
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And really
studied the nutrition part
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because that's what I
needed the most help with.
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And when I read it and I studied
and I looked at the whole
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balance of groceries--your
groceries, your drugstore,
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eating organic,
eating fruits and vegetables,
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it's made a
tremendous difference.
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I have a lot more energy
and I rest better at night.
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You are telling me that
you also have some folks
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that you've helped
regain their health
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because you're
actually counseling them.
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They're asking you what to do.
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Yeah, well, I have a friend at
work who's chronically got cold.
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Cold--and I talked to
her about the nutrition
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and I gave her some references.
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And she took it and she
actually went to the drugstore--
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the health food store to get
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some of the stuff
that I recommended.
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So you started out with
us as a business partner,
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moved to a mission partner.
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And now you see this
as a lifestyle partner.
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I really think
this is the best thing
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we could do for the healthcare
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'cause we're not
just treating sick people.
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We're treating the whole person.
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And that is the
unique difference
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of the Adventist health system.
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And that's why
Kathy made that choice.
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Kathy, the question
I wanted to ask you.
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Were these changes
dramatic or traumatic
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for you to
institute these changes?
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And were the results immediate?
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Was it something that
came over a long period of time
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or could you see
the results right away?
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Uh, some of the
results I saw right away.
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The sleeping-- getting--making--
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forcing myself to go to
bed at a reasonable hour.
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The nutrition took
a little bit longer.
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It was little
bit harder to adopt.
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The quiet
environment has been tremendous
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as far as reducing the stress
and the anxiety of my life.
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And when you
said quiet environment
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you're saying you
adopted a personal quiet time,
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a personal devotional life?
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Yes. Yes.
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What a blessing to be able
to not only deal with the mind,
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the body, and the spirit
and you told me you thought
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that was big difference in the
Adventist healthcare philosophy.
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So, Kathy, it's
great to have you with us.
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Thank you for choosing
to be a lifestyle partner,
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a mission partner
and a business partner.
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May God bless you as you
continue to advance your life.
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Peter, may God bless you
as you share this message.
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Absolutely, it's a
blessing. Thank you.
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And now-- I guess we're
gonna take a little walk.
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Absolutely. One
of the things, C.A.,
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that I think is so
vital for people is to really
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understand the depth,
a purpose and meaning.
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And I have a friend
Dr. Julie vanPutten.
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I'd like to
introduce you to her.
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I gonna put you
on-- in the middle there.
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Julie, welcome. Hello.
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Dr. vanPutten,
would you meet C.A.?
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And as a matter of
fact, Dr. vanPutten is
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the chief wellness
officer or the Florida Hospital
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Institute of Lifestyle Medicine.
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And she has one
question she asks folks
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when they come to
their-- as a matter of fact,
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when we start our physical
it's a very unusual question.
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I didn't
anticipate this question
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but you ask them a question
about their biggest choice.
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And one of those questions is,
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do you really want to
live a long and healthy life?
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Yeah, I can answer
that one. That's easy.
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Okay, what's the next one?
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And so the question that follows
that is based on your choices
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do you expect to
live a long, healthy life?
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Good question. Well, not again.
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Can you pass on any of these?
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No, this is not a
pass but then the most
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compelling question
is what is the reason?
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What is the compelling
reason that you would want
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to live a long and healthy life?
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What is the
reason to want to live?
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I think that, you know,
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that's really the core
of the way life is driven.
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Because many more of these
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scientific journals are
showing that the purpose in life
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and the
willingness to pursue life is
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what causes people to be
able to fight through disease,
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to be able to choose to live
longer and more effectively.
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Absolutely, we
know that the reason,
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the reason that
someone has within themselves
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really gives us the indication
of what is your plan to be here.
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We often have plans
for our bank accounts
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and for buying that house
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and for looking at
our children graduate
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but when you look at your plan,
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your daily plan for your
life does it reflect truly
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at its heart that
you have a plan to say
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that at my next ten, at
the next tenth birthday--
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for many of us
that's thirty, right?
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Or 40 or whatever that is.
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Do you see that in your
body you can be stronger,
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you can be more
alive, you can feel like
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you're living according to the
purpose that God put you here?
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That's a wonderful question
for a doctor to be asking,
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don't you think? Very much so.
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As a matter of fact,
when you talk about a plan--
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when you have actually
have the exit interview--
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Yes. Because you
had it with me. Yes.
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You actually ask folks to
do something about a plan.
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Explain that. When
we look at the plan
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we know that if you were
to look backward at your life
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and we would ask you what
would be three life lessons.
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That if someone
where writing your story
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and actually does
with the choices that
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we make everyday,
we write our story.
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Powerful, yes. Everyday
we're telling a story about
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what we believe is possible.
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And we say if you're gonna write
a story write an epic story.
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Make it a wonderful
story because the way
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we live our lives is
as a result of the stories
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we believe about our lives.
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And so in our exit
interview with our clients,
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with many of these
corporate executives
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who have very
high pressured lives,
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we say, "what
are the life lessons
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that you would want your
life to tell a story about?"
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And when you know what
those life lessons are,
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if you're very
clear about that then
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what do you see a year from now?
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And if you can have a vision
of your life a year from now,
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a year from now in which
you're stronger and healthier
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and more vital, when you look at
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the risk factors that
you are doing to yourself.
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Nobody else is
doing these to you.
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By what you're choosing to do
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or by what you're
not choosing to do.
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In the next 21 days if
I were to ask you to do
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something different, something
that you've never done before,
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in the next 21 days can you put
together a plan for your life
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that says you have a
story that's says I wanna live?
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So you see what a
powerful thing happens.
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The privilege that we
have and Dr. vanPutten has.
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We see over 500 top corporate
executives of the Fortune 500.
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Fortune 500 executives,
500 that have come to our place
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and the Lord has
given us an opportunity
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to ask these kinds of questions.
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Aren't you thankful that a
Christian doctor is sitting
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with these leaders
asking these kinds of questions
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about how choice is
being made in their life?
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And my question for you is how
would you answer Dr. vanPutten?
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Well, there is a big, big song
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about a great big
God and how great he is.
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C.A., that's one of
the first choices we make.
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Amen. It truly is.
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Jennifer LaMountain
comes now to sing for us.
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One of the best choices
we can make is to choose God
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and put him front
and center in our lives.
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Thank you, Jennifer.
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Though man may try to go
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Beyond the reach of space
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To crawl beyond the distant
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Glimmering stars
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This world's a room so small
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Within my Master's house
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The open sky
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It's but a portion of His yard
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The winter's chill
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May cause the tiny seed to fall
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To lie asleep till
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Waked by summer's rain
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The heart grown cold will warm
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And throb with life anew
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The Master's touch
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will bring the glow again
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How big is God
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How big and wide His vast domain
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To try to tell
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these lips can only start
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He's big enough to rule
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His mighty universe
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Yet small enough
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to live within my heart
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How big is God
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How big is God
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How big is God
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How great thou art
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How great thou art
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Then sings my soul
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My Savior God to thee
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How great thou art
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How great thou art
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Great is thy faithfulness
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How great thou art
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How great thou art
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Thank you so much,
Jennifer. What a blessing.
