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Series Code: TDY
Program Code: TDY018014A
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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 01:10 Hello and welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:14 Amen. I have my wonderful co-host. 01:17 You all know I always say this every time, 01:19 I'm on this seat and he is in that seat... 01:21 She is a great host. I'm just a co-host today. 01:24 Thank you for allowing me to be here. 01:27 And this is fun, 01:29 I like this part because I watch you at work. 01:32 Yvonne, the natural. 01:33 But the reason she does so well 01:35 at what she does is because she loves to do 01:38 what she does 01:39 and that's to tell people about Jesus Christ. 01:41 Yes. 01:42 And to interview folks, we have some special friends, 01:44 special... 01:45 We won't call them guests or just guests when they came, 01:47 but they're sisters in the Lord. 01:49 That's right. 01:50 So we have some special sisters today. 01:51 We do. 01:53 And I think you're going to introduce 01:54 the folks to our family. 01:55 I am, you know, these are more than just guests, 02:00 these are like family, I've known these women 02:04 since I was a teenager which was quite a while ago. 02:09 And to have them here is such a blessing. 02:12 And you're going to be blessed too 02:13 when you find out what they're doing, 02:15 so let me introduce them to you. 02:17 First we have Belinda Smith. 02:20 And Belinda is the... 02:21 I want to make sure I have you title right, 02:23 Founder and President of the ministry, 02:26 which is Women Working with Women. 02:28 Yes. 02:29 And then we have Purette Mills, she is the Vice-President. 02:33 And then we have mom Maxine Bethea. 02:36 Mom, there you go. 02:37 And she is the Secretary-Treasurer. 02:39 Mom looks beautiful today, doesn't she? 02:41 Doesn't she? She does. 02:42 She's beautiful inside and out. 02:43 And now you got a million dollar smile, 02:45 so that tells me... 02:47 Wow. 02:48 You got confidence in something, 02:50 and I think that that's in the Lord, right? 02:51 Oh, yes. Amen. 02:52 I think because you're radiating 02:54 when you walked in this room. 02:55 I saw you all smiling and happy and I said, 02:57 "Okay, they love Jesus." Oh, yes. 02:59 Amen. They do. 03:00 Yeah. 03:01 And they've had such a journey, 03:03 and before we even start with Women Working with Women, 03:06 I want us to hear about your personal journeys 03:10 because I think the viewers need to know 03:12 what brought you to this place. 03:14 Have you always been on fire for God? 03:18 Absolutely not. 03:19 I was end-stage renal disease specialist in dialysis 03:23 for about 25 years. 03:25 And in that field, 03:26 my goal was to train nurses and technicians 03:29 how to dialyze patients. 03:31 During that time, I was making very good money. 03:35 So, of course, born and raised in the church 03:38 with the wonderful family, 03:40 we tend to, you know, 03:41 find our own ways as we get older. 03:44 And while in the field, 03:47 I did a lot of work for Corporate America 03:49 where I was working so much, I wasn't even going to church. 03:52 I was really making a name for myself in the field, 03:56 and I went as far as I could in 03:57 that field as president of the Nephrology Association. 04:01 At that point, 04:03 there was no other level for me to do, 04:05 so I decided then I wanted to do something else. 04:09 But I also knew that I wasn't in the church, 04:12 and my life wasn't the way it should be. 04:14 And if I was going to get that relationship I needed 04:18 with the Lord, 04:19 I would have to probably change my course. 04:22 Not knowing that God knew that as well, 04:26 and during that time, 04:28 my mother had gotten ill when I went to see her. 04:30 And while I was there she had passed out, 04:32 I never saw her passed out before, and I was visiting. 04:35 But I had a hard time getting 04:37 that look out of my mind when she was sick. 04:41 And so when I went back to Mississippi, 04:43 I couldn't rest. 04:45 And I knew then I would have to just resign. 04:47 I can't stay here, I really need to go be there 04:50 'cause what if nobody is there and something happens. 04:53 So that was a divine move by God. 04:57 Absolutely. I believe that. 04:59 And when I got there and I moved to Gainesville 05:02 and that's approximately now 16 years ago. 05:05 Okay. 05:07 And while being there is when I got involved 05:10 with women's ministry. 05:12 I've always been in giving workshops, 05:13 and conferences, 05:15 and speaking in public to thousands of people, 05:17 that was my job but not for Christ, 05:20 that was the difference. 05:21 I got involved 05:23 with the women's ministry organization 05:24 in Southeastern Conference 05:26 under the leadership of Nicole Brise, 05:27 Elder Nicole Brise. 05:28 And under her leadership, 05:30 I was able to travel to Africa and Curacao 05:32 and different places to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. 05:34 That was great. 05:36 And I used to preach the gospel of end-stage renal disease 05:39 and here I am in Africa now in Bingerville, 05:42 preaching the gospel at a three weeks crusade. 05:45 Yes. 05:46 So that's where the turn changed in my life. 05:49 And while I was in Corporate America drinking and partying 05:52 and doing all the things, Yvonne, 05:56 you know, we should not do and that type of lifestyle. 06:00 And so coming back to Florida was my saving grace turn. 06:05 All right. 06:07 And so when I got back involved with women's ministry, 06:09 I knew then after 12 years 06:11 of being with Southeastern Conference 06:12 with the women's ministry, 06:15 the Lord gave me that vision to do the same thing 06:20 but in the community. 06:21 And so after 12 years there at Southeastern Conference 06:26 working with Nicole Brise, 06:28 I developed an organization 06:30 called Women Working with Women. 06:31 And that's where the birth came. 06:34 And here's the thing about our ministry. 06:38 North American Division and General Conference, 06:40 their sermons and the PowerPoints 06:42 are shared throughout the country 06:44 in this ministry 06:45 because those are the ones 06:47 that we used to entertain the women in the community. 06:50 So we give conferences called 06:53 Women Working with Women Conferences. 06:55 And we gave one a couple of years ago, 06:57 we got over 100 women signed up to come to this conference. 06:59 Wonderful. 07:01 But we were giving them the Gospel of Jesus Christ 07:03 through our North American Division PowerPoints 07:06 on women's ministry, on abuse. 07:08 And now all those things 07:10 we give all of that to the community, 07:12 we don't house it, it's not ours to house. 07:14 Okay. 07:15 So you bring the community in... 07:17 Absolutely. 07:18 The women in, and then you're showing them... 07:21 Absolutely. Evangelistic types of tools. 07:24 It's evangelistic trust 07:26 that we are using in the community, 07:28 we are preaching the gospel with our material 07:30 that allows the women to learn 07:32 how to live in Christ and how to deal with abuse, 07:37 how to deal with incarceration, 07:40 how to deal with single parenting. 07:41 We have all that stuff. We have all the material. 