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Series Code: OTR
Program Code: OTR000806
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01:00 We'd like to welcome you to 3ABN on the Road.
01:02 My name is Jeannie Larrabee, and I'm here 01:04 with Danny Shelton and the whole crew. 01:06 And we're just excited today that you have joined us. 01:09 And, Danny, what kind of things 01:11 we're going to have on the program this afternoon? 01:12 Oh, we have a wonderful schedule. 01:14 One is this, we're going to get some young people involved 01:16 and they're going to come and share 01:17 some testimonies with us. 01:20 They're going to be doing some music for us. 01:21 And then we have the ACTS group here. 01:23 If you don't know what ACTS is, 01:25 you will know in just a little bit. 01:27 We're just privileged that they're here. 01:29 We have some special music by somebody named 01:31 Darell Marshall and John Lomacang 01:34 and my daughter Melody. 01:36 And we have Hal and Mollie Steenson 01:38 are going to be here, 01:40 so we have a lot of things going. 01:41 Just a whole live crew 01:42 and when I was waiting back the energy is just powerful. 01:45 Kids are singing, kids are talking, 01:47 they're on fire. 01:48 And here at Fletcher Academy, we want to welcome you. 01:50 For those of you 01:52 who may not be familiar with our school. 01:54 Fletcher Academy is located 01:55 in North Carolina near Asheville. 01:58 It has a secondary school and elementary school. 02:00 And we've had the privilege of being on Danny show before. 02:04 The elementary school does pre K-8, 02:07 and they're about 135 students. 02:09 The academy does grades 9-12, 02:11 and they have about 150 students. 02:14 But you know, now that you know 02:15 who we are and what size we are, 02:17 I want to tell you about the passion 02:19 that this community has for Adventist education. 02:22 And it's not just the teachers 02:24 and it's not just administration 02:25 or our CEO, Curt Watkins. 02:27 It is a group of people. 02:29 And if you come to our community, 02:30 you will know. 02:32 I have three churches who open up their wallets, 02:35 month after month, thousands of dollars 02:37 to make it affordable for kids to have a Christian education. 02:40 Amen. 02:41 And I want to say no matter where your school is, 02:44 make sure that you're supporting 02:46 Adventist education, 02:47 because you will meet young people today 02:49 and you will know, Danny, that Christian education 02:52 is making a difference in their life. 02:55 And just when you see their faces glowing 02:57 or where you see them singing about Jesus Christ, 02:59 you'll know that our church is in good hands for the future. 03:03 Amen. 03:04 Jeannie just needs to get a little more excited 03:06 about her school, doesn't she? 03:08 She's passionate and that's what I love about 03:11 when I come here between. 03:13 You talk to her, you talk to Rob here, 03:15 the academy principal, these folk love Jesus 03:18 and its infectious, these young people the things 03:21 that they they're doing, I'm always amazed 03:24 how you have them in the Lord's work 03:26 and they're loving doing it. 03:27 And, so it is a privilege to be here at Fletcher Academy. 03:30 And right here in the Fletcher area, 03:33 North Carolina. 03:34 For those of you watching around the world. 03:36 Thank you for your love, and your prayers, 03:37 and financial support 03:39 of Three Angels Broadcasting Network 03:41 as we endeavor to go into all the world. 03:44 Okay, so tell us we're going to have 03:46 some special music right now? 03:47 Well, yes, I'm a little partial, 03:49 one of the groups from Captain Gilmer 03:50 is going to be singing, 03:52 and it's a group that the children 03:54 have named themselves 03:55 "His Way" and that is with the capital H 03:58 because when they sing, they want you to know 04:01 that they're talking about Jesus Christ. 04:04 And they're going to do a song for us 04:06 that they did just recently at one of our concerts. 04:09 It's called the Rose of Bethlehem. 04:11 And it's referring to Jesus Christ as the rose. 04:15 How beautiful, how sweet is the Rose of Bethlehem. 04:19 Amen. All right, here they come now. 04:22 Let's make 'em welcome, all right. 04:23 Give 'em a big amen and praise the Lord. 04:59 There's a Rose in Bethlehem 05:05 With a beauty quite divine 05:10 Perfect in this world of sin 05:15 On this silent, holy night 05:21 There's a fragrance much like hope 05:26 That it sends upon the wind 05:32 Reaching out to every soul 05:37 From a lowly manger's crib 05:43 Oh, Rose of Bethlehem 05:48 How lovely, pure and sweet 05:53 Born to glorify the Father 05:59 Born to wear the thorns for me 06:15 There's a Rose in Bethlehem 06:21 Colored red like mercy's blood 06:26 Tis the flower of our faith 06:31 Tis the blossom of God's love 06:37 Though its bloom is fresh with youth 06:42 Surely what will be He knows 06:47 For a tear of morning dew 06:52 Is rolling down the Rose 06:58 Oh, the Rose of Bethlehem 07:03 How lovely, pure and sweet 07:09 Born to glorify the Father 07:14 Born to wear the thorns for me 07:21 Oh, Rose of Bethlehem 07:27 How lovely, pure and sweet 07:33 Born to glorify the Father 07:38 Born to wear the thorns for me 07:44 Born to glorify 07:47 The Father 07:52 Born to wear 07:56 The thorns for me 08:01 Glorify, glorify 08:04 Glorify, oh glorify 08:10 Glorify 08:14 Thy Name 08:19 Thy Name 08:36 Good afternoon, Church, and happy Sabbath. 