Participants: Greg and Jill Morikone (Host), Eric Camarillo, Lo-Ammi Richardson
Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY017007A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I wanna spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I wanna spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:46 I wanna spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:06 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 01:09 We're so glad 01:10 that you have joined us this day. 01:12 How's your day going? 01:13 I hope it's going well. 01:15 I know for Jill and myself, it's going well. 01:16 It is. 01:17 Because the Lord Jesus is good, isn't He? 01:19 And we praise His holy name for the gift of salvation. 01:21 Thank you for joining us, maybe via radio, 01:24 you might be driving along, you can't even see the video 01:26 but you're driving along tuning in, thank you. 01:28 Tuning in may be online, via satellite, we don't know 01:31 but we appreciate your prayers and support 01:33 of the ministry of 3ABN 01:35 because if it wasn't for you 01:37 and, of course, the Lord Jesus Christ, 01:38 this gospel wouldn't be going out 24/7 01:41 around the world, isn't that amazing? 01:43 It is. 01:44 And today, we're talking about salt. 01:46 Now I love salt as in, you know... 01:48 He actually does like some. 01:50 I do. 01:52 And I have to be careful because I talk about, 01:53 you know, high blood pressure and things, 01:55 but I do like salt. 01:56 But we're talking about salt today 01:58 but not salt as in, like, the iodized or Himalayan salt 02:02 or any of that table salt. 02:03 We're talking about a different type of salt. 02:04 Amen. 02:06 And shall we tell them about it now 02:07 or maybe in just a minute? 02:08 Let's tell them about it. I'm excited about this program. 02:11 It's service and love together and what an incredible acronym. 02:16 Salt, service, and love together. 02:18 And we met these two young men, 02:21 our age, we're all young, we can say that. 02:23 Amen and amen. 02:24 And we met them in GYC, 02:26 just this past GYC and we're so blessed 02:28 by what God is doing through their ministry. 02:31 So we want to bring them to your home 02:33 and you would get a flavor 02:35 for what God is doing with SALT. 02:37 And so we have here, Eric Camarillo, 02:40 and you are the President... 02:42 Yes. Okay, of SALT. 02:44 Yes, yes. 02:45 Yeah, we're glad to be here. 02:48 It was great, it was great meeting you at GYC 02:51 and this opportunity to open up. 02:53 Yes, that's right. 02:54 It's a blessing, GYC, isn't it? Yeah. 02:55 At GYC, all these young people on fire 02:57 for the Lord Jesus Christ. 02:58 Amen, and then we have Lo-Ammi Richardson. 03:01 Yes, Lo-Ammi Richardson. 03:02 I'm the Harvest Director for SALT. 03:03 And honored and privileged to be here, great opportunity. 03:07 And we're gonna hear a little bit about your story 03:09 and then about what SALT is, 03:10 in case you don't know what SALT is all about. 03:12 It's an amazing ministry. Amen. 03:15 And what's neat about today is, 03:16 I must say interview, we're just talking, 03:18 kind of, in the living room, 03:19 and they're glad that you're joining us, 03:21 is that you can also be involved 03:23 and that's what's neat 03:24 'cause it's neat to hear great testimonies, 03:26 great stories, other ministries, 03:28 but it's always nice to have the opportunity 03:29 of being involved, isn't it? 03:30 God calls us to be the light and the salt of the world. 03:33 And I asked them about a Bible verse, 03:34 if there's one that they especially like 03:36 for their ministry. 03:38 And you guessed it, Matthew chapter 5. 03:40 If you have your Bibles, open up with us. 03:42 Matthew 5, we're reading verses 13 through 16. 03:47 "You are the salt of the earth, 03:50 but if the salt loses its flavor, 03:52 how shall it be seasoned? 03:54 It is then good for nothing 03:56 but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 04:00 You are the light of the world, 04:01 a city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 04:04 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket 04:08 but on a lamp stand. 04:09 And it gives light to all who are in the house. 04:12 Let your light so shine before men, 04:16 that they may see your good works 04:17 and glorify your Father which is in heaven." 04:20 So today, we're gonna learn the outreach, the ministry, 04:24 that they have in engaging 04:26 many several hundred volunteers with that as well. 04:30 Yeah, you're right. 04:32 And it's, it's always neat, 04:33 isn't it, to participate with the Lord Jesus Christ? 04:35 Whatever ministry He has given to each one of us 04:37 because all of us have something 04:39 that we can do for Jesus each and everyday. 04:42 Now before we get started, we always like to go to music. 04:45 We love music here at 3ABN and we know you do too. 04:48 And Dr. Yvonne Lewis is gonna bring us our music today. 04:52 She is the General Manager of the Dare to Dream network. 04:56 And it's a blessing to work with her and her son 04:58 for at Dare to Dream, they're doing a great job 04:59 but let's listen as she ministers to us 05:01 with the song, Solid Rock. 05:28 On Christ, the solid rock, I stand 05:34 All other ground is sinking sand 05:41 All other ground 05:43 Is sinking sand 05:54 My hope is built on nothing less 05:58 Than Jesus' blood and righteousness, 06:05 I dare not trust the sweetest frame, 06:10 But wholly lean on Jesus' name 06:15 On Christ, the solid rock, I stand 06:20 All other ground is sinking sand 06:25 All other ground 06:28 Is sinking sand 06:37 When darkness fails, his lovely face, 06:42 I rest on His unchanging grace, 06:49 In every high and stormy gale 06:53 My anchor holds within the veil 06:59 On Christ, the solid rock, I stand 07:03 All other ground is sinking sand 07:09 All other ground 07:11 is sinking sand 07:20 His blood, it is me 07:27 He then is all my 07:29 Hope and Stay 07:35 When He shall come with trumpet sound 07:41 Oh, may I then, in Him be found 07:47 Dressed in His righteousness alone 07:53 Faultless to stand 07:56 Before His throne 08:03 All other ground is sinking sand 08:09 All other ground 08:11 is sinking sand 08:14 On Christ, the solid rock, I stand 08:19 On Christ, the solid rock, I stand 08:23 All other ground is sinking sand 08:29 On Christ, the solid rock, 08:34 I stand. 08:49 Hallelujah. 08:51 Praise the Lord. 08:52 That's powerful. 08:54 God has given Yvonne such a gift. 08:55 Oh, He has. 08:56 A gift of music, 08:58 she's incredibly gifted with that, 08:59 but her heart for the Lord comes through when she sings. 09:01 And thank you so much, Yvonne, 09:03 for that, that ministry and music. 09:06 Yeah, you're right. 09:07 You know, 'cause I just wanna comment on Dr. Yvonne, 09:09 because I consider her and Jason, 09:11 her son, as my neighbors, 09:13 because my office is basically right next to theirs. 09:15 So in the morning, you know, after our worships, 09:17 we'll be like, "Hey, neighbor, how are you?" 09:19 Just great people though, they love Jesus Christ 09:22 and their passion is about spreading Jesus to others. 09:25 Amen, that's right. 09:26 Well, if you're just joining us, 09:28 we have SALT with us, 09:29 not the salt that you would put on your food. 09:31 We have the organization SALT 09:33 and we're so excited to have both of you here to share 09:36 what God is doing in your ministry. 09:38 We have Eric Camarillo. 09:39 You are the founder and president. 