07:44 All we're doing is taking it from the church 07:48 and taking it outside to the community 07:50 so that we can share it with those women, 07:53 and they have no idea. 07:55 That's wonderful. 07:56 While we invite the women of the church to join us 07:59 in that same effort 08:01 so we can grow that ministry in the community 08:04 and in the church 08:05 because we want to teach women in the church 08:07 how to do what we are doing to grow our communities 08:11 even further for the church 08:13 'cause the ultimate goal 08:15 is whether we're in the church or not, 08:16 it's a women's ministry. 08:18 Yes. 08:19 And we want to make sure people have a part in that ministry. 08:21 Yes. 08:22 And I really want to get more into Women Working with Women, 08:26 but I still want to hear more of your journeys first. 08:29 And, Purette, I know you have a testimony too. 08:32 Tell us about your testimony. 08:34 Well, I have quite a few testimonies, 08:35 but I'm going to try to tell you 08:37 this particular one because it started 08:39 when we were young with this lady here. 08:43 Ever since I can remember, 08:45 my mother has always taken in people from the street, 08:48 from so many places, 08:51 particularly doing community service 08:54 with those people. 08:56 What's exciting to me about that is that I didn't realize 08:58 she was planting a seed. 08:59 So whether we were, 09:01 you know, feeding people or taking people in our home 09:05 or visiting prisons every weekend 09:07 'cause that's what started with her 50-plus years ago, 09:10 where we were, prison ministry was in our spirit. 09:13 Every Sabbath, we had to go to the nursing home, 09:15 we had to go visit the prisons... 09:16 Oh, yeah, wonderful. 09:18 We were to not stay at home children. 09:19 Good job, Mom. 09:21 So you made up the child. Exactly. 09:23 Yes. 09:24 So we learned by example 09:26 but didn't realize what was really going on 09:28 because we went crazy about the idea, 09:31 but it had become who we were. 09:34 And, of course, in turn I end up doing 09:36 that with my own children. 09:38 So as I moved forward in my own personal life, 09:42 I went into teaching and when... 09:45 whatever city I was in, 09:47 and I've been in nine conferences 09:50 around the nation. 09:51 So in every city, 09:53 there was some type of food giving program 09:56 that I was a part of and then I started my own 09:59 for the school 10:00 because, you know, in our schools, 10:02 we don't have just, 10:04 you know, Seventh-day Adventists children. 10:06 And there were a lot of people 10:07 who came to our schools that couldn't afford it 10:09 who won scholarships. 10:11 Okay. And they needed the help. 10:12 So when I saw poverty, well, if I saw a need, 10:15 and even people who were middle class, 10:18 they didn't always have enough to make ends meet in the way 10:21 that would make them comfortable. 10:23 So we started in our school with foods, 10:25 at different schools. 10:26 So now here I am at a point in my life 10:29 where not only are my children doing the same thing 10:32 and loved to do the same thing, 10:34 Belinda tells me about 10:36 all that she's doing with the women's ministries 10:38 for her conference. 10:40 The first 12 years she worked, 10:42 I tried to be a part of that with her. 10:43 I'm a balloon artist. Okay. 10:45 So my nose got in the door 10:47 because I create balloon art that wows. 10:51 And so she had me come in and make sure 10:54 that her conferences had that appeal. 10:57 Okay. 10:59 And of course the more I saw her involved, 11:01 she knew that with my experience 11:02 in schools, 11:04 I talked to a lot of parents, I've always, 11:06 you know, had parenting seminars 11:07 just back to back all the time 11:09 and she wanted to put that piece in her presentation. 11:13 You know, when she did conferences, 11:15 we have all kinds of workshops, 11:17 but she wanted a parenting workshop 11:20 because of that situation, 11:23 I saw her grow and grow and grow 11:24 and just stuck with her. 11:26 So it was a natural transition for me to get involved. 11:28 But remember the evangelistic thrust 11:30 of the whole part of conferencing 11:32 was that I'm not going to be mentoring 11:33 to the women in the church. 11:36 The conferences are being reached out 11:37 to the women in the community, 11:39 so when we do our conferences, 11:40 we go on radio, we go in the paper, 11:43 and we promote it through the local churches. 11:45 Okay. 11:46 And the people that come to the women conferences 11:48 are from all other churches. 11:50 And they're looking and their hearing 11:52 and they're watching that every presenter is someone 11:57 that we know that use our material 11:58 that shares that whether it's on end-it-now abuse 12:01 or whether it's on how to be a good parent. 12:05 We use our material in an evangelistic thrust 12:09 to give to the community and they eat it up, 12:12 they want the copies, they want the, 12:13 "Can you give me a copy of that sermon? 12:15 Can I have that?" 12:16 And all the speakers are from our conference 12:18 that I know 12:19 because that's who God put in my life with those women. 12:22 And so we've had just do the talkings, 12:23 we've had many women help us speak at our conferences. 12:27 And in doing that, 12:29 we're able to tell the women in the community, 12:31 you know, that you're more than just a conqueror. 12:33 You might be addicted right now to him or to a drug, 12:38 but the bottom line is when you get done 12:40 this weekend at this conference, 12:41 you're going to realize how much God loves you 12:43 and how much you are more than what you believe you are. 12:46 And when I saw that, when I saw that growth, 12:50 when I saw that thrust, 12:52 and she told me what she wanted to do 12:53 when she left working 12:55 with the conference, I kind of... 12:57 it was just a natural transition 12:58 for me to be a part. 13:00 And I just love working with the program, I really do. 13:04 And, again, it's the conference, 13:05 it's the women ministries 13:07 that we have throughout the conferences 13:10 that have that equipment to empower me 13:13 to empower others. 13:14 And that's why it's important to get involved 13:16 with women's ministry as a woman 13:17 if you're in a church 13:19 because it is critical to get this material 13:21 and take it to the community. 13:24 That's why we're there, we're sitting there every year, 13:26 we're at conferences, we're being empowered, 13:29 we're being filled and now we have to let 13:31 that cup run over out in the community. 13:33 And that's what I'm illustrating right now 13:36 in our community, 13:37 and I'm hoping people will follow 13:39 that same trend not wait to be put in office 13:42 just do the work. 13:43 Yes. 13:44 It's not a women's ministry's club. 13:46 It's women in ministry. Right. 13:47 Women in ministry. Women in ministry. 13:49 So, Sister Maxine, do you want to say anything? 13:52 Well, I was just before you move on 13:54 or wonder ask her a question right 13:56 before we came on the air, 13:57 I heard you two talking and you were talking 13:59 about you've known her, 14:01 I'm going to say 14:02 since you're little girl almost, right? 14:03 Yes. 14:05 Tell us little bit about this relationship. 14:07 Danny, I am so glad you said that because really 14:10 that's where this seed was planted in my heart. 