I want to spend my life 00:00:02.03\00:00:08.00 Mending broken people 00:00:08.04\00:00:12.87 I want to spend my life 00:00:12.91\00:00:19.01 Removing pain 00:00:19.05\00:00:24.15 Lord, let my words 00:00:24.19\00:00:30.49 Heal a heart that hurts 00:00:30.53\00:00:35.06 I want to spend my life 00:00:35.10\00:00:40.67 Mending broken people 00:00:40.70\00:00:46.21 I want to spend my life 00:00:46.24\00:00:51.68 Mending broken people 00:00:51.71\00:00:54.65 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today program. 00:01:09.73\00:01:13.00 I'm Jason Bradley. 00:01:13.03\00:01:14.37 and I am excited that you could join us. 00:01:14.40\00:01:17.77 We will be talking about The 7th Scroll ministry. 00:01:17.81\00:01:21.78 Now, perhaps you've heard of The 7th Scroll ministry 00:01:21.81\00:01:24.61 as our guests have been here before. 00:01:24.65\00:01:27.52 But if you haven't, you will get that introduction 00:01:27.55\00:01:30.22 to them today. 00:01:30.25\00:01:31.59 We have with us Michael Edwards, 00:01:31.62\00:01:33.89 who is The 7th Scroll president. 00:01:33.92\00:01:35.99 And we have his wife 00:01:36.02\00:01:37.99 and secretary Joanna-Marie Edwards, 00:01:38.03\00:01:41.76 and she's The 7th Scroll secretary. 00:01:41.80\00:01:43.53 Welcome to the program. Thank you for having us. 00:01:43.57\00:01:46.43 It's great to have you guys here. 00:01:46.47\00:01:48.34 And I'm excited about finding out 00:01:48.37\00:01:50.31 all about how this got started. 00:01:50.34\00:01:52.31 I know that it must have been a faith walk. 00:01:52.34\00:01:55.08 And, but before we jump in, 00:01:55.11\00:01:57.45 we're gonna be blessed in song by John Stoddard. 00:01:57.48\00:02:00.52 He's going to be playing "Come Thou Fount." 00:02:00.55\00:02:03.79 Come, Thou Fount 00:02:21.20\00:02:24.47 Of every blessing 00:02:24.51\00:02:28.28 Tune my heart To sing Thy grace 00:02:28.31\00:02:34.78 Streams of mercy 00:02:34.82\00:02:38.55 Never ceasing 00:02:38.59\00:02:42.02 Call for songs Of loudest praise 00:02:42.06\00:02:47.10 And teach me ever 00:02:47.13\00:02:50.00 To adore thee 00:02:50.03\00:02:54.07 May I still thy goodness prove 00:02:54.10\00:02:58.97 While the hope of 00:03:02.94\00:03:06.51 Endless glory 00:03:06.55\00:03:09.98 Fills my heart with joy And love 00:03:10.02\00:03:13.15 Here I raise my 00:03:27.14\00:03:30.74 Ebenezer Hither by thy help 00:03:30.77\00:03:36.71 I've come 00:03:36.75\00:03:40.92 And I hope, by Thy good pleasure 00:03:40.95\00:03:47.39 Safely to arrive at home 00:03:47.42\00:03:52.86 Jesus sought me 00:03:52.89\00:03:55.63 when a stranger 00:03:55.66\00:03:59.67 Wandering from the fold of God 00:03:59.70\00:04:05.21 He, to rescue me from danger 00:04:08.24\00:04:14.98 Interposed His precious blood 00:04:15.02\00:04:18.75 His precious blood 00:04:22.96\00:04:24.79 Oh, to grace how great a debtor 00:04:44.48\00:04:51.19 Daily I'm constrained to be 00:04:51.22\00:04:58.09 Let thy goodness like a fetter 00:04:58.13\00:05:05.03 Draw me closer Lord to thee 00:05:05.07\00:05:10.07 Prone to wander 00:05:10.11\00:05:13.07 Lord, I feel it 00:05:13.11\00:05:17.35 Prone to leave the God 00:05:17.38\00:05:21.02 I love 00:05:21.05\00:05:22.48 So here's my heart, Lord 00:05:25.69\00:05:29.39 Take and seal it 00:05:29.42\00:05:32.89 Seal it for court above 00:05:32.93\00:05:37.97 Prone to wander 00:05:38.00\00:05:40.87 Lord I feel it 00:05:40.90\00:05:44.97 Prone to leave the God I love 00:05:45.01\00:05:51.71 I love 00:05:51.75\00:05:56.62 Here's my heart, Lord 00:05:56.65\00:06:00.09 Take and seal it 00:06:00.12\00:06:03.66 Seal it for the court above 00:06:03.69\00:06:06.63 Seal it for the court above 00:06:10.60\00:06:13.34 Seal it for the court above 00:06:17.44\00:06:20.64 Seal it for your court above 00:06:35.16\00:06:39.23 Wow, what a beautiful song, "Come Thou Fount." 00:06:46.63\00:06:50.01 I want to share a scripture with you, 00:06:50.04\00:06:51.64 this is found in Hebrews 11:1, it says, 00:06:51.67\00:06:55.74 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, 00:06:55.78\00:06:58.91 the evidence of things not seen." 00:06:58.95\00:07:01.52 You know, oftentimes when I think about faith, 00:07:01.55\00:07:03.65 I like to think of it as the ability 00:07:03.69\00:07:06.15 to tolerate uncertainty while trusting in God. 00:07:06.19\00:07:09.56 You know, as human beings 00:07:09.59\00:07:11.13 we tend to want to know everything. 00:07:11.16\00:07:16.30 I mean, that's one of the hardest things 00:07:16.33\00:07:18.10 is to be able to tolerate uncertainty 00:07:18.13\00:07:21.20 and placing that trust in God. 00:07:21.24\00:07:23.30 I'm excited that you guys are here once again. 00:07:23.34\00:07:26.51 Tell me a little bit about The 7th Scroll ministry? 00:07:26.54\00:07:31.31 Hmm, The 7th Scroll. 00:07:31.35\00:07:33.11 I like to think that The 7th Scroll started 00:07:33.15\00:07:36.52 when our personal relationship with God started to mature. 00:07:36.55\00:07:40.69 We were fresh out of college, 00:07:40.72\00:07:42.86 trying to figure out life professionally. 00:07:42.89\00:07:45.09 You know, where was God taking us 00:07:45.13\00:07:46.46 and how would this work? 00:07:46.49\00:07:48.06 And Joe and I met on Facebook. Okay. 00:07:48.10\00:07:51.80 Now, not the best place but, 00:07:51.83\00:07:54.14 I wouldn't recommend for anyone else 00:07:54.17\00:07:55.64 to look for their life partner on Facebook, 00:07:55.67\00:07:58.54 but we met on Facebook 00:07:58.57\00:08:00.31 and God brought us together at a really great time. 00:08:00.34\00:08:03.65 And we supported each other 00:08:03.68\00:08:05.81 through this journey of trying to figure out 00:08:05.85\00:08:07.52 what's next in life. 00:08:07.55\00:08:09.12 And being both raised in the church, 00:08:09.15\00:08:11.99 through this frustration, 00:08:12.02\00:08:13.36 we kind of supported each other going back 00:08:13.39\00:08:14.72 to our roots. 00:08:14.76\00:08:16.09 And that's the foundation and relationship with God. 00:08:16.12\00:08:17.93 Got you. 00:08:17.96\00:08:19.29 And as we started taking our spiritual walk seriously, 00:08:19.33\00:08:22.66 I began having dreams. 00:08:22.70\00:08:24.80 And it was scary. 00:08:24.83\00:08:27.34 I couldn't quite understand where it was coming from, 00:08:27.37\00:08:30.47 but I knew it was God speaking to me. 00:08:30.51\00:08:31.84 Yes. 00:08:31.87\00:08:33.24 As this journey kind of matriculated 00:08:33.27\00:08:35.48 through a few months, God spoke to me audibly. 00:08:35.51\00:08:40.42 So I'm at worship one day 00:08:40.45\00:08:42.02 and I hear God's voice tell me that 00:08:42.05\00:08:44.52 He wants me to start a bus ministry, 00:08:44.55\00:08:46.96 where I'm sharing 00:08:46.99\00:08:48.32 the everlasting gospel to my city, 00:08:48.36\00:08:50.43 but also the testimony of where He brought me from 00:08:50.46\00:08:52.89 to I currently was, and it was scary. 00:08:52.93\00:08:56.83 But Proverbs tells us that 00:08:56.87\00:08:59.03 in a multitude of counselors there's safety. 00:08:59.07\00:09:01.60 And God put a beautiful support group around us. 00:09:01.64\00:09:04.37 And this support group was interested in the mission 00:09:04.41\00:09:07.08 that God placed on our hearts. 00:09:07.11\00:09:08.84 And we formed The 7th Scroll. 00:09:08.88\00:09:10.65 Wow! Wow! 00:09:10.68\00:09:13.35 I'm still kind of stuck on the fact 00:09:13.38\00:09:15.12 that you guys met on Facebook. 00:09:15.15\00:09:17.92 You encouraged each other, 00:09:17.95\00:09:20.06 you know, and then you had these dreams. 00:09:20.09\00:09:22.16 And that's, that's amazing. 00:09:22.19\00:09:24.39 And then the ministry came about? 00:09:24.43\00:09:25.76 Right. 00:09:25.79\00:09:27.13 So the ministry's purpose was to share 00:09:27.16\00:09:29.26 the everlasting gospel through charitable service. 