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, I'm Shelly
Quinn. I'm JD Quinn.
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And we are so glad
that you are joining us
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for another 3ABN Today.
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We want to take this opportunity
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to give you our heartfelt thanks
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for your love and your prayers
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and your
financial support of 3ABN,
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The Mending
Broken People Network.
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And, boy, are
we gonna talk about
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mending broken people today.
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We have four
wonderful young men, humble,
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but on fire for the Lord,
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who are in a
true rescue mission.
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And we're just
excited about that.
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Let me read it the scripture
that will kind of set this up.
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This is from Luke 21,
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and I'm gonna read verses 25-26.
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And you know, if
you watch the news,
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you listen to the radio,
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read a newspaper or
get on the internet.
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You know
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that natural
disasters are increasing,
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they are multiplying a number.
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And what the
Bible says, Luke 21:25.
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These are Jesus words, He said,
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"There will be signs
in the sun, in the moon,
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and in the stars,
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and on the earth
distress of nations,
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with perplexity, the
sea and the waves roaring,
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men's hearts
failing them from fear
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and the
expectation of those things
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which are coming on the earth,
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for the powers of the
heavens will be shaken."
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We are witnessing,
that we are witnessing
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how they are
growing exponentially.
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And the point that
this program is all about
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is to talk about the golden hour
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when people are
needing hope the most
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and when you can
reach them the most.
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So, the easiest I should
say, without further ado,
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allow me...
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Yeah, the thing
that I like about
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this particular program,
this is a very unique time...
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Yes, it is.
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Because of this, I don't know
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if I've ever
really talked to anybody
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that does what
these young men do.
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Let's tell them
what they do. Okay.
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Okay, we have Brock Mayer.
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And, Brock, you are...
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Would you say you're the founder
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of the Gideon Rescue Company?
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He is, but he'll be
too humble to say so.
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Okay. A beginning
team member, sure.
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A beginning team member,
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but you are the director
of Gideon Rescue Company
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and you are a paramedic, right?
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A paramedic and a
nurse. And a nurse.
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Well, we're very glad
to have you here, Brock.
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Thank you. And then
we have Kory Meidell.
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And, Kory, you are
the training director
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for your Gideon Rescue Company.
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That's correct. But
what is your day job?
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Oh, I'll be working
as an EMT here soon.
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I've been doing
construction recently.
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Okay. Okay.
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And, yeah.
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Then we have Chris
Armantrout. Yes, Ma'am.
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Chris, you are a team
member and a logistics manager,
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I guess you would say.
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Yeah, that the title
was logistics coordinator
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was what I was told.
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Logistics
coordinator. Yes, Ma'am.
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And what is your day job?
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My day job, I work
as a mortgage broker.
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Okay. That's fascinating.
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Yeah, that's a little
bit different spectrum.
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So, yeah.
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And then Patrick Coffey. Yes.
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Patrick, you are
also a team member.
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And you're in the
logistics end of this.
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And what do you do, Patrick?
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Well, I...
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After Hurricane
Dorian, I quit my job
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because the Lord
impressed me so much over there.
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And I just
started working for myself
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and to be more involved
in handing out literature
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and doing ministry work.
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Amen. Amen.
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So let's just
jump right into this
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because this is fascinating.
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The Gideon Rescue Company.
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These young men who volunteer
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and go out when
there's hurricanes
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or tornadoes that strike.
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Tell us how you
began this ministry?
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You have to really
begin the credit due to
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Dr. Michael Duehrssen,
who started the Union College,
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International
Rescue and Relief Program.
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And he had a vision,
it was incredible vision
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because his whole
premise was to take young people
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to give them
practical skills and training
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to respond to
disasters as first responders,
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but not just to
practically help people
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give a helping hand,
but more importantly,
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to spiritually be there
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to share the
gospel in times of need.
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Amen.
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So you two met in
college, is that correct?
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That's right. Okay.
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And give us a little...
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How did you
come up with the name
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of the Gideon Rescue Company?
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This was shortly
after we finished
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most of our
studies at Union College
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and the Lord just, I mean,
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we had a real
conversion experience
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in our lives we saw that
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God had bigger
plans and a bigger vision
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for our lives personally.
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And so as we begin
to talk about this,
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one of the stories that really
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was inspirational to us
was the story of Gideon.
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Right.
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And you see some
incredible things
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and story of Gideon,
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where here God uses
a man who recognizes.
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I'm the least of the least like,
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and yet You would use
me Lord, like I don't know
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if I'm sure
about this, but yeah,
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God puts us in forward.
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And in the end, He
uses unconventional methods
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to reach and save all of Israel.
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You know, the
torch, a pitcher, you know,
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those are things that
you wouldn't typically
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take to a battle,
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but yet in the
end God wins the day.
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Amen. Amen.
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So the first trip to
Haiti was a very humble team.
