Participants: C. A. Murray (Host), Ivan Raj & Heidi Tompkins
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY015043A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:05 Spend my life 00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:27 Let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my whole life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my whole life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:08 Hello, and welcome to 3ABN today. 01:10 My name is C.A. Murray 01:11 and allow me once again to thank you 01:13 for sharing just a little of your day with us 01:16 and to thank you for all you do to help us 01:19 lift up the mighty and matchless name of Jesus. 01:22 I'm very, very excited today and I always get excited 01:25 when I have guests who are from New York City, 01:28 having spent 30 years there. 01:30 Um, so, this program is a program 01:33 that comes out of as part of the legacy of NY13 01:38 that we talked about uh, just time ago. 01:40 And the continuing ministry 01:43 that is going on in New York City, 01:45 when the brethren came in 01:47 and did that heavy duty evangelism, 01:48 it was done so with the idea 01:51 that will not going to just blow in, blow up, blow out. 01:54 We're going to stay there for a while, 01:56 plant the flag of Christ as it were 01:58 and do continuing kinds of things that will expose 02:00 different people to Jesus Christ. 02:02 So this is part of that and we're going to talk about 02:05 some things that are happening even to this day 02:08 which may serve as a model for something 02:10 you may want to do. 02:12 You may hear something to stay there, 02:13 you want to replicate in your own town. 02:15 I've got two good looking young people. 02:17 I'll call them young because they are younger than me 02:19 and good looking because they are. 02:22 Uh, first of all, Ivan Raj, 02:24 Ivan, good to have you here, man. 02:25 Thank you. 02:27 And good looking, young guy on far for the Lord. 02:29 Amen. And Heidi Tompkins. 02:31 Heidi, nice to have you here. Hi. 02:32 Nice meeting you, C.A. Thanks for having us. 02:34 Yeah, you can see the joy of the Lord in Heidi's face. 02:36 She's been smiling since she got here. 02:38 You know, I think her face is going to hurt 02:39 when she leaves here 02:40 because she's been in this constant smile 02:42 for the past several days 02:43 and she's got the love of Christ in her heart. 02:46 Now, there are not married, they are not dating. 02:48 They are just serving the Lord together. 02:50 Get that out of the way right now. 02:51 Okay. All done, taken care of. 02:54 Now, was your parents that came with you also? 02:56 Yes, they did. And did some cooking? 02:59 We did the cooking. You did the cooking? 03:00 They came to support and they were big help. 03:02 We could have done all this without them. 03:03 Excellent, excellent, excellent. 03:06 Uh, we're going to talk about Heidi's Health Kitchen. 03:08 We're going to get to Heidi's Health Kitchen. 03:10 Got a long route to travel before we get there 03:13 but that's the punch line to the ministry. 03:17 Heidi's Health Kitchen, that's where we are going, 03:19 I think the journey that will be fun 03:20 and I think you'll enjoy this program very, very much. 03:22 I want to talk to you before we go to our music 03:25 and get a little background on two of you guys 03:27 because I know you're from Connecticut. 03:28 Yes. Thank you. Yeah, Connecticut. 03:30 You know, close enough to New York 03:31 to be part of New York. 03:32 You grew in Adventist home, Heidi 03:34 Yes, I did. I had that privilege. 03:36 Praise God. Praise the Lord. 03:38 Yes, I, in my teenage was little bit rebellious 03:41 unfortunately went into a different way 03:43 but God brought me back 03:44 and it's just been such a blessing serving God 03:47 and having that experience with Jesus 03:48 that we all need to have. 03:50 So many of us have those wilderness years. 03:51 Yes. Yeah, yeah. 03:53 Brothers and sisters? 03:54 Yes, an older sister, who lives in Long island. 03:55 She's a lawyer. 03:57 Two younger brothers who live in Connecticut. 03:58 Oh, wow, big family. 03:59 And my younger brother, 04:01 my youngest brother, Scott is involved in our ministry. 04:02 He handles our website 04:04 and helps us with a lot of technical things remotely. 04:06 Praise the Lord. 04:08 Yeah, it is one thing Heidi, 04:10 as you know to grow up in an Adventist home 04:11 and growing up in an Adventist home 04:13 or even attending an Adventist Church 04:15 may make you an Adventist does not make you a Christian. 04:18 That's right. 04:19 When did this whole Christ thing 04:21 become real for you on a personal level? 04:23 I would say probably between 2003 and 2004. 04:26 Um, I really, I had been very successful in business 04:30 and um, you know, 04:31 achieved many things, had many things, 04:34 had all the money 04:35 I could ever want to buy whatever I needed. 04:37 And those things didn't satisfy. 04:39 When I came to that realization, 04:41 when I came to the end of my self, 04:43 like the Bible says about the prodigal son, 04:45 I realized that there was something missing in my life 04:47 and then as I looked over 04:49 my childhood and all these things, 04:51 I realized that what was missing Was God. 04:53 And I immediately straight away that week made sure 04:57 I'd found a Seventh Day Adventist Church near me 04:59 which at that time happened to be on-- 05:01 in Patchogue Long Island. 05:03 And I went through a little bit of struggle just briefly, 05:07 Um, I thought you know, 05:10 I'll go to church and you know, 05:11 still hadn't stopped all of my habits. 05:14 Like worldly habits. 05:16 And you know, Friday was a big happier type day 05:19 and got up late Saturday morning 05:22 and thought, I'll go to church 05:23 but by the time I got ready, it was like 12 or 12:30. 05:26 I'm like, "Oh, it's going to be over. 05:28 I'll go next week. 05:29 And this next week thing 05:30 happened for about three or four weeks 05:32 and the last week I said, "All right, that's enough." 05:34 I know myself. 05:35 "If I don't go today, I'll never go, 05:37 I don't care if this singing the last line 05:39 of the closing song, 05:40 if I-- when I walk in that door, at least I went 05:42 and next week I'll get there earlier." 05:44 And I did and praise God. 05:45 Patchogue actually has 05:47 a Spanish service in the morning 05:48 and the English service in the afternoon. 05:50 So when I walked in at 12:15, they were just getting started. 05:52 They are just getting started. 05:54 And my relationship with the Lord grew from there. 05:56 I felt my need for the Lord. 05:59 When you had your sort of wandering years, 06:01 wasn't it aggressive, turning against the Lord 06:03 or just kind of wandering away, just kind of just apathy? 06:06 Just wandering away, 06:07 you know, worldly successes came 06:09 and I went with it. 06:11 Praise the Lord. 06:12 What kind of business were you involved in when you-- 06:13 Sales, all my life sales retail sales 06:16 as well as outside sales in telecommunications. 06:18 Oh, praise the Lord. 06:19 That actually is good practice for what you're doing now. 06:23 Yes, it certainly is. 06:25 The Lord notices this kind of background 06:27 and then he takes what you're having 06:29 and uses it to what He wants you to do. 06:30 It's funny, Ivan and I talk about it all the time 06:32 even what we are doing now with Heidi's Health Kitchen, 06:35 we praise God for the career experiences 06:37 and the life experiences God has given us 06:39 because we see it all being used now for God's glory. 