00:09:29.30\00:09:32.10 And our main charitable service 00:09:32.13\00:09:33.70 was going to be this bus ministry. 00:09:33.74\00:09:36.81 But when we formed the ministry, 00:09:36.84\00:09:38.27 we didn't have a bus. 00:09:38.31\00:09:39.64 Okay. 00:09:39.67\00:09:41.01 And our whole focus was, "Well, Lord, 00:09:41.04\00:09:43.85 You told us to start a bus ministry, 00:09:43.88\00:09:45.95 but we don't have a bus." 00:09:45.98\00:09:48.32 And around that same time, 00:09:48.35\00:09:50.02 God was urging us to get married. 00:09:50.05\00:09:52.09 And we didn't quite understand, 00:09:52.12\00:09:54.19 well, the timing of this marriage 00:09:54.22\00:09:57.06 and the bus like, 00:09:57.09\00:09:58.43 how these two kind of work together. 00:09:58.46\00:10:01.03 And so, we followed God's lead, because our favorite verses are 00:10:01.06\00:10:04.40 1 Samuel 15:22 where it says, 00:10:04.43\00:10:07.87 "Obedience is better than sacrifice." 00:10:07.90\00:10:10.81 And so, we wanted to obey God. 00:10:10.84\00:10:12.61 He said, He was urging us to get married. 00:10:12.64\00:10:15.24 So we went ahead and started planning a wedding. 00:10:15.28\00:10:17.98 And we told all of our families and friends 00:10:18.01\00:10:19.88 that we invited that 00:10:19.91\00:10:21.45 we weren't interested in gifts or financial blessings, 00:10:21.48\00:10:26.42 not because we're the richest people 00:10:26.45\00:10:27.82 in the world by any stretch. 00:10:27.86\00:10:30.89 But simply because 00:10:30.93\00:10:32.26 we're just so happy that God brought us together. 00:10:32.29\00:10:34.13 And we wanted to share that moment 00:10:34.16\00:10:35.50 with our friends and family. 00:10:35.53\00:10:36.87 And we had gracious family and friends 00:10:36.90\00:10:39.57 that still supported us monetarily. 00:10:39.60\00:10:41.24 Yes. 00:10:41.27\00:10:42.60 And we're truly appreciative for that. 00:10:42.64\00:10:45.17 But a few months later, we found a bus. 00:10:45.21\00:10:48.91 And it just so happened that all of the money down 00:10:48.94\00:10:51.31 to the penny that 00:10:51.35\00:10:52.68 we got from our wedding paid for the bus. 00:10:52.71\00:10:55.75 Wow! So it finally clicked. 00:10:55.78\00:10:59.02 I want to touch on that part for a second because, you know, 00:10:59.05\00:11:02.06 you weren't asking for, you know, financial gifts 00:11:02.09\00:11:05.63 or anything like that, monetary gifts. 00:11:05.66\00:11:08.63 But then you ended up getting some monetary gifts 00:11:08.66\00:11:11.03 for your wedding? 00:11:11.07\00:11:12.40 Right, right. 00:11:12.43\00:11:13.77 And then you took that money 00:11:13.80\00:11:15.30 and invested it into the ministry? 00:11:15.34\00:11:17.71 Correct. Correct. 00:11:17.74\00:11:19.21 Wow. It was a blessing. 00:11:19.24\00:11:21.54 We got the bus 00:11:21.58\00:11:22.91 and with the support of our church family, 00:11:22.94\00:11:26.21 Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brooklyn. 00:11:26.25\00:11:28.55 Okay, I've been there. 00:11:28.58\00:11:30.35 And our then pastor, Pastor Bernard Penn 00:11:30.39\00:11:33.02 and with Elder Jeremiah Cox Sr., 00:11:33.05\00:11:36.42 and the rest of our church family, 00:11:36.46\00:11:37.79 we were able to get the bus on the road. 00:11:37.83\00:11:40.63 So we dedicated the bus in July 27 of 2013. 00:11:40.66\00:11:44.57 Okay. 00:11:44.60\00:11:45.93 And the first day that we got the bus 00:11:45.97\00:11:48.00 on the road was July 29. 00:11:48.04\00:11:49.57 That was the Monday of 2013 00:11:49.60\00:11:51.71 and we pulled the bus out of the lot. 00:11:51.74\00:11:55.44 And I just began crying. Wow! 00:11:55.48\00:11:58.25 It was just such a blessing to actually see 00:11:58.28\00:12:01.35 what God told me, become a reality. 00:12:01.38\00:12:04.89 Yeah, yeah. 00:12:04.92\00:12:06.25 And I don't want to get in trouble here, Jason, but... 00:12:06.29\00:12:07.62 Okay. I have to be honest. 00:12:07.66\00:12:11.63 You know, driving the bus for the first time 00:12:11.66\00:12:14.13 was probably 1B to getting married 1A, 00:12:14.16\00:12:17.27 this is close, it's close, 00:12:17.30\00:12:19.17 I'll still give the edge to, 00:12:19.20\00:12:20.84 you know getting married was a blessing. 00:12:20.87\00:12:26.24 You might end up getting in trouble, 00:12:26.27\00:12:27.74 but we have a picture of the bus here. 00:12:27.78\00:12:30.55 Yeah, yeah, it was some real moment. 00:12:30.58\00:12:32.21 You're driving it. Just getting out there. 00:12:32.25\00:12:35.25 And I'm sure the initial riders who came on the bus 00:12:35.28\00:12:37.22 probably thought 00:12:37.25\00:12:38.59 I was a little crazy for crying, 00:12:38.62\00:12:40.19 but it was such a blessing just to be out there 00:12:40.22\00:12:44.03 and to be servicing people, 00:12:44.06\00:12:47.06 sharing the everlasting gospel. 00:12:47.10\00:12:48.73 And to see God's will being played out in your life. 00:12:48.76\00:12:52.17 You know, He called you to do this. 00:12:52.20\00:12:54.30 And now you're seeing the fulfillment of that. 00:12:54.34\00:12:57.67 It's amazing. It was amazing. 00:12:57.71\00:12:59.87 So your faith was rewarded? 00:12:59.91\00:13:01.24 Yeah. Yes. 00:13:01.28\00:13:02.68 In that first year, we saw a myriad of blessings. 00:13:02.71\00:13:08.08 By the end of the first year, 00:13:08.12\00:13:09.45 we amassed about a million riders, 00:13:09.48\00:13:11.85 which probably sounds like a lot, but the transit... 00:13:11.89\00:13:16.73 The Transit Authority in New York City 00:13:16.76\00:13:18.86 gets about 650 million riders a year. 00:13:18.89\00:13:22.13 So we only had a bus, one bus, 00:13:22.16\00:13:25.03 and a million riders is probably a small dent 00:13:25.07\00:13:28.34 in that number of ridership. 00:13:28.37\00:13:30.54 But we were able to develop a lot of relationships 00:13:30.57\00:13:32.94 with community members. 00:13:32.97\00:13:35.58 We even have media outlets come out 00:13:35.61\00:13:37.11 and do focus pieces on us. 00:13:37.15\00:13:39.61 We had NPR, we had NYU. 00:13:39.65\00:13:43.28 And we even came here to 3ABN. 00:13:43.32\00:13:44.99 Yeah, Fox 5 News too, didn't you? 00:13:45.02\00:13:46.35 Right, right. 00:13:46.39\00:13:47.72 So lots of other interactions with different media outlets 00:13:47.76\00:13:53.06 and just people understanding 00:13:53.09\00:13:54.56 what we do and how we're trying to service our community. 00:13:54.60\00:13:56.73 Yes, yes. That was amazing. 00:13:56.77\00:13:59.27 And so, you had the opportunity to minister 00:13:59.30\00:14:01.80 to the individuals on the bus and everything. 00:14:01.84\00:14:04.47 And so, how did that take place? 00:14:04.51\00:14:07.14 Like what did the ministry part look like on the bus? 00:14:07.18\00:14:11.15 Well, Mike was driving. 00:14:11.18\00:14:14.52 And I was in the back talking to any riders that we had. 00:14:14.55\00:14:19.15 We implemented a prayer book. 00:14:19.19\00:14:20.96 And so we would pray with the people, talk to them, 00:14:20.99\00:14:26.66 they'll tell us any issues they're having. 00:14:26.70\00:14:29.63 And they'll write down prayer requests, 00:14:29.66\00:14:31.67 and to the number one prayer... 00:14:31.70\00:14:35.04 Two of the best prayer requests that we've had. 00:14:35.07\00:14:39.14 One is health, and the second one is finances. 00:14:39.17\00:14:44.58 And so, while being on the bus, 00:14:44.61\00:14:47.58 we wanted to ask God 00:14:47.62\00:14:49.78 how exactly to practically help them 00:14:49.82\00:14:52.25 with these issues. 00:14:52.29\00:14:53.96 And... We started to pray. 00:14:53.99\00:14:57.03 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 00:14:57.06\00:14:59.26 It's interesting because you guys really implemented 00:14:59.29\00:15:02.63 Christ method, you know. 00:15:02.66\00:15:05.10 Ministry of Healing tells us, 00:15:05.13\00:15:06.47 you know, really focus on people's needs 00:15:06.50\00:15:08.90 as you draw closer to them, 00:15:08.94\00:15:10.44 then you can make them follow Christ. 