Welcome back to mending broken
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people. The 3ABN miracle story.
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The construction
continued on what had only
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been a dream. The
Lord blessed the hard work
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at the new Three
Angels Broadcasting network.
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With a gravel road
in place Danny and Kenny
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Shelton took
another giant step of faith.
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So, we went to build
a building and we didn't
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know how big to
build, we didn't know what a
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building we needed, so
we go to built a building.
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My brother has one
end of a tape, we have a
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150 foot tape. So, we
said well trusses can only
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go, I think its 70 or
80 feet at the time 70 feet
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wood trusses. You know
free standing without post,
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so we decided okay we'll
go that distance if it's 70
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feet or whatever it
was. And so that's a width
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we'll make it, so I said
well how long you think we
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need Kenny, I don't
know? We stuck some posts in
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the ground, so I went
walking and I went down
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about 60, 70 feet
to make a rectangular,
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I said how's that looking,
he said well that's fine,
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so I said do you like
that, he suggested I walked
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a little further. I
ended up going a 100 feet;
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I said do you like that
and he said oh I'm really
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liking that, so I said if
you like this I bet you love
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this, so I went out about
a 120 feet. I said how you
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like it? He just from
the other end, his thumbs up,
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I said oh let's just if
we're gonna be a grizzly,
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that's be you know
going to be a bear,
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lets be a grizzly. You
know, so I went out the tape
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as far as we can
ago, it's about hundred;
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I think it's 150 feet or
160. So, I said do you like
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this, he said I love
it. That tape measure just
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kept growing and,
growing and expanding and
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you know the more, it
seemed like the more you
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step out in faith for
God, the more that he enables
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you to just take another
step. But you realize the
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first little bit taped
out, couldn't afford that,
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there is no way you can
build that you know within
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ourselves but all of a
sudden we're getting bigger
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and bigger and bigger
and both of us are saying
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God can do it. You
know a lot of times we step
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in the water and we
take baby steps now.
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When we live in a time
where God requires us to
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take giant leaps of
faith. And so it took faith,
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faith that maybe he didn't
realize, I didn't realized
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at the time but we
said, yes this is it,
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stretch that tape out
and then lets stretch it
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again. So, stretched out
the tape then stretched it
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a little bit further in
faith, believing that God
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can do it and God did
exactly. He did according to
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our faith, I believe we'd
stretch it another 100 feet
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or another 50 feet, he
would have done it too.
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I really do because God
was doing awesome things
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and he continues to do
those things. We put the
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corners in it, next day
we were building digging
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footings, that's the
size of the building then we
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decided, I used to do
floor plans and all that so
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little scales you know
drums so then we go home
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at night and draw up
the plans and how it fits on
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the inside, that's the
way we built the thing,
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we didn't have an
architect, we didn't have plans
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ahead of time. We just
dug it, took it get one
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step at a time, the
old song says one day at a
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time. So, on this we say
well let's dig the footing,
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God supplied everything
so far, he is not gonna let
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this thing just fill
up with water, he's gonna
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provide the money
for the concrete but we
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didn't have time to go
out, we didn't want to go
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beg, we just were
busy working literally both
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of us out doing our
work. So, we pray about it,
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go home my phone
rings, a lady says my name is
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Rosella McColpin and
we're from Collegedale,
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Tennessee, Chattanooga
area and we were going
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up to Wisconsin on a
little mission project my
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husband and I, he was
77 and I think she is 75.
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And said we were going
up through Illinois and we
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heard that you are
building this station,
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television,
Christian station, I said yes.
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And she goes can
we stop by and see
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what's you're
doing? I said sure.
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I did read a little two
paragraph article perhaps
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several months before
and so when I met this
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friend coming out of
the post office she had a
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tape of Melody, your
daughter's tape and she was
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excited because she
was going to go home play
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this tape. We had
made some contact with your
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folks and got a little
bit interest, so I said to my
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husband, I said why
can't we, we planned to be
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away a few weeks
anyway, what's the difference
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now if we take off and
go up and see what he's
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doing up there that
Three Angels Broadcasting
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thing. So, about a day
or two later here these
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folks came knocking
on our door, so we took
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them out, showed
them the property, showed
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them the drive way we
had so far, now we had
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this footings that we
were digging it weren't
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quite finished, but we
were about to finish each
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day, we prayed dear
Lord, you know it's your
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project, you have
to provide every need.
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So, we're there, these
folks come out and they
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were in a station
wagon, and they were just
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sitting there, they had
laid their tailgate down
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and set watches and
as we were digging and
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forming up the footings
and putting stakes in and
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you have to put the
stakes in, and then to
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level up you know to,
with the transit to make
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sure when you pour the
concrete it's all gonna be
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the footings, gonna be
leveled. So, they were just
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watching us, it's very
boring to watch that part of
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construction, it's not
like you're lifting walls,
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you know putting in
windows and doors and all
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of this, very boring.
They sat for hours and so
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then they said well we
want to stay all night,
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can we stay all
night? I said, sure.
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So my brother said
well I have got an extra bed
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room stay at our
house. We didn't know the
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folk. So, first day they
were there, come noon time
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we're hungry. So, I say
to them, hey so I said my
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brother maybe we
should go and eat we'll take
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them into Bonanza there
in Benton and I think it's
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four or five dollars,
you know all you can eat
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buffet. So, I said hey
would you guys like to go
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into Bonanza, Benton.
I said we will buy your
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lunch and they
said, you mean you eat at
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restaurants? I
said oh yeah sometimes,
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you know you travel
they said oh no we don't
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waste our money on
food and restaurants and I
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said you don't? What
do you when you travel?
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Oh well, we will bring
our own food, and I said
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but you leave from
home, you go to Wisconsin and
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you're able to have
food, summer, you know fall.
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And it's warm weather,
they said oh yeah we got
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food, said tell you what
we don't wanna waste any,
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go all the way to
Benton that's eight or nine
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miles why waste gas?
Why don't you just eat
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with us? They said. I
said wow well and you know,
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I don't know, they
said yeah come on over here,
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so we go to the car.
They had a, what we call
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Muskmelon, you know
and it was about this big
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around and probably it
was good a week before,
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but right now it looked
just a little overly soft for
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me and they pulled out
a can of green beans and
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had a can opener,
opened it up, green beans and
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they had a loaf of
bread. And they said,
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the guy said here look
just share this with us,
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where could you get a
better meal than this,
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and my mind said
Bonanza, you know McDonald's
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anywhere, you know
because I was shocked you
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know they said oh
no, we don't waste money.
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And they were so
frugal with their money.
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We were digging, I went
down the back on digging
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some footings like four
feet deep and I'll never
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forget what this man
said. He came up and I'm
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sure I was told you
like, this man didn't have
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two nickels rubbed
together but you know it was
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another man, so we
started to talk to me,
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he got out. And
you looked and he said,
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have you got money to
fill all these footings up
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because we were doing
the post and all we wanted
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to set them like four
feet of concrete and I said,
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no don't have the
money. He said you know it's
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gonna rain a day or
so, I said well that a risk
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go ahead, we were
going. He said well, you don't
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have the money
to put concrete in,
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and we said no we
don't right now but when
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we're finished we
will. He said yeah, right,
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he said if you don't
have money to put the
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concrete in here, he said
it's gonna fill up with water
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and you gonna swim in
it. At the end of the several
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days, I say its
several days I knew they didn't
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have any money their
car was old, they didn't
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you know, they
didn't spend money on their
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clothes very much,
they were nice people,
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they were clean, but I
said these folk don't have
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money, they said can
we meet with you before
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we leave and we said
sure. So, they come over
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to my brother's house,
so we went to meet with
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them and they said
we've been, the lady said,
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the man said I was
so impressed with what
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you're doing and that
the Lord impressed me to
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leave you a check for
$25000. Well, our jaws
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were like, you know
just dropped opened and
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I said 25000 before
that could get out she goes
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well yeah and, and,
and I want to be part of
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it too, so the
Lord's impress me to give
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$25000. They left us
$50000 which would be enough
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to get this thing
shelled up out of the rain no I
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didn't do the concrete
inside, didn't do the walls,
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didn't do the electrical,
but got us where we could
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work through the
winter. And so $50000,
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we are amazed at
that, these folks don't have
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any money what I
found out later, which was
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so incredible, the
folks did not have the money,
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they said hold those
checks for about three or
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four days, hold them,
don't spend them for three or
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four days, we said
okay. We waited three,
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four days I mean
whatever time they told us
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call the bank are
these checks any good?
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We didn't know what
to expect, yeah they're
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fine, we cashed them
immediately. Six months later
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they came up and said
you know, when we and the
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building was much
further advanced by then they
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said when we gave
you the $50000 we didn't
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have any money. We
went home and mortgaged our
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farm, we borrowed
$50000. Now, these are retired
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people in their
70s, pushing close to 80.
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We didn't have any
money but he said I bought
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some property and I buy
and sell property with a
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friend of mine and Bill
Hulsey is one who is now
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one of our board
members and we buy and sell
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property and he said
you know what I went home
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borrowed the money
against our house for this
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property and within six
months the Lord profited
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me $50000 on property
I had bought and sold.
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And made the profits;
the Lord gave him back
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every penny of that
$50000 that he gave us.
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I mean all you can
say that's a two hander;
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you know it's praise
the Lord. We didn't know
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what we were gonna
do and you all handed us
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two checks and we
pretty well could have just
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fell over and passed
out. You handed us two
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checks for $25000 a
piece or a total a $50000
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which was what we
needed to shield this and to
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take care of these
other equipment. And we were
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so totally amazed,
we gave the 25 one day
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and the next another
day. Yeah, and which surprised
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our own selves that
we made up our mind to do
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it. What I can't
understand we didn't miss
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it, I don't know
where the, money was back in
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the bank almost just a
few weeks and I've been
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telling this day they
were in from. During the
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McColpin's visit a
miracle confirmed God's guarding
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hand in the efforts
to build Three Angels
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Broadcasting
network. God would demonstrate
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his power through power
in the middle of nowhere.