14:14 I love, love, love music, and I love ministry, 14:18 I call it the M&Ms, they go together. 14:21 Good. 14:22 And my love for music started in Brooklyn, New York. 14:26 And my girlfriend and I would follow 14:29 Miss Yvonne Hodge at that time, everywhere she went. 14:33 Whenever we heard she was singing, 14:35 it was like a celebrity because her voice... 14:37 And here's the difference, 14:39 that music grew ministry loving in my heart, 14:44 you know, just her voice was so crystal clear 14:48 with no vibrato, I never heard that. 14:53 And it was like water, 14:55 it's like listening to fresh water 14:56 'cause it was new. 14:57 And I must have been all of 10 and 11 15:00 when I first realized how powerful that was for me. 15:02 Wow! Wonderful. Oh, yeah. 15:04 Oh, no, you didn't have to say. 15:07 But it's exciting to know that because of that seed 15:11 and following her whenever we heard her name, 15:14 we wanted to get involved. 15:15 I'm not talking about now 10 and 11, 15:17 I'm talking about 18, I'm talking about 24, 15:19 I'm talking about 30... 15:21 All my life somewhere 15:22 I would be able to find and spot that music in my life 15:26 and it kept drawing me back to ministry. 15:29 So they're teaching ministry, the music ministry, 15:32 I'm a choir director to this day, 15:34 she didn't know that, church's choir director. 15:37 All that they had started with love 15:39 that I had for people 15:41 who I called the glue that keeps us in the church. 15:43 Okay. 15:45 So when you hear Yvonne, there is a pull, 15:46 you know, when you hear about her sister, 15:48 you hear about any family member 15:50 that was surrounding Bethel Church at that time, 15:54 there's a pull. 15:55 So this thing of ministry, 15:58 and I say this to all parents all the time, 16:01 we have to create positive spiritual memories 16:04 for children at every age. 16:05 Absolutely. 16:07 Because truly, just as Yvonne became my glue, 16:10 that becomes their glue to staying in the church. 16:13 So now when I talk about women and families in this ministry, 16:18 I'm talking about saving souls, that's all I'm talking about. 16:20 It's what it's all about. Praise the Lord. 16:22 You know, just a few nights ago, 16:25 I went to New York with her, we went to New York. 16:27 She was invited to a Roberta Flack 16:29 that she used to sing with on the road for some time. 16:34 And she was invited to her birthday party 16:36 so of course I tag along, 16:38 but what I was so amazed 16:40 at because I didn't know this part of her life, 16:41 I've known her a number of years, 16:43 but the professional singers some of the folks 16:46 you may call icons that were there, 16:49 all came up to her. 16:50 Oh. I knew that, I knew that. 16:53 They came up to her and were saying, 16:56 "You know, we've studied you, we've listened you," 16:58 but what they told me that, 17:00 "She was such an influence on us 17:02 for the positive, 17:04 she was always what you see today, 17:06 you know, she was always good natured, she was helpful. 17:11 We knew there was something special about her." 17:14 And so we actually saw some of the younger singers 17:16 that was 40s, 17:19 we call that younger now, 40s, the ages 17:22 who are professional singers 17:23 who hadn't really known her that she's enough older, 17:27 they hadn't seen her face 17:29 but when they introduced her to sing 17:30 and she went to Roberta. 17:32 And then Roberta said, "Would you sing for me?" 17:33 Oh, my... 17:35 And they said Yvonne Lewis, 17:36 you could hear the whole crowd was like... 17:38 So afterwards, these younger folks said, 17:40 "Ma'am, we studied you, we've listened you, 17:44 you know, all of these years 17:45 and so you've been a great mentor for us." 17:47 And they called her the Golden Era of their music. 17:50 But I said all that to say her spirit even though 17:53 she left the church for a while, her spirit, 17:56 she knew God was drawing her back. 17:58 Amen. 18:00 That same spirit 18:01 that she has now was within her that same, 18:04 but she had to really find her way right back 18:06 to where she is today. 18:08 Praise the Lord. Amen. 18:09 Well, because of her spirit and because of her journey, 18:12 I didn't really leave the church, 18:14 I always had music. 18:15 Okay. 18:17 I always had music, and the love 18:18 that I had started with this young lady. 18:20 Wow. Well, praise the Lord. 18:21 That makes me want to cry. 18:23 Praise the Lord because the Lord, 18:25 it's so obvious 18:26 that that He's had his hand on all of us 18:29 and He has just brought us all such a mighty long way. 18:32 And being that we've all come from great families, 18:36 we still have a journey 18:37 that we have to take on our own. 18:39 That's right. 18:40 And even when I left the church 18:41 and I partied and drank and smoked 18:43 and I did all of those things, 18:44 yeah, I did, I know you're watching, but I did. 18:48 But it all had to be a part of that journey 18:51 because God only deals with our choices, 18:54 but He also knows our heart. 18:55 And you remember no matter 18:57 what Peter said, "Lord, I will not deny You," 19:00 God knew his heart and allowed him to deny him. 19:04 But He said afterwards, 19:06 "I allowed him to do that because I knew his heart." 19:09 Okay. What does that say? 19:10 So we go through these journeys because God knows us, 19:14 He really knows. 19:15 And He knows how we feel, and that's why this ministry, 19:19 I have such a passion for women's ministry. 19:21 I had a passion when I was in the conference. 19:25 I have a passion now as an entrepreneur 19:27 and a business owner. 19:29 It is critical to help save 19:33 the women in the community 19:34 more than ever because I know where I was... 19:38 And I know where I'm not. That's good. 19:40 And even though I was there, 19:41 you would think I would've been lost, 19:43 but no, He wasn't done with this yet. 19:46 No. Right. 19:48 That's what we're saying to the women in the community. 19:50 And even to the women 19:51 that we go see in the jail every Sunday, 19:53 every week, she's been going, 19:54 my mother has been going to jail for over 53 years, 19:58 every week, starting in New York at Sing Sing. 20:01 Went onto jail of own accord every week. 20:04 Yes. Yeah, right. 20:06 Yes. Yes, absolutely for own accord. 20:09 And even with this going now, 20:10 the women there even as early as of last week, 20:13 the women were very ashamed 20:17 of what they were in there for and very humiliated, 20:20 and when they come in the room they're just despondent, 20:24 but then when we say, 20:25 "Hey, praise God, you're here today 20:27 and look at the day that God has made just for you. 20:30 You could have been in your cell, 20:32 but you came up here to hear the Word." 20:34 Good. 20:35 So God still is prickling your heart. 20:38 And so you have to remember, 20:39 you know, my husband was in the same jail. 20:42 And I wasn't in this jail 20:44 but sure I've crossed a path or something 20:47 that you've done 20:49 because you have to realize they can relate to you. 20:50 That's right. 