Participants: Shelley Quinn (Host), Mary Grace, Reva Moore
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY016054A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people. 01:07 Hello, I'm Shelley Quinn. 01:08 And once again 01:10 we welcome you to 3ABN Today. 01:12 We want to thank you for joining us, 01:13 and we're so grateful for your prayers, 01:17 and your financial support of this ministry 01:19 because without you we wouldn't be here. 01:22 I want to read a scripture very quickly 01:24 before I introduce our guest, 01:26 and it comes from chapter 10 of Romans, 01:29 it's verses 14 and 15, 01:31 here is what Paul says, 01:33 " How then shall they call on Him 01:36 on whom they had not believed? 01:39 And how shall they believe in Him 01:41 of whom they had not heard? 01:43 And how shall they hear without a preacher? 01:46 How shall they preach unless they are sent? 01:50 As it is written: 01:51 "How beautiful are the feet of those 01:53 who preach the gospel of peace, 01:56 Who bring glad tidings of good things!" 02:00 I didn't discussed the scripture with our guest 02:02 but I would say that 02:03 she has taken this very literally, 02:06 literally because 02:08 her ministry is called Adopt a Minister International. 02:14 So let me introduce you 02:15 to our very special guest today. 02:17 First we have Reva Moore, Reva, 02:19 thank you for being here with us. 02:21 Thank you. 02:22 And then we have Mary Grace Gellekanao. 02:26 Did I do okay? Yes. 02:27 All right. 02:29 We're so glad that you're both here with us. 02:32 Now, where are you from? 02:34 I am from Denham Springs, Louisiana 02:36 but originally from the Philippines. 02:37 Okay, I didn't think you had that Louisiana accent. 02:42 And, Mary Grace, how about you? 02:44 I live with her, so I live in Denham Springs 02:46 and originally from the Philippines. 02:48 So you're both from the Philippines. 02:49 Okay wonderful. 02:50 Well, we're gonna get to know you 02:52 two ladies quite well, 02:54 but first we've got some special music 02:56 and Mary Grace, this is your music. 02:59 Is it not? Yes. 03:01 Now tell me before we actually go to your music. 03:07 Tell me a little bit about 03:09 how you learned to play the piano one handed. 03:13 Okay, I actually play with my stob as well. 03:15 You, okay. 03:17 Yes, I started taking piano lessons 03:18 when I was six years old and my grandmother, 03:23 she had to go to three piano teachers 03:25 before she was able to find one 03:27 who was willing to take me. 03:28 She actually made a bargain with a fourth teacher 03:30 by telling her you can teach Mary Grace 03:32 even with her left hand only 03:34 and I will pay for the price of both hands. 03:37 But I remember very well 03:38 that the first piano teacher that we went to, 03:41 she told us that we're just wasting 03:43 both her time and ours, 03:44 and she told us that 03:46 I would never be able to play the piano, 03:48 but I am glad that my grandmother didn't gave up 03:50 until she was able to find one. 03:51 Amen. Amen. 03:53 Now you were born 03:54 with this condition without a hand? 03:56 Yes, and my right leg is 03:57 eight inches shorter than my left. 04:00 Some people say that 04:01 I should chop up part of my legs 04:03 and give it to you. 04:05 Okay well, I am glad as well 04:07 because I've heard you play before 04:08 and I know that you go around doing concerts all over, 04:11 so we're very pleased that you are playing the piano 04:14 and Mary Grace is going to play a song for us 04:18 entitled "Amazing Grace". 07:27 That is amazing, "Amazing Grace" 07:31 and this was Mary Grace on the piano 07:33 playing that for us with what 07:36 some would call a limitation, 07:38 but God has certainly used you for the glory of His name. 07:43 How exciting. 07:44 Let me ask you this quick question. 07:45 The piano teacher who did accept you, 07:48 does she know that you are playing for the world? 07:50 Yes, yes. 07:51 How precious, how precious. 07:53 So let's kind to get to know 07:55 you two ladies just a little bit. 07:57 Reva, you were born in the Philippines, 07:59 tell us a little about your early life. 08:02 Were you born into an Adventist family? 08:05 Yes, I was born in an Adventist family. 08:10 Poor, okay, 08:11 but I cannot go to school 08:15 and I wrote somebody from the states. 08:19 Actually I was looking for somebody 08:21 who can sponsor my schooling, 08:23 and one day my uncle came 08:25 and brought this baggage from the post office, 08:29 it was from a lady from Memphis, Tennessee. 08:31 And I saw this address label, 08:33 I took it and I wrote a 75 years old Barrel McLarety. 08:38 And so I went to school from high school 08:41 through college, Philippines Union College. 08:43 And at the time I knew God loved me 08:49 and so I volunteered, I told Him, I'll do anything. 08:53 Glory to God. 08:54 Reva, how precious. 08:56 So he sent you a sponsor. 08:58 Sent the sponsor. 08:59 I came to the US, get married 09:02 and I kept saying, God, I volunteer. 