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And now this is not
only Jennifer's talent
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but her husband Lynell is our
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senior manager of
our outreach to churches
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and in particular specializing
00:27:38.55\00:27:40.01
in Seventh-day
Adventist churches.
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You are a dynamic power
couple teamed up to make
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this Creation Health
message come to life in churches
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but the second
letter of the acronym,
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if you look at the creation
story it begins with choice.
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Two trees in the
middle of the garden,
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we have to make our choice.
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God gave us the
freedom of choices.
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It's a wonderful power
that he imputes us with.
00:28:00.30\00:28:03.11
Making that choice
day by day is critical.
00:28:03.14\00:28:05.59
As a matter of
fact, some people say,
00:28:05.62\00:28:08.14
"Choice doesn't matter.
Your genes are what matters."
00:28:08.17\00:28:11.03
Recent researches showing that
up to 75% and some say 90%--
00:28:11.06\00:28:15.80
in fact, Dan Buettner,
the author of the "Blue Zone"
00:28:15.83\00:28:18.69
says 90% of your health is
depended upon your daily choice.
00:28:18.72\00:28:22.94
So, my friends,
God gave us choice
00:28:22.97\00:28:25.13
because he wants
us to exercise it.
00:28:25.16\00:28:26.90
And by exercising it you
can achieve great things.
00:28:26.93\00:28:30.40
And one of
those choices is rest.
00:28:30.43\00:28:33.11
And, Lynell, you have a
story about how people can get,
00:28:33.14\00:28:36.11
kind of, completely used up
just doing good, even pastors.
00:28:36.14\00:28:41.51
And it's
changed somebody's life.
00:28:41.54\00:28:43.01
One of my friends is a
conference administrator
00:28:43.04\00:28:45.86
as well as an associated
pastor of his local church.
00:28:45.89\00:28:47.79
A very large church, in
fact but it's hard to believe
00:28:47.82\00:28:49.59
you can be
Conference Administrator
00:28:49.62\00:28:51.12
and an Associate Pastor.
00:28:51.15\00:28:52.58
And the story I'm finding
is, kind of, typical as I work
00:28:52.61\00:28:54.83
with many
administrators and pastors.
00:28:54.86\00:28:57.91
He was at a meeting
where I recently shared
00:28:57.94\00:28:59.83
Creation Health's
presentation on rest.
00:28:59.86\00:29:02.45
And, in particular,
during that presentation
00:29:02.48\00:29:04.43
I shared some research
most people don't know.
00:29:04.46\00:29:06.96
It's from Wingard and Berkman
00:29:06.99\00:29:08.55
and their
mortality risk associated
00:29:08.58\00:29:10.35
with sleeping
patterns among adults.
00:29:10.38\00:29:12.18
And what I shared was
if you sleep fewer than
00:29:12.21\00:29:15.20
six hours a night or
more than nine hours a night
00:29:15.23\00:29:18.22
you cut your
lifespan by nine years.
00:29:18.25\00:29:20.68
Well, when the presentation
was finished this administrator
00:29:20.71\00:29:23.37
wanted to go for a walk with me.
00:29:23.40\00:29:25.47
And he was very
quiet and very reflective.
00:29:25.50\00:29:28.15
And he said, "You know,"
00:29:28.18\00:29:29.59
he said, "I get to bed at 2
in the morning and I'm up at 6
00:29:29.62\00:29:32.65
because of all my church
related responsibilities."
00:29:32.68\00:29:35.18
And he said, "My kids
deserve better from their dad."
00:29:35.21\00:29:37.71
And he said, "I
don't want to miss out
00:29:37.74\00:29:39.20
on nine years
of life with them."
00:29:39.23\00:29:41.20
So on that day
he committed to me
00:29:41.23\00:29:43.67
that he was going to build into
his life a lifestyle of balance.
00:29:43.70\00:29:46.42
So he'd get the rest
that he needed and deserved
00:29:46.55\00:29:48.51
so he can live life to
the fullest with this family.
00:29:48.54\00:29:51.08
God bless you as you
work with these ministers
00:29:51.11\00:29:53.05
and these churches and thank you
for that insight and that story.
00:29:53.08\00:29:55.80
Thank you, Des. So
thanks so much, Lynell.
00:29:55.83\00:29:57.89
And now I want to introduce you
to a doctor and her daughter.
00:29:57.92\00:30:02.11
Dr. Elmore and
her daughter Lilly
00:30:02.14\00:30:04.57
have actually
experienced some of this, C.A.
00:30:04.60\00:30:07.64
Their story is all
about the issue of rest.
00:30:07.67\00:30:11.51
I--I'm listening
with bated breath.
00:30:11.54\00:30:13.53
When I was pastoring, I pastored
a church of 2000 members
00:30:13.56\00:30:16.57
and communication
at Sabbath school,
00:30:16.60\00:30:18.25
director for the conference.
00:30:18.28\00:30:20.01
So I'm spleey and I don't
think I'll ever catch up again.
00:30:20.04\00:30:22.39
Hope I--the Lord is kind to me
and gives me some extra years.
00:30:22.42\00:30:25.60
As a matter of fact,
Dr. Elmore is really--
00:30:25.63\00:30:28.71
you were at a point of
exhaustion in your life
00:30:28.74\00:30:31.45
when Creation health came in.
00:30:31.48\00:30:32.85
But I don't want to start there.
00:30:32.88\00:30:34.25
I want to start back,
roll the picture back to 2002.
00:30:34.28\00:30:37.16
You're living in
Nashville, Tennessee.
00:30:37.19\00:30:39.23
What is your work there
and what is your practice?
00:30:39.26\00:30:41.83
I'm practicing
cosmetic dentistry.
00:30:41.86\00:30:43.98
You're practicing
cosmetic dentistry. That's true.
00:30:44.01\00:30:46.16
That's for the more
affluent people? Yes, sir.
00:30:46.19\00:30:48.69
And they are paying cash? Yes.
00:30:48.72\00:30:50.94
And so this is a
very good business
00:30:50.97\00:30:52.47
to be in, right? Yes, sir.
00:30:52.50\00:30:53.87
And then suddenly it happens--
something happens in your life.
00:30:53.90\00:30:56.65
And you give birth to what?
00:30:56.68\00:30:59.15
I have a son that has
been diagnosed with autism.
00:30:59.18\00:31:02.57
So baby boy-- Baby boy.