08:40 You guys happy at Sabbath? Excellent. 08:43 My name is James Carter 08:44 and I have the privilege of being 08:46 the chaplain here at Fletcher Academy, 08:48 and it has been a blessing to be here. 08:50 My wife and I have been here for two years now. 08:52 We have the opportunity to work with 08:54 lovely young people like this. 08:56 We are going to share a little bit 08:58 about the opportunities 08:59 that God has given us to witness 09:02 to His hurting people. 09:05 You know, we are living in a sinful world 09:07 and there are many people out there that are hurting 09:09 and it is such a joy to be able to bring some, 09:11 some happiness into their lives. 09:13 Before we get started, I just wanted to kind of 09:15 share the mission of Fletcher Academy. 09:18 Fletcher Academy is committed to providing 09:22 a distinctly Adventist education 09:25 which prepares every young person 09:27 for a life of service. 09:29 And just real quick want to relate a story. 09:31 A couple weeks ago, we were at the nursing home 09:34 on our campus here. 09:35 And typically we have a bunch of young ladies 09:38 who come but on this particular Sabbath, 09:40 we had a bunch of guys and we had two young ladies. 09:44 We went up there, 09:46 they had made cards few weeks prior 09:47 and we were going up there 09:49 and handing out cards one group, 09:50 both, both groups were doing cards. 09:52 One group was singing songs and handing out cards, 09:55 the other group was handing out cards 09:58 and reading Bible passages to the residents up there. 10:03 At the end of our hour stay there, 10:06 and we were wrapping things up. 10:08 I said, "It's time to go now." 10:09 And I had some guys come up and say, 10:12 "It can't be time to go, we're enjoying this. 10:14 We want to stay here and spread more cheer and joy 10:17 to the residents here." 10:19 And you know, 10:20 that just filled my heart with joy 10:22 because, you know, it is a wonderful thing to go 10:25 and serve others. 10:27 And it was just so reassuring to hear from young people. 10:30 "Hey, we enjoy this. 10:31 We want to continue sharing God's love while we're here." 10:36 But anyway, we would like to share, 10:37 we had two different groups here. 10:39 We have a group that some participants that 10:41 went down to Las Tablas, Panama 10:43 on our spring break mission trip. 10:45 And we're also going to talk a little bit about 10:47 our week of prayer, which was a student 10:49 led week of prayer. 10:51 So to begin with, we'll ask Miss Caroline Christiansen. 10:54 She is a freshman at Fletcher Academy 10:57 and she was a valuable asset on our trip down there. 11:00 What was your... 11:04 Tell us a little bit about your experience? 11:07 Well, we were out there, and we went to this church 11:12 and we were getting it ready for dedication this fall. 11:14 So we were cleaning up and painting 11:17 and we did a mural for the little kids. 11:19 And that was a lot of fun. 11:21 But we ended up painting each other a lot. 11:24 You know, that happens when you're with your friends, 11:26 and you get let loose with some paint, 11:28 but, and we built a drainage system. 11:31 And we did prison ministries and so on and so forth. 11:34 Yeah, what was really neat, thank you for sharing. 11:36 What was really neat was 11:37 we had the opportunity to go into a prison, 11:40 our students will... Tell us a little bit of about 11:43 what you did before, prior to going into the prison, 11:46 you know, about the book, bags and stuff. 11:48 The bags. 11:49 We had to, we packed lots of bags, 11:52 with clothes and school supplies 11:55 and we took them out to their families 11:57 because they're trying to live without their fathers. 12:00 So we thought we would help the families out a little bit, 12:02 and get them some stuff that they really needed. 12:05 Yeah. 12:07 And what was really neat about the prison, 12:08 was that one of our students was actually able to preach, 12:11 he has done, had the opportunity to do 12:14 evangelistic series in India and in Africa. 12:17 And so that was tremendous preparation for him. 12:20 You know, as he went into this prison, 12:22 we had a translator, and he shared about God's love, 12:26 God's forgiveness, in the hope 12:27 that we as Christians can have 12:29 and how we're looking forward to heaven, 12:31 and it was such a blessing. 12:33 Our next student that we have here is Abby Herbert. 12:37 And Abby is also a freshman, we had a lot of freshmen. 12:40 So it's nice to see that we have a wide interest 12:44 and strong, we got a strong school, 12:46 young people who are coming up. 12:48 And Abby's going to tell us a little bit about 12:50 some of our outreach projects that we had. 12:53 Well, my favorite outreach project was 12:55 when we went out into 12:57 one of the really poor villages, 12:59 and we were just able to give them clothes 13:01 and just stuffed animals 13:02 and toys that people had given us 13:04 before we left, to give away. 13:06 And it was just so neat to see all their faces 13:08 then just light up 13:09 when you would give them just like, 13:11 a piece of candy or something. 13:12 And how grateful they were for absolutely anything. 13:15 And it's just, that was just really neat to see, 13:18 just like, whatever you give them 13:20 they'll just be so grateful for it. 13:22 Right. 