09:05 Amen, amen. 09:07 And you can tell that's deep from your heart 09:10 how precious and that's something that you know, 09:13 I think when we understand the love of the Lord, 09:17 it's something that we can't help. 09:19 The Bible says we love Him because He first loved us. 09:23 And when you see God moving your life like that, 09:27 you can't help but love Him back 09:28 and want to serve Him. 09:30 But there is more to that, okay. 09:32 So I get married but... 09:37 my husband died. 09:40 How long have you've been married? 09:42 We were married like maybe 23 years, 09:44 and I have two sons. 09:46 He had a brain tumor. 09:49 But he passed away 1999, he was only 49 years old. 09:53 Oh, I am so sorry. 09:54 And God had the nerve. I got married. 09:58 I got married to God, 10:00 but he ask me a week later he said 10:03 I want you to built me a church. 10:05 I did. 10:07 I am... 10:10 I gave up my husband's life insurance money 10:14 and build a church in the Philippines, 10:17 $300,000 worth of church. 10:19 Praise God. 10:21 I thought it was done but then I had a dream. 10:27 I keep saying, I volunteer, I'll do anything. 10:30 I had a dream and I dreamed about 10:32 this woman in white, 10:35 she came to me and she said, 10:37 I want you to follow me 10:39 and took me to a building in the dream, 10:42 and in the building I saw babies naked, 10:47 are malnourished, dirty 10:49 and they were like sitting on the floor 10:51 a foot from each other. 10:54 And I wondered what it is, 10:55 and she said, 10:57 this is your new job. 10:59 I want you to take care of these babies. 11:00 There were hundreds of them. 11:02 And on one side was a older kids 11:05 and I said who are the mothers 11:07 who kept...who left these kids over here. 11:10 And I didn't understand the dream 11:12 until I was looking for a minister 11:15 for the church that I built 11:17 but couldn't find any. 11:18 It seemed like it took a whole month 11:20 before they told me that there was one 11:23 because there are so many wanting to go. 11:24 Yes. 11:26 And I said what do you mean wanting to go, and he said, 11:27 well, in each of the missions there we are like 11:32 an average of 20-25 unemployed theology graduates. 11:36 And this is from where? 11:38 In the Philippines. 11:39 So at that time there were probably 400, 11:42 and I said what's going on 11:46 and the Lord would put that in my mind. 11:49 At 2 o'clock every morning, 11:50 I feel Jesus was standing by the side of my bed 11:54 and asking me what are you gonna do with them? 11:56 They have kids, they have families. 11:58 They need to preach the gospel 12:00 and I was widowed at that time, 12:02 and I said, God, leave me alone, 12:04 I cannot do it. 12:06 So that's the part of the story, 12:08 and six months later after I keep saying no, no, no 12:13 he just made it happen. 12:15 I was in Gulfport Mississippi and I was speaking, 12:17 and I don't know, 12:18 I was supposed to be talking about something 12:20 but what came out of my mouth 12:22 were the hundreds of unemployed ministers 12:25 that I could never get off my mind anyway, 12:28 and there was man named Romio Kasto. 12:31 He was just visiting 12:33 and he was there in the audience 12:34 and he said after around potluck, 12:38 he came to me and tears in his eyes, 12:40 and he said, what we're gonna do with them? 12:43 He said I came from... 12:45 I became an Adventist when I came here 12:47 and I want my people to know about truth and that started. 12:53 And so I was till working full time at that time, 12:56 and God, I said, 12:58 if you want me to do this send me help. 13:01 He send me Mary Grace and my new husband 13:04 four years after I was a widow at the same week. 13:09 Okay so, Mary Grace, 13:10 how did you come into the picture? 13:12 She said you sent her 13:14 and I know you kind of consider her your mom... 13:16 Yeah. 13:18 But you're not really biological mother and daughter, 13:21 but spiritual mother and daughter. 13:23 Tell us little of your story of how you met Reva? 13:25 I actually met her 13:27 the very first time back in 2001 13:29 when I came here 13:30 and I happen to stay at her sister's house 13:35 in Alexandria 13:37 which is about two hours from where we live, 13:40 and the sister kept calling her and asking her that 13:43 why don't you come and see this 13:44 one handed girl play the piano, 13:47 but at first she didn't want to go. 13:49 She didn't want to drive a two hour drive, 13:51 but the sister kept calling 13:54 and probably the Lord was impressing her... 13:57 She actually said you may want to see this people with her 14:01 and they are talking about you adopt a minister. 14:03 And that's the only reason why she... 14:06 Yeah and then after that 14:08 I went back home and in 2003 I... 14:12 Let me just pause right there, 14:13 why were they talking about adopt a minister. 14:16 Did they... 14:17 had they heard, how did they open. 14:19 We already had adopted ministers in their mission 14:21 under where she lived. 14:23 Oh, okay and so... 14:24 And they said, oh, yeah, 14:26 we have adopted ministers and that's I said I am coming. 