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While Marvin and
Rosella McColpin were here,
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I get a phone call about
9 O'clock at night and it
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was from Clarence
Larson. Clarence said,
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the one who said this
will work, this area would
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work, Clarence calls me
and he says Danny I really
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got a problem here,
he said I'm in really
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concerned, what's that
Clarence? The three phase
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power, he said this
uplink station takes three phase
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power and I said and,
and he goes well a mile and
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half here, about a
mile and half after the main
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road, and there is hardly
there is nothing commercial
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there was already few
residential places. I doubt
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there is gonna to be
three phase power and I said
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so tell me what that
it means exactly Clarence?
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He said that means it
could cost a buku bucks,
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lots of money to
run three phase power,
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because it's
nearly from highway 34,
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it's about a mile
North then he goes I don't
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want to say quarter
mile or something to East
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and then back 1400 feet
and or. He said if we have
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to provide three phase
power that's gonna sink
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this whole project.
Farm land, I mean we are,
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we are talking about
an area that has soy beans
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and corn and wheat; we
are not talking about a
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developed area. I was
very seriously concerned
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about the fact that
might not have three phase
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power. And then if
we didn't have where was
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it adding how many
miles of posts where we have
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to put up and pay for in
order to get the power in.
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So, even at that time
I said Clarence God has
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provided everything
so far so I'm not worried
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about it, let's go out
and look at it. You wanna look
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at it tonight, I said
sure. So, Mr. McColpin was there
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well what's going on so
I told him, well I wanna go
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out with you. There
were three of us that was in
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the van at the time
and third person was
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Mr. McColpin and he
was wanting to consider
00:12:29.14\00:12:32.58
contributing to the
project and I called Danny,
00:12:33.18\00:12:36.18
well Mr. McColpin was
there telling him that this
00:12:36.72\00:12:40.56
project could be in trouble.
So, we took a flash light,
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drove out to highway
34 as we turn north on
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the road leads down
to the main 3ABN road.
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Clarence is looking up
and he said, there is no three
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phase power it's just
not here so we go all the
00:12:54.94\00:12:57.64
way down, he shine and
flash light out as we were
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driving the van. There
was no three phase power
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here he said, we get
all the way to the end of
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the road right in front
of where 3ABN where we go
00:13:04.91\00:13:08.48
Fonda Summers drive
way. We got into the vehicle
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and we drove out and we
got to looking and there
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was three phase power
right in front of the,
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right at the property.
So, it was not going to be
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a problem. And he goes
I can't believe it there
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is three phase power,
why in the world is there
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a three phase power right
here in front of the drive
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way. And I said well
Clarence I don't know except
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the Lord had this planned,
that's all there is to it.
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So, he said, well listen
there is two power companies
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this could be, I won't
give you the names of them
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but he said there is
two power companies and one
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of them is a little
cheaper than the other and the
00:13:49.92\00:13:51.36
way things are going
for you it's probably the
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cheap company, so why
don't you call them tomorrow.
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So, the next day I
called the cheap company and
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said yes we do own
that, and I said well we are
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gonna be doing a
building and we need three phase
00:14:01.10\00:14:03.57
power, well that's not
a problem we can get you
00:14:03.67\00:14:05.71
the three phase power
and I said why is there
00:14:05.81\00:14:09.18
a three phase power
and when you come from
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the east to the west
on 34, three phase powers
00:14:11.68\00:14:14.78
following the highway
about a mile before it gets
00:14:14.85\00:14:18.65
to 3ABN. It heads north
then it goes back through
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by a gravel road, it's
not a highway like most where
00:14:23.29\00:14:26.70
the three phase power
and then soon as it passed
00:14:26.73\00:14:29.33
where the property she
gave us is the very next
00:14:29.36\00:14:31.73
corner it heads back
again south right back out to
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the main highway 34. And
I said, I just want to ask
00:14:35.30\00:14:38.64
you this question, why
there is a power go off
00:14:38.67\00:14:41.64
with the main road
and he said you know that
00:14:41.68\00:14:44.28
happened so many
years ago, I have no idea.
00:14:44.31\00:14:46.58
Somebody had some
idea that it needed to be
00:14:46.75\00:14:49.68
there. The power
company couldn't mention why
00:14:49.82\00:14:51.62
they put that
three phase line there.
00:14:51.65\00:14:53.82
The power company said,
"just be thankful it was
00:14:53.89\00:14:56.06
there". And we are
very thankful that the Lord
00:14:56.09\00:14:58.56
had that there for us.
I think our whole power
00:14:59.39\00:15:02.13
to run power was like
$1800 and that was because
00:15:02.63\00:15:06.23
we run an underground
that 1400 feet but it
00:15:06.27\00:15:09.07
literally is at the
end of the drive way.
00:15:09.14\00:15:11.37
Years later I was up in
studio when Mr. McColpin
00:15:12.04\00:15:15.54
was here and I said,
"Mr. McColpin, you remember
00:15:15.58\00:15:20.15
whenever we went out and
we were talking about the
00:15:20.25\00:15:23.65
three phase power"?.
Yeah, he did you know and
00:15:23.72\00:15:27.86
I said, "you went ahead
and contributed to Danny's
00:15:27.89\00:15:30.43
project. You knew that
there were, we were just
00:15:30.49\00:15:34.10
starting, there was
bound to be other problems;
00:15:34.20\00:15:36.06
big problems that we
would need to address.
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And I said why did you
give the money to him?"
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And Mr. McColpin said,
"One time the Lord asked me
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to do a project and
I didn't do it, and I
00:15:50.91\00:15:54.38
always regretted it".
And he says, "I wasn't gonna
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make the same mistake
twice." Knowing all the people
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I worked around
probably 500 people at that
00:16:02.36\00:16:05.53
different time. Hearing
all the rhetoric from the
00:16:05.56\00:16:08.30
people of those two
crazy brothers, carpenter
00:16:08.33\00:16:11.33
brothers out there that's
erecting this huge building
00:16:11.43\00:16:14.20
and for what. We hear
that there are Seventh-day
00:16:14.47\00:16:17.61
Adventist you know we
will put a lot of hay in that
00:16:17.64\00:16:19.91
barn once they fold
and just things like that,
00:16:20.04\00:16:22.94
listening to that
everyday you know they wait
00:16:23.11\00:16:27.68
on you and but
yet the next time we
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would be there
doing it all over again.
00:16:29.58\00:16:31.35
I think Bruce would be
the first to tell you that
00:16:37.76\00:16:39.63
he is pessimistic,
that he, he hasn't more
00:16:40.20\00:16:42.53
pessimistic personality.
He would, he shook his
00:16:42.56\00:16:46.13
head over what they
were trying to do and would
00:16:46.20\00:16:48.90
say I don't know what's
gonna happen I don't know
00:16:48.97\00:16:51.04
what they are, this is
never going to work and yet
00:16:51.24\00:16:54.64
at the same time he was
one of the first one's there
00:16:54.81\00:16:57.45
to help whenever it came
down to the physical work
00:16:57.55\00:17:00.25
and building the building
and then the drive way and
00:17:00.75\00:17:03.62
all that kind of
thing. Bruce Chance was always
00:17:04.15\00:17:07.22
concerned for his two
brother-in-laws Danny and
00:17:07.29\00:17:09.96
Kenny Shelton. This
concern grew when one local
00:17:09.99\00:17:13.23
land owner blocked the
way for the infant 3ABN
00:17:13.40\00:17:15.96
construction project
to continue. He adamantly
00:17:16.03\00:17:19.03
opposed 3ABN to the
utmost and he you know he
00:17:19.10\00:17:24.64
made no bones about
it. He didn't like you,
00:17:24.71\00:17:27.28
he didn't want you
to there, he is gonna do
00:17:27.38\00:17:28.71
anything he could do to
prevent you from be in there.
00:17:28.74\00:17:31.25
He owned three sides of
the original seven acres
00:17:31.58\00:17:33.85
and so he was something
to deal with and anyhow
00:17:34.42\00:17:39.49
we'd come to the point
through construction that
00:17:40.06\00:17:42.86
we have went as far as
we could go without three
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phase power than
needed which was actually on
00:17:45.99\00:17:48.53
that road. So, we
get to the point Kenny
00:17:48.60\00:17:51.47
and I we get off the
roof from we came and down
00:17:51.50\00:17:54.34
and I'm the
doubting Thomas that I am,
00:17:54.70\00:17:56.50
I am saying what are
we doing, we are doing all
00:17:56.67\00:18:00.14
this work all this
construction. Putting all this
00:18:00.18\00:18:02.31
make towards such that
and we can't get the most
00:18:02.38\00:18:05.15
elementary central
thing power, what are you
00:18:05.35\00:18:08.18
gonna do, we don't know.
We are gonna pray about it.
00:18:08.32\00:18:12.25
So, we had prayer and
literally with in five minutes
00:18:12.35\00:18:18.33
after prayer. Kenny and
I just had time to get back
00:18:18.99\00:18:20.96
up on roof doing
what we were doing.