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You guys didn't have money
and funds and organization,
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but when they came
back, they were able to say
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how God really made
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an impossible
situation work out,
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so that they could
be a valuable service.
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And that really reached me.
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I saw that God
could be very personal.
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And that led me to a decision.
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And then further after
that, to join the team too.
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Amen, and that...
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I love that you have scripture.
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And that kind of
became your model
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or your mission,
would you share that?
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So something that we
have really experienced
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in Scripture is
Matthew Chapter 10.
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And in Matthew 10,
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Jesus has sent
out His 12 disciples,
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and He sends them out in
a very unconventional way.
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And we're reading
here in verse 6 or 7.
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"And as you go preach, saying,
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'The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
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Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers,
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raise the dead, cast out devils.
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Freely you have
received, freely give.
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Provide neither gold nor silver
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nor brass in your purses,
nor scrip for your journey..."
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The scrip's like a backpack.
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"Neither two coats,
neither shoes, nor yet staves,
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for the workman is
worthy of his meat."
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And what we
found is that we can go
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without knowing
everything in advance
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without having
everything predetermined preset,
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we can go on
faith, trusting that God's
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gonna make it work out.
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And that's really
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how a disaster
situation has to be
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because how can
you arrange everything
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in a place ahead of time.
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You don't know
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where the
disaster is going to hit.
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And you don't have
connections all over the world.
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And we're an
international response team.
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So we go as
prepared as we can be,
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but the Lord has to do so much
that we are just unable to do.
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Amen.
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I mean, we had
to put out prayer.
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So truly willing vessels.
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Oh, yeah. Most certainly.
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And truly surrendered
and willing to lead...
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or follow the lead
of the Holy Spirit.
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Yes.
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So now, Chris,
your first experience
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was in Panama City, right?
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Yes, Ma'am.
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When Panama City
got hit by a hurricane,
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Brock called me
up a week before it,
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we actually hadn't any clue
what was going to be happening,
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and they encouraged
me to join the team.
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And my first
question was, I'm not medical,
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I have no training for medical
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and how can I be
of service to this?
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And his response was very much,
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well, you can be a
logistics coordinator.
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And I was like,
that's fine, Brock.
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But what does one do as
a logistics coordinator?
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And then we came
to conclusion that we,
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you know, sometimes life
is figured out as you go,
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and that's kind
of what we've done.
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And a week later, he
calls me up and says,
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"Well, you've been called up,
it's time to for active duty."
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And I'm like,
"What do you mean?"
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He's like, well,
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"We really need you
to go to Panama City,
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to be active down there."
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And I'm like...
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So, you knew this was actually
even before the hurricane?
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You just knew it
was growing in intensity
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and he had you going?
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Well, I had no clue
that there was a hurricane
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in the coast, off the coast.
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That was not something
that I was planning for.
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Yeah.
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But I was
willing and a week later
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when he called me, it
was a lot of heart searching
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to figure out
if this is gonna be
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something that I was truly gonna
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bite the bullet and do,
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but it was one of the
best adventures of my life.
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Well, I know that you guys...
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As you just read
from Matthew Chapter 10.
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You go with very little,
you've got what did you say
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you took a backpack
with some water and...
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Trail mix,
backpack, a water bottle...
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That's how we
travel. A sleeping bag.
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I think that was
pretty... And I had some...
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I had a box of literature.
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And I think, I brought one copy
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of the Great Controversy maybe.
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Okay.
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Now, and I wanna
get to that point
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because this touched me
so much as we were talking
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with him right
before the interview.
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And that is, let's
talk about the Golden Hour.
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When disaster strikes,
and there's all kinds of teams
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showing up from
different things.
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But what makes
your team different
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is the spiritual ministry
is number one on your list.
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Let's talk
about the Golden Hour.
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Absolutely.
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So in pre hospital
medicine, we have a concept
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that's very popular,
and most people understand
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and that is
there's a Golden Hour
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from the time
an accident occurs.
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We have fast ambulances,
we have fast helicopters
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for the reason that we
can pick those patients up
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and get them to definitive care
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as quickly as
possible to save life and limb.
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Now, what's interesting
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as we've responded
to these disasters,
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we've discovered that
there's a parallel principle
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in the spiritual realm.
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Meaning that from the
time an accident occurs
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or even a disaster occurs,
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then people are hurting
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and they need help.
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Not just physically,
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but most
importantly, spiritually.
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Amen.
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In fact, there's an old
adage, and probably most of us
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have heard it at
some point or another.
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But you know,
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you can live weeks without food,
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days without water,
minutes without air,
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but you can't live
a moment without hope.
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Amen. And how true.
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So have you found that
when you're talking about
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the Golden
Hour, when you arrive,
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and you get there
really quickly, how open...
