Participants: C. A. Murray (Host), Benny Moore, Dr. Lela Lewis, Kyle Allen, Larry Boggess
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY016049A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:06 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:35 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:52 Mending broken people 01:06 Hello, and welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:08 My name is CA Murray and allow me 01:10 once again to thank you for sharing 01:12 just a little of your no doubt busy day with us, 01:15 to thank you for your love, your prayers, 01:17 your support of Three Angels Broadcasting Network. 01:20 We realized that we could not do 01:21 what we are called to do without your partnership. 01:23 So we say that from the bottom of our hearts, 01:26 thank you so very much for working 01:27 with us to lift up the mighty and matchless name of Jesus. 01:31 I'm very, very exited about today's program 01:33 because of the subject matter, 01:34 because of the distinguished gentlemen 01:36 that are here with me on set, 01:37 and because of what we're going to talk about. 01:39 I'm gonna give you the punch line, 01:42 I think right upfront. 01:44 Air this program shall have ended, 01:45 we're gonna ask for your help, your support, 01:49 and we're gonna ask you to come and help us 01:51 do something which I feel 01:52 and I have said many, many times, 01:53 is the move of God in the body of Christ. 01:56 One of the most powerful initiatives that I think 01:58 the Adventist Church has undertaken in its history, 02:01 and something that is having a massive impact on the cities 02:06 where it has been, the events have gone on. 02:09 And I'm talking about Your Best Pathway to Health. 02:11 Just a wonderful God blessed and God breezed initiative 02:16 that we've had the privilege of going, 02:19 of entertaining for the last or I guess couple of years 02:23 and it's been a great, great blessing. 02:25 So I wanted to introduce you to Benny Moore, 02:27 who is the treasurer for Your Best Pathway to Health. 02:31 That's correct. 02:33 And this is a neat guy. 02:34 We happened to have 02:35 the privilege of working together 02:37 in the Philippines a couple of years ago. 02:38 That's right. 02:40 Doing some evangelism. He also worked with ShareHim. 02:42 And I'm gonna run his portfolio down in just a little bit. 02:45 But just a really neat guy, computer wiz, 02:47 also always with figures 02:49 and just a nice guy to work with, 02:50 spiritual guy and always busy. 02:52 I think that's why their hair is so white 02:54 because he is busy doing all the time. 02:56 My next guest is Pastor Larry Boggess, 02:58 who is the President of the Mountain View Conference, 03:01 headquartered in West Virginia. 03:03 That's correct. 03:04 And that's where we're going to be going, when I say, 03:07 I mean, Your Best Pathway to Health. 03:09 That where we're heading to next. 03:11 So we've got the past, the present and the future. 03:14 Amen. On the set. 03:16 And we're gonna hear from both of them 03:17 in just a little bit. 03:19 Ben, I think I will start with you. 03:21 You've been working for the church 03:23 quite a while in a number of capacities. 03:25 Give us just a little history of some of the things 03:27 you have done for the church? 03:28 Well, I am a CPA and I practice public accounting 03:32 for 15 years before the Lord called me into the ministry. 03:36 And when I started my work in ministry, 03:40 I was invited by Elder Kenneth Cox 03:42 to be part of the Kenneth Cox's team 03:45 and I did that for almost nine years. 03:48 Later I worked with Elder McClure 03:51 in the Southern Union. 03:52 Oh, yes. 03:53 And as the director of the evangelism program 03:59 that was going on at that time. 04:01 And after that when Elder Folkenberg came 04:04 to the Carolina Conference. 04:07 I was called the secretary of the Carolina Conference 04:10 and then later his treasurer for the last eight years. 04:13 There up until going in 1996 to the North Pacific Union 04:17 as treasurer there. 04:19 Since that time, I went to the Voice of Prophecy 04:22 as the executive director for the Voice of Prophecy 04:24 for about a year and a half. 04:26 And after that joined Elder Folkenberg 04:29 in the ShareHim Ministry. 04:30 And I've worked, 04:32 since retirement part-time for ShareHim. 04:35 "I say part-time. " 04:37 Yes, we put that in quotes. 04:39 But for the last 13 years I have been doing that. 04:42 Yeah, yeah, you've been pushing pencil 04:44 for the long time. 04:46 Yeah, yeah, yeah, even in so called retirement. 04:49 Right, right. 04:50 And because of my work in evangelism and all, 04:54 I was ordained in 1982 I believe it was. 04:58 And, so I've had a lot of different experiences, 05:02 but people have constantly asked me as a treasurer 05:06 say you're different. 05:08 And I say, well, there is a reason that I'm different. 05:10 The Lord didn't take any chance with me, 05:12 because before I became a conference treasurer, 05:16 I saw 8,000 people baptized with my very own eyes. 05:20 And when you see the power of this message, 05:23 it does make you different. 05:25 And you realize that we can never stop doing what God... 05:28 You know, what Jesus before He left called us to do. 05:32 And that is, take the special message 05:34 that we're so privileged to know 05:36 to take that message to the world. 05:37 This is an important thing for us to do. 05:40 Behind all of those facts and figures, 05:43 there are souls that are, that are coming to the Lord 05:46 and you have been on both sides dare I say of the fence. 05:49 I met you of course working with ShareHim. 05:52 How does you get connected with your best pathway? 05:57 Well, I can think my friend Dr. Dwain Mickey 06:00 for volunteering me to be involved 06:04 with Pathway to Health. 06:06 And I never realized that the time, 06:08 what I was really getting into. 06:10 But I'm like you, 06:12 I've never seen anything as exciting as what is going on 06:16 when we conduct these pathway events. 06:18 It's really a thrilling thing 06:21 to see how this connects us with people. 06:25 The difference is that people know 06:27 they have physical problems. 06:29 They may not know that they have spiritual problems, 06:31 or if they know they have spiritual problems, 06:33 they don't know where to go for the answer. 06:35 But when they know, here's a whole bunch of doctors 06:38 and nurses and people they can help me 06:41 with my physical needs, they will come. 06:43 And when they come, 06:45 it makes a tremendous difference 06:47 because they've never been treated, 06:48 the way they get treated 06:50 when they come to one of these pathway events. 06:52 I mean, they get prayed with multiples times. 06:55 They get- It's just a happy joyous occasion for them. 06:59 And so it's been thrilling to be part of it. 07:02 And so, as long as the Lord gives me strength, 07:05 I guess I will continue on to do every thing I can, 07:08 because I think it's time for us 07:10 to see this work finished for the Lord to finish His work. 07:14 So we can go home and get out of this old world 07:15 with all of its troubles. 