00:18:20.96\00:18:22.66
Truck pull in, you know
that drive way is a quarter
00:18:23.67\00:18:26.03
mile long. So, it's
quite a waste to the entrance
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of it, I seeing pull in
I turn to Kenny and I say
00:18:30.07\00:18:32.81
Kenny here comes
trouble and so we get down
00:18:33.01\00:18:36.75
notified Danny who is
coming and we meet him
00:18:38.48\00:18:42.52
when he comes in and
it was just a miraculous
00:18:42.72\00:18:45.65
change he did. I mean
it was a 360 turn around
00:18:46.22\00:18:48.82
change for him. He said
that God had spoken to him
00:18:48.92\00:18:52.89
and revealed to him
that not to stand in the way
00:18:53.60\00:18:57.03
and he was not want to
stand in the way of this
00:18:57.57\00:19:02.77
and that he would
offered them more ground,
00:19:02.84\00:19:05.41
he would or sell them at
a very economical price if
00:19:05.61\00:19:09.24
they needed to
expand. He would sign the
00:19:09.41\00:19:11.18
easements that day
for them to continue on
00:19:11.45\00:19:16.02
whether, which was
extremely big and it touched
00:19:16.05\00:19:21.86
me, because at the
time I know, you know that
00:19:21.89\00:19:29.66
could not have
happened without God intervened,
00:19:29.73\00:19:33.74
it just could not
have happened. One miracle
00:19:34.30\00:19:37.34
after another
happened and where he could see
00:19:37.37\00:19:42.44
the God's hand was in it
the pessimism grew smaller
00:19:42.71\00:19:46.51
and the optimism grew
larger because then he
00:19:46.75\00:19:49.88
would come home and
say there was no money
00:19:49.92\00:19:53.19
and, and they ordered
this and it came and Danny
00:19:53.32\00:19:55.56
had the exact amount in
the mail, the check was the
00:19:55.66\00:19:59.09
exact amount. Amount
that, it was gonna become
00:19:59.19\00:20:02.60
a reality and it was
something far bigger and far
00:20:02.73\00:20:08.40
greater than these
two ignorant brothers
00:20:08.47\00:20:12.14
that's trying to
accomplish something that's
00:20:12.24\00:20:16.14
accomplishable by
people in our minds at that
00:20:16.18\00:20:21.25
time. Despite impossible
odds by human standards
00:20:21.38\00:20:24.55
the 3ABN project
continued in the middle of farm
00:20:25.12\00:20:27.86
land in Southern
Illinois. Soon the miracles of a
00:20:28.09\00:20:31.43
television station to
reach the world would spread
00:20:31.49\00:20:34.13
but not without
opposition. We are still at
00:20:34.66\00:20:41.64
this point singing in
churches and so we travel on
00:20:41.80\00:20:44.71
weekends and sing, we
want to build the television
00:20:44.87\00:20:47.41
station but you know
still have to something
00:20:47.44\00:20:50.08
weekends but I use
this as an opportunity,
00:20:50.11\00:20:52.68
I am so excited here
we have charismatic pastor
00:20:53.21\00:20:56.32
donating $100000
worth of Camera equipment,
00:20:56.95\00:21:00.12
television equipment we
have a Methodist lady in
00:21:00.16\00:21:03.26
her 70s donating you
property talked to a Baptist
00:21:03.29\00:21:07.86
engineer working for
charismatic station whose
00:21:07.93\00:21:11.37
helping Seventh-day
Adventist do the technical
00:21:11.80\00:21:14.70
work and to be able
to put together an uplink
00:21:14.74\00:21:16.87
station to reach the
world. I am so excited about
00:21:17.07\00:21:19.67
it but people call us
because they know us as
00:21:19.77\00:21:22.24
the singers. So, we
go to church just to sing
00:21:22.28\00:21:24.75
but I can't sing very
much because I am too busy
00:21:25.05\00:21:27.75
having to share this
story. I was in California and
00:21:28.18\00:21:31.72
I was up front
fairly large church and I am
00:21:31.82\00:21:34.49
telling about this television
station we sing a song
00:21:34.52\00:21:37.33
or two or three, then I
say I got to tell you what's
00:21:37.36\00:21:39.56
happening. So, I am
excited about it, the pastor
00:21:39.63\00:21:42.36
who is sitting down
towards the front got up
00:21:42.40\00:21:44.27
and walk towards the
back. So, I could see him
00:21:44.30\00:21:46.77
in the back by the
foyer behind the last fuse.
00:21:46.87\00:21:49.40
And I am saying in the
Lord's blessing and we are
00:21:49.44\00:21:51.84
gonna build the
television station to reach
00:21:51.87\00:21:53.64
the world and I seem
go like this. Yeah, I do
00:21:53.68\00:21:56.54
remember that, we
were signing some other
00:21:56.58\00:22:00.08
church I think California
and my dad started telling
00:22:00.15\00:22:03.65
about 3ABN and the
pastor was standing in the
00:22:03.69\00:22:06.76
back and he was doing
this, we couldn't figure
00:22:06.79\00:22:09.76
out why you know, he
didn't want my dad to
00:22:09.79\00:22:12.83
tell about it, and you
know, I didn't understand
00:22:12.96\00:22:15.56
why? You know I was
a child and couldn't
00:22:15.63\00:22:19.37
understand why people wouldn't
00:22:19.43\00:22:20.77
believe what he was saying.
00:22:20.90\00:22:22.24
Word begins to get
around, a couple guys Danny
00:22:29.51\00:22:32.98
and Kenny Shelton
are building a television
00:22:33.01\00:22:35.22
station to reach the
world and things are starting
00:22:35.25\00:22:37.62
to happen they got
property, they got money
00:22:37.65\00:22:41.19
for the drive, they got
building going up all these
00:22:41.29\00:22:44.23
things were happening.
So, I heard about this
00:22:44.33\00:22:46.73
meeting out at a media
center out in California
00:22:46.76\00:22:50.70
where would be
broadcasters whether its
00:22:51.10\00:22:53.47
radio or television,
layman that they were going
00:22:53.70\00:22:56.47
to help with in and
said why don't you all come
00:22:56.50\00:22:58.47
out we have
workshops, we have seminars you
00:22:58.51\00:23:01.08
can learn about building
a television, not building
00:23:01.11\00:23:04.25
television station but
learned about doing programs
00:23:04.31\00:23:06.75
for either radio or television
and it's basically you
00:23:06.82\00:23:11.05
know you give a
little bit amount of money,
00:23:11.09\00:23:12.49
it wasn't very
much but three days.
00:23:12.62\00:23:15.66
So, I said you know, may
be I should go out there,
00:23:16.19\00:23:18.43
I should go meet some
of these people see people
00:23:18.49\00:23:21.26
at this media
center learn what we can,
00:23:21.30\00:23:23.73
so I told you him all
against education so I said,
00:23:24.03\00:23:27.74
may be we should go
out and get what we can.
00:23:28.37\00:23:29.70
I'll do my three days
of education so I go out
00:23:29.77\00:23:32.31
to this media center
and so we are there and for
00:23:32.37\00:23:35.71
the first day or two
people are getting up
00:23:35.74\00:23:38.15
introducing
themselves and the speaker says
00:23:38.28\00:23:40.42
the commentator who
was very well known I had
00:23:40.85\00:23:43.69
programs on
national programs said,
00:23:43.79\00:23:46.02
why don't you come up
give your name and what
00:23:47.99\00:23:50.36
are you doing and
what's your ministry.
00:23:50.39\00:23:51.93
Well, people get
up and say well we are
00:23:52.46\00:23:53.93
developing a one minute
radio spot, a health tip
00:23:54.00\00:23:57.47
on such and such
channel down in, you know
00:23:57.90\00:24:00.10
Huntsville, Alabama,
or we are doing this one
00:24:00.17\00:24:02.50
you know this little
five minute spot that will air
00:24:02.70\00:24:05.67
once a week on a local
radio station in Lincoln,
00:24:05.81\00:24:08.78
Nebraska. And
people would go they were
00:24:08.94\00:24:11.51
clapping you know
they praised the Lord,
00:24:11.65\00:24:13.45
I mean two or three
hundred laymen from all
00:24:13.48\00:24:15.65
around the United
Sates doing something as big
00:24:15.82\00:24:18.62
as this one guy got
up. And he said, they said
00:24:18.65\00:24:21.96
what are you doing? He
said well I am developing
00:24:22.06\00:24:24.63
a half hour television
program that will show once
00:24:24.96\00:24:27.76
a week on a program in
Florida. And people went
00:24:27.86\00:24:30.50
oh, they were shocked
and he said you are doing
00:24:30.83\00:24:33.54
a half, do you know
how much money that takes
00:24:33.60\00:24:36.10
for a half program.
The guys said yeah we've
00:24:36.14\00:24:37.87
already done some;
well that's an amazing
00:24:37.91\00:24:40.31
accomplishment. You
gonna do a half hour and then
00:24:40.41\00:24:43.48
pay air time to a local
channel there, oh yeah and
00:24:43.55\00:24:46.78
it will reach you
know 50000 people of what
00:24:46.95\00:24:48.72
having and people
were that's just awesome.
00:24:48.75\00:24:51.35
So, I'm waiting for two
days thinking boy I really
00:24:51.99\00:24:54.12
want you know this
chance so finally he says
00:24:54.22\00:24:56.62
it's my turn. What's
your name, where are you
00:24:57.76\00:24:59.76
from? I am Danny
Shelton, Southern Illinois and
00:25:00.10\00:25:01.86
what you gonna be
doing? I said, well the Lord
00:25:02.06\00:25:04.13
impressed me to build
a television station that
00:25:04.17\00:25:06.87
will reach the world
with an undiluted Three
00:25:06.90\00:25:08.94
Angels messages,
one would counteract or
00:25:09.00\00:25:11.27
counterfeit and he
looked him and he said,
00:25:11.44\00:25:13.81
do what? I said to build
a television station that
00:25:14.14\00:25:16.44
will reach the world, who
is? I said well the Lord's
00:25:16.48\00:25:19.65
impressed me to build
the television station to
00:25:19.71\00:25:21.48
reach. You are gonna
build a television station
00:25:21.68\00:25:23.89
to reach the world?
And you can hear a pin drop
00:25:24.09\00:25:26.86
the whole place
nobody was clapping,
00:25:26.89\00:25:28.82
no one was cheering
there were all just quiet,
00:25:28.89\00:25:31.19
just staring. And he
goes do you have any idea
00:25:31.26\00:25:34.56
what you just said?
And I said well no not
00:25:34.73\00:25:37.57
really other than I am
supposed to build this.
00:25:37.60\00:25:39.47
He said let me ask you a
question his whole tenure
00:25:39.93\00:25:42.90
dropped, changed of
this talk. You know he'd been
00:25:43.84\00:25:47.78
happy smile he says,
do you have any idea what
00:25:47.81\00:25:51.05
it costs to build the
television station to reach the
00:25:51.08\00:25:53.48
world I said no,
you don't have any idea,
00:25:53.52\00:25:56.85
is it going to cost a
half million, is it gonna cost
00:25:57.05\00:25:59.12
five million. I said I
don't know. So, I began to
00:25:59.69\00:26:04.56
think either I'm not
talking plain or he doesn't
00:26:04.66\00:26:07.00
hear me because he
would keep repeating himself,
00:26:07.03\00:26:09.03
but you're gonna
build a television station,
00:26:09.43\00:26:10.87
but you don't know if
it cost a half million or
00:26:11.03\00:26:13.20
five million, and I
said no sir I don't. He said,
00:26:13.47\00:26:15.10
let me ask you
something do you have a
00:26:15.20\00:26:16.87
prospectus and I
thought to myself, prospectus
00:26:16.91\00:26:20.01
I don't even know what
that? I never heard that
00:26:20.14\00:26:21.74
word. I said I don't
guess, you don't have a
00:26:21.81\00:26:24.98
prospectus, he had his
mic in hand interview him,
00:26:25.18\00:26:27.32
you don't even have a
prospectus, and I said
00:26:27.48\00:26:30.42
well I don't think so.