14:29 Okay. That's how we're here. 14:31 Yeah and then back in... 14:32 and then in 2003 I came back here 14:35 and then they decided to live with her 14:37 and I've been traveling 14:38 and doing concerts for the ministry. 14:41 Okay, so, 14:42 when you say that adopt ministry 14:44 or Adopt a Minister International, 14:46 this is something the Lord laid on your heart. 14:49 He sent you these two people, 14:51 so tell us a little bit about beginning this ministry. 14:55 What was it? 14:56 What was it like? 14:57 Okay first of all when I found out 14:59 that there were at least 400 at that time 15:02 theology graduates that are unemployed 15:04 and they're staying in this missions 15:06 waiting for maybe our crusade 15:07 where they can do little bit of work. 15:10 Some of them were getting food, 15:12 maybe $20 worth of food for per month 15:17 and waiting for a placement. 15:19 They were volunteering the work 15:20 and I kept thinking we got to find them 15:23 a monthly stipend at least. 15:25 So I didn't know how to do it 15:26 and when this Mr. Romio said, 15:28 well, I'll pay for five, let's come up with 15:31 and I said, okay, we'll do that, 15:32 and so I started contacting. 15:33 The first mission that I contacted 15:35 was where she is from. 15:36 Yes. 15:37 And so we placed several there 15:39 and then we're placing another mission 15:41 and another mission 15:42 and at that time I was working full time 15:44 and I was able to play 60, and with this, 15:48 we're family and this Mr. Romio 15:50 giving money donations every month. 15:53 We have to also remember that 15:55 we're doing this with the goodness of our heart. 15:57 We're not paid. 15:58 Every penny that comes, 16:00 every dollar goes to the Lord's work. 16:03 Even the missions do not. 16:05 They go directly to the stipends 16:06 or there're times when the donors might say, 16:10 okay, I want to build the church 16:12 or I want to do this for the minister or whatever. 16:15 So I was working full time, 16:18 I had 60 and I couldn't do it. 16:19 I get one day the Lord keeps telling me that I, 16:22 you've got to do it full time 16:24 and my husband couldn't find a job, 16:26 didn't have a job, how we're gonna do this. 16:28 I actually got sick. 16:30 I saw where I was gonna get sick in my dream. 16:32 And I work for a chemical company 16:35 and next thing, I started having asthma, 16:38 nonstop coughing and so the, 16:42 my supervisor had to put me in a place 16:44 where I can just do paper work. 16:47 And then three months later 16:49 she put me back to work in... 16:52 I was coughing all the time, 16:53 my lung doctor said you can no longer work 16:56 so they, it's amazing that God actually allow that company 17:00 was laying off 500 people and I was not one of them. 17:04 But they had to let me go, 17:06 and at first he said 17:11 you're going to only get 17:12 the little bit of money from us. 17:15 No long term disability 17:17 and I still didn't know how to do it. 17:19 You know and the Lord, I said, 17:20 but I had to have faith 17:22 that the Lord was going to take care of us 17:24 and we started doing more, 17:26 pretty more. 17:28 Adopt a Ministers we were interviewed in 2004 and 2006 17:32 and we found a lot of our sponsors 17:34 who were elderly at that time. 17:36 So you've interviewed here in 3ABN? 17:37 Yeah. 17:39 And so that's how we found our sponsors 17:42 and so we were actually able to sponsor 17:44 around 400 a month with $130 a month. 17:49 That's how I want to be send, 17:51 and when I got sick, I said, 17:53 "God, how am I gonna make living?" 17:55 You know, now that I'm gonna do this full time, 17:58 we don't have any overhead, 18:00 we converted our game room into our office, 18:02 and we were using a ping pong table for our desk. 18:05 A ping pong table, I love that. 18:08 Later on we were able to buy furniture 18:11 and then I put together and even today is the same. 18:17 But God made it to where 18:21 I got long term disability for two years, 18:24 I mean they were paying me 18:25 because I got sick with the chemicals, 18:27 and two years later I got my long term disability 18:31 from social security, my asthma left. 18:34 Praise God. 18:35 No more asthma. 18:37 Cannot believe that, and that was 2004. 18:40 Yeah. 18:41 And so we did this for full time. 18:43 So the Adopt a Ministry 18:46 or Adopt the Minister International, 18:49 this is something that has become, 18:53 it's your passion obviously 18:55 but you're taking people who have been through school. 18:59 They're degreed pastors. 19:01 Do they all stay in the Philippines? 19:03 Some of them are in other countries, 19:06 but I want to tell you about them. 19:07 These are usually single, young men, 19:10 there are few women 19:12 who are the only Adventist in the family. 19:14 They found Jesus, 19:15 they had the truth through a crusade. 19:18 They get baptized 19:19 and when they're through with high school 19:21 some body was saying, 19:22 oh, you want to go to that college, 19:24 and be a working student. 19:25 So the majority of them are working students 19:29 and it took their maybe up to eight to ten years 19:32 for Theology College. 