07:17 Amen. Well, said. 07:18 You know, a number of things occurred to me. 07:19 One, the Adventist Churches had contact with cities 07:22 for many, many years. 07:24 We've not had the impact on cities that we wanted. 07:27 And if there was one thing that impacts a town, 07:31 regardless of the size, 07:32 it's your Best Pathway to Health. 07:34 Immediately, when we come to the town, 07:35 I mean media and everything else. 07:37 We're gonna talk about that too. 07:38 But there is, there's an impact level 07:40 that I don't know 07:41 if it could be had any other way. 07:43 Because, as you well said and rightly said, 07:45 everybody has a need physically 07:47 and they are usually aware of it. 07:49 But you wouldn't think that the fact 07:51 that they are prayed with so much 07:53 and treated so nicely for a secular mindset 07:56 would be that impressive. 07:58 But you've heard it almost to a man, to woman, 08:00 they prayed with me. 08:02 I got prayed for several times. I got prayed for five times. 08:04 Everybody I talked to was nice. 08:05 Everybody smiled at me. 08:07 Everybody was kind to me. 08:09 And they prayed in addition to the physical health, 08:12 to the medical health. 08:13 Somebody looked out for my soul. 08:15 And that's the thing that I think puts this program over 08:19 and above just passing out pills or doing medical stuff. 08:22 Hey, we're making Jesus available to them also 08:26 and that's a powerful thing. 08:28 Brother President, I want to get to you just for a moment. 08:29 You are the President 08:31 of the Mountain View Conference? 08:32 And that is headquartered in? 08:34 In Parkersburg, West Virginia. 08:36 You are from where? 08:38 I am from Ohio, really. 08:39 So you just moved kind of across the... 08:41 Across the river. 08:42 You get lot of relatives in West Virginia. 08:44 That's right. 08:46 Adventist home growing up? 08:49 After a while, we were originally Methodist. 08:52 And one winter we were snowed in, 08:55 couldn't go to church and so we turned the radio on 08:58 and heard a quartet singing. 09:00 And mom and dad enrolled us in a Bible course 09:03 and discovered it, it was the Voice of Prophecy 09:06 radio program back in the 50s. 09:09 And so that was our first connection 09:11 with the Adventist Church. 09:12 I see. So praise the Lord for snow. 09:14 Amen. Yes, that's right. 09:15 I love snow. 09:17 In Ohio snow in particular. That's right. 09:18 Coming from Buffalo, New York, 09:19 I know a little bit about the snow. 09:21 You know a little bit about it. That's right. 09:22 You went into ministry, when? 09:25 In 1966 is when I first began and it's been almost 50 years. 09:30 Bless your heart. Amen. 09:32 You've been the president of the conference for how long? 09:33 I have been president for about 12 years. 09:36 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. 09:37 I've been in Mountain View Conference about 26 years. 09:40 Served there as a pastor. You spend the time. 09:42 You know West Virginia pretty well. 09:43 Yes. Indeed, indeed. 09:45 Wonderful people. Praise the Lord. 09:46 I have not been to West Virginia. 09:48 Just I have been through there to get to New York 09:50 out here to 3ABN, you got to go through West Virginia, 09:53 but I have not really been there to preach. 09:54 But it's a pretty country, 09:56 and a lot of hills and mountains 09:57 and that kind of thing. 09:58 Beautiful people, lot of mountains, 10:00 hollows, you know, places where people live 10:04 up on those hollows and mountains. 10:05 Amen and amen. 10:08 And I need to mention, we're gonna hear 10:09 from our good friend Dr. Lela Lewis 10:11 who is kind of the... 10:12 Dare we say the mover and shaker, 10:14 the straw that kind of stirred the drink in this whole thing. 10:17 Maybe the one indispensable force in this whole year. 10:19 Of course, sure. 10:21 But, Benny, you have been with this 10:23 since the very beginning. 10:25 And of course we were together in San Antonio, then Spokane. 10:28 And of course we really bite off 10:31 a lot when we went to Los Angeles. 10:34 I think we want to... 10:35 Do you want to set this video? 10:36 We will talk about the... 10:38 We'll put the, the longer video. 10:39 Just get, kind of set that video up 10:40 which gives us kind of an overview 10:42 of the Los Angeles event. 10:44 The Los Angeles event was the, the most troublesome 10:49 I guess event in many ways because we were having to deal 10:52 with a facility which is totally union controlled, 10:57 and which makes it more expensive 10:59 because our volunteers could not do many other things 11:03 And yeah, working in LA was not easy, 11:07 both in dealing with the government officials 11:09 and LA is just a large city and it's very complicated, 11:13 the very complex, the issues and the different people 11:17 that are involved. 11:19 But anyway, we did get the Los Angeles 11:22 And I asked Dr. Lee, I said, well, 11:24 is not there any other place 11:26 that would be less expensive the week ago? 11:28 But the reality is, she said, there is not anywhere else 11:31 that we could go and accomplish what needs to be done, 11:34 and we were, we had the room that we need to do this. 11:37 And so we went to the convention center. 11:39 But the, the event was thrilling 11:43 and it was exiting 11:45 because we had three of our Adventist hospitals 11:50 We had White Memorial, we had Glendale, 11:52 we had Simi Valley, 11:55 that all cooperated in various incendiary ways 11:58 with us in that event. 12:00 And so that was a unique opportunity 12:02 to be there close to this many Adventist hospitals. 12:05 So we felt that we had to do it. 12:07 And we have a video report 12:09 which will show you a little bit of what we faced there 12:12 and what was accomplished in the event. 12:15 All right, let's take a look at that video report just now. 12:24 Los Angeles, California, the second largest city 12:27 in North America and home to four million people 12:30 from all walks of life and from all parts of the world. 12:34 The city of angels is known for many things, 12:37 a booming entertainment industry, 12:40 a spectacular city center, rich cultural experiences, 12:45 world class cuisine, and nearly 300 days 12:48 of sunshine a year. 12:50 And yet, this world renowned cosmopolitan center 12:54 is very much like every city. 12:56 In its shadows live those who struggle to provide for their 13:00 families. 13:01 Those who struggle to stay well, 13:04 those who struggle to survive. 13:07 The need is well known by many local governments, 13:10 civic leaders and charitable organizations, 13:12 all working to address the challenge. 13:15 Among them, is the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 13:18 a community of faith committed to spreading hope and hominess 13:22 to all people. 