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Mending broken people
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Mending broken people
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Hello and welcome to
another 3ABN Today program.
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My name is Jill
Morikone and we are so excited
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that you have taken
time from your schedule
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to join us here.
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Now many times on
the 3ABN Today program,
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we feature wonderful guests
with incredible testimonies
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or ministries of what God
is doing in and through them
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and today is no exception.
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We have a great friend of
the ministry, Jean Boonstra.
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She and her husband Shawn,
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who is the speaker/director
of Voice of Prophecy,
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and they are an
incredible ministry couple,
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have ministered in many
places all over the world,
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and we are so privileged,
Jean, to have you here
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and welcome, thank
you so much for coming.
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Thank you. Oh, I am
glad to be here, Jill.
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Love to be with you.
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So you are an associate speaker,
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is that right?
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Yes, that's correct.
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And how long have
you and your husband
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been in Voice of Prophecy?
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We started with
Voice of Prophecy in 2013.
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So it's been a
couple of years now.
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Okay, now when you started,
I am trying to remember,
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had you moved to Colorado
or did the move to Colorado
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for Voice of Prophecy take place
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when you guys
took the helm over?
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It took place after Shawn
became the speaker/director
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for Voice of Prophecy.
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The Adventist
Media Center was closing
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and so each of the ministries
needed to look for a new home
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and so Shawn and
our manager Victor,
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they looked at
multiple locations
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across the US and
landed on Colorado
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which I'm
delighted that they did.
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We are really
enjoying being in Colorado.
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Oh, that's
wonderful. Beautiful scenery.
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Oh, it is. It's gorgeous.
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You can't beat
that. Hard to beat.
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Yes. That's right.
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Absolutely.
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Well, we want to
get just a little bit
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of Jean's story and
she and her husband.
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But the focus of this
interview is actually about,
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we could say a brand new,
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but it's actually been
in existence a little bit
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but it's a radio
program for children
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called Discovery Mountain.
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And I remember,
Jean, maybe a year ago,
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my sister
calling me on the phone,
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she lives in North
Carolina and she said,
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"Jill, have you ever
heard of Discovery Mountain?"
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And I was like,
"I don't think so."
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And she said,
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"I love this
program, and my boys."
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I think she discovered
it maybe when you were
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three episodes in.
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So it was season one,
right at the beginning.
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Wow.
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And she said,
"The boys love it."
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My nephews are five,
seven, nine and eleven.
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Oh, okay.
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Perfect age for this program.
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Perfect age and they
loved the radio program
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and every week they are
just glued to it to listen
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and I said, "I got
to check this out."
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So we are going to talk
about Discovery Mountain today.
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What is Discovery
Mountain in a nutshell?
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And then we'll
go back to some of
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you and your husband's story.
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Okay, sure.
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Discovery Mountain,
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we like to say it's
our audio adventure series
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for kids.
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So it is a weekly
half-hour program.
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Voice of Prophecy creates
24 new episodes per year.
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And in addition to that,
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there is new content every week.
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And so we know kids
like, your nephews for example,
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they get used to
looking for something new
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every Wednesday to listen to.
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And so, when we
don't have a full episode,
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we have what we are
calling our mini-adventure.
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So a little bit of
maybe behind the scenes
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or an interview
with a voice actor
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but every single
week there is new content.
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Amen.
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So the focus of
our program today,
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we are going to talk
about Discovery Mountain
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and what you have
done with the seasons
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and what is the
purpose and the goal.
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We are gonna get some
behind the scenes look
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into what takes place
there with the production of it.
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But let's talk about
you and your husband,
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tell me where you
first met, how you first met?
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Oh, wow.
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That's a long story,
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but I'll give
you the highlights.
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Neither Shawn or
myself were raised
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as Seventh-day Adventists
and we met through my dad.
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My dad at the time was working
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for the ministry
of advanced education
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in British Columbia,
Canada, and he had...
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Part of his job was to
have a youth advisory council
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and one of the young fellows
on that council and my dad,
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they became friends in
spite of the age difference
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and this fellow's name was Choy
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and Choy had a
friend who is Shawn.
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And one day, my
dad brought the guys
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over to our
house, Shawn and I met
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and we began dating after that.
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Were you high school age?
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I had just finished high school
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and Shawn was in his
third year of university.
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Okay.
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We started dating and
became close to each other
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and realized if we
were going to get married,
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we had to find a church
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because we both have
been raised in churches,
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even though we weren't
necessarily living that way
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at that point in our lives.
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And we thought, if
we're gonna have kids one day,
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we have to figure out
where we gonna go to church.
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And that began a journey
and eventually, you know,
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we ended up where we
are today and it's...
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Looking back on it,
we have been married
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more than 25 years now.
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Oh, that's precious.
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Amen. Yeah.
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And so looking
back, I really see
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how when we were completely
oblivious to God's hand
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on our journey, God
really was guiding us
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and bringing us together
and moving us in faith together
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which is really special.
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Amen, ain't that
incredible when you know
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God handpicks your spouse?
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Oh, yeah.
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And you can serve
together in ministry
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like the two of you
do, that's wonderful.
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Now you have two
girls, tell us about them?
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We do. We have two daughters.
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Our oldest daughter Natalie
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is studying at
Southern Adventist University.
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She is just loving it there.
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She has kind of found her
niche and we are thrilled.
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And our youngest
daughter is still in high school
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at Campaign Academy, Naomi.
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Natalie and Naomi.
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Natalie and
Naomi, that's wonderful.
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Well, I know God has blessed you
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with many gifts, gifts
of speaking in ministry
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and this program is incredible,
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and I know it's
reaching so many people.
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So I am looking
forward to hearing about that.
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But first we have
to go to our music.
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Okay.
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And before we do
that, I ask Jean,
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if there was a certain scripture
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that she especially liked.
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And this
scripture is Proverbs 3:5, 6
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and if you know it at
home, please quote it with us.
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This is an incredible scripture,
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Proverbs 3:5, 6.
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"Trust in the Lord
with all your heart,
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and lean not on
your own understanding.
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In all your
ways acknowledge Him,
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and He shall direct your paths."
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So no matter where you are today
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in your own journey with
Jesus, reach out by faith,
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accept Him as
your personal savior,
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trust in Him and He
will never let you go.
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Our song right
now is a piano song
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by Sam Ocampo and I
love his music Jean,
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he is an
incredibly gifted musician.
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Greg and I have
his CD in the car,
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in the hard drive
in the car, you know?
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And we often listen to it.
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It is so peaceful
and restful. Beautiful.
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And the song he
will be doing for us
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is "It Took A Miracle Medley."
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Amen. Thank you
so much Sam Ocampo.
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What an incredible
blessing, "It Took A Miracle,"
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and it took a miracle
for God to bring salvation
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to each one of us
and we are talking today
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with Jean Boonstra,
she is an associate speaker
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for The Voice of Prophecy
and we were talking about
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Discovery Mountain which
is, we could say brand new,
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but it started
in 2017, I believe.
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Yes.
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And it's a program
specifically targeted,
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a radio program, for kids.
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So tell us what is
Discovery Mountain?
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So Discovery Mountain is,
we call it our audio adventure
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series for kids.
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There are 24
half-hour episodes every year
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and new content
every week of the year
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and it's just a dramatized story
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is the best way to describe it.
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Amen.
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So what is the
mission of the program?
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So the mission of
Discovery Mountain
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is at its core,
at its simplest form
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is really to help
children and their families
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to get to know Jesus.
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To reach children
families of any background,
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whether they've attended
church their entire lives
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or never set foot in a church.
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That's our goal is to
introduce them to Jesus
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and help them to grow
that relationship with Him.
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Amen.
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And before we go any further
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talking about
Discovery Mountain,
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I believe we have a video clip
that you all have put together.
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Yes.
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And tell us about this
video clip before we watch it.
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Okay, well, this is
great because it shows
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a little bit of the visuals
of what Discovery Mountain.
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It's an audio program
but it definitely has a look
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and a feel about it.
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We've been very careful
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to create images
of the main characters
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and so in this video,
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it kind of gives an
overview of what the mission is
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and your viewers can
see what it looks like too.
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Sounds perfect, let's
take a look at that right now.
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Hi, I am Jean Boonstra.
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Discovery
Mountain is a new program
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brought to you by
The Voice of Prophecy.