20:51 And when they realize that they can relate to you 20:53 they knew you have a connection there 20:55 that they will have with anyone else. 20:57 And I think that's why when the works in the jail 21:01 and in the transition that they come out 21:03 and they sign up for hours 21:05 to get their hours done with us. 21:07 Wonderful. Yes, yes. 21:09 Sister Maxine, what do you think 21:10 when you hear your girls talking about ministry 21:13 and the seeds that you've planted in them? 21:17 How do you feel when you hear them talk? 21:20 I just praise God 21:21 because I know if it wasn't for Jesus, 21:25 I wouldn't be here today. 21:26 Yes. Tell us about your journey. 21:29 Mmm? Tell us about your journey. 21:30 Yeah, Mom, tell about your journey. 21:34 I can't tell you all of that but I'll tell you some of it. 21:36 But I do know that while I was married 21:40 before my husband's death, I was going to church, 21:46 but I was serving my community 21:49 and my family and my church family doing 21:52 what I'm supposed to do. 21:54 But when my husband passed, 21:57 and I got married to Jesus, everything changed. 22:03 And when he passed, 22:06 I asked God what am I supposed to do. 22:09 I'm up in New York, I don't have all education, 22:11 I don't have a job. 22:13 I said, "How am I supposed to raise these children?" 22:15 And a voice said, "Put them in church school." 22:18 Okay. 22:20 Me and God had a talk. 22:21 "How, Lord, how can I put them in church school, 22:22 I have no money?" 22:24 He said, "Put them in church school." 22:27 I went to church that night and I talked with the pastor, 22:29 he said the same thing. 22:31 The next day, 22:34 Purette came home 22:35 from the first day in junior high school, 22:37 and she said, 22:39 "Mom, I'm not going back to that school." 22:42 And I just talked with the pastor, 22:43 it's not about this church school thing now, 22:45 you are not going back to the public school. 22:48 She said, "No, they want me to bring 22:49 my lunch and some money tomorrow 22:51 or else they're going to beat me up." 22:54 I said, "Baby, you don't worry, you don't have to go." 22:57 So when all of my children came in from school that evening, 22:59 we had a talk. 23:01 And I told them tomorrow, 23:03 we're going to go find a church school. 23:05 And they were kind of excited, 23:07 but I didn't know where I was going to go 23:09 with no money, 23:11 just a prayer, and a raggedy car. 23:15 That night we prayed, put my babies to bed. 23:18 Early in the next morning, we get up, 23:19 we're getting ready to go somewhere to school, 23:22 don't know where, got in that car. 23:25 I started driving around Brooklyn, New York. 23:29 And the last stop was in front of the school 23:31 called Brooklyn Temple, 3 Lewis Avenue. 23:36 I prayed with my babies in the car, 23:38 and got up and walked into the school, 23:40 and the Lord had everything already planned. 23:45 Walked into the office, Mr. Sabero says, 23:47 "Oh, so good to have you here. 23:49 These are all your children?" I say, "Yes, all four." 23:52 He said, "Well, come into the office." 23:53 We go into the office and sit down and talk and talk, 23:55 and then he says, 23:57 "We're just going to do 23:58 we can to help you keep these babies safe, 24:00 we're going to need you here." 24:02 Do you know, he said, 24:04 "I'm going to figure out 24:05 how much it's going to cost though, 24:07 we got to get you tuition and stuff." 24:09 I didn't say a word, just praying. 24:12 And when he gave me the figure, 24:15 I said, "Sir, I don't have any money." 24:18 I said, "But I want my children here, 24:19 God told me to bring them here." 24:22 And he says, 24:24 "Well, I believe what you're saying. 24:28 Let's talk with the teachers, see if they need any help. 24:33 If they need some help, that would be great, 24:36 you will fit in perfectly here." 24:39 He left us in a room, went to talk to the teachers. 24:42 When he did that, he came back out, 24:45 "See, Miss Bethea, we can use you. 24:48 My teachers need some assistance 24:50 but there is no salary, 24:52 but your time 24:54 would take care of their tuition. 24:57 And then you're going to have any food 24:59 that's left from lunch, you can take it home." 25:03 And I said, "Thank you so much." 25:05 And I was so excited. We prayed with him. 25:08 And told me where to take my kids, 25:09 and showed me the teacher I would be teaching with. 25:13 And then that evening after school 25:16 when I got home, 25:18 my phone was ringing off the hook. 25:20 The parents, couple of parents called me, 25:23 if I were to take the children to school, 25:24 they would buy me gas. 25:26 Praise God. That was another way out. 25:29 Then I happened to talk to four parents. 25:32 They told that they were going to pay me per week, 25:34 it's about $300-something a week for gas. 25:39 When I went to pick up the children next morning 25:41 for all of us to go to school, 25:44 I had a good time talking with the parents, 25:47 spending the whole day at school with my children 25:49 and their children 25:50 and making sure about their breakfast, 25:52 their lunch at the school. 25:56 Do you know God works such a miracle, 25:58 one day I carried a young fellow home 26:01 by name a Kevin Boyer. 26:03 His mama became an alcoholic 26:05 after driving the subways in New York. 26:08 And she made him sit at the front door 26:10 and called me, 26:12 "Come, come, Miss Bethea, come inside a minute." 26:14 So I told other kids, 26:15 "Stay in the car, 26:17 I'll be right back, don't move." 26:18 I went inside. 26:19 She said, "Here, take this key to my car." 26:21 She had a brand new Deuce-and-A-Quarter 225. 26:24 Oh... 225. 26:25 Deuce-and-A-Quarter. Yes, right. 26:27 She said, "I want you to take this car 26:32 and take these children 26:33 'cause your car going to breakdown, it's smoking." 26:36 Now I don't want you messing around with the children. 26:38 I said, "Thank you so much." I said, "You sure?" 26:39 She said, "Yeah." 26:41 I said, "Your husband says okay." 26:42 She said, "He don't care." Boy! 26:46 Lord, help me, Jesus. 26:49 When I drive that car in front of my door, 26:52 my neighbors thought I had hit the number 26:55 or a lottery or something. 26:56 "Where did you get that car from?" 26:57 "Jesus." That's right. 27:00 Jesus. 27:01 And God have carried me so forth. 27:03 And when my husband passed, 27:07 I didn't know which way I was going 27:09 although I have been into church, 27:11 but I was serving two masses. 27:13 Okay. 27:15 When he died, 27:16 I started dancing my problems away. 27:19 I'll get my children ready for church, 27:21 get them ready for church on Friday afternoon, 27:24 when I got them in bed and tucked in, 27:26 I would take off and go dance, go dance, go dance. 27:30 Get home about 3 o'clock in the morning 27:31 and get a couple hours of rest 27:33 and get up and get my children ready 27:35 for Sabbath school. 27:37 One Sabbath morning, 27:39 sitting in the back with my children, 27:42 Ella Goldburn was preaching. 27:43 Oh, yeah. 27:45 He looked up there in the back in end 27:47 I was nodding. 27:49 I hear my name out before the congregations, 27:51 "Sister Bethea, wake up, 27:53 you're going to miss the message." 27:56 That day sealed my life. 28:00 I carried my children home, went into my cabinet, 28:05 let us all, we all fortifies 28:08 and most small record, 28:10 tapes and all stuff on it, 28:12 went in our backyard on the Sabbath, 28:14 threw them all across the fence. 28:16 Okay. 28:17 I haven't bought another one since that day, 28:20 get it out of my life, get it out. 28:22 Yes. 28:23 And God have just kept on the lesson 28:27 like you're going, it's going... 