13:24 You know, we take so many things 13:25 for granted in America 13:27 and just like she said, a tiny little piece of candy. 13:29 I remember this one, this one old man 13:31 was kind of like, oh, 13:32 they're just here for all those, 13:33 you know, young kids 13:35 and we threw some candy out, and he got a piece 13:36 and he was like, this is for me 13:38 and he just had the biggest smile. 13:41 It was incredible to see. 13:43 All right, we're going to start down here again 13:45 with Caroline and then we'll go down here. 13:47 Ladies just share real quick, 13:48 what was, how did this mission trip 13:51 impact your life and change you? 13:54 It really makes you think about what you have, 13:56 and how much you have, and how little they have 13:59 and so it makes you thankful 14:01 for what you have and makes you realize 14:04 how much you do have, even though 14:05 you don't think you have that much. 14:10 It impacted me in a way that 14:13 I don't think I could ever describe. 14:14 It was just like we were saying, 14:16 how you go there to bless other people 14:18 but instead you are the one that 14:20 become blessed you know 14:21 and helping the people and knowing that, 14:23 you know, God is using you 14:24 to touch the lives of those people over there 14:26 and knowing that you're a vessel 14:28 that God is using, so. 14:32 It really affected my life. 14:33 It's just like everything, we don't realize 14:36 how much we take for granted and just like, 14:39 how much, how little they have and how much we have is just, 14:42 it's just so neat to like, to realize what, 14:45 what all we have that they don't have, 14:48 they don't have any of that and it's just really, 14:51 it just shows you how much that you have. 14:55 All right, thanks so much for sharing. 14:57 All right, moving on to our next topic. 15:00 Student led week of prayer. 15:02 We have down here, Leus Bowman. 15:05 Leus is a senior, and she had the opportunity. 15:09 She was one of the many students 15:10 who had the opportunity 15:12 to speak for the student led week of prayer. 15:14 Leus, what was it that motivated you to be a speaker 15:18 for student led week of prayer? 15:21 Well, you know, it's very easy, especially as teenagers, 15:26 but I think as any Christians, 15:28 it's very easy to kind of fall 15:29 into the same kind of pattern and routine. 15:34 And just kind of forget our motivation, 15:37 forget our mission. 15:39 And I recently went to GYC, General Youth Conference. 15:45 And it's a really great place. 15:47 They say that they're preparing an army of young people. 15:50 And it's really awesome 15:52 because they get you on fire for God. 15:54 And it's great if you're on fire for God, 15:56 before you go there too. 15:58 But you can't leave without being on fire for God, 16:00 and they just really, just encourage you 16:05 and stuff to just reach out 16:09 and try to share the love 16:12 that you have for God with others, 16:13 and be on fire and don't let yourself 16:16 get lulled to sleep, 16:18 because so many of us are asleep. 16:20 And I just wanted to share that 16:22 and hopefully if anybody was asleep, 16:23 to wake them up. 16:26 All right, thank you very much. 16:28 Leus has also had the opportunity to speak up in, 16:32 was it Virginia? 16:33 West Virginia. West Virginia. 16:34 This last fall, they did an evangelistic series 16:37 with Pastor Baute of the Hendersonville Church. 16:39 So, thank you, Church, for sponsoring them. 16:41 We know that that was 16:42 a life changing experience for many, 16:44 many of our young people as well as those 16:46 that heard the message. 16:49 All right, our next student is Cecily Garcia. 16:52 Cecily is a junior at Fletcher Academy, 16:55 and she's going to tell us a little bit how, 16:58 about how this student led week of prayer came about? 17:02 Well, last year, we had the gymnastics team 17:05 from Greater Lakes Academy and Michigan, come over. 17:08 And they, it was just a great impact 17:10 because they didn't only do gymnastics, 17:12 but they were like, on fire for God. 17:14 They talked about God, they did skits about God. 17:17 And it was like, really spiritual, you know. 17:19 And so whenever we saw that, 17:22 we said, okay, well, we're thinking, you know. 17:25 There's so many young people out there 17:26 and usually young people listen 17:28 more to young people than they do to older people. 17:31 So we were like, well, 17:32 if there's young people out there doing that, 17:34 how come we're not doing anything, 17:35 you know, we should be doing something too for God. 17:37 We should stand up for God and talk about God 17:39 because He's done so much for us. 17:41 And the least we could do is do something, 17:43 you know what, like, speak for Him. 17:45 So we thought, okay, well, this week of prayer 17:48 instead of having an adult speak, 17:51 because adults are great speakers too, 17:52 but we just decided to have youth speak, 17:57 you know, like students speak. 17:59 And it was great, like, from the audience, 18:02 I didn't go up there and speak. 18:04 But from the audience I saw, you know, 18:06 and I saw these people go up there. 