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This Bible based
adventure audio series
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is especially for kids.
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Well, and all of
us, kids, at heart too.
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Discovery Mountain is
a place where God sends
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just the right people,
the ones who need to be there.
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Every day in Discovery Mountain
is an exercise in faith.
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Now we created
Discovery Mountain
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with your kids,
grandkids and students in mind.
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New episodes will be
released during peak seasons.
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Our annual summer
camp episodes for example,
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well, there will
be ready just in time
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for your family road trip.
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And our special
holiday episodes,
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well, they will be
perfect for an end of the year
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listening treat in the classroom
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or as a bed time story
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as the days get shorter
and the nights get longer.
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Now whether the
children listening
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are regular church attendees,
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or if they've never
been to church ever,
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now all will enjoy
the fun engaging stories.
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Each episode
presents Bible stories
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and help with real life issues
that kids struggle with today,
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all in a non-threatening manner.
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Now each of our
audio CDs clearly indicates
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both the Bible stories covered
and the theme of the stories
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such as forgiveness, jealousy,
competition or loneliness.
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This will help you as parents,
grandparents, and teachers
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to find just the right episodes
for the children you care about
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and, of course, the
underlying theme of each episode
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is the greatest story ever told,
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Jesus and His love for
each and every one of us.
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You know, kids
from any background
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will have the
opportunity to get to know Jesus
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as their personal savior
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while they are
listening to Discovery Mountain.
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Now as parents,
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creating this
resource for family
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was a high priority for
my husband Shawn and me.
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In each episode,
kids will get to know
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the stories of the
Bible and the timeless values
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that God's Word shares.
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Our two daughters, well,
they are now young women,
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and Discovery
Mountain is the kind of program
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that we wish had been available
when they were just little.
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I invite you to
visit our website,
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DiscoveryMountain.com.
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There you can listen
to the latest episodes,
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see sketches of the characters,
watch behind the scenes videos
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and you will find tips and ideas
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on how to use this program
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both at home and
in the classroom.
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You know, kids seem to have
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insatiable appetites for
good stories, don't they?
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Well, our website is here
to help fill that need too.
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Check
DiscoveryMountain.com regularly
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for bonus audio stories.
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Well, I invite you
to join Jake Donovan
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and each of the characters
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on an expedition
in Discovery Mountain
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where every day is
an exercise in faith.
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Amen. I love that.
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And you know I am
not a child anymore
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but I enjoy the series.
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I've just listened to a
little bit of season four
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and then several
episodes of season five
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and I found myself thinking,
"I wonder what happens next."
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I need to see
what's gonna happen.
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So this is not
just for young people,
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it will be for all ages as well.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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One of our dreams and our hopes
when we created this program
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is that it would
be interesting enough
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that families would really
want to listen to it together
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because when we listen together,
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you know, we have an
opportunity to talk about
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those faith
exercises as we call them,
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and I have heard
from a lot of individuals
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who write to me and say,
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"I can't wait
for the next episode.
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By the way, I am 67 years old."
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You know, I think we
all like stories, though.
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Yeah, we do.
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And you think about Jesus,
when he walked this earth,
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He spoke in parables
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and He engaged His
audience with that.
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So here you are
presenting biblical truth
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in a way that people can
connect with and resonate
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at a heart level.
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Yeah, yeah, that was
the goal, absolutely.
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And I have to tell you, Jill,
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I was at a women's
ministries event not long ago
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and I was there for a
totally separate purpose
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from Discovery Mountain
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but when I walked
into the ballroom,
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I met a dear lady, she
gave me a big hug and she said,
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"I am Discovery
Mountain's biggest fan."
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And I said, "Oh!"
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She is 86 years old
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and her friends affirmed
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that she just loves the program.
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So yes, you are right.
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Storytelling and those
timeless stories and truths
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from the Bible
really they are ageless.
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They are, that's right.
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So I noticed in
that when you have
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the open to each program,
it talks something about,
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of course, using
your imagination,
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but then it talks about faith.
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And talk to me about
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how faith is an
integral part of the program?
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Well, the way we phrase it
to kind of make it interesting
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is everyday isn't
exercise in faith, you know?
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So Discovery
Mountain is this small town
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that sat kind
of in the mountains
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and definitely Colorado
was an inspiration for that,
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and so the idea of
exercising and being outdoors
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and all of these activities,
that's constantly a part of it.
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I never thought of
that, that's great.
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Yeah.
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But we wanted, of course,
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the real way we
exercise is exercising our faith
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and just getting to know
God and spending time with Him,
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and the way that we
do that in the program
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is every season has a
Bible story and a theme
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and we always start there,
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we always choose which story
of the Bible we want to tell
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and what the theme of that
is, and then we incorporate that
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into each and
every single episode.
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There is a Bible
verse per episode
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and then not only do
we tell that Bible story,
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the characters,
fictitious characters,
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of course, they experience
those things along the way.
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So I noticed it said
1968, Discovery Mountain 1968,
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but we know that you
started this program in 2017.
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Right. So what's that all about?
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You have a good eye.
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It does say that on the logo.
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There's...
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So Discovery Mountain
sort of stared by faith.
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So one of our main characters,
his name is George Simon,
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we have a storyline
where he actually discovers
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Discovery Mountain
kind of by accident
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providentially back in 1968.
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So that's when
the town is birthed
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and then you see his faith
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and his staying
there in that remote area,
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that's where
that date comes from.
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That's great. Yeah.
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So tell me where did you get
the inspiration for the script
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because right now, you
are writing all the scripts,
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is that correct?
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Yes, that's correct.
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So how do you come
up with the scripts?
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Well, I actually have a
list, you know, in my computer,
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one of the programs
I use for taking notes
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where every Bible story
that I think is significant,
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and of course every story
in the Bible is significant,
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but ones where I think
you can really tell a story,
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I have a whole list
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and so when I think
about an upcoming season,
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I think about, well,
which stories of the Bible
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do I really want
families to have a chance
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to really get to
know in a different way.
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So for example, season four
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when we decided
to create that one,
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the story of Esther
is one of my favorites.
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And the story of Esther
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has wonderful
themes throughout it.
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I mean it's the whole theme
with the great controversy,
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you see good, you see evil,
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you see God
intervening for His people.
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Esther is an
ordinary person that God uses
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in an incredibly
extraordinary way.
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Yes.
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And so that was the
foundation for that season.
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And then we had the
characters and the individuals
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who live in Discovery Mountain
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kind of
experience the same themes.
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So we have Mr. Simon,
who we just talked about.
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His niece visits
and her name is Hattie
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and she is working for
a construction company,
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and she discovers that
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this company wants to
destroy Discovery Mountain camp.
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Kind of like a Haman
experience then, okay.
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Absolutely, so we
have a Haman character
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in Discovery Mountain.
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We have Mordecai
character in Discovery Mountain
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and then Hattie,
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the listeners discover
a couple of episodes in,
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of course that's
short for of Hadassah.
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And we have the opportunity
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not only to talk
about the story of Esther
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but this character has
her own Esther moments.
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So that's an
example of how we do that.
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I love it.
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It's like
running a parallel story
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along with the Bible.
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So you take the
story from the Bible
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and then you
run a parallel story
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with modern-day life
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and yet they are learning
from the Bible at the same time.
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That's fabulous, that's great.
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So why did you want
to start the series?
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Why do we even
have a need for that?
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Right, right.
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Well, I really had a
couple of motivations
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and one was that,
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you know, when our
daughters were little
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and they are not
anymore, they are young women,
00:23:05.81\00:23:08.05
but it feels
like just yesterday.
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But when they
were young, as parents,
00:23:09.78\00:23:11.42
Shawn and I had a
lot of conversations
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and spent a lot of
time thinking and praying
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about what kind of
Bible related content
00:23:15.59\00:23:19.49
we could share
with our daughters.
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And we had...
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Personally as parents, we
sort of had our own criteria
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that we establish
for choosing resources,
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whether it's books or
things that they watched...
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Can I be nosy and ask
what is that criteria?
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What criteria would
you set for your children?
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Sure.
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Well, again,
this is very personal,
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but for us, we
wanted the animations,
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whether it was something
they were watching on a screen
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or pictures in a book,
00:23:45.55\00:23:47.06
we wanted them
to be realistic...
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That's good.
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Yeah, I never felt comfortable
with Bible characters
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being portrayed in a silly
way or to look like caricatures.
