I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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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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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello, and welcome to
another 3ABN Today program.
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We are so grateful
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that you have
joined us this day.
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How's your day going?
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I can think I can
hear everyone at home.
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That's right.
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Hope you're saying good.
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It's been good
here at 3ABN, why?
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Because the Lord Jesus
Christ is Lord of our life.
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He's in charge of
the ministry of 3ABN,
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and we hope that He's in
charge of your life today.
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If you haven't
accepted Jesus Christ
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as your personal Savior,
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we always want to
invite you to do that
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because when
Christ is in your life,
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what a blessing it is
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because He's the
one that's in control
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though the life may
have its ups and its downs,
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you've got Jesus by your side
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and it can't get
any better than that.
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But we always
wanna say thank you
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for your prayers
and financial support
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for the ministry of 3ABN
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because it is
changing lives for eternity.
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What a blessing? Amen.
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I love the Today program
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because we get to
feature guests and ministries
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from all around the world.
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We get to see what God
is doing in and through
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other people's lives.
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And sometimes we
share testimonies,
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what God is doing
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and this particular
Today program is a ministry.
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Amen.
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It would not be
a stranger to you
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if you're at all
familiar with 3ABN.
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I'm speaking of Weimar College
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and we're gonna talk
about Weimar Institute
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and our guests here.
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We have some of the students
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who are
currently attending Weimar,
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but our special guest is
no stranger to you at 3ABN
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because Dr. Neil
Nedley has been on 3ABN.
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Do you know this is
putting you on the spot?
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When was the first
time you came on 3ABN?
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Do you remember how
many years it's been?
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It was the '90s and
probably, you know, early...
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Probably early in '90s.
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Yeah, early to mid-90s.
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You remember the program that...
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Wonderfully
Made, I think it was.
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Yeah, few years ago
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and, of course, here
those that followed 3ABN
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through the years you have
four wonderful sons and a wife.
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So tell us because I'm...
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This is just going back
a little bit reminiscing.
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So your boys played
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on some of the
kids' programs, violin...
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They did.
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They sing?
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They do sing, but I
don't think they sang on 3ABN,
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it was mostly the
instrumental part.
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They're growing up.
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And so tell us
what they're doing now?
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Yeah.
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So our oldest Joel,
who played the violin,
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he's a physical therapist,
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and he's in full-time
practice of physical therapy.
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Oh, wow.
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Our second oldest who
played the viola is a physician,
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and he is in
orthopedic residency.
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So he's gonna be a surgeon.
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Good for him.
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That's great.
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And specializing in
the bones and muscles
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and all of
those sorts of things.
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And our third just
finished with a business degree.
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And he's actually
working in our Oklahoma office
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of the Nedley Health Solutions
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that we help support those
that are putting on programs,
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community
programs around the world.
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And our youngest is at
Weimar Academy actually,
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so he's in his senior year
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and he's gonna be
in the college soon.
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Wow! It's amazing.
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It is a privilege
to have you back here
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at 3ABN, Dr. Nedley.
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Maybe you're
watching and you're saying,
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I'm not even sure I'm
familiar with Dr. Nedley
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because I'm a
brand new 3ABN viewer.
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So Dr. Neil
Nedley is the President
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of Weimar Institute.
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He is also a doctor.
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He is a gastroenterologist
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with specialty
in internal medicine
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and gastroenterology.
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Yeah.
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And the difficult
to diagnose patient?
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I'm not sure I get everything.
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Yeah, you got it.
That's pretty good.
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He's doing a good job.
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And I know you've written,
I think it's four books.
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I'm thinking off
the top of my head,
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Proof Positive and Depression,
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The Way Out and what
else have you written?
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The Lost Art of Thinking
and Optimize Your Brain.
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Okay.
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And I know you do a lot
with, I wanna say the brain
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but as far as
emotional intelligence,
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and depression, and
anxiety recovery program.
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So talk to us
just a moment about
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some of those
'cause they're incorporated
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with your program
at Weimar as well.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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And so we run
residential depression
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and anxiety
recovery programs there,
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as well as community programs
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that the students help out with,
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but the residential,
they also get an opportunity
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to help out with
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and those are for those
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that are severely
depressed or anxious.
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Most of our patients
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actually are thinking of ending
their life almost every day
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before they come to our program.
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Or they have panic
attacks multiple times a day,
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so severe mental
illness conditions.
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And then we treat them
in a comprehensive manner,
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leaving no stone unturned
and getting to the root causes.
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And the amazing thing
is these mental illnesses
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that are thought
to not be able to be
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eradicated are eradicated
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and they're not just controlled,
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they can actually be cured
through nutrition, lifestyle,
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and comprehensive measures.
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And these students
get to see this real time.
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So that's one of the
advantages of being at Weimar.
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Amen.
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You know, that must
be just incredible though
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because you're
really providing hope.
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Absolutely.
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People are that, I mean,
basically they're hopeless
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they think there's no...
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They can't change.
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It's just, it's life
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for the rest of
that I can think of.
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And here you're able to
by natural ways change that.
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Exactly, exactly.
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I know that you speak,
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not just in Seventh-day
Adventist institutions
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but around the world.
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And I know Jill
and I were in Minnesota
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here some time back.
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And we saw that Dr. Neil
Nedley coming to Mayo Clinic
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to give lecture there.
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So you share with us
that the opportunities
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that God has opened up for you
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and being able to
share what He can do?
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Well, you know, God has blessed
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speaking of that
Mayo opportunity,
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you know, the interesting thing
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as I was speaking
on a Friday evening,
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and it was before Sabbath,
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but at the end of
that presentation,
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in fact, I had asked the
people who had brought me,
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I said, "You know, I
don't travel on the Sabbath,
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if you could get in touch
with the Adventist Church,
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they might be interested
in me speaking there."
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I didn't get in touch with them,
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but they did.
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And they actually
helped to line up some things
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that they want me to
speak on there as well.
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And so at the end
of that presentation,
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at Mayo the person
who brought me there
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who's not an Adventist,
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but at Mayo he
said, you know what?
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You had to pay for this
event to hear Dr. Nedley,
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but tomorrow if you go
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to the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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where you can hear him
for free four different times,
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but you have to register online,
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but it's free.
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And so they had 170
visitors from the Mayo Clinic.
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Oh, wow!
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A hundred and seventy visitors?
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A hundred and
seventy visitors came to Mayo
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and many of them
stayed the whole day
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for all four of
those presentations.
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And they were introduced
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in not just the nutrition
and medical side of things,
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but the fact that
the spiritual side
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is so key and important.
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Praise the Lord.
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And so, yeah,
they had never seen
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the parking lot so full.
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They had to park in
all sorts of other places.
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That's a good problem.
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But it was exciting and
many of them are physicians
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and high-end people.
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One of the
physicians who's high-up in Mayo
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was filming me the whole time
and asked if he could film me
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just to show me to his patients.
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And he wanted to
have that resource
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for his patients avail.
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Amen.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
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God's done open
those opportunities.
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God's given you a gift,
and to be able to use that gift
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to help people,
minister to doctors,
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and lay people, and students,
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speaking of
students we wanna introduce.
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Transition.
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We'll introduce each one of
you and then we'll come back
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and hear some of your stories
and what brought you to Weimar
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and what your
major is and all of that.
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But we have Natalie Fish.
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And then next to
Natalie and, Natalie,
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you are a
natural science student.
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And then next to
you is Bailley Schmidt.
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And, Bailey, you are
theology, you've taken theology.
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And then next to
you is Matthew Loredo
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and you're a nursing student.
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Correct.
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So let's, we'll do
ladies first I guess.
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Coming back to Natalie
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and tell us what
brought you to Weimar?
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Well, the reason why I came
to Weimar originally was to do
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the four-month health program.
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And what we pretty
much learned in that program
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is how to minister to
people through health evangelism
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and do community programs
such as diabetes undone,
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depression recovery,
smoking cessation clinics.
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So just
different things like that.
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And so at the end of that,
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we get a
certificate in health coaching.
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So we work with
patients during the program
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like teaching
them different things.
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They can learn health wise...
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So, you know, I
was just talking,
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thinking about this
Weimar, so Weimar is where?
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Are you from...
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Well, tell us where
Weimar is located first?
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And anybody can jump in?
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Yeah.
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Weimar is located in
the foothills of the Sierra,
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in California,
Northern California.
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And, yeah, we're all
from different places.
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I'm from Washington.
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Just gonna ask you, are
you all from California then?
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No.
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I am.
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You are?
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Are you from
California, Matthew?
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I am from California.
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What about you, Natalie?
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I'm from Washington as well.
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You're from
Washington as well. Okay.
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So that's a pretty part of
the country to go to Weimar.
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I've been there...
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It was been a few years
back, but it's beautiful.
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Beautiful area.
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So location is nice.
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But then...
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Yeah, continue on then, Natalie.
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Yeah.
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So anyway,
after the end of that,
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so we get the certificate
and then I decided to stay on
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and go through the
natural science program
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to be a dietitian.
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So I'll get as
many classes as I can
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in from my prerequisites
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and I hope to go to
Loma Linda after that.
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Become a doctor?
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No, to be a dietitian.
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A dietitian. Okay.
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So the natural science program
then would be like a feeder
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for different types of degrees.
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Would that be right?
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Correct.
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Yeah, you can do
physical therapy.
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You can do dentistry, pre-med.
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Most of our
natural science students
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are there for
pre-med or pre-dent.