19:33 And then they go back to the missions, no jobs. 19:35 Right. 19:36 And so this was put in my heart which I have no idea, 19:41 and when the Lord put it in my heart, 19:43 the more I just got so to where 19:45 I have got to do something for these kids, you know, 19:48 so it's been, this is our 16th year. 19:50 16 years? 19:52 16 years of doing this 19:53 and it's like they're just not people, 19:55 they're my family. 19:57 When a kid gets sick, mom, my kids... 19:59 They call her mom. Yeah. 20:01 These are the babies in my dream. 20:03 Yes. Amen. 20:05 So today we still have around 300 20:07 but our sponsors are elderly sponsors are either 20:10 resting in Jesus or nursing homes. 20:12 So we need to show this. 20:15 You'll need more sponsors this way you're saying, 20:17 but you know, 20:18 you keep talking about 20:20 how you are helping the ministers, 20:22 how you are helping your kids, 20:23 but I am just keep thinking about how God, 20:26 how you're reaching the people. 20:28 So I mean when you send these pastors out, 20:34 then they're reaching people for God. 20:37 What kind of results, 20:38 I mean are there enough churches 20:40 or if they don't have a church to go to. 20:42 Do they go out and do like Bible work, 20:44 how does it work? 20:46 Okay, there are over 20:48 100 million people in the Philippines. 20:51 My goodness, I had no idea. 20:52 There are over 900,000 Adventists, 20:55 so they need pastors to begin with. 20:58 People had ask me like, 21:00 well, if there is no money, 21:01 why they keep encouraging these kids to go. 21:03 First of all, I think God called them. 21:05 Amen. 21:06 Okay, and with new baptisms 21:09 that they baptize over 30,000-35000 a year 21:13 in the Philippines alone. 21:14 I haven't talked about the other countries but... 21:17 This is the Adopt a Minister. 21:19 Yes. 21:20 This is your group, it's baptizing 30,000 a year? 21:23 The adopted ministers play a major role 21:26 in the evangelism, 21:29 and so they send me all these pictures, right. 21:31 You know and just to God be the glory 21:33 but they are out there sharing Jesus 21:37 because they're still so many, that needs to know about him. 21:41 Some of them go to un-entered territories, 21:43 no electricity, no water 21:46 and the living conditions are really bad, 21:50 but it's surprising to share Jesus... 21:52 Amen. 21:53 To find the people who will make it to heaven. 21:56 And I want them there too. 21:57 And so that's really, 21:59 I think that put the burden in my heart 22:01 to take care of these kids who don't have any living 22:03 but the main goal is to share Jesus for heaven. 22:06 So now, you give them $120? 22:09 $120 dollar for single and 130 for married. 22:13 All right, so tell me 22:15 how does that translate in the Philippines economy? 22:19 Can they live fairly well or...? 22:21 Not really. 22:23 But this is the most we can give. 22:24 Okay. 22:25 And they have food 22:27 and may be able to rent little house 22:30 or a little something, not much. 22:32 We send the money through the missions. 22:35 The mission people gives them assignments 22:41 and we sent them directly, but I know that the money goes. 22:45 We can say, they email. 22:48 They also email the donors 22:51 if they want to send to know about them. 22:54 Praise God. 22:56 So these young people, 23:00 trying to think of a young married couple 23:01 trying to live on the 130. 23:03 They just have such a passion for God 23:07 that they are willing to sacrifice 23:10 to go out and share the good news 23:12 because as we all know time is getting short. 23:16 We see more and more things are happening 23:19 even recently with Brexit, 23:21 you know when England left the EU. 23:24 We see things being fulfilled 23:27 that the Bible has talked about, 23:29 times are, you know, 23:31 soon Christ will be returning. 23:33 So what... 23:35 When you guys met, 23:37 you came back to live with her. 23:40 Did you know that... 23:41 I mean, do you work full time as well, 23:44 is this your full time dedication. 23:45 Yes, this is my full time ministry, 23:47 but I remember when I was growing up, 23:50 I really wanted to be a missionary 23:52 through my music so this is what I do, 23:56 I travel just about every weekend 23:58 or I used to travel just about every weekend 24:01 but something happened like in 2004, 24:08 close up 2014 two years ago 24:11 and I thought it was the end of the world for me. 24:13 I was traveling to Boston 24:17 and of all things I was going there 24:19 to perform for a disability awareness 24:22 in one of the churches there 24:23 and I was in Atlanta getting ready to board, 24:25 I was in the jet bridge. 24:27 I was standing 24:29 and the moment I took my next step, 24:32 I tripped and I... 24:35 So you wear a shoe since your leg is eight inches short 24:38 and you have quite a half, 24:39 well, an eight inch flap from essentially. 24:41 So I tripped, I have to be careful 24:43 because if I trip, 24:44 even if I step on even a tic-tac, 24:46 that tiny tic-tac it will throw me off 24:48 but I don't know, I don't know what happened. 