00:31:02.60\00:31:04.18
Diagnosed with autism. Yes, sir.
00:31:04.21\00:31:06.35
And this starts to
completely change you.
00:31:06.38\00:31:09.26
So you begin to do what?
00:31:09.29\00:31:10.66
Just really looking for places
where he can grow and develop.
00:31:13.08\00:31:16.48
And his needs were just
not being met in Nashville
00:31:16.51\00:31:20.83
so I was looking
all around the country
00:31:20.86\00:31:22.58
trying to find a place where
he could have a good education.
00:31:22.61\00:31:25.57
And you found a
place. And where was it?
00:31:25.60\00:31:27.60
In Jacksonville,
Florida at the Jericho school.
00:31:27.63\00:31:29.71
Jericho school in
Jacksonville, Florida.
00:31:29.74\00:31:32.03
But it would
require you to move.
00:31:32.06\00:31:33.43
So what did you decide to do?
00:31:33.46\00:31:35.19
I thought none of
this is going to matter
00:31:35.22\00:31:37.09
if my child can't be with me and
can't be here to enjoy with me.
00:31:37.12\00:31:40.23
So we left everything
and we moved to Florida.
00:31:40.26\00:31:42.78
Now, Lilly, you moved to Florida
00:31:42.81\00:31:44.94
for the sake of
your little brother.
00:31:44.97\00:31:46.34
But that took a lot of
things out of your life, too.
00:31:46.37\00:31:49.01
How did you make the move?
00:31:49.04\00:31:50.41
Well, I realized it
was the best for him
00:31:50.44\00:31:52.39
and I love my brother so much
and I would anything for him.
00:31:52.42\00:31:55.88
I'd, of course, pick up
and leave which is what we did.
00:31:55.91\00:31:58.65
And I would do it
anytime, you know.
00:31:58.68\00:32:00.21
So that was a great step of
faith on both of your parts.
00:32:00.24\00:32:03.45
Now you're a single mom
00:32:03.48\00:32:04.96
and so you had to go
there and you need to work.
00:32:04.99\00:32:07.81
But you cannot work
00:32:07.84\00:32:09.21
because your license
won't transfer from Tennessee
00:32:09.24\00:32:11.78
and Florida is not an easy place
00:32:11.81\00:32:13.23
to get a dental
license in oral surgery.
00:32:13.26\00:32:15.91
So you have a
different work engagement now.
00:32:15.94\00:32:20.09
Describe what that is.
00:32:20.12\00:32:21.49
I started working for the
Florida health departments.
00:32:21.52\00:32:23.86
And when I got there I realized,
00:32:23.89\00:32:25.53
oh, my goodness, all these
children have such great needs
00:32:25.56\00:32:28.17
and especially the
children with the disabilities
00:32:28.20\00:32:30.22
have no access to care.
00:32:30.25\00:32:32.09
So they have no
access to care to speak up?
00:32:32.12\00:32:34.52
In Florida today
at Shands hospital,
00:32:34.55\00:32:36.90
you were telling me
what the waiting list
00:32:36.93\00:32:38.83
is for children
with dental needs
00:32:38.86\00:32:41.18
that are on
Medicaid that can't pay.
00:32:41.21\00:32:42.78
What is it? And
have disabilities.
00:32:42.81\00:32:44.24
One of the moms
I treated last week
00:32:44.27\00:32:46.17
at Florida hospital
told me, there are over
00:32:46.20\00:32:48.56
a thousand children
on the waiting list.
00:32:48.59\00:32:50.37
And they are told it
would be over a year before
00:32:50.40\00:32:52.35
they are given an appointment
00:32:52.38\00:32:53.75
just for a
consultation not for treatment,
00:32:53.78\00:32:55.72
just for a consultation.
00:32:55.75\00:32:57.12
A thousand
children, that's huge need.
00:32:57.15\00:32:58.78
So you decided to
change your practice? Yes, sir.
00:32:58.81\00:33:01.30
That decision took
you to Florida hospital.
00:33:01.33\00:33:04.14
For we're --because
you went to hospitals.
00:33:04.17\00:33:07.02
Nobody wanted to do it.
00:33:07.05\00:33:08.42
Nobody wanted to do it because,
00:33:08.45\00:33:10.31
C.A., this is not a
money making business.
00:33:10.34\00:33:13.13
No, I think not.
00:33:13.16\00:33:14.82
It's not. People can't pay.
00:33:14.85\00:33:16.89
The government pays very
poorly for these children.
00:33:16.92\00:33:20.35
And so you come
to Florida hospital.
00:33:20.38\00:33:22.31
But now your background
is not of a Christian faith.
00:33:22.34\00:33:25.37
So you come without a
Christian faith background.
00:33:25.40\00:33:28.71
But you suddenly realize there's
something happening there
00:33:28.74\00:33:31.68
because as you approached
the director of surgery,
00:33:31.71\00:33:34.59
he tells you something because
you describe the problem.
00:33:34.62\00:33:38.24
You know it's not making money.
00:33:38.27\00:33:39.64
You know that the
surgery should actually,
00:33:39.67\00:33:41.43
probably, be
stopped at the hospital.
00:33:41.46\00:33:43.46
But he says to you something
different. What does he say?
00:33:43.49\00:33:45.53
He said, "Let the
little children come unto me.
00:33:45.56\00:33:48.59
And do not turn them away."
00:33:48.62\00:33:50.57
So he said "I can't forget
them. , suffer little children."
00:33:50.60\00:33:54.29
He actually
quoted Jesus' statement.
00:33:54.32\00:33:57.11
Now that impressed you because
you were walking by the chapel
00:33:57.14\00:33:59.91
on your way to surgery one day.
00:33:59.94\00:34:01.77
And as you're walking by that
chapel on your way to surgery
00:34:01.80\00:34:04.08
you heard them
singing, they invited you in.
00:34:04.11\00:34:06.30
And the pastor said something
that really struck you.
00:34:06.33\00:34:09.40
Yes, his message that day
and it's a group of engineers
00:34:09.43\00:34:13.28
that have a Friday
morning prayer service.
00:34:13.31\00:34:15.94
And it was before my surgery
time and I was just walking by.
00:34:15.97\00:34:18.67
I heard this
beautiful singing in there.
00:34:18.70\00:34:20.50
And I stopped in and they said,
00:34:20.53\00:34:22.27
"Will you come
and worship with us?"
00:34:22.30\00:34:23.77
And I said, "Sure." And
the message that day was--
00:34:23.80\00:34:29.56
I can't quote this
as well as you did but--
00:34:29.59\00:34:31.59
It's basically here
Jesus is talking to the people
00:34:31.62\00:34:34.73
who went and saw the--
saw the--those imprisoned.
00:34:34.76\00:34:37.77
He said, "Because you went
to see the least of these."