09:41 And then, Lo-Ammi Richardson, you are harvest director. 09:44 Yes, ma'am. Harvest director. 09:45 Okay, so we wanna unpackage, 09:47 first of all, before we talk about the ministry, 09:49 just a little bit about your testimony, 09:50 about your story, your background. 09:52 So, Eric, we'll start with you. 09:53 Were you raised a Seventh-day Adventist Christian? 09:56 Tell us a little bit about your background. 09:57 Yeah, I wasn't. 09:59 I was raised actually, culturally as a catholic. 10:02 I didn't really, you know, I would attend church 10:04 every once in a while, 10:06 I fall sleep maybe halfway through the service, 10:08 you know, a lot of time, 10:09 I don't understand what's going on. 10:11 I was a, kind of, 10:13 swayed between agnostic and atheist 'cause sometimes, 10:16 I believe there's a God, sometimes I wouldn't. 10:19 And that's, kind of, was my experience, 10:21 kind of, growing up. 10:23 But about... 10:24 When I was 22, 10:27 went through a really bad breakup 10:29 and I, kind of, felt this empty hole 10:31 as I had made that person my God, 10:33 they filled that space temporarily, 10:36 you know, obviously. 10:38 And so... 10:39 And I just started, I just decided to open a Bible. 10:42 And I just flipped through... 10:44 Someone had bought me a Bible, 10:45 it was January, I remember, of 2010, yeah, 2010. 10:51 And just before that December, 10:54 that last Christmas, someone bought me a Bible. 10:56 So I was going through, 10:57 you know, I woke up in the afternoon, 10:59 you know, I was sleeping there 11:01 and trying to drown out all the reality and everything, 11:04 and I decided to flip through 11:05 and the words in red caught my attention. 11:07 So I started reading the sermon on the mount. 11:09 You know, it's funny... 11:10 'Cause just thinking about. Yes. 11:12 One of the first verses I read was the Matthew 5:13-16, 11:16 'cause the sermon on the mount, 11:17 I read it and it started to give me this peace 11:19 that I didn't feel from all these other things 11:21 I tried to fill with. 11:23 And so that's when I just started reading and things... 11:25 It's amazing. 11:27 Kind of, took off from there. 11:28 So if I can ask, what made you even turn to the Bible? 11:30 I know someone gave it to you as a gift, you said, 11:32 but if you were raised culturally catholic, 11:36 you probably didn't read the Bible a lot. 11:37 And then if you're, kind of, atheist or agnostic a bit, 11:41 what made you even say, "Hey, I wanna pick up that book." 11:43 Well, before... 11:45 After the breakup, I mean, I was trying everything. 11:48 I was like, "Well, let me just watch these TV series all day 11:52 and I'll try to just not think about reality." 11:54 That didn't work, you know, 11:55 I tried to go out with my friends and drink more, 11:57 that didn't work, you know, I tried to... 11:58 Just so many things 12:00 that I usually would go to for peace didn't work. 12:02 And so I had to do something 12:05 and I woke up and I just saw the Bible there. 12:08 And I know it was the Spirit, you know. 12:10 Like, I'm like, "Well, let me just pick it up." 12:13 And I unwrapped it, picked it up 12:15 and that's when everything's started happening, yeah. 12:17 You know, that's neat, 12:18 you know, when we get to heaven, 12:20 we're gonna see those behind the scenes, 12:21 so to speak. 12:23 Because, you know, I almost like to think that maybe, 12:24 you know, the Holy Spirit put there your guardian angel, 12:26 angel right there was just, you know, flipping through it 12:28 to the sermon on the mount, Matthew 5. 12:31 And then, what's so neat is, 12:33 what, few years later which we'll get to, 12:35 you're doing SALT, the ministry of SALT. 12:37 It's almost... 12:38 Yeah, about a year later. Yeah, isn't that amazing? 12:39 You think about that, like, you know, yeah, 12:42 that God had almost like, that special little thing 12:44 that you had no clue, 12:45 that you'd be involved with the SALT Ministry. 12:48 So, yeah, boy, powerful testimony. 12:50 So how did you find out 12:52 about the Seventh-day Adventist church? 12:53 You're reading your... 12:55 Yeah, so, I just started reading, 12:56 I called up three groups of friends 12:58 that were Christian. 12:59 'Cause I was reading, 13:01 I just kept, "Oh, I heard the story of David, 13:02 let me read through the story of David." 13:03 And I'm like, "Oh, I heard about Adam and Eve, 13:05 let me read it." 13:06 So I've been reading stories that I would hear about. 13:08 And then, you know, I started to read things 13:10 I didn't understand and want to learn more. 13:12 So I called up three groups of friends 13:14 that were Christian. 13:15 And one was in that denominational group 13:17 but two of the other groups were Adventists. 13:20 And so, so then, 13:22 you know, as I'm studying both perspectives, 13:24 the Adventist doctrines 13:26 made more sense to me logically, 13:29 appealed to my logic. 13:30 'Cause, you know, they weren't the Hebrew and the Greek, 13:32 and so that's when, in April of 2010, 13:36 I'm like, "I got to find a church." 13:38 Googled the Orlando Filipino Seventh-day Adventist church, 13:42 'cause I wanted to go to a church 13:43 where my mom would most likely go to, she's Filipino. 13:44 Okay. 13:46 And so I walked in and I said, 13:48 "I want to be baptized," the first person I saw, yeah. 13:51 In that three months, after you picked up the Bible? 13:53 Yes. 13:54 January. April. 13:56 Yeah, yeah. 13:57 Wow, God has His hand on you. 13:59 Yeah, praise God, praise God. 14:01 Because I don't know where I'd be right now 14:03 if it wasn't for that so... 14:05 Wow. Wow, fantastic. 14:07 So what about you? 14:08 Well, for me, I had grown up a Seventh-day Adventist 14:11 but as I got older, kind of, drifted away from the faith, 14:15 got involved in rap, and hip-hip, 14:18 and music, and basketball was my passion, 14:20 that's what I ultimately wanted to do as a career but... 14:25 So you wandered in the sports and in the music? 14:27 Yeah, yeah. 14:28 That was like your passion, your drive to be successful. 14:30 Right. 14:31 So for me, I wasn't like musically talented, 14:33 but I was immersed in the hip-hop, rap culture, 14:37 but I loved basketball. 14:38 So that was, kind of, my god, 14:40 you know, something that I wanted to pursue in life. 14:43 And it wasn't until 2009, 14:46 actually it was a breakup as well. 14:47 Incredible. Wow. 14:49 And that led me to a point 14:50 where I was doing the same thing, 14:51 kind of, watching TV, kind of, drowning out the sorrows, 14:53 and my sister gave me a call one day and she said, 14:55 "Hey, there's a conference that you've been sponsored to." 14:58 And they didn't know anything about the conference 15:00 and so, long story short, the GYC conference. 15:03 And so I went to the GYC conference 15:06 and heard Sebastien Braxton, 15:08 you know, did the morning devotions. 15:10 Mark Finley was the one who really, 15:12 I had all of these questions in my mind and I don't know, 15:14 if you ever saw Mark Finley, I appreciate those, 15:16 kind of, the little robot thing he points at you, 15:18 and he answers all the questions 15:20 and it seems like you've been having in your mind. 15:22 So after that, you know, I came back home and I felt, 15:26 you know, what I experienced at GYC 15:27 was something that was real. 15:29 And it wasn't a superficial experience 15:32 that I had growing up. 15:34 You know, I went to church, I love church, 15:35 'cause I had all the church families and friends 15:37 that I had but it was at GYC, 15:39 where I had an experience with God. 15:40 And from then, you know, six years later, here I am. 15:44 You know, been in a full-time ministry ever since 15:46 and now sitting at 3ABN Today. 