18:08 And I could tell that maybe they were nervous, 18:10 maybe yeah, they, they were little scared 18:12 of what people might think of that. 18:13 But the thing is, they stood up for God, 18:15 you know, and they did something for God. 18:17 And it made me think, to like, 18:20 I need to do something for God, 18:21 you know, I need to stand up 18:23 and share my faith to those, 18:24 because there's so many people out there who don't have that. 18:28 And we have the message. 18:29 So we need to talk about it and tell others 18:31 about the message that we have. 18:33 Thank you very much. 18:35 This is just part of our army of youth that, rightly trained, 18:40 will go into all the world. 18:42 God is working in a powerful way, 18:45 here at Fletcher Academy. 18:47 And we thank you for your prayers, your support. 18:50 And as these young people go throughout their lives, 18:53 it is our hope and prayer that they will leave 18:55 Fletcher Academy on fire 18:58 and emboldened to serve for our Savior. 19:01 Thank you for allowing us to share with you. 19:10 Thank you. 19:11 Next, I'd like to introduce my daughter Melody. 19:14 And Melody has Baby Jonah with her today. 19:18 Now, Baby Jonah is back there. 19:21 Some young ladies are taking care of him. 19:23 But I think we have another baby. 19:24 You have another one in here? Yes. 19:26 This one's, let's see you had Haley, 19:28 she's 13 and Jesse's almost 12 19:32 and you got Justin about 8 and Jonah or Noah,7. 19:36 Jonah, how many months? 19:37 Ten months Ten months, and this one... 19:39 This is baby girl. 19:41 A baby girl, okay, 19:42 after four boys to come in a girl, 19:44 four boys and then you have two others. 19:46 All together, you got eight. 19:47 All right, but we're glad that you're here 19:50 and glad that you're singing. 19:51 What are you gonna sing today? I can touch him. 19:53 All right, you're gonna do two songs? 19:55 Mm-hmm. And what's the second one? 19:57 I've just been with Jesus. Okay. 20:24 Desperately she pushed her way Through the crowd 20:31 They were crushing her now 20:36 They were crying aloud 20:40 But she didn't care It was her only hope 20:48 This was an issue of life 20:52 And she could no longer cope 20:58 If she'd ever be healed 21:03 If she'd ever be whole 21:07 Then He was the one 21:12 And she knew in her soul 21:17 She had to touch Him 21:21 Oh, she said I can touch Him 21:28 He is here within my reach 21:32 I can touch Him 21:36 Oh, I feel the healing flow 21:41 My faith will make me holy 21:46 It is Jesus and I can touch Him 22:01 There comes a time 22:04 When you give all you can give 22:09 You've exhausted your mind 22:14 You don't think you can live 22:18 Tormented by fear, 22:21 You face the unknown 22:27 People are there 22:30 Yet you feel all alone 22:36 Then you reach out in faith 22:40 And confess once again 22:45 Jesus is here 22:49 And there's healing in Him 22:54 You can touch Him 22:59 You can touch Him 23:05 He is here within your reach 23:09 You can touch Him 23:14 Oh, just feel the healing flow 23:18 Your faith will make you holy 23:25 It's Jesus 23:27 And you can touch Him 23:35 Oh, we can touch Him 23:39 He is here within our reach 23:44 We can touch Him 23:47 Oh, I feel the healing flow 23:52 My faith will make me holy 23:58 It's Jesus 24:01 And we can touch Him 24:06 It is Jesus 24:12 It is Jesus 24:17 And we can touch Him 24:48 I've just been with Jesus 24:53 I've just seen His glory 24:59 I've just felt His presence 25:05 As I feel it now 25:10 He is all I long for 25:16 There is no one I desire more 25:21 For I've just been with Jesus 25:27 And I am with Him now 25:33 Here in His place 25:37 My soul is satisfied 25:41 You have erased 25:45 The wounds I've tried So hard to hide 25:53 I'm learning how 25:57 To abandon all my fears 26:02 Each time I meet You here 26:07 I've just been with Jesus 26:13 I've just seen His glory 26:18 I've just felt His presence 26:24 As I feel it now 26:29 He is all I long for 26:35 There's no one I desire more 26:40 For I've just been with Jesus 26:46 And I'm with Him now 26:58 Nothing but you 27:02 That's all my eyes can see 27:06 Finally I've found 27:10 The place my heart Has longed to be 27:17 My own Jesus, 27:21 They don't matter any more 27:27 My will, my life is yours 27:32 I've just been with Jesus 27:37 I've just seen His glory 27:43 I've just felt His presence, 27:49 as I feel it now 27:54 He is all I long for 28:00 There is no one I desire more 28:05 For I've just been with Jesus 28:11 And I am with Him now 28:23 I've just been with Jesus 28:28 And I am with him now 28:47 You know, when my wife and I travel around the world, 28:50 we get a chance to meet some wonderful people, 28:52 that maybe we will never see again. 28:56 And we always say we're going to make 28:57 an appointment with you. 28:59 And so there may be some of you in Fletcher 29:01 that we will not see again. 29:03 But if we don't in this earth, let's make an appointment 29:06 to see you the third week in heaven 29:08 around the tree of life. 29:10 Now the reason I say that the first week 29:11 was spending with Jesus, 29:14 second week and I had to spend time 29:15 at the prophets and the apostles to find out 29:18 about all that God brought them through, 29:20 but the third week, I pray that this song 29:23 will encourage you that if we never meet again, 29:26 this side of heaven. 29:27 Let's make our plans to meet on that beautiful shore. 