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But we have quite a few
there for physical therapy
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and some for
dietitian or you can have,
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you know, all sorts of
different graduate avenues
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that you can go to,
some just get their masters
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in public health and do
just public health afterwards.
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Now Weimar's
made an educational,
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I don't know if it's
an educational shift,
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but it's recently accredited,
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and I don't even
know how recently
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it's been accredited
'cause I don't know that,
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but it didn't
used to be accredited.
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And now it is.
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So talk to us a little
bit about that journey?
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Yeah, it is
recent, March of 2019...
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Okay, so this recent.
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When we were
notified of our accreditation,
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but they did
something very unique
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and that is they
made it retroactive
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for a year and a half,
which is kind of unheard of.
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So our previous graduates
actually also graduated
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from an accredited university
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and this is the
highest level of accreditation,
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you can achieve in America.
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It's called regional
accreditation, Stanford.
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Places like Harvard
have regional accreditation.
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Okay.
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And so this is the highest level
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that you can get
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and it makes it a lot easier
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as far as
transferability for the students
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and opening up a
lot of avenues that way.
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Praise the Lord.
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You gonna say something?
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Well, I guess so that's unique
is that I guess three of us
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all chose to come to
Weimar before it was accredited
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and there was a lot to do
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with the
principles and the values
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that the institute stood for.
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And what we saw
there the education
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and making that choice
even before it was accredited.
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And so now it's
just, it's a blessing
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from the Lord, I think,
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and the way he's
led the institute, so...
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So you're a theology student.
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Yes, I'm a theology student.
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Why did you choose theology?
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Why did I choose
theology as a major?
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Well, it kind of happened
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through my academy
experiences and growing up.
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I've been around leadership
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and involved in
church ministries
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through Pathfinders
and different things.
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And I had never heard of Weimar
until going away to academy
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and I was first introduced there
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through health expo
training, and I got to witness
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the students
and their lifestyle.
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And one of the professors
who came along and I was,
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I saw something that,
you know, just wasn't normal
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from other colleges.
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And I remember talking
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to the one
professor and he told me,
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he's like if you
want to be involved
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in medical
ministry come to Weimar
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and through prayer and
God opening doors clearly.
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He's led me to
Weimar to study theology.
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And it's been a blessing to see
how Bible based the program is.
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Amen.
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And how it upholds
the Spirit of Prophecy.
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It's just, it truly is
a blessing to see that,
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that at our institute.
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So when you say,
Bailley, you saw something there
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that was not normal
or that was different
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as it were from
the other colleges,
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what set it apart?
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I know you
mentioned a few things here,
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but what specifically
in your mind set it apart?
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Well, one of those
was the spiritual focus
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that the students,
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you could tell that
it wasn't just something
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they were doing,
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wasn't
something they were faking
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but it was, they
had an experience.
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And that was something that
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I was blessed to
go to a good academy,
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but I wanted to
continue that experience
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outside of just my academy years
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and so that was a huge thing.
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Another thing
is the practicality
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of the program and we
can touch on that more
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but there's a lot of
opportunities to get out
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to not just be in the books
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because
education is so much more
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than book knowledge.
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It's the practical application.
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And that's something
that is unique to Weimar
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and how much
opportunity you have to do that.
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Amen.
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So then, Matthew,
you're a nursing student?
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I am. Yes, I'm
a nursing student.
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I just graduated.
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In fact, I did
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the associate's
degree in nursing.
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So it's one year pre-reqs,
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and then two
years of nursing school,
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and you graduate
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and you're able to
take your board exam
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so I'll be going
back home soon to do that.
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Amen.
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Back to Washington.
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Just enjoying
it now. California.
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Yeah.
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Back to Washington, California.
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You got it.
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We're gonna get it together.
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Yes.
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I don't know
have a test doctor...
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Okay.
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So you enjoy
then the health field,
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because I know we often
talk about the health message
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being the right
arm of the gospel.
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Right. Certainly.
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So why did you decide
to pick the health field
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for that reason?
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You know, definitely.
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And, you know,
something that was unique,
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I think for me was
growing up, my mom did
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a lot of the depression,
and recovery, anxiety programs
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in our local church.
00:15:07.84\00:15:09.67
And she did it
with a friend there.
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And so seeing that
growing up and just realizing
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what a power there
is in health evangelism,
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I looked at Weimar
and I realized that,
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you know, I could go
to any nursing school,
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but that Weimar in particular
would give me the opportunity
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to learn from
people like Dr. Nedley,
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and be able to, you
know, apply the knowledge
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that I was learning directly
during my clinicals there.
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So it was very fun, it
was unique to be able to,
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you know, study disease,
in my nursing textbooks,
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and then at the same
time study alongside it,
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treatment from,
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you know, principles
found in the Spirit of Prophecy
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in the Bible that could be used
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instead to really
impact these patients' lives,
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and then to go to the hospital
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and to apply it and
to do that alongside,
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you know,
physicians and instructors
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who had that is
our primary goal.
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So that was definitely unique
00:15:55.48\00:15:56.82
and something
that I'm very grateful
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for going on in my practice.
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Matthew actually rotated with me
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and a hospitalist
shift at the local hospital.
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And that was part of
his clinical training.
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So he doesn't
just learn from nurses
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as important as that is.
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Right.
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But he was able to learn
from the physician perspective
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and see how he
related to the nurses
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and see also how lifestyle
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and spiritual
interventions can work
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in an acute care setting.
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And that does
make Weimar unique.
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In the other places, the nurses
don't have that opportunity.
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How many classes do
you teach, Dr. Nedley?
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Well, I teach
three, principles of health
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and optimize your brain,
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and depression
and anxiety recovery.
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But I'm also
involved in clinical sites
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that aren't necessarily course.
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But they're part of a
course of med-surge course.
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But I'm just one of
the clinical instructors
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that he has along
with many other good ones.
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Yes.
00:16:53.88\00:16:55.21
So how many
majors then at Weimar?
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Right now, we have
seven if you add it all up.
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So we have the...
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Theology.
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The Theology,
the Health Science.
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Right.
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Nursing.
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We have business,
00:17:09.82\00:17:11.16
particularly emphasizing
00:17:11.19\00:17:12.53
Healthcare
Administration or Management.
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We also have Education.
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Nice.
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On top of that, and we have
an interdisciplinary program.
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That's a psychology emphasis.
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And that's something
it's very important to train
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the right type of
psychology counselors.
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Yes.
00:17:29.34\00:17:30.68
And Weimar is very
unique and how they do that,
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but they become
exceptional counselors.
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And then we also
have the health evangelism
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and leadership training
program that Natalie finished.
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Nice.
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That's a lot.
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So talk to us a little bit
about the practical aspects
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of some of your training.
00:17:46.16\00:17:47.50
So I know you
talked about the clinical
00:17:47.53\00:17:49.56
and being able to do
that with Dr. Nedley,
00:17:49.60\00:17:51.23
but what about a
program called TCI?
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Tell me what that means
00:17:53.17\00:17:54.50
and how you all
are involved in that?
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TCI, it stands for
Total Community Involvement,
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a Total Campus Involved
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and essentially
what it means is that
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we want to get as
involved as we can.
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We want every campus member,
00:18:04.45\00:18:06.11
every student to be
involved in the community,
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you know, to go
out not just to learn,
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but then to apply
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and to live the principles that,
00:18:12.85\00:18:15.42
you know, we're being
taught in practical application.
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So it's really unique,
we go on to the community,
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we have different teams
that go to different areas
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in the surrounding towns.
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And we do it every
Wednesday in the afternoon
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for about three to
four hours and we go out
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and, you know, for most people
that we come to their door,
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it's a very unique experience
because they're expecting,
00:18:33.58\00:18:36.54
you know, some sort of
person selling vacuums or,
00:18:36.58\00:18:39.28
you know, trying to get them
to buy some cleaning product,
00:18:39.31\00:18:42.18
but instead we're
coming there and asking
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how we can just
improve their lives,
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you know, and meet
the needs that they have.
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Okay, so let me just ask you.
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So is this unannounced then
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you're just going
to someone's door?
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Correct.
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Okay. So you knock on my door.
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So I open the
door and say hello.
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Hi. How can I help you?
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Yes.
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How would you...? Tell me.
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I would say Hi,
my name is Matthew,
00:19:00.87\00:19:02.20
and I'm a student
from the Weimar Institute.
00:19:02.24\00:19:03.57
Have you ever heard
of the Weimar Institute?
00:19:03.61\00:19:04.94
I haven't.
00:19:04.97\00:19:06.31
No, tell me
about Weimar Institute.
00:19:06.34\00:19:07.68
Weimar Institute is
a small college academy
00:19:07.71\00:19:09.04
as well as a health
institute that's just north
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of the Auburn
area in the Colfax.
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Oh, I know
where Auburn is, okay.
00:19:12.05\00:19:13.38
Yes.
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And so we have
a school up there.
00:19:14.78\00:19:16.12
And every week we come
out and it's really our goal
00:19:16.15\00:19:18.32
as a campus to get
involved in the community
00:19:18.35\00:19:20.29
and see how we
can meet the needs
00:19:20.36\00:19:22.56
that our community members
have and to interface with them
00:19:22.59\00:19:24.69
and develop relationships.
00:19:24.73\00:19:26.06
So that's why I'm here
00:19:26.09\00:19:27.43
and how can I best
improve your life and help you.
00:19:27.50\00:19:29.43
Wow, are you saying
that you see all these leaves
00:19:29.46\00:19:32.53
or pine needles
on my front yard,
00:19:32.57\00:19:33.94
are you saying you
might clean those up?