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I mean, let's talk about
the kinds of services you do
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because sometimes
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when you think of search
and rescue, you're thinking
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and I'm sure you
get involved in that,
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we see their equipment
here, the helmet and the rope
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and then this
that they're using,
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and we might think
you may be pulling someone
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out of water, out of
a dangerous situation,
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but really a lot of what you do
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and let's just talk
about Hurricane Dorian,
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where you were
all in the Bahamas.
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A lot of what you do
is simple enough that
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I could do it.
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I could be a part of
this search and rescue team.
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Tell us about the
people that you prayed with.
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And well, let's just go
into the whole Hurricane Dorian
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and how God
provided for their needs
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when they had no
idea they just showed up.
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And there's so many
things that happened.
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Let's talk about the plane.
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Let's talk about the
supplies that were coming
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and then how God met your needs?
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Absolutely.
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We actually in Hurricane Michael
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was the first time
I'd worked with a group
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called Arrow Bridge.
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And this is a group that
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is not a faith based group.
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But we had a real
awesome conversation with them
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and they saw the potential
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to where we
could team up together
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and Arrow Bridge
is a flight broker.
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So they basically
offer air, you know, air.
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Transport. Yeah, transportation.
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And this when we
say flight broker,
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these would be people
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who are
volunteering their air craft
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to be used for disaster?
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Yeah, they're
volunteering their time,
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general aviation
volunteer their time,
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their pilots their
fuel, to fly supplies,
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medical personnel,
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anything that's really
needed in a disaster scene.
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These people sign
up for these missions.
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And so this was the first time
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we actually had
worked with them.
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And it was an amazing experience
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where these guys,
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the three of these guys
here in Florida were able to
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be the point of
contact on the ground
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to distribute all
of this food, water,
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aid that was
coming into the Panhandle,
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Florida that time.
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The air bridge flew
an over 40 private planes
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worth of supplies in
the Hurricane Michael,
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that was in 2018.
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And it was really a
good seamless exercise there
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because they
flew in the supplies,
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we stored them at the
hangar, and we brought them
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to the local
church, and then to serve.
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They bring in
church academy kids,
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and they hand out the supplies.
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So then they operated at
the point of distribution
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for two weeks.
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And our POD,
point of distribution
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had many things that the normal
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and regular pods
didn't have them.
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The normal pods just have
like food and water and ice.
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And we had all kinds of things,
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sleeping bags and
phone chargers and,
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I mean, you name it.
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And it was good.
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But the most
important thing that you had
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is what you have found
is the most important thing.
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And that is
something written material
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that can give people hope.
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So when you were
in... You've got this now.
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I mean, God has
arranged for you,
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your small group,
you didn't have planes,
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you didn't have...
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Now you have a
whole network of planes
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available to you.
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You don't have to
worry about the upkeep.
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But when you get
there, tell us what happened
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when you arrived in the Bahamas?
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Because these guys just show up,
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they have no idea
where they're going,
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they're just trusting the Lord,
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they're praying all the
time and they show up and say,
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okay, Lord, now what?
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So what happened when
you get to the Bahamas?
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Hurricane Dorian
was a unique storm,
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in the sense that
it was unprecedented.
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We've never seen a
storm of this magnitude,
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size, strength, local...
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Duration? Yeah, duration.
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It sat on the Bahamas for days.
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And that was something that
they just hadn't seen before.
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Yeah.
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So when we talk about
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the scale of how
large this disaster was,
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it truly was much larger
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and I think we can even picture,
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and so it took some time to
get to the Bahamas actually.
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Because you got to
wait for the storm to pass,
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you know, the weather
was not safe enough to fly.
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And so it took a few
days waiting on the ground,
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which was a trying
experience for us as a team
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as we're ready to go.
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But we waited and
the Lord actually...
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finally was able
to provide a plane
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that was able to
take us into the Bahamas.
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And the Bahamas
are network of islands.
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They're not very high
in elevation, five feet.
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Yeah, so I mean,
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the storms just
caught a little bit.
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But the plane
that took us in was
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just a private
individual who own this jet
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that he flew down
from Ohio and picked us up
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and was graciously taking us
into Marsh Harbor was our goal,
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our direction that we're headed.
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One of the hardest hit places.
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And he inserted us there
and it was just incredibly,
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every step of the way God
was leading, opening doors,
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guiding,
directing, as we're praying,
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and just humbly willing to
go where God would send us.
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And so we ended up at
the main airport there
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in Marsh Harbor
and it was in fact
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one of the few
buildings on the island
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that was still standing.
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Everything else
was completely gone.
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So you've got
all of this material
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that's going to be
coming in from the plane.
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Where were you gonna set up?
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I mean, how did God handle that?
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You know, we
certainly go in not knowing.
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But God gave us
the best accommodations
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on the island really.
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Won't you tell them
about it? All right.
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The airport itself
has a block building
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for the customs,
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agency when you
fly into the island
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and one of power I
had a diesel generator
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that was still
allowing power to be provided.