06:42 Praise God. 06:44 Praise the Lord, praise God. That is so exciting. 06:45 Raj, do you want to talk us about, let me call you Ivan 06:47 uh, I like Ivan better. 06:50 Um, Adventist home growing up? 06:52 Uh, no, we were born as Lutheran 06:55 I mean, we were raised as Lutheran Christians 06:58 and then we became Pentecost 07:00 and then we've gone into Jehovah's Witness 07:02 and then we found the truth in 92 in India of course, 07:06 I was in India that time 07:08 through an evangelistic series 07:10 and then we became Seventh Day Adventist in 1992. 07:13 Wow, Lutherans in India, 07:17 one does not put Lutheran together with India. 07:18 You know, you don't think Lutheran wouldn't think India. 07:21 Pentecostal perhaps, Jehovah Witness, 07:26 may be, but not Lutheran. 07:28 So your family was, it seems like they were searching. 07:30 Yes, absolutely, that's true. 07:32 That's why we ended up in Seventh Day Adventist Church 07:35 because we found the truth here. 07:37 Yeah. 07:38 How did Adventistism come to you 07:40 or you come to Adventistism? 07:42 Um. 07:43 Your family now, I'm talking about. 07:44 Yes, um, I was 12 at the time 07:46 and they had a series of meeting called um, what is it? 07:52 I forgot. 07:53 Um, there was a series of evangelistic meetings 07:57 in the city called Chennai 07:59 and that's where I was born and raised. 08:00 And it's called Mission Madras. 08:02 And Chennai used to be called as Madras those days 08:05 and Pastor Dwight Nelson, he came there 08:09 and he did some evangelistic series 08:10 and my mom went there to see my uncle 08:13 who actually organized the meetings in Chennai. 08:16 And so she sat out and then she started taking notes. 08:19 Because we thought okay, 08:21 they are also Christians, we are also Christians 08:22 so let's see what they have to say. 08:23 And then she noticed that all our questions were answered uh- 08:26 Praise the Lord. 08:28 On a daily basis through his sermons 08:31 and then at the end of the series we got baptized. 08:34 Was it your baptism at the end of that series? 08:36 Yes, and I was the youngest to get baptized. 08:37 Is that so? 08:39 Yeah, my grandfather who was staunch Lutheran also, 08:40 he got baptized at the time. 08:42 He was 76 when he got baptized 08:43 through Seventh-day Adventistism. 08:45 Does being a Christian in India, 08:46 with the constellation of religions 08:49 and the predominant one 08:51 is kind of tough on Christians in India? 08:55 Yes, it was. 08:57 It uh, few years back it was a little relaxed 08:59 I think but now it's now again coming up. 09:01 It's kind of tough to practice your faith 09:04 or talk about your faith to other people, 09:06 certain areas specifically-- 09:08 Yes, yes, did your whole family come to the States or just you? 09:11 Uh, just me and my brother, younger brother, Martin Raj. 09:14 He is studying in a college, Heartland College. 09:17 He is studying to become a medical missionary. 09:19 So my parents passed away 09:20 so it's just me and my brother, yeah. 09:22 So, you think, you guys were how old 09:24 when you decided to come to States? 09:25 I came here three years back. 09:27 Was it-- did your family had somebody to meet you here 09:30 or you just had a took off? 09:32 No, I just took off. 09:33 I just came here for business opportunity 09:35 which never worked out. 09:36 Like I was looking for some business opportunities 09:39 that didn't work 09:41 and it just didn't work out for me 09:44 and God led me into Heidi's Health Kitchen. 09:47 Okay, praise the Lord. 09:48 We're going to talk a little bit more about that. 09:50 This story has got a little back ground. 09:51 Um, one coming over form India, 09:55 one in Connecticut coming down to New York. 09:57 We got to find out how they got fused together. 09:59 How Heidi's Health Kitchen got started 10:02 and I really like that 10:04 Heidi's Health Kitchen it's not an end, 10:07 it's really a means to go to another end 10:10 and I like that because it's, 10:12 you are using what's in your hand 10:14 to do something for the Lord. 10:16 And then God is blessing. 10:17 So we're going to talk all about that 10:18 um, just after music, 10:20 which today comes from a great friend, 10:23 personal friend and friend of the ministry, 10:25 Jennifer LaMounatin. 10:26 She's going to be singing "Make Me Like You." 10:29 Amen. 10:56 Teach me Father 11:02 What to say 11:06 Teach me Father 11:12 How to pray 11:17 Teach me all 11:21 Along the way 11:27 How to be 11:31 Like Jesus 11:39 Teach me 11:42 How we may be one 11:49 Like the Father 11:54 And the Son 11:58 And when all 12:02 Is overcome 12:08 I will be 12:13 Like Jesus 12:20 Lord, make me like you 12:26 Please make me like you 12:31 You are a servant 12:36 Make me one too 12:43 Oh, Lord I am willing 12:48 To what you must do 12:53 To make me like you Lord 12:58 Make me like you 13:07 I would be 13:11 Like Jesus 13:16 I would be 13:20 Like Jesus 13:26 Help me Lord 13:29 To daily grow 13:36 More and more 13:41 Like Jesus. 14:07 Well done, Jennifer LaMounatin. 14:09 "I would be like Jesus" 14:10 what a beautiful song and beautifully sung. 14:12 My guests are Ivan Raj and Heidi Tompkins 14:15 lord-and-lady, good to have you here. 14:17 When we left, um... 14:20 we were talking little bit about your background. 14:22 Yes. 14:23 I want to find out how you got together, 14:25 how you got to New York 14:26 and how Heidi's Kitchen actually got from there. 14:28 I think I'll start with you Heidi on this. 14:32 You were asked to be part of uh, NY13? 14:36 Yes. How did that happen? 14:38 God, by His providence and miracles led me the NETS, 14:42 The Northeast Evangelism Training School. 14:44 That's Eric Flickinger 14:45 Yes, and Kevin Sears And Kevin Sears, yeah. 14:47 Yes, and the very first training class for NETS 14:50 was in New York City. 14:52 And so it was a great opportunity 14:54 and I didn't really wanted to go, 14:57 there was a little bit of a struggle 14:58 but God made a way. 15:00 God pushed me to go 15:01 and when I got there I was so happy that he did. 15:04 It just turned out to be an incredible blessing for me. 15:07 Now for those who don't know, Heidi, tell us 15:08 what NETS is and what it seeks to do. 15:10 What is it trying-- Sure. 15:12 Northeast Evangelism Training school 15:13 is a four-month training program 15:15 that teaches anyone who's interested 15:17 how to do Bible work, evangelistic work, 15:20 medical missionary work on the surface level 15:24 and teaches the health message, 15:25 the evangelism message and the gospel. 15:29 And it's really an amazing and incredible experience. 15:32 Each class gets to do the prep work 15:35 for an evangelistic series 15:36 and so my class, we did the prep work 15:39 for the New York 13 series that you mentioned earlier. 15:43 So it kind of threw you in a deep end right out of school. 15:45 Yeah, it was great though. 15:49 It was a great experience. How big was your class? 15:51 How many young people-- We are 12 of us. 15:53 Okay, nice size. 15:54 Yes. Nice size. 15:56 So that' how you got connected with the meetings? 16:00 Walk us through the meeting time 16:02 and then what happened subsequent to that. 16:03 Sure, so I worked very closely 16:05 with Mark & Tini Finley mostly in the data room, 16:08 handling all that type of stuff 16:10 but I've got to enjoy the meetings as well 16:12 and throughout that time, we had Bible students 16:16 each of us is NETS students had Bible students 16:19 and we are bringing our Bible students to the series 16:21 and it was very exciting. 