00:19:33.97\00:19:35.40
I would love to, we
could pluck with you.
00:19:35.44\00:19:37.41
We can give you a massage.
00:19:37.44\00:19:40.88
I'm signing up.
00:19:40.91\00:19:43.85
So there's got
to be a catch here,
00:19:43.88\00:19:45.48
what will I owe you?
00:19:45.51\00:19:46.85
I mean, sure, you're
not just gonna do for free.
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Completely free.
00:19:48.82\00:19:50.19
Completely free. Yes.
00:19:50.22\00:19:51.55
And why would you do
that for free for me?
00:19:51.59\00:19:53.36
Because I feel that it's really
why we're placed here on earth
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to alleviate suffering
00:19:56.66\00:19:57.99
and so any way
that I can best do that,
00:19:58.03\00:19:59.56
I think would be
the highest calling
00:19:59.59\00:20:01.56
and the greatest
thing that I could do
00:20:01.60\00:20:02.93
would give me
the most fulfillment.
00:20:02.96\00:20:04.30
Well, it touches my heart,
00:20:04.33\00:20:05.67
and I give you some
lemonade or something.
00:20:05.70\00:20:07.14
Cookies.
00:20:07.17\00:20:08.50
That's powerful.
00:20:08.54\00:20:09.87
That is powerful
though, every Wednesday.
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Go ahead, you
gonna say something.
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No, that's often the
response people as we give,
00:20:13.11\00:20:16.04
they give back.
00:20:16.08\00:20:17.58
And that's been
a blessing because,
00:20:17.65\00:20:19.41
you know, I didn't come
to Weimar just to study,
00:20:19.45\00:20:22.05
I came to learn to
be a godly minister.
00:20:22.08\00:20:26.29
And so I've had
the privilege actually
00:20:26.32\00:20:27.79
to lead one of our groups,
00:20:27.82\00:20:29.16
we divide the college into like,
00:20:29.19\00:20:30.63
14 different
groups and our professors
00:20:30.66\00:20:33.16
are going out with us.
00:20:33.19\00:20:35.06
And so I'm working actually
00:20:35.10\00:20:36.43
with one of my
religion professors planning,
00:20:36.46\00:20:38.43
organizing, door-to-door work,
00:20:38.47\00:20:40.64
ministry, Bible studies,
00:20:40.67\00:20:43.04
health coaching, all that stuff.
00:20:43.07\00:20:44.67
And I remember particularly
00:20:44.71\00:20:46.44
actually it was
when we first began
00:20:46.47\00:20:49.01
we showed up at
this mobile home park
00:20:49.04\00:20:52.15
and knocked on a door.
00:20:52.18\00:20:53.75
And this lady
came out and she says,
00:20:53.82\00:20:57.39
"You're not supposed to be here.
00:20:57.42\00:20:58.75
There's no
soliciting. Get out of here."
00:20:58.79\00:21:00.86
So I went to the next
door and the same response
00:21:00.89\00:21:02.59
and I was going
to the third door
00:21:02.62\00:21:03.96
and this guy pulled up
and he told me to get out
00:21:04.03\00:21:05.46
or he's gonna call the sheriff.
00:21:05.49\00:21:08.06
I'm like, okay, I
should probably leave so I...
00:21:08.10\00:21:09.93
It's getting all stressful.
00:21:09.96\00:21:11.30
Yeah.
00:21:11.33\00:21:12.67
So I was getting...
00:21:12.70\00:21:14.04
We were heading out
00:21:14.07\00:21:15.40
and actually
this lady comes out.
00:21:15.44\00:21:16.81
And she turned out to
be the manager of the park.
00:21:16.84\00:21:18.17
She said, "What
are you guys doing?"
00:21:18.21\00:21:19.54
Said "Well, we're
here we're trying to help
00:21:19.57\00:21:20.91
through these different means,"
as Matthew shared with us?
00:21:20.94\00:21:24.15
And she says, "That's awesome."
00:21:24.18\00:21:25.98
She says, "We have a newsletter,
00:21:26.01\00:21:27.42
write it up.
00:21:27.45\00:21:28.85
And I'll put your
phone numbers in."
00:21:28.88\00:21:32.72
Later that week, we
had a call from that lady
00:21:32.75\00:21:34.69
that had first turned me down.
00:21:34.72\00:21:36.19
Oh, wow.
00:21:36.22\00:21:37.56
Since then, yeah.
00:21:37.63\00:21:39.63
Asking for help?
00:21:39.66\00:21:41.00
Asking for help.
00:21:41.03\00:21:42.36
Just with their yard,
and it's gone from yard
00:21:42.40\00:21:44.30
to helping her
with her diabetes, too.
00:21:44.33\00:21:46.84
Oh, wow.
00:21:46.87\00:21:48.20
Getting into the word
and it's just it's taken,
00:21:48.24\00:21:50.34
you know, two
years but it's a blessing
00:21:50.41\00:21:53.11
to form those
friendships to not just
00:21:53.14\00:21:57.05
go out sometimes you,
00:21:57.08\00:21:58.41
you know, if you've
ever canvas or something,
00:21:58.45\00:21:59.78
you see somebody wants
00:21:59.81\00:22:01.15
but this is
developing friendships
00:22:01.18\00:22:02.95
that I believe
will last for eternity.
00:22:02.98\00:22:05.45
And that's practical.
00:22:05.49\00:22:06.86
And it makes a difference
00:22:06.89\00:22:08.22
not only in
their lives, but ours.
00:22:08.26\00:22:09.59
I mean, what an
incredible program
00:22:09.62\00:22:11.29
and you can just
see the excitement
00:22:11.33\00:22:13.06
on these young people's faces.
00:22:13.09\00:22:14.53
And so we haven't
heard from you, Natalie,
00:22:14.56\00:22:16.00
I'm sure you have an
experience pertaining to TCI.
00:22:16.03\00:22:19.10
Yes.
00:22:19.13\00:22:20.47
So during the, I think
it was about the first month
00:22:20.54\00:22:23.27
on my four month health program,
00:22:23.30\00:22:24.74
we started a program
called Diabetes Undone.
00:22:24.77\00:22:28.81
And it was our first program.
00:22:28.84\00:22:30.35
And we had a lady
come in with her husband.
00:22:30.38\00:22:33.08
And the first time she came in,
she was walking with a walker
00:22:33.11\00:22:36.15
and she was bent over,
00:22:36.18\00:22:37.52
she looked like she
was in a lot of pain.
00:22:37.59\00:22:39.72
And she went
through the first night
00:22:39.75\00:22:41.92
she seemed very
enthusiastic about it.
00:22:41.96\00:22:43.63
She was asking
lots of questions.
00:22:43.66\00:22:46.19
And she got to
the end of that night
00:22:46.23\00:22:47.86
and they left and went home
00:22:47.90\00:22:49.26
and they came back
the next couple weeks
00:22:49.30\00:22:52.10
and then one day
she finally walked in
00:22:52.13\00:22:54.04
and she didn't
have a walker anymore.
00:22:54.07\00:22:55.40
Wow!
00:22:55.44\00:22:56.81
And she was walking.
00:22:56.84\00:22:58.17
Praise the Lord.
00:22:58.21\00:22:59.54
Yeah, without a
walker, she's walking very well
00:22:59.57\00:23:00.91
and she is telling us that
a lot of her pain had left.
00:23:00.94\00:23:04.81
And it was amazing to watch
00:23:04.85\00:23:06.45
as she continued to come
to the rest of the programs.
00:23:06.48\00:23:08.98
And she came to a
couple of the other ones
00:23:09.02\00:23:11.25
that we put on.
00:23:11.29\00:23:12.62
And just recently,
00:23:12.65\00:23:13.99
she came to the
evangelistic series program
00:23:14.06\00:23:15.46
at the end of the school
year, so it's amazing to see.
00:23:15.49\00:23:18.56
One of my friends was
her personal health coach.
00:23:18.59\00:23:21.56
And she has told me
some of the stories,
00:23:21.60\00:23:24.20
and it's amazing to
see the transformation
00:23:24.27\00:23:26.37
that can happen
in one person's life
00:23:26.40\00:23:28.24
by these lifestyle measures.
00:23:28.27\00:23:30.21
So that's definitely been
00:23:30.24\00:23:31.57
one of my best
experiences to see that.
00:23:31.61\00:23:33.58
What an amazing thing,
00:23:33.61\00:23:34.94
you know, you think
about Christ's method alone.
00:23:34.98\00:23:37.45
How it brings true
success, you see the needs,
00:23:37.48\00:23:40.52
find out what the needs are
and seek to meet those needs.
00:23:40.55\00:23:44.62
And then, what does it say?
00:23:44.65\00:23:46.49
Then he bade them follow me.
00:23:46.52\00:23:48.32
So first of all, we
get in the community
00:23:48.36\00:23:50.36
and share Jesus and love,
as you all do with these people
00:23:50.43\00:23:54.73
and meet their needs,
00:23:54.76\00:23:56.10
and then they're interested
in those spiritual things.
00:23:56.13\00:23:58.73
We have a video
00:23:58.77\00:24:00.14
not all the students
obviously from Weimar,
00:24:00.17\00:24:02.10
we just brought a few
here, Dr. Nedley brought a few.
00:24:02.14\00:24:05.34
But there's a video dealing
00:24:05.37\00:24:06.71
with the religion
program and Jules.
00:24:06.78\00:24:08.74
So let's take a
look at that video.