Well, either you do or you
00:26:30.49\00:26:32.79
don't so do you have
one or you don't and I
00:26:32.99\00:26:36.12
thought to myself well
since I don't know what
00:26:36.36\00:26:37.86
the word means I
guess I don't have one.
00:26:37.89\00:26:40.06
So, I said know I
don't and then he looked at
00:26:40.56\00:26:43.73
people, he doesn't
even have a prospectus he
00:26:43.77\00:26:45.80
is gonna build a television
station that will reach
00:26:45.83\00:26:47.94
the world he said. He
has no idea what it cost,
00:26:47.97\00:26:50.61
no prospectus so
finally I heard myself say to
00:26:50.64\00:26:53.61
my sake you don't
sound very excited. I said I
00:26:53.78\00:26:56.64
would have thought
at this meeting that you
00:26:56.71\00:26:59.15
would be excited, you
were excited when people
00:26:59.18\00:27:01.78
said they are gonna do
one minute radio spot or
00:27:02.08\00:27:04.59
extremely excited if
they are gonna do a five
00:27:05.09\00:27:07.09
minute health tips
somewhere and somebody to
00:27:07.26\00:27:09.69
do one 30 minute
program was just of the charts.
00:27:09.72\00:27:13.63
But if I am gonna
build a television station to
00:27:14.10\00:27:16.16
reach the world; you
are not just excited why?
00:27:16.23\00:27:18.17
And he said well I'll
tell you why. He said every
00:27:18.70\00:27:21.34
time somebody like you
comes along said in our
00:27:21.44\00:27:24.27
church in the Adventist
church, the financial pie
00:27:24.41\00:27:27.04
is only so big and it
can only be cut into so many
00:27:27.08\00:27:29.94
slices. So, people
given to ministries like ours
00:27:29.98\00:27:33.72
that's reaching people
doing something and every
00:27:33.95\00:27:36.45
time somebody like
you comes along and people
00:27:36.48\00:27:39.95
believe that and by
end of that and give
00:27:40.06\00:27:42.62
you money, my
financial piece of the pie gets
00:27:42.66\00:27:45.19
thinner. I remembered
the man used the term pie,
00:27:45.29\00:27:48.53
he said there are enough
pieces of pie to go around
00:27:49.13\00:27:51.17
for everyone.
Especially for my dad so my dad
00:27:51.23\00:27:56.71
said, well I think if you
go look in the refrigerator
00:27:56.81\00:27:59.54
God has lot more pies
in there. That brought some
00:27:59.57\00:28:02.58
response, I didn't
say that to be smart,
00:28:02.61\00:28:04.28
I didn't intended, I
didn't know what was coming
00:28:04.31\00:28:06.31
but my mind was, I
was so convinced God was
00:28:06.68\00:28:09.72
gonna do what he
said he would do and what
00:28:09.78\00:28:11.89
he impressed me to
do and what must be done
00:28:11.92\00:28:13.72
to get the gospel to
the world as we believe as
00:28:13.76\00:28:16.36
Seventh-day Adventist
Christians. The three angels
00:28:16.42\00:28:18.73
messages getting to
the world, that's somebody
00:28:18.76\00:28:21.06
had to do this, no
one else had done it.
00:28:21.16\00:28:23.67
So, why not me,
why not this place,
00:28:24.03\00:28:26.07
why not just be and
willing. God doesn't need
00:28:26.47\00:28:28.67
people; he is just
needs somebody willing.
00:28:29.07\00:28:30.94
Now I can understand
it looking back and as an
00:28:31.41\00:28:33.88
adult I can
understand that why they weren't
00:28:34.01\00:28:37.11
believe him or why they
think he was crazy getting
00:28:37.18\00:28:39.11
up sand, you know
God wants me to reach the
00:28:39.18\00:28:41.12
world. A lot of people
would you know feel shy
00:28:41.28\00:28:44.45
about that or
embarrassed just say the least.
00:28:44.52\00:28:46.79
But now he's got a
nerve and God can use that.
00:28:47.19\00:28:50.39
Our ignorance might
be a plus rather than a
00:28:50.43\00:28:52.19
minus because when we
were training in the world
00:28:52.39\00:28:55.40
we are trained in the
ways of the world dollars and
00:28:56.03\00:28:59.10
cents have much more
value than they should
00:28:59.17\00:29:02.64
actually have, what
we really need to do as a
00:29:03.07\00:29:06.37
people, as Christian
people today is listen to the
00:29:06.51\00:29:08.91
Holy Spirit. As God
impresses us to do something to
00:29:09.04\00:29:13.31
say my, how much money
will this cost is to say
00:29:13.35\00:29:16.75
Philippians 4:13 it
says I can do all things to
00:29:16.89\00:29:19.42
Christ which
strengthens me, and in the 19
00:29:19.79\00:29:22.52
verses, but my God
shall supply all your needs
00:29:22.59\00:29:25.39
according to His
riches in Glory through Christ
00:29:25.53\00:29:27.40
Jesus. In the eyes of
man 3ABN was impossible,
00:29:27.46\00:29:32.37
time after time God
continued to prove himself
00:29:33.23\00:29:36.27
step by step in
every detail God provided.
00:29:36.84\00:29:40.68
In order to reach the
world from Thompsonville,
00:29:41.61\00:29:43.85
Illinois. Danny
Shelton and others knew that it
00:29:43.91\00:29:47.08
would take more than
just a step but a giant
00:29:47.18\00:29:50.09
leap to get this signal
to satellite again God was
00:29:50.29\00:29:55.16
preparing the way.
I've always like the, the,
00:29:55.19\00:30:04.80
the unique. The people
who are stepping out in
00:30:05.03\00:30:07.97
faith the people who
have dreams and visions of
00:30:08.00\00:30:13.44
interesting things and
then ways to share Jesus.
00:30:13.54\00:30:17.05
What I'm doing
here, I said very humbly,
00:30:17.81\00:30:19.51
but through the
power of the Holy Spirit,
00:30:19.95\00:30:21.92
this station is being
built and I'm not here to say,
00:30:22.28\00:30:25.72
if, if some of you
give us or some of you
00:30:25.89\00:30:27.99
lend support it will be
built. I'm just simply here
00:30:28.09\00:30:30.93
telling you it's being
built right under your noses.
00:30:31.03\00:30:33.26
The very words spoken
in 1985 by an unscheduled
00:30:33.33\00:30:37.27
speaker. Danny
Shelton at the 1985 Adventist
00:30:37.60\00:30:41.04
Laymen's Services and Industries
00:30:41.17\00:30:42.60
Convention in Big Sky, Montana.
00:30:42.64\00:30:44.94
God doesn't bless you
for just set an around.
00:30:50.41\00:30:52.28
No, no. When, when
you all gave this money to
00:30:52.51\00:30:55.38
us a short time after
that I told you we were
00:30:55.52\00:30:59.62
going to Montana
to a meeting with some
00:30:59.72\00:31:02.16
Christian
business people out there
00:31:02.76\00:31:04.66
and she says, I'll go with you.
00:31:05.09\00:31:06.86
When the come time for
this ASI meeting we had.
00:31:06.90\00:31:09.40
Danny Shelton was
encouraged to attend the
00:31:09.60\00:31:11.73
Adventist Laymen's
Services and Industries
00:31:11.90\00:31:14.14
Convention commonly know as ASI.
00:31:14.17\00:31:16.24
Again having no
money God provided the
00:31:16.60\00:31:19.57
resources to
attend the meetings.
00:31:19.81\00:31:21.68
He also provided an
effective public relations
00:31:21.84\00:31:24.18
agent through a Rosella
McColpin. And excited Rosella
00:31:24.21\00:31:27.42
told everyone she
could about the miracles at
00:31:27.58\00:31:30.02
a fiery place called
Thompsonville, Illinois.
00:31:30.05\00:31:33.32
Kind of like a
word went around at,
00:31:33.36\00:31:35.69
at ASI especially
among the people who had few
00:31:35.79\00:31:39.29
little booths. And
they were all talking about,
00:31:39.33\00:31:41.83
did you know there
is a person here who
00:31:41.90\00:31:45.13
thinks they are going to
start this, this television
00:31:45.50\00:31:49.14
network, but it's going
to take the, the Adventist
00:31:49.74\00:31:52.64
message to the
world. And so I thought that
00:31:52.74\00:31:56.64
was kind of
interesting and, and so as we
00:31:56.75\00:32:00.95
finally met and, and I
got very, very interesting
00:32:01.02\00:32:05.32
and I said, oh you
have cassettes because there
00:32:05.35\00:32:08.62
were cassettes
available of the music.
00:32:08.66\00:32:10.86
The Danny had done
and I said, well you
00:32:11.89\00:32:13.70
should just bring
your cassettes over to my
00:32:13.73\00:32:16.10
booth because they are
listen to the extra little
00:32:16.33\00:32:18.23
table and I said,. I
will make a little background,
00:32:18.40\00:32:22.47
a little cardboard
background like I have.
00:32:22.50\00:32:24.61
And we will just
share this booth and you can
00:32:25.01\00:32:26.61
sell your
cassettes. And so that was my
00:32:26.81\00:32:29.21
introduction to,
to Danny Shelton.
00:32:29.28\00:32:32.15
And the dream of
building this network,
00:32:32.55\00:32:35.38
but then we would run
around from all of us.
00:32:36.02\00:32:38.82
You know we want to
hear the whole story,
00:32:39.72\00:32:41.12
but he can't tell
the whole story because
00:32:41.62\00:32:44.16
nobody will let him
speak because he hasn't
00:32:44.39\00:32:46.70
gone through all the
requirements and God on
00:32:46.80\00:32:50.83
the program first
and people who have taken
00:32:50.93\00:32:52.63
advantage of this. So,
he they will let him speak
00:32:52.80\00:32:55.94
and so in the process
of, of all the talking.
00:32:56.40\00:32:59.47
I introduced him
to May Chung and,
00:32:59.67\00:33:01.54
and a number of
other quite large,
00:33:02.14\00:33:05.01
not large people, but
you know well known in
00:33:06.11\00:33:09.52
the ASI Organization.