15:49 Isn't it amazing what God can do in one's life 15:52 as we're submitted to Him, that's just powerful, isn't it? 15:55 Did you ever find out who sponsored you 15:56 to that GYC conference? 15:57 Yes, it was my mother. 15:59 My mother was the one who sponsored me, 16:00 and the backdrop to that was she's always been, 16:03 she's always prayed for me, 16:04 she always labored for me three times a day, she'll pray. 16:06 And I wasn't the easiest child growing up. 16:09 And my sister knew that if my, 16:11 if I knew that my mother had sponsored me, 16:13 I wouldn't have went. 16:14 And so when I did go, 16:16 she is the one who sponsored me to go to GYC, 16:18 she paid for it. 16:20 When I went to an evangelistic school as well, 16:21 I was short $2,000 and that was my mother 16:23 who paid for it. 16:24 So she's been a very vital component in my life 16:28 and she's really the reason why I'm even here. 16:31 If it wasn't for her prayers and her labors, 16:32 so I know my testimony speaks to a lot to the mothers 16:35 who've, whose children have drifted away. 16:38 So when they hear my testimony, 16:40 it really impacts them that, I tell them, you know, 16:42 "If it wasn't for my mother, I wouldn't be here." 16:44 So I always tell them, you know, "Continue to, 16:46 to labor for them. 16:47 Continue to be there for them, pray for them, 16:48 because I'm a living testimony what a mother's prayer can do." 16:51 That's right. 16:53 So if you're watching at home, don't be discouraged. 16:55 If you're a mom, pray for your son, 16:58 pray for your daughter. 17:00 Know that here is a living testimony 17:01 in brother Lo-Ammi, 17:03 but God wants to save our children. 17:06 And God hears, I think a mother's prayer, 17:08 a mother's heart even more, not that more so than others, 17:12 but I really think the passion, think of that, 17:15 three times a day her interceding on your behalf, 17:17 that's exciting. 17:19 So tell us about, now SALT, 17:21 how did SALT begin or how was SALT birthed? 17:24 So when I first came into the church, 17:27 there were a couple of things that I saw 17:30 that I felt the church might have been missing at that time. 17:32 I was in Orlando. 17:34 And just to briefly, 17:35 the three things that I saw were, 17:37 one, was I saw lack of unity in our area. 17:41 So a lot of division by culture, 17:43 right, cultural churches here and there. 17:44 Sure. Oh, yeah. 17:46 Lot of... 17:47 You know, there's two conferences in Orlando. 17:50 There is a, you know, I mean, even the church is... 17:54 It's hard, you know, you don't see churches, 17:55 kind of, work together as much. 17:57 So I'm like, "Okay, something is to be created 17:59 to bring all these people together, right?" 18:01 The other thing was, 18:02 I saw lack of community outreach being done. 18:06 So lot of evangelistic effort like, 18:08 tracks and things like that, 18:10 but nothing like practical in the community type things. 18:14 And the third thing was, 18:15 I saw lack of relational evangelism. 18:18 So in other words, 18:21 not necessarily like, more like, 18:23 "Okay, here is a plate of food, see you later." 18:25 You know, but what I wanted to see more was Christ method 18:28 which was creating relationships, friendships, 18:31 genuine friendships, meeting their needs. 18:33 You know, winning their confidence 18:35 and then bidding them to follow. 18:36 And so SALT started 18:40 with those three things in mind to, 18:42 kind of, fill those needs. 18:44 So when did you start realizing this lack, 18:45 if you wanna call that, 'cause you're just baptized, 18:48 is this before you're baptized? 18:49 You're starting to realize because probably, 18:51 you're wanting to be involved in something? 18:53 Is that where it started coming from? 18:54 Well, you know, it's funny. 18:56 I became the president of the youth at my church, 18:59 fairly quickly after I was baptized. 19:01 Okay. Amen. Yeah. 19:02 God's gifted you 19:03 with the leadership thing, obviously. 19:05 The church saw that. They needed someone. 19:06 They needed someone that though... 19:08 Yeah, I guess so. 19:09 So I was doing that and, you know, 19:12 trying to work with other churches 19:14 was difficult. 19:16 And then when we went door knocking, 19:18 it's like, "Oh, this other church 19:20 knocked on my door the other day," 19:21 it's like, "What? 19:22 What?" 19:24 You know, why aren't we working together for these people? 19:26 You know, so that's part of it, 19:29 you know, the other part was, 19:31 yeah, I didn't want to be involved in something. 19:33 You know, as in the generation we live in today, 19:35 millennials today, 19:37 we are the people that want to change the world. 19:39 You know, we need to be a part of something 19:41 that we feel is making a difference into this world. 19:45 And sometimes, you know, it wasn't there, 19:49 so something needed to happen. 19:51 So through prayer, you know, this was the idea, so... 19:55 You know what I like about that, 19:57 is that anybody can sit and complain, right? 20:00 Yeah, that's true. 20:01 You can say, "Hey, I don't like the way my church does this, 20:03 I'm gonna complain," but you stepped out 20:05 and said, "Okay, God, You put a burden in my heart 20:07 for something that I don't see is being done. 20:10 And by the power of your Spirit, 20:12 I want to make a difference. 20:14 I want to work to change status quo as it were." 20:17 That's incredible. 20:18 So tell us about SALT, 20:20 it stands for Service and Light Together. 20:22 And Love Together. Love, thank you. 20:26 Yes, so basically, SALT is a network. 20:31 I guess, yeah, that briefly explains 20:33 a network of outreaches 20:35 and at the moment, growth groups. 20:36 Okay. 20:38 Like, climax in the evangelistic series 20:39 that happens once a year. 20:41 So the seeds are planted through our growth groups, 20:43 through our outreach projects. 20:46 We want to harvest, hence the harvest department, 20:48 harvest director, to bring people to Christ. 20:51 Okay, I like that. 20:53 And so the harvest program is something 20:55 we just started, is something... 20:56 I introduced Lo-Ammi, 20:58 I don't know, a year ago or something, 21:00 I don't even remember. 21:02 But, you know, and he's coming back to Orlando, 21:05 I'm like, "Oh, man, we need to get this guy." 21:07 Well, there is a guy, yeah, it's gonna say, 21:08 it's got me a pretty neat story 21:10 how you, Lo-Ammi ended up joining here with SALT, 21:12 and with Eric. 21:13 Yeah, actually, 21:14 it was the church I grew up with, 21:17 I grew up in, 21:18 they had special AY for the youth. 21:20 And so they invited these different ministries 21:22 so, you know, obviously speak about the respective ministry. 21:25 So it was Eric who is sharing about SALT, 21:27 and I was speaking on behalf of GYC 21:30 'cause I was part of their service project, 21:32 part of their evangelism team. 21:34 So long story short, 21:35 we met and we went to talk about that night. 21:38 And we just connected and over, 21:41 we just developed the friendship. 