29:42 There are places I remember 29:47 Some have gone, And some remade 29:53 Some forever not for better 29:59 Some are gone And some's the same 30:04 All these places have Their moments 30:10 With people and friends 30:13 I still can recall 30:16 Some are dead And some are living 30:21 But in my heart I loved them all 30:35 But of all these friends And loved ones 30:40 There is no on compared With You 30:46 All these memories lose Their meaning 30:52 When I think of love as something new 30:57 Now I know I'll never lose affection 31:03 For people and friends I met before 31:09 I know I'll often stop And think about them 31:14 But in my heart I love You more 31:30 Soon we'll come to the end 31:34 Of life's journey 31:39 And perhaps 31:41 We'll never meet anymore 31:47 Till we gather 31:50 In Heaven's bright city 31:55 Far away on that 31:58 Beautiful shore 32:04 So if we never meet again 32:08 This side of Heaven 32:12 As we struggle thru this world 32:16 And its strifes 32:21 There's another meeting place 32:25 Somewhere in Heaven 32:29 By the beautiful River of Life 32:37 Where the charming roses 32:40 Bloom forever 32:46 And separations come no more 32:54 So if we never meet again, 32:58 This side of Heaven 33:02 I will meet you On that beautiful shore 33:21 Amen, see you there. 33:26 David Canther is my name. 33:27 I'm the founder of ACTS Disaster Response. 33:30 But first of all, 33:31 I'd like to say a very special thank you 33:34 to 3ABN and the partners of 3ABN. 33:37 If it weren't for 3ABN when ACTS Disaster Response 33:40 began some years ago, 33:42 we would not be able to respond with hurricanes, tornadoes 33:47 whenever they're happening across the country. 33:49 It's from partners like you that have made that possible 33:52 to go out and feed the survivors 33:55 of today's last day events. 33:58 So thank you very much. 33:59 I want to thank Danny, 34:01 he's been out in the field with us, 34:02 and down in Katrina when he brought a crew in, 34:05 and you'll see a little bit of footage of this on a CBS, 34:08 little footage here too today. 34:10 But they have been excellent in being able to, 34:13 to help bring the good news to hurting people today. 34:16 Well, ACTS actually has four new divisions 34:19 as it continues to expand and grow. 34:22 We have our DR 34:23 which is ACTS Disaster Response. 34:25 We actually have our CM, which is Creative Ministries. 34:29 We do a lot of creative things 34:31 happening around the United States, 34:32 especially in the Southeast. 34:35 And we have a couple of special individuals, 34:37 we have Nikki who is our new director 34:39 of Creative Ministries and Task Force interns, 34:42 who are with us for like a 10 month period of time. 34:46 We have Maritsa on the opposite end, 34:47 from Union College, working with 34:49 the International Rescue and Response. 34:51 That's our MD side, the medical side. 34:54 We have a Mobile Medical Hospital 34:56 at Union College 34:57 and a part of the students from Union College, 35:00 have been there assisting. 35:01 We did 2700, inoculations in Katrina 35:04 and continue to develop 35:05 the medical side of what ACTS does. 35:07 We also have an EDU side, which is our education side, 35:11 training going around in prayer rooms, 35:13 a lot of things to train our young people, 35:16 as an army of youth, amen? 35:18 An army of youth to be able 35:19 to respond in a significant way. 35:22 Well, ACTS is continuing to grow in a way that 35:25 some of you may have heard of Operation Compassion. 35:28 That's a worldwide organization 35:31 that has 18 warehouses across the United States 35:33 and around the world. 35:35 They have asked us that they said, 35:36 "We would like to actually sponsor you. 35:39 We like what you're doing out on the field. 35:41 Would you like our warehouses 35:43 of supplies to feed your kitchens, 35:45 and to feed and mass distribution? 35:48 And we said, "Yes." 35:50 And so from now on, actually, our name is kind of combining, 35:54 so it's ACTS of Compassion. 35:56 So you can see how God is moving and growing. 35:58 So that when we're out in the field, 36:00 millions of dollars of supplies 36:02 that go toward different organizations. 36:05 They can be bringing it with their semis to us 36:07 in the field as well. 36:09 Well, the last two tornadoes. 36:10 How many of you heard of the tornadoes, 36:12 The Lady Lake and Enterprise? 36:14 All right. 36:15 These are some of the students that actually were involved 36:18 in helping in those recent tornadoes. 36:21 I like to look at Fletcher Academy 36:22 as probably being 36:24 one of the best modeled schools. 36:26 We have over 13,000 volunteers coming from around the country, 36:30 helping us in the field, being that army, 36:32 but Fletcher is right on the top of that list. 36:35 Fletcher came out and was... 36:37 Let's give them a hand. 36:41 Oh, they're great young people. 36:43 And I tell you, what their role modeling 36:44 is that they are able to be seen 36:47 as being the hands and feet of Jesus, 36:49 because they work hard. 36:51 Do you know I've never had any trouble out of any of them, 36:53 because they're servants for God. 36:56 When they come out to the field, 36:57 they work hard and tirelessly, 36:59 from morning till night and even 37:01 into the night unloading semis. 