00:15:10.47\00:15:11.81 Yes. 00:15:11.84\00:15:13.17 And so we started digging through the Bible, studying, 00:15:13.21\00:15:16.21 digging through one of our favorite books, 00:15:16.24\00:15:17.58 Ministry of Healing. 00:15:17.61\00:15:18.95 And the idea of a cooking school came up. 00:15:18.98\00:15:22.88 And that first year of ministry 00:15:22.92\00:15:25.75 really allowed us to develop as, 00:15:25.79\00:15:27.36 as we said before relationships, 00:15:27.39\00:15:28.99 and one of the key relationships developed 00:15:29.02\00:15:31.19 was becoming ASI members. 00:15:31.23\00:15:32.73 Okay. 00:15:32.76\00:15:34.10 And becoming a member in ASI was such a blessing, 00:15:34.13\00:15:37.43 because we were able to get support 00:15:37.47\00:15:39.77 and mentorship more than anything else. 00:15:39.80\00:15:42.94 And so we brought this idea of a cooking school 00:15:42.97\00:15:45.21 to our ASI family and asked for guidance with it. 00:15:45.24\00:15:48.64 You know, what do you think about it? 00:15:48.68\00:15:50.35 How can we really get this moving forward? 00:15:50.38\00:15:53.85 Give us some counsel. 00:15:53.88\00:15:55.62 And so with the support of the president 00:15:55.65\00:15:57.79 then Dr. Perry and Elder Lance Wilbur 00:15:57.82\00:16:00.62 from Pulse Cafe in Massachusetts. 00:16:00.66\00:16:03.83 It gave us a tremendous amount of insight 00:16:03.86\00:16:06.29 on how to actually move this project forward. 00:16:06.33\00:16:08.60 Yes. 00:16:08.63\00:16:09.96 And so we started the cooking school, 00:16:10.00\00:16:12.10 October of 2016. 00:16:12.13\00:16:14.77 And over the span of eight weeks, 00:16:14.80\00:16:17.37 we collaborated with our local church. 00:16:17.41\00:16:19.77 And we must have had about 80 people 00:16:19.81\00:16:23.58 coming out to the cooking school. 00:16:23.61\00:16:25.41 Wow, 80 people? 00:16:25.45\00:16:26.82 Eighty people. So what can people expect 00:16:26.85\00:16:29.82 when they go to the cooking school? 00:16:29.85\00:16:31.69 So that was our biggest issue. 00:16:31.72\00:16:33.96 We were thinking, well, Lord, how would a cooking school look 00:16:33.99\00:16:36.96 if Jesus was on this planet, walking in our modern day? 00:16:36.99\00:16:40.83 And so, we thought 00:16:40.86\00:16:42.83 as we looked into Jesus' ministry, 00:16:42.86\00:16:44.40 how did He do things, 00:16:44.43\00:16:45.90 and He had a very practical element 00:16:45.93\00:16:48.10 of how He did ministry. 00:16:48.14\00:16:49.64 It wasn't always theoretical. 00:16:49.67\00:16:51.71 And so we wanted to bring 00:16:51.74\00:16:53.07 that practical aspect into the cooking school. 00:16:53.11\00:16:55.68 Okay. 00:16:55.71\00:16:57.05 And so, the best way we could show that 00:16:57.08\00:16:59.11 is not just to demonstrate to people how to cook, 00:16:59.15\00:17:02.62 but to have them cooking along with the demonstrator. 00:17:02.65\00:17:05.65 Got you. 00:17:05.69\00:17:07.02 And so we collaborated with Heidi's Health Kitchen. 00:17:07.06\00:17:10.76 We collaborated with Vegan Nest, Pulse Cafe, 00:17:10.79\00:17:13.96 a ton of other health ministries 00:17:14.00\00:17:15.43 in the area to really try and support 00:17:15.46\00:17:18.20 moving this project forward. 00:17:18.23\00:17:20.00 And it was a blessing. 00:17:20.04\00:17:21.37 So many people came out and they were truly touched. 00:17:21.40\00:17:25.71 And what about the financial component? 00:17:25.74\00:17:28.04 Because I know that you said finances and health. 00:17:28.08\00:17:31.21 What about the financial component? 00:17:31.25\00:17:32.88 How did you guys? 00:17:32.91\00:17:34.25 So we noticed that with the finances, 00:17:34.28\00:17:36.32 it was tied to the health. 00:17:36.35\00:17:39.02 Okay. 00:17:39.05\00:17:40.39 In that why people wanted more money 00:17:40.42\00:17:43.83 to achieve more in their lives. 00:17:43.86\00:17:45.63 A lot of it came at the expense of their own health. 00:17:45.66\00:17:48.96 And so, as we went through 00:17:49.00\00:17:50.87 the surveys from a cooking school, 00:17:50.90\00:17:52.23 we noticed that 00:17:52.27\00:17:53.60 there are a lot of lifestyle diseases 00:17:53.64\00:17:55.14 that were pulling money from people's accounts, 00:17:55.17\00:17:58.14 diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, 00:17:58.17\00:18:01.34 high cholesterol, all of these issues 00:18:01.38\00:18:04.85 that God gave us the remedy 00:18:04.88\00:18:06.51 for through natural therapeutics, 00:18:06.55\00:18:09.55 the herbs, through lifestyle changes. 00:18:09.58\00:18:13.05 This is the second component 00:18:13.09\00:18:14.82 that was missing from people's lives. 00:18:14.86\00:18:17.43 So in other words, this, 00:18:17.46\00:18:18.89 these aren't necessarily hereditary problems, 00:18:18.93\00:18:24.27 or diseases or anything like that. 00:18:24.30\00:18:26.60 This is like self inflicted through diet, 00:18:26.63\00:18:30.17 through lifestyle things and so you guys 00:18:30.21\00:18:33.24 are showing them how to combat that. 00:18:33.27\00:18:36.18 Right. Okay. 00:18:36.21\00:18:37.55 And so, we said, "Lord, how can we even go deeper?" 00:18:37.58\00:18:41.88 And so, we noticed that this was an issue. 00:18:41.92\00:18:44.45 And so we said, "Lord, 00:18:44.49\00:18:45.82 help us get some training on this, 00:18:45.85\00:18:47.99 some clinical herbal training, 00:18:48.02\00:18:50.09 some training in hydrotherapy, 00:18:50.13\00:18:53.06 and other therapeutics can really support people's 00:18:53.09\00:18:56.97 well being, especially in New York City. 00:18:57.00\00:18:58.53 Yes, yes. 00:18:58.57\00:18:59.90 Where there's a high stress area. 00:18:59.93\00:19:02.64 Yes. Super stressful. 00:19:02.67\00:19:04.37 Yeah. So people need that help. 00:19:04.41\00:19:06.51 And so the cooking school 00:19:06.54\00:19:07.88 ran for eight weeks, tons of support. 00:19:07.91\00:19:10.81 And people were truly blessed. 00:19:10.85\00:19:13.38 So I want you to picture this. 00:19:13.42\00:19:15.02 We had the bus going full time. 00:19:15.05\00:19:18.49 And so we'd run the bus morning 00:19:18.52\00:19:20.06 rush hour all the way to evening rush hour, 00:19:20.09\00:19:21.96 so that could be anywhere between 5 am to probably 9 pm. 00:19:21.99\00:19:26.96 We had the cooking school going. 00:19:27.00\00:19:29.16 And so that mean a cooking class once a week. 00:19:29.20\00:19:32.40 And we were enrolled in a clinical herbal program. 00:19:32.43\00:19:36.50 And we also have Bible studies going every Friday evening. 00:19:36.54\00:19:39.77 And you also have your marriage? 00:19:39.81\00:19:41.88 Right. 00:19:41.91\00:19:43.65 How did you manage all of these things? 00:19:43.68\00:19:48.12 It was a lot. It was. 00:19:48.15\00:19:49.58 It was a really stressful time. 00:19:49.62\00:19:51.55 And here we are trying to help other people's health 00:19:51.59\00:19:55.12 and our own health declining. 00:19:55.16\00:19:58.89 Right Yeah, yeah. 00:19:58.93\00:20:00.56 And so, we looked at God and we said, 00:20:00.60\00:20:01.96 Lord, we're overwhelmed, 00:20:02.00\00:20:04.33 we need some help. 00:20:04.37\00:20:06.00 And Luke 10 never became 00:20:06.03\00:20:08.27 even more real to us then, 00:20:08.30\00:20:10.34 harvest is plentiful, the laborers are few. 00:20:10.37\00:20:13.17 Yeah. 00:20:13.21\00:20:14.54 And we were coming back from dropping some friends off. 00:20:14.58\00:20:17.01 This is the middle of December, 2016. 00:20:17.05\00:20:19.55 And we were dropping them off 00:20:19.58\00:20:21.18 at our friend's upstate Eden Lifestyle. 00:20:21.22\00:20:23.69 Yes. Very familiar with them. 00:20:23.72\00:20:26.72 And we were coming back in 00:20:26.76\00:20:28.12 with the bus and we were refueling, 00:20:28.16\00:20:29.72 so we pulled into a gas station. 00:20:29.76\00:20:32.06 And as we pulled into the gas station, 00:20:32.09\00:20:33.76 it was snowing outside. 