00:24:08.78\00:24:12.51
My name is Jules Karasira.
00:24:12.55\00:24:15.25
I'm a second year religion major
00:24:15.28\00:24:16.99
on a pre-med track.
00:24:17.02\00:24:18.45
And this is my Weimar story.
00:24:18.49\00:24:20.99
I'm kind of used to
being the unique one.
00:24:21.02\00:24:23.19
I'm Zimbabwean by birth
with origins from Rwanda
00:24:23.22\00:24:26.70
and I grew up in the States.
00:24:26.73\00:24:28.60
This 'cause being an Adventist
at a public college in Texas,
00:24:28.63\00:24:32.20
I was unique.
00:24:32.23\00:24:33.64
That changed
when I got to Weimar.
00:24:33.67\00:24:36.40
With all these
backgrounds and cultures,
00:24:36.44\00:24:38.41
everybody here is different.
00:24:38.44\00:24:40.38
In my religion classes,
00:24:40.41\00:24:41.78
I'm taught by professors
from around the world.
00:24:41.81\00:24:44.08
We have all kinds of
unique faith situations,
00:24:44.15\00:24:47.02
like a Rwandan
genocide survivor,
00:24:47.05\00:24:49.15
or a pastor who's a nurse,
00:24:49.18\00:24:50.89
or a professor who
grew up in post war Croatia.
00:24:50.92\00:24:54.06
The rest of my life here
is pretty extraordinaire too.
00:24:54.09\00:24:57.43
I work in the
development office,
00:24:57.46\00:24:58.79
I'm seeing the
special generosity
00:24:58.83\00:25:00.33
and life stories of our donors.
00:25:00.40\00:25:02.90
I'm also learning
00:25:02.93\00:25:04.27
from the unique
life stories on campus
00:25:04.30\00:25:05.73
when I eat with my lunch
crew, hang out as staff houses,
00:25:05.77\00:25:09.57
or play
basketball with my friends,
00:25:09.60\00:25:11.74
go to the gym to work
out or play some ping pong.
00:25:11.77\00:25:15.64
With a unique focus on
a healthy body and mind
00:25:15.68\00:25:18.38
there was so much to do here.
00:25:18.41\00:25:20.15
There's a lot to do in the area
00:25:20.22\00:25:21.55
of the total
community involvement.
00:25:21.58\00:25:23.79
It's an unmatched program
00:25:23.82\00:25:25.15
because it's not just a
one-time or one-day deal.
00:25:25.19\00:25:28.09
We go back a week after a week
00:25:28.12\00:25:29.72
to stay connected with
the people that we meet.
00:25:29.76\00:25:32.93
Personally, my connection to God
00:25:32.96\00:25:34.93
has grown exponentially here.
00:25:34.96\00:25:37.07
Living out my faith
through music ministry,
00:25:37.10\00:25:39.27
the spiritual programs,
00:25:39.30\00:25:40.84
and even conversations
with my classmates,
00:25:40.87\00:25:43.07
it all challenges me
00:25:43.10\00:25:44.44
truly thinking
about what I believe.
00:25:44.47\00:25:46.31
It's giving me a
distinct worldview
00:25:46.34\00:25:48.28
based on a solid faith.
00:25:48.31\00:25:50.05
Here being
unique is well normal.
00:25:50.08\00:25:55.42
That's my Weimar story.
00:25:55.45\00:25:57.39
Come to Weimar
and discover yours.
00:25:57.42\00:25:59.92
Wow!
00:26:07.63\00:26:08.96
That's powerful testimony
right there, Dr. Nedley.
00:26:09.00\00:26:11.10
It must have warm your
heart to see the young people
00:26:11.13\00:26:13.44
and the impact that
Weimar is making in their lives.
00:26:13.47\00:26:16.20
Absolutely. Yeah.
00:26:16.24\00:26:18.04
So, Bailley, I know that
you're a theology student.
00:26:18.07\00:26:21.31
Tell us just a little
bit more about that major
00:26:21.34\00:26:23.14
'cause Jules is in
that major that we saw.
00:26:23.18\00:26:25.31
Yeah, well, actually,
just this past semester, Jules
00:26:25.35\00:26:28.25
and the rest of my
theology classmates,
00:26:28.28\00:26:29.98
we had the opportunity to
actually plan and organize
00:26:30.02\00:26:33.96
the evangelistic
series that Natalie mentioned.
00:26:33.99\00:26:37.13
And so we were speaking for it,
we were planning the budgets.
00:26:37.16\00:26:39.39
Oh, really.
00:26:39.43\00:26:40.80
We were organizing
the program, all of that,
00:26:40.83\00:26:43.26
and that was a
really good experience
00:26:43.30\00:26:45.00
'cause we got to work
with the church pastor,
00:26:45.03\00:26:46.50
which is Pastor McIntosh,
00:26:46.53\00:26:47.87
and we had to
work with the elders
00:26:47.90\00:26:49.84
and get that experience
00:26:49.87\00:26:51.71
of what it is
like to be involved
00:26:51.74\00:26:54.11
practically in church ministry
00:26:54.18\00:26:56.04
and so that was just
00:26:56.08\00:26:57.45
different
aspects like that from,
00:26:57.48\00:26:59.25
it's a small program
right now so we need more.
00:26:59.28\00:27:01.25
If you're feeling the
calling to go into ministry,
00:27:01.28\00:27:04.52
I would encourage
you to consider Weimar
00:27:04.55\00:27:06.52
because it is really a
blessing to see the focus
00:27:06.55\00:27:10.33
and our professors
just constantly pointing us
00:27:10.36\00:27:14.00
to search our own hearts
00:27:14.03\00:27:15.63
to make sure that
Jesus is abiding there
00:27:15.66\00:27:17.20
because it doesn't
matter what we do if Christ
00:27:17.27\00:27:19.43
is not in us, so...
00:27:19.47\00:27:21.50
Dr, Nedley, we're
getting ready to do some
00:27:21.54\00:27:22.87
musical chairs here in shortly
00:27:22.90\00:27:24.44
with some more students
that you brought with you.
00:27:24.47\00:27:26.24
So I wanna just then
talk to you to Matthew,
00:27:26.27\00:27:28.28
just a couple of seconds of
00:27:28.31\00:27:30.48
why someone should
attend maybe Weimar college
00:27:30.55\00:27:32.31
or something that's
on your heart right now
00:27:32.35\00:27:33.82
before we switch
out the seats here?
00:27:33.85\00:27:35.88
Certainly, you
know, I think of Amos 3:3,
00:27:35.92\00:27:38.12
you know, "Can two walk together
00:27:38.15\00:27:39.49
unless they have agreed?"
00:27:39.52\00:27:40.96
And like Jules
stated in the video,
00:27:40.99\00:27:42.92
you know, being
unique is normal.
00:27:42.96\00:27:44.73
And so it's
nice to be in a place
00:27:44.76\00:27:46.16
where you feel like you
have students around you
00:27:46.19\00:27:48.73
that, you know, are
desiring the same thing,
00:27:48.76\00:27:50.97
like Bailley said,
00:27:51.00\00:27:52.33
are desiring to have
a relationship with God.
00:27:52.37\00:27:54.30
And so, if that's truly
the desire of a student,
00:27:54.34\00:27:57.41
you know, and they're
wanting to be in environment
00:27:57.44\00:27:59.14
where they can grow
00:27:59.17\00:28:00.51
and where they have
teachers who are not as focused
00:28:00.58\00:28:02.84
on their academic success
as on their spiritual success.
00:28:02.88\00:28:06.58
And on them,
00:28:06.61\00:28:07.95
you know, having a
relationship with God,
00:28:07.98\00:28:09.75
then I would
encourage them to come.
00:28:09.78\00:28:11.62
Amen.
00:28:11.65\00:28:12.99
What about you, Natalie?
00:28:13.02\00:28:14.36
I know you just went through
your freshman year, right?
00:28:14.39\00:28:16.93
So tell us why
someone should attend
00:28:16.96\00:28:18.89
or something
that's on your heart?
00:28:18.93\00:28:20.50
I think, a big thing for people,
00:28:20.53\00:28:23.40
especially who wanna go
into the medical field is,
00:28:23.47\00:28:26.50
if you come to
Weimar you can learn
00:28:26.53\00:28:28.14
how to be a medical missionary,
00:28:28.17\00:28:29.87
and that's so
important for the work
00:28:29.90\00:28:31.67
that we have to do
in these last days.
00:28:31.71\00:28:34.34
And if it's, if someone
really is truly desiring that,
00:28:34.38\00:28:38.15
then Weimar is a
place for them to live.
00:28:38.18\00:28:39.51
Amen.
00:28:39.55\00:28:40.98
I feel like I need
to go back to college.
00:28:41.02\00:28:43.28
I want to go Weimar,
you all have inspired me,
00:28:43.32\00:28:45.82
and at the end of the program
we would definitely put up
00:28:45.85\00:28:49.19
the contact
information for Weimar
00:28:49.22\00:28:51.13
because we want
you to get involved,
00:28:51.16\00:28:53.06
not just financially but
maybe you have young people
00:28:53.09\00:28:56.10
or you're a
young person yourself
00:28:56.13\00:28:57.97
and God is calling you
to attend Weimar College.
00:28:58.00\00:29:01.57
Thank you so much,
Natalie Fish, Bailley Schmidt,
00:29:01.60\00:29:04.81
and Matthew Loredo,
00:29:04.84\00:29:06.17
for coming and
sharing your heart
00:29:06.21\00:29:07.58
and your story with
Weimar with our family at home.