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It didn't have running
water, but it did provide
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like a secure environment
as a food product in that
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we could be able to store
it until we can find a network
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to be able to
provide and pass our product.
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But you've got other
people who are coming to be
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able to help out,
other professional teams.
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And we were able to
build a relationship
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with the airport manager.
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And he gave us the
customs area that was
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and we cleaned
it up a little bit,
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but it was a prime spot
of any spot on the island
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to be able to securely
store what we were flying in
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before we could actually
start passing things out.
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And saying note on
that, you have to realize that
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in a disaster
scene space is a premium.
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I bet.
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So location,
location, location, right?
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I mean, it's,
location is everything.
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And so the space
that we were given,
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I mean, these are teams
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from around the world, you know,
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the United States was
there with their military.
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I mean, everybody's,
they're looking for a space
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to set up their headquarters,
the place to operate out of,
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and here we were
given this incredible open,
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you know, customs
and immigration space,
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all for the use that
that we needed for supplies.
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And there were so many
people who were then coming,
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God actually was
drawing the people to you
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because they were
trying to get off the island.
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The devastation was so complete
00:20:01.13\00:20:03.80
that the name of
the whole situation
00:20:03.87\00:20:06.67
was evacuation.
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People were not gonna stay
and they were trying to get off
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as quickly as they could.
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And so thousands of people
were coming to the airport,
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thousands of people
were down at the port,
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thousands of
people were at the clinic
00:20:16.98\00:20:18.95
trying to get any
transportation method
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they could to leave the island.
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Yeah.
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You know, I have to
just say one thing that
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what amazes me is
that we hear about like
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the Red Cross or ADRA,
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even you know with
the Adventist Church.
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I didn't know
that there were people
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in general aviation
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who are willing to fly
their planes and do all this.
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This is wonderful.
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But many of
these programs go down
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and they are
handing out food and water.
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But like you've
said, there is that
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immediate need for hope.
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Tell us how
you're meeting that need?
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I can share that
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in one of the
personal experiences
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we had, there
was a family there.
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And we had been giving
them some water and food.
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And afterwards we just offered,
we said, may we pray with you.
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And they melted.
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I mean, they were just in tears,
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you know, and they gathered
their entire family around
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and we gathered our team
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around with them,
and we prayed with them.
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And it wasn't
anything complicated,
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other than that,
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we just asked that the
Lord would be with them,
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would guide them,
would sustain them,
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protect them, comfort them.
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And afterwards, they
said, thank you so much,
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you're the first
people to pray with us
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after this disaster.
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That breaks your heart.
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You know, I mean,
because you realize like,
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wow, these people
have been here for days
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before we've even arrived.
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And, you know,
it's an incredible,
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stressful time
they've been through.
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Sure.
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But one of your
primary objectives
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is to hand out
GLOW tracks or books.
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Was it you, Kory,
that handed a woman a book,
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who said that,
tell us that story?
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I gave out a Great Controversy.
00:22:08.12\00:22:10.63
And I don't know how,
but she recognized the book.
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She's like, I've
been wanting this book.
00:22:12.93\00:22:14.63
Thank you so much. I
was like, Wow, amazing.
00:22:14.66\00:22:17.50
Awesome. Yeah.
00:22:17.57\00:22:18.90
But she'd been there for days
00:22:18.93\00:22:20.27
without anything to read, right?
00:22:20.30\00:22:21.64
Yeah, yeah.
00:22:21.67\00:22:23.27
She said, I've
been here for days.
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Thank you so much. Now
I have something to read.
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And, I mean, you're there
00:22:27.74\00:22:29.08
you don't have phones working.
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You don't have
internet and you have, you know,
00:22:30.48\00:22:34.52
something good to put
your mind on is a blessing.
00:22:34.55\00:22:36.89
And I would imagine,
00:22:36.92\00:22:38.25
I mean, this is
getting into a land
00:22:38.29\00:22:39.62
that I don't
know anything about.
00:22:39.65\00:22:40.99
But I imagine the
people just kinda hover around
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where there a focal point...
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They do, that was the airport.
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Where there is
food, there is water,
00:22:47.43\00:22:48.76
where there is
some type of supplies,
00:22:48.80\00:22:51.50
and so there really
isn't anything for them to do.
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Now I know with
Patrick, I think that Patrick
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one of his loves
is the printed word.
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And I think, Patrick,
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did you not hand
out lots of literature?
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Yes, sir. Yes.
00:23:04.55\00:23:05.88
And people were that's
what they would rather,
00:23:05.91\00:23:08.48
some people were wanting to
when we were trying to hand out
00:23:08.52\00:23:11.35
food and water, they would...
00:23:11.39\00:23:13.25
they didn't want
the water or food,
00:23:13.29\00:23:14.69
they was wanted
the reading materials
00:23:14.72\00:23:17.13
that was in and out.