00:34:37.80\00:34:41.49
"When you do unto the least of
these, you have done unto me."
00:34:41.52\00:34:46.66
And I thought this is
such an amazing place.
00:34:46.69\00:34:49.53
People from the
engineering department,
00:34:49.56\00:34:51.35
people from the
director of surgery,
00:34:51.38\00:34:53.24
all have the same mission.
00:34:53.27\00:34:54.64
They're all on board with
the same mission of helping.
00:34:54.67\00:34:57.60
Now, Lilly, your mother
has made this a huge mission.
00:34:57.63\00:35:00.74
How many of these children has
she done surgery on this year?
00:35:00.77\00:35:04.07
I think 380.
00:35:04.10\00:35:05.52
That's 380 but that's
just a part of this year.
00:35:05.55\00:35:08.23
Last year, you
did over what? 863.
00:35:08.26\00:35:11.24
863, so you are on a record pace
00:35:11.27\00:35:14.73
with you and your partner to
try to care for these children.
00:35:14.76\00:35:18.17
But now you can
get weary doing good.
00:35:18.20\00:35:21.42
And you're almost exhausted
and it was 5:30 one morning.
00:35:21.45\00:35:24.53
You're driving into the
physician's parking lot.
00:35:24.56\00:35:27.16
You are in a line
and you are so tired.
00:35:27.19\00:35:29.76
You had leaned your
head back on your head rest.
00:35:29.79\00:35:32.18
And what happens?
00:35:32.21\00:35:33.58
And I said, "God, I'm so tired."
00:35:33.61\00:35:35.13
And I opened my eyes
and as I opened my eyes
00:35:35.16\00:35:37.34
I see the word
"choice and rest."
00:35:37.37\00:35:39.58
I looked down and it
says Des Cummings in it.
00:35:39.61\00:35:42.53
Went upstairs to
the surgery department.
00:35:42.56\00:35:44.27
I called the
Florida hospital foundation.
00:35:44.30\00:35:46.40
I said did Des
Cummings write a book?
00:35:46.43\00:35:48.46
They said, "Yes." I said,
"Well, can you send me a copy?"
00:35:48.49\00:35:53.23
So I had six
copies sent to my house.
00:35:53.26\00:35:56.57
And the
particular part of the book
00:35:56.60\00:35:59.03
that you really
focused on was this rest part.
00:35:59.06\00:36:01.97
Now, Lilly, it
started to affect you as well
00:36:02.00\00:36:04.56
because you all
00:36:04.59\00:36:05.96
decided not only were
you going to chapel on Friday
00:36:05.99\00:36:08.72
but you followed that pastor
on over to church on Sabbath.
00:36:08.75\00:36:12.06
Tell me about that,
going to church on Sabbath.
00:36:12.09\00:36:14.60
Well, I loved the church
because we got a hospital church
00:36:14.63\00:36:17.44
which is affiliated
with Florida hospital
00:36:17.47\00:36:19.05
and the church is amazing.
00:36:19.08\00:36:21.41
Like, I've got
involved. I taught a class.
00:36:21.44\00:36:24.39
It was really -- it's
a really great church.
00:36:24.42\00:36:26.83
So here you go
over to the church.
00:36:26.86\00:36:28.68
You begin to study
00:36:28.71\00:36:30.08
and even though you weren't
00:36:30.11\00:36:31.48
raised in a
Christian background,
00:36:31.51\00:36:33.32
he suddenly just
connected with you.
00:36:33.35\00:36:35.68
And one year ago,
what happened in your life?
00:36:35.71\00:36:37.86
We joined the
Florida hospital church.
00:36:37.89\00:36:39.57
You joined the Florida--
00:36:39.60\00:36:40.97
so both of you are now members
of the Florida hospital church.
00:36:41.00\00:36:43.78
And that whole
experience has been
00:36:43.81\00:36:46.16
encapsulating the
creation health into your life.
00:36:46.19\00:36:49.16
You're telling me
that creation health
00:36:49.19\00:36:51.21
is not just the
principle of rest.
00:36:51.24\00:36:53.86
It's the whole idea of
being at peace with God.
00:36:53.89\00:36:57.20
And now your life is
completely embedded in His life
00:36:57.23\00:37:01.83
and creation health
has become your story.
00:37:01.86\00:37:04.00
Now, Lilly, you had an incident
that's changed your life, too.
00:37:04.03\00:37:09.80
And you not only
have joined the church
00:37:09.83\00:37:11.40
but you had a point in which
your brother had an accident.
00:37:11.43\00:37:14.08
You were home
taking care of him alone.
00:37:14.11\00:37:16.19
He had an
accident. Tell us about that.
00:37:16.22\00:37:17.90
Well, my brother got
in a shoulder accident
00:37:17.93\00:37:19.65
and he fractured his shoulder.
00:37:19.68\00:37:21.49
And it was the
scariest thing ever.
00:37:21.52\00:37:23.60
And so my mom calls me
and she's like what do we do?
00:37:23.63\00:37:25.96
Where do we take him?
I'm like, this is pretty bad.
00:37:25.99\00:37:27.88
We need to go to the E.R.
00:37:27.91\00:37:29.28
So we go to the emergency
room, I'm all by myself.
00:37:29.31\00:37:31.38
I'm taking care of
my autistic brother.
00:37:31.41\00:37:34.19
And so it comes to
the point we have to go in
00:37:34.22\00:37:36.30
and I told them--I said,
00:37:36.33\00:37:37.70
"I have my autistic brother.
He just broke his shoulder."
00:37:37.73\00:37:40.41
So immediately they
brought some people.
00:37:40.44\00:37:43.17
He wouldn't go in the back
00:37:43.20\00:37:44.57
'cause he's really
scared, it is a scary thing.
00:37:44.60\00:37:47.42
And so they bring
people from child life
00:37:47.45\00:37:49.61
which is like nurses
that are trained to work
00:37:49.64\00:37:51.46
with these types of kids
00:37:51.49\00:37:52.86
and help them get
acquainted with the hospital.
00:37:52.89\00:37:55.41
And he's fine. He gets
back there and they care of him.
00:37:55.44\00:37:59.75
And it's amazing
00:37:59.78\00:38:01.15
how caring they are
with all their patients.
00:38:01.18\00:38:03.19
And at this
moment, at this moment,
00:38:03.22\00:38:05.62
you have not made
a career choice yet.
00:38:05.65\00:38:08.22
So what happens to you
about it at that moment?
00:38:08.25\00:38:10.53
Well, I knew I wanted
to be in the medical field.
00:38:10.56\00:38:12.34
And I have decided
I want to be a dentist
00:38:12.37\00:38:15.11
or a hospital administrator.
00:38:15.14\00:38:17.08
Hospital administrator.
I can recommend to you,
00:38:17.11\00:38:19.36
dentist, your mother will have
to talk to you about that one.