13:23 Through humanitarian service called Your Best Pathway to 13:27 Health, 4,400 members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 13:31 along with friends, family members and colleagues 13:34 organized and hosted a free mega clinic on an epic scale. 13:39 There's people needed in all facets. 13:42 There's not a person who is more important than the other, 13:44 because of the title that they hold. 13:46 What it is, it's, people coming together and working 13:49 and bringing the gifts that they already have, 13:51 or gifts that they are discovering if they are 13:54 student, or person who is seeking professional 13:56 development, they can come here learn, 13:58 they can see how it works, they can work in a community 14:01 and they could develop their gifts, 14:03 but it's not so much about, you know, the title or this, 14:06 it's more about like how we can all work together, 14:08 that's what makes Pathway so special. 14:10 Over 3,000 square feet of space at Los Angeles 14:14 Convention Center was transformed 14:16 into a mobile hospital. 14:18 Complete with triage areas, consultation rooms, 14:24 massage chairs, a full pharmacy, 14:29 vision testing centers, surgical suites, 14:33 a massive dental treatment room and more. 14:38 I had a great experience here today. 14:41 I've never been able to see so many specialists at one time 14:44 or actually ever in my life, I have never seen so many 14:45 specialists. 14:47 It's like, they dropped an Adventist kaiser in the middle 14:49 of LA. 14:50 If anybody, I was spectacle. 14:52 I really, I came to drop somebody off 14:55 in the vision area. 14:56 And then when I saw all the other stuff, I was like, 14:59 I have stuff that's been nagging on me for years. 15:02 I want to get, you know, getting care of it and wow, 15:05 it was great. 15:06 It was some, everything, everybody is so nice, 15:08 everybody is so sweet. 15:10 When you go to a normal clinic and stuff, it's not like that, 15:12 and at least my experiences aren't like that. 15:14 This has been a blessing. 15:16 Even when I first came in, the doctor prayed with me. 15:19 It's a whole way different experience 15:20 than going to regular clinic. 15:22 What motivates me to help is, 15:24 I want to do something bigger than myself. 15:27 And I'm sure that's why we're all here today. 15:29 We are inspired by doing things that are beyond us and 15:34 making impact into the world and into the community today. 15:38 Partners came together to make the mega clinic a reality. 15:42 Adventists, laymen services and industries, 15:46 together with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 15:49 Adventist Health through local hospitals, 15:51 including White Memorial Medical Center, 15:54 Glendale Adventist Medical Center and Simi Valley 15:57 Hospital, along with Loma Linda University Health 16:01 provided invaluable resources. 16:03 Well, notable manufactures such as GE and Konica Minolta, 16:09 among many others 16:10 donated the use of key medical equipment. 16:13 In addition, the office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, 16:18 along with several districts and their councilmen rallied 16:22 to support the humanitarian event, 16:24 in a continued effort to serve the residence of Los Angeles. 16:28 Once again, volunteers came from all parts of North 16:30 America and some from abroad. 16:33 Dentists, physicians, specialists, practitioners, 16:40 chaplains, nurses, dental hygienists, beauticians, 16:46 registration and hospitality workers, 16:50 communication professionals, lifestyle coaches, 16:54 and vision care specialists among many others. 16:58 They served until their feet were sore and their eyelids 17:02 were heavy, and yet neither their smiles nor their gentle 17:05 spirit ever wore off. 17:07 Meanwhile, the residence of Los Angeles and some who came 17:10 from as far as Northern Idaho and Texas, 17:13 lined up once again for services beyond their 17:16 financial reach. 17:17 Some spent the night in anticipation of doors that 17:21 would open in the morning, doors of healing, 17:23 doors of hope. 17:26 Thousands were served, thousands were loved, 17:29 @by thousands who responded to a calling, 17:33 to love like Jesus and to serve like Jesus. 17:37 By the end of the third day, 17:38 8,537 patients had received medical and dental attention 17:44 they so desperately needed, 17:46 together with friendship, encouragement, 17:49 and most importantly hope. 17:53 That is mission. That is mission accomplished. 17:57 That is mission accomplished, together. 18:20 Benny, you were there, you saw. 18:22 That was a pretty accurate depiction 18:23 of what went on in Los Angeles, 18:25 the trials and the challenges and the triumphs. 18:27 Absolutely. Yeah. 18:29 Yeah, it was a very moving thing. 18:32 It really was. 18:33 I would go out with my camera and see the lines 18:36 sneaking their way around you know, 18:38 and every year we see that dental and eye care 18:41 seem to be the longest of them all. 18:43 And there's never, never enough. 18:45 But to hear the experiences of those who were served, 18:49 I think are among the most blessed 18:53 and really it just brings you joy. 18:56 You know, to put it in a word to see how, 19:00 and then the name of Christ 19:01 and the standing of the church in a community, 19:04 all sort of packaged together. 19:06 So now we are moving on to Beckley, West Virginia. 19:13 But president, how does one and, 19:14 Benny, you can weigh on this also. 19:16 How does one go from Los Angeles, California 19:19 to Beckley, West Virginia? 19:21 That's exactly what we want to find out 19:24 in Beckley, West Virginia. 19:27 How can you do something in a small town 19:30 like you did in a big metropolitan area? 19:33 Yeah, yeah. 19:34 The question, the question has a reason. 19:36 Every time we have... 19:38 I remember after San Antonio, when we met with people 19:41 on that Sunday morning after the event was over 19:44 and the people were saying, 19:45 but how can we do this in our smaller city? 19:48 And the people in the North American Division 19:51 who said, 19:53 how can we do this in these other cities? 19:54 You know, we do need to do the large metropolitan areas, 19:58 but we also need to do it in many other areas. 20:01 And so the question has been, 20:03 how can we best help people with the knowledge 20:06 that we have to be able to do it? 20:08 And we really felt that we should 20:11 probably actually conduct 20:12 one of the smaller city events ourselves, 20:15 so that if there are different issues involved 20:18 than we face in the major cities, 20:20 that we will know what they are, 20:22 and then we can train ambassadors 20:24 who have been with us through the major events 20:27 and who have advantage of the training, 20:30 that they can go and help in the smaller cities 20:33 to be able to conduct these events. 20:34 So we went to Beckley, but the reason for Beckley, 20:37 why Beckley? 20:39 Is because the acceptant in Sabbath school 20:41 which is a large Sabbath school class 20:43 that has approximately 100 members 20:45 in the Collegedale Church 20:47 there at Southern Adventist University. 