16:23 At the same time, 16:24 the International Field School was going on 16:26 and Ted Wilson and Mark Finley 16:28 graciously extended an invitation 16:30 to the next student so we had a very busy schedule. 16:33 But it was a great experience 16:34 and perhaps because I was local 16:38 and because of some other factors 16:41 they were looking for a student to stay by 16:43 and do a six-month follow up period of full time Bible work 16:45 and they asked me to do so. 16:47 I accepted and so because the response 16:52 of Revelation of Hope was so significant, 16:54 they were so many contexts to follow up with. 16:57 Not one person could ever do it on their own 16:59 so I decided to train church members 17:01 and I held to eight-week training courses. 17:05 The class is called Disciples. 17:06 It's basically like a little mini NETS. 17:09 And taught the church members how to go to door to door, 17:12 how to give Bible studies 17:13 and how to really get involved in this work 17:15 and Ivan was one of the church members 17:18 that was recommended 17:20 by the Personal Ministries director at that church 17:22 at the West 11th Street Church. 17:23 So he was in the first disciples' class. 17:25 Okay, all right. We put a pause there. 17:27 We go to Ivan. Yes. 17:31 My understanding is that you came a little 17:35 what's the word I can use? 17:36 Kicking and screaming, dare I say. 17:39 this was not a natural segway in your life. 17:41 So walk us through that experience 17:43 of first getting into the NETS 17:44 and then we'll move on from there. 17:46 Sure, sure, sure. 17:47 Um, so yeah, so one day at church, 17:52 lunch time, 17:53 my, one of my close friends in church, 17:55 uh, he just gave my name. 17:57 He referred my name to Heidi, 17:58 when she came asking for some names. 18:00 And I was sitting beside him, we were having lunch together 18:02 and then he had said, 18:03 "Okay, Heidi, take Ivan Raj, Ivan Raj's name" 18:06 and then I asked him, 18:07 what's, "Why did you give my name to her?" 18:10 He said, "Ivan, they're going to have 18:11 a leadership training program in the church, 18:13 I think you have a potential so I've referred your name." 18:16 So I was thinking in my mind 18:17 that I should not go to this class 18:19 because I've been working six days 18:20 and I'm exhausted, tired. 18:22 After lunch I go back home and get some rest, 18:24 get ready for work next day, Sunday, that is. 18:27 And so again he said, "Okay," like he understood 18:31 that I was not that much interested 18:32 to attend this class which Heidi is going to have 18:35 and then he said, "Okay, 18:38 if you don't want to go, that's fine." 18:39 Yeah, I don't want to go. 18:41 I was telling myself, I should not go. 18:42 I just, I just go home 18:44 and after sometime another elder came and he said, 18:46 "Ivan, can you help me 18:47 arrange the chairs and tables in the next room?" 18:49 And I said "After my dessert. 18:53 "So... 18:54 So you take pot luck pretty seriously. 18:57 I missed the dessert part. 18:58 I missed the dessert part, yeah. 19:02 So, and then I said, "Okay." 19:04 Everybody left and then I had my dessert 19:06 and I went to the next room and noticed that 19:08 all the tables and chairs were already arranged. 19:10 So I was thinking, I gave him a commitment, 19:12 I'll do something there 19:14 but already, I mean so let me get in, 19:15 uh, get into the room 19:17 and then take a chair and a table 19:18 and put it, put it around 19:20 and then arrange it and then leave. 19:21 Then you're gone. Yeah. Yeah. 19:23 So I walked into the room 19:26 and I heard a voice from my back side saying, 19:28 "Ivan is present." 19:30 And I turned around 19:31 and then Heidi was there beside the door. 19:33 And I didn't not know she was inside, 19:34 I was like, "Oh, my goodness." 19:35 I didn't know she was inside. 19:37 Had I known that, I would not have come into the room. 19:38 I would have gone home. 19:39 The Lord hide little things from you 19:41 'cause you got so much to do. 19:42 Did you know who he was at least before this time? 19:45 His friend Ricardo, 19:47 the Personal Ministries director just said, 19:48 "That's Ivan sitting over there. 19:49 That's all I knew. I knew what he looked like. 19:53 So now obviously, you know, you've been kind of 19:55 I don't want to say Shanghaied into something 19:57 but you've gotten, someone has gotten you into something 20:00 that you weren't really prepared for. 20:01 No, not at all. 20:02 So this was kind of a whole new experience for you. 20:04 Absolutely, when you experience 20:05 and I thought, I was telling myself, 20:07 I was sitting in the first, 20:08 okay, so after I noticed that she said, "Ivan is present." 20:11 I was still telling myself, 20:13 Ivan, I think you need to go out and go back home. 20:15 On the other hand I was thinking, 20:16 what will happen to Ricardo's reputation? 20:18 Like he gave, he referred me to her. 20:20 So that'll get tarnished as well. 20:21 I didn't want that to happen. 20:22 So I thought okay, I'll just take part 20:24 in this one class and then leave. 20:26 I will not show my face to her again. Okay. 20:28 So I just sit in the class and then she gave her testimony 20:30 to all of the other, all of us. 20:32 And then it was very clear to me and evident 20:35 that God wanted me to come back 20:36 to the class again and again and understand 20:39 and you know, the importance of going door to door 20:42 uh, to give Bible studies as well. 20:45 So I started coming back every single class later on. 20:47 Heidi's class, that is. 20:49 And then at the end of the class, 20:50 I also started going door to door. 20:52 Oh, bless your heart. Praise God. 20:53 Now your testimony was your time with the Lord, 20:56 your NETS' time or your time working with NY13? 20:59 All of that, all of that. 21:01 How I came back to the Lord, how the Lord brought me back, 21:04 how the Lord, 21:05 by His great providence and miracles got me to NETS, 21:08 it's an amazing story, 21:10 I'll have to tell you another time. 21:11 I didn't even know where it was going. 21:12 Someone said, "You got to come here 21:14 right now in Manhattan. 21:15 Here's the address." I don't know where I'm going. 21:17 I don't know what this is. I'm like, "who does this?" 21:19 But then I'm thinking about Abraham 21:20 and all these people, right. 21:22 So I'm like, "What is this?" 21:23 I wasn't feeling good that day, 21:25 I'm thinking, I'm going to go home, 21:26 juice, rest, lay low 21:28 and literally as I was driving home that day 21:31 um, I get down the street towards my house 21:35 and all the roads are closed. 21:36 There is a police barricade. 21:37 The only way you can go is turn a left 21:39 into Park Avenue and Babylon 21:41 which goes right by the train station. 21:42 And I thought, okay, Lord, 21:43 apparently you want me to go somewhere. 21:46 So I went and it was a greatest blessing. 21:48 Praise the Lord. Praise God. 21:49 Of course, you were talking, from Manhattan to Babylon, 21:52 you are talking, first of all there's only two ways to go 21:55 I know, Long Island past way, 21:57 you can go and fits down, you can go Bell parkway, 22:00 Southern State Parkway go that way. 22:02 But all of them, 22:03 choked with traffic most of the day. 22:05 So, you're talking, a timing that went into, yeah. 22:07 I ended up taking Long Island railway road 22:09 but it's still an hour and-- 22:10 Oh, you took a train. 