37:03 Whatever they're needed to do, they're there to do it. 37:05 But I love it that they're missionaries right here 37:08 in the good old USA. 37:10 I thought I'd never lived to see the day 37:11 when people died for lack of water 37:13 in the good old USA. 37:16 But that's going on. 37:17 We're living in the last days, there will be more of it. 37:19 And we have a plan and a solution. 37:22 Actually, I'm now fully self employed. 37:26 You might call it independent ministries with ACTS. 37:29 I've been a pastor of 25 years, but now ACTS 37:31 is a fully independent ministry. 37:33 And so that's how we're able to keep moving forward, by faith. 37:37 I don't know where my salary comes from next month, 37:39 or to pay our different taskforce workers, 37:41 but it comes through partners like you. 37:43 So we want to thank you for that. 37:45 Now I'd like to introduce Yomara, 37:48 who is a very special individual. 37:50 She was out in the field with us in Lady Lake 37:52 where we did 13,000 hot meals, at Enterprise we did about 37:56 another 14,000 hot meals, but they were first responders 38:00 coming from Fletcher, she led the pack. 38:03 Fletcher was there once again. 38:05 Yomara, how did being out there 38:08 with the survivors affect your life? 38:11 Talk in. 38:12 Well, when I was there, and I saw the people, like, 38:17 they lost everything. 38:19 And I thought, like, I'm so thankful to God 38:22 because He gave me everything that I need. 38:25 And I have enough to live good. 38:27 And I just wanted to help them to, I don't know, 38:32 like build their house again or everything, 38:34 and I'm really thankful to God, 38:36 because He gave me everything that I need. 38:38 And, I, my relationship with God 38:43 is closer because, 38:45 I don't care about material things. 38:47 I just care about God in me. 38:50 Praise God, Yomara. 38:51 And that's an example of many of our young people 38:54 whose lives are changed forever, 38:56 when they come to realize how 38:57 when people lose everything, God is there. 39:00 Now we have Amanda, 39:02 who's a very special individual. 39:04 Now, Amanda, if you could share. 39:07 You work with somebody very special. 39:10 Fletcher went right across the road 39:12 to an individual where a lot of the media 39:13 didn't even know. 39:15 And nobody knew his house was back there 39:17 with an entire nursery 10 acres large. 39:20 What did you find at his nursery, 39:21 right across the road. 39:23 The media was focusing on the Church of God property 39:25 where a tent was set up and feeding. 39:27 But right across the road, you found their nursery. 39:31 Tell us about that nursery. 39:32 What did it look like when you got there? 39:34 And how did you impact Roger's life, that was there? 39:37 Well, we didn't really know a whole lot about 39:39 this situation until we got there. 39:41 And when we showed up this, this 10 acre property 39:45 where the buildings once stood, it was just completely 39:48 just the remnants of their buildings 39:51 of their cars of everything that they owned, their spoons, 39:55 you just see everything there. 39:56 And that's like their whole existence 39:59 of material things there and they had their nursery, 40:02 which was their source of income, 40:04 and thousands of dollars. 40:06 And the thousands of plants 40:08 that were just strewn everywhere, broken pots. 40:11 It was just incredible. 40:12 Now, Roger was crying to me 40:13 when I came over after you had left. 40:15 And he said, "I have never seen a group of young people 40:18 work so hard. 40:19 And they were able to let Jesus be seen through them." 40:24 And, you know, I asked him, I said, "Roger," I said, 40:27 "How is your relationship with God through all this, 40:29 you must just be at the bottom." 40:30 And he said, he said, "You know what? 40:32 I've realized I've lost everything. 40:34 But watching these young people 40:36 and seeing God in them I've," he said, 40:38 "I want to recommit my heart to the Lord." 40:40 We stopped there and we prayed together, 40:42 and we brought in counselors to work with him, 40:45 but it's just another example of somebody 40:47 who loses everything, 40:48 but is drawn closer to God through it. 40:50 If you want to be a partner in helping survivors, 40:53 you can be able to do so when you leave today. 40:55 There's little green things or you can go to the website 40:57 actsdr.org. 40:59 A-C-T-S-D-R.org, or you can go, 41:02 you can call them the toll free number 41:03 (866) 558-2287, 41:08 and be able to sponsor survivors for a $100. 41:11 And also these young people as they go out. 41:13 We're gonna show you a DVD right now, 41:15 that shows the recent tornadoes and how God used ACTS. 41:19 Thank you. 41:23 CBS News In Focus, responding to disaster. 41:26 The federal government can do it. 41:28 FEMA has some 3.4 billion tax dollars a year to spend. 41:32 And since its disastrous performance 41:35 after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA 41:37 has promised to move faster, 41:39 but sometimes the people 41:40 who show up first after a disaster, 41:42 are volunteers, 41:44 as national correspondent Byron Pitts reports, 41:46 volunteers with the American Spirit. 41:51 Thank you, kids. 41:52 Like so many tornado survivors, 41:54 64 year old Maryland Fisher, Lake Mac, Florida 41:58 is rebuilding her life one piece at a time. 42:01 I wish I had arms long enough to reach around all of you. 42:05 Maryland's surrounded 42:06 by volunteers from around the country, 42:08 all part of a Christian nonprofit organization 42:10 called ACTS, Active Community Team Services. 