21:42 And so we've always talked, 21:44 we've always communicated, 21:46 and we shared this idea before, but we was, kind of, 21:49 in two different places in our life 21:51 and it just never meshed until this past year 21:54 where I felt the Lord was calling me 21:55 into a full-time evangelism, 21:56 kind of, just stepping out in faith, 21:58 and, you know, allowing the Lord to work 22:01 the way that I saw Him 22:03 He was gonna lead me to work. 22:05 And the SALT, it was, kind of, 22:07 it was, kind of, plateaued into a point. 22:09 And we're like, "All right, we're doing this 22:10 but how are we gonna reap them?" 22:12 And then, with my strength and what they... 22:14 And their lack, we, kind of, combined together 22:16 and it's just been a beautiful, it just meshed beautifully. 22:19 Amen. 22:21 So you're, kind of, an umbrella organization, 22:22 we could say. 22:23 And you have the outreach, 22:25 you have the growth groups and then the reaping, 22:26 the evangelism. 22:28 So if you think about the outreach, 22:29 you have several pronged, 22:31 several pronged approach you could say, 22:32 to outreach, right? 22:34 Right, right. 22:35 So, well, let's talk about the hospital, 22:37 what's your outreach to hospital? 22:38 So our hospital outreach, 22:39 that was an outreach that was already actually going on 22:43 when we started and we, kind of, 22:44 added it to the network. 22:46 So that outreach was going room to room in the hospital, 22:50 and we'll take groups and we'll split them up, 22:52 we'll have instruments. 22:53 And we would, you know, knock, ask the patient 22:56 if we can sing a couple of songs 22:57 and pray with them. 22:59 And, you know, when people are at the bottom 23:01 most part of their life, 23:03 it's when their health is depleting. 23:04 And so, we've seen many tears, many tears. 23:06 We've got invited to funerals afterward, 23:09 been able to create relationships 23:10 with people after, 23:11 'cause it's very delicate 'cause of hipper 23:13 you know, this privacy and stuff, 23:14 so we never asked for information 23:16 but if they volunteer information 23:17 and they say, you know, 23:19 "Hey, I want you guys to come to my funeral," 23:20 or family members said something. 23:22 Then we'll continue that relationship with them 23:25 and continue to build. 23:26 Okay, so maybe I'm going back just a little bit 23:29 'cause I can see, okay, you and your church, 23:31 you become president of the youth, you said, right? 23:33 Okay. 23:34 And you see this tremendous need, you know, 23:37 "Okay, we need to go out and outreach basically," 23:39 and so based... 23:41 Did you, in church, just like stand up one day 23:43 and say, "Let's start SALT." 23:45 Okay. 23:46 You know, so because did you, 23:48 are you trying to then excite 23:50 the young people in your group till like, 23:51 'cause I know in our church, we have, you know, 23:54 the nursing home outreach, so people go out and do, 23:55 you know, nursing home outreach, 23:57 maybe, sing some songs, 23:58 you know, minister, kind of, like that. 23:59 But can you tell me that, 24:01 how did you start gathering everybody together 24:02 and then say, "Let's start SALT." 24:04 Right. 24:05 Well, yeah, close to a year, 24:06 a little after a year later, there's a long story. 24:09 It's a testimony with the homeless woman 24:11 actually which... 24:12 Tell us. Oh, tell you, okay. 24:15 I could tell you, yeah, 24:16 I'll give you the short version. 24:17 The highlight, yeah, highlight. 24:19 I'll give you the short version. 24:20 So long story short, me and three friends 24:21 were going to church, from... 24:23 Well, actually, they were from different churches. 24:24 Okay. Okay. Yeah. 24:26 They had visited one time, we had met and, you know, 24:29 and we became friends here. 24:30 And they would do an outreach where they go downtown 24:34 and they would create quick relationships with people 24:37 and ask them if they wanna pray, in downtown, 24:40 filled with clubs and nightlife and all that. 24:42 So one night, I went with them. 24:44 And we prayed before hand, when we prayed, we said, 24:47 "God, also, you know, obviously, be with us 24:50 when we're out of here, guide us with Your spirit. 24:52 But also confirm to us 24:53 what it is that you want us to do with our lives." 24:55 You know, I believe, I believe I'm called to be a pastor. 24:59 This, my friend said, 25:00 "I believe I'm called to be a missionary." 25:02 Another friend said, "Missionary in Africa." 25:03 Another friend said, "Evangelist." Right? 25:04 So we go downtown where we're doing our thing 25:07 and about four in the morning, we're finished. 25:08 Four or five in the morning. 4am. 25:10 Yeah, yeah, we started like 10. 25:11 Wow! 25:13 And so a homeless woman was sitting on a step. 25:15 And so, one of our friends was talking to them 25:18 and we went to the bathroom, we walked back over to them 25:22 and we hear the woman talking about 25:23 how God is blessing her even though she's homeless, 25:25 she gets all her needs provided. 25:27 And so this is, kind of, where it gets, 25:31 "Where we have to question, 'This really happened?' 25:33 " And, you know, but anyway, 25:34 we're there and the lady stops talking. 25:37 She jerks up and she looks at us 25:39 and she says to me and my friend, 25:41 "Give me your hand." 25:42 I'm like, "Okay." 25:44 So I put out my hand and then he put out his hand, 25:46 she grabbed my hand, she kissed it. 25:47 She kissed my friend's hand and she pointed to me and said, 25:50 'cause I had prayed, 25:52 I think, God, you're calling me to be a pastor. 25:53 Yeah, just that evening, right? Or... 25:55 That's just right before, at 10 o'clock. 25:57 She pointed at me and she said, 25:58 "You are called to be a pastor in the States." 25:59 She points to my friend, 26:01 "You are called to be a missionary in Africa. 26:02 You are called to be a missionary in Africa. 26:04 You are called to be an evangelist." 26:06 And we were just frozen. Whoa! 26:08 We're like, "What just happened?" 26:10 And then she went, goes back normal, 26:11 like talking about, "Yeah, God's been good to me," 26:14 blah, blah, blah and it's... 26:15 I believe like an angel must have, 26:18 you know, she must have been an angel. 26:19 We've never seen her again, 26:21 we've done homeless outreach tons of times, 26:22 never seen her again. 26:23 Wow. 26:25 But that, that's when I realized, 26:26 "Okay, I'm called to do something 26:29 that's ministry-oriented." 26:30 Yeah, amen. Right. 26:32 God had a calling on your life for sure. 26:34 So from this, you had some friends, 26:35 then this grew. 26:37 You must have then from your church group, 26:39 other churches, they grew into somewhere... 26:41 Where it's all, where it's spread? 26:44 In our first event, 26:45 we advertised it really well at different churches, 26:47 we had about 150 people come in September of 2010. 26:51 For what event? A hundred and fifty. 26:52 A hundred and fifty. It's our very first event. 26:54 And then we had our second event 26:56 several months later, 250 people came out. 26:58 And we had tables outside of that event, 27:00 of different outreaches we want to start. 27:02 So when the young adults left, 27:04 they signed up for an outreach, outreach started. 27:06 So are these all young adults, who come... 27:08 Who came? Mostly young adults. 27:09 All from this Central Florida area, 27:11 from different churches, 27:12 so you had the Filipino, you had the Korean, 27:14 you had the black, you had the white, 27:15 you had all of the different churches 27:17 coming to this event. 