So, finally came down
00:33:09.65\00:33:13.59
that God sent
this horrible storm,
00:33:14.59\00:33:18.49
it was just the
whole mountain was fogged
00:33:18.96\00:33:22.03
in and everybody
that Friday afternoon was
00:33:22.20\00:33:24.83
going up on the
top of the mountain to,
00:33:24.90\00:33:27.27
to see the beautiful
view. We couldn't go any
00:33:27.30\00:33:29.54
place, it was some
raining just torrents and
00:33:29.80\00:33:33.11
they were always
people with nothing to do,
00:33:33.21\00:33:35.98
and so that's how
they finally asked Danny
00:33:36.54\00:33:39.15
because we were all
saying ask Danny Shelton,
00:33:39.48\00:33:41.95
ask Danny Shelton
to tell the story.
00:33:42.15\00:33:44.12
And there was so
much peer pressure among
00:33:44.55\00:33:48.22
the members of ASI
that they couldn't do
00:33:48.36\00:33:50.66
anything else. But,
humble themselves and say
00:33:50.73\00:33:54.96
okay, if you wanna
take this time, its dead
00:33:55.03\00:33:58.00
time we have and
had anything planned
00:33:58.03\00:34:00.20
and you can tell your story.
00:34:00.44\00:34:01.77
Well, let me tell
you that room was filled.
00:34:01.80\00:34:06.04
Last November about
the 15th one night all
00:34:06.37\00:34:09.71
evening God begin
to impress me that he
00:34:09.78\00:34:12.61
wanted me and I want
you to listen closely
00:34:12.75\00:34:14.62
that he wanted me
to raise up a Christian
00:34:14.68\00:34:17.09
station that would
preach and undiluted
00:34:17.22\00:34:19.59
Three Angels
Messages to the world.
00:34:19.72\00:34:21.82
We formed a
non-profit corporation and
00:34:21.96\00:34:24.33
we appropriately I named it
00:34:24.36\00:34:26.26
Three Angels
Broadcasting Network.
00:34:26.56\00:34:28.23
Everybody was
excited about this the whole
00:34:28.73\00:34:32.93
idea that this
could actually happen.
00:34:33.07\00:34:35.47
The whole idea
that God has spoken and,
00:34:36.04\00:34:39.17
and called this
person. I mean we have no idea
00:34:39.31\00:34:42.68
where West
Frankfort Illinois was you
00:34:42.91\00:34:44.91
know but it, it
sounded interesting to us.
00:34:45.01\00:34:47.75
I have, I have no
money, I don't have any
00:34:47.82\00:34:50.32
education in
communications. Lord willing,
00:34:50.42\00:34:53.09
it will happen and it
will happen I'm convinced
00:34:53.79\00:34:56.79
of it, we are gonna
reach the world with
00:34:56.86\00:34:59.29
an undiluted Three
Angels Messages, thank you.
00:34:59.46\00:35:02.36
I tell you, it made
an incredible impression
00:35:05.60\00:35:07.74
up on me. I don't
think anything, any other
00:35:07.77\00:35:10.24
program has ever
made an impression up on
00:35:10.34\00:35:13.58
me. As that miracle
story at the beginning,
00:35:13.68\00:35:16.75
the calling to a
nobody to become the head of,
00:35:17.35\00:35:23.59
of an organization
that would bring the
00:35:23.85\00:35:25.92
gospel to the world. I
mean it was incredible.
00:35:26.09\00:35:28.22
In the audience of
the convention where
00:35:28.69\00:35:30.33
individuals blessed by
God with vast financial
00:35:30.43\00:35:33.26
resources for many of
them. The vision of 3ABN
00:35:33.33\00:35:36.63
became their passion.
Many miracles took place
00:35:36.87\00:35:40.14
at the 1985 ASI
convention including a rainbow
00:35:40.24\00:35:44.07
after the storm. 3ABN
continues to participate
00:35:44.27\00:35:47.54
in the ASI
convention to this day.
00:35:47.61\00:35:49.98
I don't see ABC, MBC,
or CBS or anybody else
00:35:52.25\00:35:55.95
that coming out to a
remote area. And investing
00:35:56.08\00:36:01.46
that type of capital
to around their operation.
00:36:01.52\00:36:06.96
It probably doesn't
make sense but it did make
00:36:10.00\00:36:13.47
sense for the ministry
to do it. And I'm convinced
00:36:13.67\00:36:17.77
that that's where
the Lord wanted it.
00:36:17.91\00:36:19.37
I'm talking with
Clarence Larson. He got us
00:36:26.01\00:36:29.12
in contact with
Scientific Atlanta.
00:36:29.22\00:36:31.85
Scientific Atlanta
send out a man name Bill.
00:36:32.52\00:36:34.92
He was surprised to go
out in the middle of the
00:36:35.42\00:36:37.53
field with hardy, with
hardly anyone around way
00:36:37.63\00:36:41.03
out in the county to see
this big shell of a building
00:36:41.16\00:36:43.87
going up. And he said
tell me about this project.
00:36:43.90\00:36:47.34
So, we began to tell it,
well who is your financing?
00:36:47.50\00:36:50.17
What do you as just
us? Well, I mean, who is
00:36:50.74\00:36:53.94
your packing, who is
our banking? What's your
00:36:53.98\00:36:56.61
credit, you know you
want to do this system we
00:36:56.95\00:36:59.38
found out this 350
to $375000 to get that
00:36:59.48\00:37:05.55
system up.
Everything we knew be close to
00:37:05.75\00:37:08.76
400,000, but Scientific
Atlanta's part was something
00:37:08.89\00:37:12.29
like $350,000. So, he
said man, I would love,
00:37:12.43\00:37:15.66
I'm in the business of
selling uplink systems,
00:37:15.70\00:37:18.50
but right now I need to
get some information I said,
00:37:19.03\00:37:21.84
well we really
don't have any credit.
00:37:21.87\00:37:23.47
Well, do you have a
letter credit? I didn't
00:37:24.17\00:37:25.91
really even know
what that was it the time
00:37:26.01\00:37:27.64
I said, no I don't. He
said, well how do you expect
00:37:27.74\00:37:30.85
to pay for this? And I
said, well the Lord is blessed
00:37:30.88\00:37:33.05
he will continue to
bless. But he said you know,
00:37:33.45\00:37:35.62
I would love to
sell you the system,
00:37:36.05\00:37:37.39
but I really need
you to talk to Sue in our
00:37:37.79\00:37:40.69
accounting
department. So, I call down and
00:37:41.12\00:37:42.99
talked to Sue and
told Sue, look Sue, we are
00:37:43.22\00:37:45.53
building this
uplink station the Lord has
00:37:45.59\00:37:47.73
bless and I ask
her you are Christian?
00:37:47.86\00:37:49.33
Oh, I'm I think she
said, Baptist Christian.
00:37:49.46\00:37:51.50
I said then you'll
understand, it's great,
00:37:51.97\00:37:53.30
I can talk to you,
you'll understand. God's
00:37:53.40\00:37:55.30
providing every need,
so far he's provided us
00:37:55.34\00:37:57.67
property, the road,
you know foundation,
00:37:58.47\00:38:00.48
the shell of the building.
God is just blessing and
00:38:01.18\00:38:03.38
but she says, well
listen when we you know we
00:38:03.98\00:38:06.51
sell you the system,
you, you have our letter
00:38:06.65\00:38:08.82
credit, or you have
to have the money of
00:38:08.92\00:38:10.92
course or a bank.
Somebody there to back you,
00:38:10.99\00:38:14.29
but how much
money do you have down?
00:38:14.86\00:38:16.19
I said, we have
$10,000. God will supply this
00:38:16.22\00:38:19.26
we go, we said we
are not gonna borrow
00:38:19.33\00:38:20.90
money. And so I'm not
looking for financing.
00:38:20.93\00:38:23.50
Well, how are you are
gonna do this? I said the
00:38:23.97\00:38:25.43
Lord will bless it. Finally
to my surprise pleasantly,
00:38:25.53\00:38:30.14
one day she said
I'm gonna do this and I
00:38:30.64\00:38:33.64
don't know why I'm
doing this, but for some
00:38:33.71\00:38:36.14
reason I believe, I've
talked to Bill and we put
00:38:36.28\00:38:39.55
our heads together
we believe this is gonna
00:38:39.58\00:38:41.42
work. And so over the
time we needed $70,000.
00:38:41.55\00:38:44.92
I had gone to 1985
Big Sky, Montana talk to
00:38:45.32\00:38:49.49
May Chung, meet
Ellsworth McKee there,
00:38:49.76\00:38:51.59
between the two of
them, they had ended up
00:38:52.06\00:38:54.13
donating was gonna
donate made a commitment
00:38:54.36\00:38:56.33
for a $100,000 a
peace. So, we got our $70,000
00:38:56.56\00:38:59.93
when other
people heard about it,
00:39:00.14\00:39:01.80
the building going up,
the satellite dish being
00:39:02.20\00:39:04.41
constructed. The
$160,000 was there.
00:39:04.51\00:39:07.38
The last day
when they got the dish
00:39:07.84\00:39:09.38
up Got it working,
shooting signals for the first
00:39:09.41\00:39:11.88
time. We handed in the
last bit of the check and
00:39:12.05\00:39:15.18
as you could imagine
Bill and Sue were thrilled,
00:39:15.22\00:39:17.72
they were so
happy but we were too.
00:39:18.09\00:39:19.79
If that woman hadn't
off step out in faith on
00:39:19.99\00:39:23.32
at Scientific
Atlanta, we wouldn't had that
00:39:23.89\00:39:25.89
Dish. And if Danny
hadn't came up with the money,
00:39:26.03\00:39:29.13
she wouldn't had a
job. That's the bottom line.
00:39:29.60\00:39:34.27
Everyone who
follows him and gives up
00:39:36.14\00:39:38.31
everything for him
does receive a 100 fond
00:39:38.44\00:39:41.88
in this world
with persecutions, yes.
00:39:41.98\00:39:45.51
And in the world
to come eternally,
00:39:45.55\00:39:47.32
I think you can bear
witness to the truth of
00:39:47.75\00:39:49.55
that with this
station. Because this station
00:39:49.65\00:39:52.39
did not come
about because your rich.
