I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello, and
welcome to 3ABN Today.
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My name is CA
Murray and allow me
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once again to
thank you for sharing
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just a little of your
no doubt busy day with us,
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to thank you for
your love, your prayers,
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your support of Three
Angels Broadcasting Network.
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We realized that we could not do
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what we are called to do
without your partnership.
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So we say that from
the bottom of our hearts,
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thank you so
very much for working
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with us to lift up the mighty
and matchless name of Jesus.
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I'm very, very
exited about today's program
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because of the subject matter,
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because of the
distinguished gentlemen
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that are here with me on set,
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and because of what
we're going to talk about.
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I'm gonna give
you the punch line,
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I think right upfront.
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Air this program
shall have ended,
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we're gonna ask for
your help, your support,
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and we're gonna ask
you to come and help us
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do something which I feel
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and I have said
many, many times,
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is the move of God
in the body of Christ.
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One of the most powerful
initiatives that I think
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the Adventist Church has
undertaken in its history,
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and something that is having
a massive impact on the cities
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where it has been,
the events have gone on.
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And I'm talking about
Your Best Pathway to Health.
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Just a wonderful God blessed
and God breezed initiative
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that we've had the
privilege of going,
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of entertaining for the
last or I guess couple of years
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and it's been a
great, great blessing.
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So I wanted to
introduce you to Benny Moore,
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who is the treasurer for
Your Best Pathway to Health.
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That's correct.
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And this is a neat guy.
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We happened to have
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the privilege
of working together
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in the Philippines
a couple of years ago.
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That's right.
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Doing some evangelism. He
also worked with ShareHim.
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And I'm gonna run his portfolio
down in just a little bit.
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But just a really
neat guy, computer wiz,
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also always with figures
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and just a nice
guy to work with,
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spiritual guy and always busy.
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I think that's why
their hair is so white
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because he is busy
doing all the time.
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My next guest is
Pastor Larry Boggess,
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who is the President of
the Mountain View Conference,
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headquartered in West Virginia.
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That's correct.
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And that's where we're
going to be going, when I say,
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I mean, Your Best
Pathway to Health.
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That where
we're heading to next.
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So we've got the past,
the present and the future.
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Amen. On the set.
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And we're gonna
hear from both of them
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in just a little bit.
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Ben, I think I
will start with you.
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You've been
working for the church
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quite a while in a
number of capacities.
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Give us just a little
history of some of the things
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you have done for the church?
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Well, I am a CPA and I
practice public accounting
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for 15 years before the Lord
called me into the ministry.
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And when I started
my work in ministry,
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I was invited by
Elder Kenneth Cox
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to be part of the
Kenneth Cox's team
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and I did that
for almost nine years.
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Later I worked
with Elder McClure
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in the Southern Union.
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Oh, yes.
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And as the director
of the evangelism program
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that was going on at that time.
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And after that when
Elder Folkenberg came
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to the Carolina Conference.
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I was called the secretary
of the Carolina Conference
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and then later his treasurer
for the last eight years.
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There up until going in
1996 to the North Pacific Union
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as treasurer there.
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Since that time, I went
to the Voice of Prophecy
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as the executive director
for the Voice of Prophecy
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for about a year and a half.
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And after that
joined Elder Folkenberg
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in the ShareHim Ministry.
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And I've worked,
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since retirement
part-time for ShareHim.
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"I say part-time. "
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Yes, we put that in quotes.
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But for the last 13
years I have been doing that.
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Yeah, yeah, you've
been pushing pencil
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for the long time.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, even
in so called retirement.
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Right, right.
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And because of my
work in evangelism and all,
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I was ordained in
1982 I believe it was.
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And, so I've had a lot
of different experiences,
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but people have constantly
asked me as a treasurer
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say you're different.
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And I say, well, there is
a reason that I'm different.
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The Lord didn't
take any chance with me,
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because before I
became a conference treasurer,
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I saw 8,000 people
baptized with my very own eyes.
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And when you see the
power of this message,
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it does make you different.
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And you realize that we can
never stop doing what God...
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You know, what Jesus
before He left called us to do.
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And that is, take
the special message
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that we're so privileged to know
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to take that
message to the world.
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This is an
important thing for us to do.
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Behind all of
those facts and figures,
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there are souls that are,
that are coming to the Lord
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and you have been on both
sides dare I say of the fence.
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I met you of course
working with ShareHim.
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How does you get connected
with your best pathway?
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Well, I can think my
friend Dr. Dwain Mickey
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for volunteering
me to be involved
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with Pathway to Health.
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And I never
realized that the time,
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what I was really getting into.
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But I'm like you,
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I've never seen anything as
exciting as what is going on
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when we conduct
these pathway events.
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It's really a thrilling thing
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to see how this
connects us with people.
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The difference
is that people know
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they have physical problems.
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They may not know that
they have spiritual problems,
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or if they know they
have spiritual problems,
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they don't know
where to go for the answer.
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But when they know,
here's a whole bunch of doctors
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and nurses and
people they can help me
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with my physical
needs, they will come.
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And when they come,
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it makes a tremendous difference
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because they've
never been treated,
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the way they get treated
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when they come to one
of these pathway events.
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I mean, they get
prayed with multiples times.
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They get- It's just a
happy joyous occasion for them.
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And so it's been
thrilling to be part of it.
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And so, as long as the
Lord gives me strength,
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I guess I will continue
on to do every thing I can,
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because I think it's time for us
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to see this work finished
for the Lord to finish His work.
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So we can go home and
get out of this old world
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with all of its troubles.
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Amen. Well, said.
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You know, a number of
things occurred to me.
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One, the Adventist
Churches had contact with cities
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for many, many years.
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We've not had the impact
on cities that we wanted.
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And if there was one
thing that impacts a town,
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regardless of the size,
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it's your Best
Pathway to Health.
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Immediately, when
we come to the town,
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I mean media
and everything else.
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We're gonna talk about that too.
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But there is,
there's an impact level
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that I don't know
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if it could be
had any other way.
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Because, as you well
said and rightly said,
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everybody has a need physically
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and they are
usually aware of it.
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But you wouldn't
think that the fact
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that they are
prayed with so much
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and treated so
nicely for a secular mindset
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would be that impressive.
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But you've heard it
almost to a man, to woman,
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they prayed with me.
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I got prayed for several times.
I got prayed for five times.
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Everybody I talked to was nice.
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Everybody smiled at me.
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Everybody was kind to me.
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And they prayed in
addition to the physical health,
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to the medical health.
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Somebody looked out for my soul.
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And that's the thing that I
think puts this program over
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and above just passing out
pills or doing medical stuff.
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Hey, we're making
Jesus available to them also
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and that's a powerful thing.
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Brother President, I want to
get to you just for a moment.
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You are the President
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of the Mountain View Conference?
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And that is headquartered in?
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In Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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You are from where?
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I am from Ohio, really.
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So you just moved
kind of across the...
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Across the river.
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You get lot of
relatives in West Virginia.
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That's right.
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Adventist home growing up?
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After a while, we
were originally Methodist.
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And one winter
we were snowed in,
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couldn't go to church
and so we turned the radio on
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and heard a quartet singing.
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And mom and dad
enrolled us in a Bible course
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and discovered it, it
was the Voice of Prophecy
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radio program back in the 50s.
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And so that was
our first connection
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with the Adventist Church.
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I see. So praise
the Lord for snow.
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Amen. Yes, that's right.
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I love snow.
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In Ohio snow in
particular. That's right.
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Coming from Buffalo, New York,
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I know a little
bit about the snow.
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You know a little bit
about it. That's right.
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You went into ministry, when?
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In 1966 is when I first began
and it's been almost 50 years.
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Bless your heart. Amen.
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You've been the president
of the conference for how long?
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I have been
president for about 12 years.
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Praise the
Lord. Praise the Lord.
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I've been in Mountain
View Conference about 26 years.
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Served there as a
pastor. You spend the time.
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You know West
Virginia pretty well.
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Yes. Indeed, indeed.
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Wonderful
people. Praise the Lord.
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I have not been
to West Virginia.
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Just I have been
through there to get to New York
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out here to 3ABN, you got
to go through West Virginia,
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but I have not
really been there to preach.
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But it's a pretty country,
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and a lot of hills and mountains
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and that kind of thing.
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Beautiful
people, lot of mountains,
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hollows, you know,
places where people live
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up on those
hollows and mountains.
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Amen and amen.
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And I need to
mention, we're gonna hear
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from our good
friend Dr. Lela Lewis
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who is kind of the...
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Dare we say the
mover and shaker,
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the straw that kind of stirred
the drink in this whole thing.
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Maybe the one indispensable
force in this whole year.
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Of course, sure.
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But, Benny, you
have been with this
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since the very beginning.
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And of course we were together
in San Antonio, then Spokane.
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And of course we really bite off
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a lot when we
went to Los Angeles.
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I think we want to...
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Do you want to set this video?
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We will talk about the...
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We'll put the, the longer video.
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Just get, kind
of set that video up
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which gives us
kind of an overview
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of the Los Angeles event.