22:11 Yes. Okay, but it still. 22:13 Still I went 20 minute riding this way. 22:14 Precisely, yeah, so you don't-- 22:16 That's just the Penn station 22:17 and then the subway and everything. 22:19 It's almost a two-hour commute each day, everyday. 22:21 That is work so-- Which I did for four months. 22:23 Bless your heart. But it was a blessing. 22:25 Oh, God, turned it into such a blessing. 22:28 Praise the Lord. 22:29 So you met, you stayed, 22:31 you continued to work through the meetings 22:35 and tell me just a little bit about your experience 22:38 during the meetings. 22:39 'Cause we've had a lot of people from NY13 here. 22:42 Uh, not that many from the Bible work end 22:44 but give me just a little flavor of 22:45 you know, how the Lord blessed 22:47 and what you felt during those meetings. 22:48 Sure. It was a very busy time for us. 22:50 We were still in class so we had class 22:52 you know five days a week, 22:53 we were doing the series on the weekends 22:56 and we didn't have any days off 22:57 but God gave the energy and the strength 23:00 that we needed, we were still going door to door, 23:01 we were still doing Bible studies 23:03 and it was just such an incredible experience. 23:07 Ted Wilson did a great job doing the series, 23:11 Mark was there to support him all the way. 23:13 I spend most of my time in the data room with Tini 23:17 but was able to still bring some of my Bible students 23:19 and have some of my contacts come and they were blessed 23:23 and the baptisms all throughout the meetings-- 23:25 Praise God. Were just amazing. 23:28 Ivan, what impressed you about those meetings? 23:30 They were held in your church. 23:31 I know your church was prepped for those meetings 23:33 because Aldo Wilson's is going to be there 23:35 and a lot of people were coming in, moving through 23:37 but as the member of the church, 23:39 how are you impressed with what was going on? 23:41 I was also a volunteer. 23:43 I was actually ushering 23:44 and I was part of the whole ushering team 23:47 for those meetings. 23:48 And I also brought one of my Hindu friends 23:50 as well for the meetings. 23:53 So it was definitely a blessing to me 23:54 and I'm sure it was a blessing, the guy, he came to the church, 23:57 he said, "I definitely feel some peace here." 24:00 Praise the Lord. Praise God. Yeah. 24:02 So the meetings as we know were comprehensive 24:06 and a number of things are happening. 24:07 Your church saw it as on of the- kind of centers 24:11 or focuses of this thing. 24:13 Your, the Bible work team was just the 12 24:16 that came out of NETS or are they other individuals- 24:18 Yeah, just us. Just the 12. 24:20 Yes. 24:21 I'm curious as the person who's done evangelism, 24:23 how many, how big were your list is my question. 24:28 The follow up afterwards? 24:29 No, during the course, you know, 24:31 you getting your names of your working, your names, yeah. 24:33 Sure, yeah, well, so we had 24:34 our regular Bible studies going on. 24:36 Each of us probably had between 8 and 12 24:39 personal Bible studies going on 24:41 and in addition we were getting names given to us, 24:43 go follow up on this person 24:44 and write that person and so forth. 24:46 Uh, you know, after, 24:48 if came a few nights, then we didn't see them. 24:50 We immediately had to go knocking at the door. 24:52 So I mean, literally it was constant. 24:54 We didn't have a day or a minute off. 24:56 That's what I want to establish here. 24:57 Once evangelism starts, you kind of jump on your horse 25:00 and we do not get off till after the last baptism 25:03 and then your transitioned it because you don't stop. 25:06 So if you got names those names has to be revisited, 25:08 if some body drops out, they have to be seen. 25:10 If a new person comes, 25:11 they have to be encouraged you know, 25:13 you've got active names, 25:15 passive names and you kind of on off 25:16 and you got to deal with all of that stuff. 25:18 So that is, that's no stroll through the park. 25:22 Yeah, it's hard work. 25:23 Yeah, but did you enjoy it? 25:24 I loved it and God gave us all the strength 25:27 and especially me with the commute. 25:29 It was difficult 25:31 and but I learned to sleep on the train 25:33 and God gave me the rest I needed. 25:36 Praise the Lord. 25:37 You got a lot of New Yorkers who learnt to sleep on a train. 25:39 Somehow they woke up at the right stop 25:41 and Lord kind of blesses that too. 25:43 Let me just ask you this 25:44 and it's kind of early left turn. 25:46 Give me, because I see the joy in your face and in your voice, 25:50 the feeling to see somebody, let me put it this way, 25:55 to see the light come on in their life. 25:57 You know, they are drinking this, 25:58 walking and doing whatever and all of a sudden 25:59 they get it. 26:01 You know, tell me about how that feels. 26:02 The joy is so incredible. 26:04 It's overwhelming. It is. 26:05 To me, it is overwhelming because it's just so amazing 26:08 I mean, separate from this, 26:10 I mean, I'm still doing Bible work 26:12 and I'm studying with the woman in Long Island now. 26:15 Um, God through out Bible studies, 26:17 we're only on the-- 26:19 I think, next week when I get home 26:21 we're doing the seventh Bible study 26:22 and God is already delivered her from six addictions. 26:25 And just you know, 26:27 when someone decides to give their hearts for Lord, 26:30 and work for Him, 26:31 everyday just becomes so exciting 26:33 to see what God's going to do next. 26:35 Very true. 26:36 And people might not understand this 26:38 but it's just so joyful, 26:40 it's, it gives me the energy and strength that I need 26:43 and just to see what God is doing, 26:45 it's just so amazing. 26:47 Yeah, it' amazing and it's addictive. 26:50 Yes, it is. 26:51 Once you get, you wanted to get in, it's like a high. 26:54 Wanting some more and that kind of thing. 26:55 To see someone, to see the, to make that turn, 26:58 and you can see that there are coming closer to the Lord 27:00 and they see the Lord begin to work in their lives, 27:02 then you see other people, 27:04 I want that for them, I don't want it for them, 27:05 I want that for them and I know that kind of thing. 27:06 And the Holy Spirit works in such a way, 27:08 where you begin to see them as Christ sees them 27:11 and you see the potential and the possibility 27:13 and you see this transformation 27:15 from the caterpillar to the butterfly 27:17 right before your eyes. 27:18 And it's like creation all over again. 27:20 It's amazing. 27:21 Ivan, do you feel the same way? 27:23 Absolutely, I feel the same way. 27:24 Yeah, praise God. 27:25 We got Ivan out of his bed uh, on Sabbath afternoons 27:30 and the Lord got him-- and the Lord got him on Friday 27:33 and both of you were sleepy but the Lord gives you energy 27:35 when you are doing these kinds of things. 27:37 So the meetings end and we know about the big fan fare 27:41 we were there, our 3ABN was there 27:43 Jim Gilley and I were there for the big baptism, 27:45 I mean just, just an incredible high day. 27:47 Uh, are you were there? 27:49 Were you in Long Island at the coliseum? 27:50 No I was not at the coliseum. 27:52 You were at the coliseum. Okay, you were at the coliseum. 