20:49 We have always raised a lot of money 20:51 for mission programs and mission 20:53 for other people to do work. 20:56 The head of our mission committee said, 20:58 I want us to get involved in doing things ourselves. 21:01 So three years ago, we went to Kodiak, Alaska, 21:04 and there we did a vacation Bible school, 21:06 we did a health cooking school, 21:09 and a health seminar and an evangelistic series. 21:13 But the problem with Kodiak is it's so far from Collegedale 21:17 and so expensive to get there 21:19 that we haven't been able to continue the work, 21:22 basically it was a one-three week trip 21:23 and it was over. 21:25 So we wanted to pick some place closer to home 21:29 where we could have a continued presence 21:31 from our Sabbath school with this, 21:33 with this church. 21:35 And see what we could do 21:36 to strengthen a church that's weak, 21:38 a church that has challenges and that might give up 21:43 without some help from outside. 21:45 And so our Sabbath school class picked Beckley 21:48 and since our Sabbath school class picked Beckley, 21:51 I said, well, we're looking for a small city 21:53 to do something in, why not Beckley? 21:56 And so Beckley was chosen 21:59 and in spite of the many challenges 22:02 that we faced, and we have definitely learned things 22:05 that we didn't know before 22:07 in dealing with the state government 22:10 and dealing with the smaller city. 22:13 We've already learned a lot of things 22:15 that will help us as we go forward. 22:17 But that's, that's why Beckley was chosen was, 22:21 so that we would have experience 22:23 in doing one of these. 22:24 And then there's a real danger with these sayings. 22:29 Is there's a lot of liability possibilities 22:33 with conducting this type of event? 22:34 We want to may, we want to protect the church. 22:36 We want to make sure 22:37 that the people who conduct these events 22:39 in their smaller cities know what they are doing 22:42 and know how to protect both themselves and the church. 22:45 Okay, so you are among other things, 22:47 establishing a template for activity in smaller towns? 22:51 Yes. Okay. 22:52 And so from, you're saying so, this Sabbath school class- 22:55 You remember that Sabbath school class from Collegedale, 22:59 engine on, to Beckley, engine off. 23:01 How far are we talking in terms of miles? 23:03 It's about 300 and some odd miles, 23:06 it's five hours, five hours of freeway driving. 23:09 Oh, okay. 23:10 Luckily, Larry chose the place that we can get through here. 23:12 Absolutely. 23:14 And unique thing about it is, this is a people group 23:17 right under the shadows of the General Conference 23:20 called Appalachia. 23:22 We're the only conference that's totally Appalachia. 23:25 And so it's going to be 23:27 a very unique task and experiment. 23:30 Give us some flavor before we go to Dr. Lela 23:33 of the people of the town, the size of the town. 23:36 Benny was telling me you're drawing from the, 23:38 not only the town of Beckley, 23:39 but there's counties around or towns around it. 23:41 But give us just some flavor of that area of West Virginia? 23:45 We suspect there will be about nine counties 23:48 that will be involved. 23:49 And you don't have to read the newspaper too long 23:53 to find out that West Virginia is very unhealthy. 23:57 And so, we have a great need to help folks 24:02 in the area of healthcare. 24:06 And so, there's probably 20,000 maybe in the area. 24:11 Okay. 24:13 And again, it's people who live in the mountains 24:17 and live up the hollows 24:19 and Beckley is the crossroads of Southern West Virginia. 24:24 And so we feel that this will be 24:27 a wonderful experiment test. 24:30 And it will be an area that needs the help. 24:34 Now Beckley itself is how big of a town? 24:38 It's probably 15,000. 24:42 Decent size. Yeah. 24:45 Small town. 24:46 And it's the junction of I-64 and I-77. 24:51 So you have two freeways coming together at Beckley. 24:54 So people can get there. Right, yeah. 24:56 So you can get there from Virginia 24:58 or you can get there from Tennessee 25:00 or Virginia, yeah. 25:01 Yeah, yeah. 25:03 Where in the town 25:04 are you going to be holding the event? 25:06 The town has a medium size convention center 25:11 and it has been reserved and given to this project. 25:15 It's when I found out with Pathway, 25:17 whatever size venue they get, they fill it. 25:22 Be it smaller or be it large because I didn't think 25:25 that LA Convention was somewhere 25:26 between 300,000 and 400,000 and we fill that too. 25:29 So as much room as you can get, 25:30 we can find some place to put somebody to do some services 25:33 for the Lord. 25:34 Now, here's the thing 25:36 and really why you are here, gentlemen, 25:37 the fact that we need some help. 25:38 We do. 25:40 There are some volunteers 25:41 and here's why we're gonna call Dr. Lela 25:43 to sort of join us here because, I think, Benny, 25:45 she has the list of those kinds of services 25:49 or between she and you have the list of the kinds of... 25:52 And of course, we need some technical people. 25:55 And, of course, you're gonna hear that in a moment. 25:58 But you need, we need all hands on deck folk too, 26:00 just strong backs and loving hearts 26:02 are always needed because there's a lot of stuff 26:04 that needs to be carried or moved or pushed. 26:06 People who know how to smile and be kind 26:08 and show the love of Christ, that is a gift of God 26:11 that can be used in any aspect of service for the Lord. 26:15 But, Dr. Lela, are you with us? 26:16 I'm here, sir. 26:18 Hello, good, doctor, good to see you. 26:20 Good to see you too. Yeah. 26:21 We had little trouble trying to catch up 26:23 with the good doctor. 26:24 And when once we got her, had some trouble connecting 26:26 but you're looking good, my doctor. 26:29 And we know you're working hard. 26:31 And thank you for allowing the Lord to use you to do this. 26:36 You know, God always lays hands on somebody. 26:38 There was an Ellen White. 26:40 There was, you know, there was always somebody that has to, 26:42 it has to flow through. 26:44 We have a Danny Shelton here at 3ABN. 26:45 And like it or not, the mantle has fallen on your shoulders 26:48 and we thank you for carrying that mantle. 26:50 So now, we need some help with Beckley, West Virginia. 26:54 I like that Beckley, West Virginia. 26:55 We need some help with Beckley, West Virginia. 26:57 You have a list, do you not, 26:59 of some of the kinds of practitioners 27:00 that we need? 27:02 Oh yes, I do. 27:03 And, CA, just like you said, we need everybody. 27:06 And if you can smile and you have a heartbeat, 27:09 you can be used by God. 27:10 Amen! Amen. 27:12 If you are ambulatory you can smile. 27:15 We want you. Yeah. 27:16 And, you know, some people come in wheelchairs. 27:19 Some of our volunteers came to San Antonio in wheelchairs 27:22 and God used them. 27:23 Praise God. 27:25 So if we can breathe and smile and have a heartbeat, 27:28 I think that God will use us. 27:30 Yeah, you know, I'll tell you quick story. 