24:51 When I was in the jet bridge, 24:53 I tripped and I ended up breaking my right femur, 24:57 and that was the first time I actually that I've been. 25:01 All my life I've never been to hospital 25:03 or seeing a doctor, 25:04 and I was in Atlanta all by myself 25:06 and can you imagine how terrified I was. 25:10 And I was even contemplating, 25:12 maybe I could catch the next flight back home 25:14 'cause Louisiana 25:16 because I wanted to be with family, 25:18 but I prayed and I am glad that the Lord helped me 25:20 to decide and I stayed in Atlanta. 25:22 So they took me to a nearby hospital there 25:26 and that happen on the Friday, 25:28 they did a surgery on Saturday, 25:30 the next day, and my mom, my adopted mom Reva 25:34 and my adopted dad, 25:36 they drove from Louisiana to be with me, 25:37 and I stayed in Atlanta for almost a week, 25:41 after that we drove back home 25:44 and then I saw a local orthopedic surgeon 25:47 in Baton Rouge and then, 25:50 they had another X-ray done and only to find out 25:52 that the bones were not connecting, 25:55 so in less than a month, 25:56 I had to go through two major surgeries. 25:58 Oh, mercy. 25:59 And the second surgeon decided to put a longer blade 26:04 and ten screws, 26:06 so I keep telling everybody 26:07 that I am a full fledged bionic woman now. 26:11 You know, I was just thinking how horrible but... 26:14 I can laugh about it now but at that time. 26:17 What a blessing, it was your leg 26:18 and not your left arm. 26:19 Oh, that's true, that's true. 26:21 Exact, and that's what I was thinking too. 26:23 The devil was after her to stop. 26:26 Yeah, the devil was trying to stop me from serving God, 26:28 but I am glad and I am glad, 26:30 and I know to whom I belong. 26:32 Amen, so you are doing well now. 26:34 Yes. 26:35 And he has not stopped you. 26:36 So then you just go to Brown and talked about the ministry 26:41 and do a concert and try to raise, 26:45 raise up donors to support these pastors. 26:48 Is that what you do? 26:49 Okay, so usually when someone then 26:52 one of these pastors, when they are, 26:55 you've been doing this for 16 years, are these, 26:59 are you supporting the same 27:01 400 pastors over these last 16 years 27:04 or do some of them eventually find a conference position, 27:08 how does that work? 27:10 When we find out we were coming, 27:12 I had to go to my list 27:14 and I counted around 200 are already employed, 27:18 but see we have new graduates every year, 27:22 and at the moment I cannot... 27:25 We cannot take anybody 27:27 because there is no, there is not enough money. 27:29 So we have to come in here but we still maintain 300. 27:33 But some are okay, we talk also about... 27:36 We have other pastors that we sent to Thailand. 27:40 They are working there now permanently. 27:42 We have students from Laos, Laos mission. 27:45 It's a small mission. 27:46 And they sent four theology students, 27:49 and we were able to find sponsors for them 27:52 and they graduated from theology college 27:56 and they are back now in Laos 27:57 and they're actively like one of them young, 27:59 young guy is now the executive missionary minister 28:04 for the whole mission. 28:06 You know all of them are working. 28:08 We have two new ones coming 28:10 but the people are asking for help from us, 28:14 but we also have so much in the Philippines. 28:16 We have, we also have adopted minister from Haiti. 28:19 We have a guy from Haiti that gives money for them 28:23 and then we had, 28:25 we had a donor who sponsor 28:28 theology graduates from Africa, 28:31 and then we have from Papua New Guinea, 28:36 but this time we still have people asking like 28:39 Pakistan Adventist mission have called, had written. 28:44 I got several emails asking for help 28:47 but we can't help them because we don't, 28:49 we cannot help every body in the Philippines right now. 28:52 Okay, we were talking about 28:54 over 900,000 Adventists in the Philippines. 28:58 You don't realize that's almost 29:00 as many as in the United States, 29:01 that's amazing. 29:02 Yes, in that little bitty island like I said, 29:04 if you put the Philippines 29:06 which has 7,000 islands over 7,000 islands 29:10 is as big as Arizona and that's all it is. 29:13 And you are talking about outing all these people, 29:15 but God somehow had put this. 29:19 And the Philippines is the Christian nation 29:22 but still all those people there they can speak English, 29:25 and so we're able to send ministers, 29:28 our theology graduates from them 29:29 and a lot of countries from Asia, 29:31 they send them to the Philippines 29:33 to take theology. 29:35 This is why I am... 29:37 We're hoping that we can do another 16 years 29:39 if the Lord does not come yet. 29:41 But we also have a couple, 29:45 well, we have a few that are lay people. 29:47 Okay, I didn't want to bring this up 29:50 because my thing is Adopt a Minister, 29:54 the theology graduates 29:55 but we have Richard Bourde 29:58 born with no arms and no legs 29:59 and I wish I could have shown a picture. 