27:54 Just an incredible high day. 27:55 The meetings cannot go on for ever. 27:56 They come to an end. Now what do we do? 28:00 So now follow up 28:01 and that's where the church member training came in. 28:04 In Ivan's class, in the first class, 28:06 there were uh, 18 church members 28:09 and you know, my training was, 28:10 okay, start with the small group 28:12 and you know, some of the people 28:13 in the church thought, you know, 28:15 no one is going to come to this. 28:16 But 18 people signed up for the first class 28:18 and I didn't want to say no to anybody 28:19 because if they are interested, we got to get them going now. 28:22 We can't wait and let that interest die out. 28:24 So the first class had a 18 church members, 28:26 the second class had 23 28:29 and so a lot of church members at the West 11th Street Church, 28:32 um, got to take part in the Bible works, 28:34 some of them who were more active than the others, 28:36 one of the things that I really, really respected 28:39 about Ivan at that time, was that, 28:41 in our first class 28:43 and out of both of them actually, 28:45 he was the most interested in evangelism. 28:48 Every Sabbath, at potluck, 28:50 Ivan was coming to me and saying, 28:51 "Oh, I have this idea. We can do this, we can do this. 28:54 I'm in a mean up group and all of this people you know 28:57 or are open and you know, 28:59 we can maybe show cosmic conflict 29:01 or some type of DVDs 29:03 that'll engage them in a discussion." 29:05 And every week he came to me with all these ideas 29:07 and it was just so exciting. 29:09 So he really had that initiative. 29:10 Praise the Lord, Ivan, let's explore this a little bit. 29:12 Sure. 29:13 Because you came in kind of reluctant. 29:15 I would say, you finished your dessert 29:17 and you get the dessert, 29:18 I'm teasing about this. 29:20 But you have finished your dessert 29:21 and you got hijacked into this thing. 29:24 Where did the change come? When did it click for you? 29:27 You know, you said, you came, 29:28 "I'm going to come one time and I'm done, I'm out of here." 29:31 But something happened, man. 29:32 Walk me through that experience? 29:34 Uh, it was Heidi's testimony. 29:38 She shared her personal testimony to all of us 29:40 and that made me, 29:41 that was, I was impressed that God wants me to be here 29:45 and also in the hear meeting in this class every single week 29:48 and also start going door to door as well. 29:50 And which is what I did 29:52 after the end of the training program. 29:53 Prior to the whole um, NY13, 29:57 were you kind of a couch potato Adventist 29:59 or you're kind of Adventist, an active Adventist already? 30:02 I was an active Adventist. 30:03 When I say active Adventist, okay, let me put it this way. 30:06 After, I would, I must say that I met God 30:09 or I had a, I started having a personal experience with God, 30:13 after I came to New York City. 30:14 Before that, I was like you said 30:16 couch potato Adventist probably. 30:18 But I got the real experience 30:21 and I went through a lot of issues, 30:23 a lot of struggles and issues and everything, complications. 30:26 But I noticed God's hand was there throughout the ordeal. 30:31 And I had to surrender 30:33 and I loved to surrender myself to God. 30:35 It became a habit to me and it got into my system 30:38 and you know like you said addiction. 30:40 I think you'll love it. 30:41 You just fall in love with God 30:43 and then you don't know like you don't want to go 30:44 out of it after that. 30:46 It's a relationship. It's a special experience. 30:48 You can never get it anywhere else. 30:50 So I was getting into that experience at that time 30:53 before the NY13 and everything. 30:55 Okay, so this is just another part of the journey, 30:57 another step along the road 30:59 that you are already traveling on. 31:00 Yes, yes. 31:01 That's gonna say something you want to do. 31:03 Yes, and I wanted to get business and everything 31:04 but everything failed. 31:06 All my efforts were failing, failing, failing. 31:08 Which is what led me into, you know, 31:10 issues and complications and everything, so-- 31:13 So this was kind of a an answer to a prayer either unanswered 31:17 or uh, but God was kind of moving in your half 31:20 and in your direction. 31:22 Okay, so you got this, the meetings end 31:25 but you still got work to do. 31:26 Yes, so for meetings end, 31:29 I do, we do the six months of follow up, 31:31 myself and the church members. 31:33 Uh, the six months come to an end 31:35 and at that point, you know, my contract comes to an end. 31:39 Um, I'm not getting paid anymore. 31:41 But I still have Bible students. 31:43 I can't leave them hanging. 31:44 So I continued the Bible work for free 31:46 which I'm still doing to this day. 31:47 Bless your heart. 31:49 Praise God. Wow. Wow. 31:50 But God has been my sustainer and my provider. 31:52 Even through the difficulties that I've been through, 31:55 you know, was not having income and these types of things. 31:58 God has been my provider. 31:59 God has been my husband, 32:01 I mean, the relationship with God 32:03 just gets better and better every day. 32:05 Deeper faith, stronger trust. Praise the Lord. 32:07 Fearlessness that will happen. 32:09 It is, that's where I'm heading 32:10 because you see I know what it's like to get on the subway, 32:14 you and 10,000 of your closest friends. 32:16 You are going back and forth. 32:18 You are going back and forth, you are moving, 32:20 and sometimes you out a little late 32:21 and you want to reach. 32:23 You got a person that is, who wants to know about the Lord. 32:24 And it's 6 o'clock and you don't stop at the clock 32:27 because this person has a question. 32:28 So you got to stay with him. 32:30 So you maybe there till 8 o'clock 32:31 or now I got to go home 32:32 and go all the way back out to Babylon. 32:34 And you know, we could make Babylon jokes all day long. 32:39 We're coming out of Babylon 32:40 you know, we could do that all day long. 32:41 So and you, you are going in your pocket. 32:45 The conference isn't paying you. 32:47 Correct. Correct. The church isn't paying you. 32:49 You've got other people like Ivan and others 32:51 who are doing stuff on their own. 32:53 We got to fund this thing man we got to find some money 32:56 'cause you cannot go on forever like this. 32:59 So walk me through that time 33:01 because this is the birth of Heidi's Kitchen. 33:03 Yes, correct. 33:05 And so last year between probably 33:08 you know, between March and April, 33:10 I really, really started praying to the Lord 33:12 because the work is never ending. 33:14 This work needs to be done 33:16 and to see so many people receptive in New York City, 33:21 going door to door as just a four-question survey. 33:25 Just who knows those people's mind. 33:26 They think New York City is impossible. 33:28 Oh, people, they won't be interested you know. 33:30 But they are. 33:32 There are people searching for hope and for peace. 33:35 And they find it when they study God's word. 33:37 And so I was praying, asking God 33:41 to show me a way that this can support myself, 33:45 not just me, but other Bible workers 33:47 because where there is one of me, there should be ten. 33:50 And I want to say this because having worked in New York City, 33:53 and you guys know now. 33:55 People mistake bigness for coldness. 33:57 Because it's a big town, 33:59 Well, there can't be any Jesus here. 34:01 There's a lot of Jesus there. 34:02 And there are a lot of people looking for Jesus. 34:04 It's just you got to go to them. 34:06 They are not coming to you 34:08 because the town is just too big. 34:09 We got 60 plus Adventist churches there 34:11 and we are still invisible 34:12 because you got a pool of eight men in the metro 34:15 and 12 men in the bigger area, 34:18 so people are there. 