00:23:17.16\00:23:18.79
Yeah, it is incredible.
00:23:18.83\00:23:20.20
You know, that, as
you'd hand somebody
00:23:20.23\00:23:22.63
a water bottle, they
would say, no, thank you.
00:23:22.66\00:23:25.60
I'm okay on the water. Wow.
00:23:25.63\00:23:27.44
But they would say, I
want the book in your hand.
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I want the tract in
your hand. That's amazing.
00:23:30.44\00:23:32.51
And that proves this
principle that we see,
00:23:32.54\00:23:36.85
where the number
one need in a disaster
00:23:36.88\00:23:39.18
or crisis situation is
not what we typically think,
00:23:39.21\00:23:41.92
food, water, safety,
those things are important,
00:23:41.95\00:23:43.99
we don't deny that
and we try to provide that
00:23:44.02\00:23:45.89
as best as we can.
00:23:45.92\00:23:47.36
But you can't live
a moment without hope.
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What pushes you forward,
when you've lost everything
00:23:51.33\00:23:53.16
when you've encountered
an incredible crisis?
00:23:53.19\00:23:55.23
What pushes you forward
to continue the next 24 hour?
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Yeah.
00:23:58.13\00:23:59.57
And that's what people
are hurting for is hope.
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Amen.
00:24:01.40\00:24:02.74
You know, I remember after 911,
00:24:02.77\00:24:04.31
how there was that
golden moment after 911,
00:24:04.34\00:24:08.61
when everybody
was in the church.
00:24:08.64\00:24:11.48
I mean, everybody was...
00:24:11.51\00:24:13.65
it was kind of like a
spiritual wake up call.
00:24:13.72\00:24:16.69
But then you
see, it begins to...
00:24:16.72\00:24:18.79
if you didn't meet that
need when they needed it,
00:24:18.82\00:24:22.19
it begins to wane.
00:24:22.22\00:24:24.16
So you all are
there with materials.
00:24:24.23\00:24:27.83
And I know that, Chris,
00:24:27.86\00:24:30.17
you used to work
for Pacific Press.
00:24:30.20\00:24:31.60
Yes, ma'am.
00:24:31.63\00:24:32.97
So, tell us about
these waterproof GLOW tracts
00:24:33.00\00:24:36.71
because that's really
important in this disaster.
00:24:36.74\00:24:39.44
Fair enough.
00:24:39.47\00:24:40.81
So different perspectives,
00:24:40.88\00:24:42.24
but like if you were to
hand someone a bottle of water,
00:24:42.28\00:24:46.72
if it has any
moisture on the bottle at all,
00:24:46.75\00:24:49.45
then, and you're also
handing them a GLOW track
00:24:49.48\00:24:51.29
or sharing material or
paper doesn't always hold up
00:24:51.32\00:24:54.72
real well when it gets wet.
00:24:54.76\00:24:57.23
And so there is a
process to be able to
00:24:57.26\00:24:59.19
actually water proof GLOW tracts
00:24:59.23\00:25:01.46
or sharing material.
00:25:01.50\00:25:03.23
So that when you get
into these situations
00:25:03.26\00:25:05.40
that it's more
durable, it's able to withstand
00:25:05.43\00:25:07.84
some of these
disaster environments
00:25:07.87\00:25:10.97
and to be that
much more productive
00:25:11.01\00:25:13.14
and you know,
maybe it's just not just
00:25:13.17\00:25:14.51
one person who receives it,
00:25:14.54\00:25:15.88
but if they're able
to share that themselves,
00:25:15.91\00:25:18.18
then it's able to last longer
00:25:18.21\00:25:19.78
and be more
productive if you will.
00:25:19.81\00:25:22.18
And it's not that just...
00:25:22.22\00:25:23.59
Wait a minute, one
thing I just want you to,
00:25:23.62\00:25:25.19
because it just occurred to me.
00:25:25.22\00:25:26.55
There are people who
are watching here going,
00:25:26.59\00:25:28.32
what's a GLOW tract?
00:25:28.36\00:25:29.69
Yes, fair enough.
00:25:29.72\00:25:31.06
So explain what a GLOW track is?
00:25:31.09\00:25:32.43
Okay.
00:25:32.46\00:25:33.80
So it's a small
piece of literature,
00:25:33.83\00:25:35.16
it may be like a multiple fold.
00:25:35.20\00:25:37.37
So it may tell a small story
00:25:37.40\00:25:39.27
or may tell a
small biblical fact,
00:25:39.30\00:25:41.97
something to
you, give perspective,
00:25:42.00\00:25:45.14
maybe if it's a
natural disaster.
00:25:45.17\00:25:46.51
Why is this
natural disaster happening?
00:25:46.54\00:25:48.14
What is, you know,
00:25:48.18\00:25:49.84
spiritually what
impact is this having?