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I thought they should
look like real people.
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I respect that. Yeah.
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And then we wanted the
stories to be true to life.
00:24:00.07\00:24:03.61
So no talking animals,
00:24:03.64\00:24:06.17
no hopping in a time
machine and going back in time,
00:24:06.21\00:24:09.28
those were
important criteria for us
00:24:09.31\00:24:11.85
as well as that the
story should just be things
00:24:11.88\00:24:17.19
that the kids could relate to.
00:24:17.22\00:24:18.55
Yes.
00:24:18.59\00:24:19.92
And for us personally,
00:24:19.95\00:24:21.29
we felt like we
wanted to introduce
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our kids primarily,
not always but primarily
00:24:22.89\00:24:26.09
to the New King
James Version of the Bible.
00:24:26.13\00:24:28.33
So we wanted them to become
familiar with that language.
00:24:28.36\00:24:32.47
And so all of those
criteria that we used
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in parenting our
daughters when they were young,
00:24:35.94\00:24:38.11
I've sort of applied now to
creating Discovery Mountain.
00:24:38.14\00:24:41.61
So I wanted to create a resource
00:24:41.64\00:24:43.58
that I would have loved
when my daughters were young,
00:24:43.65\00:24:46.61
and that I would have
felt comfortable with using.
00:24:46.65\00:24:49.32
And, you know, I mean,
Greg and I don't have children
00:24:49.35\00:24:51.29
but I can only
imagine as a parent,
00:24:51.32\00:24:53.46
you want to know that
your children are safe.
00:24:53.49\00:24:56.49
I mean, not just physically safe
00:24:56.52\00:24:58.03
but you want to know...
00:24:58.06\00:24:59.39
if I set them in
front of a television,
00:24:59.43\00:25:01.06
or if I set them
in front of a radio
00:25:01.10\00:25:03.50
and they are going to listen
to a children's programming,
00:25:03.57\00:25:06.30
is it going to
portray biblical principles?
00:25:06.33\00:25:08.57
Is it going to portray
things that I, as a parent,
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want to instill on my child?
00:25:11.31\00:25:13.11
I like that.
Absolutely, absolutely.
00:25:13.14\00:25:14.68
And by the way, our daughters
loved 3ABN Kids programming
00:25:14.71\00:25:17.25
when they were
young, that was wonderful.
00:25:17.28\00:25:19.88
They spent a lot
of time with that,
00:25:19.91\00:25:21.25
but they enjoyed it.
00:25:21.28\00:25:22.62
But, you know, so that
was part of my motivation,
00:25:22.65\00:25:24.35
wanting to create this
resource for families, for kids,
00:25:24.39\00:25:27.26
for parents but, you know,
00:25:27.29\00:25:29.09
and I think you've
probably experienced this,
00:25:29.12\00:25:30.83
probably too,
Jill, especially when
00:25:30.86\00:25:33.50
I am at women's
ministries type of events
00:25:33.53\00:25:35.90
or talking to my
female friends and colleagues,
00:25:35.93\00:25:38.73
there is a deep
burden of grandparents
00:25:38.77\00:25:42.24
for their grandchildren.
00:25:42.27\00:25:43.91
Yeah.
00:25:43.94\00:25:45.27
Those parents who
have adult children,
00:25:45.31\00:25:47.08
who maybe don't believe
or aren't going to church,
00:25:47.11\00:25:50.55
then there is that disconnect
with that third generation,
00:25:50.58\00:25:53.85
the grandkids, and
so many grandparents
00:25:53.92\00:25:58.35
just have such a
burden to reach those kids.
00:25:58.39\00:26:01.32
And I wanted, we
wanted Discovery Mountain
00:26:01.36\00:26:03.83
to be a great resource for them,
00:26:03.86\00:26:05.36
something that,
00:26:05.39\00:26:06.73
if their
grandchildren are visiting,
00:26:06.80\00:26:08.13
or if they have them
00:26:08.16\00:26:09.50
take driving them
to and from church,
00:26:09.53\00:26:11.07
that they could play for
them and it would be a gentle,
00:26:11.10\00:26:13.87
sort of engaging friendly
way for them to talk about faith
00:26:13.94\00:26:17.44
and talk about their beliefs.
00:26:17.51\00:26:18.84
Amen.
00:26:18.87\00:26:20.21
That's beautiful
00:26:20.24\00:26:21.58
because I can
think of phone calls
00:26:21.61\00:26:22.94
that we receive in the office
00:26:22.98\00:26:24.31
and sometimes
people call distraught
00:26:24.35\00:26:25.68
and I don't work in
the pastoral department,
00:26:25.71\00:26:27.75
so I wouldn't get
all of those phone calls.
00:26:27.78\00:26:29.28
But sometimes
00:26:29.32\00:26:30.79
a grandma will
call or something,
00:26:30.82\00:26:32.45
or a mom or something
and those say, you know,
00:26:32.49\00:26:35.12
"I am really
worried about my kids."
00:26:35.16\00:26:37.63
I mean, I agree with you,
00:26:37.66\00:26:39.16
that is a burden for
kids and for grandkids,
00:26:39.19\00:26:41.93
those who are not walking
with God or don't know God,
00:26:41.96\00:26:44.77
and how can I bring them back.
00:26:44.80\00:26:46.40
And, of course, we know
00:26:46.43\00:26:47.77
it's the drawing
of the Holy Spirit,
00:26:47.80\00:26:49.14
it's nothing we can do
but the Lord has blessed
00:26:49.17\00:26:51.84
with different avenues
00:26:51.87\00:26:53.21
that you can put in
front of your children,
00:26:53.24\00:26:54.58
and one of them is
Discovery Mountain.
00:26:54.61\00:26:57.25
So that's an incredible resource
00:26:57.28\00:26:59.61
that God has given.
00:26:59.65\00:27:01.05
So praise the Lord for that.
00:27:01.08\00:27:02.42
We aired Discovery Mountain,
00:27:02.45\00:27:03.79
we just kind of make
sure we get this in here.
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On 3ABN Radio,
00:27:06.02\00:27:07.89
Discovery Mountain
airs every Sunday evening
00:27:07.92\00:27:11.39
at 7:30 PM Central.
00:27:11.43\00:27:13.70
So all you have to do is
00:27:13.73\00:27:15.80
tune into 3ABN
Radio at 7:30 PM Central,
00:27:15.83\00:27:19.80
or you can go and listen
to it on your website as well
00:27:19.83\00:27:22.90
because I know that's
how I've been listening
00:27:22.94\00:27:24.44
because that's
way, it's on demand,
00:27:24.47\00:27:25.81
anytime you want,
you can listen to it.
00:27:25.84\00:27:27.38
Yes, yes, absolutely.
00:27:27.41\00:27:28.74
And we are delighted
to be part of the 3ABN
00:27:28.78\00:27:30.65
Radio family of stations
because that's a whole network
00:27:30.68\00:27:34.22
that you have established there.
00:27:34.25\00:27:35.98
And the website
is mobile-friendly
00:27:36.02\00:27:38.09
which we created
intentionally for parents
00:27:38.12\00:27:40.76
so that if whether you
are viewing the website
00:27:40.79\00:27:43.16
on a smartphone, on a tablet,
on a laptop or home computer,
00:27:43.19\00:27:46.93
it sorts of scales to
the size of your screen
00:27:47.00\00:27:49.23
and it's a convenient
way to listen as well.
00:27:49.26\00:27:51.47
Yes, and what's the website?
00:27:51.50\00:27:52.83
I know we'll put up
the address at the end
00:27:52.87\00:27:54.24
but what's the website?
00:27:54.27\00:27:55.60
Sure. DiscoveryMountain.com.
00:27:55.64\00:27:56.97
Okay. Very simple.
00:27:57.01\00:27:58.34
Wonderful.
00:27:58.37\00:27:59.71
So let's go back to
grandparents for a moment.
00:27:59.74\00:28:02.01
What influence can grandparents
00:28:02.04\00:28:03.55
have on their
grandchildren's lives?
00:28:03.58\00:28:05.38
Well, you know,
and I am thinking
00:28:05.41\00:28:07.32
future forward here, I
don't have grandkids yet,
00:28:07.35\00:28:10.02
although I am
letting my hair grow grey,
00:28:10.09\00:28:12.02
I am trying to embrace that.