28:29 bottom one drop out, but God just picks it up. 28:32 Yes. 28:33 And put the icing on 28:35 is when my Lord blessed this child 28:39 to come out of high school 28:41 and I had to take her to Oakwood. 28:44 "How am I supposed to do that, Lord?" 28:46 I got where I stopped even questioning Him 28:48 because He just kept doing everything. 28:52 I picked my child up with a U-Haul, 28:55 drove around those mountains 28:56 in Tennessee at night by myself, 29:01 got to Oakwood, patiently waited. 29:06 When I got a chance to go into the principal's office, 29:09 Dr. Rock, 29:12 he and I talked for awhile. 29:15 He said, "You tell me, Sister Bethea, 29:18 you drove all around 29:20 those mountains of Tennessee by yourself with the U-Haul 29:24 with your child at night by yourself 29:27 with only $200?" 29:30 And I said, "It's all I got." 29:33 But God told me to bring her here 29:35 and I'm going to leave her here. 29:37 Okay. 29:38 'Cause she's got better book on the rock, 29:39 you're going to take her, I'm not taking her back. 29:42 All of her stuff is in the U-Haul. 29:45 I said, "Now would you take your business 29:46 'cause I'm going to pray 29:47 and sit right here in this office." 29:49 He said, "You're crazy as you got a lot of faith 29:53 to come this far with $200, It's a $1000..." 29:56 I say, "This is God school." 29:59 He said, "Bring her." Yeah. 30:02 "Mrs. Bethea, we're going to go and talk to brethren." 30:06 I say, "Have a good talk. 30:08 I will be out here when you come out." 30:11 He came out. 30:13 "God is with you, Mrs. Bethea. He is with you." 30:15 I say, "I know, He told me to bring her." 30:18 I said, "So let's pray now." There you go. 30:20 So I grabbed a seat and he and I prayed. 30:23 He said, 30:24 "You're something else, Sister Bethea." 30:26 I said, "Where do I register my child?" 30:29 Registered my child, 30:31 got in that U-Haul, 30:35 an old car and started driving back 30:37 to Brooklyn just singing, giving God praise. 30:40 Yes. 30:42 He told me if I'm going back that within a quarter 30:44 with some money. 30:45 I have to get come her. 30:47 As we were to lead to Jesus, I see that all of money. 30:51 There you go. Prayed again, prayed again. 30:54 After we finish that, I started back to Brooklyn 30:58 by myself praising God for this child. 31:02 God blessed her to be there for a whole four years. 31:05 Yes, Amen. Not owing a dime. 31:08 Amen. That's wonderful. 31:10 I know what God can do. That's right. 31:12 And all of them came through church school 31:14 on prayer. 31:16 Yes. 31:17 God made a way, every step of the way. 31:19 Yes. That's amazing. 31:21 That is such a great testimony, 31:24 you ought to write a book 31:26 about God is blessing you so much. 31:29 That's right. 31:30 "The Blessings of a Single Parent." 31:31 Yes. I definitely want a book. 31:33 I want to pay you for this one 'cause I want this one. 31:35 All right. 31:36 To read it and I'm going to read this. 31:38 I'm not a great reader for a lot of different things, 31:40 I stick with the Bible, Spirit of Prophecy, 31:42 and I get so much stuff coming in 31:44 but I'm going to read this one. 31:45 These are incredible. 31:46 Yeah, I want every single parent to have it. 31:48 I really do. Testimonies. 31:49 And I hope that some of our church leaders 31:50 and teachers and faculty are listening today 31:53 because there are many people just like you... 31:55 Yes. 31:56 Who still need that help 31:58 and we need not turn anybody away 32:00 when they come into the church schools, 32:02 we need to make a way 32:03 for them not to be so expensive. 32:05 Wow! 32:06 We need to make more people can afford them, 32:08 and for years here, 32:09 we had our students at the school here 32:12 that said, "If you can't afford tuition, 32:14 don't pay it," and God has blessed on that. 32:16 The schools have been going about 16, 17 years. 32:19 Beautiful. 32:20 So if they can pay $100 a month, that's fine, 32:22 but those who can't pay it, 32:23 no one's ever been turned away... 32:25 Wonderful. Just for that reason. 32:26 Because I like you I was raised or didn't have anything 32:30 and so I say, why is it, 32:32 you know, it's Christian education, 32:34 this should be for everybody, not just those who can pay. 32:36 God said we train them the way they should. 32:39 Now God has blessed. 32:40 They may stray away but they're coming back. 32:42 It's within them you have instilled it 32:44 when you were young. 32:45 And it's in them and it's coming back 32:47 for my children like, 32:49 you know, you know Jesus, I say, "Lord, she knows." 32:51 Absolutely. "She's yours now." 32:53 All I can do is pray for her. I can't train anymore. 32:54 Now we got to... Go ahead. 32:56 I was going to say that book has helped 32:57 a lot of people in this ministry, 32:59 you know, work with women 33:00 because a lot of them are single from the projects 33:03 and but the thing about the book 33:05 and I'm not saying is because she's my mother, 33:06 I was with her on a lot of those journeys. 33:09 You're not going to... 33:10 that's nothing but miracles. 33:11 I mean, this is like out of this world crazy miracle 33:14 and so people have been with their eyes open like, 33:17 "I know that can happen for me. 33:18 If that happened for her, I know it can happen for me." 33:20 Absolutely. 33:21 And so we have to use that in ministry. 33:23 It was really amazing. 33:24 It's when I used to go to, like she said, nursing homes. 33:27 And this particular Sabbath, 33:29 we were going to a nursing home 33:30 and this pretty warm sitting up in her bed. 33:32 And I just grabbed her because she was so pretty 33:33 I say you got to come and go home with me, 33:36 I was playing, you know. 33:38 But she was serious. 33:40 She said, "For real?" 33:41 I said, "Yeah, come on go home with me." 33:44 She said, "Okay." 33:45 So I said, 33:46 "I'll be back to your room in few minutes." 33:48 I said, "I pray with you, 33:49 I'm going to pray with some other women 33:51 and I would come back by here." 33:52 When I got back by her room, she had a doctor there. 33:56 And she told the doctor 33:57 that I was going to take her home. 33:59 Oh! 34:01 I carried a woman home, 34:02 she stayed with me for 10 years. 34:05 Mercy. Wow. 34:06 Ten years. Ten years. 34:09 And that's the seed I'm talking about. 34:10 When I say she would take people home, 34:12 she would feed people, 34:14 she would bring people of the street, I mean... 34:15 Minister to them. 34:16 Yeah, she was always doing things like 34:18 that along with prison ministry. 34:20 So I think the journey, 34:22 you know, had everything to do 34:24 with the seeds planted, you know... 34:26 I never saw myself in prison ministry 34:29 or women's ministry. 34:30 I was Corporate American, I loved it, 34:32 I was making over $80,000 a year, 34:34 I was fine, I was content. 34:36 But then I flipped the script and followed the voice, 34:39 I listened to the Lord. 34:41 The figures are different but the enrichment in my life 34:43 cannot ever be as is what I was making. 