30:02 No arms, no legs, 30:03 he is giving Bible studies and they're us. 30:07 We have to give them a lots typing 30:08 and this little young boy is, 30:11 is bringing a lot of souls to the Lord. 30:13 We have a blinded man who came and ask me 30:16 if he can be in under Adopt a Minister. 30:18 Now I have to make exceptions 30:20 these are, you know, so, 30:22 they send their baptism pictures. 30:26 They're working for the Lord 30:27 so there are some 30:28 that are not really theology graduates 30:30 but I could see. 30:31 Well, they are trained up by the Holy Spirit 30:34 and they have a calling of God. 30:35 And they have better results... 30:36 They have got better results. 30:38 Than some of us. That's true. 30:40 Well, you did bring some pictures. 30:43 Why don't we look at those pictures right now. 30:46 Okay, you know, this is baptism. 30:48 Okay, we're just gonna say that 30:50 these are baptisms that are sent to me. 30:52 We have hundreds of pictures 30:54 and because we were allowed to have ten I think, 30:57 and so these are just baptisms, 30:58 to give you an idea about, 31:01 well, they would do a crusade for like 31:02 two weeks or a month and rip, 31:05 there are so many for the Lord. 31:08 And that's people, 31:10 I am looking forward to the day 31:12 when I can see they're in heaven. 31:14 Amen. 31:15 I don't know who they are 31:16 and I really don't know, 31:18 we don't know they're ministers either 31:19 because we have not met all of them. 31:20 I met, we met a few. 31:22 But wouldn't that be a wonderful day. 31:24 Amen. 31:26 Here we got Adopt a Minister International. 31:29 Yeah, this is from one mission 31:31 and as you know I cannot read, 31:33 I cannot see, from Davao Mission. 31:37 Okay, and this is from Southern Mindanao Mission. 31:41 I can kind of see, I can kind of have an idea. 31:44 Okay. 31:45 Beautiful place. 31:48 So there are just more pictures. 31:49 More pictures of baptism. 31:51 I wanted to put pictures of baptisms 31:53 because that is our main goal is to find 31:56 more people for Jesus. 31:58 Amen. 31:59 And there are just so many of them 32:00 that still needs to be knowing Him. 32:06 Well, you've got, 32:07 you can obviously see that there is a lot of fruit. 32:10 That's a lot of fruit. 32:12 And if they are baptizing over 30,000 a year. 32:15 This is from Negros Occidental Mission, 32:18 so their baptisms. 32:19 I have put pictures of their groups. 32:23 Okay, this one right here is kind of unusual. 32:26 There's about 55 of them 32:27 and actually there are more than 50, 32:28 more than 55. 32:30 These were former non other Protestant pastors, 32:34 another denomination. 32:36 They became Seventh-day Adventists. 32:37 Praise God. 32:39 And I had to place a few of them. 32:41 They were exceptional 32:42 and they're Adopt a Minister, 32:45 recommended by the missions. 32:47 Yes. Amen. 32:48 This one is Southern Mindanao Mission group. 32:52 This is the highest 32:54 I think in the whole Philippines 32:56 10,000 to 12,000 a year... 32:58 This group over here. These baptisms. 33:01 That's amazing. 33:02 See if you are in America. 33:05 I think one soul baptized, it costs $10,000. 33:10 So, where you can see... 33:12 But here it's amazing. 33:13 Yeah, and we know that these people, 33:16 you know, this is not a career for these ministers, 33:18 it is a call. 33:21 And I know that there are some of them, 33:22 they only get to see their families 33:24 about once or twice a year 33:26 especially those who are assigned up 33:27 in the mountains. 33:29 But it's because of their love for their Lord 33:30 and they really wanted, you know, 33:32 wanting to share the good news there too. 33:33 Oh, we need to bring them here. 33:35 Well, they do. 33:36 We need some of that passion here, 33:37 praise the Lord. 33:39 Reva, I think you also brought a little roll 33:41 I think it's the pastors 33:42 that are going to be greeting us. 33:44 To all our sponsors, 33:46 thank you so much for your faithful support. 33:50 We'll meet in heaven some day. 33:53 Isn't that amazing to think 33:54 that this small group of pastors are 33:57 baptizing over 30,000 not just once 34:00 or over the last 16 years but every year. 34:03 Have you been, have you had the opportunity 34:06 to go to the Philippines 34:07 and attend any of these baptisms? 34:09 I've been... 34:11 I've been but I've only attended 34:13 like a small group like may be of about 30. 34:16 I would like to see one 34:17 when they're baptizing at the house of 2000, 34:19 you know, but I've not been 34:21 because it's hard to travel. 34:22 Sure. 34:24 And but this... when they say mom, 34:26 we have this many, the pictures shows 34:30 and but I was also gonna say about 34:34 some of our adopted ministers are in 34:37 very dangerous territories and only through... 34:42 There is a quite a bit of danger 34:44 in the Philippines. 34:45 Especially in those isolated place 34:48 but the Lord always make sure that they are protected. 34:52 They, I mean, when they talk about 34:54 angels watching over them 34:55 and then there's people that are supposed 34:59 to lead dangerous people find Christ and accept Jesus. 