00:28:12.05\00:28:14.26
You look beautiful.
00:28:14.29\00:28:15.69
Oh, you're sweet, thank you.
00:28:15.72\00:28:18.63
But just it's that
experience of the grandparents
00:28:18.66\00:28:21.10
that I've interacted with
00:28:21.13\00:28:22.46
and I felt the burden
that they have in their heart.
00:28:22.50\00:28:24.90
And, you know, grandparents have
00:28:24.93\00:28:26.27
a wonderful
opportunity to influence that
00:28:26.30\00:28:29.00
third generation as we call it.
00:28:29.04\00:28:30.61
But I also believe, Jill,
that there is a duty there
00:28:30.64\00:28:33.81
to train up
that next generation.
00:28:33.88\00:28:35.81
And I think of a
couple of places in scriptures
00:28:35.84\00:28:38.01
where we see that.
00:28:38.05\00:28:39.38
Good.
00:28:39.41\00:28:40.75
When we are
thinking back to the Exodus,
00:28:40.82\00:28:43.72
you know, Moses
before the children of Israel
00:28:43.79\00:28:47.26
take that first step
into the Promised Land,
00:28:47.29\00:28:49.22
of course, Moses
can't lead them there,
00:28:49.26\00:28:52.16
that's a whole other study,
00:28:52.19\00:28:54.20
but before Joshua leads
them into the Promised Land,
00:28:54.23\00:28:56.77
Moses pauses and he just reminds
00:28:56.80\00:29:00.17
the gathered people
there of where they've been,
00:29:00.24\00:29:02.97
where God has taken them,
00:29:03.00\00:29:04.41
he has taken
them out of bondage,
00:29:04.44\00:29:06.07
they've had this
amazing journey for 40 years
00:29:06.11\00:29:09.18
where they've learned so much.
00:29:09.21\00:29:11.01
And then Moses reminds
them and he encourages them,
00:29:11.05\00:29:14.15
and he reminds
them of the things
00:29:14.22\00:29:15.95
that God has done for them.
00:29:15.98\00:29:17.32
Yes.
00:29:17.39\00:29:18.72
And in Deuteronomy
4:9, these are the words
00:29:18.75\00:29:22.19
that Moses wants the children
of Israel not to forget.
00:29:22.22\00:29:25.59
It says, "Only
take heed to yourself,
00:29:25.63\00:29:28.26
and diligently keep yourself,
00:29:28.30\00:29:29.63
lest you forget the
things your eyes have seen,
00:29:29.66\00:29:33.54
and lest they
depart from your heart
00:29:33.57\00:29:35.57
all the days of your life.
00:29:35.60\00:29:37.31
And teach them to your children
and your grandchildren."
00:29:37.34\00:29:40.98
So he is encouraging them
00:29:41.01\00:29:42.51
and reminding them of their duty
00:29:42.54\00:29:44.31
that if they don't share
this with the next generations,
00:29:44.35\00:29:48.12
they won't necessarily
remember those blessings,
00:29:48.15\00:29:50.82
and how God
intervened in their lives,
00:29:50.89\00:29:53.46
and what He did for them,
00:29:53.49\00:29:54.89
and He doesn't
want them to forget
00:29:54.92\00:29:56.73
that beautiful forgiveness,
00:29:56.76\00:29:58.99
and that journey
that they took with Him.
00:29:59.03\00:30:01.73
And, you know, the Bible
says a lot about grandparents,
00:30:01.76\00:30:04.60
more than I realized
before I began studying this
00:30:04.63\00:30:06.84
and before this
became a real passion for me.
00:30:06.87\00:30:09.27
In the Book of
Proverbs, Proverbs 13:22.
00:30:09.30\00:30:12.94
I am just jumping over
there, you said Proverbs 13:22?
00:30:12.97\00:30:16.04
Proverbs 13:22.
00:30:16.08\00:30:18.71
There is a verse
for grandparents here,
00:30:18.75\00:30:20.72
it says, "A good man..."
00:30:20.75\00:30:22.82
And we can
substitute man or a woman.
00:30:22.85\00:30:24.49
"A good man
leaves an inheritance
00:30:24.52\00:30:27.36
to his children's children."
00:30:27.39\00:30:29.59
So I think when we
read the word inheritance,
00:30:29.62\00:30:32.19
we automatically think of
that transferring of wealth
00:30:32.23\00:30:35.73
to another generation.
00:30:35.76\00:30:37.17
That's how we think
of... Playing with money.
00:30:37.20\00:30:38.57
Yeah. That's how we
think of inheritance nowadays.
00:30:38.60\00:30:41.94
But there is a much
richer, deeper inheritance
00:30:41.97\00:30:45.84
that grandparents can
share with their grandchildren.
00:30:45.87\00:30:50.25
And we see a wonderful
example of that in Timothy.
00:30:50.28\00:30:53.21
In 2 Timothy 1.
00:30:53.25\00:30:55.98
Now, of course, this is
Paul's letter to Timothy.
00:30:56.02\00:30:58.62
Timothy, a young man of faith,
a young man being used of God.
00:30:58.65\00:31:02.76
And Paul writes
00:31:02.79\00:31:04.36
about that history of
faith that Timothy has.
00:31:04.39\00:31:07.30
So 2 Timothy 1:3-5.
00:31:07.33\00:31:10.10
It says, "I thank God,
00:31:10.17\00:31:12.17
whom I serve with
a pure conscience,
00:31:12.20\00:31:14.14
as my forefathers
did, as without ceasing
00:31:14.17\00:31:17.11
I remember you in my
prayers night and day,
00:31:17.14\00:31:19.54
greatly desiring to see you,
being mindful of your tears,
00:31:19.57\00:31:23.24
that I may be
filled with joy..."
00:31:23.28\00:31:24.81
So this is Paul
writing to Timothy.
00:31:24.85\00:31:26.82
"When I call to remembrance
00:31:26.85\00:31:28.25
the genuine
faith that is in you,
00:31:28.28\00:31:30.79
which dwelt first in
your grandmother Lois
00:31:30.82\00:31:33.36
and your mother Eunice,
00:31:33.39\00:31:34.72
and I am
persuaded is in you also."
00:31:34.76\00:31:38.23
Wow.
00:31:38.26\00:31:39.59
And so Timothy had
the perfect inheritance
00:31:39.63\00:31:42.60
from his
grandmother and his mother
00:31:42.63\00:31:44.57
which was that genuine faith
00:31:44.60\00:31:46.60
that these godly
women must have exemplified,
00:31:46.63\00:31:49.67
shared with him,
told him the stories
00:31:49.70\00:31:51.71
and encouraged him
to have that faith.
00:31:51.74\00:31:53.81
So it's a wonderful legacy
that grandparents can leave
00:31:53.88\00:31:57.45
with that next generation.
00:31:57.48\00:31:58.81
Amen. It's a beautiful legacy.
00:31:58.85\00:32:00.82
You know, you think whether
00:32:00.85\00:32:02.22
you have a great
deal of money or not,
00:32:02.25\00:32:03.99
that doesn't matter because
that spiritual inheritance,
00:32:04.02\00:32:07.56
your legacy of faith,
00:32:07.59\00:32:09.19
your legacy of
what you know of Jesus.
00:32:09.22\00:32:12.23
And your journey with Jesus,
00:32:12.26\00:32:13.93
you have the
privilege and opportunity
00:32:14.00\00:32:16.06
to pass down not
just to your children
00:32:16.10\00:32:18.27
but to your grandchildren
and I think, you know,
00:32:18.30\00:32:21.77
Greg and I don't have
children, so you can mentor
00:32:21.80\00:32:24.91
other people's
children and grandchildren,
00:32:24.94\00:32:27.38
you can be a spiritual
mother or grandmother in Israel
00:32:27.41\00:32:31.08
or a spiritual father
or grandfather in Israel.
00:32:31.11\00:32:33.62
You can mentor
people in the church
00:32:33.65\00:32:35.32
or in the community.
00:32:35.35\00:32:36.69
You can invite them in to
listen to Discovery Mountain
00:32:36.72\00:32:40.89
and to learn and
so that's incredible.
00:32:40.96\00:32:42.92
So let's talk a little
more about Discovery Mountain.
00:32:42.96\00:32:45.63
How do you get the actors?
00:32:45.66\00:32:47.93
How do they come?