27:18 And signed up to do outreach and be a part of SALT. 27:21 So this is when SALT really just, 27:22 sort of, took off so to speak. 27:24 Yes. Wow! 27:25 Boy, that's amazing. 27:28 Sure, so then, what happens next? 27:29 Then, so you've got SALT started, 27:31 so to speak, you've got quite a few volunteers coming out? 27:33 Yeah, kind of, transitions to, 27:36 kind of, what Lo-Ammi was saying, 27:38 with the plateau we, we, you know, 27:41 we have different things, too. 27:43 We have socials, we have, 27:45 you know, other different type of events, 27:46 fund-raisers and things like that. 27:48 We become incorporated, we get our bank account, 27:50 we're working on 501c3 status. 27:53 In our one year anniversary, 27:54 we had 800, a little over 800 people come up. 27:58 And then that's when... 28:00 Now they came out to do outreach, 28:01 they came out for like a meeting, they came for... 28:02 They came out for an event, like a worship. 28:04 Okay. 28:05 Which, we use that as a platform 28:06 to get people plugged in to the outreach projects. 28:09 Okay. 28:10 And then, you know, since then, 28:12 things have always been, kind of, wavy. 28:16 And I feel like about two years ago, 28:17 we, kind of, hit this plateau. 28:20 And mainly because, you know, you know, 28:23 the leaders and everyone's... 28:25 People started moving, someone got married, 28:27 you know, all this. 28:28 Now I became a pastor for a short amount of time, 28:30 for about a six-month period, 28:32 that took a lot of my attention. 28:34 So that's when things, 28:36 kind of, started to plateau and the last year, 28:39 we've been, kind of, reevaluating. 28:41 You know, let's take things to the next level, 28:44 you know, let's really focus on this. 28:46 And so we've been really, 28:49 kind of, going in that direction. 28:51 So we're actually celebrating our fifth year anniversary 28:53 this past year. 28:54 This past September. 28:56 And we've had, you know, along the years, 28:57 we've been able to meet 28:59 a couple of other people within ministry. 29:00 So Pastor Kameron came on, he's spoke in our event, 29:03 Greg Wilson from SALT, the other SALT there is. 29:05 So then he came on. 29:07 So we have, we've had other people who we know, 29:10 'cause speakers coming to this event 29:11 and it's just been an ask us to see this, 29:13 you know, this group of young people 29:15 coming into our yearly, 29:16 you now, our yearly anniversaries. 29:18 So you do a yearly event, is it a weekend event or... 29:21 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Nice. 29:23 So Friday night, Sabbath, 29:24 and we conclude the Sabbath afternoon. 29:27 So we were talking about... 29:29 'Cause I think I, kind of, took us back just a little bit. 29:30 I'm sorry for it but, I mean, 29:32 it's good, thank you for telling us. 29:33 Yeah, I know. It's a clarification. 29:35 Yeah, so, okay, 'cause I don't wanna miss the point, 29:36 we're talking about hospital, right? 29:38 There's three prongs? 29:40 Three prongs. 29:41 Three prongs, you have hospital. 29:42 And what's the other one? 29:44 The next one is our kids outreach. 29:45 And what's the other one? 29:47 The other one is our homeless outreach. 29:48 Homeless, okay. 29:49 Okay, so why be involved in these, 29:51 why be involved in hospital? 29:52 Why be involved with kids? 29:53 Yeah, so... 29:55 Why be involved with the homeless? 29:56 So the reason why, like, I guess, 29:59 why be involved with the... 30:00 With the hospital ministry, yes. Okay. 30:02 So, I mean, part of the reason is, 30:04 you know, all of our outreaches 30:06 are around the time of the Sabbath, you know. 30:07 It's on the Sabbath 30:09 or around the time of the Sabbath. 30:10 You know, if we are following Isaiah 58 model, we... 30:14 The Sabbath, it needs to be, 30:17 it needs to be a day that we're helping others. 30:21 Yes. 30:22 And so providing that outlet 30:24 because that outlet might not be there for a lot of people. 30:27 We're providing that outlet for young adults, 30:29 for other people to get involved in outreach 30:30 on the Sabbath. 30:32 Amen. Fantastic. 30:33 So that and obviously, to make a difference, 30:35 to plant seeds which in turn 30:37 will lead to people being harvested 30:39 for God and more souls in the kingdom 30:40 ultimately is the goal so... 30:42 That's beautiful. 30:44 You know, because you think as young adults, 30:45 you could be hanging out with your friends, 30:47 you could be taking a nap, 30:48 you could do all sorts of things, 30:50 but here you're getting them mobilized 30:52 to do outreach. 30:53 And the Sabbath, because that's much more a pleasant... 30:55 We actually enjoy our Sabbaths, 30:56 it's long, but it's a beautiful long Sabbath, right? 30:59 That you were so blessed 31:01 with having such a high Sabbath from the sermon 31:04 and then being the sermon right after-- 31:05 And there's something wonderful 31:07 about serving others, isn't there? 31:08 Yeah, absolutely. You feel good. 31:09 Absolutely. Oh, yeah. 31:11 Yeah, 'cause you've been able to help someone be basically, 31:12 the hands and the feet of Jesus. 31:14 So to speak, you got... 31:15 I'm thinking of the hospital prong or ministry. 31:17 People are sick, dying, you know, 31:20 the families are probably ministering to the families 31:22 that are by their bedsides. 31:23 Oh, yeah. 31:25 So, wow, you know, that's great. 31:26 So you do the hospital outreach, 31:28 and go and sing, and minister to them. 31:30 Tell us about the kids, what's the kids outreach? 31:32 The kids. 31:33 Maybe we should, 31:35 we have a video actually that we could show that, 31:36 that can give a visual and then we'll, kind of, 31:38 break it down a little bit. 31:39 Sounds good. 31:41 Yeah, let's go to the video now 31:42 with the young people and the kids. 33:07 Amen. 33:08 So, well, tell us what we just saw here, this was powerful. 33:10 Yeah, so this is our kids ministry 33:12 and SALT has been there 33:13 or been there for almost close to five years. 33:15 So there's the -- apartments 33:17 there in Apopka, Florida. 33:18 It's a section 8 apartment. 33:19 And we've been there for five years 33:22 and we've done various events. 33:23 So every second and fourth Sabbath 33:25 of every month, in the afternoon, 33:28 we go to the apartments there 33:29 and we just network with the kids. 33:31 We have activities, drawings, 33:33 you know, coloring, you know, 33:35 other Sabbath activities that we do with the kids. 33:38 And it's just been amazing to see a lot of the kids there 33:40 that, you know, were little, are much older now 33:42 and just building that relationships. 33:44 So the parents there 33:45 are familiar with the SALT's volunteers 33:47 that come and visit. 33:48 We had... 33:50 One of the things 33:52 that we did there at the kids ministry was, 33:54 we encouraged the kids to read a book 33:55 and they had to write, 33:57 like, a two- paragraph summary of the book. 33:58 And if they read the book 34:01 and they wrote the two-paragraph summary, 34:03 then we rewarded them by going to the pool 34:05 and having, like, a little pool party for them. 34:06 So it was really cool to, 34:08 the kids ministry what we want to emphasize now 34:10 is the one-on-one mentorship. 34:13 We're trying to break away from the three-month model, 34:15 we want to encourage people to come in for three months 34:18 but with kids, you know, you want to make sure 34:19 that you're intentional in being there, right? 