00:25:49.88\00:25:52.98
So it's not a full
book, but a small pamphlet,
00:25:53.01\00:25:56.99
if you will.
00:25:57.02\00:25:58.35
Okay. Okay. They're dynamite.
00:25:58.39\00:26:00.49
I mean, these
little tracts are dynamite.
00:26:00.56\00:26:02.29
We love these things.
00:26:02.32\00:26:03.66
Because they really do
like what Chris is saying.
00:26:03.73\00:26:05.83
They...
00:26:05.86\00:26:07.20
different topics, you know,
where is God when I'm hurting?
00:26:07.23\00:26:09.43
Why are natural
disasters increasing?
00:26:09.46\00:26:12.30
Hope in times of
uncertainty, I mean, like,
00:26:12.33\00:26:14.74
it's just every
topic seems to have a place
00:26:14.77\00:26:17.64
for whatever conversation
or interaction that you have.
00:26:17.67\00:26:20.08
I mean, people...
00:26:20.11\00:26:21.44
it's like, wow,
wait, hold on one moment,
00:26:21.48\00:26:23.24
I have the exact
tract that will match
00:26:23.28\00:26:26.75
whatever
situation you're facing.
00:26:26.82\00:26:29.12
And so it just, I
mean, incredible even some,
00:26:29.15\00:26:31.55
I remember one of the gentlemen
we were sitting next to,
00:26:31.59\00:26:33.79
he was in a
state of shell shock.
00:26:33.86\00:26:36.73
And here we were, just give,
make sure he had food, water.
00:26:36.76\00:26:40.00
And he said, you know,
00:26:40.03\00:26:42.90
I've never thought
about these things.
00:26:42.93\00:26:44.37
But this world, it's changing.
00:26:44.40\00:26:47.24
You know, things are changing.
00:26:47.27\00:26:48.60
And so we were
able to share with him
00:26:48.64\00:26:50.01
from that point forward.
00:26:50.04\00:26:51.37
Well, what does the
Bible have to say about this?
00:26:51.41\00:26:53.14
Like, why do we see the
world changing around us?
00:26:53.17\00:26:56.01
So, they're just incredible ways
00:26:56.04\00:26:57.55
to open up the conversation
because at the end of the day,
00:26:57.58\00:27:01.22
what people
really want to know is,
00:27:01.25\00:27:03.99
where am I
headed? Where am I going?
00:27:04.02\00:27:05.95
You know, and
what is the purpose?
00:27:05.99\00:27:07.36
What is the meaning?
00:27:07.39\00:27:08.72
Life without
purpose, life without meaning,
00:27:08.76\00:27:10.09
life without
vision, what's the point?
00:27:10.13\00:27:13.16
Amen. Amen.
00:27:13.19\00:27:15.20
Well, to me what's amazing is,
00:27:15.23\00:27:17.17
is that there are people
00:27:17.20\00:27:19.27
that specialize in
all different areas.
00:27:19.30\00:27:21.04
There are some people
that are able to give.
00:27:21.07\00:27:22.84
So they're gonna
give the pallets of water,
00:27:22.87\00:27:25.01
some good pallets of food,
00:27:25.04\00:27:27.28
but you're here
to help distribute,
00:27:27.31\00:27:29.51
is that right?
00:27:29.54\00:27:31.18
Well, we have...
00:27:31.21\00:27:34.22
are we supposed to answer that?
00:27:34.25\00:27:35.58
All right, just go for it. Okay.
00:27:35.62\00:27:36.99
We have training
in lots of areas.
00:27:37.02\00:27:39.19
Amen.
00:27:39.22\00:27:40.76
And we have technical
training, the rope rescues,
00:27:40.79\00:27:42.82
swift waters,
rescue boat, medical,
00:27:42.86\00:27:46.29
but anybody could do
what we do for the most part.
00:27:46.33\00:27:51.43
We go in there and
whatever the needs are,
00:27:51.47\00:27:54.54
that's what we'll do.
00:27:54.57\00:27:55.90
So if the place needs cleaned up
00:27:55.94\00:27:58.17
and need to pick up trash,
00:27:58.21\00:27:59.54
we'll do that, and
that opens doors too.
00:27:59.57\00:28:01.24
If they need
medical, we'll do that.
00:28:01.28\00:28:04.81
A lot of people look at
these disaster situations
00:28:04.85\00:28:06.58
and they're like,
00:28:06.61\00:28:07.95
oh, that's for that
group of professionals.
00:28:07.98\00:28:11.32
But if you are
able to go in there
00:28:11.35\00:28:15.36
and have something to
offer, if you have a heart
00:28:15.39\00:28:17.89
that's submitted to Christ
and you wanna serve people,
00:28:17.93\00:28:22.13
you're gonna find lots of needs
00:28:22.16\00:28:23.60
and lots of
opportunities to do that.