34:19 But somebody's got to go knock on doors 34:21 and go into those apartment buildings. 34:23 I had a member, it's at 27 storeys, 34:25 five different buildings, 11 apartments on each. 34:28 You know you got 3000 apartments in one building 34:31 and you got to get in there and take Jesus with you. 34:34 Yes. Amen. 34:35 So there's this investing of time, 34:37 so we got to have some cash 34:39 because we got to have some cash 34:41 You know, we got to fund this thing. 34:43 So walk me through now 34:44 just a little bit how Heidi's Kitchen start. 34:45 Sure, and so knowing that 34:47 the spirit of prophesy clearly defines 34:49 that this is how the work is going to finish. 34:51 Bible workers going door to door, 34:52 medical missionaries going door to door 34:54 uh, I was praying about this as I said 34:57 and Ivan actually came to me 34:59 because he had a been volunteering 35:02 at an Adventist restaurant up in Maine for a few months. 35:05 He had just taken a break and gone up there 35:07 and had this great experience and he came back 35:10 and he was in this squandering his life, 35:13 "do I stay here, do I go to India. 35:15 I want to start a ministry. 35:17 I've been looking for the right ministry partner, 35:19 haven't found the right person and what do I do?" 35:22 Okay, but yeah, what's up with Maine? 35:25 You know, what are you doing in Maine? 35:26 Yeah, I was staying at an Adventist family 35:31 with the Adventist family, they were very nice people. 35:33 The Farlays are beautiful people Adventists 35:35 and from there I wanted to go back to India. 35:37 I had all my luggage with me, I thought okay, 35:39 the last two years, I spent here you know, 35:42 my time in New York, nothing worked out. 35:43 There was no providence. 35:44 Okay, so things are not jelling for you 35:46 so I'm going back home. 35:47 So I'm going back home. 35:49 So I did get an opportunity as well in India. 35:51 Two opportunities: one in North India 35:53 and one in South India as well. 35:54 So I wanted to get back to India. 35:56 But that opening, that offer, the job offer 35:59 kept postponing as well. 36:01 And in the mean while, 36:03 I kept praying, fasting, fasting and praying at lot. 36:06 I mean, a lot of prayer went into it. 36:08 And then God I-- 36:10 God opened up providence for me to get back into Brooklyn, 36:15 the same place where I used to stay. 36:16 So I got back to Brooklyn 36:18 and then, now I have to survive. 36:19 It's Brooklyn, you have to survive. 36:23 That's right. You do. 36:24 Yeah, it's Brooklyn man, you got to do something. 36:26 Yeah. 36:27 So I was again praying about it. 36:29 It was very clear to me 36:31 that God did not want me to back to India 36:33 but wanted me to come back to Brooklyn. 36:35 That's providence opened up in Brooklyn for me. 36:37 Now I knew that God is going to open up providence for me 36:40 survive as well and I prayed about it. 36:42 From my side I said, "Okay, 36:44 let me go through some you know, some websites 36:46 and see if I can apply for some odd jobs for now 36:49 and I was, one day I was very strongly impressed 36:53 to go for an interview to a coffee shop 36:55 in West Village, Manhattan. 36:56 So it was really, 36:58 God like literally forcing me to go there. 37:00 So I got dressed up and all 37:02 and I went to Manhattan from Brooklyn 37:04 and before I stepped into the coffee shop, 37:07 I thought, okay let me read the add once again 37:09 just to understand the prerequisites. 37:11 So I was about to step in 37:13 and I read and the bottom of the ad, 37:14 it said "No walk-ins allowed." 37:16 And I was like, "Why did God send me here?" 37:19 I noticed God forced me here but why did I come here. 37:23 Maybe I thought I just walk in and then say, 37:24 "Hey, I just came so just interview me." 37:28 And I noticed that 37:29 there are a lot of people inside the coffee shop 37:30 so I was a little hesitant. 37:32 I didn't want to disturb their business 37:33 so I thought okay, 37:35 I sat outside the coffee shop in a chair 37:36 and I said, "Hey," I sent an email to them, 37:38 "I'm outside this coffee shop right now, 37:41 I just noticed that you don't allow walk-ins 37:44 but here is my resume, I'm sitting outside." 37:46 And they asked for pictures also. 37:48 So I had some pictures with the Statue of Liberty 37:51 and friends hanging out. 37:52 I only had those pictures. 37:53 So I sent those pictures 37:55 only have these pictures with me. 37:56 So I sent it to them. 37:58 I'm thinking of God's providence going to work 37:59 but I was there sitting for the some time 38:01 and no body called me, no response, 38:03 nothing and then I called their number, 38:04 I think I called their number, I'm not sure. 38:05 But anyway, so there was no kind of communication 38:07 or response from them uh, for my application. 38:11 So, I thought okay, 38:13 so this is just my own imagination 38:14 that I had to come here, not God who impressed me. 38:17 So I was back to the subway 38:20 and I noticed a chocolate store there 38:23 and the chocolate store was well designed 38:26 and every thing interiors were excellent 38:28 but there was not many people there. 38:30 So my mind just took a picture of the coffee shop 38:33 and I walked back home, that's it. 38:35 And for the next one week, 38:36 this picture was lingering in my mind. 38:38 So I was thinking, when I said coffee shop, 38:40 no, it's a chocolate store, chocolate store, I'm sorry. 38:43 Uh, so I'm thinking, 38:44 maybe I need to start a carob treats business. 38:47 Vegan, sugar-free carob treats business. 38:49 And I don't know how to make carob treats 38:52 so I thought, okay let me contact Heidi 38:54 and check if she knows somebody whom she can connect me with 38:58 you know, so I can do business at the same time 39:01 do ministry and evangelism through the same business. 39:04 Okay, you're trying to connect to that 39:05 and put things together 39:06 to support yourself and the ministry, yup, yeah. 39:09 Absolutely, so that was my intention 39:12 and so I send a text message, "Heidi, do you know anyone 39:14 who can make vegan, carob treats 39:16 which are healthy and delicious?" 39:18 Her response to me were two words, "Yes, me." 39:23 Okay, when he sent that to you were you thinking 39:27 just answer the question 39:28 or you're thinking maybe something just happening here? 39:30 I just answered the question. 39:32 And then he started you know, texting me and called me 39:35 and we started talking about this 39:36 and he said, "Look," he said, "I, 39:38 you know this happened, I have this vision in my mind, 39:41 I'm thinking that we can you know, sell. 39:44 We should start a health food ministry 39:45 and sell, health foods, health desserts 39:47 to fund the Bible work." 39:50 And then light started glowing up. 39:52 Now you're mind was not, 39:54 health foods per say, health desserts. 39:56 Yes. 39:57 Still got that dessert thing going on. 40:03 And praise the Lord. 40:05 Desserts are important. 40:06 So the eyes beginning, the idea 40:09 rather is beginning to birth itself 40:12 that we can do something here, ministry wise. 40:14 Yes, and then we began praying you know, praying together 40:16 having worship every day on the phone 40:17 and praying together and praying 40:19 you know, what does God want us to do with this 40:20 and at the very same time, 40:23 I had been reading a book that had been given to us 40:25 at the Evangelism Field School 40:28 or the International Field School of Evangelism 40:30 by Mark Fidley, Finley and Ted Wilson. 