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The Los Angeles event
was the, the most troublesome
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I guess event in many ways
because we were having to deal
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with a facility which is
totally union controlled,
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and which makes
it more expensive
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because our volunteers
could not do many other things
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And yeah, working
in LA was not easy,
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both in dealing with
the government officials
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and LA is just a large
city and it's very complicated,
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the very complex, the
issues and the different people
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that are involved.
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But anyway, we did
get the Los Angeles
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And I asked Dr.
Lee, I said, well,
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is not there any other place
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that would be less
expensive the week ago?
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But the reality is, she
said, there is not anywhere else
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that we could go and accomplish
what needs to be done,
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and we were, we had the
room that we need to do this.
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And so we went to
the convention center.
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But the, the event was thrilling
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and it was exiting
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because we had three
of our Adventist hospitals
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We had White
Memorial, we had Glendale,
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we had Simi Valley,
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that all cooperated in
various incendiary ways
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with us in that event.
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And so that was a
unique opportunity
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to be there close to
this many Adventist hospitals.
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So we felt that we had to do it.
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And we have a video report
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which will show you a little
bit of what we faced there
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and what was
accomplished in the event.
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All right, let's take a look
at that video report just now.
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Los Angeles, California,
the second largest city
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in North America and
home to four million people
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from all walks of life and
from all parts of the world.
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The city of angels is
known for many things,
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a booming
entertainment industry,
00:12:37.85\00:12:40.06
a spectacular city center,
rich cultural experiences,
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world class
cuisine, and nearly 300 days
00:12:45.13\00:12:48.36
of sunshine a year.
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And yet, this world
renowned cosmopolitan center
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is very much like every city.
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In its shadows live those who
struggle to provide for their
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families.
00:13:00.31\00:13:01.64
Those who struggle to stay well,
00:13:01.68\00:13:04.41
those who struggle to survive.
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The need is well known
by many local governments,
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civic leaders and
charitable organizations,
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all working to
address the challenge.
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Among them, is the
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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a community of faith committed
to spreading hope and hominess
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to all people.
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Through humanitarian service
called Your Best Pathway to
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Health, 4,400 members of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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along with friends,
family members and colleagues
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organized and hosted a free
mega clinic on an epic scale.
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There's people
needed in all facets.
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There's not a person who is
more important than the other,
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because of the
title that they hold.
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What it is, it's, people
coming together and working
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and bringing the gifts
that they already have,
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or gifts that they are
discovering if they are
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student, or person who
is seeking professional
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development, they
can come here learn,
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they can see how it works,
they can work in a community
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and they could
develop their gifts,
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but it's not so much about,
you know, the title or this,
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it's more about like how
we can all work together,
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that's what makes
Pathway so special.
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Over 3,000 square feet
of space at Los Angeles
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Convention
Center was transformed
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into a mobile hospital.
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Complete with triage
areas, consultation rooms,
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massage chairs, a full pharmacy,
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vision testing
centers, surgical suites,
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a massive dental
treatment room and more.
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I had a great
experience here today.
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I've never been able to see
so many specialists at one time
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or actually ever in my
life, I have never seen so many
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specialists.
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It's like, they dropped an
Adventist kaiser in the middle
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of LA.
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If anybody, I was spectacle.
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I really, I came
to drop somebody off
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in the vision area.
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And then when I saw all
the other stuff, I was like,
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I have stuff that's
been nagging on me for years.
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I want to get, you know,
getting care of it and wow,
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it was great.
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It was some, everything,
everybody is so nice,
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everybody is so sweet.
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When you go to a normal clinic
and stuff, it's not like that,
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and at least my
experiences aren't like that.
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This has been a blessing.
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Even when I first came
in, the doctor prayed with me.
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It's a whole way
different experience
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than going to regular clinic.
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What motivates me to help is,
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I want to do
something bigger than myself.
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And I'm sure that's
why we're all here today.
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We are inspired by doing
things that are beyond us and
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making impact into the world
and into the community today.
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Partners came together to
make the mega clinic a reality.
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Adventists, laymen
services and industries,
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together with the
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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Adventist Health
through local hospitals,
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including White
Memorial Medical Center,
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Glendale Adventist
Medical Center and Simi Valley
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Hospital, along with
Loma Linda University Health
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provided invaluable resources.
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Well, notable manufactures
such as GE and Konica Minolta,
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among many others
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donated the use of
key medical equipment.
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In addition, the office of
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti,
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along with several districts
and their councilmen rallied
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to support the
humanitarian event,
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in a continued effort to serve
the residence of Los Angeles.
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Once again, volunteers
came from all parts of North
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America and some from abroad.
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Dentists, physicians,
specialists, practitioners,
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chaplains, nurses,
dental hygienists, beauticians,
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registration and
hospitality workers,
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communication professionals,
lifestyle coaches,
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and vision care
specialists among many others.
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They served until their
feet were sore and their eyelids
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were heavy, and yet neither
their smiles nor their gentle
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spirit ever wore off.
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Meanwhile, the residence of
Los Angeles and some who came
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from as far as
Northern Idaho and Texas,
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lined up once again
for services beyond their
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financial reach.
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Some spent the night in
anticipation of doors that
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would open in the
morning, doors of healing,
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doors of hope.
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Thousands were
served, thousands were loved,
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@by thousands who
responded to a calling,
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to love like Jesus
and to serve like Jesus.
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By the end of the third day,
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8,537 patients had received
medical and dental attention
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they so desperately needed,
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together with
friendship, encouragement,
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and most importantly hope.
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That is mission. That
is mission accomplished.
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That is mission
accomplished, together.
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Benny, you were there, you saw.
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That was a pretty
accurate depiction
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of what went on in Los Angeles,
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the trials and the
challenges and the triumphs.
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Absolutely. Yeah.
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Yeah, it was a
very moving thing.
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It really was.
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I would go out with my
camera and see the lines
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sneaking their
way around you know,
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and every year we see
that dental and eye care
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seem to be the
longest of them all.
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And there's never, never enough.
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But to hear the experiences
of those who were served,
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I think are
among the most blessed
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and really it
just brings you joy.
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You know, to put it
in a word to see how,
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and then the name of Christ
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and the standing of
the church in a community,
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all sort of packaged together.
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So now we are moving on
to Beckley, West Virginia.
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But president, how does one and,
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Benny, you can
weigh on this also.
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How does one go from
Los Angeles, California
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to Beckley, West Virginia?
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That's exactly
what we want to find out
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in Beckley, West Virginia.
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How can you do
something in a small town
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like you did in a
big metropolitan area?
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Yeah, yeah.
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The question, the
question has a reason.
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Every time we have...
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I remember after San
Antonio, when we met with people
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on that Sunday morning
after the event was over
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and the people were saying,
00:19:44.48\00:19:45.81
but how can we do
this in our smaller city?
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And the people in the
North American Division
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who said,
00:19:51.79\00:19:53.12
how can we do this
in these other cities?
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You know, we do need to do
the large metropolitan areas,
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but we also need to do
it in many other areas.
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And so the question has been,
00:20:01.43\00:20:03.87
how can we best help
people with the knowledge
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that we have to
be able to do it?
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And we really
felt that we should
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probably actually conduct
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one of the smaller
city events ourselves,
00:20:12.84\00:20:15.44
so that if there are
different issues involved
00:20:15.48\00:20:18.55
than we face in
the major cities,
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that we will know what they are,
00:20:20.32\00:20:22.45
and then we can
train ambassadors
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who have been with us
through the major events
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and who have
advantage of the training,
00:20:27.76\00:20:30.33
that they can go and
help in the smaller cities
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to be able to
conduct these events.
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So we went to Beckley,
but the reason for Beckley,
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why Beckley?
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Is because the
acceptant in Sabbath school
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which is a large
Sabbath school class
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that has
approximately 100 members
00:20:43.61\00:20:45.77
in the Collegedale Church
00:20:45.81\00:20:47.14
there at Southern
Adventist University.
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We have always
raised a lot of money
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for mission programs and mission
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for other people to do work.
00:20:53.98\00:20:56.52
The head of our
mission committee said,
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I want us to get involved
in doing things ourselves.
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So three years ago, we
went to Kodiak, Alaska,
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and there we did a
vacation Bible school,
00:21:04.43\00:21:06.70
we did a health cooking school,
00:21:06.73\00:21:09.43
and a health seminar
and an evangelistic series.
00:21:09.46\00:21:12.97
But the problem with Kodiak
is it's so far from Collegedale
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and so expensive to get there
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that we haven't been
able to continue the work,
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basically it was a
one-three week trip
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and it was over.
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So we wanted to pick
some place closer to home
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where we could have
a continued presence
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from our Sabbath
school with this,
00:21:31.75\00:21:33.82
with this church.
00:21:33.86\00:21:35.19
And see what we could do
00:21:35.22\00:21:36.56
to strengthen a
church that's weak,
00:21:36.59\00:21:38.69
a church that has challenges
and that might give up
00:21:38.73\00:21:43.30
without some help from outside.
00:21:43.33\00:21:45.33
And so our Sabbath
school class picked Beckley
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and since our Sabbath
school class picked Beckley,
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I said, well, we're
looking for a small city
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to do something
in, why not Beckley?
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And so Beckley was chosen
00:21:56.18\00:21:59.75
and in spite of
the many challenges
00:21:59.78\00:22:02.72
that we faced, and we
have definitely learned things
00:22:02.75\00:22:05.15
that we didn't know before
00:22:05.19\00:22:07.52
in dealing with
the state government
00:22:07.56\00:22:10.69
and dealing with
the smaller city.