00:20:33.80\00:20:35.86 And Joe and I started to smell smoke. 00:20:35.90\00:20:40.34 So... Oh, no. 00:20:40.37\00:20:42.30 We were a little taken aback. 00:20:42.34\00:20:44.31 We said, "Well, it's a gas station. 00:20:44.34\00:20:46.78 What's the chances? Right. 00:20:46.81\00:20:48.98 But the way the bus was constructed, 00:20:49.01\00:20:50.65 the engine was inside of the bus. 00:20:50.68\00:20:53.11 So we lifted the hood. 00:20:53.15\00:20:54.78 And as we lifted the hood, a huge waft of smoke came out. 00:20:54.82\00:20:57.59 Oh, no. 00:20:57.62\00:20:58.95 So Joe looked at me, 00:20:58.99\00:21:01.12 I looked at Joe, we grabbed our coats. 00:21:01.16\00:21:03.46 And we just ran out. We ran out of the bus. 00:21:03.49\00:21:05.96 We left everything else on the bus. 00:21:05.99\00:21:07.86 Everything. Wow, I think, you know what? 00:21:07.90\00:21:09.76 I think we have a video of the bus 00:21:09.80\00:21:12.67 that we want to show. 00:21:12.70\00:21:14.04 It was a bitter moment. Yeah. 00:21:14.07\00:21:17.67 Just standing there and watching the bus 00:21:17.71\00:21:21.48 in the gas station right next to a gas pump 00:21:21.51\00:21:24.31 in flames. 00:21:24.35\00:21:25.68 Yeah. 00:21:25.71\00:21:27.05 And so we alerted the attendant 00:21:27.08\00:21:28.42 and we let the attendant know that 00:21:28.45\00:21:30.69 there was a fire in progress. 00:21:30.72\00:21:33.32 He pressed the safe safety valve 00:21:33.36\00:21:35.46 to kind of ensure some safety measures, 00:21:35.49\00:21:37.06 but we waited for the greater part 00:21:37.09\00:21:38.79 of half an hour before the firemen 00:21:38.83\00:21:41.50 were able to show up and put out the flames. 00:21:41.53\00:21:43.90 Wait a minute, you waited how long? 00:21:43.93\00:21:45.33 About half an hour. Half an hour. 00:21:45.37\00:21:47.37 Wow, that was a long response time. 00:21:47.40\00:21:49.50 Yeah. 00:21:49.54\00:21:50.87 But when the firemen came, 00:21:50.91\00:21:52.97 they showed us the fire pattern in the bus. 00:21:53.01\00:21:57.78 And Mike's driver's seat wasn't burned. 00:21:57.81\00:22:01.52 Our books weren't burn. 00:22:01.55\00:22:03.95 None of the passenger seats were burned. 00:22:03.99\00:22:06.22 And so, we just knew that 00:22:06.25\00:22:08.72 God was still in the blessing... 00:22:08.76\00:22:10.39 Yeah. 00:22:10.43\00:22:11.76 Even though it just looked, you know... 00:22:11.79\00:22:13.70 It looked bad. Yeah. 00:22:13.73\00:22:15.06 God still was protecting. Yeah. 00:22:15.10\00:22:17.73 Not one Bible burned. And we were just... 00:22:17.77\00:22:20.74 We were just so surprised. We're saying, "Lord, thank you. 00:22:20.77\00:22:23.81 You know, even amidst that bitter moment, 00:22:23.84\00:22:25.87 there was that peace that you know, 00:22:25.91\00:22:27.24 He will never leave us, He will never forsake us. 00:22:27.28\00:22:29.28 Yeah. 00:22:29.31\00:22:30.65 So um... It was challenging. 00:22:30.68\00:22:34.75 For the next few weeks, 00:22:34.78\00:22:36.12 we received a lot of support from our ASI family, 00:22:36.15\00:22:40.12 our local church to community, 00:22:40.16\00:22:42.46 everyone wanted us to get back out on the road 00:22:42.49\00:22:45.16 and see this ministry continue. 00:22:45.19\00:22:46.56 Yes. 00:22:46.59\00:22:47.93 But our question was, 00:22:47.96\00:22:50.00 well, Lord, You allow this bus to burn. 00:22:50.03\00:22:53.50 What is the message that You really want to get to us? 00:22:53.54\00:22:57.17 As much as we want it to get back on the road, 00:22:57.21\00:22:59.97 we really had to be honest and ask God what He wanted us? 00:23:00.01\00:23:04.21 What He want us to do? Yes. 00:23:04.25\00:23:06.55 And around that time, Elder Lance from Pulse Cafe. 00:23:06.58\00:23:10.05 Uh-huh. 00:23:10.09\00:23:11.42 He also does True Knowledge of Self on Dare to Dream. 00:23:11.45\00:23:13.19 Yeah, Elder Lance. 00:23:13.22\00:23:14.56 So he sent us a dissertation from Ted Wilson, 00:23:14.59\00:23:18.59 Elder Ted Wilson, the president. 00:23:18.63\00:23:20.60 And this dissertation was made 00:23:20.63\00:23:22.83 way before I was even thought of. 00:23:22.86\00:23:26.30 But, um, it was a beautiful dissertation 00:23:26.33\00:23:27.90 on urban evangelism in New York City. 00:23:27.94\00:23:31.21 And so we combed through this dissertation. 00:23:31.24\00:23:34.34 And we looked at each one of the aspects 00:23:34.38\00:23:39.11 of urban evangelism 00:23:39.15\00:23:40.92 that was outlined using the Bible 00:23:40.95\00:23:43.75 and the Spirit of Prophecy. 00:23:43.79\00:23:45.32 And we've realized that God wanted something specific 00:23:45.35\00:23:49.52 done in New York City. 00:23:49.56\00:23:51.49 He wanted health evangelism to be the primary goal 00:23:51.53\00:23:55.16 of reaching the people. 00:23:55.20\00:23:57.13 And as we sat back and reflected on it, 00:23:57.17\00:23:58.97 Jason, we said, well, we noticed that 00:23:59.00\00:24:01.64 God was taking us in this direction 00:24:01.67\00:24:03.47 even before this tragedy, 00:24:03.51\00:24:06.51 helping us with food distribution, 00:24:06.54\00:24:08.44 helping us start the cooking school... 00:24:08.48\00:24:10.85 Clothes distribution. 00:24:10.88\00:24:12.21 Clothes distribution, 00:24:12.25\00:24:13.58 everything was geared towards health. 00:24:13.62\00:24:15.52 And so, we doubled down for the next couple of weeks 00:24:15.55\00:24:19.15 and months we doubled down on, 00:24:19.19\00:24:21.09 you know, doing more health evangelistic classes, 00:24:21.12\00:24:23.86 more wellness lectures, meeting more people. 00:24:23.89\00:24:27.66 And we were able to, as a result, 00:24:27.70\00:24:31.73 link with our local borough president, 00:24:31.77\00:24:35.20 and really broadcast to the community, 00:24:35.24\00:24:37.61 the services and opportunities 00:24:37.64\00:24:39.61 that we have to try and enrich people's lives. 00:24:39.64\00:24:42.51 Yeah. Yeah. 00:24:42.54\00:24:44.25 I want to go back just a little bit 00:24:44.28\00:24:47.02 because you said something 00:24:47.05\00:24:48.38 that just really, really grabbed me. 00:24:48.42\00:24:50.99 And that was the fact 00:24:51.02\00:24:52.35 that you were looking for the lesson 00:24:52.39\00:24:54.56 that was in the trial. 00:24:54.59\00:24:55.92 Yeah. 00:24:55.96\00:24:57.29 You know, oftentimes we go through things 00:24:57.33\00:24:58.66 and we're just like, "Oh, this is horrible, 00:24:58.69\00:25:00.10 I can't believe I'm dealing with this." 00:25:00.13\00:25:01.76 I can't, you know, murmuring and complaining. 00:25:01.80\00:25:03.53 Yeah. 00:25:03.57\00:25:04.90 But how many times do we stop 00:25:04.93\00:25:06.27 and take a look to see 00:25:06.30\00:25:08.20 what lesson God is trying to teach us? 00:25:08.24\00:25:10.94 I think that was... 00:25:10.97\00:25:12.64 That says a lot, you know. 00:25:12.67\00:25:14.51 And it was tough 00:25:14.54\00:25:15.88 just because you're put in a position 00:25:15.91\00:25:18.08 where you have to put yourself aside. 00:25:18.11\00:25:20.68 Yeah. 00:25:20.72\00:25:22.05 And if you're truly wanting to follow God 00:25:22.08\00:25:23.65 in whatever He's asking you to do, 00:25:23.69\00:25:26.15 we submit to Him because we love Him. 00:25:26.19\00:25:27.92 We know that He knows better than we do. 00:25:27.96\00:25:29.49 Yes. 00:25:29.52\00:25:30.86 And so, He was taking us in this different direction. 00:25:30.89\00:25:33.09 And it was exciting 00:25:33.13\00:25:34.46 because we were so used to the bus by now. 00:25:34.50\00:25:39.43 It was a great deal of what we do, 00:25:39.47\00:25:41.74 how we connect with people. 00:25:41.77\00:25:43.51 And now God was taking us 00:25:43.54\00:25:44.87 in a totally different direction. 00:25:44.91\00:25:47.34 And so with that came some challenges. 