00:29:07.61\00:29:10.35
We're gonna go to a song
and then we'll change out
00:29:10.38\00:29:12.31
and we will have
some other students here
00:29:12.35\00:29:14.62
and you'll get to
meet them as well.
00:29:14.65\00:29:16.42
This is Alessandra Sorace.
00:29:16.45\00:29:20.26
I hope I
pronounced that correctly.
00:29:20.29\00:29:21.62
She is a beautiful young woman.
00:29:21.66\00:29:23.12
She has a heart for God,
00:29:23.16\00:29:24.76
and she will be
ministering a song "I Will Go."
00:29:24.79\00:29:28.43
Give me ears to hear Your Spirit
00:29:55.02\00:30:00.60
Give me feet to follow through
00:30:00.63\00:30:06.47
Give me hands to
touch the hurting
00:30:06.50\00:30:12.21
And the faith to follow You
00:30:12.24\00:30:18.18
Give me grace to be a servant
00:30:22.15\00:30:27.92
Give me mercy for the lost
00:30:27.96\00:30:33.73
Give me passion for Your glory
00:30:33.80\00:30:39.50
Give me passion for the cross
00:30:39.53\00:30:45.81
And I will go where
there are no easy roads
00:30:45.84\00:30:51.88
Leave the comforts that I know
00:30:51.91\00:30:57.79
I will go and let
this journey be my home
00:30:57.82\00:31:03.93
I will go
00:31:03.96\00:31:12.87
I'll let go of my ambition
00:31:25.78\00:31:31.82
Cut the roots that run too deep
00:31:31.85\00:31:37.66
I will learn to give away
00:31:37.69\00:31:43.50
What I cannot really keep
00:31:43.57\00:31:56.48
Help me see
00:31:56.51\00:32:00.32
With eyes of faith
00:32:00.35\00:32:04.49
Give me strength
00:32:04.52\00:32:07.79
To run this race
00:32:07.82\00:32:11.69
And I will go where
there are no easy roads
00:32:11.73\00:32:18.37
Leave the comforts that I know
00:32:18.40\00:32:24.24
I will go and let
this journey be my home
00:32:24.31\00:32:30.48
I will go
00:32:30.55\00:32:38.59
Lord where Your glory is unknown
00:32:38.62\00:32:42.82
I will live for You alone
00:32:42.86\00:32:48.93
I will go because
my life is not my own
00:32:48.96\00:32:55.80
I will go
00:32:55.84\00:33:05.61
Amen.
00:33:24.57\00:33:25.90
Beautiful song wonderfully done.
00:33:25.93\00:33:27.80
We love Alessandra Sorace here.
00:33:27.84\00:33:30.91
She just has a beautiful spirit
and a heart and when years ago,
00:33:30.94\00:33:34.84
she used to sing on Kids' Time,
00:33:34.88\00:33:36.58
and I had the privilege
of playing the piano for her
00:33:36.61\00:33:38.65
a couple of times so,
00:33:38.68\00:33:40.15
so good to see her
again on that song.
00:33:40.22\00:33:42.88
And a great
message too, you know that?
00:33:42.92\00:33:44.29
Great message, I Will Go.
00:33:44.32\00:33:45.65
I Will Go, very
much fits the program
00:33:45.69\00:33:47.02
we've been
talking about here Weimar.
00:33:47.06\00:33:48.66
Amen.
00:33:48.69\00:33:50.03
And I know we're many
minutes into the program,
00:33:50.06\00:33:52.73
but we're talking
about Weimar College
00:33:52.76\00:33:54.63
and what God is doing
in and through the students
00:33:54.66\00:33:57.97
and the faculty there.
00:33:58.00\00:33:59.50
We have Dr. Neil Nedley,
00:33:59.53\00:34:01.37
who is the
President of Weimar Institute
00:34:01.40\00:34:03.41
and sitting next to
you is Ryan Branson.
00:34:03.44\00:34:06.57
And, Ryan, you're
an education major.
00:34:06.61\00:34:09.51
And we'll hear a
little bit more from you.
00:34:09.54\00:34:11.25
And I'm going to do my very best
00:34:11.28\00:34:13.28
to pronounce the
rest of these names.
00:34:13.31\00:34:15.25
We have Karolina Mikulaskova.
00:34:15.28\00:34:19.39
All right.
00:34:19.42\00:34:20.76
Maybe you should
pronounce for us.
00:34:20.79\00:34:22.59
Mikulaskova.
00:34:22.62\00:34:23.96
Oh, thank you, much better.
00:34:24.03\00:34:25.63
You're a psychology...
You did fabulously.
00:34:25.66\00:34:27.63
Oh, thank you.
00:34:27.66\00:34:29.06
You're a psychology
student and we hear about that.
00:34:29.10\00:34:32.20
And then at the
end is Tino Tsikirai.
00:34:32.23\00:34:34.50
Yes. Good job.
00:34:34.54\00:34:36.00
And you're Business Education,
Business Administration.
00:34:36.04\00:34:39.04
Yes. Business
Administration. Exactly.
00:34:39.07\00:34:41.28
Okay, so why don't
we start with you, Tino.
00:34:41.31\00:34:43.01
Talk to us about
Business Administration
00:34:43.04\00:34:44.91
and the major there
00:34:44.95\00:34:46.28
and what you're
learning there in Weimar?
00:34:46.31\00:34:48.02
Okay, great.
00:34:48.05\00:34:50.59
When I first heard about Weimar,
00:34:50.62\00:34:52.02
I was actually interested
in the pre-med program.
00:34:52.05\00:34:55.76
And my dream as
a pre-med student
00:34:55.79\00:34:57.89
was to eventually go
into Healthcare Administration
00:34:57.93\00:35:00.10
as a doctor.
00:35:00.13\00:35:01.80
A couple years into pre-med,
00:35:01.83\00:35:03.26
I decided I wanted to study
the business side of healthcare
00:35:03.30\00:35:06.37
and focus on that.
00:35:06.40\00:35:07.74
And that's around the time
our business program started.
00:35:07.77\00:35:10.51
Actually, it was Dr. Nedley's
00:35:10.54\00:35:11.87
new
daughter-in-law, Laura Boyer.
00:35:11.91\00:35:14.08
Now Nedley, who started
that program for us, and...
00:35:14.11\00:35:17.25
I didn't know that. Yeah.
00:35:17.28\00:35:19.08
Wow.
00:35:19.11\00:35:20.45
The one that married
the orthopedic doctor
00:35:20.52\00:35:22.08
we talked about earlier.
00:35:22.12\00:35:23.49
Yes, yes.
00:35:23.52\00:35:24.85
So the business
program has two tracks.
00:35:24.89\00:35:28.12
One is in
Healthcare Administration.
00:35:28.16\00:35:30.13
That's what I'm pursuing.
00:35:30.16\00:35:31.49
The other is an
Organizational Leadership.
00:35:31.53\00:35:34.00
And so I am just so thankful
that I was able to be in this
00:35:34.03\00:35:38.47
that I am able to
be in a small school
00:35:38.50\00:35:40.57
where I can learn about
the business side of healthcare
00:35:40.64\00:35:44.67
because I think there's a need
00:35:44.71\00:35:46.24
for missionary
healthcare administrators,
00:35:46.27\00:35:49.34
we hear about
missionary doctors,
00:35:49.38\00:35:50.75
missionary nurses,
missionary teachers,
00:35:50.78\00:35:52.95
but how many times do you hear
00:35:52.98\00:35:54.32
about a missionary
healthcare administrator?
00:35:54.35\00:35:56.32
So I'm looking forward
00:35:56.35\00:35:57.69
to filling
whatever role God puts me in
00:35:57.72\00:36:00.19
after I
graduate, hopefully soon.
00:36:00.26\00:36:02.19
You know, one of the
things I should mention about
00:36:02.22\00:36:03.93
the startup of this
program is Dr. Hart,
00:36:03.96\00:36:06.33
who is been President
of Loma Linda for years,
00:36:06.36\00:36:08.83
he has a passion for admissions.
00:36:08.86\00:36:11.60
And he was telling me
00:36:11.63\00:36:12.97
that we can't
find administrators
00:36:13.00\00:36:14.94
for these mission
hospitals around the world.
00:36:14.97\00:36:17.51
And it's just so difficult.
00:36:17.54\00:36:19.37
And we want
mission administrators
00:36:19.41\00:36:21.64
who are going to
be mission-minded
00:36:21.68\00:36:23.35
to bring in souls as well.
00:36:23.38\00:36:25.05
And that's like
an impossibility.
00:36:25.08\00:36:27.25
So I realized, you know,
Weimar centering in on health,
00:36:27.32\00:36:29.95
we needed to provide that gap.
00:36:29.98\00:36:32.45
And so Tino in her senior
year is gonna provide that gap
00:36:32.49\00:36:36.22
and be able to be a
real medical missionary
00:36:36.26\00:36:38.59
from the administration side,
00:36:38.63\00:36:40.30
which is a
critically important part.
00:36:40.33\00:36:42.16
If the
administrator is off base,
00:36:42.20\00:36:43.90
the whole institution
is gonna be off base.
00:36:43.97\00:36:45.53
Sure. That is a good point.
00:36:45.57\00:36:46.94
So it's a relatively new major.
00:36:46.97\00:36:48.30
It is, yes.
00:36:48.34\00:36:49.87
Our first
graduate, graduated this May.