00:38:19.39\00:38:21.88
But hospital administrator, yes.
00:38:21.91\00:38:23.95
Now you have a
plan and you've decided
00:38:23.98\00:38:27.23
that you are going to
go to a certain university.
00:38:27.26\00:38:29.18
Tell me what university?
00:38:29.21\00:38:30.58
I would like to go
Southern Adventist University.
00:38:30.61\00:38:33.28
So God bless you as you as a
family progress in your journey
00:38:33.31\00:38:37.98
towards the wonderful
things that God can bring
00:38:38.01\00:38:40.78
through His Sabbath rest.
00:38:40.81\00:38:42.60
Just before they leave
00:38:42.63\00:38:44.00
and I would run a bit
longer than the segment
00:38:44.03\00:38:45.40
but I wanted to
congratulate you.
00:38:45.43\00:38:46.85
First on joining the
remnant family of God.
00:38:46.88\00:38:50.20
But God gave you a gift several
years ago of an autistic child.
00:38:50.23\00:38:53.45
Some people may
see that as a burden
00:38:53.48\00:38:55.35
but to you it was a gift.
00:38:55.38\00:38:56.75
And then He moved you along
00:38:56.78\00:38:58.15
from faith to
faith and grace to grace.
00:38:58.18\00:39:01.21
And now you may not be
making the money you made before
00:39:01.24\00:39:03.72
but you're making
friends on earth and in heaven.
00:39:03.75\00:39:06.35
And you can't count
that in gold and silver.
00:39:06.38\00:39:07.75
And I've got to tell you that
she donated to the establishment
00:39:07.78\00:39:12.27
of our surgery center
for children, our new one.
00:39:12.30\00:39:14.64
Made a major
donation and naming--
00:39:14.67\00:39:17.12
and named it in honor of the--
of the director of surgery.
00:39:17.15\00:39:21.00
And tell them what
you put on the plaque.
00:39:21.03\00:39:23.10
"Let the little
children come unto me."
00:39:23.13\00:39:25.13
"Let the little
children come unto me"
00:39:25.16\00:39:27.00
and you've passed
this on to your daughter.
00:39:27.03\00:39:28.66
So tell me about your daughter.
00:39:28.69\00:39:30.63
Well, she can
tell you the story.
00:39:30.66\00:39:32.09
After her brother got
hurt she was so impressed
00:39:32.12\00:39:34.24
with the care that he
received at the hospital.
00:39:34.27\00:39:36.43
Go ahead, Lilly.
00:39:36.46\00:39:37.86
I had a seventeenth
birthday, a year ago.
00:39:37.89\00:39:41.41
And I instead of
asking for gifts,
00:39:41.44\00:39:44.06
I asked my
friends to bring money
00:39:44.09\00:39:45.82
for the children's hospital.
00:39:45.85\00:39:47.64
And so over $600 was
donated on your behalf.
00:39:47.67\00:39:50.43
This is gonna be a
practice every year for her.
00:39:50.46\00:39:52.69
She is doing it again this year.
00:39:52.72\00:39:54.52
God bless you for investing
your life, your treasure,
00:39:54.55\00:39:58.27
your talent and
God's greatest gifts
00:39:58.30\00:40:00.85
that He has given you
back into His kingdom.
00:40:00.88\00:40:03.22
Because I believe it
will have eternal impact.
00:40:03.25\00:40:05.81
Because I believe Sabbath
was a day God made for love.
00:40:05.84\00:40:09.64
In six days God created life.
00:40:09.67\00:40:11.67
On the seventh
day God created love.
00:40:11.70\00:40:13.88
We are so
thankful that that love
00:40:13.91\00:40:15.58
is expressed in
your heart day by day.
00:40:15.61\00:40:17.84
And now we go to Jim
00:40:17.87\00:40:19.24
because he has one of the--
00:40:19.27\00:40:21.95
the officers of
Florida conference.
00:40:21.98\00:40:24.31
The president who has a
vision for healthy 100 churches
00:40:24.34\00:40:27.58
because this story
that you just heard
00:40:27.61\00:40:30.13
came from one of the
healthy 100 churches in Florida.
00:40:30.16\00:40:33.10
Jim, take it. Yes.
00:40:33.13\00:40:34.56
Mike, and the
environment is so important.
00:40:34.59\00:40:38.39
And in our
churches here in Florida,
00:40:38.42\00:40:41.73
what is the goal of setting
that type of environment?
00:40:41.76\00:40:45.86
Well, we began--as we began to
interact with Florida hospital
00:40:45.89\00:40:49.09
over the last few years, Jim.
00:40:49.12\00:40:51.32
We have noticed
that Florida hospital
00:40:51.35\00:40:54.13
is able to
minister to the community,
00:40:54.16\00:40:57.56
remain authentic
in their Christianity
00:40:57.59\00:41:00.38
and meet the needs of people in
wonderful and compelling ways.
00:41:00.41\00:41:04.07
So we began to ask ourselves,
00:41:04.10\00:41:05.59
how can we transfer this
same focus into our churches?
00:41:05.62\00:41:11.28
And we began to talk
and pray and think about
00:41:11.31\00:41:14.52
inviting churches to
become healthy 100 churches.
00:41:14.55\00:41:17.38
So today churches are conducting
creation health seminars
00:41:17.41\00:41:22.05
in order to help
their communities
00:41:22.08\00:41:24.13
come to know the abundant life,
00:41:24.16\00:41:26.61
a life that's full and whole
that Jesus wants to bring to us.
00:41:26.64\00:41:30.36
Are you encouraging churches
throughout the state to do this
00:41:30.39\00:41:33.83
or only just in the--in the
greater Orlando and Tampa area?
00:41:33.86\00:41:37.92
We have churches mainly where
we have Adventist hospitals
00:41:37.95\00:41:41.14
from just north of Daytona down
to Tampa along the I-4 corridor
00:41:41.17\00:41:46.46
but there are churches
all across the state now
00:41:46.49\00:41:48.86
who are beginning to say
00:41:48.89\00:41:50.26
we want to be a part of
the creation health emphasis.
00:41:50.29\00:41:52.78
We want to do something
that will make a difference
00:41:52.81\00:41:55.33
in the lives of the
people in our community.
00:41:55.36\00:41:57.34
And your churches are interested
00:41:57.37\00:41:59.06
not only in the
spiritual life of the individual
00:41:59.09\00:42:02.33
but the physical life as well
00:42:02.36\00:42:04.30
so they can have a
happier, healthier life.
00:42:04.33\00:42:06.79
You can be much more spiritual
00:42:06.82\00:42:08.36
when you're having good health.
00:42:08.39\00:42:10.39
We have so many
stories of how God is blessing.