42:14 We have some great 18 year olds... 42:15 David Canther, a preacher who left the pulpit, 42:18 founded ACTS three years ago. 42:20 I love to rally business people, 42:22 volunteers from all over, college students, 42:24 high school students, to be on site 42:26 after disaster happens 42:28 within 24 hours, feeding people. 42:29 Canther calls this effort 'an army of everyone'. 42:33 Go teams bring food, water, supplies and medical services 42:37 straight into disaster zones. 42:39 When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, 42:42 ACTS hit the ground 42:43 There are trees all over the main highways 42:46 and we're cutting our way in, man, we're determined. 42:48 You cut your way into Louisiana? 42:50 Cut out way in there. 42:51 And so it was in all through the night. 42:54 It took us five hours to go five miles about. 42:58 Five hours turned into nine months. 43:01 In that time, ACTS distributed more than 43:03 $23 million in donated goods 43:06 and serve nearly a half million hot meals. 43:10 This trailer here is designed to be in the field. 43:12 It'll cook 200 pizzas an hour. 43:14 Oh, my goodness.. Acts has never received a dime 43:17 from the Federal or any State government. 43:20 Everything comes from private donations. 43:22 The goal, feed both the body and the soul. 43:27 Sound stages will be used 43:29 constantly for emotional therapy. 43:31 Emotional therapy? Emotional therapy. 43:32 You do more than just feed people? 43:34 They need emotional healing. 43:35 They have no theaters open, they have no power. 43:37 They have no TVs, radios for weeks. 43:39 They need more than that food and water to begin with. 43:41 Food and Fellowship. 43:44 There are 12,000 volunteers nationwide, 43:46 including students from 43:48 Christian colleges and high schools, 43:50 who are given time off from class when disasters strike. 43:54 How do I phrase this question in a sensitive way? 43:56 Are you guys just weird? 43:57 High school kids just wanna sacrifice their time. 44:01 When I know I have the ability to help somebody in need, 44:03 it makes me feel good to know that 44:05 they've been helped, you know, that I made a difference. 44:07 They've made a difference in Maryland Fisher's life. 44:10 A broken hand, fractured collar bone, 44:13 from the tornado that destroyed her home a month ago. 44:16 Her husband is still in the hospital, 44:18 and she's still waiting on FEMA. 44:21 They're slower than Moses. Forgive me. 44:24 But why are you even necessary? 44:25 We pay taxes. 44:27 We have organizations like FEMA. 44:29 There's a huge gap or a hole. 44:32 Faith based groups and others fill a tremendous need. 44:35 And that is we mobilize quickly. 44:37 We don't have to be paid. 44:39 We love doing efficiently. 44:41 What do you say to these kids when they come out 44:43 and there's sweeping up, and picking up? 44:45 I hug 'em and I tell 'em thanks 44:48 and I appreciate what they are doing. 44:51 And I just about cry on their shoulder 44:54 because they've been so good to us. 44:57 We love you, Maryland. 44:59 Well, I love all of you you. 45:02 It's hard not to, Byron Pitts, CBS news, Lake Mac, Florida. 45:08 And as we mentioned a bit earlier in the broadcast, 45:10 the first volunteers to go to Enterprise, Alabama, 45:13 after the tornado, last week, 45:15 were from that very group, ACTS. 45:30 I have found a deep peace 45:32 That I never had known 45:38 And a joy this world Could not afford 45:45 Since I've yielded control Of my body and soul 45:53 To my wonderful, wonderful Lord 45:58 If you know it, you can sing with me. 46:01 My wonderful Lord 46:05 My wonderful Lord 46:09 By angels and seraphs 46:13 In heaven adored 46:19 I bow at Thy shrine O Savior divine 46:26 My wonderful, wonderful Lord 46:34 All the talents 46:36 I have I have laid at Thy Feet 46:42 Thy approval shall be my reward 46:50 Be my store great or small 46:54 I surrender it all 46:57 To my wonderful, wonderful Lord 47:05 My wonderful Lord 47:10 My wonderful Lord 47:13 By angels and seraphs 47:17 In heaven adored 47:23 I bow at Thy shrine 47:27 O Savior divine 47:31 My wonderful, wonderful Lord 47:43 Thou art fairer to me 47:46 Than the fairest of earth 47:50 Thou omnipotent, life-giving Word 47:58 O Thou Ancient of Days 48:02 Thou art worthy all praise 48:06 My wonderful, my wonderful Lord 48:14 My wonderful Lord 48:18 My wonderful Lord 48:22 By angels and seraphs 48:26 In heaven adored 48:32 I bow at Thy shrine O Savior divine 48:39 My wonderful, wonderful Lord 48:51 My wonderful, wonderful Lord 49:03 I'm going to ask my buddy and friend, 49:05 Brother Darrell Marshall to come out. 49:07 Any of you ever hear Darrell sing before? 49:10 All right, they're not going to leave, Darrell. 49:11 You'll stay here, won't you? 49:13 Oh, I saw that. Okay. All right. 49:15 I started to say, well, these folks got excited, 49:17 I saw Darrell on the side cheering them on. 49:19 All right. 49:20 Darrell, tell us where you're from 49:22 in case somebody don't know you. 49:23 Where are you from? 49:25 I'm from Carmi, Illinois, born and raised there. 49:27 But right now I'm residing in Evansville, Indiana. 49:30 All right now you didn't like Illinois, 49:32 so you moved to Evansville? 49:33 Well, it was time for a move... 49:34 Time for a move. All right. 