00:22:10.73\00:22:13.29
We've already
learned a lot of things
00:22:13.33\00:22:15.60
that will help
us as we go forward.
00:22:15.63\00:22:17.87
But that's, that's why
Beckley was chosen was,
00:22:17.90\00:22:21.74
so that we would have experience
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in doing one of these.
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And then there's a real
danger with these sayings.
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Is there's a lot of
liability possibilities
00:22:29.28\00:22:33.08
with conducting
this type of event?
00:22:33.11\00:22:34.95
We want to may, we
want to protect the church.
00:22:34.98\00:22:36.35
We want to make sure
00:22:36.38\00:22:37.72
that the people who
conduct these events
00:22:37.75\00:22:39.75
in their smaller cities
know what they are doing
00:22:39.79\00:22:42.52
and know how to protect
both themselves and the church.
00:22:42.56\00:22:45.09
Okay, so you are
among other things,
00:22:45.13\00:22:47.60
establishing a template
for activity in smaller towns?
00:22:47.63\00:22:51.10
Yes. Okay.
00:22:51.13\00:22:52.63
And so from, you're saying
so, this Sabbath school class-
00:22:52.67\00:22:55.87
You remember that Sabbath
school class from Collegedale,
00:22:55.90\00:22:59.07
engine on, to
Beckley, engine off.
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How far are we
talking in terms of miles?
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It's about 300
and some odd miles,
00:23:03.48\00:23:06.85
it's five hours, five
hours of freeway driving.
00:23:06.88\00:23:09.12
Oh, okay.
00:23:09.15\00:23:10.49
Luckily, Larry chose the place
that we can get through here.
00:23:10.52\00:23:12.85
Absolutely.
00:23:12.89\00:23:14.52
And unique thing about it
is, this is a people group
00:23:14.56\00:23:17.63
right under the shadows
of the General Conference
00:23:17.66\00:23:20.73
called Appalachia.
00:23:20.76\00:23:22.10
We're the only conference
that's totally Appalachia.
00:23:22.13\00:23:25.40
And so it's going to be
00:23:25.43\00:23:27.20
a very unique
task and experiment.
00:23:27.24\00:23:30.41
Give us some flavor
before we go to Dr. Lela
00:23:30.44\00:23:33.78
of the people of the
town, the size of the town.
00:23:33.81\00:23:36.18
Benny was telling me
you're drawing from the,
00:23:36.21\00:23:38.51
not only the town of Beckley,
00:23:38.55\00:23:39.88
but there's counties
around or towns around it.
00:23:39.91\00:23:41.68
But give us just some flavor
of that area of West Virginia?
00:23:41.72\00:23:45.22
We suspect there will
be about nine counties
00:23:45.25\00:23:48.02
that will be involved.
00:23:48.06\00:23:49.42
And you don't have to
read the newspaper too long
00:23:49.46\00:23:53.43
to find out that West
Virginia is very unhealthy.
00:23:53.46\00:23:57.37
And so, we have a
great need to help folks
00:23:57.40\00:24:02.87
in the area of healthcare.
00:24:02.90\00:24:06.11
And so, there's probably
20,000 maybe in the area.
00:24:06.14\00:24:11.91
Okay.
00:24:11.95\00:24:13.28
And again, it's people
who live in the mountains
00:24:13.31\00:24:17.49
and live up the hollows
00:24:17.52\00:24:19.32
and Beckley is the crossroads
of Southern West Virginia.
00:24:19.35\00:24:24.33
And so we feel that this will be
00:24:24.36\00:24:27.00
a wonderful experiment test.
00:24:27.03\00:24:30.73
And it will be an
area that needs the help.
00:24:30.77\00:24:34.77
Now Beckley itself
is how big of a town?
00:24:34.80\00:24:38.81
It's probably 15,000.
00:24:38.84\00:24:41.98
Decent size. Yeah.
00:24:42.01\00:24:45.08
Small town.
00:24:45.11\00:24:46.45
And it's the
junction of I-64 and I-77.
00:24:46.48\00:24:51.42
So you have two freeways
coming together at Beckley.
00:24:51.45\00:24:54.52
So people can get
there. Right, yeah.
00:24:54.56\00:24:56.59
So you can get
there from Virginia
00:24:56.62\00:24:58.53
or you can get
there from Tennessee
00:24:58.56\00:25:00.43
or Virginia, yeah.
00:25:00.46\00:25:01.83
Yeah, yeah.
00:25:01.86\00:25:03.20
Where in the town
00:25:03.23\00:25:04.57
are you going to
be holding the event?
00:25:04.60\00:25:06.40
The town has a medium
size convention center
00:25:06.43\00:25:11.21
and it has been reserved
and given to this project.
00:25:11.24\00:25:15.18
It's when I
found out with Pathway,
00:25:15.21\00:25:17.35
whatever size venue
they get, they fill it.
00:25:17.38\00:25:22.28
Be it smaller or be it
large because I didn't think
00:25:22.32\00:25:25.09
that LA Convention was somewhere
00:25:25.12\00:25:26.59
between 300,000 and
400,000 and we fill that too.
00:25:26.62\00:25:29.02
So as much room as you can get,
00:25:29.06\00:25:30.39
we can find some place to
put somebody to do some services
00:25:30.43\00:25:33.29
for the Lord.
00:25:33.33\00:25:34.66
Now, here's the thing
00:25:34.70\00:25:36.03
and really why you
are here, gentlemen,
00:25:36.06\00:25:37.40
the fact that we need some help.
00:25:37.43\00:25:38.77
We do.
00:25:38.80\00:25:40.14
There are some volunteers
00:25:40.17\00:25:41.50
and here's why
we're gonna call Dr. Lela
00:25:41.54\00:25:43.04
to sort of join us here
because, I think, Benny,
00:25:43.07\00:25:45.61
she has the list of
those kinds of services
00:25:45.64\00:25:49.01
or between she and you
have the list of the kinds of...
00:25:49.04\00:25:52.95
And of course, we
need some technical people.
00:25:52.98\00:25:55.85
And, of course, you're
gonna hear that in a moment.
00:25:55.88\00:25:57.99
But you need, we need
all hands on deck folk too,
00:25:58.02\00:26:00.06
just strong
backs and loving hearts
00:26:00.09\00:26:02.42
are always needed
because there's a lot of stuff
00:26:02.46\00:26:04.39
that needs to be
carried or moved or pushed.
00:26:04.43\00:26:06.33
People who know how
to smile and be kind
00:26:06.36\00:26:08.23
and show the love of
Christ, that is a gift of God
00:26:08.26\00:26:11.83
that can be used in any
aspect of service for the Lord.
00:26:11.87\00:26:15.04
But, Dr. Lela, are you with us?
00:26:15.07\00:26:16.77
I'm here, sir.
00:26:16.81\00:26:18.14
Hello, good,
doctor, good to see you.
00:26:18.17\00:26:19.97
Good to see you too. Yeah.
00:26:20.01\00:26:21.78
We had little
trouble trying to catch up
00:26:21.81\00:26:23.35
with the good doctor.
00:26:23.38\00:26:24.71
And when once we got her,
had some trouble connecting
00:26:24.75\00:26:26.78
but you're
looking good, my doctor.
00:26:26.82\00:26:29.38
And we know you're working hard.
00:26:29.42\00:26:31.89
And thank you for allowing
the Lord to use you to do this.
00:26:31.92\00:26:36.42
You know, God always
lays hands on somebody.
00:26:36.46\00:26:38.79
There was an Ellen White.
00:26:38.83\00:26:40.16
There was, you know, there
was always somebody that has to,
00:26:40.20\00:26:42.70
it has to flow through.
00:26:42.73\00:26:44.07
We have a Danny
Shelton here at 3ABN.
00:26:44.10\00:26:45.83
And like it or not, the mantle
has fallen on your shoulders
00:26:45.87\00:26:48.67
and we thank you for
carrying that mantle.
00:26:48.70\00:26:50.64
So now, we need some help
with Beckley, West Virginia.
00:26:50.67\00:26:54.01
I like that
Beckley, West Virginia.
00:26:54.04\00:26:55.88
We need some help with
Beckley, West Virginia.
00:26:55.91\00:26:57.78
You have a list, do you not,
00:26:57.81\00:26:59.15
of some of the
kinds of practitioners
00:26:59.18\00:27:00.85
that we need?
00:27:00.88\00:27:02.22
Oh yes, I do.
00:27:02.25\00:27:03.59
And, CA, just like you
said, we need everybody.
00:27:03.62\00:27:06.29
And if you can smile
and you have a heartbeat,
00:27:06.32\00:27:09.12
you can be used by God.
00:27:09.16\00:27:10.53
Amen! Amen.
00:27:10.56\00:27:12.83
If you are
ambulatory you can smile.
00:27:12.86\00:27:15.00
We want you. Yeah.
00:27:15.03\00:27:16.73
And, you know, some
people come in wheelchairs.
00:27:16.77\00:27:19.33
Some of our volunteers came
to San Antonio in wheelchairs
00:27:19.37\00:27:22.57
and God used them.