00:25:47.38\00:25:49.34 I'm trying to figure out how we would do this. 00:25:49.38\00:25:52.55 Remember, by this time, 00:25:52.58\00:25:55.02 we had seen over 3.5 million riders on the bus. 00:25:55.05\00:25:58.89 And so we were thinking, Lord, 00:25:58.92\00:26:00.49 how can we duplicate this kind of effectiveness? 00:26:00.52\00:26:03.22 Yes. 00:26:03.26\00:26:04.59 And we found that God also is interested 00:26:04.63\00:26:08.23 in quantity as much as He's interested in quality. 00:26:08.26\00:26:11.57 That's right. 00:26:11.60\00:26:12.93 And so God wanted us to, you know, 00:26:12.97\00:26:14.74 move in this direction. 00:26:14.77\00:26:16.50 And as we were having students coming in, 00:26:16.54\00:26:19.37 one of our students said, 00:26:19.41\00:26:20.74 "Do you mind if I share this with my co-workers, 00:26:20.78\00:26:24.65 this cooking school? 00:26:24.68\00:26:26.01 I've learned so much." 00:26:26.05\00:26:27.38 And we were saying, "Okay, we don't have a problem. 00:26:27.42\00:26:29.58 Tell as many people as you like." 00:26:29.62\00:26:30.95 Yeah. 00:26:30.99\00:26:32.32 And his co-workers happen to be members at Fox 5. 00:26:32.35\00:26:37.23 Wow! It was a blessing. 00:26:37.26\00:26:40.26 They came in with their cameras, 00:26:40.30\00:26:41.66 and they filmed what we actually did. 00:26:41.70\00:26:43.57 Wow! 00:26:43.60\00:26:44.93 And it got us even more exposure. 00:26:44.97\00:26:47.84 So many more people came 00:26:47.87\00:26:49.70 to the cooking school as a result. 00:26:49.74\00:26:51.31 Wow! 00:26:51.34\00:26:52.67 And it's been a blessing ever since. 00:26:52.71\00:26:54.38 Yeah, yeah. 00:26:54.41\00:26:55.74 So God just continues 00:26:55.78\00:26:57.21 to help you guys to be effective 00:26:57.25\00:27:00.02 and to reach like a wide variety of people, 00:27:00.05\00:27:04.02 and that also goes to show that you don't know 00:27:04.05\00:27:06.22 who you're coming in contact with, 00:27:06.25\00:27:07.96 you don't know who you're dealing with. 00:27:07.99\00:27:09.32 You had no idea. 00:27:09.36\00:27:10.69 You know, you always have to put your best foot forward. 00:27:10.73\00:27:13.46 So that, yeah, that's, that's amazing. 00:27:13.50\00:27:15.53 It was great. 00:27:15.56\00:27:16.90 And so we're saying, Lord, thank You for showing us that 00:27:16.93\00:27:19.97 because sometimes in our own finite minds, 00:27:20.00\00:27:22.40 we can't see the end from the beginning. 00:27:22.44\00:27:24.41 Yeah. 00:27:24.44\00:27:25.77 We know that God definitely knows 00:27:25.81\00:27:27.14 how things will progress. 00:27:27.18\00:27:28.51 Yes. 00:27:28.54\00:27:29.88 And so, we continued opening up to our community now, 00:27:29.91\00:27:32.68 wellness consultations, 00:27:32.71\00:27:34.42 and being able to help them 00:27:34.45\00:27:35.78 with the lifestyle challenges that, 00:27:35.82\00:27:37.45 you know, so many people are facing, 00:27:37.49\00:27:38.82 especially in New York City. 00:27:38.85\00:27:40.19 Yeah. 00:27:40.22\00:27:41.56 You would think with a city that has so many opportunities 00:27:41.59\00:27:44.73 and amenities that people would be healthier, 00:27:44.76\00:27:47.36 but it's the direct opposite. 00:27:47.40\00:27:49.00 Yeah. Woeful choices and... 00:27:49.03\00:27:53.57 I mean, everything so expensive in New York, 00:27:53.60\00:27:56.30 you know, like the cost of living. 00:27:56.34\00:27:58.84 Everything is so expensive and you're on the go so much. 00:27:58.87\00:28:02.18 It's just hustle and bustle. 00:28:02.21\00:28:03.85 And so when you're rushing, you know, what kind of tips, 00:28:03.88\00:28:08.05 you know, to put you on the spot right now. 00:28:08.08\00:28:09.95 What kind of tips do you have for that, 00:28:09.98\00:28:11.72 that person that's out there 00:28:11.75\00:28:13.09 that maybe on the go all the time? 00:28:13.12\00:28:15.49 How can they still maintain a healthy diet? 00:28:15.52\00:28:18.26 It's simple. 00:28:18.29\00:28:19.63 God gives us the remedy in Genesis Chapter 1, 00:28:19.66\00:28:22.46 He gives us a plant-based diet. 00:28:22.50\00:28:24.23 And this plant-based diet 00:28:24.27\00:28:25.60 really helps not just with our physical body, 00:28:25.63\00:28:28.40 but also helps with our mind. 00:28:28.44\00:28:30.27 And in an environment like New York City 00:28:30.31\00:28:32.34 where everything is fast paced, 00:28:32.37\00:28:35.44 people really need to be able to slow down 00:28:35.48\00:28:38.28 and not consume the foods that would, you know, 00:28:38.31\00:28:40.88 take them out of that peace of mind, 00:28:40.92\00:28:42.88 but also take their body out of shape. 00:28:42.92\00:28:45.25 So first tip I would give 00:28:45.29\00:28:47.92 is to start implementing more fruits 00:28:47.96\00:28:50.06 and more vegetables into your diet. 00:28:50.09\00:28:51.69 Yeah, 'cause it doesn't take, you don't have to prepare 00:28:51.73\00:28:53.70 that per se, yeah. 00:28:53.73\00:28:55.06 Exactly. Yeah. 00:28:55.10\00:28:56.43 Just some fresh fruits, some fresh vegetables. 00:28:56.46\00:28:58.77 It will do a myriad of things for you that, you know, 00:28:58.80\00:29:02.50 otherwise you wouldn't get. 00:29:02.54\00:29:03.87 Yeah. 00:29:03.91\00:29:05.24 Also preparation, 00:29:05.27\00:29:07.91 always prepare ahead so you don't have to rush. 00:29:07.94\00:29:12.88 Because we rush so much is because we just don't have 00:29:12.91\00:29:15.25 the preparation in mind, so that's always necessary. 00:29:15.28\00:29:18.55 Yes. That's an excellent point. 00:29:18.59\00:29:21.22 I want to hear a little bit more from you. 00:29:21.26\00:29:23.53 What does your day look like? 00:29:23.56\00:29:25.73 Like what's the day in your life look like? 00:29:25.76\00:29:28.13 Um, well, of course, we do worship in the mornings, 00:29:28.16\00:29:33.00 exercise, and we get our day started 00:29:33.03\00:29:36.64 with answering any calls, emails. 00:29:36.67\00:29:40.64 If we have a cooking school at the time, 00:29:40.68\00:29:44.71 we have to shop for ingredients. 00:29:44.75\00:29:48.35 We have to sometimes the recipe test, 00:29:48.38\00:29:51.85 that includes burning things I could, a lot of mistakes, 00:29:51.89\00:29:56.96 but you figure things out by God's grace. 00:29:56.99\00:30:00.10 And we get that together. 00:30:00.13\00:30:03.50 We do health consultations as well. 00:30:03.53\00:30:05.70 And so, we have to make sure that 00:30:05.73\00:30:07.84 we have our book together 00:30:07.87\00:30:12.14 and meet with those people as well, 00:30:12.17\00:30:16.34 get protocols together and so it's a pretty busy day. 00:30:16.38\00:30:20.95 Yeah. 00:30:20.98\00:30:22.32 Sometimes we have late nights, 00:30:22.35\00:30:23.69 but you know, God has been in helping us. 00:30:23.72\00:30:28.06 How is it being in ministry with your husband? 00:30:28.09\00:30:31.06 Like, how is that you know, you guys together? 00:30:31.09\00:30:33.83 What is that like? Um, I see him all the time. 00:30:33.86\00:30:36.93 That's a blessing anyway. 00:30:40.17\00:30:42.04 This might be her chance to get even. 00:30:42.07\00:30:43.81 I think we play well off of each other. 00:30:46.91\00:30:49.91 And so it helps my weaknesses as well as his. 00:30:49.94\00:30:53.98 All right. 00:30:54.02\00:30:55.58 So you've got the cooking classes, 00:30:55.62\00:30:57.05 you've got the consultations, you're, you know, 00:30:57.09\00:30:59.02 teaching people 00:30:59.05\00:31:00.39 how to lead healthier lifestyles. 00:31:00.42\00:31:02.62 What are some testimonials 00:31:02.66\00:31:04.59 or success stories that you can share? 00:31:04.63\00:31:07.76 Well, one with Fox 5 coming that was, that was huge, 00:31:07.80\00:31:11.50 being able to reach 00:31:11.53\00:31:13.10 a whole new demographic of people. 00:31:13.13\00:31:14.50 Yes. 00:31:14.54\00:31:15.97 Especially in this day and age 00:31:16.00\00:31:17.34 where it's a little bit harder to knock on every door 00:31:17.37\00:31:19.81 and share what you do with people, 00:31:19.84\00:31:21.81 getting your story and your mission out 00:31:21.84\00:31:23.75 to a large group of people is paramount. 