27:31 I met somebody in Los Angeles, 27:33 who I pastored 1979. 27:37 And his wife was a teacher at a university, he's retired. 27:41 And so we saved them some money, 27:42 and now we're gonna spend it for Jesus. 27:44 So they're gonna follow you around 27:46 and they've got nothing to do, 27:48 they got a little time, they got a little money, 27:49 kids are out of the house 27:50 and he served the Lord for many years 27:52 and he says, "We like doing this. " 27:53 So they're just running around and she was a teacher at school 27:56 and he was a hard working fellow. 27:57 They don't have any particular medical skills, 28:00 they just have a loving heart and a warm smile. 28:02 And they said, well, we like to do what we can. 28:04 So I know those kinds of people are needed also. 28:06 Amen. Yeah. 28:07 Well, specifically what we're really most in need of, 28:11 and I'll put the kind of a number one need, 28:13 as you've already said is dentistry. 28:15 We need another 17 dentists and hygienists. 28:19 So that's really the number one need. 28:21 We also need about four or five eye care professionals, 28:25 whether that be optometrist or ophthalmologist. 28:28 Of course, if you're an optician or a technologist 28:31 in any of these departments, we need your help as well. 28:35 We also need a pulmonologist 28:36 which of course is a lung specialist. 28:39 We need a cardiologist, a heart specialist. 28:42 We need some more gynecologists. 28:43 So, some ladies, some more lady doctors. 28:46 And you know what? 28:47 We really need beauticians and barbers. 28:50 You know, that's one of our most needed services. 28:54 You think, you know, well, you know, 28:55 is it really that needed? 28:57 And it really, really is. 28:58 So we need more beauticians and barbers. 29:00 And then we also need, Benny, 29:02 we think we might have mentioned this already, 29:05 some, we call it plant services or venue services. 29:07 You mentioned people to really get the work done 29:10 and move things around 29:11 and make sure things are flowing, 29:14 and maybe even some more data entry people. 29:17 So again, whether you have a skill or not, 29:20 God can use you, but specifically 29:23 we're really in need of those areas 29:25 that we just mentioned. 29:27 Now, are you reading from a list? 29:31 Lela, it's coming out of your head? 29:33 Because I want you to walk through that again 29:36 because I don't want, you know, someone may have run 29:39 to get a drink of water or something. 29:40 I wanted just to walk through it again 29:42 because we're here because we have these needs. 29:44 And this is, this is a powerful program 29:46 and we don't want this 29:47 to kind of fall through the crises. 29:49 So walk me through the list one more time if you please. 29:50 And we should probably give the dates, 29:51 so people know when to... 29:53 Yes, yes, yeah, we should connect them with the dates. 29:54 So we're talking about July... Twelve. 29:58 13 to15. 13 to15? 30:00 That's the Wednesday through the... 30:02 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 30:04 Those are the active dates. 13, 14, 15. 30:05 Now something that we haven't touched on, you guys... 30:08 You know, Beckley is very special. 30:10 Yes, it's a trial run, 30:11 but I think it's even bigger than that. 30:14 I think it's much bigger than that. 30:16 Something that we've never seen happened before 30:18 in any other location that we've gone to, 30:20 is that the state level, 30:22 the state governments are excited 30:24 about what's happening in Beckley, West Virginia. 30:27 The information has gone to the Governor, 30:29 it's gone to the US Senators 30:31 for West Virginia, the Congressmen. 30:33 We have never seen this high of level of interest 30:36 for Pathway to Health 30:38 that we're seeing in Beckley, West Virginia. 30:40 We're doing something different 30:41 and that we're inviting all the patients 30:43 to the evening meetings 30:45 where they are going to be offered 30:47 continued whole person care, 30:49 in addition, obviously to our volunteers. 30:52 So, it's a very, very exciting, very interesting kind of change 30:57 and we're hoping that if this twist goes," 30:59 yes, it's a experiment, 31:00 but it's an experiment on a bigger model 31:02 that we want to continue to bring this link 31:04 for the patients 31:06 between physical, mental and spiritual health 31:08 even in the evening meetings. 31:10 Now coming back to your question, 31:11 what do we need? 31:13 We need dentists, we need eye care professionals, 31:17 optometrist, ophthalmologist, 31:20 gynecologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, 31:24 and then of course our barbers and beauticians, 31:27 but those are our big specialties 31:29 that we really, really need. 31:31 And you also mentioned people that are handy 31:33 with the computer data entry people 31:35 and you can use that also. 31:37 And people willing to pick up and move some things, 31:39 you know, electricians and plumbers 31:41 and those kinds of things, 31:43 those areas are also very, very needed. 31:46 Very, very good. 31:47 Brother President. Yes. 31:49 Beckley and its area... 31:50 Talk to me a little bit about the hotel situation in there. 31:53 Are there hotels around? 31:54 Yes, there are hotels 31:56 and our coordinator 31:58 has gotten blocks of rooms and they are set aside 32:04 for Pathway to Health volunteers. 32:07 All they have to do is call 32:09 and they will be able to get at reduced rate. 32:14 It's very good. 32:15 Now, Benny, we've got a website set up for volunteers 32:18 to sort of go to and walked away 32:19 through Beckley also, do we not? 32:21 That's right. 32:22 It's PathwayToHealthVolunteer, singular. 32:25 PathwayToHealthVolunteer. org., org, so... 32:29 Just out of curiosity, Pastor Boggess, 32:32 some flavor of the spirituality of that part of West Virginia, 32:36 is it a, is it a very spiritual area, 32:38 secularly area, what are we kind of dealing with? 32:40 It's part of the Bible Belt 32:41 and I pastored there for a number of years, 32:45 and was part of the Ministerial Association 32:48 and they are very open to gospel and good people. 32:55 It is a mission field. 32:58 Just like if we would go to other parts of the world. 33:02 On one of the leading journals, number of years ago, 33:05 referred to West Virginia as a third world country. 33:09 I mean, it's very poor. 33:11 And the folks are very lovable though 33:16 and they love the Lord. 33:19 And the challenge they have is, the economy is very bad. 33:24 So, here's I'm going with this 33:25 that given that the economic challenges, 33:29 this kind of service ought to be 33:31 very well received in that area. 33:34 That is correct. Yeah. 33:35 And I believe what Dr. Lewis has said, 33:39 is this is why the state officials 33:42 are so excited just because 33:44 they recognized this need is going to fulfill 33:48 needs of their people. 