00:27:22.60\00:27:23.94
Praise God.
00:27:23.97\00:27:25.31
So if we can breathe and
smile and have a heartbeat,
00:27:25.34\00:27:28.71
I think that God will use us.
00:27:28.74\00:27:30.25
Yeah, you know, I'll
tell you quick story.
00:27:30.28\00:27:31.61
I met somebody in Los Angeles,
00:27:31.65\00:27:33.08
who I pastored 1979.
00:27:33.11\00:27:37.75
And his wife was a teacher
at a university, he's retired.
00:27:37.79\00:27:41.29
And so we saved them some money,
00:27:41.32\00:27:42.66
and now we're
gonna spend it for Jesus.
00:27:42.69\00:27:44.89
So they're gonna
follow you around
00:27:44.93\00:27:46.83
and they've got nothing to do,
00:27:46.86\00:27:48.20
they got a little time,
they got a little money,
00:27:48.23\00:27:49.56
kids are out of the house
00:27:49.60\00:27:50.93
and he served the
Lord for many years
00:27:50.97\00:27:52.30
and he says, "We
like doing this. "
00:27:52.33\00:27:53.67
So they're just running around
and she was a teacher at school
00:27:53.70\00:27:56.07
and he was a
hard working fellow.
00:27:56.10\00:27:57.84
They don't have any
particular medical skills,
00:27:57.87\00:28:00.08
they just have a
loving heart and a warm smile.
00:28:00.11\00:28:02.14
And they said, well,
we like to do what we can.
00:28:02.18\00:28:04.31
So I know those kinds
of people are needed also.
00:28:04.35\00:28:06.31
Amen. Yeah.
00:28:06.35\00:28:07.68
Well, specifically what
we're really most in need of,
00:28:07.72\00:28:11.02
and I'll put the
kind of a number one need,
00:28:11.05\00:28:13.12
as you've already
said is dentistry.
00:28:13.15\00:28:15.39
We need another 17
dentists and hygienists.
00:28:15.42\00:28:19.39
So that's really
the number one need.
00:28:19.43\00:28:21.93
We also need about four or
five eye care professionals,
00:28:21.96\00:28:25.40
whether that be
optometrist or ophthalmologist.
00:28:25.43\00:28:28.40
Of course, if you're an
optician or a technologist
00:28:28.44\00:28:31.34
in any of these departments,
we need your help as well.
00:28:31.37\00:28:35.01
We also need a pulmonologist
00:28:35.04\00:28:36.88
which of course
is a lung specialist.
00:28:36.91\00:28:39.95
We need a cardiologist,
a heart specialist.
00:28:39.98\00:28:42.42
We need some more gynecologists.
00:28:42.45\00:28:43.89
So, some ladies,
some more lady doctors.
00:28:43.92\00:28:46.55
And you know what?
00:28:46.59\00:28:47.92
We really need
beauticians and barbers.
00:28:47.96\00:28:50.73
You know, that's one of
our most needed services.
00:28:50.76\00:28:54.20
You think, you
know, well, you know,
00:28:54.23\00:28:55.66
is it really that needed?
00:28:55.70\00:28:57.03
And it really, really is.
00:28:57.07\00:28:58.40
So we need more
beauticians and barbers.
00:28:58.43\00:29:00.60
And then we also need, Benny,
00:29:00.64\00:29:02.50
we think we might have
mentioned this already,
00:29:02.54\00:29:05.11
some, we call it plant
services or venue services.
00:29:05.14\00:29:07.81
You mentioned people to
really get the work done
00:29:07.84\00:29:10.48
and move things around
00:29:10.51\00:29:11.91
and make sure
things are flowing,
00:29:11.95\00:29:14.38
and maybe even some
more data entry people.
00:29:14.42\00:29:17.52
So again, whether
you have a skill or not,
00:29:17.55\00:29:20.62
God can use
you, but specifically
00:29:20.66\00:29:23.02
we're really in
need of those areas
00:29:23.06\00:29:25.33
that we just mentioned.
00:29:25.36\00:29:27.70
Now, are you
reading from a list?
00:29:27.73\00:29:31.37
Lela, it's
coming out of your head?
00:29:31.40\00:29:33.10
Because I want you to
walk through that again
00:29:33.13\00:29:36.54
because I don't want, you
know, someone may have run
00:29:36.57\00:29:39.41
to get a drink of
water or something.
00:29:39.44\00:29:40.78
I wanted just to
walk through it again
00:29:40.81\00:29:42.14
because we're here
because we have these needs.
00:29:42.18\00:29:44.25
And this is, this
is a powerful program
00:29:44.28\00:29:46.45
and we don't want this
00:29:46.48\00:29:47.82
to kind of fall
through the crises.
00:29:47.85\00:29:49.18
So walk me through the list
one more time if you please.
00:29:49.22\00:29:50.55
And we should
probably give the dates,
00:29:50.59\00:29:51.92
so people know when to...
00:29:51.95\00:29:53.29
Yes, yes, yeah, we should
connect them with the dates.
00:29:53.32\00:29:54.92
So we're talking
about July... Twelve.
00:29:54.96\00:29:57.99
13 to15. 13 to15?
00:29:58.03\00:30:00.20
That's the
Wednesday through the...
00:30:00.23\00:30:02.20
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
00:30:02.23\00:30:04.20
Those are the
active dates. 13, 14, 15.
00:30:04.23\00:30:05.90
Now something that we
haven't touched on, you guys...
00:30:05.93\00:30:08.74
You know,
Beckley is very special.
00:30:08.77\00:30:10.37
Yes, it's a trial run,
00:30:10.41\00:30:11.74
but I think it's
even bigger than that.
00:30:11.77\00:30:14.08
I think it's
much bigger than that.
00:30:14.11\00:30:16.38
Something that we've
never seen happened before
00:30:16.41\00:30:18.58
in any other
location that we've gone to,
00:30:18.61\00:30:20.72
is that the state level,
00:30:20.75\00:30:22.35
the state
governments are excited
00:30:22.38\00:30:24.75
about what's happening
in Beckley, West Virginia.
00:30:24.79\00:30:27.46
The information has
gone to the Governor,
00:30:27.49\00:30:29.32
it's gone to the US Senators
00:30:29.36\00:30:31.09
for West
Virginia, the Congressmen.
00:30:31.13\00:30:33.53
We have never seen this
high of level of interest
00:30:33.56\00:30:36.93
for Pathway to Health
00:30:36.97\00:30:38.30
that we're seeing in
Beckley, West Virginia.
00:30:38.33\00:30:40.34
We're doing something different
00:30:40.37\00:30:41.70
and that we're
inviting all the patients
00:30:41.74\00:30:43.87
to the evening meetings
00:30:43.91\00:30:45.64
where they are
going to be offered
00:30:45.67\00:30:47.54
continued whole person care,
00:30:47.58\00:30:49.84
in addition,
obviously to our volunteers.
00:30:49.88\00:30:52.15
So, it's a very, very exciting,
very interesting kind of change
00:30:52.18\00:30:57.02
and we're hoping
that if this twist goes,"
00:30:57.05\00:30:59.05
yes, it's a experiment,
00:30:59.09\00:31:00.56
but it's an
experiment on a bigger model
00:31:00.59\00:31:02.82
that we want to
continue to bring this link
00:31:02.86\00:31:04.89
for the patients
00:31:04.93\00:31:06.26
between physical,
mental and spiritual health
00:31:06.29\00:31:08.66
even in the evening meetings.
00:31:08.70\00:31:10.03
Now coming back
to your question,
00:31:10.07\00:31:11.73
what do we need?
00:31:11.77\00:31:13.17
We need dentists, we
need eye care professionals,
00:31:13.20\00:31:17.64
optometrist, ophthalmologist,
00:31:17.67\00:31:20.54
gynecologists,
pulmonologists, cardiologists,
00:31:20.58\00:31:24.18
and then of course our
barbers and beauticians,
00:31:24.21\00:31:27.78
but those are
our big specialties
00:31:27.82\00:31:29.48
that we really, really need.
00:31:29.52\00:31:31.79
And you also
mentioned people that are handy
00:31:31.82\00:31:33.52
with the
computer data entry people
00:31:33.56\00:31:35.49
and you can use that also.
00:31:35.52\00:31:37.03
And people willing to
pick up and move some things,
00:31:37.06\00:31:39.79
you know,
electricians and plumbers
00:31:39.83\00:31:41.80
and those kinds of things,
00:31:41.83\00:31:43.16
those areas are
also very, very needed.
00:31:43.20\00:31:46.27
Very, very good.
00:31:46.30\00:31:47.64
Brother President. Yes.
00:31:47.67\00:31:49.14
Beckley and its area...
00:31:49.17\00:31:50.74
Talk to me a little bit about
the hotel situation in there.
00:31:50.77\00:31:53.21
Are there hotels around?
00:31:53.24\00:31:54.68
Yes, there are hotels
00:31:54.71\00:31:56.78
and our coordinator
00:31:56.81\00:31:58.81
has gotten blocks of
rooms and they are set aside
00:31:58.85\00:32:04.85
for Pathway to
Health volunteers.
00:32:04.89\00:32:07.32
All they have to do is call
00:32:07.36\00:32:09.02
and they will be able
to get at reduced rate.