49:36 Time for a change. 49:37 And you're doing what, you're getting ready to go. 49:39 I mean, you sing a lot but you're getting ready 49:41 to do a big tour, I understand. 49:42 I do. This is my first major tour. 49:44 This is what I do. 49:46 Travel and sing across the country. 49:48 And because of the exposure of 3ABN, 49:50 I've been able to set up about two months of tours 49:55 and concerts out through the West and Northwest 49:58 and be with the Heritage Singers 49:59 for their Northwest tour in June. 50:03 So I'll be gone for about, on the road for 50:05 a little over two months. 50:07 Then you come back and visit us some more, right? 50:09 We appreciate Darrell, not only does 50:11 he have a great voice that God has given him, 50:12 but he's just a lot of fun to be around. 50:14 He's a happy excited Christian and my family and I, 50:18 we enjoy traveling with Darrell. 50:20 Thank you. I'd like to do an old song. 50:23 You've ever heard that song, just a closer walk with Thee? 50:26 Would you help me sing it? 50:27 Amen. 50:31 I am weak but Thou art strong 50:39 Jesus keep me from all wrong 50:48 I'll be satisfied as long 50:55 As I walk, Let me walk close to Thee 51:03 Help me sing this chorus. 51:05 Just a closer walk with Thee 51:14 Grant it, Jesus, is my plea 51:22 Daily walking close to Thee 51:30 Let it be, dear Lord, let it be 51:39 When my feeble 51:43 life is o'er 51:48 Time for me will be no more 51:56 He will guide me gently 52:00 Safely o'er 52:04 To Thy kingdom's shore, To Thy shore 52:18 Thro' this world of toils 52:22 And snares 52:27 If I falter, Lord, who cares 52:35 And who with me My burden shares 52:42 None but Thee Dear Lord, None but Thee 52:50 Now, help me sing. 52:52 Just a closer walk with Thee 53:01 Grant it, Jesus, is my plea 53:09 I'll be daily walking 53:13 Close to Thee 53:17 Let it be, dear Lord 53:22 Let it be 53:26 Let it be, dear Lord 53:30 Let it be 53:39 Amen. Amen. 53:41 How many of you believe that you are walking 53:43 as close as you can with the Lord? 53:45 Amen. 53:47 Don't we know that we could always walk a little closer? 53:49 Amen. 53:50 Seems like a little something comes our way 53:53 and we may stumble and fall. 53:55 But you know, God is always right there 53:57 to pick us up, isn't He? 53:59 Hey, man, aren't you thankful for that today. 54:01 The Bible says, "Praise be to the God 54:03 who is the father of all comfort and compassion." 54:06 And I'm glad He is my Heavenly Father today. 54:10 And I know that somebody asked me here, 54:13 a while back, "Well, 54:14 what do you drink from when your saucer overflows?" 54:20 And I said, Well, I don't know. 54:21 I thought about it for a minute. 54:23 And then I remember reading some scripture that said, 54:25 that God is a Father of comfort and compassion. 54:29 And just as the sufferings of Christ 54:30 flow through Him onto us, so our comfort overflows. 54:35 And so I thought about that question they ask, and I said, 54:38 "Well, I don't want to drink from my saucer. 54:42 When I'm that much blessed. 54:43 my cup overflows onto my saucer. 54:45 I want to be around others, 54:47 so that when this comfort overflows, 54:50 it will flow on to others, other hurting people." 54:53 There's hurting people all over the world. 54:55 And I see them all the time 54:56 when I travel and meet them 54:59 and I want to be able to encourage 55:01 and help and help comfort people. 55:04 Amen. Amen. 55:05 I want you to listen to this little song. 55:07 It's been requested that I sing this song, 55:10 and it's probably the most favorite. 55:12 It's called "Drinkin' from My Saucer." 55:23 I've never made a fortune 55:30 And it's probably too late now 55:37 Oh, but I don't Worry about that much 55:44 'Cause I'm happy anyhow 55:51 As I go along life's journey 55:57 I'm reaping better 56:00 Than I've sown 56:06 I'm drinking from my saucer 56:11 'Cause my cup has overflowed 56:16 A'int that good? 56:19 A'int got a lot of riches 56:25 Sometimes the going's rough 56:32 But I've got a friend in Jesus 56:39 And that makes me rich enough 56:45 I thank God for all 56:49 His blessings on me 56:52 And the mercy that 56:55 He's bestowed 57:01 I'm drinking from my saucer 57:06 'Cause my cup has overflowed 57:14 You know, my friend, 57:16 when sadness and sorrow Comes our way there, 57:19 doesn't seem to be much We can do about it. 57:21 But I remember one day, When I was at my very lowest. 57:24 I reached up into heaven 57:26 And I touched His precious nail-scarred hands. 57:29 God promised me that 57:30 He'd be faithful, to reach down, 57:32 Pick me up And restore me to new. 57:35 Do you love Him today? 57:37 Amen. 57:39 Yes. 57:40 So Lord, help me not to grumble And complain 57:47 About the tough rows that 57:49 I've hoed 57:56 I'm drinking from my saucer 58:01 'Cause my cup has overflowed 58:08 And if I should go on living 58:14 And if my way gets steep And rough 58:22 I'll not ask for Other blessings 58:28 'Cause I'm already blessed Enough 58:33 And this is my prayer For y'all today. 58:35 That I may never be too busy 58:42 To help another 58:44 Bear his load 58:50 You see, I'm drinking From my saucer 58:56 'Cause my cup has overflowed 59:02 Yes, I'll be drinking From my saucer, Lord 59:07 Oh, yes, I will 59:10 This cup has overflowed 59:17 Has your cup over flowed? 59:24 Yes. Amen. |
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