33:50 And so, Benny, and I'm gonna- We want to go to this 33:52 other piece of video in just a moment. 33:54 But, I suspect given this- I mean, 33:57 because Los Angeles is the big secular town, 34:00 but medical stuff is available. 34:01 It's a very sophisticated town and there are poor everywhere. 34:04 But here it's a very special kind of need. 34:06 We ought to be able to make deep impact in this community, 34:08 wouldn't you think? 34:10 Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. 34:12 I don't think there's any question 34:14 that the needs are. 34:15 And the things that are available to them 34:17 are certainly not anything 34:18 like what would be available in Los Angeles. 34:20 In Los Angeles. 34:21 We have an interesting thing that happens 34:23 when we go to these areas. 34:24 It seems like the two weeks before the event, 34:27 we have a hard time getting the attention of the media. 34:31 But once the event starts, 34:33 all of a sudden they're all there, 34:35 Costin Jordache, our Communication VP told me 34:39 that, on the morning that we opened in LA, that 45, 34:44 all of the television stations I think and radio stations 34:47 and all were lined up at there one right after the other, 34:50 trying to come in and to get footage 34:52 and all of what was going on there. 34:53 One of the exciting things that happened there 34:56 was that CBS did a coverage of our event 35:00 on the evening news. 35:02 So, and I think we have that and maybe we can show them, 35:05 but they felt that what was happening there 35:07 was definitely news worthy. 35:09 Yeah, this is a very fine piece. 35:11 Let's take a look at that just now. 35:13 A charity called Your Best Pathway to Health 35:16 offered free medical care to all comers in Los Angeles. 35:20 Look at the reaction with Carter Evans. 35:23 They lined up by the thousands for a chance to see a doctor, 35:27 dentist, or optometrist, all medical volunteers 35:30 offering their services for free. 35:33 DKNHR. 35:35 Maddy Negrete has put off getting glasses for years. 35:38 Even though she has health insurance, 35:40 it only pays for an exam not corrective lenses. 35:43 What am I supposed to do with the prescription like, 35:45 it's no good to me without the glasses. 35:48 Here, she paid nothing. Are you comfortable? 35:51 Jessie Agbunat has been putting off surgery 35:54 to remove a benign growth on her shoulder for five years. 35:58 You're gonna feel that injection now, okay? 36:00 Dr. Chris Lewis removed it in 20 minutes 36:02 in a makeshift operating room on the floor 36:05 of the Los Angeles Convention Center. 36:07 Agbunat says her state subsidized insurance plan 36:10 comes with high deductibles and copays. 36:12 Would it have been hundreds or thousands? 36:14 Thousands. Yeah, it's thousands. 36:16 I expected to see a lot more homeless people 36:18 and people with no insurance at all. 36:20 And to find out that it was the majority had insurance, 36:23 but couldn't afford their co-payment or deductible, 36:26 that was surprising. 36:27 Mandy Negrete isn't surprised at all. 36:29 She's had more failures than successes 36:31 with her insurance. 36:33 She's currently facing $18,000 in unexpected medical bills 36:36 from the birth of her son what she thought was covered. 36:39 How does that make you feel about going to the hospital, 36:42 the next time you need medical care? 36:43 I don't want to go to the hospital. 36:44 I don't... 36:46 I'm really apprehensive about going to anywhere 36:49 unless it's a dire emergency. 36:51 The dentists and hygienists you see here 36:54 are just some of 4,300 volunteers 36:56 who make this clinic possible. 36:58 Its two and a half days, 37:00 they expect to treat 10,000 patients 37:02 and give away 30 million dollars 37:04 in medical services. 37:06 But, Scott, it's just a temporary solution 37:08 to a much bigger problem. 37:10 Most generous country on earth, Carter Evans, 37:12 thanks so much. 37:14 So I remember the very first day, 37:16 I took my camera outside 37:17 and you could see the news trucks 37:18 lined up one behind the other. 37:20 One of the challenges, Benny, that I found in talking 37:23 with the media people in a city as large as Los Angeles 37:26 was getting the word out, 37:27 because the night before I had to go to a Best Buy 37:30 and I was talking with the people there 37:31 and they didn't know, you know, they didn't know. 37:33 You know, when you get a big sprawling town like that 37:35 with so much happening, 37:37 baseball and other kinds of sports 37:38 and trying to get the word out. 37:39 So there was some who did know. 37:41 What are we doing in Beckley and its environs 37:43 to try to get the word to, you know, to that area? 37:46 Well, for one thing, we have 35,000 brochures 37:49 that are gonna be handed out, 37:51 hand delivered to the people in that area. 37:55 ASI is sending this year the Youth for Jesus program 38:00 of 46 young people that will be coming on July the 3rd, 38:05 just in a few days, 38:06 they will be coming to West Virginia. 38:08 Now correct, you said 46 young people, 46... 38:10 46 young people, right. 38:12 We have nine mega book salesmen 38:14 that are there right now with the semi-loaded books. 38:18 Also they're finding a very receptive situation 38:22 in West Virginia as they go, they're finding many people. 38:27 About 65 percent of the people 38:30 that they have visited are saying, 38:32 we would like to study the Bible in our homes 38:34 with some one. 38:35 So I think there's a real need. 38:37 People are realizing that this world, 38:40 everything is so uncertain. 38:41 We never know 38:43 what's gonna happen any morning. 38:44 When we wake up, what kind what kind of shocking news 38:45 are we gonna get today? 38:47 Very true. 38:48 And it's coming very close to home 38:50 for people who thought it would far, far away. 38:51 So I think people are realizing that they need to know, 38:54 they need Jesus. 38:55 They need to know more about Jesus. 38:57 They need to know what Jesus has told us 38:59 about the end times on this world. 39:01 And we have that knowledge and can share. 39:04 And specially as people see 39:06 the love that is shown to people 39:09 through dealing with their health challenges. 39:13 Many of them say, we want to, 39:15 we want to join you and do this. 39:16 We want to help you do this 39:18 because we have never seen anyone doing the kind of things 39:21 that you're doing and we like to be part of it. 39:23 Now, Dr. Lela, are you still there? 39:26 I'm here. 39:27 One of the things that I thought 39:29 was really ingenious about all of the previous, 39:32 your best Pathway to Health was the ongoing idea. 39:36 The idea that this is not kind of a guerrilla evangelism 39:38 kind of a thing. 39:40 We show up and just fire a few rounds 39:42 and then just disappear. 39:43 But the fact that, that was built into the system, 39:46 this idea of going back for continual care 39:50 or getting your glasses or getting your reports 39:52 at the local churches. 