00:32:09.06\00:32:14.10
It's very good.
00:32:14.13\00:32:15.46
Now, Benny, we've got a
website set up for volunteers
00:32:15.50\00:32:18.23
to sort of go to and walked away
00:32:18.27\00:32:19.60
through Beckley also, do we not?
00:32:19.63\00:32:20.97
That's right.
00:32:21.00\00:32:22.34
It's PathwayToHealthVolunteer,
singular.
00:32:22.37\00:32:25.14
PathwayToHealthVolunteer.
org., org, so...
00:32:25.17\00:32:29.08
Just out of
curiosity, Pastor Boggess,
00:32:29.11\00:32:32.95
some flavor of the spirituality
of that part of West Virginia,
00:32:32.98\00:32:36.92
is it a, is it a
very spiritual area,
00:32:36.95\00:32:38.55
secularly area, what
are we kind of dealing with?
00:32:38.59\00:32:40.12
It's part of the Bible Belt
00:32:40.16\00:32:41.89
and I pastored there
for a number of years,
00:32:41.92\00:32:45.03
and was part of the
Ministerial Association
00:32:45.06\00:32:48.16
and they are very open
to gospel and good people.
00:32:48.20\00:32:55.17
It is a mission field.
00:32:55.20\00:32:58.21
Just like if we would go
to other parts of the world.
00:32:58.24\00:33:02.08
On one of the leading
journals, number of years ago,
00:33:02.11\00:33:05.88
referred to West Virginia
as a third world country.
00:33:05.91\00:33:09.65
I mean, it's very poor.
00:33:09.68\00:33:11.22
And the folks are
very lovable though
00:33:11.25\00:33:16.12
and they love the Lord.
00:33:16.16\00:33:19.23
And the challenge they have
is, the economy is very bad.
00:33:19.26\00:33:24.00
So, here's I'm going with this
00:33:24.03\00:33:25.37
that given that the
economic challenges,
00:33:25.40\00:33:29.10
this kind of service ought to be
00:33:29.14\00:33:31.61
very well received in that area.
00:33:31.64\00:33:34.04
That is correct. Yeah.
00:33:34.08\00:33:35.74
And I believe what
Dr. Lewis has said,
00:33:35.78\00:33:39.35
is this is why
the state officials
00:33:39.38\00:33:42.92
are so excited just because
00:33:42.95\00:33:44.75
they recognized this
need is going to fulfill
00:33:44.79\00:33:48.62
needs of their people.
00:33:48.66\00:33:50.43
And so, Benny, and I'm
gonna- We want to go to this
00:33:50.46\00:33:52.39
other piece of
video in just a moment.
00:33:52.43\00:33:54.86
But, I suspect
given this- I mean,
00:33:54.90\00:33:57.30
because Los Angeles
is the big secular town,
00:33:57.33\00:34:00.04
but medical stuff is available.
00:34:00.07\00:34:01.64
It's a very sophisticated town
and there are poor everywhere.
00:34:01.67\00:34:04.61
But here it's a very
special kind of need.
00:34:04.64\00:34:06.64
We ought to be able to make
deep impact in this community,
00:34:06.68\00:34:08.88
wouldn't you think?
00:34:08.91\00:34:10.25
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.
00:34:10.28\00:34:12.05
I don't think
there's any question
00:34:12.08\00:34:14.12
that the needs are.
00:34:14.15\00:34:15.48
And the things that
are available to them
00:34:15.52\00:34:17.35
are certainly not anything
00:34:17.39\00:34:18.72
like what would be
available in Los Angeles.
00:34:18.75\00:34:20.46
In Los Angeles.
00:34:20.49\00:34:21.82
We have an
interesting thing that happens
00:34:21.86\00:34:23.22
when we go to these areas.
00:34:23.26\00:34:24.89
It seems like the two
weeks before the event,
00:34:24.93\00:34:27.10
we have a hard time getting
the attention of the media.
00:34:27.13\00:34:31.20
But once the event starts,
00:34:31.23\00:34:33.00
all of a sudden
they're all there,
00:34:33.03\00:34:35.47
Costin Jordache, our
Communication VP told me
00:34:35.50\00:34:39.01
that, on the morning
that we opened in LA, that 45,
00:34:39.04\00:34:44.21
all of the television stations
I think and radio stations
00:34:44.25\00:34:47.25
and all were lined up at
there one right after the other,
00:34:47.28\00:34:50.25
trying to come in
and to get footage
00:34:50.29\00:34:52.12
and all of what
was going on there.
00:34:52.15\00:34:53.92
One of the exciting
things that happened there
00:34:53.96\00:34:56.02
was that CBS did a
coverage of our event
00:34:56.06\00:35:00.43
on the evening news.
00:35:00.46\00:35:02.83
So, and I think we have
that and maybe we can show them,
00:35:02.86\00:35:05.47
but they felt that
what was happening there
00:35:05.50\00:35:07.70
was definitely news worthy.
00:35:07.74\00:35:09.07
Yeah, this is a very fine piece.
00:35:09.10\00:35:11.17
Let's take a
look at that just now.
00:35:11.21\00:35:13.21
A charity called Your
Best Pathway to Health
00:35:13.24\00:35:16.78
offered free medical care
to all comers in Los Angeles.
00:35:16.81\00:35:20.75
Look at the
reaction with Carter Evans.
00:35:20.78\00:35:23.82
They lined up by the thousands
for a chance to see a doctor,
00:35:23.85\00:35:27.09
dentist, or optometrist,
all medical volunteers
00:35:27.12\00:35:30.63
offering their
services for free.
00:35:30.66\00:35:33.13
DKNHR.
00:35:33.16\00:35:35.06
Maddy Negrete has put off
getting glasses for years.
00:35:35.10\00:35:38.37
Even though she
has health insurance,
00:35:38.40\00:35:40.07
it only pays for an
exam not corrective lenses.
00:35:40.10\00:35:43.81
What am I supposed to do
with the prescription like,
00:35:43.84\00:35:45.64
it's no good to me
without the glasses.
00:35:45.67\00:35:48.94
Here, she paid
nothing. Are you comfortable?
00:35:48.98\00:35:51.71
Jessie Agbunat has
been putting off surgery
00:35:51.75\00:35:54.38
to remove a benign growth
on her shoulder for five years.
00:35:54.42\00:35:58.12
You're gonna feel
that injection now, okay?
00:35:58.15\00:36:00.46
Dr. Chris Lewis
removed it in 20 minutes
00:36:00.49\00:36:02.82
in a makeshift
operating room on the floor
00:36:02.86\00:36:05.13
of the Los
Angeles Convention Center.
00:36:05.16\00:36:07.33
Agbunat says her state
subsidized insurance plan
00:36:07.36\00:36:10.07
comes with high
deductibles and copays.
00:36:10.10\00:36:12.13
Would it have been
hundreds or thousands?
00:36:12.17\00:36:14.14
Thousands. Yeah, it's thousands.
00:36:14.17\00:36:16.77
I expected to see a
lot more homeless people
00:36:16.81\00:36:18.84
and people with
no insurance at all.
00:36:18.87\00:36:20.61
And to find out that it
was the majority had insurance,
00:36:20.64\00:36:23.51
but couldn't afford
their co-payment or deductible,
00:36:23.55\00:36:26.11
that was surprising.
00:36:26.15\00:36:27.48
Mandy Negrete
isn't surprised at all.
00:36:27.52\00:36:29.58
She's had more
failures than successes
00:36:29.62\00:36:31.85
with her insurance.
00:36:31.89\00:36:33.22
She's currently facing $18,000
in unexpected medical bills
00:36:33.25\00:36:36.62
from the birth of her son
what she thought was covered.
00:36:36.66\00:36:39.39
How does that make you feel
about going to the hospital,
00:36:39.43\00:36:42.00
the next time you
need medical care?
00:36:42.03\00:36:43.37
I don't want to
go to the hospital.
00:36:43.40\00:36:44.73
I don't...
00:36:44.77\00:36:46.10
I'm really apprehensive
about going to anywhere
00:36:46.13\00:36:48.97
unless it's a dire emergency.
00:36:49.00\00:36:51.94
The dentists and
hygienists you see here
00:36:51.97\00:36:54.11
are just some
of 4,300 volunteers
00:36:54.14\00:36:56.54
who make this clinic possible.
00:36:56.58\00:36:58.95
Its two and a half days,
00:36:58.98\00:37:00.32
they expect to
treat 10,000 patients
00:37:00.35\00:37:02.52
and give away 30 million dollars
00:37:02.55\00:37:04.85
in medical services.
00:37:04.89\00:37:06.22
But, Scott, it's
just a temporary solution
00:37:06.25\00:37:08.59
to a much bigger problem.
00:37:08.62\00:37:09.99
Most generous country
on earth, Carter Evans,
00:37:10.03\00:37:12.43
thanks so much.
00:37:12.46\00:37:14.10
So I remember
the very first day,
00:37:14.13\00:37:16.06
I took my camera outside
00:37:16.10\00:37:17.43
and you could
see the news trucks
00:37:17.47\00:37:18.90
lined up one behind the other.