34:21 And be in a consistent phase. 34:24 So we're really focusing on now on, on the big brother, 34:27 you know, big sister type of, 34:29 you know, and adopting a kid 34:30 and just being a mentor for them. 34:32 And so it's been great to see, 34:34 you know, most of these kids, when we close out our program, 34:39 we have a kid to volunteer to pray 34:40 and they're just praying. 34:41 You know, they're praying their hearts out 34:43 and one of the kids, you can tell they go to church 34:44 'cause they mimic the pastors 34:46 and, "Lord Jesus, we just want to, 34:47 Lord, and be with us, be with SALT." 34:48 They're like the little preachers 34:50 as they are sharing their prayers so... 34:52 The little memory verse... 34:53 Yeah, the little memory verses that I remember 34:55 so it's, the kids ministry has been something 34:57 that I believe has been such a huge blessing, 35:00 at least for what I've seen when I participated. 35:02 It's just good to see. 35:03 So how hard was it then to get involved with, 35:05 you said that it's a section 8 apartment 35:08 or a housing, correct? 35:09 How hard was it to get involved with that, 35:10 you know, did you just stand out in, 35:12 like, the playground and say, "Okay..." 35:14 How did you get involved? 35:15 Yeah, so there, in the beginning, 35:17 there were a group of other ministries and stuff 35:21 being involved with them. 35:22 With the housing? With the housing project. 35:24 But the issue was... 35:26 And we got in there, you know, 35:28 the kids are always outside playing, 35:29 they're always outside. 35:31 But Leslie and Marshall who lead the outreach, 35:33 Leslie actually came from Southern 35:35 and she was involved in the kids outreach, 35:36 section 8 complex at that area. 35:39 And so she came down here, I found out, I'm like, 35:41 "Hey, we got to get this girl," you know, to come. 35:44 And she came and we talked and sat, 35:46 and she's like, "Yeah, I wanna start it. 35:47 I wanna start it here." Sure. 35:49 So then that's when we went there, 35:50 we went door to door, talked to the parents, 35:51 this is what we're gonna be doing. 35:53 So you're talking you've some hands on right there, 35:54 knocking on the door, saying, 35:55 "We're gonna have this program like next Sabbath or..." 35:57 Right. 35:58 And the parents are very receptive, 36:00 they've been very welcoming and open with us. 36:01 They've, you know, since we built the relationships, 36:03 you know, with that community there. 36:05 So being there consistently 36:07 and be in consistent presence 36:09 has allowed us to develop that relationship, 36:10 now that when we do... 36:12 Run programs and events, 36:13 they automatically come 36:15 and they feel comfortable with the parents, 36:16 so, yeah, you're free to go with them, so. 36:18 Amen. Yeah. 36:19 How many kids would you minister 36:20 to on a Sabbath afternoon? 36:22 You know, it varies. 36:24 But I would say, I would say, 36:26 it's gonna be anywhere between... 36:29 The most we've seen is probably 30 kids at one time. 36:31 Wow, amen. 36:33 But it probably varies between 15 and 30 36:36 'cause it's not just Saturdays, 36:37 we also go on Fridays as well, we go there every week. 36:39 Every week? 36:41 Every week, it's either a Saturday or Friday, 36:42 we're there consistently. 36:44 So, yeah, that's, kind of, the number we're looking up. 36:49 You have the neat thing with young people, kids, 36:50 isn't that neat? 36:52 You're making an impact on their lives. 36:53 Yes. Yeah. 36:54 And you don't know where they go, 36:56 I don't know how the turnover is. 36:57 I know, some of these young people 36:58 have been babies it sounds like, 37:00 and now they're five, six, seven, eight years old, 37:01 but some of them, 37:03 there's probably some turnover, 37:04 you'll never maybe see these young people again. 37:05 But who knows, they may, you know, 37:07 I don't know what their life is in front of them, 37:08 they say, "You know, I remember, 37:10 and this group came in from church." 37:11 Yeah. 37:13 "And they taught me some wonderful things 37:14 and man in heaven." 37:15 And isn't that beautiful? Wow! 37:17 The impact, you'll see the four results 37:18 then in that harvest-- 37:21 Amen. That's right. Now that's great. 37:23 I like the consistency too. I do too. 37:24 You know, consistently there 37:25 and they don't see you as someone 37:27 who comes in and who goes out. 37:28 What about the third prong about the homeless? 37:30 Tell us about that, how that got started? 37:31 Yeah, we actually have a short video for that too. 37:33 Oh, good. That we can show you. 37:35 That's probably our biggest outreach project right now 37:38 and we're developing a program for that actually, 37:40 for the homeless as well. 37:42 So we'll talk more about that. Amen. 37:43 All right. Let's go to that roll at this time. 38:03 Every first, third, and fifth Saturday, 38:05 the homeless ministry itself will come out here 38:08 and do this and provide them with services. 38:10 You see, there's some barbers here. 38:12 You got some foods and clothes, 38:13 so we just try to meet whatever need that we can. 38:17 A lot of these people are so grateful, 38:19 they're faithful. 38:20 And it's so inspiring, you know, for a lot of us, 38:23 we have all those things that we take for granted. 38:25 To be surrounded by people 38:27 that appreciate the small things like this, 38:29 it's one of the greater life lessons. 38:32 The SALT obviously pretty much is help, 38:35 make sure everything goes right. 38:36 And just, kind of, coordinate as we share clothing... 38:42 Anyone's free to volunteer, 38:44 we have new people all the time. 38:46 And to share out His love out here. 38:54 Wow, again another powerful ministry 38:56 here inside of SALT, isn't that amazing? 38:58 This is very exciting. It is. 39:00 So tell us about 39:01 how you got started with the homeless ministry 39:03 and what that looks like? 39:04 Yeah, so it's funny because when we found, 39:08 there were two young adults driving, 39:10 one of them was driving an hour and a half to come 39:12 and feed the homeless from point like, 39:15 you know, an hour, and, yeah, 39:16 about an hour and a half away from Orlando 39:18 but she had a burden for the homeless. 39:20 We found out this young adult is going out there 39:22 and doing that. 39:23 So we... 39:24 And there was another girl that lived in Orlando, 39:26 name was Farah, 39:28 she was also joining her in doing this, 39:30 cooking the food, everything. 39:32 These two girls doing that for, 39:34 they maybe had about 15 homeless at that time. 39:36 And 15, 20 homeless and when we've... 39:38 So they're like, cook the food, 39:39 I'm sorry, but cook the food at home? 39:41 Yeah. 39:42 They cook it at home 39:43 and they bring all the food, they set up their own, 39:45 I mean, they, these two girls 39:47 were just so passionate about this. 39:49 When we found out about that, 39:50 we're like, "Hey, we'll help you. 39:52 You know, let's be a part of this umbrella. 39:54 We'll help get more volunteers, we'll help," you know, 39:57 we wanted to partner with them on that 39:59 so then, things started to grow from there. 40:01 And as you saw in the video, I mean, we have about, 40:04 you know, close to 200 homeless people 40:05 that come out now every first, third, and fifth Saturday, 40:09 we have a volunteer, we have consistently, 40:12 defining volunteers coming out 40:13 at least once a month, 40:15 about a little over 100 volunteers that come out, 40:18 you know, for outreach. 