35:03 Praise God. 35:04 We had one of the first pictures 35:08 that we had was of brother, 35:10 it was a baptism of two enemies. 35:14 They met during a baptism, the man, 35:20 the one man's father was killed by this guy 35:24 and they both saw each other, 35:25 they were bitter enemies 35:26 and they saw each other in baptism. 35:28 Now only the love of God can do that. 35:30 Only the love and so 35:31 they were able to embrace one another... 35:33 They get a picture or embracing. 35:35 Glory to God. 35:37 I'm getting chills. 35:38 Yeah, it's amazing how 35:40 and the stories sometimes would be just so awesome 35:43 when they will talk about going to places 35:45 and they will be served food and they'll be an extra plate. 35:51 And they say what's that extra plate for? 35:54 You know, they would question 35:55 but the Lord has put angels with them. 35:57 So those are things that I know happens over there, 36:02 because Jesus is so wonderful 36:04 and had called Asian people. 36:06 Amen. 36:07 And many of them are working for the Lord in missions. 36:11 But there's still so many that are asking, 36:15 and you know, you think about it, 36:17 if I was a student, I say, 36:19 I'm gonna find a profession where I'll make money. 36:23 They know there's no money there. 36:25 They also know that they will not have jobs 36:29 but they still continue and many of our students, 36:32 many of the theology students are writing, 36:34 asking for help because they want to finish. 36:37 That's dedication. 36:38 Well, I'll tell you what right now 36:40 'cause that made me cry. 36:43 You can count on my husband and I will support, 36:46 we will adopt a minister. 36:48 You can count on that. 36:50 Now speaking of husbands, 36:53 you're giving full time to this and you're not, 36:58 you all don't accept any money for this. 37:00 You're not getting paid anything. 37:03 There's your husband help 37:06 or is he working outside of the home, 37:08 does he help you with the ministry or? 37:10 Okay, in the past 15 years I'd say, 37:15 these ministers would come, 37:18 would write to us and send us pictures of sick people. 37:21 And mostly with people who were deformed, 37:25 they have tumors on their faces 37:26 or it's mostly people that you can see 37:28 what's wrong with them. 37:30 Not like a kidney disease or something. 37:32 And we would just feel so bad so we ended up, 37:37 I would ask for, 37:38 I would normally ask for help from the donors, okay? 37:42 Well this became more and more 37:43 that we decided to start another nonprofit organization. 37:46 By the way Adopt a Minister is a 5O1C3 37:50 non profit organization 37:51 and you'll get a tax deductible receipt. 37:54 So we started another 37:56 non profit organization called Help The Needy Incorporated. 38:00 That's my husband take care of that. 38:02 Okay. 38:04 So there, we have our three desks 38:06 and he is busy over there, 38:07 Grace is busy here and I'm busy over here 38:10 and we're doing paper work, phone calls whatever 38:12 in our little office. 38:14 So that's what he does, 38:16 and I told him that I wanted Adopt A Minister 38:19 to be emphasized more 38:21 but he also want his Help The Needy. 38:24 And but the amazing thing is when you see a face 38:29 that almost is so huge with a big tumor hanging here 38:34 and we send off their stories 38:37 and the same donors would send us money 38:41 and then they had their surgeries, 38:45 that's so amazing, 38:46 and then they find Jesus, the whole family finds Jesus. 38:49 They become Seventh-day Adventist. 38:51 Yes. 38:52 Most of these people are not. So just help the needy. 38:53 And then after they've been helped, 38:55 yeah, they... 38:57 Well, that was Christ's approach was to heal 39:01 and then to minister to the physically 39:03 and then spiritually so that... 39:06 So that's his job, 39:07 he's very good at what he does would Help the Needy 39:11 and we take care of Adopt a Minister. 39:13 But we also do his, 39:14 so we're actually doing all three, 39:18 but we gave the paper work 39:21 for Help the Needy for him at this time, 39:23 and he's very good at what he does. 39:24 I said make sure you mention "Help the Needy." 39:28 You know, I have to say this, Reva. 39:31 I'm so impressed with both of you 39:33 and with what God has done in your lives 39:36 but in how you have recognized God's goodness 39:41 and not taken it for granted. 39:43 And how you're dedicating and even sacrificing for him 39:47 and for his work but it's amazing to think, 39:50 insurance policy 39:53 to build a church. 39:56 But that's a one time act, the thing that impresses me 40:01 the most is that day by day you're dedicating your life, 40:06 all of your time, your talent to the Lord 40:10 and not asking for anything in return. 40:13 But there will be a reward, it may not be here, 40:17 but there will be a reward 40:19 and it's just, it's such a blessing. 40:21 I want to go ahead, 40:23 we have an address roll for them. 40:26 Like I said this touches my heart so much 40:29 because I know what happens in the Philippines. 