00:28:23.67\00:28:25.57
And you don't need...
00:28:25.60\00:28:28.24
Man, you don't have
to be a professional.
00:28:28.27\00:28:30.04
So you don't have to be an EMT
then to be on the front line?
00:28:30.11\00:28:34.11
It's good and it opens the doors
00:28:34.18\00:28:36.01
and if you can
get it and this is
00:28:36.04\00:28:37.45
that's your calling, great.
00:28:37.48\00:28:38.81
Amen.
00:28:38.85\00:28:40.18
But you don't have to have that.
00:28:40.22\00:28:41.55
No. Amen.
00:28:41.58\00:28:42.92
I don't have that.
00:28:42.95\00:28:45.82
Yeah, you know,
we see this a lot.
00:28:45.85\00:28:48.39
You know, people I
think unfortunate the way
00:28:48.42\00:28:50.73
that our society works is that
00:28:50.76\00:28:52.19
we leave a lot of
these opportunities
00:28:52.23\00:28:54.20
to people who
are more qualified.
00:28:54.23\00:28:56.13
But if you go back to
the age old adage again,
00:28:56.16\00:28:59.27
God does not call the qualified,
00:28:59.30\00:29:01.30
He qualifies the called.
00:29:01.34\00:29:02.84
Then we figure out that
00:29:02.87\00:29:04.24
that the Lord
really isn't interested
00:29:04.31\00:29:05.94
in our many certifications.
00:29:05.97\00:29:08.14
He's interested
in willing hearts
00:29:08.18\00:29:09.61
and willing hands.
00:29:09.64\00:29:10.98
And just being good
Samaritans, I love to...
00:29:11.01\00:29:13.62
you mentioned that earlier.
00:29:13.65\00:29:14.98
And if you'd like to read that,
00:29:15.02\00:29:17.29
how God used the Good Samaritan
00:29:17.32\00:29:21.19
to minister in that Golden Hour,
00:29:21.22\00:29:23.93
and then the other
relief came afterwards.
00:29:23.96\00:29:26.53
So, yeah, and the
story of the Good Samaritan,
00:29:26.56\00:29:29.20
you know, there's this
guy and he's injured, right?
00:29:29.23\00:29:32.20
He gets robbed
00:29:32.23\00:29:33.57
and laid by the side of the road
00:29:33.64\00:29:35.07
and a couple people come by
00:29:35.10\00:29:37.11
and only one of
them choose to help.
00:29:37.14\00:29:39.24
But it's like the original
00:29:39.27\00:29:40.61
search and rescue
story of the Bible, right?
00:29:40.68\00:29:42.51
He comes and he
provides care on scene.
00:29:42.54\00:29:44.78
He pours in the
oil and the wine.
00:29:44.81\00:29:47.02
He wraps his bandages up.
00:29:47.05\00:29:48.72
He puts them on the
original all-terrain vehicles,
00:29:48.75\00:29:51.12
which is his donkey or mule.
00:29:51.15\00:29:53.86
And takes him to
definitive care, right?
00:29:53.89\00:29:56.16
Which is what we do, we show up,
00:29:56.19\00:29:57.53
we treat them on scene,
we put them in ambulance,
00:29:57.56\00:29:59.39
we take them to definitive care,
00:29:59.43\00:30:01.10
which is the
hospital in our days,
00:30:01.13\00:30:02.63
but, and that story,
it's taken him to the end.
00:30:02.66\00:30:05.37
And then he says
whatever the innkeeper needs
00:30:05.40\00:30:08.77
more to take care of,
and he provides for that too.
00:30:08.80\00:30:11.61
And he does that all
00:30:11.64\00:30:13.01
in a very
specific fast time frame.
00:30:13.04\00:30:15.94
And so it's an illustration
of the spiritual Golden Hour
00:30:15.98\00:30:18.88
in that story too.
00:30:18.91\00:30:20.25
Amen, amen.
00:30:20.32\00:30:21.65
So what we're seeing here
is, you all had the desire,
00:30:21.68\00:30:27.06
the Holy Spirit put the desire
in your heart to help those
00:30:27.09\00:30:30.93
who are hurting and in this,
but now, just the willingness,
00:30:30.96\00:30:35.33
you know, it just reminds me
00:30:35.36\00:30:37.57
when you think of Isaiah,
who he's before the Lord,
00:30:37.60\00:30:41.27
he sees the Lord high
00:30:41.30\00:30:42.64
and lifted up and God is saying,
00:30:42.67\00:30:44.14
Who shall we send forth?
00:30:44.21\00:30:45.91
And he's gone.
00:30:45.94\00:30:47.28
Here am I, send
me, so just having that
00:30:47.31\00:30:50.35
willingness to go.