00:42:10.42\00:42:13.69
A pastor down in Hollywood,
00:42:13.72\00:42:15.65
Nelson de Oliveira has
been diagnosed with M.S.
00:42:15.68\00:42:19.67
He joined an M.S. support group.
00:42:19.70\00:42:21.20
He began to teach healthy
100 recreation health concepts
00:42:21.23\00:42:25.11
to the people in his community
00:42:25.14\00:42:27.26
and in his church and of all
the people in his support group
00:42:27.29\00:42:31.32
he is the only one who is
not in a wheelchair today.
00:42:31.35\00:42:34.61
He attributes that to teaching
creation health principles.
00:42:34.64\00:42:38.18
Wow, that's tremendous.
00:42:38.21\00:42:39.58
And, Des, I know
that we have been seeing
00:42:39.61\00:42:42.11
some tremendous things
happen in Florida hospital.
00:42:42.14\00:42:45.13
Especially, as you work
together with the churches,
00:42:45.16\00:42:48.03
tell us about the new tower
at Florida hospital, would you?
00:42:48.06\00:42:51.31
I'd love to tell
you about the new tower
00:42:51.34\00:42:52.97
because what we
believe our hospital facilities
00:42:53.00\00:42:55.61
are to be is an environment
00:42:55.64\00:42:57.69
where we have a
sanctuary of healing.
00:42:57.72\00:43:00.57
And that brings us to the next
principle in creation health,
00:43:00.60\00:43:04.12
a sanctuary of healing.
00:43:04.15\00:43:05.52
And if you look at this
building you see a spire on it
00:43:05.55\00:43:08.40
because you believe
that every community
00:43:08.43\00:43:11.46
that has a hospital should
treat it as a cathedral of care.
00:43:11.49\00:43:16.05
And in that is a
spire that faces up to God.
00:43:16.08\00:43:19.23
And you'll notice that spire is
open with the face towards God
00:43:19.26\00:43:22.35
because it's a--in within that
spire we have conference room.
00:43:22.38\00:43:25.88
It's where all of
the care planning goes on
00:43:25.91\00:43:28.59
but, first of
all, we teach people
00:43:28.62\00:43:30.44
that we face God
00:43:30.47\00:43:31.84
for all good things come
down from the Father of lights.
00:43:31.87\00:43:34.59
And we light that
spire with His presence
00:43:34.62\00:43:37.06
and it ignites those
rooms with the ideas of healing
00:43:37.09\00:43:40.41
the whole person that
will cause people to experience
00:43:40.44\00:43:43.77
the eternal healing
of mind, body and spirit.
00:43:43.80\00:43:46.65
And, Jim, we couldn't be
more excited than to know
00:43:46.68\00:43:49.77
that the
environment that we create
00:43:49.80\00:43:52.13
is to bring us back
to God in the garden.
00:43:52.16\00:43:54.90
You see, He created
an environment where--
00:43:54.93\00:43:57.37
in which humans were to thrive.
00:43:57.40\00:43:58.79
It was a garden but the
fact is we now live in a jungle
00:43:58.82\00:44:03.00
but the truth is every week on
Sabbath the gardens open again.
00:44:03.03\00:44:07.92
We have the
opportunity to come back.
00:44:07.95\00:44:09.56
And every day we
can reshape our lives
00:44:09.59\00:44:12.88
and change the
environment around that garden.
00:44:12.91\00:44:16.03
You know, when I was
at the Florida hospital
00:44:16.06\00:44:18.08
not long ago you
showed me a mural.
00:44:18.11\00:44:21.51
And would you tell us a
little bit about that mural?
00:44:21.54\00:44:23.92
Absolutely, as
you enter the building
00:44:23.95\00:44:26.57
the first thing we
want to have is shape,
00:44:26.60\00:44:28.67
is the building speaks to you
00:44:28.70\00:44:30.16
from the exterior with
the tower and with the spire.
00:44:30.19\00:44:33.26
And then as you
enter the building
00:44:33.29\00:44:34.96
we have a three floor mural
00:44:34.99\00:44:36.86
that you see as you
come down the escalators.
00:44:36.89\00:44:39.19
That's three stories high.
00:44:39.22\00:44:40.99
It is a picture that depicts
all of the blessings of creation
00:44:41.02\00:44:44.58
and all the hopes of heaven.
00:44:44.61\00:44:46.07
So you find all those
mixed in this one picture.
00:44:46.10\00:44:48.80
It's called
creation and recreation.
00:44:48.83\00:44:51.28
And we believe that
this inspires people
00:44:51.31\00:44:53.34
to tell them what we're about.
00:44:53.37\00:44:54.84
And it creates an environment
00:44:54.87\00:44:56.38
that is not completely
toxic with all the things
00:44:56.41\00:45:00.32
that you would expect in
just a sterile environment.
00:45:00.35\00:45:03.67
But it is a place
that inspires the soul.
00:45:03.70\00:45:06.98
Well, you know there are
lots of things that inspire us
00:45:07.01\00:45:09.06
but I think nature is
one of those great things.
00:45:09.09\00:45:12.01
And working together with
some of the natural health laws
00:45:12.04\00:45:15.46
that you are working with--
00:45:15.49\00:45:17.41
recently I heard
about a video that you have.
00:45:17.44\00:45:21.32
Absolutely. In this video
you're going to hear a story.
00:45:21.35\00:45:25.07
A people who never
knew as to what it was
00:45:25.10\00:45:27.89
to have a Christian hospital.
00:45:27.92\00:45:29.71
A people who came
and were so influenced
00:45:29.74\00:45:32.48
by the power of the environment
00:45:32.51\00:45:34.49
that it changed their
lives and changed their future.
00:45:34.52\00:45:37.59
It's a story about
a young girl. Watch.
00:45:37.62\00:45:40.65
Most children have dreams.
00:45:50.18\00:45:52.44
Laura's was to swim with
the dolphins and she did.
00:45:52.47\00:45:56.86
This is a story
about a brave little girl,
00:45:56.89\00:45:59.50
her beautiful big heart.
00:45:59.53\00:46:01.33
And the impact her
short life made on others.
00:46:01.36\00:46:05.17
It's a story of
joy and hope and love.
00:46:05.20\00:46:09.05
My daughter Laura was diagnosed
00:46:11.41\00:46:13.16
on the day before her tenth
birthday with a brain tumor.
00:46:13.19\00:46:17.24
And we were then told that
we-- we couldn't do anything.
00:46:17.27\00:46:21.81
Laura was a full of life
girl. She'd long, blonde hair.
00:46:21.84\00:46:27.65
She was tenacious beautiful,
had a beautiful personality.
00:46:27.68\00:46:32.73
She was a really
kind hearted girl.
00:46:32.76\00:46:36.02
And then she-- I
was so proud of her.