00:37:18.93\00:37:20.54
One of the challenges,
Benny, that I found in talking
00:37:20.57\00:37:23.47
with the media people in a
city as large as Los Angeles
00:37:23.51\00:37:26.41
was getting the word out,
00:37:26.44\00:37:27.81
because the night before
I had to go to a Best Buy
00:37:27.84\00:37:30.41
and I was talking
with the people there
00:37:30.45\00:37:31.78
and they didn't know,
you know, they didn't know.
00:37:31.81\00:37:33.72
You know, when you get a
big sprawling town like that
00:37:33.75\00:37:35.75
with so much happening,
00:37:35.78\00:37:37.12
baseball and
other kinds of sports
00:37:37.15\00:37:38.49
and trying to get the word out.
00:37:38.52\00:37:39.85
So there was some who did know.
00:37:39.89\00:37:41.22
What are we doing in
Beckley and its environs
00:37:41.26\00:37:43.63
to try to get the word
to, you know, to that area?
00:37:43.66\00:37:46.39
Well, for one thing,
we have 35,000 brochures
00:37:46.43\00:37:49.90
that are gonna be handed out,
00:37:49.93\00:37:51.70
hand delivered to
the people in that area.
00:37:51.73\00:37:55.70
ASI is sending this year
the Youth for Jesus program
00:37:55.74\00:38:00.44
of 46 young people that
will be coming on July the 3rd,
00:38:00.48\00:38:05.05
just in a few days,
00:38:05.08\00:38:06.41
they will be
coming to West Virginia.
00:38:06.45\00:38:08.08
Now correct, you said
46 young people, 46...
00:38:08.12\00:38:10.35
46 young people, right.
00:38:10.39\00:38:12.42
We have nine mega book salesmen
00:38:12.45\00:38:14.32
that are there right now
with the semi-loaded books.
00:38:14.36\00:38:17.99
Also they're finding a
very receptive situation
00:38:18.03\00:38:22.66
in West Virginia as they
go, they're finding many people.
00:38:22.70\00:38:27.00
About 65 percent of the people
00:38:27.04\00:38:30.37
that they have
visited are saying,
00:38:30.41\00:38:32.21
we would like to
study the Bible in our homes
00:38:32.24\00:38:34.58
with some one.
00:38:34.61\00:38:35.94
So I think there's a real need.
00:38:35.98\00:38:37.85
People are
realizing that this world,
00:38:37.88\00:38:40.35
everything is so uncertain.
00:38:40.38\00:38:41.72
We never know
00:38:41.75\00:38:43.08
what's gonna happen any morning.
00:38:43.12\00:38:44.45
When we wake up, what
kind what kind of shocking news
00:38:44.49\00:38:45.89
are we gonna get today?
00:38:45.92\00:38:47.26
Very true.
00:38:47.29\00:38:48.62
And it's coming
very close to home
00:38:48.66\00:38:49.99
for people who thought
it would far, far away.
00:38:50.03\00:38:51.59
So I think people are realizing
that they need to know,
00:38:51.63\00:38:54.46
they need Jesus.
00:38:54.50\00:38:55.83
They need to
know more about Jesus.
00:38:55.86\00:38:57.40
They need to know
what Jesus has told us
00:38:57.43\00:38:59.37
about the end
times on this world.
00:38:59.40\00:39:01.64
And we have that
knowledge and can share.
00:39:01.67\00:39:04.27
And specially as people see
00:39:04.31\00:39:06.91
the love that is shown to people
00:39:06.94\00:39:09.54
through dealing with
their health challenges.
00:39:09.58\00:39:13.55
Many of them say, we want to,
00:39:13.58\00:39:15.22
we want to join you and do this.
00:39:15.25\00:39:16.85
We want to help you do this
00:39:16.89\00:39:18.75
because we have never seen
anyone doing the kind of things
00:39:18.79\00:39:21.52
that you're doing and
we like to be part of it.
00:39:21.56\00:39:23.93
Now, Dr. Lela,
are you still there?
00:39:23.96\00:39:26.39
I'm here.
00:39:26.43\00:39:27.93
One of the things that I thought
00:39:27.96\00:39:29.30
was really ingenious
about all of the previous,
00:39:29.33\00:39:32.73
your best Pathway to
Health was the ongoing idea.
00:39:32.77\00:39:36.37
The idea that this is not
kind of a guerrilla evangelism
00:39:36.40\00:39:38.91
kind of a thing.
00:39:38.94\00:39:40.28
We show up and
just fire a few rounds
00:39:40.31\00:39:42.24
and then just disappear.
00:39:42.28\00:39:43.61
But the fact that, that
was built into the system,
00:39:43.65\00:39:46.48
this idea of going
back for continual care
00:39:46.51\00:39:50.39
or getting your
glasses or getting your reports
00:39:50.42\00:39:52.52
at the local churches.
00:39:52.55\00:39:53.89
So there is this feed
in to the local churches
00:39:53.92\00:39:56.22
which I thought
was a very good thing
00:39:56.26\00:39:58.29
because it got
people into the building
00:39:58.33\00:40:00.30
to see that Adventists
are real people to touch them,
00:40:00.33\00:40:02.60
to handle them, to know
00:40:02.63\00:40:03.97
that these services are ongoing.
00:40:04.00\00:40:06.00
Is that component part of
the Beckley experience also?
00:40:06.03\00:40:09.84
Absolutely.
00:40:09.87\00:40:11.21
We called it the
Health Information Centers
00:40:11.24\00:40:13.84
and that's where
patients will continue
00:40:13.88\00:40:16.44
to pick up their lab results,
00:40:16.48\00:40:19.28
their Pap smear
results, their path reports
00:40:19.31\00:40:21.75
and then they will be
offered further training,
00:40:21.78\00:40:24.12
whether that be lifestyle
medicine, cooking schools,
00:40:24.15\00:40:27.99
diabetes schools etcetera.
00:40:28.02\00:40:30.13
So, yes, we're
definitely doing that.
00:40:30.16\00:40:32.03
That is fabulous.
00:40:32.06\00:40:33.40
I really think
that is a great idea.
00:40:33.43\00:40:36.16
Pastor, what is
the kind of response
00:40:36.20\00:40:38.37
you're getting from
your local churches,
00:40:38.40\00:40:40.00
your local pastors?
00:40:40.04\00:40:41.37
Are they buying into it,
are they excited about it?
00:40:41.40\00:40:43.47
Oh, it's, it's
beyond excitement.
00:40:43.51\00:40:45.77
We just finished
up our camp meeting
00:40:45.81\00:40:48.01
and we had over a
100 volunteers signed up,
00:40:48.04\00:40:51.28
up at camp meeting.
00:40:51.31\00:40:52.65
Excellent.
00:40:52.68\00:40:54.02
And they also
pledged the financial support
00:40:54.05\00:40:57.55
for this program.
00:40:57.59\00:40:59.39
And so, yes, it's very exciting.
00:40:59.42\00:41:01.62
Our pastors will be
there and we have many doctors
00:41:01.66\00:41:07.23
who will be there.
00:41:07.26\00:41:08.60
So, yes, we're on
board. Praise the Lord.
00:41:08.63\00:41:13.10
And it's the first event
like this on the East Coast.
00:41:13.13\00:41:16.74
And we are so
humbled to have it come
00:41:16.77\00:41:19.97
to the Mountain View
Conference and into Beckley.
00:41:20.01\00:41:22.61
Yeah, you mentioned
that during the break.
00:41:22.64\00:41:24.15
That is, this is the first time
00:41:24.18\00:41:25.55
we sort of swung
the pendulum east.
00:41:25.58\00:41:27.55
Everything has
been either San Antonio
00:41:27.58\00:41:29.08
or the West Coast.
00:41:29.12\00:41:30.45
Or the West Coast, yeah.
00:41:30.49\00:41:31.82
Benny, have you been on
the ground in Beckley yet?
00:41:31.85\00:41:33.92
Many times, I've been there...
00:41:33.96\00:41:36.09
In the last two
weeks I've been there,
00:41:36.12\00:41:39.19
been through town
four times I think.
00:41:39.23\00:41:41.56
And I've been to
the convention center
00:41:41.60\00:41:43.90
and all of this, you can guess.
00:41:43.93\00:41:46.70
I just might add that our pastor
00:41:46.74\00:41:49.44
and lay people there
00:41:49.47\00:41:50.97
have gone into
the convention center
00:41:51.01\00:41:52.74
and painted and spruced it up.
00:41:52.77\00:41:55.61
And do you know
that made an impact
00:41:55.64\00:41:57.61
upon the folks there
at the convention center.
00:41:57.65\00:42:00.18
And they are all excited about
00:42:00.22\00:42:02.25
Pathway is coming in
to the convention centre.
00:42:02.28\00:42:05.69
Dr. Lela, you mentioned
that this particular event
00:42:05.72\00:42:09.02
seems to be reaching a little
higher up the political ladder
00:42:09.06\00:42:12.49
than some of
the previous events.
00:42:12.53\00:42:14.66
Is there any thing
particular about this
00:42:14.70\00:42:18.03
particular initiative in Beckley
00:42:18.07\00:42:19.83
that has stood out
in your mind thus far?
00:42:19.87\00:42:22.74
Well, yes, actually.