00:31:23.78\00:31:27.78 Yeah. So that was huge. 00:31:27.82\00:31:30.59 Another one has been 00:31:30.62\00:31:31.95 able to connect with local groups, 00:31:31.99\00:31:33.76 you know, especially 00:31:33.79\00:31:35.22 the borough president and other, 00:31:35.26\00:31:37.96 you know, community groups 00:31:37.99\00:31:39.39 that are interested in health, 00:31:39.43\00:31:41.00 but are not really seeing 00:31:41.03\00:31:42.36 the correlation between faith and health. 00:31:42.40\00:31:44.97 And that's been so such a blessing 00:31:45.00\00:31:47.57 being able to bring people 00:31:47.60\00:31:48.94 in from different walks of life. 00:31:48.97\00:31:50.31 Yeah, yeah. 00:31:50.34\00:31:51.67 And being able to share with them the gospel. 00:31:51.71\00:31:53.54 Yes. 00:31:53.58\00:31:54.91 Because it's deeper than the food. 00:31:54.94\00:31:56.28 Absolutely. 00:31:56.31\00:31:57.65 And it's like, if you can teach somebody 00:31:57.68\00:31:59.01 how to be healthy, but if there's not that 00:31:59.05\00:32:00.65 spiritual component, 00:32:00.68\00:32:02.92 I mean, you're missing the point, 00:32:02.95\00:32:05.05 the main message, the main message. 00:32:05.09\00:32:07.62 We have some more pictures that I want us to look at. 00:32:07.66\00:32:10.33 And you can just tell us briefly 00:32:10.36\00:32:11.69 what's going on in each one of those? 00:32:11.73\00:32:14.16 Ah, this is our street team. 00:32:14.20\00:32:16.46 So as a part, as, 00:32:16.50\00:32:19.47 as we continue with this health evangelism, 00:32:19.50\00:32:21.77 we've been doing Bible studies every week, 00:32:21.80\00:32:24.11 every Friday evening, we call it Pillars and Fillers. 00:32:24.14\00:32:26.61 Okay. 00:32:26.64\00:32:27.98 I like that, Pillars and Fillers. 00:32:28.01\00:32:30.78 We have, we talk about the pillars of our faith, 00:32:30.81\00:32:33.08 but we also have fillers 00:32:33.11\00:32:34.45 where we talk about stories in the Bible, 00:32:34.48\00:32:36.22 to kind of support those pillars. 00:32:36.25\00:32:38.39 But we also call it fillers 00:32:38.42\00:32:39.75 because we do have some healthy snacks 00:32:39.79\00:32:41.22 for our guests to grab. 00:32:41.26\00:32:44.03 And so we have, we talk a lot about 00:32:44.06\00:32:46.70 what God's plan is for our life, 00:32:46.73\00:32:48.46 the plan of salvation. 00:32:48.50\00:32:50.40 And as a result, we... 00:32:50.43\00:32:51.90 There's an action part of it, 00:32:51.93\00:32:53.47 the practical component, 00:32:53.50\00:32:54.84 we can go out into the community 00:32:54.87\00:32:56.20 and we share the everlasting gospel 00:32:56.24\00:32:58.31 with them. 00:32:58.34\00:32:59.67 And so part of that is literature distribution. 00:32:59.71\00:33:01.14 Okay. 00:33:01.18\00:33:02.54 Not too far from our home church, 00:33:02.58\00:33:04.58 Hanson Place, the Barclay Center was built. 00:33:04.61\00:33:06.82 Okay. 00:33:06.85\00:33:08.78 So it attracts lots of people from all over New York City 00:33:08.82\00:33:12.29 for different events, 00:33:12.32\00:33:13.66 whether it be sports events or concerts, 00:33:13.69\00:33:15.72 and we use that as a beautiful opportunity 00:33:15.76\00:33:17.63 to share God's Word through literature. 00:33:17.66\00:33:19.79 Yes. 00:33:19.83\00:33:21.30 Also, we hand out DVDs and books 00:33:21.33\00:33:23.47 and all kinds of media to get people to understand 00:33:23.50\00:33:26.94 what the everlasting gospel is. 00:33:26.97\00:33:28.30 Yeah. 00:33:28.34\00:33:29.67 Have you found that people 00:33:29.70\00:33:31.04 are becoming a little bit more receptive to it now? 00:33:31.07\00:33:34.81 Or what do you see? 00:33:34.84\00:33:36.91 Yeah, we're seeing a lot more people being receptive, 00:33:36.95\00:33:39.95 especially using like glow tracks. 00:33:39.98\00:33:41.75 Yeah. Those are just gems. 00:33:41.78\00:33:43.69 Yes. 00:33:43.72\00:33:45.05 We're able to get those out 00:33:45.09\00:33:46.42 and really share with people in a concise manner, 00:33:46.45\00:33:50.03 whatever message we're trying to get through 00:33:50.06\00:33:51.59 to them at that time. 00:33:51.63\00:33:52.96 Got you. People are really receptive. 00:33:52.99\00:33:55.03 Good, good. Yeah. 00:33:55.06\00:33:56.40 I mean, there's so much going on in the world today. 00:33:56.43\00:33:58.63 You know, people have questions and they're searching. 00:33:58.67\00:34:01.90 And it's a prime opportunity to witness to them. 00:34:01.94\00:34:05.84 So that's, that's amazing. 00:34:05.87\00:34:08.04 Now, we also have some more pictures that I want to, 00:34:08.08\00:34:10.41 I want to go through these, I want to see these pictures. 00:34:10.45\00:34:12.95 You guys have some stories. 00:34:12.98\00:34:14.58 Ah, so this is with our first eight weeks 00:34:14.62\00:34:17.35 to wellness cooking class series. 00:34:17.39\00:34:20.02 And we, like we said before 00:34:20.06\00:34:21.42 we collaborate with our ASI family. 00:34:21.46\00:34:23.73 And one of them is a Heidi's Health Kitchen. 00:34:23.76\00:34:25.53 They taught some classes there for us. 00:34:25.56\00:34:27.90 And that was huge, just being able to, 00:34:27.93\00:34:30.93 again, collaborate 00:34:30.97\00:34:32.30 with all of the ministries in the area 00:34:32.33\00:34:34.90 and really move forward the work. 00:34:34.94\00:34:36.27 We believe there's strength in numbers. 00:34:36.30\00:34:37.94 And if we're not united, then we really are limiting 00:34:37.97\00:34:42.24 our reach for the gospel. 00:34:42.28\00:34:44.31 Yeah, and I like that too 00:34:44.35\00:34:45.78 because it's like you're working together 00:34:45.81\00:34:48.42 because the goal is to win souls for Christ. 00:34:48.45\00:34:51.42 That's it. That's the ultimate goal. 00:34:51.45\00:34:53.09 That's it. Yeah. 00:34:53.12\00:34:54.46 So... 00:34:54.49\00:34:55.82 Ah, this is our, 00:34:55.86\00:34:57.26 what the layout of our cooking class 00:34:57.29\00:34:58.73 would look like. 00:34:58.76\00:35:00.23 So people are actually cutting and cooking. 00:35:00.26\00:35:03.60 And it's hands on, it's very hands on. 00:35:03.63\00:35:06.90 And we're also attributing to that practical component, 00:35:06.94\00:35:10.61 some education as well. 00:35:10.64\00:35:12.21 So teaching people 00:35:12.24\00:35:13.58 what the ingredients are that they're actually using. 00:35:13.61\00:35:16.31 So whether it be garlic, or lemon, or thyme, 00:35:16.34\00:35:21.38 whatever they're using, 00:35:21.42\00:35:22.75 understanding why they're using it, 00:35:22.78\00:35:24.22 but then attaching a spiritual connotation 00:35:24.25\00:35:26.59 to it as well. 00:35:26.62\00:35:27.96 Now, do you guys also have 00:35:27.99\00:35:29.32 like the health benefits of each item 00:35:29.36\00:35:33.70 per se as much as you can? 00:35:33.73\00:35:35.06 Yeah, yeah. 00:35:35.10\00:35:36.43 And let people know the benefit of following God's plan. 00:35:36.46\00:35:38.53 Amen. Amen. 00:35:38.57\00:35:40.90 And so what has been some of the responses 00:35:40.94\00:35:42.70 and feedback from the cooking classes? 00:35:42.74\00:35:44.74 It's been huge. 00:35:44.77\00:35:46.94 We've even been able to work with local schools 00:35:46.98\00:35:49.28 and universities, because they've seen 00:35:49.31\00:35:51.98 how us reaching the community has had a profound effect. 00:35:52.01\00:35:55.85 So we've gone to local universities 00:35:55.88\00:35:57.62 and done teaching 00:35:57.65\00:35:59.39 for the students there but also for staff. 00:35:59.42\00:36:02.46 So I'm just sharing that 00:36:02.49\00:36:04.29 there's a connection between faith and food. 00:36:04.33\00:36:06.19 Wow! 00:36:06.23\00:36:07.56 So you've gone to a local university. 00:36:07.60\00:36:08.93 Now are these public universities? 