40:33 They gave me a book called The Blue Print, 40:36 Ministry for the city 40:37 and it's written by two gentlemen 40:39 who have business experience. 40:40 They've compiled all Alan White's writings 40:41 and how do ministry in the city 40:43 based on the vision from Alan White of the bee hive. 40:46 Nine or ten different ministries, 40:48 all working together 40:49 and then you have a thriving thing going in a large city. 40:53 And I had started to read that about a month or so prior 40:57 and I had a small group. 40:58 We are all reading the book. 41:00 I recommended the book to Ivan, 41:01 a friend of his got the book for him-- 41:03 As a surprise, as a surprise yeah, he had sent it to me, 41:06 yeah, I didn't know he's going to send it me. 41:08 He sent it to me on the same day 41:09 when I shared my vision with Heidi 41:10 about making the carobs treats in New York City. 41:13 Lord has started lining stuff up. 41:14 The timing and everything, 41:16 yeah, God is working everything out and so-- 41:19 We had to come up for the name 41:20 like we had to come up with the names 41:21 so people were like, "We'll ask them." 41:23 "What are you guys name, going to name your venture?" 41:25 And then I started fasting and praying about it. 41:27 So and then I called after the fasting was over, 41:30 I mean, at that time I got this name, 41:31 "Heidi's Health Kitchen." 41:33 So I called Heidi, I said, "Heidi, 41:34 we are going to name our venture, 41:36 Heidi's Health Kitchen what do you think? 41:38 She said, "Hmm, interesting" 41:40 when I was uh, that is her response. 41:43 And I said, "When I was eight years old, 41:44 I had a cook book and I named it as "Heidi's Kitchen" 41:49 So that how the name-- 41:51 So the name actually came from you, 41:52 the Lord gave you the name, Praise the Lord. 41:54 Now I need to say, you're still in Babylon Long Island 41:57 and you are in Brooklyn. 41:58 You are in 718 and you are in 516. 42:01 Six three one. Six three one. 42:02 Yeah, you live further out. 42:05 I'm trying to remember my area codes there. 42:07 But yeah, so you are not I mean, 42:09 you're a good ways from each other. 42:11 Not we're thinking 42:12 you are in the same city, no you're not-- 42:14 Between Long Island railroad and subway. 42:15 It's a two-hour. 42:16 And then my friend asked, my- we went to a friend 42:18 and we started distributing samples of the carobs treats, 42:21 which Heidi makes and then he said, 42:22 "Do you have your colors ready, your brand colors? 42:25 And then he said, "Why don't you guys, do a pink and brown." 42:28 And then immediately I said, yeah, pink and brown is good 42:31 and she agreed to it immediately 42:32 so and then we left his office, we were walking back 42:34 and then "You know, why I said pink and brown 42:36 would be good for our logo" she said, "Why?" 42:39 I said because brown for me and pink for you. 42:43 Okay. 42:46 And then she said, 42:47 "You know, Ivan, pink and brown 42:48 are my favorite colors all the time. 42:50 Like that is her you know, always favorite-- 42:52 Everyone who knows me knows my favorite colors 42:53 have always been pink and brown. 42:55 So that fell into place 42:56 and then the logo has to be designed. 42:58 So again I was praying about it, 43:00 God impressed me 43:01 that the H has to be in the form of butterfly 43:03 'cause it has to resonate Heidi's vibrant character 43:06 personality that is, and-- 43:08 Let's bring that logo back up. 43:09 I just want to, in want to bring that back up 43:11 and take a look at it. 43:12 'Cause we are talking about it, 43:14 the, if you can bring the graphic back up. 43:16 There we are. Okay. 43:17 So that what the butterfly, yeah, okay. 43:20 Side view of a butterfly. 43:21 That's a yes indeed. 43:22 Heidi's Health Kitchen, first of all it's very pretty. 43:25 And it is catchy, I could see this on a big signed, 43:29 you know, somewhere down in a village. 43:30 It's really, really Heidi. 43:33 Well, where were we excited, we had an event coming up 43:35 or we're going to have two eight foot tables, 43:37 we're going to have 16 feet of Heidi's Health Kitchen, 43:40 banner on each side and another one in the middle. 43:42 It was so exciting. 43:43 But out of 16 feet, half 43:45 we're going to of course sell our desserts 43:47 and then the other half, you are going to offer 43:49 free medical missionary services as well. 43:52 Oh, wow, quite a job. 43:53 Blood pressure testing, relaxation therapy. 43:54 Chair message, my brother Martin is going to do it. 43:56 Praise God, now this ministry does not exist for itself. No. 44:02 It exists to help other things you're doing. 44:05 Walk me though how one feeds the other or funds the other. 44:08 Yes, currently uh, we make several different products. 44:12 They can be seen on our website www.heidishealthkitchen.com. 44:15 But our signature product line is the carubies, 44:17 and that's the carobs. 44:18 The carubies. We started with one flavor-- 44:20 You didn't happen to bring any carubies with you? 44:21 We sure did actually. Oh, praise the Lord. 44:22 Very good. Yes, we did. 44:24 We have a box for you. 44:26 Why come all this way 44:27 and not bring some good carubies there you go. 44:29 Excellent. Those are carubies. 44:31 And so um, every purchase of carubies 44:35 goes to fund the Bible work in New York City 44:39 and so uh, so this is how we've gotten started. 44:42 We offer free cooking classes in New York City, 44:44 we sell our products after the cooking class 44:46 and every purchase funds the current Bible work 44:49 going on now in New York City. 44:51 And we're raising funds to open an Adventist restaurant. 44:54 We are raising, we're looking. 44:56 Our goal is to raise about $500,000 to open a restaurant. 45:00 Which is why God is going to bless this? 45:03 Because it's, you started off as a means 45:07 to do direct evangelism. 45:10 What goes in your mind is we're not doing cooking 45:12 just to feed people. 45:14 This is the method to fund to reach people. 45:18 We don't want to open a restaurant 45:19 to open a restaurant, we want to open this restaurant 45:22 knowing right up front our staff will include 45:25 Bible workers and medical missionaries 45:27 going door to door. 45:28 Praise God. Praise God. 45:30 We'll be open for breakfast and lunch. 45:31 In the evening there will be health classes, Bible classes, 45:35 seminars and stress management, stop smoking all these things, 45:39 we're serving the community in the evenings. 45:40 This follows into the center of influence modal 45:43 that we were talking about. 45:44 The picture just left. Now I was coming to it. 45:46 I want to see it again because I want to know what that is. 45:48 That's the vision. That's the vision. 45:49 That's the vision. Yeah, yeah. 45:51 Let's bring that back up guys if are uh, 45:53 first of all, I like that. 45:56 You got a little fresh go thing 45:57 going on there little thing outside. 45:58 Yeah, that is really, really good. 46:00 So the vision is a café or a small restaurant. 46:04 Are you thinking, in Manhattan and Brooklyn, in Queen Square-- 46:06 In Manhattan. 46:07 Yes, we are looking for a store front like that. 46:09 So if anybody is watching 46:11 and you own property in Manhattan 46:12 and you'd like to help us out, we'd be we'd love to see it. 46:15 But we are looking-- 46:16 That would be a blessing of the Lord. 46:18 Amen. 