00:39:52.89\00:39:54.96
Right, it came
about, about in spite of
00:39:55.52\00:39:58.09
the fact that we
weren't rich that
00:39:58.13\00:39:59.66
we didn't have any money.
00:39:59.73\00:40:01.03
Every good thing
that's ever happened to most
00:40:01.06\00:40:03.10
of us, if we're
Christians. Has really
00:40:03.16\00:40:06.00
happened in spite of
us not because of us.
00:40:06.07\00:40:09.44
The, the biggest
most amazing thing was,
00:40:10.44\00:40:12.24
when the satellite
came and it was bigger than
00:40:12.34\00:40:14.41
anything would ever
seen around here and
00:40:14.44\00:40:17.31
you now that kind of
made it a reality once that
00:40:17.85\00:40:21.32
thing was set in place
and we used to come out
00:40:21.45\00:40:24.65
after church couple of
different churches actually.
00:40:24.72\00:40:28.06
And the family would
come out after church
00:40:28.46\00:40:30.09
on Sabbath and we
would stand around that
00:40:30.19\00:40:32.76
satellite and hold
hands and we would pray and
00:40:32.93\00:40:34.83
we would saying
and you know everybody
00:40:34.83\00:40:37.40
would take a
turn praying that God
00:40:37.43\00:40:38.97
was going to
bless this ministry.
00:40:39.00\00:40:40.77
You got a feeling and
it was, it was special.
00:40:41.14\00:40:43.47
So, we would all call
it Holy ground even today.
00:40:43.61\00:40:47.68
You would have
that feeling and that it
00:40:49.34\00:40:50.68
was Holy ground
something special was happening.
00:40:50.71\00:40:52.78
The miracles
continued to lease the satellite
00:40:53.28\00:40:56.25
transponder time
would cost $50,000 per
00:40:56.35\00:40:58.99
month and
required a 3 year contract.
00:40:59.19\00:41:01.52
May Chung called and
offered a plot of land she
00:41:02.09\00:41:04.33
own to use as
collateral for 3ABN's monthly
00:41:04.36\00:41:07.30
satellite fees. 3ABN
never missed a payment.
00:41:07.50\00:41:10.93
Without a completed
building for studious and
00:41:11.53\00:41:13.64
equipment, the infant
3ABN was ready to send
00:41:13.74\00:41:17.27
a signal to space, with
God's provision and plan.
00:41:17.51\00:41:21.21
What would have
taken 6 to 8 years for
00:41:21.84\00:41:23.75
any television
network to build became
00:41:23.85\00:41:26.21
a reality in
less than two years.
00:41:26.25\00:41:28.75
Now, comes the
time, the uplinks systems
00:41:39.26\00:41:41.10
working, we don't
have a studio yet,
00:41:41.16\00:41:43.16
but we get some
programs we called them
00:41:43.63\00:41:45.43
canned programs at
the time and I remember
00:41:45.53\00:41:48.04
George Vandeman from
It Is Written was one
00:41:48.07\00:41:49.90
of those. Joe Crews
with Amazing Facts was
00:41:49.94\00:41:53.11
one of those that
sent us some program,
00:41:53.21\00:41:55.08
but we decided it's
time to go up, uplink to
00:41:55.38\00:41:58.85
satellite. We brought
a video tape player and
00:41:58.98\00:42:02.12
a video tape player
recorder. And we brought
00:42:02.15\00:42:04.69
a switcher that you
could switch from one tape
00:42:05.99\00:42:08.32
machine to another.
And two cameras for ID.
00:42:08.39\00:42:12.29
So, there was
little camera out there and
00:42:13.23\00:42:15.00
an ID placed up on
the wall some place with
00:42:15.13\00:42:17.60
light shining on it.
We're, we're talking very,
00:42:17.70\00:42:20.74
very little bit of
stuff to, to do that.
00:42:20.80\00:42:25.51
So, we put on this
program and Clarence Larson
00:42:25.74\00:42:28.61
literally has a little
small switcher that just a
00:42:29.01\00:42:31.38
few knobs. So,
he switches this up,
00:42:31.48\00:42:33.62
then he figures out
of a way to scroll across
00:42:34.02\00:42:35.82
the bottom for a free
gift call this number.
00:42:35.88\00:42:38.99
With the phone number
I put and so people could
00:42:39.02\00:42:41.82
call in. And we run
into some problem the
00:42:41.96\00:42:45.39
phone would ring, but
we couldn't hear them.
00:42:46.26\00:42:49.80
It is was in the shed
out there and there was
00:42:50.20\00:42:51.60
so much noise,
I've had the phone
00:42:51.70\00:42:53.03
outside and try
to take the orders.
00:42:53.17\00:42:55.37
We put an extension
code on the phone and
00:42:55.64\00:42:58.27
that would allow us
to talk to the people
00:42:58.31\00:43:00.18
that were, that were calling in.
00:43:00.21\00:43:02.21
Well, we found so
surprising was, how many people
00:43:02.54\00:43:05.98
were watching when
they didn't know when
00:43:06.05\00:43:08.28
we are gonna be
there. Because they made
00:43:08.48\00:43:11.19
a special offer and
people kept calling.
00:43:11.22\00:43:13.86
People say I'm
calling about the free offer.
00:43:14.02\00:43:16.26
I just saw you on the
satellite and is like your
00:43:16.66\00:43:19.96
heart almost stops is
like this is really working.
00:43:20.03\00:43:22.73
Everything that we
thought about for the last year
00:43:23.13\00:43:25.33
and half for so since
the Lord impress to do it or,
00:43:25.90\00:43:27.97
here whatever its been.
It's amazing, its working.
00:43:28.40\00:43:31.71
So, we would hang up
the phone, hello couldn't
00:43:33.17\00:43:35.18
hear, Shh, Shh, wait,
wait. Hey, we're supposed
00:43:35.24\00:43:38.28
to be a television
network. No one would dream,
00:43:38.31\00:43:41.08
no one would dream
we're in a little building
00:43:41.55\00:43:43.39
this about 12 by 20.
And you have maybe 30
00:43:43.42\00:43:46.49
people this transmitter
shacks and all the noise
00:43:46.55\00:43:48.92
going on and so we
literally pull the phone lines
00:43:48.99\00:43:51.76
outside and it was
cool in the evening and was
00:43:51.79\00:43:54.46
standing outside.
Hello, Three Angels
00:43:54.50\00:43:56.53
Broadcasting
Network may we help you?
00:43:56.67\00:43:58.63
And it's time we're on
it kind of got cold out
00:43:58.77\00:44:01.90
there so, conversations
probably got a little
00:44:01.94\00:44:04.67
shorter than they
were earlier whenever is
00:44:04.77\00:44:08.28
little bit warmer. We
saw it as a very special
00:44:08.31\00:44:11.25
moment. And we
were, we were delivering
00:44:11.28\00:44:13.82
something for the Lord
and you suddenly realize
00:44:13.85\00:44:17.42
that you have piece
of,of touching those
00:44:17.49\00:44:20.52
people. Whenever
that was happening
00:44:20.66\00:44:23.06
how think we all felt that, all.
00:44:23.16\00:44:25.36
It's like God turn
the light on that reached
00:44:25.53\00:44:27.76
all the way around
the world and it was
00:44:28.16\00:44:29.50
so luminous, it got the
attention of whole world.
00:44:29.53\00:44:32.57
It wasn't just a little
place out in Thompsonville.
00:44:33.30\00:44:35.87
It's like when
that switch when on it.
00:44:36.67\00:44:38.14
Oh, I see a light
going all the way around the
00:44:38.31\00:44:42.21
world and the
attention of the world was going
00:44:42.28\00:44:44.58
to be focused up
on this that wow,
00:44:44.61\00:44:47.42
this is just the
beginning of what God is
00:44:47.55\00:44:50.02
going to do and it
was just the beginning.
00:44:50.05\00:44:52.35
Three Angels
Broadcasting Network continued
00:44:57.46\00:44:59.66
it's limited broadcasting
schedule from a tiny
00:44:59.83\00:45:02.13
transmitter shack,
at the same time family,
00:45:02.30\00:45:05.37
friends and paid
and volunteer employees
00:45:05.57\00:45:08.10
continue the
construction work on
00:45:08.50\00:45:09.94
the facility now
known as the Uplink.
00:45:09.97\00:45:12.27
When I got out a
high school I started
00:45:12.31\00:45:13.64
coming out of the volunteer and,
00:45:13.68\00:45:15.01
and helping do
different things and I got
00:45:15.04\00:45:17.95
you know really
interested after that so
00:45:18.11\00:45:19.75
that was amounts and
amounts, and amounts,
00:45:19.78\00:45:21.38
of electrical wiring.
And had all pulled in filled
00:45:21.42\00:45:24.19
the lighting and
everything. And so you
00:45:24.29\00:45:25.82
know one day you
might be doing that and
00:45:25.85\00:45:27.19
next day you might be
painting in some offices
00:45:27.22\00:45:29.16
or you might be just
sweeping the floor at
00:45:29.29\00:45:31.29
the end of the day
or whatever. You know
00:45:31.36\00:45:32.79
just coming out and
whatever they needed done.
00:45:32.83\00:45:34.66
One important
volunteer Gonzalo Santos,
00:45:35.50\00:45:38.60
a Chicago area electrician
drove 300 miles every
00:45:39.33\00:45:42.80
weekend to work on the
special 3 phase wiring needs
00:45:42.90\00:45:45.77
required by the
rural broadcast facility.
00:45:45.87\00:45:48.28
Much of the work was done before
00:45:48.61\00:45:50.11
3ABN began broadcasting.
00:45:50.28\00:45:52.15
I think I was most
impressed with Gonzalo
00:45:52.35\00:45:54.62
because he seemed
to really have a vision
00:45:54.78\00:45:57.55
about what was going
on. You know be in small
00:45:57.62\00:46:00.19
town community
people you would tend to do
00:46:00.29\00:46:02.56
things on a small
scale. But, I think he
00:46:02.59\00:46:04.59
understood that this
was a really big project.
00:46:04.76\00:46:07.36
I have been waiting
for a time really where
00:46:07.86\00:46:10.40
we could reach
through the mass media to
00:46:10.63\00:46:12.77
the public through
the general public.