00:36:08.96\00:36:10.50 Public universities. Wow! So that's huge. 00:36:10.53\00:36:13.84 God is basically just saying like 00:36:13.87\00:36:16.24 He wants to reach His people, 00:36:16.27\00:36:18.51 He wants to reach the people, and He wants to save them. 00:36:18.54\00:36:21.48 He does. 00:36:21.51\00:36:22.84 And so you guys are entering in the public universities, 00:36:22.88\00:36:26.45 grabbing people off the street everywhere. 00:36:26.48\00:36:28.65 Yeah. 00:36:28.68\00:36:30.02 That is awesome. That is awesome. 00:36:30.05\00:36:31.69 So it's a donation based cooking class program. 00:36:31.72\00:36:34.76 And so as people are blessed, they, and they enjoy 00:36:34.79\00:36:38.59 with the environment and the lessons 00:36:38.63\00:36:41.10 that we're trying to get through people support, 00:36:41.13\00:36:43.77 and we're able to move the project forward. 00:36:43.80\00:36:46.00 Yes. 00:36:46.03\00:36:47.37 And it's the same principle that we've used with the bus. 00:36:47.40\00:36:49.60 Matthew 10 says, 00:36:49.64\00:36:50.97 "As freely we receive freely we give." 00:36:51.01\00:36:53.11 Amen. 00:36:53.14\00:36:54.48 And that's our motto as we move it forward. 00:36:54.51\00:36:56.01 Amen. 00:36:56.04\00:36:57.38 Now, were you always good in the kitchen or I mean... 00:36:57.41\00:37:01.88 I'll be honest. 00:37:01.92\00:37:05.55 I wasn't always the best in the kitchen. 00:37:05.59\00:37:07.12 Okay, okay. 00:37:07.16\00:37:08.49 I still don't think I'm the best. 00:37:08.52\00:37:10.56 But, you know, with trial and error, 00:37:10.59\00:37:13.63 you learn as you progress 00:37:13.66\00:37:15.20 and I'm a little bit better than I was to begin with. 00:37:15.23\00:37:18.30 Okay, okay. 00:37:18.33\00:37:19.87 He does well in the kitchen. He does well in the kitchen. 00:37:19.90\00:37:21.77 He does. He does. 00:37:21.80\00:37:23.20 Yeah, he has a mean lasagna. 00:37:23.24\00:37:25.31 All right. He does. 00:37:25.34\00:37:26.88 Okay. Nice, nice. I like it so much. 00:37:26.91\00:37:29.78 I'm well with the baking, he's well with the cooking. 00:37:29.81\00:37:32.08 Oh, so you're good at baking. 00:37:32.11\00:37:34.18 Okay, okay. Nice, nice. 00:37:34.22\00:37:37.12 We actually have another food video. 00:37:37.15\00:37:40.19 Okay. Well, let's go to that. 00:37:40.22\00:37:41.92 Let's take a look at that now. 00:37:41.96\00:37:44.06 So this is probably 00:37:44.09\00:37:45.43 how a typical setup would look like. 00:37:45.46\00:37:47.33 We have a lot of the fresh vegetables and foods, 00:37:47.36\00:37:50.07 and our clients come in different 00:37:50.10\00:37:52.70 from the community, from the church, wherever. 00:37:52.73\00:37:55.27 And we have them actually source their own food, 00:37:55.30\00:37:58.44 similar if they were in a grocery or supermarket. 00:37:58.47\00:38:01.54 And they measure out. 00:38:01.58\00:38:03.65 So we have bowls, and pots, 00:38:03.68\00:38:05.31 and pans, and burners for everyone. 00:38:05.35\00:38:07.38 And we're actually making the recipe in real time. 00:38:07.42\00:38:11.32 And so we looked at the Ministry of Healing 00:38:11.35\00:38:14.32 and saw some principles, 00:38:14.36\00:38:15.72 that the food should be affordable, 00:38:15.76\00:38:17.63 it should be accessible, it should be healthy. 00:38:17.66\00:38:20.20 It should be palatable, some really tasty food. 00:38:20.23\00:38:23.03 And so we use these principles in making simple dishes 00:38:23.06\00:38:26.23 that wouldn't just nourish the body 00:38:26.27\00:38:28.00 but just also the mind. 00:38:28.04\00:38:29.47 Yes. And community is built. 00:38:29.50\00:38:31.61 So many people come in contact with each other 00:38:31.64\00:38:34.21 that probably wouldn't talk even though 00:38:34.24\00:38:36.81 they live probably on the same block, 00:38:36.85\00:38:38.75 on the same neighborhood. 00:38:38.78\00:38:40.12 We're able to bring them closer 00:38:40.15\00:38:43.28 by just uplifting God and His principles. 00:38:43.32\00:38:44.92 Amen. 00:38:44.95\00:38:46.29 I'll tell you what, that food looks delicious. 00:38:46.32\00:38:48.92 And now I'm hungry. Now, I am hungry. 00:38:48.96\00:38:53.56 You touched on something about, 00:38:53.60\00:38:56.30 you know, finding inexpensive food. 00:38:56.33\00:38:58.63 A lot of times people think, 00:38:58.67\00:39:00.00 well, it's so expensive to eat healthy. 00:39:00.04\00:39:02.10 That's what you hear all the time. 00:39:02.14\00:39:03.81 What are some things that people can do 00:39:03.84\00:39:06.14 to where they can make it affordable 00:39:06.17\00:39:08.38 for themselves? 00:39:08.41\00:39:09.74 Really source organic food, but you can get this 00:39:09.78\00:39:13.25 from your local supermarket. 00:39:13.28\00:39:15.12 We've seen it in Walmart, 00:39:15.15\00:39:16.95 we've seen it in ShopRite, different, 00:39:16.99\00:39:19.39 different local grocery supermarkets, 00:39:19.42\00:39:22.22 they have good food, 00:39:22.26\00:39:24.23 but what tends to happen is people tend to go 00:39:24.26\00:39:27.06 to the other aisles in the supermarket 00:39:27.10\00:39:29.26 that has food and everything, 00:39:29.30\00:39:31.20 and kind of leave the fresh vegetables 00:39:31.23\00:39:32.97 and fruits by themselves. 00:39:33.00\00:39:35.10 So if we tap more into that 00:39:35.14\00:39:37.31 is a wealth of health and nutrients 00:39:37.34\00:39:40.04 just in that section. 00:39:40.08\00:39:41.54 Yes, yes. 00:39:41.58\00:39:43.08 Just eat as fresh as you can. 00:39:43.11\00:39:45.55 Fresh is best. Yeah. 00:39:45.58\00:39:46.92 That's right. That's right. 00:39:46.95\00:39:48.95 Have you always been like this, this healthy guy? 00:39:48.98\00:39:52.95 I'll be honest. I've always been plant-based. 00:39:52.99\00:39:57.19 Okay. 00:39:57.23\00:39:58.56 I've been raised plant-based since birth. 00:39:58.59\00:40:00.06 Okay. 00:40:00.10\00:40:01.43 So I've never had any meat, never had any dairy 00:40:01.46\00:40:04.47 or any dairy products. 00:40:04.50\00:40:06.77 And so this is all I know. Got you. 00:40:06.80\00:40:08.37 It was interesting that 00:40:08.40\00:40:09.74 God kind of brought me back into something that. 00:40:09.77\00:40:11.34 Yeah. 00:40:11.37\00:40:12.71 But taking me a step further, 00:40:12.74\00:40:14.44 let me understand the spiritual component, 00:40:14.48\00:40:17.21 that is not just about the food. 00:40:17.25\00:40:19.25 Yes. 00:40:19.28\00:40:20.62 It's about our connection with Him. 00:40:20.65\00:40:21.98 Yes. 00:40:22.02\00:40:23.35 Now, Joanna, where does your passion stem 00:40:23.39\00:40:25.12 from in all of this? 00:40:25.15\00:40:28.06 My mom has had me in the kitchen 00:40:28.09\00:40:30.89 from when I was really young. 00:40:30.93\00:40:34.23 And so it, just like he said, 00:40:34.26\00:40:37.13 it kind of came back full circle to now 00:40:37.17\00:40:40.17 we have a cooking school 00:40:40.20\00:40:41.60 and now I'm baking the same way 00:40:41.64\00:40:44.57 she used to teach me to bake, 00:40:44.61\00:40:46.94 and it's just a blessing. 00:40:46.98\00:40:49.74 Yeah, His face lit up 00:40:49.78\00:40:51.45 when you say you're baking so it must be... 00:40:51.48\00:40:53.98 It must be delicious. 00:40:54.02\00:40:55.62 Some good food, Jason. Yes, yes. 00:40:55.65\00:40:58.19 Amen. 00:40:58.22\00:40:59.55 It's amazing how God works 00:40:59.59\00:41:00.92 because He brought you two together, 00:41:00.96\00:41:02.99 and you're in ministry together. 00:41:03.02\00:41:04.96 But, you know, you both complement 00:41:04.99\00:41:07.53 each other so well. 00:41:07.56\00:41:09.76 So it's just amazing to see 00:41:09.80\00:41:11.53 that dynamic and see how God orchestrated 00:41:11.57\00:41:14.44 the whole thing. 00:41:14.47\00:41:15.80 Yeah. 00:41:15.84\00:41:17.17 He gets all the praise, all the credit. 