39:53 So there is this feed in to the local churches 39:56 which I thought was a very good thing 39:58 because it got people into the building 40:00 to see that Adventists are real people to touch them, 40:02 to handle them, to know 40:04 that these services are ongoing. 40:06 Is that component part of the Beckley experience also? 40:09 Absolutely. 40:11 We called it the Health Information Centers 40:13 and that's where patients will continue 40:16 to pick up their lab results, 40:19 their Pap smear results, their path reports 40:21 and then they will be offered further training, 40:24 whether that be lifestyle medicine, cooking schools, 40:28 diabetes schools etcetera. 40:30 So, yes, we're definitely doing that. 40:32 That is fabulous. 40:33 I really think that is a great idea. 40:36 Pastor, what is the kind of response 40:38 you're getting from your local churches, 40:40 your local pastors? 40:41 Are they buying into it, are they excited about it? 40:43 Oh, it's, it's beyond excitement. 40:45 We just finished up our camp meeting 40:48 and we had over a 100 volunteers signed up, 40:51 up at camp meeting. 40:52 Excellent. 40:54 And they also pledged the financial support 40:57 for this program. 40:59 And so, yes, it's very exciting. 41:01 Our pastors will be there and we have many doctors 41:07 who will be there. 41:08 So, yes, we're on board. Praise the Lord. 41:13 And it's the first event like this on the East Coast. 41:16 And we are so humbled to have it come 41:20 to the Mountain View Conference and into Beckley. 41:22 Yeah, you mentioned that during the break. 41:24 That is, this is the first time 41:25 we sort of swung the pendulum east. 41:27 Everything has been either San Antonio 41:29 or the West Coast. 41:30 Or the West Coast, yeah. 41:31 Benny, have you been on the ground in Beckley yet? 41:33 Many times, I've been there... 41:36 In the last two weeks I've been there, 41:39 been through town four times I think. 41:41 And I've been to the convention center 41:43 and all of this, you can guess. 41:46 I just might add that our pastor 41:49 and lay people there 41:51 have gone into the convention center 41:52 and painted and spruced it up. 41:55 And do you know that made an impact 41:57 upon the folks there at the convention center. 42:00 And they are all excited about 42:02 Pathway is coming in to the convention centre. 42:05 Dr. Lela, you mentioned that this particular event 42:09 seems to be reaching a little higher up the political ladder 42:12 than some of the previous events. 42:14 Is there any thing particular about this 42:18 particular initiative in Beckley 42:19 that has stood out in your mind thus far? 42:22 Well, yes, actually. 42:24 You know, one thing that I think of it's so exciting, 42:27 is not only are the politicians, 42:30 very, very excited about it. 42:31 You know, it's actually election time. 42:34 So everybody is very interested 42:36 to make sure that we're reaching 42:39 to the best of our ability, 42:40 the healthcare needs of the community. 42:42 As Elder Boggess already mentioned, 42:44 you know, Appalachia, particularly. 42:46 West Virginia has a great need in that area. 42:49 So for the politicians, 42:50 this is something of great interest 42:52 and here comes Pathway to Health offering 42:54 the very services that they desperately need. 42:56 And we are definitely seeing, 42:58 you know, the boards actually reaching out to us, 43:01 instead of us having to reach out to them, 43:03 we've actually had phone calls 43:04 from the various specialty wards 43:06 reaching out to us, telling us, 43:08 they're gonna do anything and everything 43:09 they possibly can to help, which is unprecedented. 43:12 But just to give an example of the interest 43:15 that Pathway to Health is not just 43:17 from the government officials etcetera, 43:19 but even from people not necessarily connected 43:22 with our faith directly. 43:24 There is one of our respiratory therapist 43:27 who is volunteering. 43:28 One of his students in Los Angeles 43:30 volunteered in LA. 43:32 And he came back to work, 43:33 the student did and told the boss. 43:35 Hey, this was such an amazing event. 43:37 I just can't believe what a wonderful thing it was. 43:39 The teacher, the respiratory therapy teacher 43:42 who is not a member of our faith 43:44 actually is flying all the way from Los Angeles 43:47 to come to Beckley, West Virginia, 43:49 to run the respiratory therapy department 43:52 because he was so touched by what his student 43:54 from a different faith found in Pathway to Health. 43:57 So we we're seeing that have a profound effect, 44:00 again a continued profound effect 44:02 not just on city government officials, 44:04 but on people, individual volunteers as well. 44:07 Amen. 44:09 You know, I know you tend to see these things 44:11 in terms of human interest stories. 44:12 So I knew you would have a story for me. 44:13 When I ask the question, 44:15 I knew there was gonna be an answer, 44:16 because you tend to conceptualize things 44:18 in terms of how they impact individuals 44:20 and how individuals are impacted. 44:21 So thank you so very much. That's great. 44:23 Benny, in dealing with San Antonio 44:26 and Los Angeles and Spokane and Oakland and San Francisco, 44:30 different flavor in West Virginia, small town, 44:33 different flavor? 44:35 Yeah, it's different. 44:36 But I think, lot of the difference 44:38 is coming from the fact that we are back east. 44:41 And it's also that we are doing this in mid July, 44:44 which I'm finding people are having family reunions, 44:47 that they have only once every 12 years or something. 44:50 And I can't go or I'm doing continuing aid in order. 44:53 Some retired dentists are saying, 44:55 well, we're doing continue aid to keep our license active. 44:58 And, yeah, it's just weddings, family reunions 45:03 and there's a lot of things 45:05 that we're dealing with summer time. 45:07 But the thing is, I mean, the legislature 45:10 actually wrote a law on June the 8th, 45:12 which allows our physicians to be able to come 45:16 without having to even contact the boards 45:18 as long as they bring their license with them. 45:20 If they are working with a non profit organization 45:23 and it's seven days or less, 45:24 all they have to do is show up 45:26 and have their license in their hand. 45:28 So that's a major concession, isn't it? 45:30 Yeah, that's a major concession. 45:31 We applaud the state governors, 45:33 the state governor and officials 45:34 for doing that. 45:36 I mean, that's just unheard of, 45:37 to change the law for this thing to happen. 45:39 Now who is the governor of your state? 45:41 You would ask me that. 45:43 I throw you a curve. 45:45 Whoever he is, whoever he be, we thank him for that. 45:50 That means, that's a major concession, 45:51 that's not a little thing. 45:53 That's right. 45:54 Because and there were so many... 45:55 I interviewed in Los Angeles a fellow, who is a dentist, 45:58 who couldn't get clearance in California. 