00:32:47.96\00:32:49.30
Oh, that is a wonderful story.
00:32:49.33\00:32:51.97
So none of our voice actors
are professional actors at all.
00:32:52.00\00:32:56.14
They sound professional. I
mean they sound incredible.
00:32:56.17\00:32:57.71
Don't they sound
wonderful? They do, they do.
00:32:57.74\00:32:59.91
So our main
character in the program,
00:32:59.94\00:33:01.74
his name is Jake Donovan.
00:33:01.78\00:33:03.55
And, sort of, as we
were creating this program,
00:33:03.58\00:33:05.95
we sort of had
multiple characters,
00:33:05.98\00:33:08.72
multiple voice actors in mind,
00:33:08.75\00:33:10.79
just didn't have anyone
in mind for Jake Donovan
00:33:10.82\00:33:13.56
and I thought, "Well,
Lord, who can voice that role.
00:33:13.59\00:33:16.12
It's so important
00:33:16.16\00:33:17.53
and that person
needs to be available."
00:33:17.56\00:33:19.73
And one day,
someone that works for us,
00:33:19.76\00:33:22.53
our media director at
The Voice of Prophecy,
00:33:22.56\00:33:24.53
Ruben Gomez, he
was voicing something
00:33:24.57\00:33:27.57
for a completely other
project that we were doing
00:33:27.64\00:33:30.21
for Voice of
Prophecy and I heard his voice
00:33:30.24\00:33:33.21
and I thought, "Ah, Lord,
00:33:33.24\00:33:36.31
I think you have Ruben in mind."
00:33:36.34\00:33:38.25
And so I had to approach him
00:33:38.28\00:33:39.88
and ask if he would
preferredly consider that
00:33:39.91\00:33:42.28
on top of his
already busy schedule
00:33:42.32\00:33:44.49
but he did.
00:33:44.52\00:33:46.02
He prayed and he accepted.
00:33:46.05\00:33:47.66
So our media
director for our VOP
00:33:47.69\00:33:49.42
is the voice of Jake Donovan.
00:33:49.46\00:33:52.16
Mr. Simon is voiced
by our receptionist,
00:33:52.19\00:33:54.93
George Swanson who
is a wonderful man.
00:33:54.96\00:33:57.47
And you know, we
talk a lot on the program
00:33:57.50\00:33:59.57
about how God sends
just the right people
00:33:59.60\00:34:02.34
to Discovery Mountain,
that's part of the storyline.
00:34:02.37\00:34:04.97
But He has sent just the
right voice actors to us.
00:34:05.01\00:34:08.34
I'm telling you just
on the production side
00:34:08.38\00:34:11.21
of this project, we've
seen God's hand at work.
00:34:11.25\00:34:15.62
A gal named Lisa.
00:34:15.65\00:34:17.22
She brought her son in
to audition for the program.
00:34:17.29\00:34:19.82
She lives in our area.
00:34:19.85\00:34:21.29
And as our director,
00:34:21.32\00:34:22.66
Director Doug often
does when parents come in,
00:34:22.69\00:34:24.86
he says, "Mom, why
don't you get in the studio
00:34:24.89\00:34:27.10
and audition as well."
00:34:27.13\00:34:29.00
And sometimes,
the parents play along
00:34:29.03\00:34:31.03
and she did and
she's amazingly talented.
00:34:31.07\00:34:33.94
She does such a wonderful job.
00:34:33.97\00:34:35.97
Who does she play?
00:34:36.00\00:34:37.34
She plays a gal named Allie
00:34:37.41\00:34:39.54
who is part of an
historical flashback
00:34:39.57\00:34:42.21
where we talk about pilots...
00:34:42.24\00:34:44.05
Female pilots
during World War II.
00:34:44.08\00:34:45.58
Okay.
00:34:45.61\00:34:47.02
And we're going to
have her appear again.
00:34:47.05\00:34:48.38
She'll be in other seasons too.
00:34:48.42\00:34:50.42
So God just...
00:34:50.49\00:34:51.92
She had no desire to
even audition for the program
00:34:51.95\00:34:54.86
and she's wonderfully talented
00:34:54.89\00:34:56.52
and so that was a
really neat way to see
00:34:56.56\00:34:58.79
God's hand at work and
sending the right people.
00:34:58.83\00:35:00.93
Amen. Oh, that's wonderful.
00:35:00.96\00:35:03.06
So I would imagine
when you do production,
00:35:03.10\00:35:05.17
everything is perfect.
00:35:05.20\00:35:06.84
Nobody ever makes mistakes
and it just goes flawless.
00:35:06.87\00:35:10.81
Of course. Is
this kind of how it...
00:35:10.84\00:35:12.27
Yeah, that's how production
work goes, doesn't it?
00:35:12.31\00:35:16.44
Never any hiccups in production.
00:35:16.48\00:35:17.81
We already at 3ABN, that
definitely doesn't happen.
00:35:17.85\00:35:20.02
I know you would know
that too, but I think you have
00:35:20.05\00:35:21.78
a special role of
bloopers, is that right?
00:35:21.82\00:35:23.69
We do, we do.
00:35:23.72\00:35:25.05
You know, we love to create
supplemental video content.
00:35:25.09\00:35:28.26
We go on field trips.
00:35:28.29\00:35:29.62
We do all kinds of fun
stuff that's on the website.
00:35:29.66\00:35:31.79
But the favorite
thing for kids and older,
00:35:31.83\00:35:34.66
kids at heart to
watch is our bloopers,
00:35:34.70\00:35:37.67
and I think this bloopers reel
00:35:37.70\00:35:39.67
that you have is from season two
00:35:39.70\00:35:41.30
if I remember correctly.
00:35:41.34\00:35:42.67
Okay, wonderful.
00:35:42.70\00:35:44.04
Let's take a look
at that reel right now.
00:35:44.11\00:35:45.44
Hi, Director Doug here
00:35:48.78\00:35:50.15
with another
look behind the scenes
00:35:50.18\00:35:51.81
on how we make a
Discovery Mountain program.
00:35:51.85\00:35:54.52
One thing I've really
began to appreciate now
00:35:54.55\00:35:57.29
working on several
episodes of Discovery Mountain
00:35:57.32\00:35:59.92
is the quality of our actors.
00:35:59.95\00:36:01.92
They've done a fabulous job
and you need to keep in mind
00:36:01.96\00:36:04.86
that none of these
actors are professional.
00:36:04.89\00:36:07.66
They are either
high school students
00:36:07.70\00:36:09.46
or in the case
of our adult actors,
00:36:09.50\00:36:12.03
they have other jobs
00:36:12.07\00:36:13.44
and sometimes we even use
elementary school students.
00:36:13.47\00:36:16.07
And I think they are
doing a fabulous job.
00:36:16.10\00:36:18.41
And the end result shows
it. The program sounds terrific.
00:36:18.44\00:36:22.64
But every once in a while,
00:36:22.68\00:36:26.18
things don't
always go as planned.
00:36:26.21\00:36:28.82
Why don't you take a look?
00:36:28.85\00:36:32.42
And I have found German...
00:36:32.45\00:36:35.56
Sorry.
00:36:35.59\00:36:38.86
Wait, did you say...
00:36:38.89\00:36:40.23
My dad was surprised
when Gadget came home...
00:36:43.97\00:36:48.00
Sorry.
00:36:48.04\00:36:49.90
I had three days to think about,
00:36:49.94\00:36:51.94
let me start
little before that...
00:36:51.97\00:36:55.11
Chamomile tea.
00:36:55.14\00:36:57.55
It's a plant. Some
family, same family as...
00:36:57.58\00:37:00.32
Gadget, come back here.
00:37:00.35\00:37:03.72
I don't want to lose
you on the first day here.
00:37:03.79\00:37:06.15
Whoa...
00:37:06.19\00:37:07.56
Oh, sorry.
00:37:07.59\00:37:09.32
When is the last
time I saw cow...
00:37:09.36\00:37:12.26
Wallpaper?
00:37:12.29\00:37:14.00
Chamomile...
00:37:14.03\00:37:15.36
cam-a-meal, cam-a-meal...
00:37:15.40\00:37:19.37
When is the last
time I saw... What the...
00:37:19.40\00:37:21.90
Okay...
00:37:21.94\00:37:24.01
When is... Okay...