00:46:13.00\00:46:14.34
And so in a
sentence not only I many
00:46:15.04\00:46:17.51
people have being
waiting for a 3ABN you know.
00:46:17.57\00:46:19.91
Many of the early
volunteers like Gonzalo Santos,
00:46:19.97\00:46:22.78
Clarence Larson and
others eventually became
00:46:23.31\00:46:25.75
paid employees.
Many were willing to give
00:46:25.81\00:46:28.22
up secure jobs and work the long
00:46:28.25\00:46:30.39
hours at the young 3ABN.
00:46:30.52\00:46:32.45
As I look back I see
where God had directed
00:46:32.52\00:46:35.29
me into doing this
kind of work. And I think
00:46:35.39\00:46:38.53
that God best direct
people into certain areas.
00:46:38.56\00:46:40.93
The few with
broadcast experience taught the
00:46:41.40\00:46:43.33
many how to work in
the television world.
00:46:43.43\00:46:45.80
Being able to learn
things that you never even
00:46:46.47\00:46:48.70
dreamed of you know
it's not like we had a
00:46:48.74\00:46:51.61
desire or I had a
desire to run camera.
00:46:51.67\00:46:53.71
I never thought I would
be put in that position.
00:46:53.74\00:46:55.24
As things progressed,
Kenny and I did a lot of
00:46:55.64\00:46:58.58
traveling together
and we would take our
00:46:58.65\00:47:01.55
camera. We had one
camera that was remote
00:47:01.65\00:47:03.59
and we would take
all the equipment and
00:47:03.69\00:47:06.25
when he would
preach a sermon I would run
00:47:06.89\00:47:09.19
the camera and then
at the closing I would do
00:47:09.39\00:47:12.63
the closing song and
which, which places and
00:47:12.76\00:47:14.73
he would come down
and run the camera,
00:47:14.83\00:47:16.20
will I do the
closing song. It seems awful
00:47:16.23\00:47:19.60
amateurish, now I
know, but you know we do
00:47:19.73\00:47:22.27
what we have to do
and, and nobody was too,
00:47:22.37\00:47:25.34
too good or too
elevated to say well that's
00:47:25.81\00:47:27.81
not my job I'm not
gonna do that. You know
00:47:27.84\00:47:29.81
we just we did
whatever we needed to.
00:47:29.91\00:47:31.68
Original
programming became a priority
00:47:32.35\00:47:34.38
for the infant 3ABN
as work on the uplink
00:47:34.52\00:47:37.05
building continued.
One of our goals is to have
00:47:37.19\00:47:40.26
a live program
maybe an evening program
00:47:40.29\00:47:43.32
where we can
interview a guest and bring
00:47:43.93\00:47:45.96
guest in that are
involved in different
00:47:46.06\00:47:48.26
ministries that God
has put them in as to
00:47:48.30\00:47:51.13
be a help and a
blessing to those might be
00:47:51.17\00:47:54.07
who the Lord is impressing
to get into the ministries,
00:47:54.14\00:47:56.50
but you just can't
really take that step and go
00:47:56.64\00:47:58.97
forward into this
ministry and you need a
00:47:59.04\00:48:01.21
help and encouragement to see,
00:48:01.28\00:48:02.61
how other people are
doing it. So, we wanna
00:48:02.64\00:48:04.65
bring in people all the
way from missionaries to
00:48:04.75\00:48:07.98
gospel singers and to
who ever to really get
00:48:08.52\00:48:12.32
testimonies about
what Christ has done,
00:48:12.39\00:48:14.49
how was living in their
lives and their ministries.
00:48:14.62\00:48:16.83
In time this live
program became known as
00:48:16.99\00:48:19.53
3ABN presents the
fore runner to 3ABN today.
00:48:19.79\00:48:23.37
Again members of the
Shelton family brought
00:48:23.87\00:48:25.87
the talent to start
the network program.
00:48:26.03\00:48:28.34
Hi, and welcome to
Three Angels Broadcasting
00:48:28.70\00:48:30.71
Network thank you,
for joining us today.
00:48:30.77\00:48:32.71
We should have an
exciting program for you.
00:48:33.21\00:48:35.44
3ABN presents became
the networks flagship
00:48:36.01\00:48:38.61
program. Shortly
after the program began
00:48:38.85\00:48:41.55
Denny recruited
another member of the family
00:48:41.98\00:48:43.89
to be is co-host his
wife Linda. Danny and
00:48:44.05\00:48:47.79
Linda were married
shortly after the vision was
00:48:47.92\00:48:49.86
given to Danny to
build a television station to
00:48:49.99\00:48:52.46
reach the world. Until
that time Linda like many
00:48:52.59\00:48:56.20
others worked behind
the scenes to make 3ABN
00:48:56.33\00:48:58.77
a reality and in
time that will changed.
00:48:58.83\00:49:02.57
Eventually Danny and
Linda took major roles in
00:49:03.10\00:49:06.17
the networks
operation but for most viewers
00:49:06.21\00:49:08.78
they were known as the
hosts of 3ABN presents.
00:49:09.34\00:49:12.48
Okay, you stand by queue, Danny
00:49:13.35\00:49:15.72
and Linda and 5,
4, 3, 2, 1, and queue.
00:49:16.25\00:49:22.86
Hello and
welcome to Three Angels
00:49:23.99\00:49:25.33
Broadcasting
Network. Thank you Lord,
00:49:25.36\00:49:29.43
for saving my soul.
Now, we are located in
00:49:29.76\00:49:34.50
Southern Illinois
near West Frankfort we're
00:49:34.60\00:49:36.50
actually upliking
from a little place called,
00:49:36.57\00:49:38.67
I would look on my
map because if I were you,
00:49:39.64\00:49:41.44
it's probably not
there, Thompsonville Illinois.
00:49:41.48\00:49:43.58
The 3ABN presents
program featured many
00:49:43.81\00:49:46.35
familiar faces including
friends, supporters and
00:49:46.48\00:49:49.75
for the first time on a
Christian television network
00:49:49.78\00:49:52.19
many Adventist speakers,
teachers and preachers.
00:49:52.69\00:49:57.16
Amazing facts not
only has a printed.
00:49:57.36\00:49:59.89
Publishing ministries
as you notice from these
00:50:00.73\00:50:03.16
books. We not only
have a radio, television
00:50:03.33\00:50:06.43
ministry but we have a
public Evangelist Crusade
00:50:06.50\00:50:09.47
Ministry. The
3ABN presents program
00:50:09.50\00:50:12.41
started with a simple set.
00:50:12.54\00:50:13.91
But very
quickly began to expand.
00:50:14.58\00:50:16.64
I do remember doing
the 3ABN presents and
00:50:17.18\00:50:21.22
we had just two
people in the studio along
00:50:21.38\00:50:24.15
with the Danny and
Linda and the guests.
00:50:24.19\00:50:25.75
There wasn't a big
place. It was very small.
00:50:26.22\00:50:28.69
As I remember
it, we had 3 cameras,
00:50:30.76\00:50:32.83
2 camera operators
and a lock down camera
00:50:33.03\00:50:35.83
in the middle, limited
lighting and limited space.
00:50:36.00\00:50:39.93
We were a small team.
None of us knew really how
00:50:40.14\00:50:42.90
to build sets. But
the few of us together we
00:50:42.94\00:50:47.91
created a few
simple, set the worked and
00:50:48.08\00:50:53.45
we didn't really have a
lot of resources either.
00:50:53.48\00:50:55.95
All they had was the
first building which we
00:50:56.52\00:50:59.35
now called the uplink
center. And I remember
00:50:59.49\00:51:05.06
that they were just
decorating the center;
00:51:05.09\00:51:08.13
wall papering the
bathrooms and they said,
00:51:08.66\00:51:11.47
oh! Yes, we have a
place for you to stay,
00:51:11.53\00:51:13.77
and they took me
upstairs and there was a
00:51:14.54\00:51:18.24
very small bedroom
that they had. That opened
00:51:18.94\00:51:22.18
up unto a kitchen
area, and at that time,
00:51:22.34\00:51:26.55
all the staff ate
around a small dining room
00:51:26.72\00:51:31.32
table in that kitchen
area. And the next memory
00:51:31.42\00:51:36.36
I really have is of
standing on that little tiny
00:51:36.49\00:51:40.70
stage with a lotus
background behind me with
00:51:41.06\00:51:45.47
1 maybe 2 cameras,
but I don't think it was 3
00:51:45.83\00:51:49.00
cameras in front of me,
doing a parenting program
00:51:49.04\00:51:53.71
without any
prompts whatsoever they
00:51:53.98\00:51:57.38
just said you
have 28 minutes, talk.
00:51:57.48\00:52:00.62
And now Dr. Kay Kuzma presents A
00:52:00.82\00:52:03.15
Hug & a Kiss and
a Kick in the pants.
00:52:03.25\00:52:05.62
I know why you're here. Now you
00:52:06.22\00:52:08.32
understand a hug and a kiss,
00:52:08.42\00:52:11.26
but that kick in the pants.
00:52:11.83\00:52:14.30
Not long after I
came to work here, there
00:52:14.63\00:52:17.17
was a couple of
directors who came who had
00:52:17.20\00:52:19.97
experienced in
directing and that was really
00:52:20.57\00:52:22.67
helpful because
otherwise, you know,
00:52:22.70\00:52:24.94
it was the big team
we weren't really sure
00:52:25.47\00:52:27.34
and directors had an
idea they could, you know,
00:52:27.44\00:52:29.01
they do this thing,
you know, see what it
00:52:29.58\00:52:30.95
you know, what it
looks like and that will look
00:52:31.01\00:52:32.65
good on camera
that won't look good on
00:52:32.71\00:52:34.08
camera. So,
that helped us a lot.
00:52:34.12\00:52:35.45
Hello anybody in the
studio. Yes, yes, yes,
00:52:35.58\00:52:38.29
alright, camera 1,
who is on camera 1.
00:52:38.35\00:52:41.39
Three Angels
Broadcasting network continue to
00:52:42.76\00:52:45.36
grow. The original
programs have filled the empty
00:52:45.49\00:52:48.20
broadcast schedule.
New employees were added,
00:52:48.33\00:52:51.30
each with their own
personal story for joining
00:52:52.17\00:52:54.60
the network.