40:20 So that's, kind of, how it's looking like. 40:24 We're right now working on developing the program, 40:27 you know, we started out feeding 40:28 and clothing the homeless. 40:30 So you cloth them as well? Yeah. 40:31 We do. Yes. Wow. 40:33 So we actually have a clothing trailer, 40:35 portable clothing trailer 40:36 that we just finished which is called... 40:38 Fund raising. 40:39 We just finished fundraising for, which is called Change. 40:42 Change the body, change the soul. 40:45 The Lord has given you all the talent. 40:47 Yeah. That's amazing. I like that. 40:48 So that was Isai. 40:49 That's Isai. 40:51 Okay. Hello, Isai. Yeah. 40:53 But he is the one 40:54 who's been really working with the homeless ministry 40:57 and we're the only organization in Central Florida 41:00 that offer support... 41:01 Organization that offers a portable clothing trailer 41:05 to provide clothes. 41:06 So how is the food provided right now, 41:08 do you have like a portable kitchen? 41:10 Or people cook it at, like, the church, 41:12 or at the homes, and truck it? 41:13 Actually, funny story, there is a pub that is... 41:17 That's donated to us 41:20 and they said, "Hey, you could use our kitchen 41:22 in the mornings." 41:23 So, you know, we warm up the food in the kitchen. 41:25 Thank you, Jesus. 41:27 And they end up coming out themselves, 41:28 they help even donate food. 41:30 I mean, it's pretty cool. The pub does. 41:31 It's a pub, yeah. Isn't that amazing? 41:33 So we've actually got, 41:35 Costco donates their food as well. 41:37 So we have a partnership with... 41:38 Bravo Supermarket. Bravo Supermarket. 41:40 They cook, you know, 41:42 they provide food for us as well. 41:44 Eventually, we want to have our own food trucks, 41:47 so that, where we can be able to cook it there 41:49 and provide the food there immediately. 41:51 So that is... 41:52 So every, what did you say, 41:53 first, third, and fifth Sabbath, 41:55 you roll in with some food. 41:58 And then the truck with the clothes? 42:00 The clothing trailer. Yeah. 42:02 And there is one another thing you all are trying to go for? 42:04 Yes. 42:05 I was quickly on that, 42:07 'cause this is one way you can help, 42:08 so listen carefully to this. 42:09 So in the graphic, we have a graphic 42:11 that is a one, two, three step process 42:14 of how we're working with this homeless program. 42:15 Okay. 42:17 And so the first stage 42:18 was feeding and clothing the homeless, 42:21 and doing the surveys. 42:22 So we did a bunch of surveys with the homeless 42:24 to figure out what do they want, 42:25 you know, what are their needs, what are really their needs? 42:28 Once we figured that out, we decided to go to stage two 42:30 which is building a homeless outreach center, 42:33 mobile outreach center. 42:35 And so we have... 42:36 We just fund raised for our clothing trailer. 42:38 So next, we're working on a shower trailer. 42:42 It's gonna cost us about $35,000 42:45 but the goal is to have the homeless come, 42:47 take a shower and get cleaned up. 42:49 In Orlando, it's very difficult for the homeless. 42:50 Okay. 42:52 You can't gather them in one spot 42:53 'cause you'll get arrested. 42:54 Luckily, there's one church 42:56 that allows to meet on their parking lot, 42:57 so we do it then. 42:59 But they're not allowed to clean up in the bathrooms, 43:00 they can't shave, they can't do anything like that, 43:02 they'll get arrested. 43:03 So what we do is 43:06 we're gonna have this mobile shower trailer 43:08 where they can get cleaned up. 43:09 After that, they go to the change trailer, 43:11 get dressed up and then, 43:12 we're able to provide transportation 43:14 to a job interview, 43:16 or to wherever they need to go, where they need to look nice, 43:19 they need to look changed, you know. 43:22 And so, the goal is to eventually, 43:24 be able to fall for grants 43:26 and get more income to raise the salary 43:28 for a social worker. 43:30 That can work case by case 43:31 with the homeless in helping get, 43:33 transition them in to the work for us. 43:36 Amen. 43:37 Yeah, boy, this is absolutely incredible. 43:38 Do you want to say something, Lo-Ammi? 43:40 Yes, so we, all of this, my job as the harvest director 43:43 is that we have these three major components, 43:45 we have the hospital ministry, our kids ministry, 43:47 as well as our homeless ministry, 43:49 and our small groups as well. 43:50 And so we've been doing service 43:53 but the question was, how do we reap them, 43:54 how do we harvest them? 43:56 Yeah. Yes. 43:57 And so at least for me, 43:59 I've been involved in evangelistic series, 44:00 I've coordinated evangelistic series, 44:02 I entered my Revelation of Hope 44:04 and saw how torched that his thing. 44:05 And I was inspired. 44:07 I said, "Man, SALT needs to be more focused 44:10 on doing evangelistic series 44:11 but not your typical three week evangelistic series 44:14 as we have seen." 44:15 We will implement that model 44:17 but what's gonna be unique with this evangelistic series 44:19 that we'll be doing here in the summer, 44:21 is that the two nights that we have off, 44:23 we'll be intentional in plugging in the visitors 44:25 into small groups. 44:26 So when they come in 44:28 and register for the evangelistic series, 44:30 we'll also have small groups that they can plug into. 44:32 So if they want to know more about practical Christianity, 44:35 they can sign up for that. 44:36 If they want to know how to do healthy cooking, 44:38 they have a outreach, a small group for that. 44:40 And so, Wednesday nights, we want to implement. 44:42 So instead of having a night off, Wednesday nights, 44:45 we'll have the cooking small group happening 44:48 during those nights off. 44:49 Thursdays, all the small groups will then meet respectively. 44:52 And then Friday nights, 44:53 when we have our evangelistic series, 44:55 we'll then encourage the members, 44:56 the visitors to come out to an outreach, 44:58 Sabbath morning, to go feed the homeless, 45:01 kids ministry in the afternoon. 45:02 So what we're incorporating 45:04 the small groups into the evangelistic series, 45:06 so when the evangelistic series is over, 45:08 it's not dependent on one Bible worker 45:09 to follow up with everyone, 45:11 they're already plugged into a small group. 45:13 So even if they're not baptized 45:14 by the end of the evangelistic series, 45:16 but they love to do service, 45:17 they're still in a atmosphere 45:19 where they can continue to grow spiritually, 45:21 and that's what we want to implement 45:23 this coming summer. 45:25 As for summer is to come, so we're very intentional 45:27 in focusing on a city in Orlando every summer 45:30 and doing evangelistic series there, 45:33 while incorporating the three step process of SALT 45:37 and then plugging that into, 45:39 emerging that into the evangelistic series. 45:41 So when you go to an evangelistic series, 45:43 you're not just hearing Bible truth 45:45 but now you actually can take that truth, 45:47 and practice it, 45:49 and be a part of the whole evangelistic series. 45:51 So when it's over, 45:52 we don't have to be concerned about, 45:53 "Oh, where is this member gonna be?" 45:55 Well, they're plugged into the church groups, 45:57 those church, those small groups, sorry, 45:59 will then eventually, go to their churches 46:01 and it's easier for you to invite 46:03 someone to the church, 46:04 when you're in this intimate setting 46:06 compared to some random person knocking on my door 46:08 and telling you to come to our church. 