00:37:24.04\00:37:25.64
Well, what else should I say?
00:37:25.67\00:37:28.04
Flap your arms?
00:37:28.08\00:37:32.08
I love this. I
could do this all day...
00:37:32.11\00:37:36.38
Have you explored it yet?
00:37:36.42\00:37:37.92
Sounds good. Let
me grab my skirts...
00:37:37.95\00:37:41.76
I am sorry.
00:37:41.79\00:37:43.12
I thought it was
Ruben, I was like...
00:37:43.16\00:37:44.49
Chamomile tea. It is a plant.
00:37:44.53\00:37:48.06
Some family, same family...
00:37:48.10\00:37:50.57
And maybe it's just
that I am hungry all the time
00:37:50.60\00:37:52.63
in camp... Okay, I'm sorry.
00:37:52.67\00:37:56.44
I can't hear, I
don't know what's going on.
00:37:56.47\00:37:58.67
May I borrow it when
you are done reading...
00:37:58.71\00:38:00.68
When you are done...
00:38:00.71\00:38:02.04
Okay. Okay. Okay.
00:38:02.08\00:38:03.45
Chamomile tea. It is a plant.
00:38:03.48\00:38:07.15
Some...
00:38:07.22\00:38:09.22
And just to be perfectly fair,
00:38:09.25\00:38:11.72
it's not only the
actors that make mistakes.
00:38:11.75\00:38:14.39
Hi. I am Director Doug and...
00:38:14.42\00:38:17.56
And click on the blue...
00:38:17.63\00:38:20.83
When I read the
script for the...
00:38:20.90\00:38:22.73
Hi. I am Director Doug.
00:38:25.73\00:38:27.07
I am from Canada...
00:38:27.14\00:38:28.90
What's a trees favorite drink?
00:38:28.94\00:38:31.41
Root beer.
00:38:31.44\00:38:32.77
You know what I love
about that is it sounds like
00:38:43.69\00:38:45.65
you all have a great time.
00:38:45.69\00:38:47.06
Oh, absolutely.
We have so much fun.
00:38:47.09\00:38:49.52
You can see that, you know,
00:38:49.56\00:38:50.93
they'd like each
other and just in the studio
00:38:50.96\00:38:52.76
and having a wonderful time.
00:38:52.79\00:38:54.13
I love that. That's great.
00:38:54.20\00:38:56.03
So how long
does it actually take
00:38:56.06\00:38:57.57
because obviously with
stopping and restarting?
00:38:57.60\00:38:59.97
How long does it
take to do an episode,
00:39:00.04\00:39:01.67
a 28-30 episode?
00:39:01.70\00:39:03.61
That's a really good
question. We do them in seasons.
00:39:03.64\00:39:06.04
So a season is
either six or ten episodes
00:39:06.07\00:39:09.18
and we block out about
ten days to do a season.
00:39:09.21\00:39:12.88
And you know
how production goes.
00:39:12.91\00:39:15.25
As I said, all of our
voice actors are volunteers
00:39:15.28\00:39:17.65
and so we're working
around school schedules,
00:39:17.69\00:39:20.06
we are working around
people's work schedules.
00:39:20.09\00:39:22.16
Some days, we go 12 hours,
00:39:22.19\00:39:23.63
some days we go 4
hours in the morning
00:39:23.66\00:39:25.83
and 4 hours in the evening.
00:39:25.86\00:39:27.33
But it's about 10 days
of production per season.
00:39:27.40\00:39:30.77
That's wonderful,
00:39:30.80\00:39:32.13
and you're in the
middle of season five, right?
00:39:32.17\00:39:33.50
Yes. Okay.
00:39:33.54\00:39:34.87
Now what's the Bible
story behind each season?
00:39:34.90\00:39:36.81
I know, I'm putting
you on the spot here.
00:39:36.84\00:39:38.64
I know, Moses was in
season five, I remember that.
00:39:38.67\00:39:40.88
Yes. What about
the other seasons?
00:39:40.91\00:39:42.28
So season one,
00:39:42.31\00:39:43.65
we kind of
introduced Discovery Mountain.
00:39:43.68\00:39:45.75
We let the listeners
get to know the characters
00:39:45.78\00:39:49.32
and the setting of the
story and that Jonah's story.
00:39:49.35\00:39:52.92
So Jake Donovan is
running away from something.
00:39:52.95\00:39:55.89
We find out it's his
calling from God to serve Him.
00:39:55.92\00:39:58.76
And so we tell
the story of Jonah
00:39:58.79\00:40:01.40
which very much fits
how Jake Donovan is feeling.
00:40:01.43\00:40:05.10
Season two is a summer camp,
00:40:05.13\00:40:06.77
our first summer camp series
which there's one every year.
00:40:06.84\00:40:09.87
And the campers...
00:40:09.90\00:40:11.94
The way we tell the
Bible story during summer camp
00:40:11.97\00:40:14.01
is the campers do a
production at the end of camp.
00:40:14.08\00:40:17.45
And so,
00:40:17.48\00:40:18.81
throughout they are
learning the story of Joseph,
00:40:18.85\00:40:20.52
for season two, and
then on the final episode,
00:40:20.55\00:40:23.49
the final night of camp,
00:40:23.52\00:40:24.85
they actually do a production
of the story of Joseph.
00:40:24.89\00:40:27.72
So there we were able
to talk about competition,
00:40:27.76\00:40:30.33
jealousy with all the brothers.
00:40:30.36\00:40:32.53
Season three is
a holiday season.
00:40:32.56\00:40:35.50
So we started with
a thankfulness episode
00:40:35.53\00:40:38.17
and then told the story,
00:40:38.20\00:40:39.60
the Christmas story
right from the Bible.
00:40:39.63\00:40:41.50
Amen.
00:40:41.54\00:40:42.87
Season four is
the story of Esther
00:40:42.90\00:40:45.04
which we talked
about a little bit earlier.
00:40:45.07\00:40:47.51
And season five
00:40:47.58\00:40:48.91
is the early
part of Moses' life.
00:40:48.94\00:40:51.61
I couldn't quite tackle all
of Moses' story in one season.
00:40:51.65\00:40:55.88
But we focused on, you know...
00:40:55.92\00:40:58.49
And the faith of his
mother Jochebed, for example.
00:40:58.52\00:41:01.56
She had to give him up
00:41:01.59\00:41:02.92
and then she had the opportunity
00:41:02.96\00:41:04.33
to have that baby in her home
00:41:04.36\00:41:05.83
for a few years to
raise him to be a young man,
00:41:05.86\00:41:08.26
and then she sent
him off to the palace
00:41:08.30\00:41:10.37
where he made decisions
00:41:10.40\00:41:12.07
based on the faith
she instilled in him.
00:41:12.10\00:41:13.97
Amen.
00:41:14.04\00:41:15.37
And then, ongoing, of course,
00:41:15.40\00:41:16.74
we could be here all day
if I talked about all of that.
00:41:16.77\00:41:19.31
I was just gonna ask
what's coming up in season six
00:41:19.34\00:41:21.54
or you not disclose
those trade secrets?
00:41:21.58\00:41:23.85
No, that's okay. Season six.
00:41:23.88\00:41:25.81
I've really enjoyed season six
00:41:25.85\00:41:27.32
because we're doing
something a little bit new.
00:41:27.35\00:41:29.52
So we always tell
00:41:29.55\00:41:31.32
the Bible story by
kind of reenacting it.
00:41:31.35\00:41:34.26
So we have a voice actress,
does the voice of Esther,
00:41:34.29\00:41:36.83
for example.
00:41:36.86\00:41:38.19
In season six, we're
doing a historical flashback
00:41:38.23\00:41:40.96
where we talk about
00:41:41.00\00:41:44.77
the female
pilots of World War II
00:41:44.80\00:41:47.47
the WASPS which I love
that learning that history
00:41:47.54\00:41:50.71
and researching
it for the program.
00:41:50.74\00:41:52.07
And it's also in
the context of telling
00:41:52.11\00:41:53.98
the Bible story of
the Good Samaritan.
00:41:54.01\00:41:56.38
So we actually
took one of the parables
00:41:56.41\00:41:58.61
and wove it into
a complete season.
00:41:58.65\00:42:01.15
I love that. That's great.
00:42:01.18\00:42:03.12
Oh, okay, so what about...