00:42:22.77\00:42:24.94
You know, one thing that
I think of it's so exciting,
00:42:24.97\00:42:27.71
is not only are the politicians,
00:42:27.74\00:42:29.98
very, very excited about it.
00:42:30.01\00:42:31.35
You know, it's
actually election time.
00:42:31.38\00:42:34.42
So everybody is very interested
00:42:34.45\00:42:36.75
to make sure that we're reaching
00:42:36.79\00:42:39.09
to the best of our ability,
00:42:39.12\00:42:40.96
the healthcare
needs of the community.
00:42:40.99\00:42:42.69
As Elder Boggess
already mentioned,
00:42:42.72\00:42:44.39
you know,
Appalachia, particularly.
00:42:44.43\00:42:45.99
West Virginia has a
great need in that area.
00:42:46.03\00:42:49.03
So for the politicians,
00:42:49.06\00:42:50.57
this is
something of great interest
00:42:50.60\00:42:52.00
and here comes
Pathway to Health offering
00:42:52.03\00:42:54.47
the very services
that they desperately need.
00:42:54.50\00:42:56.91
And we are definitely seeing,
00:42:56.94\00:42:58.47
you know, the boards
actually reaching out to us,
00:42:58.51\00:43:01.54
instead of us having
to reach out to them,
00:43:01.58\00:43:03.31
we've actually had phone calls
00:43:03.35\00:43:04.85
from the various specialty wards
00:43:04.88\00:43:06.48
reaching out to us, telling us,
00:43:06.51\00:43:08.02
they're gonna do
anything and everything
00:43:08.05\00:43:09.45
they possibly can to
help, which is unprecedented.
00:43:09.48\00:43:12.55
But just to give an
example of the interest
00:43:12.59\00:43:15.52
that Pathway to
Health is not just
00:43:15.56\00:43:17.23
from the
government officials etcetera,
00:43:17.26\00:43:19.79
but even from people
not necessarily connected
00:43:19.83\00:43:22.46
with our faith directly.
00:43:22.50\00:43:24.67
There is one of our
respiratory therapist
00:43:24.70\00:43:27.14
who is volunteering.
00:43:27.17\00:43:28.50
One of his
students in Los Angeles
00:43:28.54\00:43:30.21
volunteered in LA.
00:43:30.24\00:43:32.01
And he came back to work,
00:43:32.04\00:43:33.38
the student did
and told the boss.
00:43:33.41\00:43:35.08
Hey, this was
such an amazing event.
00:43:35.11\00:43:36.98
I just can't believe
what a wonderful thing it was.
00:43:37.01\00:43:39.75
The teacher, the
respiratory therapy teacher
00:43:39.78\00:43:42.52
who is not a member of our faith
00:43:42.55\00:43:44.69
actually is flying all
the way from Los Angeles
00:43:44.72\00:43:47.89
to come to
Beckley, West Virginia,
00:43:47.92\00:43:49.39
to run the
respiratory therapy department
00:43:49.42\00:43:52.09
because he was so
touched by what his student
00:43:52.13\00:43:54.80
from a different faith
found in Pathway to Health.
00:43:54.83\00:43:57.67
So we we're seeing
that have a profound effect,
00:43:57.70\00:44:00.50
again a
continued profound effect
00:44:00.54\00:44:02.37
not just on city
government officials,
00:44:02.40\00:44:04.94
but on people,
individual volunteers as well.
00:44:04.97\00:44:07.88
Amen.
00:44:07.91\00:44:09.24
You know, I know you
tend to see these things
00:44:09.28\00:44:11.01
in terms of
human interest stories.
00:44:11.05\00:44:12.51
So I knew you would
have a story for me.
00:44:12.58\00:44:13.92
When I ask the question,
00:44:13.95\00:44:15.28
I knew there was
gonna be an answer,
00:44:15.32\00:44:16.69
because you tend to
conceptualize things
00:44:16.72\00:44:18.55
in terms of how
they impact individuals
00:44:18.59\00:44:20.42
and how
individuals are impacted.
00:44:20.46\00:44:21.79
So thank you so
very much. That's great.
00:44:21.82\00:44:23.83
Benny, in
dealing with San Antonio
00:44:23.86\00:44:26.19
and Los Angeles and Spokane
and Oakland and San Francisco,
00:44:26.23\00:44:30.10
different flavor in
West Virginia, small town,
00:44:30.13\00:44:33.77
different flavor?
00:44:33.80\00:44:35.27
Yeah, it's different.
00:44:35.30\00:44:36.71
But I think, lot
of the difference
00:44:36.74\00:44:38.47
is coming from the
fact that we are back east.
00:44:38.51\00:44:41.64
And it's also that we
are doing this in mid July,
00:44:41.68\00:44:44.55
which I'm finding people
are having family reunions,
00:44:44.58\00:44:47.55
that they have only once
every 12 years or something.
00:44:47.58\00:44:50.62
And I can't go or I'm
doing continuing aid in order.
00:44:50.65\00:44:53.66
Some retired
dentists are saying,
00:44:53.69\00:44:55.12
well, we're doing continue
aid to keep our license active.
00:44:55.16\00:44:58.29
And, yeah, it's just
weddings, family reunions
00:44:58.33\00:45:03.83
and there's a lot of things
00:45:03.87\00:45:05.20
that we're
dealing with summer time.
00:45:05.23\00:45:07.30
But the thing is, I
mean, the legislature
00:45:07.34\00:45:10.01
actually wrote a
law on June the 8th,
00:45:10.04\00:45:12.67
which allows our
physicians to be able to come
00:45:12.71\00:45:16.24
without having to
even contact the boards
00:45:16.28\00:45:18.55
as long as they bring
their license with them.
00:45:18.58\00:45:20.85
If they are working with
a non profit organization
00:45:20.88\00:45:23.15
and it's seven days or less,
00:45:23.18\00:45:24.62
all they have to do is show up
00:45:24.65\00:45:26.05
and have their
license in their hand.
00:45:26.09\00:45:28.02
So that's a major
concession, isn't it?
00:45:28.06\00:45:29.99
Yeah, that's a major concession.
00:45:30.03\00:45:31.43
We applaud the state governors,
00:45:31.46\00:45:33.13
the state governor and officials
00:45:33.16\00:45:34.80
for doing that.
00:45:34.83\00:45:36.16
I mean, that's just unheard of,
00:45:36.20\00:45:37.93
to change the law
for this thing to happen.
00:45:37.97\00:45:39.83
Now who is the
governor of your state?
00:45:39.87\00:45:41.84
You would ask me that.
00:45:41.87\00:45:43.77
I throw you a curve.
00:45:43.81\00:45:45.64
Whoever he is, whoever he
be, we thank him for that.
00:45:45.67\00:45:50.18
That means, that's
a major concession,
00:45:50.21\00:45:51.81
that's not a little thing.
00:45:51.85\00:45:53.18
That's right.
00:45:53.21\00:45:54.55
Because and
there were so many...
00:45:54.58\00:45:55.92
I interviewed in Los Angeles
a fellow, who is a dentist,
00:45:55.95\00:45:58.85
who couldn't get
clearance in California.
00:45:58.89\00:46:00.82
He said, I'm just coming
here to do what I can now
00:46:00.86\00:46:03.19
because I can't practice.
00:46:03.22\00:46:04.56
I'm going out of my limb.
I think it's Mr. Thompson.
00:46:04.59\00:46:07.03
Okay. Hopefully you're right.
00:46:07.06\00:46:09.96
Well, that's a major concession
00:46:10.00\00:46:12.80
to see the value
of this initiative
00:46:12.83\00:46:15.37
to sort of waive those rules,
00:46:15.40\00:46:17.57
so that our people
could come in and practice
00:46:17.61\00:46:19.71
because that's a big thing.
00:46:19.74\00:46:21.84
And as you well said, Benny,
00:46:21.88\00:46:23.88
there are some liability issues.
00:46:23.91\00:46:25.45
You make a mistake, you
can kind of be up to creek
00:46:25.48\00:46:28.32
with this kind of thing.
00:46:28.35\00:46:29.88
But we are covered because our,
00:46:29.92\00:46:32.09
the Adventist Risk Management
which is the insurance arm
00:46:32.12\00:46:35.52
of the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in North America
00:46:35.56\00:46:38.99
is providing the coverage.
00:46:39.03\00:46:41.40
And it's coverage that
physicians and practitioners
00:46:41.43\00:46:44.50
would not be able
to have themselves,
00:46:44.53\00:46:46.53
much greater coverage
00:46:46.57\00:46:47.90
that they are
giving us for this.
00:46:47.94\00:46:49.27
And this is a,
this is a critical part
00:46:49.30\00:46:51.14
to having people come,
because they are very nervous
00:46:51.17\00:46:54.51
about what kind
of personal liability
00:46:54.54\00:46:56.44
might they be facing in
result of doing something.
00:46:56.48\00:47:00.78
And we live in a
very litigious society,
00:47:00.82\00:47:03.25
and so we're thankful
00:47:03.28\00:47:04.65
that risk management
has been able to help us
00:47:04.69\00:47:07.02
with having a policy.
00:47:07.06\00:47:08.62
All right. Excellent.
00:47:08.66\00:47:10.23
So that's, that's
so important. It is.