34:47 You can't give me that joy, that peace, 34:50 because when you find Christ as a peace that you have, 34:52 and that's what the women need to know in the community 34:55 that it's wonderful to have Christ in your life 34:58 and to put Him first 34:59 because the peace that passes understanding 35:02 will be obtained in your life, 35:05 but you just have to give Him a try, 35:07 have faith and that's what we try to do. 35:08 Let me tell you how I know 35:11 what Jesus is going to do if you just trust Him. 35:17 Ten years, the lady stayed with me, 35:19 I had to sadly come back to Florida. 35:21 And I asked her, 35:23 "You want to go to Florida with me?" 35:24 She said, "Yeah, I'll go, I'll go." 35:27 So we picked up with my granddaughter 35:29 and we started to Florida. 35:31 And got on 65 South, , 35:33 we decided going back to my dada's house 35:35 my mama's house, 35:38 and my car starts smoking. 35:42 On 65, I was at one of the main exits 35:48 where they had the hospital... 35:53 Nashville, Tennessee. Up on that area. 35:56 And so a voice says, "Turn off here, turn off here." 35:59 When I turned off down there went to a share station. 36:03 And a nice man was standing there waiting on me to pull up 36:06 into that station. 36:07 And he said, 36:09 "Miss, pop your hood, pop your hood." 36:11 And I popped the hood. 36:13 He said, "You have a busted radiator. 36:15 Where are you going?" 36:17 I said, "I'm going to Florida." 36:18 He said, 36:19 "But your grandmamma in your car, 36:21 you won't make it, you won't make it." 36:22 He said, "I tell you what to do, 36:24 you go up on that hill to that station. 36:26 They are open all night long, they'll fix your car for you," 36:29 and I got no money to get my car fixed. 36:32 But I do what he has asked me to do. 36:33 I went up there. 36:35 You're not going to believe, when I went up there, 36:39 I parked my car... 36:44 A tall handsome black guy come out to my car, 36:47 all dressed up, tie and everything. 36:50 He said, "Miss, what's wrong? Pop your hood." 36:53 That's two men telling me to pop my hood, I pop it again. 36:57 He said, "You got a messed up radiator, 36:59 you can't go on this places just stay in your car. 37:02 Let me go and talk to the man." 37:04 He went inside stayed for about 20 minutes, 37:09 came out with a paid receipt, 37:13 over $600 for my car. 37:16 He said, 37:17 "Listen, they're going to fix your car for you, 37:21 you're going to have to stay overnight. 37:24 So you come follow me, 37:25 we go into this hotel right over here. 37:27 I'm going to put you and your mom 37:29 and your daughter up for a night." 37:31 He said, "Early in the morning, 37:32 I want you to come back over here 37:34 with this receipt, get your car, 37:36 and have a safe trip to Florida." 37:38 I said, "Sir, what's your name?" 37:41 He was a young pastor coming 37:43 from a prison ministry conference. 37:45 Oh, look at that. 37:48 He and I had a little church in the car. 37:49 Oh, look at that. 37:50 He and his partner came 37:52 by wanting to know what was wrong. 37:53 And he told him, he said, 37:55 "We got to take over to the hotel, 37:56 we got to get some rest." 37:57 The car won't be ready until in the morning. 37:59 They drove us over there, we got over there, 38:03 only Jesus would do something like this. 38:06 When I got to the hotel, 38:09 the man paid for our room, 38:13 the hotel and the mechanic was over $1,200. 38:18 And I said to the man, 38:19 I said, "Please, give me your address, 38:21 I have to pay you back." 38:22 He said, "No, no, no." 38:24 He said, "We have money left over 38:25 from our conference. 38:28 It's on this car. 38:30 I don't stop at this station, 38:32 but I want to get some cool drinks 38:34 so that I could drive a little further. 38:36 God stopped me here." Look at that. 38:40 "And your car attracted my attention." 38:43 He says, "So I had to do what I did. 38:45 You know, I say, 38:47 "Oh, Jesus, Jesus, only Jesus." 38:52 And he was writing for quite a while, 38:54 then we lost connection, 38:56 I don't know where he moved or what happened, 38:57 but I can never get a hold to him anymore. 38:59 You see, what you're saying, 39:02 I know it's such a great testimony 39:05 for the women in this program... 39:08 Because they need to know that no matter where you are, 39:12 God's got you. 39:14 He's got you. Tell us more about the program. 39:16 What kinds of things are you doing in this program 39:19 and what... 39:20 Then how can we help? Well, yeah, absolutely. 39:21 A lot of viewers want to know. 39:23 This is how you can help and this is what we're doing. 39:26 We have been blessed to partner with the University of Florida 39:28 and Santa Fe College there in Gainesville, Florida. 39:31 Our office is there 39:33 is in the Santa Fe College office building, 39:36 but we also have the ability 39:37 to use their workshops and seminars 39:39 and any of their conferences rooms 39:41 because we're an incubator company 39:43 and this was a God given thing 39:45 that was given and placed in our laps 39:46 and we accepted it, 39:48 and so we're able to do programs there free. 39:50 We do a professional development program there 39:52 for free, 39:54 everything we do is free to the women in the community. 39:56 So they're aware that we have this program, 39:59 so when they come out of the incarceration 40:01 or if they are a single parent 40:03 or a parent who hasn't been in school 40:04 or haven't had employment in a long time, 40:06 they take this program. 40:08 And in this program, they get the computer skills, 40:10 they get administrator skills, we dress for success, 40:14 we give them the whole spiel about how to obtain a job 40:17 and fill out a resume, 40:18 be totally equipped with that 40:20 because you'd be surprised how many people 40:22 just have lost the skills. 40:24 And so in this program, 40:25 we've been blessed to have a young lady 40:26 who was incarcerated, but when she came out, 40:28 she didn't have anywhere to go, 40:30 she didn't use any of her skills, 40:31 she had two babies by a boyfriend 40:35 and they were living with him 40:36 and they were on food stamps. 40:38 And she came to the program and several other women there, 40:41 it's called The House of Hope 40:43 which is another place that helps women 40:45 as well there in the city. 40:46 What we did we came together 40:48 and we got this program going with the women, 40:51 and this young lady took the program, 40:53 in a short story, 40:55 a year and a half later came back 40:57 and she graduated from the program 40:59 and so her dream job was to work for the city. 41:01 And because of her resume and what we did in the program 41:04 and what we taught her, and one of the main topics 41:07 I'd like to deal with is leadership 41:08 and self-esteem, 41:09 I want to make sure that when they get everything 41:11 they get that they also have empowered themselves 41:13 to be self-sufficient 41:15 from being independent emotionally 41:17 on any other person but God, 41:19 those two courses are important for them to take. 41:21 So they take those two courses, 41:23 but in that course, a light bulb went off for her. 41:25 She came back 41:26 as a keynote speaker for last year's class 41:28 with her two children. 