00:42:03.15\00:42:05.49
If someone saying,
I'm a teacher at a school
00:42:05.52\00:42:07.56
and I really like to incorporate
00:42:07.59\00:42:09.19
this into my classroom
or I am a homeschooling mom
00:42:09.22\00:42:12.46
and I'd like to incorporate
this with my children.
00:42:12.49\00:42:15.86
Do you have extra resources
in addition to the audio?
00:42:15.90\00:42:19.03
What you have available?
00:42:19.07\00:42:20.44
Yeah, that's a
great question because
00:42:20.47\00:42:21.80
we get a lot of
requests for that kind of thing.
00:42:21.84\00:42:23.17
And so that's something
00:42:23.20\00:42:24.54
we're more in the
process of developing.
00:42:24.57\00:42:25.97
Right now, we have interactive
activities for every season,
00:42:26.01\00:42:29.88
not necessarily every
episode, but every season
00:42:29.91\00:42:31.91
which can be downloaded
right off of the website.
00:42:31.95\00:42:34.02
And for example,
when the freshman class
00:42:34.05\00:42:36.48
at Discovery Mountain Academy
00:42:36.52\00:42:37.89
is learning about the layers
of the earth's atmosphere,
00:42:37.92\00:42:40.99
we created a downloadable sheet
00:42:41.02\00:42:42.52
where the listener can
then work on learning the layers
00:42:42.56\00:42:46.06
of the earth's
atmosphere as well.
00:42:46.09\00:42:47.76
But one thing
we're in the process
00:42:47.80\00:42:49.53
of creating is exercise...
00:42:49.56\00:42:52.00
Faith exercise
books we're calling them.
00:42:52.03\00:42:53.94
So these are workbooks.
00:42:53.97\00:42:55.50
We don't have one
for every season yet,
00:42:55.54\00:42:57.31
but beginning with season four,
00:42:57.34\00:42:59.31
this is a workbook
that has activities
00:42:59.34\00:43:02.01
that are geared
towards first to third graders
00:43:02.04\00:43:04.98
and then activities
that are geared towards
00:43:05.01\00:43:07.52
older elementary school
students and throughout.
00:43:07.55\00:43:10.69
There are also coloring
pages, so the younger child
00:43:10.72\00:43:13.69
who can't yet
read can still listen
00:43:13.76\00:43:16.42
and color the pictures.
00:43:16.46\00:43:17.79
So these exercises
just take the Bible verses,
00:43:17.83\00:43:21.50
the faith exercises
just to a deeper level.
00:43:21.53\00:43:24.17
Oh, that's great
because you know,
00:43:24.20\00:43:25.80
when you get into it,
00:43:25.83\00:43:27.24
you learn more
and you retain more.
00:43:27.27\00:43:29.17
It's not just listening to it
00:43:29.20\00:43:30.54
but then they can do
these exercises as well.
00:43:30.61\00:43:32.54
Absolutely. Amen.
00:43:32.57\00:43:33.91
That's wonderful.
00:43:33.98\00:43:35.31
So before we move on,
00:43:35.34\00:43:36.68
I know we're almost
at the end of the program
00:43:36.71\00:43:38.78
and here before
we get to the end,
00:43:38.81\00:43:40.62
we want to make sure we
put up the contact information
00:43:40.65\00:43:43.32
for Discovery Mountain
so that you can contact them
00:43:43.39\00:43:45.55
and you can get involved
in this incredible program
00:43:45.59\00:43:48.56
for children and any age,
00:43:48.59\00:43:50.63
I think it would work
for any age group as well,
00:43:50.66\00:43:52.76
but specifically
geared for young people.
00:43:52.79\00:43:55.46
But before we do
that, and we talk about
00:43:55.50\00:43:57.73
just a little bit
about other things
00:43:57.77\00:43:59.10
that are going on at the VOP.
00:43:59.13\00:44:00.47
Okay.
00:44:00.54\00:44:01.87
I want to see,
if you don't mind,
00:44:01.90\00:44:03.24
making an appeal
to someone at home.
00:44:03.27\00:44:05.27
If there is someone at home
00:44:05.31\00:44:06.78
who says, you
know, "I have kids,
00:44:06.81\00:44:09.38
I have grandkids,
and I'm worried for them
00:44:09.41\00:44:12.48
and I'm not sure what to do."
00:44:12.51\00:44:14.75
What would you tell them, Jean?
00:44:14.78\00:44:17.39
And that, that
really is a burden
00:44:17.42\00:44:19.45
that I hear a lot
and I think sometimes
00:44:19.49\00:44:23.06
grandparents particularly,
00:44:23.09\00:44:24.49
they feel like
their hands are tied.
00:44:24.53\00:44:26.13
They don't have
that day-to-day contact
00:44:26.16\00:44:27.96
with these grandchildren
they love and they adore.
00:44:28.00\00:44:31.20
And just sharing their faith,
00:44:31.23\00:44:33.64
finding these easy
ways to share faith
00:44:33.67\00:44:37.11
such as Discovery Mountain,
00:44:37.14\00:44:38.47
where a program can be played
and you just see if the kids
00:44:38.51\00:44:41.44
perhaps respond to it or not,
and it gives you an opportunity
00:44:41.48\00:44:44.38
to talk about the Bible.
00:44:44.41\00:44:45.88
But I would just
appeal to the grandparents
00:44:45.91\00:44:48.28
to just consider
that a privilege,
00:44:48.32\00:44:51.55
it may feel like
00:44:51.59\00:44:52.92
perhaps a burden to share
that faith with those children.
00:44:52.95\00:44:57.43
But it's a privilege
to be able to do that.
00:44:57.46\00:45:00.13
And I read something
recently in Life Sketches,
00:45:00.20\00:45:04.07
let's see if I
have it here, I do,
00:45:04.10\00:45:05.77
where Sister White was meeting
with her own grandchildren
00:45:05.80\00:45:10.11
and she had some words
that she shared with them,
00:45:10.14\00:45:12.21
and I'd love to just
share that with your viewers.
00:45:12.24\00:45:15.04
So this is
found in Life Sketches
00:45:15.08\00:45:16.61
and it's a Sabbath afternoon
00:45:16.64\00:45:18.45
and the children of
Willie White are gathered,
00:45:18.48\00:45:21.25
and I believe it's later
00:45:21.28\00:45:23.05
in Ellen White's life,
and these are the words
00:45:23.08\00:45:25.52
that are recorded
for us that she shared.
00:45:25.55\00:45:27.29
She said, "The
Lord is very good to us
00:45:27.36\00:45:30.93
and if we follow
on to know the Lord,
00:45:30.96\00:45:33.16
we shall know
that his going forth
00:45:33.19\00:45:35.13
is prepared as the morning.
00:45:35.16\00:45:37.57
If there is any
question in your minds,"
00:45:37.60\00:45:39.60
again, she is
talking to her grandchildren,
00:45:39.63\00:45:41.54
"any question in your minds
in regard to what is right,
00:45:41.57\00:45:44.74
look to the Lord
Jesus and He will guide you.
00:45:44.77\00:45:49.08
We should bring
every plan to the Lord
00:45:49.11\00:45:51.28
to see if He approves it.
00:45:51.31\00:45:53.05
Remember that the
Lord will carry us through.
00:45:53.08\00:45:55.88
I am guarding every moment
00:45:55.92\00:45:57.29
so that nothing may
come between me and the Lord.
00:45:57.32\00:46:00.36
I hope there will not.
00:46:00.39\00:46:02.16
God grant that we
may all prove faithful.
00:46:02.19\00:46:05.46
There will be a
glorious meeting soon.
00:46:05.49\00:46:07.53
I am glad that you
have come to see me.
00:46:07.60\00:46:10.17
May the Lord bless you."
00:46:10.20\00:46:11.97
So that she's encouraging
this third generation
00:46:12.00\00:46:16.50
that the Lord will
carry them through,
00:46:16.54\00:46:19.14
just as He carries each
and every one of us through.
00:46:19.17\00:46:21.61
And I just pray that
parents and grandparents,
00:46:21.64\00:46:23.35
as we care for these children,
00:46:23.38\00:46:25.88
the Lord will
carry us through as well
00:46:25.91\00:46:27.85
and He will provide a way
00:46:27.88\00:46:29.38
for us to lead
as He wants us to.
00:46:29.42\00:46:31.52
Amen. That's right.