00:46:36.05\00:46:40.01
When Laura was first diagnosed
00:46:40.04\00:46:42.15
we asked her
what she wanted to do.
00:46:42.18\00:46:43.96
And her dream was to
swim with the dolphins
00:46:43.99\00:46:46.25
and go to the
Disney parks in America.
00:46:46.28\00:46:48.61
So we booked up and we came,
00:46:48.64\00:46:50.39
and we went to Discovery Coach,
and swim with the dolphins.
00:46:50.42\00:46:53.79
That smile on her face
00:46:53.82\00:46:55.33
when she kissed that
dolphin for the first time.
00:46:55.36\00:46:59.83
It was worth every penny.
00:46:59.86\00:47:01.79
And, you know, seeing her around
the parks was--she was happy.
00:47:01.82\00:47:06.89
She was so happy.
00:47:06.92\00:47:08.29
We did all the rides.
We went to all the parks.
00:47:08.32\00:47:11.50
And we just had an absolutely
fantastic nearly two weeks.
00:47:11.53\00:47:14.18
And we just felt that God
had given her the holiday.
00:47:14.21\00:47:18.87
He'd given her the strength.
He'd given her everything.
00:47:18.90\00:47:22.00
And then towards
the end of the holiday
00:47:22.03\00:47:23.62
that's when she
started to go downhill.
00:47:23.65\00:47:25.86
She'd come in with
some numbness in her legs
00:47:25.89\00:47:27.90
which she had had
previously before she came in
00:47:27.93\00:47:32.83
and then I think the plane ride
just made it a little worse.
00:47:32.86\00:47:36.59
And--so she
came in and was just,
00:47:36.62\00:47:39.44
kind of,
complaining of a headache,
00:47:39.47\00:47:40.84
just general
weakness, not feeling great.
00:47:40.87\00:47:43.94
We were very worried
00:47:43.97\00:47:45.53
about coming to
hospital in a strange country.
00:47:45.56\00:47:48.22
But when we actually
walked through the doors
00:47:48.25\00:47:50.92
everybody was really
helpful and friendly.
00:47:50.95\00:47:53.13
We just noticed
the love, you know.
00:47:53.16\00:47:54.68
You just--we didn't realize
Christian hospitals existed.
00:47:54.71\00:47:57.86
But she was still
a normal teenage girl
00:47:57.89\00:48:01.03
and happy and watching T.V.,
hanging out with her brother,
00:48:01.06\00:48:06.91
hanging out--you know, very
interactive with the nurses.
00:48:06.94\00:48:09.96
She really thought that
she was getting better--
00:48:09.99\00:48:13.25
you know, and that we'd be
ought to go back to the parks
00:48:13.28\00:48:15.29
for the next couple of
days and fly home on a Monday.
00:48:15.32\00:48:18.18
And all of a sudden she's
got a dreadful pain in her head.
00:48:18.21\00:48:21.37
And the doctors came around.
00:48:21.40\00:48:24.35
They took her down for scan.
00:48:24.38\00:48:26.60
And when she was down
having scan I went in with her.
00:48:26.63\00:48:29.73
And her lungs
collapsed and all of a sudden
00:48:29.76\00:48:33.98
there was a crowd of
nurses and doctors all around.
00:48:34.01\00:48:36.63
And, um, the next
minute she is on life support.
00:48:36.66\00:48:42.22
And it went on from there.
00:48:42.25\00:48:43.81
I don't know whether
it was a doctor or nurse
00:48:43.84\00:48:45.90
but he got down on his
knees and he started praying.
00:48:45.93\00:48:48.85
And we were praying for her.
00:48:48.88\00:48:51.34
Just going, "Oh, Lord, just heal
her" you know, "just heal her."
00:48:51.37\00:48:54.92
Over that period of time,
00:48:54.95\00:48:56.67
we'd had, I think, three
pastors-- three or four pastors
00:48:56.70\00:49:00.67
coming to pray with us
for Laura's--for Laura.
00:49:00.70\00:49:05.31
We had respiratory staff,
00:49:05.34\00:49:06.84
respiratory nurses
praying on their knees
00:49:06.87\00:49:09.18
while they are treating her.
00:49:09.21\00:49:11.10
We have transportation
staff praying over Laura
00:49:11.13\00:49:14.79
and talking to my
family in the cafeteria.
00:49:14.82\00:49:19.06
And giving some encouragement.
00:49:19.09\00:49:20.63
My husband prayed, "don't
make her suffer," you know?
00:49:20.66\00:49:23.34
"If you want to take
her, just take her quickly."
00:49:23.37\00:49:25.65
My husband had
actually asked for a sign
00:49:25.68\00:49:27.49
about what was going to happen.
00:49:27.52\00:49:29.37
And just as he asked
that over the tunnel we came,
00:49:29.40\00:49:32.70
Poem lullaby, go to
sleep, go to sleep, and we know,
00:49:32.73\00:49:36.92
we had to let her go.
00:49:36.95\00:49:38.47
The--the feeling of love
that we got here with children,
00:49:40.01\00:49:43.52
the Florida children's hospital,
their unconditional love.
00:49:43.55\00:49:45.84
It was love shown to us
00:49:45.87\00:49:47.40
that we didn't expect
from people we didn't know.
00:49:47.43\00:49:52.24
And for us, we'd never
expected anything like that.
00:49:52.27\00:49:55.33
We feel being thousands
of miles away from home
00:49:55.36\00:49:58.67
that we would feel
totally isolated being here,
00:49:58.70\00:50:00.98
with what was
happening. But we didn't.
00:50:01.01\00:50:03.74
When we got home
and we shut the door
00:50:03.77\00:50:06.54
that's when we felt isolated.
00:50:06.57\00:50:08.64
The Aslett family was invited
00:50:18.92\00:50:22.01
to participate in
our 2004 memorial service
00:50:22.04\00:50:26.85
for those children who
had died at Florida hospital.
00:50:26.88\00:50:30.42
Our expectation was that
their participation would be
00:50:30.45\00:50:35.17
to send a picture
of their daughter.
00:50:35.20\00:50:37.39
The invitation arrived.
00:50:37.42\00:50:38.79
It was such a lovely invitation
with the yellow ribbon.
00:50:38.82\00:50:41.63
And I just knew I had to--
00:50:41.66\00:50:45.28
we had to come back
because they are family.
00:50:45.31\00:50:47.64
Because we had such
a positive experience
00:50:47.67\00:50:50.85
when we were at the hospital
00:50:50.88\00:50:52.25
even though our daughter died
which was very tragic and sad.
00:50:52.28\00:50:55.63
We thought the
care that we received
00:50:55.66\00:50:57.55
was just absolutely wonderful.
00:50:57.58\00:51:00.72
The purpose of the memorial
service is to bring together
00:51:00.75\00:51:05.03
the families of the
children who have died,
00:51:05.06\00:51:09.36
to bring them together
not only with each other
00:51:09.39\00:51:12.24
for whatever healing
environment that may provide.