41:30 She is in her dream job. 41:32 She left her baby's daddy because he wasn't doing 41:37 what she now saw herself doing in her life 41:41 and she was going to church as well 41:43 and she was moving into her new home. 41:46 Here is a homeless person 41:48 from incarceration to having children 41:51 that other people were taking care of, 41:52 now she is independent, self-sufficient, 41:55 and found God... 41:57 Okay. Amen. 41:58 To me, that is all what we're about 42:00 and whatever we can do 42:02 and what our main goal is empowering, 42:05 educating women and also uplifting them, 42:08 but we need a facility, 42:09 we had a facility but the facility that we had, 42:11 the city, the area 42:13 that we were there did not want us to feed people. 42:16 Well, that's a definite no for us 42:18 because we have to. 42:19 And how many people do you feed? 42:21 We have fed over 6,500 people in the last year 42:24 so just with what we're doing, 42:27 and every quarter 42:28 because now we don't have a facility, 42:30 God is still good. 42:32 What we have to do, 42:33 people in the community and in the church, 42:35 we have to partner with the community, 42:38 we partnered with the mayor, 42:39 we partnered with the commissioner, 42:40 chief of police, we also partnered with vendors, 42:43 organizations, so every quarter now, 42:46 and to me it's better than what we've been doing 42:48 because we're feeding 600 families 42:50 at least in a couple of hours. 42:52 And this only came about 42:55 because our partner with Bethel 42:56 Seventh-day Adventist church in Gainesville, Florida, 42:59 the pastor is none other than Pastor Brent Walden, 43:02 his wife Lady Jacqueline Waldon are a gift. 43:06 They saw the vision. They saw what we're doing. 43:09 They allowed us to use the parking lot. 43:11 And then he decided, "You know what, Purette," 43:13 this is Pastor Walton, 43:15 "We're going to make this a field day. 43:16 Every quarter we're going to close the church, 43:18 we're going to come out here 43:19 and we're going to take care of the community." 43:21 And not only are we taking care of community with food, 43:24 we also partnered 43:25 with the theological health department 43:27 so we do testing for HIV. 43:29 We do blood pressure, diabetes, 43:31 we have vendors that will give free healthcare screening, 43:34 we have vendors that also would give 43:35 insurance information making sure 43:37 that the families in those areas 43:38 that were in there very low areas 43:41 that they have insurance for their families. 43:43 We have the choirs that are in the church, 43:46 the groups that are participating 43:48 that are out there, 43:49 we are making a difference and we... 43:52 I think we've been on television now 43:53 three to four times this year already 43:55 and the front page a couple of times in regards 43:59 to what the community is doing 44:01 to Bethel Seventh-day Adventist church 44:03 with Women Working with Women. 44:04 So the partnering is critical 44:06 because it reaches people 44:08 that we cannot reach and that's one of the things 44:11 that we're real proud of and that we do. 44:13 But we're not just feeding them, 44:15 we're educating them, we are empowering them, 44:17 we're going behind bars and making sure 44:18 that when they come out, they come to us. 44:20 Before we couldn't do that, 44:22 but partnering with the city and the government, 44:25 now allows the women that we give studies to act 44:28 for our organization to do their hours. 44:30 What a blessing that is. 44:32 And so now it's a wonderful circle 44:34 that happens for us. 44:36 And so when they come out of churches, 44:38 we've got to be ready for them 44:40 so that they can have not just a place to worship 44:43 but a place that they can be accepted 44:45 for who they are. 44:47 And I think that's where we're at now 44:48 and we're excited about that. 44:50 I think we have a clip. 44:52 Yeah, absolutely, you should put this clip, 44:54 it should demonstrate the community 44:56 and the women that we've helped behind bars, 44:59 the women that are incarcerated doing their hours, 45:02 they are the team 45:03 that help us distribute the food. 45:05 So if you look at registration 45:06 and you look at the other areas, 45:08 you will see those women are actively involved 45:10 and they love it 45:11 and they're just connected to it. 45:14 This is it. Tell us about on that screen? 45:16 This area is the Bethel Seventh-day Adventist 45:17 parking lot here. 45:19 We have turned 45:20 into a huge flea market of services 45:23 for the Alachua County in Gainesville, Florida. 45:26 Here you're going to see 45:27 how we have different tents of vendors 45:29 that are going on here. 45:30 The boxes, we get pallets of food. 45:32 There's a company, a storage company that... 45:35 a U-Haul company that does the lifting for our food. 45:39 They donate their time to us 45:41 and give us that machine every quarter. 45:42 They don't want a dime. 45:43 This truck is from Farmshare, who again we partnered with, 45:47 Farmshare brings us our food of no cost 45:51 and it's over I believe 45:52 it was 30,000 tons of food that day. 45:55 And I'm saying when people left, 45:57 they couldn't leave without assistance 45:59 so we have to get Rykers group, 46:02 we got to get these boys club groups 46:03 that are in the community to unload their cars 46:06 and load their cars because they have so much food. 46:10 So it is very positive, 46:14 and the community knows this better now, 46:16 and when they see us, even when we go to Walmart, 46:19 we go to the store, 46:20 "Oh, yeah, Women Working with Women, 46:22 you guys have helped those ladies that were..." 46:24 that's what God wants us to do is to share that. 46:26 Yeah. 46:28 And my dream is do not have to worry about 46:34 going to the board of any church organization 46:37 to feed people. 46:39 Some might recall when we work with women 46:41 and say it my family is out of food 46:44 that I can say come over. 46:45 Yeah, we do that now, we can do that. 46:47 Pick up what you need. This is what I'm praying for. 46:49 So do you have a facility? No. 46:51 Where you're... So that's one of your needs? 46:53 Yes. You need... 46:55 The needs and that you mention it to me 46:56 in the needs is the facility 46:58 that will house us to be able to do 47:00 what we do under one roof. 47:02 Once that facility will be able to have 47:05 our food distribution to where... 47:07 it doesn't matter what time you call, 47:08 if a family is a need a food or a fire breaks out in a home 47:11 and family loses their food or clothes, 47:13 you can call Women Working with Women, 47:15 and we will have something ready for you 47:16 and your family. 47:18 Yeah. 47:19 We want to be able to be a daily blessing for people. 47:21 That's... Lot of quarterly blessing. 47:23 Yes. 47:24 Also, on the other side of the facility, 47:25 we want to have conference room, 47:27 seminars, workshops to where, 47:28 you know, when women come out of the incarceration, 47:30 we want a transition facility 47:32 that will allow us to help women transition 47:34 from drug addiction, transition from abuse, 47:37 transition from just making poor choices 47:39 because of low self-esteem, 47:41 and giving them the ability to have zero tolerance 47:44 for the choices that they make 47:45 so that they don't make future bad choices. 47:48 But that all has to be developed 47:49 in an environment 47:51 and the environment is critical. 