00:46:31.55\00:46:33.36
You know, God
tells us in Isaiah,
00:46:33.39\00:46:35.79
"I will contend with
those that content with thee,
00:46:35.82\00:46:37.63
and I will save your children,"
00:46:37.66\00:46:39.46
and we could say
your grandchildren as well
00:46:39.49\00:46:42.00
because God loves
them and He's drawing them
00:46:42.03\00:46:44.63
even now to Himself
with those quotes of love.
00:46:44.67\00:46:46.94
He's not willing
that any should perish,
00:46:46.97\00:46:49.04
but that all
should come to repentance.
00:46:49.07\00:46:51.24
So talk to us just a moment here
00:46:51.27\00:46:53.48
about some other things going on
00:46:53.51\00:46:55.24
at The Voice of Prophecy.
00:46:55.28\00:46:56.61
I know Disclosure would be
00:46:56.64\00:46:57.98
like your flagship
program, is that right?
00:46:58.01\00:46:59.35
Yes, yes. That's correct.
00:46:59.38\00:47:00.72
So Disclosure is a
weekly one-hour program
00:47:00.75\00:47:03.39
that Shawn and I
co-host together.
00:47:03.42\00:47:06.09
We talk about
all different things.
00:47:06.12\00:47:08.29
Disclosure, you know, by
the name you probably guess,
00:47:08.32\00:47:11.13
we're just looking
at issues in the Bible,
00:47:11.16\00:47:13.50
issues in day-to-day life,
00:47:13.53\00:47:15.06
where we can grow our
relationship with God,
00:47:15.10\00:47:17.87
and we dig in and
sometimes I've asked Shawn
00:47:17.90\00:47:20.94
tough questions that he receives
00:47:20.97\00:47:22.47
during evangelistic meetings
00:47:22.50\00:47:23.91
and he answers
them right on the air.
00:47:23.94\00:47:26.41
So those are the kind of things
we're doing with Disclosure.
00:47:26.44\00:47:28.51
But when Shawn and I started
00:47:28.54\00:47:30.85
at The Voice of
Prophecy in 2013,
00:47:30.88\00:47:33.28
that was an opportunity for
us to pray and to talk to God
00:47:33.31\00:47:38.02
about what direction
He wanted this ministry
00:47:38.05\00:47:40.59
to go under Shawn's leadership.
00:47:40.66\00:47:42.86
And we really felt
impressed that Voice of Prophecy
00:47:42.89\00:47:45.89
was no longer a media ministry
but an evangelistic ministry
00:47:45.93\00:47:50.17
that uses media to do
the work of evangelism.
00:47:50.20\00:47:52.90
It's good.
00:47:52.93\00:47:54.27
And so we are creating an
entire package of resources
00:47:54.30\00:47:57.01
for local churches to
use in their communities
00:47:57.04\00:48:00.68
during the
pre-work of evangelism,
00:48:00.71\00:48:02.21
during evangelism and
during the follow-up phase
00:48:02.24\00:48:04.75
and that's Shawn's portfolio.
00:48:04.78\00:48:07.85
So I can't
really speak in detail.
00:48:07.88\00:48:10.22
You might want to
have him on the program
00:48:10.29\00:48:11.62
one day to talk
about that in detail.
00:48:11.65\00:48:13.15
We will do that.
00:48:13.19\00:48:14.52
But it's called
Discovery Centers
00:48:14.56\00:48:16.22
and Discovery Mountain
00:48:16.26\00:48:18.43
is part of that
package of resources,
00:48:18.46\00:48:21.23
where the local church
can minister to the children
00:48:21.26\00:48:24.07
and families in the community.
00:48:24.10\00:48:25.43
Amen.
00:48:25.47\00:48:26.80
So how has being at
The Voice of Prophecy,
00:48:26.84\00:48:29.44
how has that grown you as
a woman, as a woman of God,
00:48:29.47\00:48:33.61
how has that
grown you spiritually?
00:48:33.68\00:48:35.04
Because I know
your kids were younger
00:48:35.08\00:48:36.78
but now they're
growing up and you're not need,
00:48:36.85\00:48:39.51
not that you're not needed,
that's not the right word,
00:48:39.55\00:48:41.58
but as integrally
involved in their lives.
00:48:41.62\00:48:44.39
So how has that grown you?
00:48:44.42\00:48:45.85
Yeah, well, it's
been a wonderful journey.
00:48:45.89\00:48:47.99
Our daughters
have become young women
00:48:48.02\00:48:49.72
and the parenting at this
stage of life is different.
00:48:49.76\00:48:54.00
And it has freed
me to do more things
00:48:54.03\00:48:56.77
for women's ministry
which I've really enjoyed.
00:48:56.80\00:48:58.83
Amen.
00:48:58.87\00:49:00.24
It's been a wonderful
opportunity to fellowship
00:49:00.27\00:49:02.17
with women and to...
00:49:02.20\00:49:04.61
They feed my faith.
00:49:04.64\00:49:06.14
And just really the whole
process of taking a ministry
00:49:06.17\00:49:11.05
that has existed for
more than 85 years, you know,
00:49:11.08\00:49:13.62
Voice of Prophecy
started with H.M.S. Richards,
00:49:13.65\00:49:16.48
wonderful ministry,
00:49:16.52\00:49:17.85
and just to have God
lead and guide us in faith
00:49:17.89\00:49:20.96
on the direction
00:49:20.99\00:49:22.42
He wants it to go for
the future, moving forward,
00:49:22.46\00:49:25.59
has grown my faith
immensely, just immensely
00:49:25.63\00:49:29.60
and we've really
had to rely on Him,
00:49:29.63\00:49:32.10
spent time just
praying and talking to Him
00:49:32.13\00:49:36.07
and feeling that full
reliance on Him in this journey.
00:49:36.10\00:49:39.54
And that's really
a wonderful thing.
00:49:39.57\00:49:41.18
Amen, that is incredible.
00:49:41.21\00:49:42.84
Before we put up your address,
what I want to do right now
00:49:42.88\00:49:45.38
is just spend
just a moment in prayer
00:49:45.41\00:49:48.22
for someone whose children
maybe aren't walking with God
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or maybe they are and they
say, "I want to make sure that
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they continue walking with God,"
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or someone whose maybe
even grandchildren aren't.
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So let's just take a moment.
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Wherever you are, if
you're driving in the car,
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you can keep your
eyes open on the road
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but just in your
spirit, bow with us in prayer.
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Holy Father, we come
before You in the name of Jesus,
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and we just thank You that
we can call You, Abba, Father.
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We thank You that
we can come boldly
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before Your throne knowing
that we find grace and mercy
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and help in our time of need
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and right now we are praying
for our brothers and sisters
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who are watching this program
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or who are
listening to this program,
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those who are may be hurting
for children or grandchildren.
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Lord, we ask in
the name of Jesus,
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that You would put
a hedge of protection
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around these children
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that angels that
excel in strength
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would be around them that
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You would draw them
with Your cords of love,
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draw them back to Yourself,
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and that Satan would
not be allowed to have them,
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that they would
make decisions for You,
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that You would use Your Word,
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You would use
people in their lives,
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their families to
speak a word into their lives
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and that they would
make a decision for You.
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And that when You come
again in the clouds of glory,
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these precious
grandparents and parents
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could look up and say,
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"God, we are
here with the family
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that You have entrusted to us,
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and we just thank
You and give you praise
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in the precious
and holy name of Jesus.
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Amen. Amen.
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Amen. Thank you so much.
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What we're going to do right now
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is put up contact information
for Discovery Mountain
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and The Voice of Prophecy.
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We want to encourage you.
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If you would like
any of those resources,
00:51:34.39\00:51:35.99
if you're a teacher or
a homeschooling parent,
00:51:36.02\00:51:38.46
if you want to get
involved in the ministry,
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if you want to financially
support the ministry,
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here's how you can do just that.
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If you would like to
support Discovery Mountain
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and its mission to
create a fun way for kids
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from all backgrounds
to get to know Jesus,
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please visit their
website DiscoveryMountain.com.
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There you will find
links to all their stories,
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background information
on their story characters
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and even a way to donate online.
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That website again
is DiscoveryMountain.com
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You can also call them
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at (805) 955-7611
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or write to The
Voice of Prophecy,
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PO Box 999,
Loveland, Colorado 80539.
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