46:00 He said, I'm just coming here to do what I can now 46:03 because I can't practice. 46:04 I'm going out of my limb. I think it's Mr. Thompson. 46:07 Okay. Hopefully you're right. 46:10 Well, that's a major concession 46:12 to see the value of this initiative 46:15 to sort of waive those rules, 46:17 so that our people could come in and practice 46:19 because that's a big thing. 46:21 And as you well said, Benny, 46:23 there are some liability issues. 46:25 You make a mistake, you can kind of be up to creek 46:28 with this kind of thing. 46:29 But we are covered because our, 46:32 the Adventist Risk Management which is the insurance arm 46:35 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America 46:39 is providing the coverage. 46:41 And it's coverage that physicians and practitioners 46:44 would not be able to have themselves, 46:46 much greater coverage 46:47 that they are giving us for this. 46:49 And this is a, this is a critical part 46:51 to having people come, because they are very nervous 46:54 about what kind of personal liability 46:56 might they be facing in result of doing something. 47:00 And we live in a very litigious society, 47:03 and so we're thankful 47:04 that risk management has been able to help us 47:07 with having a policy. 47:08 All right. Excellent. 47:10 So that's, that's so important. It is. 47:12 Now, my dear doctor, 47:14 at the risk of redundancy- 47:20 I'm gonna ask you one more time 47:22 because there maybe someone who just tuned in 47:25 or who caught this program midway through, as did. 47:28 I can't remember the fellow's name 47:29 from Idaho who came out to... Was it Paul? 47:32 He caught the program, and he saw us talking, 47:35 you remember? 47:37 And made his way out to Los Angeles, 47:39 really great story, 47:40 he never had a television and never watched the TV 47:42 and went to a hotel and saw, 47:44 happen to have with first television 47:46 in how many years happen to see us. 47:48 One more time for me, if you're my good doctor. 47:50 What do we need and, 47:52 you know, the kinds of specializations 47:56 that we need for Beckley? 47:58 So again we need dentists, dental hygienists. 48:02 We actually need another 17 of those. 48:05 We need additional four to five ophthalmologists 48:08 or optometrists. 48:10 So again our eye care vision care department. 48:13 Then we need pulmonologists, a cardiologists 48:17 or heart specialists, gynecologists, 48:19 female physicians, 48:21 and we need beautician and barber services. 48:25 And of course we need anybody 48:27 who is willing to help move things around 48:29 or data entry people. 48:30 And again, if you have a smile and if you have a heartbeat, 48:33 God can use you. 48:34 But those specialties in particular 48:37 we are in great need of. 48:38 Okay. 48:40 Benny, you are enough of a preacher, 48:41 as well as an accountant and a CPA to be able to wrestle 48:46 with this question very easily. 48:48 Talk to me if you will about the... 48:50 I'll use a $25 word here reciprocity, 48:53 the idea that when you give of yourself, 48:56 God sees to it that something comes back to you. 48:59 And I know to a man when you talk to people 49:01 who are part of these pathway events, 49:03 they will say, everything I give, 49:04 I get back and even more. 49:06 Because the money that we spent, 49:08 like Los Angeles was a very expensive event 49:11 because of the place that we were in all. 49:14 But we felt that, 49:15 that ten times more than the millions dollars 49:18 that we spent, ten times more we spent 49:20 by our volunteers in their travel 49:23 and lodging and food and everything 49:25 while they were there. 49:27 So there's a tremendous amount of donations 49:32 and people's time 49:33 and all for those people who come. 49:35 But in addition to that, 49:37 we have some needs in Beckley because of conference. 49:40 At least the Elder Boggess keeps telling me 49:42 that we're poor, we're poor conference, 49:45 we don't have many members, we don't have much money. 49:47 But our budget for this event, we figure it will be $150,000. 49:52 And so far we only have about $34,000 of that amount. 49:55 So what we have done, and this is what helped us. 49:58 He mentioned the money from the camp meeting, 50:01 but we produced 1,500 cards, 50:03 each card is the sponsorship of one patient. 50:06 We've learned that one patient 50:08 can be served for approximately $100. 50:11 So we had 1,500 cards 50:14 and we came up with more than $13,000 50:18 at the camp meeting of the people that were there, 50:22 who said, we will sponsor one person. 50:24 We have sent notice out to the volunteers 50:27 who have been with us before. 50:28 I just got a note yesterday, there's someone sent in $500, 50:32 so that's for five people. 50:34 So we still need a lot of help in that area. 50:37 But the thing that I have learned 50:39 is that God's problem is not money, 50:41 it never has been. 50:42 As a treasurer, I have said this many times. 50:44 God's problem never has been money 50:45 and it never will be. 50:46 His problem is with us. 50:48 He has more than the capability of giving us back 50:52 more than anything that we give. 50:54 So we need help in sponsoring the patients 50:56 there for Beckley. 50:58 And we've seen that, you know, over and over at 3ABN. 50:59 I concur, it's not money. 51:01 Brother President, 51:03 I want you to take a moment 51:04 and talk to us a little bit in about a minute or so. 51:08 Why is it important for Adventists to get involved 51:11 with this kind of thing? 51:13 Why is it part of our DNA? 51:14 Why is it important for us 51:15 to do to step out and to volunteer 51:17 and to get into the community and do this kind of thing? 51:19 I think, the answer is, 51:22 we all know what the right arm of the ministry is 51:25 and that is the health message, 51:27 that we not only be followers of the Ten Commandments 51:32 and follow Jesus, but, 51:33 that we take care of our health 51:35 and that we share with other people 51:38 how they can take care of this temple 51:40 that we owe to God. 51:42 And so I think, 51:45 that's why this is so important to Adventists, 51:47 this, that we learn 51:49 how to share that part of the message 51:53 in addition to the teachings of the Bible, 51:57 teachings of Jesus. 51:59 Excellent, Excellent. 52:00 We're gonna go to our newsbreak just now, 52:02 then we're gonna come back and we want you to stay by 52:04 because we want to give you the contact information. 52:07 You want to really grab a pen, 52:09 we'll give you a moment until you grab the pen, 52:11 pencil, fire off the iPad, 52:12 however you want to take this information down. 52:14 You're gonna need it 52:15 because we want you to volunteer. 52:16 You can call, you can email, 52:18 you can do it electronically. 52:20 We will go to our newsbreak, 52:22 then we'll come back 52:24 and we'll give you the contact information 52:25 that you're gonna need. |
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