00:47:10.26\00:47:12.29
Now, my dear doctor,
00:47:12.33\00:47:14.80
at the risk of redundancy-
00:47:14.83\00:47:20.54
I'm gonna ask you one more time
00:47:20.57\00:47:22.14
because there maybe
someone who just tuned in
00:47:22.17\00:47:25.14
or who caught this
program midway through, as did.
00:47:25.17\00:47:28.41
I can't remember
the fellow's name
00:47:28.44\00:47:29.78
from Idaho who came
out to... Was it Paul?
00:47:29.81\00:47:32.88
He caught the
program, and he saw us talking,
00:47:32.91\00:47:35.75
you remember?
00:47:35.78\00:47:37.12
And made his way
out to Los Angeles,
00:47:37.15\00:47:39.15
really great story,
00:47:39.19\00:47:40.52
he never had a television
and never watched the TV
00:47:40.56\00:47:42.32
and went to a hotel and saw,
00:47:42.36\00:47:44.39
happen to have
with first television
00:47:44.43\00:47:46.49
in how many
years happen to see us.
00:47:46.53\00:47:48.53
One more time for me,
if you're my good doctor.
00:47:48.56\00:47:50.60
What do we need and,
00:47:50.63\00:47:52.83
you know, the
kinds of specializations
00:47:52.87\00:47:56.14
that we need for Beckley?
00:47:56.17\00:47:58.54
So again we need
dentists, dental hygienists.
00:47:58.57\00:48:02.34
We actually need
another 17 of those.
00:48:02.38\00:48:05.35
We need additional four
to five ophthalmologists
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or optometrists.
00:48:08.92\00:48:10.39
So again our eye care
vision care department.
00:48:10.42\00:48:13.79
Then we need
pulmonologists, a cardiologists
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or heart
specialists, gynecologists,
00:48:17.16\00:48:19.63
female physicians,
00:48:19.66\00:48:21.40
and we need
beautician and barber services.
00:48:21.43\00:48:25.23
And of course we need anybody
00:48:25.27\00:48:27.37
who is willing to
help move things around
00:48:27.40\00:48:29.20
or data entry people.
00:48:29.24\00:48:30.57
And again, if you have a smile
and if you have a heartbeat,
00:48:30.61\00:48:33.38
God can use you.
00:48:33.41\00:48:34.74
But those
specialties in particular
00:48:34.78\00:48:37.25
we are in great need of.
00:48:37.28\00:48:38.61
Okay.
00:48:38.65\00:48:39.98
Benny, you are
enough of a preacher,
00:48:40.02\00:48:41.88
as well as an accountant
and a CPA to be able to wrestle
00:48:41.92\00:48:46.65
with this question very easily.
00:48:46.69\00:48:48.02
Talk to me if
you will about the...
00:48:48.06\00:48:50.69
I'll use a $25
word here reciprocity,
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the idea that when
you give of yourself,
00:48:53.76\00:48:56.70
God sees to it that
something comes back to you.
00:48:56.73\00:48:59.30
And I know to a man
when you talk to people
00:48:59.33\00:49:01.47
who are part of
these pathway events,
00:49:01.50\00:49:03.17
they will say,
everything I give,
00:49:03.20\00:49:04.84
I get back and even more.
00:49:04.87\00:49:06.64
Because the money that we spent,
00:49:06.68\00:49:08.01
like Los Angeles was
a very expensive event
00:49:08.04\00:49:10.98
because of the
place that we were in all.
00:49:11.01\00:49:13.98
But we felt that,
00:49:14.02\00:49:15.55
that ten times more
than the millions dollars
00:49:15.58\00:49:18.15
that we spent, ten
times more we spent
00:49:18.19\00:49:20.46
by our
volunteers in their travel
00:49:20.49\00:49:23.12
and lodging and
food and everything
00:49:23.16\00:49:25.79
while they were there.
00:49:25.83\00:49:27.16
So there's a
tremendous amount of donations
00:49:27.20\00:49:32.33
and people's time
00:49:32.37\00:49:33.70
and all for
those people who come.
00:49:33.74\00:49:35.54
But in addition to that,
00:49:35.57\00:49:37.54
we have some needs in
Beckley because of conference.
00:49:37.57\00:49:40.71
At least the Elder
Boggess keeps telling me
00:49:40.74\00:49:42.94
that we're poor,
we're poor conference,
00:49:42.98\00:49:45.11
we don't have many members,
we don't have much money.
00:49:45.15\00:49:47.78
But our budget for this event,
we figure it will be $150,000.
00:49:47.82\00:49:52.55
And so far we only have
about $34,000 of that amount.
00:49:52.59\00:49:55.82
So what we have done,
and this is what helped us.
00:49:55.86\00:49:58.49
He mentioned the
money from the camp meeting,
00:49:58.53\00:50:01.13
but we produced 1,500 cards,
00:50:01.16\00:50:03.77
each card is the
sponsorship of one patient.
00:50:03.80\00:50:06.33
We've learned that one patient
00:50:06.37\00:50:08.47
can be served for
approximately $100.
00:50:08.50\00:50:11.57
So we had 1,500 cards
00:50:11.61\00:50:14.28
and we came up
with more than $13,000
00:50:14.31\00:50:18.75
at the camp meeting of
the people that were there,
00:50:18.78\00:50:22.02
who said, we will
sponsor one person.
00:50:22.05\00:50:24.62
We have sent notice
out to the volunteers
00:50:24.65\00:50:27.16
who have been with us before.
00:50:27.19\00:50:28.72
I just got a note yesterday,
there's someone sent in $500,
00:50:28.76\00:50:32.59
so that's for five people.
00:50:32.63\00:50:34.30
So we still need a
lot of help in that area.
00:50:34.33\00:50:37.27
But the thing
that I have learned
00:50:37.30\00:50:39.20
is that God's
problem is not money,
00:50:39.23\00:50:41.04
it never has been.
00:50:41.07\00:50:42.40
As a treasurer, I
have said this many times.
00:50:42.44\00:50:44.07
God's problem
never has been money
00:50:44.11\00:50:45.47
and it never will be.
00:50:45.51\00:50:46.84
His problem is with us.
00:50:46.88\00:50:48.21
He has more than the
capability of giving us back
00:50:48.24\00:50:52.11
more than anything that we give.
00:50:52.15\00:50:54.15
So we need help in
sponsoring the patients
00:50:54.18\00:50:56.85
there for Beckley.
00:50:56.89\00:50:58.22
And we've seen that, you
know, over and over at 3ABN.
00:50:58.25\00:50:59.92
I concur, it's not money.
00:50:59.95\00:51:01.72
Brother President,
00:51:01.76\00:51:03.09
I want you to take a moment
00:51:03.12\00:51:04.46
and talk to us a little
bit in about a minute or so.
00:51:04.49\00:51:08.10
Why is it important for
Adventists to get involved
00:51:08.13\00:51:11.77
with this kind of thing?
00:51:11.80\00:51:13.20
Why is it part of our DNA?
00:51:13.23\00:51:14.57
Why is it important for us
00:51:14.60\00:51:15.94
to do to step
out and to volunteer
00:51:15.97\00:51:17.54
and to get into the community
and do this kind of thing?
00:51:17.57\00:51:19.84
I think, the answer is,
00:51:19.87\00:51:22.48
we all know what the
right arm of the ministry is
00:51:22.51\00:51:25.21
and that is the health message,
00:51:25.25\00:51:27.12
that we not only be followers
of the Ten Commandments
00:51:27.15\00:51:32.15
and follow Jesus, but,
00:51:32.19\00:51:33.79
that we take care of our health
00:51:33.82\00:51:35.69
and that we
share with other people
00:51:35.72\00:51:37.99
how they can take
care of this temple
00:51:38.03\00:51:40.20
that we owe to God.
00:51:40.23\00:51:42.70
And so I think,
00:51:42.73\00:51:45.10
that's why this is so
important to Adventists,
00:51:45.13\00:51:47.74
this, that we learn
00:51:47.77\00:51:49.10
how to share that
part of the message
00:51:49.14\00:51:53.04
in addition to the
teachings of the Bible,
00:51:53.07\00:51:57.88
teachings of Jesus.
00:51:57.91\00:51:59.25
Excellent, Excellent.
00:51:59.28\00:52:00.62
We're gonna go to
our newsbreak just now,
00:52:00.65\00:52:02.22
then we're gonna come
back and we want you to stay by
00:52:02.25\00:52:04.82
because we want to give
you the contact information.
00:52:04.85\00:52:07.42
You want to really grab a pen,
00:52:07.46\00:52:09.92
we'll give you a
moment until you grab the pen,
00:52:09.96\00:52:11.29
pencil, fire off the iPad,
00:52:11.33\00:52:12.66
however you want to
take this information down.
00:52:12.69\00:52:14.20
You're gonna need it
00:52:14.23\00:52:15.56
because we want
you to volunteer.
00:52:15.60\00:52:16.93
You can call, you can email,
00:52:16.97\00:52:18.30
you can do it electronically.
00:52:18.33\00:52:20.64
We will go to our newsbreak,
00:52:20.67\00:52:22.94
then we'll come back
00:52:22.97\00:52:24.31
and we'll give you
the contact information
00:52:24.34\00:52:25.67
that you're gonna need.
00:52:25.71\00:52:27.04