00:36:49.90\00:36:53.48
Yay! That's great.
00:36:53.51\00:36:55.41
You know, that
really fits the niche then
00:36:55.44\00:36:57.65
that Dr. Hart was mentioning.
00:36:57.68\00:36:59.08
Yes.
00:36:59.11\00:37:00.45
Yeah, well,
that's great. Fantastic.
00:37:00.52\00:37:01.92
And you've done well, Dr. Neil,
00:37:01.95\00:37:03.28
'cause you brought basically
students from all majors...
00:37:03.32\00:37:05.55
Yes.
00:37:05.59\00:37:06.96
From Weimar here to
visit with us today.
00:37:06.99\00:37:08.69
So, Karolina,
tell us then your major
00:37:08.72\00:37:10.66
and then what
brought you to Weimar?
00:37:10.73\00:37:13.40
So I'm a psychology
major, the way that it's set up.
00:37:13.43\00:37:16.56
It's an
interdisciplinary program
00:37:16.60\00:37:18.83
and I'm
emphasizing in psychology,
00:37:18.87\00:37:22.27
also minor in music.
00:37:22.30\00:37:24.94
So it's been a privilege.
00:37:24.97\00:37:27.08
What brought me to
Weimar is actually,
00:37:27.11\00:37:29.54
I attended the academy
prior to joining the college,
00:37:29.58\00:37:35.55
and so I was in Weimar Academy
00:37:35.58\00:37:37.39
and the first inspiration
00:37:37.42\00:37:41.16
and kind of calling
I felt to psychology
00:37:41.19\00:37:44.39
was my sophomore
year of high school.
00:37:44.43\00:37:46.63
And I saw the
need, I was inspired
00:37:46.70\00:37:48.36
by the
depression recovery program.
00:37:48.40\00:37:51.33
And I just, I knew
that God was calling me
00:37:51.37\00:37:54.80
to help people with
depression, with anxiety.
00:37:54.84\00:37:58.24
It runs in my family
and I saw how prevalent
00:37:58.27\00:38:02.04
it was in
society, especially today,
00:38:02.08\00:38:04.75
with all the young people,
00:38:04.78\00:38:06.38
especially young people now,
00:38:06.41\00:38:08.08
they just, they're
losing their identity.
00:38:08.12\00:38:10.09
They don't know
who they are anymore.
00:38:10.12\00:38:11.99
And there's a lot of confusion.
00:38:12.02\00:38:13.36
And so I knew that there
00:38:13.39\00:38:14.86
I was being called
in this line of work.
00:38:14.89\00:38:18.23
But there's one problem,
00:38:18.26\00:38:20.03
Weimar at that time
00:38:20.10\00:38:21.43
did not offer a
psychology program.
00:38:21.46\00:38:23.97
That's a problem. So that...
00:38:24.00\00:38:25.33
For me that was a problem
00:38:25.37\00:38:26.70
because I saw the methods
that depression recovery used,
00:38:26.74\00:38:30.64
and
incorporating lifestyle and CBT
00:38:30.71\00:38:34.01
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,
which is very important.
00:38:34.08\00:38:36.85
Looking at the thoughts,
00:38:36.88\00:38:38.21
how are the thoughts
affecting who or how you feel.
00:38:38.25\00:38:41.72
As a man thinks in
his heart so is he, right?
00:38:41.75\00:38:43.22
Yes.
00:38:43.25\00:38:44.59
And then that will
affect your actions.
00:38:44.62\00:38:46.65
And so it all works together.
00:38:46.69\00:38:48.72
And so this was
very important to me,
00:38:48.76\00:38:50.23
and I was praying about
it, Lord, I want to do this,
00:38:50.26\00:38:53.40
but You're going
to have to provide
00:38:53.43\00:38:55.63
a means to study this
line of work and so...
00:38:55.66\00:39:00.84
Sure enough,
senior year rolls around,
00:39:00.87\00:39:04.61
and it is announced
that they're going to start
00:39:04.64\00:39:07.74
a psychology
program that following fall.
00:39:07.78\00:39:10.55
At Weimar College. Yes.
00:39:10.58\00:39:12.11
So it was an answer to prayer.
00:39:12.15\00:39:14.42
Amen.
00:39:14.45\00:39:15.78
It was a godsend.
00:39:15.82\00:39:17.19
And it was clear to me, Lord,
00:39:17.22\00:39:18.89
that the Lord wanted
me to go into psychology.
00:39:18.92\00:39:21.12
There's such a need,
00:39:21.16\00:39:22.49
we do not have enough
Christian psychologists,
00:39:22.52\00:39:24.46
let alone
Adventist psychologists.
00:39:24.49\00:39:27.33
And so I started the program.
00:39:27.40\00:39:29.70
And it was the best
decision that I could have made.
00:39:29.73\00:39:33.74
Wow, it's a unique program.
00:39:33.77\00:39:35.30
It's unlike a lot
of the other programs.
00:39:35.34\00:39:37.51
That's the interdisciplinary
aspect of it as well.
00:39:37.54\00:39:41.28
And so, yeah,
00:39:41.31\00:39:42.78
she'll even learn
the music therapy,
00:39:42.81\00:39:44.51
parts of things that
will improve the brain
00:39:44.55\00:39:47.68
and have it be a more
comprehensive type of training,
00:39:47.72\00:39:50.72
but she'll also learn
00:39:50.79\00:39:52.22
all the different
psychological diseases,
00:39:52.25\00:39:54.56
and the pathologies,
00:39:54.59\00:39:55.92
and all of the
biochemistry behind it as well
00:39:55.96\00:39:58.53
and so she's gonna be set
up to be an exceptional help
00:39:58.56\00:40:01.90
to the Lord's
work in mental illness.
00:40:01.93\00:40:05.00
What I appreciate is
that it's Bible based.
00:40:05.03\00:40:07.67
So we cover all
the scientific theories
00:40:07.70\00:40:10.71
and all the general theories
that you were in other places,
00:40:10.74\00:40:14.38
you have to know even the ones
that you might not agree with.
00:40:14.41\00:40:18.65
But then we compare
it to the Bible's method.
00:40:18.68\00:40:22.68
And that's been so cool to see.
00:40:22.72\00:40:25.02
You look at the Bible
and how different characters
00:40:25.05\00:40:28.46
and even Jesus how
He dealt with people
00:40:28.49\00:40:30.23
also reading Spirit of Prophecy,
00:40:30.26\00:40:32.53
and seeing the council
that is written on this topic.
00:40:32.56\00:40:36.03
And it's been so enlightening.
00:40:36.06\00:40:37.50
It's been very,
very educational,
00:40:37.57\00:40:41.20
but also very practical.
00:40:41.24\00:40:43.84
Amen.
00:40:43.91\00:40:45.34
Then, Ryan, you're in the...
00:40:45.37\00:40:47.01
Education. Educational field.
00:40:47.08\00:40:48.44
That's right.
00:40:48.48\00:40:49.81
So what drew you to
Weimar but then also teaching?
00:40:49.84\00:40:52.55
Right.
00:40:52.58\00:40:54.95
Starting off with
what drew me to Weimar,
00:40:54.98\00:40:56.58
I'd say finding a
school that was small in size,
00:40:56.62\00:41:01.72
was really a
special thing to me.
00:41:01.76\00:41:04.03
I looked at the student count
00:41:04.06\00:41:06.46
and when I first
came under 100 students,
00:41:06.49\00:41:08.53
I thought, where
can you go to college
00:41:08.56\00:41:10.97
and have a student
body that's under 100,
00:41:11.00\00:41:13.94
I mean, that's
almost unheard of.
00:41:13.97\00:41:15.40
Now we have a little
bit more than that now.
00:41:15.44\00:41:17.71
But I thought what
a special opportunity
00:41:17.74\00:41:21.11
to be part of a
school environment
00:41:21.14\00:41:23.55
that is the size
00:41:23.58\00:41:27.45
where you can feel like
00:41:27.52\00:41:28.92
there's more of
a family atmosphere
00:41:28.95\00:41:32.29
that may not be
quite the right term.
00:41:32.32\00:41:34.09
But somewhere along those lines,
00:41:34.16\00:41:35.62
you know,
00:41:35.66\00:41:37.73
you can get to know more people,
00:41:37.76\00:41:39.23
build relationships easier.
00:41:39.26\00:41:41.50
And so I think that was
a real plus that drew me,
00:41:41.53\00:41:45.40
but also the healthy
lifestyle that Weimar promotes.
00:41:45.43\00:41:51.34
It was important
for me to find a school
00:41:51.37\00:41:54.28
that promoted some of
the same lifestyle habits
00:41:54.31\00:41:58.25
that I wanted to make values,
00:41:58.28\00:42:00.92
you know, placing
these values in my own life.
00:42:00.95\00:42:02.58
Far as like what
you eat and exercise.
00:42:02.62\00:42:03.99
Right, right.
00:42:04.02\00:42:05.59
Fresh air. Yeah.
00:42:05.62\00:42:06.96
Water. NEWSTART, right?
00:42:06.99\00:42:08.32
The acronym.
00:42:08.36\00:42:09.69
So finding the school
that takes those things
00:42:09.72\00:42:11.36
and says we're
gonna promote these.
00:42:11.39\00:42:12.89
Yes.
00:42:12.93\00:42:14.30
And encourage our students,
00:42:14.33\00:42:16.87
you know, to be a
part of it as well.
00:42:16.90\00:42:19.17
I found that to be encouraging
00:42:19.20\00:42:20.54
'cause it coincided
with what I decided.