47:53 It's hard for people to believe 47:55 in some things of the environment 47:56 isn't set right, 47:58 and that's why the facility is critical 47:59 because we go, and we pay, 48:01 and we go to different hotels and we have this, 48:03 but God is telling us. 48:04 Yeah. 48:06 Have your facility. Sure. 48:07 Do it right there. 48:09 Be the head. 48:11 Okay. Not wasting money. 48:12 Not to tell what we can do is we can ask the folk 48:15 in that area, 48:16 there maybe people that's watching 48:17 or you know people 48:19 who has big facilities 48:20 that's not even being used right now. 48:22 That would be willing to donate. 48:23 Are you non-profit? That's right. 48:24 Non-profit, 501c3. 48:26 So if you need a tax write off, you have facilities, 48:29 then we're going to put you in contact with these ladies. 48:32 Or those of you that are watching, 48:35 you say, "I don't have that, I don't live in the area 48:38 but I can donate financially," 48:41 we say that this is a ministry of faith going back 48:43 for 50-some years ago with mom and God has blessed, 48:47 and He's continued to bless. 48:49 But you see the blessing of God is on the go, we all would say. 48:52 The blessing of God is on the go. 48:53 So when you're going, 48:55 when you step forward in the water, 48:56 God will part that water, 48:58 and then He supplies every need according to His riches 49:01 and glory through Christ Jesus. 49:03 So we don't need to give you all pep talk 49:06 We're going to start shouting. Yeah. 49:07 We don't need to give a pep talk 49:09 'cause you got a book and here, 49:10 it is telling a bunch 49:11 of these miracle stories right here. 49:13 Yes, yes. 49:14 And so but we want to encourage you 49:16 and we want to encourage your folk at home, 49:18 this is just, think of this is Mama 49:21 bringing the babies to the church schools saying, 49:23 "I'm bringing my babies here we're not leaving." 49:25 They're in Gainesville, you know, they're saying, 49:27 "Here we are, we got this baby, 49:29 we're not leaving, God is going to bless it, 49:31 we're going to feed these people, 49:32 we're going to take care of these women." 49:34 Oh, yes. 49:35 "We're going to bring them out 49:36 of darkness into marvelous light, 49:38 we just need your help to do it," 49:39 so we're going to ask you to pray 49:40 and I'm going to ask Yvonne to pray right now, 49:42 we're very serious, you pray and ask the Holy Spirit 49:45 what He would have you to do. 49:47 I don't care if it's $10 or $10, 000 49:51 whatever you do will be a blessing 49:53 and we know that this money is going to be put 49:56 for the winning of souls. 49:57 This is evangelism in its best, literally at its best. 50:00 That's right. It is, it is. 50:02 Visit to the fatherless, the widows, the poor, 50:05 all of these things that James talks about, 50:07 that's what they're doing, 50:09 we can get out and preach and that's great, 50:10 we can get a tent or a big building 50:12 and preach and that's all wonderful. 50:13 But what about the people that says, 50:15 "You know, I can't really hear 50:17 what you're saying 'cause I'm hungry, 50:18 I can't hear what you're saying because my life is messed up." 50:21 Oh, we're going to preach. 50:23 "You have no idea of what I'm going through..." 50:25 That's right. 50:26 "So I'm not going to turn on listen that, 50:28 I want to see Jesus." 50:29 That's right. 50:30 And you see Jesus through this ministry. 50:32 But we're going to ask Yvonne right now, 50:34 we're going to join hands together 50:36 and we're going to pray 50:37 and ask the Holy Spirit would impress you 50:39 as to what to do. 50:41 Yvonne and I are going to help too, 50:42 if I can speak for her I know as well, 50:44 we're going to help, we're going to ask you 50:46 to say Lord what would you have me to do. 50:48 It may be something 50:50 more than you ever dreamed you would do, 50:52 you're going to put God to the test. 50:53 "Try me and see 50:55 that I will not open the windows of heaven, 50:56 pour you out blessings 50:58 where there's not room enough for you." 50:59 Yes. Pray for us, okay? 51:01 Lord, we just thank You and praise You. 51:04 Thank you, Lord, God, for the vision and mission 51:07 that You placed on these women's hearts 51:09 who want to serve You and to serve You 51:11 as Jesus dear Lord. 51:13 We thank You, Lord God, 51:15 that You said Jesus you to minister to everyone 51:19 and You are sending these women to minister 51:21 in the communities to give them food 51:24 and to turn their hearts to You, 51:26 so we thank You, Father. 51:28 And we pray for continued blessings 51:29 and we pray that You will work on the hearts 51:32 of the viewers and impress them to do 51:36 something to be a part of this work. 51:38 Lord, it is all of our responsibilities 51:41 to share the wonderful gospel. 51:44 So we thank You, we bless you name and we pray 51:47 for continued guidance for Women Working with Women. 51:50 Thank You, Lord, in Jesus' name, amen. 51:53 Amen. Amen. 51:55 Go ahead, we have just a minute 51:56 or so before we got to take break. 51:58 I want to just close it up real quickly 51:59 with this one thing. 52:01 When it started, we wanted this to look like 52:04 what Jesus did 52:05 and Jesus actually went out to people on foot 52:09 and just made sure He met their needs 52:11 but He fed them first. 52:12 Yeah. 52:14 He clothed them, 52:15 He did whatever He needed to do to make sure 52:17 that their physical needs would met. 52:18 That's where the love starts, 52:20 that's where a relationship building starts. 52:22 And then we try to go from there. 52:23 So we really appreciate just knowing 52:26 that God's plan is what our plan 52:29 is supposed to follow. 52:30 And our goal has always been to have a facility 52:33 after my best friend Binky Place, 52:35 and that's what it will be called 52:37 because she was my best friend... 52:39 And Binky is? She was my sister. 52:41 With the Holy Spirit... 52:42 Is my sister who passed away in 2009. 52:44 Is her sister. 52:47 And she loved you and you loved her. 52:49 Absolutely, Binky 52:50 and I were like peanut butter and jelly 52:52 and even as relatable on a life, 52:55 we know that this is a divine thing 52:58 that has to happen 52:59 because she believed it and in spite of what 53:01 she went through to look at God, 53:03 "Won't He do it?" 53:04 Yes. "Won't He do it?" 53:05 And so Binky's Place is going to happen 53:07 and we know it's going to happen 53:09 because we're doing everything God has called us to do 53:11 and being here is no accident. 53:13 Praise the Lord. 53:14 We need to put up the address and we want to make sure 53:16 we have time before the program is over. 53:18 So this is a role, 53:20 this is how you contact with your support 53:22 and your gifts. 53:26 If you would like to find out 53:27 more about Women Working with Women 53:29 and the many professional 53:31 and personal development programs they offer, 53:34 please visit their website WomenWorkingWithWomen.org. 53:38 There you will find information 53:40 on their seminars on domestic violence, 53:43 prison ministry, parenting, Bible study, 53:46 and many other topics. 53:48 Their website again is WomenWorkingWithWomen.org. 53:52 Or call them at area code 53:54 (352) 871-5223. 53:58 Their address is Women Working with Women, 54:01 530 West University Avenue, 54:04 Gainesville, Florida, 32601. |
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