00:41:17.21\00:41:19.41 And we're just so thankful just to be together, 00:41:19.44\00:41:22.14 but also with a team, 00:41:22.18\00:41:24.08 you know 'cause it's really not just us, 00:41:24.11\00:41:25.95 it's a team of us that 00:41:25.98\00:41:27.32 really move this project forward 00:41:27.35\00:41:28.85 and God's mission in New York City. 00:41:28.88\00:41:30.72 And moving forward, God has been impressing us 00:41:30.75\00:41:33.69 on our hearts lately to really unite 00:41:33.72\00:41:37.26 and really train as many people as we can in this line of work, 00:41:37.29\00:41:40.16 because there's a field of work that's untapped. 00:41:40.20\00:41:42.80 Yes. 00:41:42.83\00:41:44.17 And people, whether you're rich or poor, young or old, 00:41:44.20\00:41:47.90 everyone is interested in health. 00:41:47.94\00:41:49.40 Yes. 00:41:49.44\00:41:50.77 And so, that's our mission and our plan moving forward. 00:41:50.81\00:41:54.78 We really want to help teach people 00:41:54.81\00:41:56.34 what we have been experienced and exposed to. 00:41:56.38\00:41:58.91 Yeah. 00:41:58.95\00:42:00.28 You know, it's, when you think about the cost, 00:42:00.32\00:42:03.28 when you think about the price, 00:42:03.32\00:42:05.49 it's a lot cheaper to eat healthier than 00:42:05.52\00:42:07.42 it is to pay that medical bill that you receive 00:42:07.46\00:42:09.79 after you get out of that hospital. 00:42:09.82\00:42:12.46 A lot cheaper to do it that way. 00:42:12.49\00:42:14.16 It is. Yeah, yeah. 00:42:14.20\00:42:16.00 So what's next for The 7th Scroll ministry? 00:42:16.03\00:42:19.43 Like we said, we really want to teach more. 00:42:19.47\00:42:22.57 Share what God has blessed us with, 00:42:22.60\00:42:24.34 the wealth of knowledge 00:42:24.37\00:42:25.71 and even experience with people, 00:42:25.74\00:42:28.61 as many people as we can. 00:42:28.64\00:42:30.65 We believe that time is short. 00:42:30.68\00:42:32.38 You know that Jesus is coming again very soon. 00:42:32.41\00:42:35.15 And God is not just interested in our physical health, 00:42:35.18\00:42:37.82 but also our spiritual health. 00:42:37.85\00:42:39.19 Amen. 00:42:39.22\00:42:40.56 So we really want to push 00:42:40.59\00:42:41.92 that training component even further. 00:42:41.96\00:42:43.93 Amen. 00:42:43.96\00:42:45.29 Well, you just said the key word soon, 00:42:45.33\00:42:47.93 Jesus is coming soon. 00:42:47.96\00:42:49.50 Right now we're going to go 00:42:49.53\00:42:50.93 to a song with John Stoddard entitled "Soon." 00:42:50.97\00:42:54.87 Wow! 00:48:12.92\00:48:14.26 Soon, Soon. 00:48:14.29\00:48:15.62 Thank you, John. Thank you. 00:48:15.66\00:48:17.46 All right. 00:48:17.49\00:48:18.83 So I can't believe our time is running short. 00:48:18.86\00:48:22.66 But I want to hear about 00:48:22.70\00:48:24.03 some of the challenges that you faced in ministry? 00:48:24.07\00:48:27.74 I think the first challenges that we faced 00:48:27.77\00:48:31.04 was probably a personal one, our time management. 00:48:31.07\00:48:34.81 Okay. 00:48:34.84\00:48:36.18 Sometimes when you're involved in ministry, 00:48:36.21\00:48:39.68 ministry can kind of take the focus away 00:48:39.71\00:48:42.68 from your time and you're not spending 00:48:42.72\00:48:45.59 enough time with God. 00:48:45.62\00:48:47.46 So we had to be very deliberate. 00:48:47.49\00:48:49.52 So we set timers on our phones, 00:48:49.56\00:48:52.46 to make sure that 00:48:52.49\00:48:53.83 we are definitely spending our time with God. 00:48:53.86\00:48:56.83 Because it doesn't matter if we are reaching the world 00:48:56.87\00:48:59.73 with the cooking school, with wellness consultations, 00:48:59.77\00:49:02.34 but if we're not spending time with the Master, 00:49:02.37\00:49:04.04 then we're wasting our time. 00:49:04.07\00:49:05.41 Yeah, yeah. 00:49:05.44\00:49:06.78 So I think that was probably our first challenge. 00:49:06.81\00:49:11.01 Let's see, what would be our second one. 00:49:11.05\00:49:13.95 I think our second one would be 00:49:13.98\00:49:17.49 people confining us to just one type of ministry. 00:49:17.52\00:49:22.42 So everyone knew 7th Scroll as the bus. 00:49:22.46\00:49:26.16 And so we just can't confine God. 00:49:26.19\00:49:30.00 And so when He moved us in a different direction, 00:49:30.03\00:49:34.50 because the bus did have the preaching component, 00:49:34.54\00:49:37.51 as well as the teaching component, 00:49:37.54\00:49:39.54 but not so much the health component. 00:49:39.57\00:49:41.08 Yeah. 00:49:41.11\00:49:42.44 And so, when God moved us more so towards the health, 00:49:42.48\00:49:46.85 we just kept on hearing bus. 00:49:46.88\00:49:50.22 Yeah. 00:49:50.25\00:49:51.59 You know, and that was hard for us 00:49:51.62\00:49:52.95 because we, that's what we knew as well. 00:49:52.99\00:49:55.26 Yeah, yeah. 00:49:55.29\00:49:56.62 So the shift was made 00:49:56.66\00:49:58.53 but everybody had you stuck back here. 00:49:58.56\00:50:00.60 It's interesting how it works even in personal lives too 00:50:00.63\00:50:04.17 if you've been brought through some kind of trial 00:50:04.20\00:50:06.27 or if you've overcome something, 00:50:06.30\00:50:08.37 people still confine you to your past sins 00:50:08.40\00:50:12.67 or your past indiscretions, your past 00:50:12.71\00:50:14.58 whatever the case may be, 00:50:14.61\00:50:16.58 people still confine you to that. 00:50:16.61\00:50:18.25 But you know, I like how you said, 00:50:18.28\00:50:20.65 God, we can, we try and confine God, 00:50:20.68\00:50:23.59 but God moves us in different directions. 00:50:23.62\00:50:25.52 Yeah. 00:50:25.55\00:50:26.89 And we have to be willing 00:50:26.92\00:50:28.26 to follow Him in those directions. 00:50:28.29\00:50:30.76 You know, I've asked you about your needs for the ministry. 00:50:30.79\00:50:34.00 And this was prior to the program. 00:50:34.03\00:50:37.17 And I remember you saying that 00:50:37.20\00:50:38.53 prayer, prayer, you need prayer. 00:50:38.57\00:50:41.50 So we definitely want 00:50:41.54\00:50:43.04 our viewers to pray for you guys. 00:50:43.07\00:50:46.47 But I think that they should also support you financially, 00:50:46.51\00:50:50.08 food's not free, 00:50:50.11\00:50:51.91 especially it's not free to put on the cooking classes 00:50:51.95\00:50:55.52 and stuff like that. 00:50:55.55\00:50:56.89 And there's a lot of people that need your services. 00:50:56.92\00:51:02.02 We would really appreciate the prayer, 00:51:02.06\00:51:05.86 first and foremost, and the financial support 00:51:05.89\00:51:08.36 would be a blessing as well. 00:51:08.40\00:51:10.37 Because there are lots of people 00:51:10.40\00:51:11.90 in New York City 00:51:11.93\00:51:13.27 who are suffering and who really need to hear 00:51:13.30\00:51:15.67 the everlasting gospel. 00:51:15.70\00:51:17.11 Absolutely. Absolutely. 00:51:17.14\00:51:18.71 So hopefully, our viewers will pray for you 00:51:18.74\00:51:21.01 and support you financially. 00:51:21.04\00:51:22.41 Just like the Bible says, "Faith without works is dead, 00:51:22.44\00:51:25.41 you know, prayer without action." 00:51:25.45\00:51:28.02 You know, we need to put some action 00:51:28.05\00:51:29.95 behind our prayers as well. 00:51:29.98\00:51:31.99 You know, I've got 15 coats, and this guy's out here in cold 00:51:32.02\00:51:36.32 and I just tell him, I'm gonna pray for him, 00:51:36.36\00:51:38.03 that doesn't work. 00:51:38.06\00:51:39.39 So, we're gonna go to your address role 00:51:39.43\00:51:42.33 and let people know 00:51:42.36\00:51:43.70 how they can get in touch with you. 00:51:43.73\00:51:47.57 To find out more about The 7th Scroll 00:51:47.60\00:51:49.50 and how you can help with their mission, 00:51:49.54\00:51:51.04 please visit The7thScroll.org 00:51:51.07\00:51:53.48 or email them at info@The7thScroll.org. 00:51:53.51\00:51:57.45 You may also call them at 347-779-7628, 00:51:57.48\00:52:02.92 or write to 150 South Portland Avenue, 00:52:02.95\00:52:06.49 Brooklyn, New York 11217. 00:52:06.52\00:52:09.82