00:42:20.57\00:42:22.60
This is the course I
want to pursue in my own life.
00:42:22.64\00:42:25.57
And last but not least,
00:42:25.61\00:42:28.78
Weimar, they
really hold to the core
00:42:28.81\00:42:33.75
teachings of
Adventism, you know,
00:42:33.82\00:42:35.75
and it's a wonderful
experience to be there.
00:42:35.78\00:42:38.75
And once you're
there and you go through,
00:42:38.79\00:42:41.56
you know, the year or
two, you begin to realize,
00:42:41.59\00:42:43.63
wow,
00:42:43.66\00:42:44.99
this is really what Adventist
education is all about.
00:42:45.03\00:42:47.96
Well, even going back
to the history of our,
00:42:50.10\00:42:53.23
you know, education,
we realized that it built,
00:42:53.27\00:42:57.31
training people to spread
the good news of the gospel,
00:42:57.34\00:42:59.91
Jesus is coming again,
00:42:59.94\00:43:01.28
you can be ready
because He loves you
00:43:01.31\00:43:03.35
and He died to save you.
00:43:03.38\00:43:04.71
That's what Weimar is doing.
00:43:04.75\00:43:06.08
They're training people to
go out and give that message,
00:43:06.11\00:43:07.88
such a blessing.
00:43:07.92\00:43:09.25
I'm just happy
to be a part of it.
00:43:09.28\00:43:10.62
Amen.
00:43:10.69\00:43:12.02
And you chose
the educational field
00:43:12.05\00:43:13.39
and we have a video where
we wanna go through as well.
00:43:13.42\00:43:14.76
But tell us why
education for you?
00:43:14.79\00:43:16.29
Yeah, that one's a little bit
harder for question to answer.
00:43:16.32\00:43:20.00
But teachers
really influenced me,
00:43:20.03\00:43:23.03
you know, in life growing up.
00:43:23.06\00:43:24.40
Okay.
00:43:24.43\00:43:25.77
And so finding kind of a niche
to get into where you think,
00:43:25.80\00:43:29.77
well, how can I be an influence?
00:43:29.80\00:43:31.41
How can I help
in the Lord's cause?
00:43:31.44\00:43:34.58
I looked at what
Weimar offered and I thought,
00:43:34.61\00:43:37.28
I think I'll fit in
best in this program.
00:43:37.35\00:43:39.75
So that in short,
that pretty much does it.
00:43:39.78\00:43:42.95
Should we go to that
role now, do you think?
00:43:42.98\00:43:44.62
Let's do that.
00:43:44.65\00:43:45.99
That's talking about
the educational program
00:43:46.02\00:43:47.36
and this
testimony is with Bailey.
00:43:47.39\00:43:51.03
Hi, my name is Bailey Gallant.
00:43:51.06\00:43:52.59
I'm a second
year education student
00:43:52.63\00:43:54.36
and this is my Weimar story.
00:43:54.40\00:43:57.30
I'm learning the
basic and specific skills
00:43:57.37\00:43:59.40
of being a teacher in my methods
00:43:59.43\00:44:01.37
and classroom
management courses.
00:44:01.40\00:44:03.84
What I really appreciate though
is Weimar's work study program.
00:44:03.91\00:44:07.78
I'm only a sophomore,
00:44:07.81\00:44:09.14
but I've had
experience in a classroom
00:44:09.18\00:44:10.95
since my very first semester.
00:44:10.98\00:44:13.72
Now I'm teaching a
kindergarten math class.
00:44:13.75\00:44:16.32
Instead of waiting until
my last semester of college
00:44:16.35\00:44:18.89
to experience a
classroom and student teaching,
00:44:18.92\00:44:21.69
I am deciding
from the very beginning
00:44:21.72\00:44:23.66
if education is
the right fit for me.
00:44:23.73\00:44:26.36
And thanks to Weimar, I
already know that it is.
00:44:26.39\00:44:29.73
Plus I could add a psychology,
music, or religion emphasis
00:44:29.76\00:44:32.63
to expand my career options.
00:44:32.67\00:44:34.97
I also love getting
to know people here.
00:44:35.00\00:44:37.41
I serve as the secretary
00:44:37.44\00:44:38.77
for our college
student association.
00:44:38.81\00:44:40.61
And we meet every
week to plan activities
00:44:40.68\00:44:42.94
so people can get to
know each other better,
00:44:42.98\00:44:45.51
whether it's a social
night, going out for Thai food,
00:44:45.55\00:44:48.08
walking the loop,
00:44:48.12\00:44:49.45
or setting
together in the library.
00:44:49.48\00:44:51.25
There are plenty of ways
00:44:51.29\00:44:52.62
to make some great friends here.
00:44:52.65\00:44:54.72
I've also gotten to
know some great people
00:44:54.76\00:44:56.73
through our Total Community
Involvement or TCI program.
00:44:56.76\00:45:00.70
Every week for
the last two years,
00:45:00.73\00:45:02.63
my TCI group has
visited people in the same area.
00:45:02.66\00:45:06.60
Our new friends
share their needs
00:45:06.63\00:45:08.30
and we offer some practical help
00:45:08.34\00:45:10.61
and something even better
00:45:10.64\00:45:11.97
through pointing them to Christ.
00:45:12.01\00:45:14.01
TCI has helped me
know both my classmates
00:45:14.08\00:45:16.61
and the people in
my community better.
00:45:16.64\00:45:19.18
The spiritual activities
here like prayer meetings,
00:45:19.21\00:45:21.82
small group Bible studies,
00:45:21.85\00:45:23.18
and Sabbath services have
helped me know God better.
00:45:23.22\00:45:26.39
And personally, I think that's
the best education of all.
00:45:26.42\00:45:30.63
That's my Weimar story.
00:45:30.66\00:45:32.49
Come to Weimar
and discover yours.
00:45:32.53\00:45:35.13
I love these vignettes.
00:45:39.13\00:45:40.47
What an incredible
story to get to hear
00:45:40.54\00:45:42.34
just a little bit of each
one of the student's stories.
00:45:42.37\00:45:45.21
And Bailey
Gallant is in education
00:45:45.24\00:45:47.51
and I know Ryan, talk
to us a little bit about
00:45:47.58\00:45:50.35
that practical
aspect of education
00:45:50.38\00:45:52.75
being able to be
involved in this classroom
00:45:52.78\00:45:56.02
setting early on
in your education?
00:45:56.05\00:45:57.85
Right.
00:45:57.89\00:45:59.22
Yeah, it's really been a
blessing because we've...
00:45:59.25\00:46:01.99
Well, usually in
an education program,
00:46:02.02\00:46:03.73
they have what we
call student teaching,
00:46:03.76\00:46:05.96
but it comes right at the end.
00:46:05.99\00:46:07.33
It's at the end. Oh, yeah.
00:46:07.40\00:46:08.73
And so you spent, you
know, three and a half years,
00:46:08.76\00:46:10.70
maybe four years,
00:46:10.77\00:46:12.27
and you really don't know
00:46:12.30\00:46:14.67
whether you enjoy
the classroom setting,
00:46:14.70\00:46:16.94
you've learned a lot of
theory which is helpful.
00:46:17.01\00:46:19.84
But you don't know for
sure if that's what you want
00:46:19.87\00:46:22.31
to spend the rest
of your life doing.
00:46:22.34\00:46:23.85
So at Weimar, it's
been a really great,
00:46:23.88\00:46:25.71
they've implemented what
we call the work ed program.
00:46:25.75\00:46:28.55
Each student work six hours
per week in minimum of that.
00:46:28.58\00:46:32.69
And education
students get to do that work
00:46:32.72\00:46:35.19
at the Weimar Elementary School.
00:46:35.22\00:46:37.53
So they get in the classroom...
00:46:37.56\00:46:39.13
Freshman year.
00:46:39.16\00:46:40.50
That's right. Yeah.
00:46:40.53\00:46:41.93
First semester
there. First semester?
00:46:41.96\00:46:44.60
Okay.
00:46:44.63\00:46:45.97
So, you know, right
away if this is a fit.
00:46:46.00\00:46:47.74
Right, you get in there,
00:46:47.77\00:46:49.10
you take the
theory, the head knowledge
00:46:49.14\00:46:51.41
that you're
learning in your classes,
00:46:51.44\00:46:53.78
you get in the
classroom, you acted it out,
00:46:53.81\00:46:55.91
you practice it,
00:46:55.94\00:46:57.28
you build skills
and routines that
00:46:57.35\00:46:59.18
you're gonna be
able to take with you
00:46:59.21\00:47:00.75
throughout your career
00:47:00.82\00:47:02.65
and you're gonna figure out
whether you enjoy it or not.
00:47:02.68\00:47:04.65
That's the main thing.
00:47:04.69\00:47:06.12
And you can apply
that those earnings
00:47:06.15\00:47:10.93
towards your tuition as well.
00:47:10.96\00:47:12.29
So it's a win-win for everyone.
00:47:12.33\00:47:13.70
It's a really a great program.
00:47:13.73\00:47:15.90
And the elementary
teacher actually is a professor
00:47:15.93\00:47:20.04
at the college as well.
00:47:20.07\00:47:21.87
Nice.
00:47:21.90\00:47:23.24
And so, you know,
when she's teaching
00:47:23.27\00:47:24.61
classroom discipline, in theory,
00:47:24.64\00:47:26.51
then you go apply it,
you know, in the classroom,
00:47:26.54\00:47:29.14
and then she can critique you
00:47:29.18\00:47:30.55
and do all of
this sort of thing.