40:31 I know it can be a very dangerous place, 40:33 there's a lot of gangs. 40:35 We've been warned, I've been invited over there 40:37 and people say "Oh, you shouldn't go, 40:39 you'll be kidnapped." 40:40 So there are things going on, 40:42 but there are so many people 40:44 who need the Lord there and to think that 40:47 you could actually take two of these characters 40:51 who were bitter enemies, evil people 40:57 who've come to know the Lord meet at a baptism 41:00 and are able to embrace one another. 41:02 You see the hand of the Lord is moving very strongly 41:05 and the Adopt a Minister program, 41:08 you've got people who are like Reva said. 41:12 They instead of saying "Oh, well, let's see." 41:15 What, what degree can I get 41:19 that I can make a nice living for my 41:21 and have a nice home. 41:23 No, they go into ministry, they go, 41:26 get their theological training, 41:28 sometimes taking them up to eight years 41:30 because they have to work. 41:32 Yet knowing, there's not any money in it 41:34 and that they may not even have a place to be sent. 41:37 So if you would like to adopt, 41:39 if the Holy Spirit is impressing you, 41:41 and you'd like to adopt a minister, 41:44 here's how you can get in touch 41:46 with this non profit organization. 41:51 Adopt a Minister International is a non profit organization 41:54 that pays the salaries of 41:55 unemployed ministerial graduates 41:57 in the Philippines through donations and sponsorships 42:00 of wonderful people from all over the world. 42:02 You can write to Adopt a Minister International, 42:05 7811 Laurel Court, 42:07 Denham Springs, Louisiana 70726. 42:10 That's Adopt a Minister International, 42:12 7811 Laurel Court, 42:14 Denham Springs, Louisiana 70726. 42:18 You can call 225-664-8174. 42:22 That's 225-664-8174. 42:25 You can also visit their website at a-a-m.org, 42:30 that's a-a-m.org. 42:37 This is a very worthy cause and time is short, 42:40 we need to get the message out. 42:42 Now Mary Grace, 42:44 you look like you're about to burst. 42:45 You want to say something I can tell. 42:48 I like to share one thing. 42:50 Several years ago there were a number of people 42:53 who wanted to introduce me to the world. 42:56 They told me that I could make a lot of money of my talent. 42:59 I could make that much money that I could buy anything 43:01 that I want, cars, houses but they told me 43:06 that I could not mention anything about God, 43:09 nor that two ministries 43:10 that I'm so passionate about. 43:11 They only wanted me to talk about Mary Grace, 43:14 and what Mary Grace can do, 43:16 so I turned them down 43:18 because I know it's not about me, 43:20 now it's about God. 43:21 And it's not about what I can do 43:23 but about what God can do through me. 43:25 Amen. 43:26 And one more thing, 43:27 I was thinking that my stob was cut just right. 43:31 Because if it's were any longer or shorter 43:34 then it would probably be hard for me to play the piano 43:37 and I have an elbow joint right here 43:39 which I could not bend. 43:41 I was thinking if it were bendable 43:42 then probably it would be difficult 43:44 for me to play the piano as well. 43:46 And there's like a flesh, a protrusion 43:48 right at the tip of my stob, 43:50 that's just a right size to hit one key. 43:54 Having said that, I know without a doubt 43:55 that I was created perfect after all. 43:58 Amen. 43:59 Perfect, and perfect for what God can plan for you as well. 44:04 Well, we'd love to hear you play another song so we, 44:07 right now we want to listen to Mary Grace 44:11 as she plays Via Dolorosa. 47:46 Amazing. 47:48 Truly you are wonderfully made 47:50 and this is such a blessing, 47:52 so glad that you were using your talents for the Lord. 47:55 Now you had mentioned something that you wanted to say? 47:58 Okay, I was gonna say that 48:03 you know the greater mission 48:04 to share Jesus was given not only to the disciples 48:08 but to every believer. 48:10 Amen. 48:11 And if you cannot do it, 48:14 send somebody who can, 48:15 right? Amen. 48:16 So through your prayers and donations, 48:20 if you want to adopt a minister or ministers, 48:24 they can write to you and you know 48:28 hear from them firsthand what's happening over there 48:32 where your money is going 48:34 and they would be precious souls for the kingdom. 48:37 Amen. Glory to God. 48:38 There are so many people 48:39 who still needs to hear about him. 48:41 Oh, right. 48:42 And time is short. 48:44 Very short. Time is short. 48:46 This you're echoing my heart's passion is 48:51 to get every member involved, 48:54 every member at the church involved 48:58 in doing the work of the Lord. 48:59 So praise God. 49:01 Well, we're almost, 49:03 we're getting down close to the end of the hour 49:05 and we wanted to have Mary Grace 49:08 play for us one more time, 49:10 now this song is titled Lord Be Glorified, right? 49:14 So this is Mary Grace, God's wonder on the piano. |
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