00:51:12.27\00:51:16.50
We're just so glad we
came to the memorial service
00:51:16.53\00:51:21.54
because we wanted to try
to see some of the people
00:51:21.57\00:51:23.95
that helped us
and to thank them.
00:51:23.98\00:51:26.03
The service was lovely, the
harp playing. The solo singers.
00:51:26.06\00:51:32.69
We just felt, as we
walked into the church,
00:51:32.72\00:51:35.01
we just felt God's
presence in that church.
00:51:35.04\00:51:38.12
It was a really lovely feeling.
00:51:38.15\00:51:40.13
You know God was in it.
00:51:40.16\00:51:41.53
From the moment Laura was
diagnosed until the day she died
00:51:48.79\00:51:51.90
the hand of God
was protecting us.
00:51:51.93\00:51:55.24
Nobody ever wants
to lose their child.
00:51:55.27\00:51:57.76
You always want the healing
to be, a medical healing.
00:51:57.79\00:52:01.50
But sometime it just can't be.
00:52:01.53\00:52:03.72
But the way it happened
here, she didn't suffer.
00:52:03.75\00:52:07.05
She did what she wanted
to do and she died happy.
00:52:07.08\00:52:12.03
We know we're gonna see
her again but we're parents.
00:52:12.06\00:52:14.70
We had less than 12
years with our daughter.
00:52:14.73\00:52:17.60
And at times it's hard
00:52:17.63\00:52:19.30
but we have only
lost her for this life.
00:52:19.33\00:52:20.91
And this is a
short part of our life.
00:52:20.94\00:52:23.19
The time on earth
is the shortest part.
00:52:23.22\00:52:25.77
We have eternal life again
00:52:25.80\00:52:27.40
and we'll have
that with our daughter.
00:52:27.43\00:52:29.12
The timeless theme
00:53:00.64\00:53:03.87
Earth and heaven will pass away
00:53:03.90\00:53:10.81
It's not a dream
00:53:10.84\00:53:13.28
God will make all
things new that day
00:53:13.31\00:53:21.28
Gone is the curse
00:53:21.31\00:53:25.27
From which I stumbled and fell
00:53:25.30\00:53:31.30
Evil is banished
00:53:31.33\00:53:35.66
To eternal hell
00:53:35.69\00:53:40.84
No more night
00:53:40.87\00:53:45.90
No more pain
00:53:45.93\00:53:50.59
No more tears
00:53:50.62\00:53:55.44
Never crying again
00:53:55.47\00:54:00.38
Praises to the great I Am
00:54:00.41\00:54:08.38
We will walk in the light
00:54:09.86\00:54:14.69
Of the risen Lamb.
00:54:14.72\00:54:20.87
Look over there
00:54:20.90\00:54:23.99
It's a mansion prepared for me
00:54:24.02\00:54:31.02
Where I can live with my Savior
00:54:31.05\00:54:36.49
Eternally
00:54:36.52\00:54:43.94
No more night
00:54:43.97\00:54:48.88
No more pain
00:54:48.91\00:54:54.46
No more tears
00:54:54.49\00:54:58.54
Never crying again
00:54:58.57\00:55:03.73
Praises to the great I Am
00:55:03.76\00:55:11.73
We will live in the light
00:55:12.98\00:55:17.78
Of the risen Lamb
00:55:17.81\00:55:22.25
We will live in the light
00:55:22.28\00:55:27.69
Of the risen Lamb
00:55:27.72\00:55:35.69
Amen. Well done, Jennifer.
00:55:51.10\00:55:52.52
Thank you so very much.
00:55:52.55\00:55:54.68
We wouldn't feel right
00:55:54.71\00:55:56.08
if we went through this program
without giving something away.
00:55:56.11\00:55:59.78
We like to do that at 3ABN.
We like to give things away.
00:55:59.81\00:56:03.26
And our friends
at Florida hospital
00:56:03.29\00:56:04.71
have provided for us
tonight's free offer.
00:56:04.74\00:56:08.52
It is book entitled
"Creation Health Discovery,"
00:56:08.55\00:56:13.24
"Creation Health Discovery."
00:56:13.27\00:56:15.98
This is a book written by
Des Cummings and Monica Reed.
00:56:16.01\00:56:19.92
And it is our pleasure to
get this in the mail to you
00:56:19.95\00:56:24.05
if you will call us
618-627-4651, 618-627-4651
00:56:24.08\00:56:31.97
or email us at
freeoffer@3abn.org
00:56:32.00\00:56:37.94
That's freeoffer@3abn.org.
00:56:37.97\00:56:41.65
It would be our privilege
00:56:41.68\00:56:43.05
and pleasure to get
this right out to you.
00:56:43.08\00:56:45.39
This is something you
need to have in your library.
00:56:45.42\00:56:47.90
You can read it
and then share it.
00:56:47.93\00:56:50.17
You don't want to put this down.
00:56:50.20\00:56:51.57
This is gonna make
you healthy, happier,
00:56:51.60\00:56:54.36
dare I say, it will
make you even look better
00:56:54.39\00:56:56.40
if you follow the
things and practices
00:56:56.43\00:56:58.49
that we know work
that give you a great life
00:56:58.52\00:57:02.26
here on this earth as we prepare
00:57:02.29\00:57:03.93
for the higher citizenship
in the world to come.
00:57:03.96\00:57:06.72
It was my privilege
some years ago to co-produce
00:57:06.75\00:57:08.88
the Loma Linda
health study video two,
00:57:08.91\00:57:11.40
the promotional
video that was used
00:57:11.43\00:57:13.60
for the Loma Linda health study.
00:57:13.63\00:57:15.31
And one of the
things we found is that
00:57:15.34\00:57:17.02
when you follow
these health principles
00:57:17.05\00:57:19.42
there are benefits that accrue
00:57:19.45\00:57:22.56
from living a good wholesome
life, from getting the rest,
00:57:22.59\00:57:26.01
from making the right choices,
00:57:26.04\00:57:27.56
from giving your
life to the Lord,
00:57:27.59\00:57:29.38
from surrounding yourself
with people who encourage you.
00:57:29.41\00:57:32.24
You will live
healthier, happier, holier--
00:57:32.27\00:57:35.49
you'll have a
better life here now
00:57:35.52\00:57:37.42
as you prepare for
the higher citizenship
00:57:37.45\00:57:39.21
in the world which is to come.
00:57:39.24\00:57:40.61
Stay back. We're gonna
take a two minute break.
00:57:40.64\00:57:42.73
We'll be back
in just two minutes
00:57:42.76\00:57:44.28
for more of this
wonderful program, God bless.
00:57:44.31\00:57:46.53