'Cause you know what? 46:19 Manhattan is just going to be your first. 46:21 That's going to be your first-- 46:22 Then Lord is going to take you to other places. 46:23 You know, first of all, I see this in the tragective 46:26 what God wants for cities. 46:28 Um, knocking on doors is good 46:31 but you got to have a way for to draw people to you. 46:35 Because the towns are just too big. 46:38 And I think the idea is heaven inspired 46:41 that your, you are basically evangelist. 46:44 This is just something to support evangelism. 46:47 The gourmet food is going to reach us to those classes 46:50 that are not being reached in the big cities. 46:52 Very, very cool. 46:54 Give me some idea of the kinds of things 46:56 that you are providing even now, food wise. 46:58 We know we got the carubies. 46:59 The carubies. Yes. 47:01 The carubies, what else is in your-- 47:03 We have a few pictures of some of our foods. 47:05 Let's do it. 47:07 So in addition to the carubies, 47:09 we currently sell organic kale chips. 47:12 I love kale chips. 47:13 In four different flavors. 47:15 We have cheesy, spicy, garlic and jalapeno lime. Yum. 47:20 We also sell raw vegan tarts as well. 47:23 And then carrot mousse, 47:25 and then maple roasted nuts pecans and cashew nuts. 47:28 Now back off just a second. 47:30 Walk me through raw- raw tarts. 47:33 Sure. It's a frozen raw tart. 47:35 We have a key lime, 47:37 we have a blue berry icai pomegranate mint. 47:40 And next in the making is going to be 47:42 a mango pineapple type deal. 47:43 Oh, I'm scared of you now. 47:46 Excellent. They are absolutely delicious. 47:48 For our summer line 47:49 we actually just recently introduced 47:51 a raw vegan ice cream. 47:53 Indian based, Indian flavoring little bit. 47:55 It's called kulfi. 47:57 Wow, see these are kind of things that everybody is-- 48:00 you know, you are not going to find this on every corner. 48:02 So you've got an niche there of different tastes 48:06 that they can't get anyplace else. 48:07 My wife does a key lime thing out of avocado 48:12 and which is really, really good. 48:13 But Indian flavors, is kind of a whole new deal. 48:16 Yes, so we are using cardamom and vanilla 48:18 and just making things a little bit different. 48:20 Whoa, whoa, scary. 48:22 Yeah, and you know, God's going to bless. 48:24 Amen. He is going to bless. 48:25 And really the niche is everything that we make, 48:27 everything we produce, 48:29 everything we show in our cooking classes, 48:30 everything is plant based and gluten free. 48:33 Praise God. 48:34 I want to do this real quick. 48:36 I want to go to the contact information 48:38 because first of all, this is, it's a new venture, 48:41 it's a God-blessed venture 48:43 and if you want to get in on a ground floor 48:45 to help Heidi and Ivan 48:47 and what they are doing in New York City, 48:49 here is the contact information that you are going to need. 48:54 Heidi's Health Kitchen is committed 48:56 to offering delicious, healthy vegan foods 48:59 that are appealing to the senses. 49:01 If you'd like to know more, 49:02 you can write to Heidi's Health Kitchen, 49:04 Post Office Box 232, Babylon, New York 11702. 49:10 That's Heidi's Health Kitchen, Post Office Box 232, 49:14 Babylon, New York 11702, You can call (631) 663-3128. 49:21 That's (631) 663-3128. 49:24 Or visit them online for events, food and more 49:28 at heidishealthkitchen.com. 49:30 That's heidishealthkitchen.com. 49:39 So that is the contact information that you need. 49:42 Now we've got some pictures, 49:43 we need to kind of run through it. 49:44 It kind of gives the people a little vision 49:46 of what we're trying do. 49:47 So let's go to those pictures now. 49:48 Sure, so these are pictures of some of the attendees 49:50 that have come to our free cooking classes in Manhattan. 49:52 If you got a friend or a family member 49:54 that lives in Manhattan, 49:56 send them to the Crossroads SDA Church 49:58 every second Sunday of the month. 49:59 These are our attendees. 50:01 We got a few more pictures here. 50:02 We always have a good crowd. 50:03 Yeah, I would guess this has a good number-- 50:05 Good attendance, all of it from the community. 50:06 We also make sure we engage with our attendees. 50:09 So you know, make a good humor, make it really humorous 50:13 as well for the people to enjoy. 50:14 And this is our team, our volunteers 50:17 and that's our pastor from Crossroads. 50:19 Yes, so now everybody is volunteers. 50:21 Where is the money coming from to buy the cooking stuff? 50:23 We have been able to partner with the church. 50:25 Actually this guy right here, David Ephraim, 50:27 he is the Personal Ministries Director 50:30 and he has really spearhead this 50:32 and what I love about this 50:33 is that the church is working with Heidi's Health Kitchen 50:37 as part of the long term evangelism-- 50:38 Amen. Good. 50:40 So these cooking classes where, 50:41 here you see Ivan and I demonstrating a cooking class. 50:44 These are the bridge of events 50:47 which will be followed up by our small group 50:50 and our team, are going door to door. 50:52 And then, we are going to be offering 50:54 some of the interests 50:55 like stress management and stop smoking, 50:58 things that people that express interest in 51:00 and then all of this is leading up 51:01 to an evangelistic series in November. 51:04 So you got names, you got people, 51:05 you're getting contacts and you're making friends. 51:08 Yes, by touching them where they need to be touched. 51:09 Absolutely. Praise the Lord. 51:10 Absolutely, these are some pictures from our local ASI 51:15 and met some people that you might know there. 51:19 Yeah, I know that guy. 51:22 It's a blessing to go to ASI 51:23 where we were able to share the testimony. 51:25 And that's from the vegan event in Manhattan. 51:27 Yes, this is the vegan market called The Seed. 51:30 They contacted us from our cooking classes 51:32 and said, "We want you to participate with us. 51:34 Excellent, Excellent, good. 51:35 Now at this place we've got a few pictures here. 51:38 We've got our banner, 51:39 and you'll see a little bit of our table spread here. 51:41 At this event, they said, "Look, 51:44 we got animal rights covered, we've got veganism covered 51:46 but we don't have anybody promoting health." 51:48 And Ivan said-- 51:49 "That's were we come in." 51:52 Oh, praise the Lord, praise the Lord. 51:54 The fact that people are knowing, 51:56 you are now beginning to reach out to you is very positive. 51:57 Yes. Excellent. 51:59 These are some of the products we sell there are kulfi, 52:01 our raw vegan ice cream, our carubies-- 52:03 Four-layer. Yum. 52:05 Raw peanut butter cookies, our kale chips. 52:07 Yeah, I love kale chips. Yeah, okay, so-- 52:10 And so that was a very successful event for us. 52:12 Uh, this is our ASI family, 52:14 that, the family that leads our ASI Atlantic chapter, 52:17 the Perry's. 52:18 They came to see us. 52:20 Oh, excellent, excellent. 52:21 So you are getting some ASI support also. 52:22 Yes, absolutely. Yeah, praise God. 52:24 That's got a real blessing. Praise God. 52:25 Now we're going to go to our news break, 52:27 then on the backend we've got two minutes. 52:29 I want to talk about a little bit more about the vision, 52:31 that you've got something in your mind 52:32 that Christ is leading you to 52:34 and we want to see how our folks can help you do that. 52:35 We've got a news break 52:37 and then we'll be just back in two minutes. |
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