Much of the management
00:52:54.67\00:52:57.91
responsibilities
were taken on by Danny and
00:52:58.04\00:53:00.44
Linda Shelton. We were
so impressed the Lord said,
00:53:00.48\00:53:04.21
I want you to build a
station that will reach
00:53:04.31\00:53:06.41
the world, and we
decided to do something
00:53:06.45\00:53:08.85
and it has
changed my whole life.
00:53:08.98\00:53:10.92
The vision given to
Danny just a few years
00:53:11.09\00:53:13.52
earlier quickly became a
growing 24 hour operation.
00:53:13.89\00:53:17.56
After I started
working here I know,
00:53:22.86\00:53:25.80
I remember, I think
it was my Uncle Kenny
00:53:25.93\00:53:27.27
came to me and
said, hey, you know,
00:53:27.37\00:53:28.70
what you think about
just come and work in here
00:53:29.14\00:53:30.57
full time, you know, I
said, doing what, well,
00:53:30.81\00:53:33.14
whatever you
know, needs to be done,
00:53:33.31\00:53:34.71
so in that year
and half I went from,
00:53:34.81\00:53:38.05
you know, helper
to I think we started.
00:53:38.38\00:53:40.15
At the time we called
master control we called it
00:53:40.58\00:53:42.58
the switcher and so I
started learning to be a
00:53:42.62\00:53:45.39
switcher and I also
ran sound for the studio
00:53:45.45\00:53:48.96
for about a year. Yeah,
it was interesting times.
00:53:49.02\00:53:52.09
This is actually our
32 foot diameter dish.
00:53:55.60\00:53:58.47
It's from Scientific
Atlanta. They built it and we
00:53:58.63\00:54:01.97
purchased it and
they came and installed it
00:54:02.10\00:54:03.81
for us, and we were
just going to show you
00:54:04.37\00:54:06.21
that for a second
and then you will notice
00:54:06.44\00:54:07.84
behind there is a
little video shack we call and
00:54:07.94\00:54:10.85
this dish is a gigantic
system and it's amazing to
00:54:10.88\00:54:14.18
me that we can shoot
signals 22,300 miles to
00:54:14.22\00:54:17.99
space. Now, this is the
little tiny building beside
00:54:18.19\00:54:20.56
it and right now we
have people who actually,
00:54:20.59\00:54:23.09
two people work in that
little building full time.
00:54:23.12\00:54:25.49
Lord willing, as
funds allow us to, we are
00:54:25.99\00:54:29.83
bringing those
people upstairs and putting
00:54:29.93\00:54:31.60
master control in our
upstairs section of our
00:54:32.17\00:54:34.77
building. The
switcher that is master control
00:54:34.80\00:54:37.61
continues to operate
from the small video shack
00:54:38.04\00:54:40.54
where 3ABN's
broadcast to satellite began.
00:54:40.71\00:54:43.41
As soon as it was as
possible master control was
00:54:44.01\00:54:46.82
moved to the uplink
building. The first studio
00:54:46.95\00:54:48.95
of course, was
basically it was glorified
00:54:49.15\00:54:51.39
warehouse that had
the uplink center and the
00:54:51.42\00:54:54.36
studio in it. I arrived
late at night just because my
00:54:54.46\00:54:59.16
flight times and
they told me, you know,
00:54:59.26\00:55:01.13
you ring this buzzer
and somebody will come
00:55:01.33\00:55:04.10
down and I still
remember it was a
00:55:04.17\00:55:06.94
Mitch who still works with 3ABN.
00:55:07.04\00:55:09.60
This was at a time when
Danny was insisting that
00:55:09.84\00:55:14.81
the callers that were
calling in from watching the
00:55:15.48\00:55:18.31
programs whether
they were calling for free
00:55:18.41\00:55:20.98
literature whether they
were calling in for prayer.
00:55:21.08\00:55:23.25
Danny wanted a live
person to talk to them.
00:55:23.49\00:55:27.22
Well, after 5:30
every one left the building,
00:55:27.69\00:55:30.46
so the only one left
was master control when
00:55:30.69\00:55:33.96
guests would come in,
the master control operator
00:55:34.10\00:55:37.83
would give them a
tour, would make sure that
00:55:37.93\00:55:40.24
they got into their
guest room. If they needed
00:55:40.34\00:55:43.54
anything to make sure
that the guests got what
00:55:43.57\00:55:46.91
they needed. He came
down, he let me in and he
00:55:47.08\00:55:48.68
showed me where the
guest room was and I
00:55:48.81\00:55:50.15
got to go and visit
him and it was just very
00:55:50.21\00:55:52.98
inspiring to me to see
that here are the little
00:55:53.08\00:55:56.85
monitors and he was
explaining now this is
00:55:56.99\00:55:58.95
what's going on the
tape and this is here the
00:55:59.09\00:56:01.69
signal going up to
the satellite and here you
00:56:01.86\00:56:03.19
see the half second
delay. It's coming down from
00:56:04.86\00:56:07.03
the satellite and
it's been broadcast,
00:56:07.03\00:56:08.66
and I have to watch
this because as you know
00:56:08.76\00:56:11.00
FCC rules some one
has to be here remain for
00:56:11.13\00:56:13.07
24 hours a day. Sitting
there in master control,
00:56:13.23\00:56:16.71
just looking at the
TV monitor and realizing
00:56:17.14\00:56:20.68
this thing is going
out to who knows how many
00:56:21.14\00:56:25.75
people and really
at that time we were
00:56:25.85\00:56:28.95
broadcasting via
satellite and one satellite
00:56:29.65\00:56:32.52
and that satellite
was being received by who
00:56:35.16\00:56:37.43
knows how many tens
of thousands of people
00:56:37.63\00:56:39.26
with the big
satellite dishes. We were on one
00:56:39.29\00:56:43.43
downlink, one local
TV station in Salem,
00:56:44.13\00:56:47.84
Illinois and that was
the very first one that
00:56:47.90\00:56:51.84
3ABN had, but also
we were on the air on a
00:56:52.01\00:56:55.41
cable station in San
Diego, California from 2:00
00:56:55.58\00:56:58.55
in the morning to
6:00 in the morning.
00:56:58.75\00:57:00.48
Because this was 3ABN
that's way out in the middle
00:57:00.82\00:57:03.65
of a cow pasture. Any
time a small storm would
00:57:03.69\00:57:07.22
come through. 3ABN
would lose this power.
00:57:07.26\00:57:10.73
Whenever we lose
power everything shuts down,
00:57:10.89\00:57:13.40
so we would have to
go out and manually start
00:57:13.93\00:57:16.16
the generator then
go to another building,
00:57:16.97\00:57:19.53
manually reset the
transmitter come back into
00:57:20.14\00:57:23.77
the uplink building
manually set all of our
00:57:23.87\00:57:27.28
machines, start them
again, get your program
00:57:27.61\00:57:30.98
back on the air, so
your heart was go thump,
00:57:31.55\00:57:34.92
thump, thump, the
whole time that you're
00:57:35.02\00:57:36.75
running out in this
storm, rain, lightening.
00:57:36.89\00:57:40.06
So, we had one time
base corrective machine.
00:57:40.12\00:57:42.29
So when we went from
on machine to another and
00:57:42.62\00:57:46.80
the people saw the
video for the first 10, 15
00:57:46.83\00:57:49.43
seconds, if the person
appeared on the screen red
00:57:49.50\00:57:53.10
we gonna have, we
were having to adjust so
00:57:53.50\00:57:55.90
it looks like flesh
color. So, sometimes people saw
00:57:56.07\00:57:58.67
the people red, green
or some other color for
00:57:58.71\00:58:02.21
about 10, 15 seconds
we would adjust and then
00:58:02.28\00:58:04.31
it would be right.
Whenever the phone would
00:58:04.35\00:58:06.38
ring and then we
would have to pick it up
00:58:06.58\00:58:08.42
right when we would
doing the switch and it
00:58:08.92\00:58:11.35
might be someone
calling a credit card order in
00:58:11.49\00:58:17.16
and we would have to
take all the information.
00:58:17.36\00:58:18.89
It might even being
someone that was contemplating
00:58:19.03\00:58:22.26
suicide, so we're
talking to that suicidal person,
00:58:22.36\00:58:26.74
trying to talk them out
of it, praying for him and
00:58:27.14\00:58:30.11
as we were praying
from him, we were praying,
00:58:30.17\00:58:32.47
of course, with our
eyes open because we
00:58:32.61\00:58:34.01
have to watch the
clock and press the button,
00:58:34.04\00:58:36.54
you know at the
right time to put the right
00:58:36.98\00:58:38.31
program on. It was
fun. Having to answer the
00:58:38.51\00:58:43.28
prayer call was
very fulfilling for me,
00:58:43.35\00:58:45.09
because here I was
thinking I am going to
00:58:45.25\00:58:47.69
study to be a Pastor,
but the Lord sends me to
00:58:47.89\00:58:50.19
3ABN and it was very
clear to me that the Lord
00:58:50.33\00:58:52.89
sent to me to 3ABN. And
now I am talking to people,
00:58:52.99\00:58:56.06
helping them
understand what the Bible says.
00:58:56.13\00:58:59.20
Sometimes we have
prayer call, sometimes we
00:58:59.70\00:59:01.10
have Bible questions.
It was such a blessing for
00:59:01.17\00:59:04.11
me. I would go
home after work and say,
00:59:04.14\00:59:06.54
what a blessing.
This is wonderful.
00:59:06.74\00:59:08.41
To me it was the most
exciting thing that has
00:59:08.94\00:59:11.08
ever happened to me
to begin working at 3ABN.
00:59:11.18\00:59:13.48
3ABN's master
control continue to progress
00:59:14.55\00:59:17.42
as technology changed.
The counseling and phone
00:59:17.65\00:59:20.56
calls were given to
the pastoral departments in
00:59:20.66\00:59:23.49
the years to come,
more networks and computer
00:59:23.53\00:59:26.16
automation would
radically change the master
00:59:26.26\00:59:28.16
control operator's job.
You are watching Mending
00:59:28.33\00:59:32.83
Broken People. The
3ABN miracle story.
00:59:32.93\00:59:35.90
Stay with us for
our third and final hour
00:59:36.67\00:59:39.17
of this
documentary coming up on 3ABN.
00:59:39.21\00:59:42.08