00:47:30.58\00:47:32.48
And so that's why our
Weimar education students
00:47:32.51\00:47:35.45
come out way ahead
00:47:35.48\00:47:36.82
and being able to
have classroom management
00:47:36.89\00:47:38.99
and all those types of things
00:47:39.02\00:47:40.36
'cause they've
been doing it for years
00:47:40.39\00:47:42.19
before they actually graduate.
00:47:42.22\00:47:43.56
That's great.
00:47:43.63\00:47:44.96
That's vitally important
for a teacher to learn that.
00:47:44.99\00:47:46.80
I think classroom management
was the hardest thing for me
00:47:46.83\00:47:49.10
to learn when I did education.
00:47:49.13\00:47:50.47
That was me. Yeah.
00:47:50.50\00:47:51.83
So, Tino, I'm
not sure we asked you
00:47:51.87\00:47:53.74
why you came to Weimar.
00:47:53.77\00:47:55.37
We talked a little
bit about the business
00:47:55.40\00:47:57.44
and you're a major,
00:47:57.51\00:47:58.84
but talk to us
about why you came?
00:47:58.87\00:48:00.48
Why did you choose Weimar?
00:48:00.51\00:48:02.14
Okay, that's a
really good question
00:48:02.18\00:48:03.78
because I didn't really choose
Weimar, God chose it for me.
00:48:03.85\00:48:07.98
When I was in high
school, I was homeschooled.
00:48:08.02\00:48:10.79
And up until high school,
00:48:10.82\00:48:12.45
I was trying to make the
decision on the next step.
00:48:12.49\00:48:15.39
And I had a list of schools
that I was hoping to go to.
00:48:15.42\00:48:18.96
And I was really
searching and praying
00:48:18.99\00:48:20.70
for where God wanted me to go,
00:48:20.73\00:48:22.06
but I knew where I wanted to go.
00:48:22.10\00:48:24.50
After being
overwhelmed with suggestions
00:48:24.53\00:48:26.37
from people trying to give
me ideas on where I should go.
00:48:26.40\00:48:28.90
And as I mentioned earlier,
I was interested in pre-med.
00:48:28.94\00:48:32.27
All of a sudden,
every school seemed
00:48:32.31\00:48:34.18
to have the best pre-med program
00:48:34.21\00:48:36.41
that would offer
me a certain advantage
00:48:36.44\00:48:38.05
and I was overwhelmed.
00:48:38.08\00:48:39.68
And I prayed one night,
00:48:39.71\00:48:41.25
spent several hours
just wrestling with God,
00:48:41.28\00:48:43.49
and I'm asking Him for guidance
00:48:43.52\00:48:46.05
and to make His
plan for me clear.
00:48:46.09\00:48:48.56
Over the next couple of weeks,
00:48:48.59\00:48:50.23
God orchestrated
events in such a way that
00:48:50.26\00:48:54.23
I found myself in
a pastor's office,
00:48:54.30\00:48:56.33
and he pretty
much told me straight,
00:48:56.36\00:49:00.07
Tino, if I were you,
00:49:00.14\00:49:02.10
I would suggest
that you go to Weimar.
00:49:02.14\00:49:04.31
And I was not expecting
00:49:04.34\00:49:06.34
that particular
conversation to end that way.
00:49:06.37\00:49:08.91
But I knew that
God had been speaking
00:49:08.94\00:49:10.48
and I hadn't been
hearing His voice.
00:49:10.55\00:49:12.65
So after I was praying about it,
00:49:12.68\00:49:15.68
was literally the
scariest decision of my life
00:49:15.72\00:49:18.19
because back then
Weimar was not accredited.
00:49:18.22\00:49:21.19
And there are other things
00:49:21.22\00:49:23.02
that I just didn't
know about the school,
00:49:23.06\00:49:24.69
but I knew God was
leading me that way.
00:49:24.73\00:49:26.70
And he spoke to
my parents as well.
00:49:26.73\00:49:29.13
And so we visited the
campus and liked what we saw.
00:49:29.16\00:49:33.37
But when we visited the campus,
00:49:33.44\00:49:34.80
I knew that this was where
God was sending me to this.
00:49:34.84\00:49:36.81
I wasn't like
the typical student
00:49:36.84\00:49:38.21
who had visited
campus because I knew
00:49:38.24\00:49:40.28
while I'm here anyhow
for the rest of my education
00:49:40.31\00:49:44.15
and so God leads
in different ways.
00:49:44.18\00:49:46.72
I learned a lot
through that experience
00:49:46.75\00:49:48.38
about trusting God
when it doesn't make sense.
00:49:48.42\00:49:50.62
Amen.
00:49:50.69\00:49:52.02
Yeah, that's the greatest lesson
00:49:52.05\00:49:53.39
I think I've learned so far.
00:49:53.42\00:49:54.76
Oh, that's powerful.
00:49:54.79\00:49:56.12
You know, Dr. Nedley,
00:49:56.16\00:49:57.49
it's neat to
see the young people
00:49:57.53\00:49:58.86
'cause this is just a
small sampling of the students
00:49:58.89\00:50:00.43
that are at Weimar,
00:50:00.50\00:50:02.00
but as we're wrapping up here...
00:50:02.03\00:50:03.47
This first hour has gone
by, with an hour this is,
00:50:03.50\00:50:05.47
I said this is a
two hour program,
00:50:05.50\00:50:06.84
this hour has
gone by in a hurry,
00:50:06.87\00:50:09.84
but Dr. Nedley as the
President of Weimar Institute,
00:50:09.87\00:50:13.24
tell us the goals, the
vision, the future for Weimar,
00:50:13.27\00:50:15.68
where you see Weimar going
and where you see God leading?
00:50:15.71\00:50:18.78
Well, Weimar
heals a hurting world.
00:50:18.81\00:50:21.18
And we need a lot more healers
00:50:21.22\00:50:24.22
and so many
different lines of work.
00:50:24.29\00:50:27.36
And now, our dorms
have filled up to capacity.
00:50:27.39\00:50:31.49
To capacity.
00:50:31.53\00:50:32.86
And we are building new housing.
00:50:32.89\00:50:35.53
We really need to be
able to take the input in.
00:50:35.56\00:50:38.33
It's kind of a, it's a problem.
00:50:38.37\00:50:41.14
But it is a
good problem to have.
00:50:41.17\00:50:43.91
And so the Weimar
campus is really maxed out,
00:50:43.94\00:50:46.78
our programs are maxed out,
00:50:46.81\00:50:48.34
even depression,
anxiety, recovery,
00:50:48.38\00:50:50.65
there's waiting
list for that, NEWSTART,
00:50:50.68\00:50:52.85
all of those things
00:50:52.88\00:50:54.22
and so we really need to
expand the infrastructure
00:50:54.25\00:50:57.39
to be able to train more people
00:50:57.42\00:51:00.06
utilizing God's
methods of education,
00:51:00.09\00:51:03.06
and we know that
00:51:03.09\00:51:06.33
this can be multiplied 100 fold.
00:51:06.36\00:51:08.90
What you're saying here can be
multiplied 100 fold, 1000 fold.
00:51:08.93\00:51:13.27
But that's our need.
00:51:13.34\00:51:14.67
And so, if anyone would
like to support a student
00:51:14.70\00:51:18.37
that would not be
able to come otherwise,
00:51:18.41\00:51:21.08
help the housing
project aspect of things
00:51:21.11\00:51:23.48
because we can't have them there
00:51:23.55\00:51:25.08
unless there's housing
00:51:25.11\00:51:26.45
'cause the students
come from all over the world.
00:51:26.48\00:51:28.05
And that's really good.
00:51:28.08\00:51:29.42
We're getting ready
to go to the address role
00:51:29.45\00:51:30.79
that we call it here.
00:51:30.82\00:51:32.15
It gives your
contact information
00:51:32.19\00:51:33.56
of how you can reach
out to Weimar Institute,
00:51:33.59\00:51:35.76
and I'm sure your website
00:51:35.79\00:51:37.13
or they can just
call and you guys can say,
00:51:37.16\00:51:38.49
oh, yeah, this is
how you can donate money
00:51:38.53\00:51:40.30
to help for the building
fund and to help young people.
00:51:40.33\00:51:43.06
You think about this, you
are educating young people,
00:51:43.10\00:51:46.40
they're gonna make an impact
00:51:46.43\00:51:47.77
and that are making an
impact in our world today.
00:51:47.80\00:51:50.71
So let's go to the address role.
00:51:50.74\00:51:52.07
Then we'll go to a short
break and we'll be right back.
00:51:52.11\00:51:56.48
If you would like to learn more
00:51:56.51\00:51:57.95
about the new
accredited Weimar Institute
00:51:57.98\00:52:00.92
or if you would like to
financially support them,
00:52:00.95\00:52:03.39
as they expand
their infrastructure
00:52:03.42\00:52:05.52
and find new
opportunities to help teach
00:52:05.55\00:52:07.89
and heal those in need,
00:52:07.92\00:52:09.69
then please visit
their website Weimar.edu.
00:52:09.72\00:52:13.70
That's Weimar.edu.
00:52:13.73\00:52:18.10
You may also call
them at 530-422-7923
00:52:18.13\00:52:23.51
or write to them
at Weimar Institute,
00:52:23.54\00:52:26.01
PO Box 486,
Weimar, California 95736.
00:52:26.04\00:52:31.88