46:10 So that's how we've been incorporating, 46:12 that's what we're gonna be doing this... 46:13 Somewhat the evangelistic series 46:15 and incorporating the other churches 46:16 to be involved and really focusing on them 46:19 to go into the small groups 46:21 to plug them into their churches as well. 46:23 I just want to add to, 46:24 we actually have a graphic that shows, 46:26 kind of, the wheel with the evangelistic series 46:28 at the center. 46:30 So those four areas there, 46:33 you know, growth groups outreach projects, 46:34 socials, table salt, 46:35 all of those are really planting seeds 46:39 that the evangelistic series will be used to harvest. 46:43 Like the reaping. Like the reaping. 46:45 And so, we actually did an evangelistic series 46:47 about two years ago. 46:49 We had five people 46:51 who are baptized as a result, they were... 46:53 We actually did it specifically for the section 8 complex 46:56 that we've been working at. 46:58 And then, so five people were baptized on the spot, 47:00 and then two were baptized later down the road, 47:03 but we know that this is a model that can work. 47:06 Yes. We know it can work. 47:08 Now we have someone that's focused 47:10 'cause evangelistic series took, 47:12 I mean, we didn't know what we're doing, 47:13 you know, we partnered with the church, 47:15 you know, but, you know, we did what we could. 47:18 And thanks to GYC actually, they donated some funds to us, 47:21 for us to even make that happen. 47:24 You know, we helped lead the outreach for GYC, 47:26 when you were working with GYC, he helped, 47:29 tried to get that connect. 47:30 We took, I want to say was ten buses or... 47:34 Yeah, it was 12 buses that we had, 47:35 specifically focused on service projects, 47:37 and incorporating everything that... 47:39 So we took them all over Orlando, 47:41 different places to do that. 47:43 And then the other busses we're raising, 47:45 we're doing canvassing to help raise funds for SALT. 47:47 Okay. 47:48 And so that's when... 47:50 When we were able to receive those funds, 47:51 we're able to hire the Bible worker 47:52 we needed for the series, to get the series going. 47:55 We went door to door, some of the contacts, 47:57 to get some of those contacts to come. 47:59 Now that you mentioned that, 48:00 we just got a new leader that came in 48:04 who was a canvasser leader. 48:05 And so now SALT, actually, 48:06 we're having a canvassing program 48:09 that will be able to do canvassing on Sundays 48:12 from 10:00 to 4:00, and then do a, 48:14 hopefully, a spring week 48:16 canvassing to try and generate money 48:18 but at the same time, promote the evangelistic series 48:20 that we'll be doing during the summer, so... 48:23 You know, so I was just thinking here 48:24 'cause you've got someone at home 48:26 that's been like "Wow, I am inspired." 48:28 Amen. 48:29 You know, maybe to support, 48:30 which we'll give the address here shortly for SALT. 48:32 But also, you're wanting to inspire others, 48:36 somebody at home say, "Wow, we've got a hospital, 48:39 I know, we've got a homeless," 48:41 you know, "I've got all of these right here 48:42 in my own town, how do I get involved, 48:44 how do I start something like this?" 48:46 You all are willing to help. 48:48 Yes, so we're developing a program right now, 48:50 it's not completely down packed yet, 48:53 but we're developing 48:55 something called A Pinch Of Salt where it's... 48:59 That's another name. Yeah, yeah. 49:00 That's great. A Pinch of Salt, okay. 49:02 A Pinch Of Salt. 49:03 It's the new program that you're developing. 49:05 Yes, we're developing it now, 49:06 where we will go to any church that invites us, 49:09 depending, we're gonna have a different set up 49:11 where they can pay for two of us to come, 49:13 up to four of us to come, 49:14 and depending on how many people are there 49:16 is how much we can help to do. 49:19 But also providing some of the resources, 49:21 because we don't want anyone to have to reinvent the wheel. 49:24 Correct. 49:25 That's been down the road before them. 49:27 Exactly. 49:28 So we have a lot of those resources, 49:30 we can provide, you need a volunteer management program, 49:32 here you go, here is the 68-page research paper 49:35 that I had to do 49:37 with 30 peer of your journal articles 49:38 that we'll show you what the best 49:40 a volunteer management program will look like. 49:42 And here is how it looks practically, 49:45 you know, all those different things. 49:46 We don't want people to have to go through those 49:48 'cause it was a lot of traveling here for us. 49:51 You know, I'm so excited because to me, this is Acts 2. 49:55 You know, you see the Acts 2 model 49:56 of the early Christian church, 49:58 you guys are waking it out, you know, living, breathing 50:01 example of the church coming together 50:03 and I think of that passion God put in your heart, Eric, 50:06 and now you're joining, Lo-Ammi, 50:07 what God is doing through this, 50:09 my head is spinning 50:11 just thinking of all the outreach opportunities. 50:14 And how you're connecting people 50:16 and with the evangelism 50:17 and getting them connected with other people, 50:19 getting them immediately involved in outreach, 50:22 and small groups, and service 50:23 and praise the Lord for what He's doing. 50:25 Now you all take a big salary for doing what you do? 50:30 No, no. 50:32 Everything's volunteered, everything's volunteered. 50:33 Everything's volunteered. 50:35 You know, we, because of that, we have so many... 50:37 We have about, 50:39 close to 30 volunteer young adult leaders 50:40 from different churches. 50:42 And you both volunteer? 50:43 And we're both volunteers, yeah. 50:44 So we both volunteer on time, so... 50:46 All of my energy, our energies is going into the ministry. 50:48 So the cool thing about that, 50:50 you know, it's for our viewers here is, 50:52 you know, any money you donate, going straight to the work. 50:55 Yeah. 50:56 You know, it's going straight to the work, 50:58 you can be guaranteed that, you know, that it would be... 51:00 Amen. 51:01 Yeah, well, praise the Lord. 51:03 I tell you, it's very inspiring I have to say, 51:04 'cause all around us, there are people in need. 51:07 There are people that are hurting, 51:08 people that needed touch from Jesus, 51:10 and you can be those hands and those feet. 51:13 Now we were mentioning that we have an address, 51:15 which we're getting ready to go to, 51:17 you can contact SALT, 51:18 don't forget about their, the shower trailer, 51:21 that you're trying to raise some funds for, 51:23 so if you feel impressed by the Holy Spirit 51:25 to support this ministry 51:27 or if you want to know how to contact them 51:29 because you want to do 51:30 something like this in your area, 51:32 this is how you can do that. 51:37 If you would like to learn more about SALT, 51:40 you can contact them at, 136 Blue Pointe Way, 51:43 Altamonte Springs, Florida, 32701. 51:47 That's 136 Blue Pointe Way, 51:50 Altamonte Springs, Florida, 32701. 51:54 You can call them at (407) 712-0687, 51:59 that's (407) 712-0687. 52:03 You can also find them online at SaltOutreach.org, 52:08 that's S-A-L-T O-U-T-R-E-A-C-H.org. 52:14 Contact them today. |
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