00:30:50.38\00:30:52.58
Then, again, it amazes me that
00:30:52.61\00:30:56.45
when you said you don't know
00:30:56.48\00:30:57.82
much about the
logistics before you get there.
00:30:57.85\00:30:59.95
Sometimes they
know nothing about it,
00:30:59.99\00:31:02.02
you just get there, right?
00:31:02.06\00:31:03.83
And you just... But
God has been providing.
00:31:03.86\00:31:07.70
And it's interesting that
you've got all these other
00:31:07.73\00:31:11.70
"More Professional
Teams," who are not faith based.
00:31:11.73\00:31:14.77
So God gives you
the best of the best.
00:31:14.80\00:31:18.97
God is... You just
can't out give Him.
00:31:19.01\00:31:21.88
But what we're seeing is that
00:31:21.91\00:31:25.88
these disasters are happening
00:31:25.91\00:31:28.15
with greater
frequency, greater intensity.
00:31:28.18\00:31:32.22
So what are you
looking for in going forward?
00:31:32.25\00:31:37.86
Even though you don't have to be
00:31:37.89\00:31:39.46
a professional,
00:31:39.49\00:31:40.83
I just believe
with all of my heart
00:31:40.90\00:31:42.43
that there are many
professionals out there.
00:31:42.46\00:31:44.97
Maybe you're an
EMT, or a doctor or nurse
00:31:45.00\00:31:47.64
or an engineer, or
maybe you're a contractor
00:31:47.67\00:31:50.41
or a cook.
00:31:50.44\00:31:53.81
There's got to be people
00:31:53.88\00:31:55.64
who are out
there who are saying,
00:31:55.68\00:31:57.81
you know, I could
answer the call for disaster.
00:31:57.85\00:32:01.42
What are you looking for?
00:32:01.45\00:32:03.69
That is one of
the greatest needs.
00:32:03.72\00:32:06.52
Jesus, in fact,
told His disciples,
00:32:06.55\00:32:08.29
it's interesting.
00:32:08.32\00:32:09.66
He tells His disciples,
pray to the Lord of the harvest
00:32:09.69\00:32:13.13
that he would send forth money.
00:32:13.16\00:32:18.10
But this is how
we think typically.
00:32:18.13\00:32:19.47
That's what we do.
00:32:19.50\00:32:20.84
We think, you know,
pray the Lord for harvest,
00:32:20.87\00:32:22.20
it was important.
00:32:22.24\00:32:23.61
We need money,
we need resources,
00:32:23.64\00:32:24.97
we need equipment,
all of these things.
00:32:25.01\00:32:26.34
But that's not what Jesus said.
00:32:26.37\00:32:27.71
He said, prayed
the Lord of harvest,
00:32:27.74\00:32:29.08
he would send forth laborers.
00:32:29.11\00:32:30.45
Yes.
00:32:30.48\00:32:31.81
Because the harvest is
great, and the laborers are few.
00:32:31.85\00:32:33.18
Yeah. Yeah.
00:32:33.21\00:32:34.55
And that's the sad
case of situation is that
00:32:34.58\00:32:35.92
it's an all hands on deck need
00:32:35.95\00:32:38.25
in these disaster situations.
00:32:38.29\00:32:40.16
And we're a tiny team of four,
00:32:40.19\00:32:42.99
at one little
junction in the airport,
00:32:43.02\00:32:45.06
trying to make the best impact
00:32:45.09\00:32:46.43
that we can on
the physical level
00:32:46.46\00:32:48.33
and on the spiritual level.
00:32:48.36\00:32:50.30
And yet, we could
have used a team of 50
00:32:50.37\00:32:53.54
and that still
wouldn't have been enough.
00:32:53.57\00:32:55.00
Yeah. Yeah.
00:32:55.04\00:32:56.37
And so one of our greatest needs
00:32:56.40\00:32:57.74
that we see is,
00:32:57.77\00:32:59.11
you know, Lord,
send us laborers,
00:32:59.14\00:33:00.48
send us other that
have that same burden
00:33:00.51\00:33:02.01
and that same call
to go and reach those
00:33:02.04\00:33:04.78
that are hurting and in a need.
00:33:04.81\00:33:06.51
I wanna put some
on that too, you know,
00:33:06.55\00:33:09.52
right before
Christ is crucified,
00:33:09.55\00:33:12.02
when the last
moments are really counting,
00:33:12.05\00:33:14.42
and the
conversation is important,
00:33:14.46\00:33:15.79
He asks His
disciples in Luke 22:35,
00:33:15.82\00:33:18.59
He says, "When I sent you out,
00:33:18.63\00:33:20.30
without scrip and person
shoes, did you lack anything?"
00:33:20.33\00:33:23.97
And they said no.
00:33:24.00\00:33:25.70
And we can say the same thing.
00:33:25.73\00:33:27.14
We haven't lacked the
resources that we've needed.
00:33:27.17\00:33:30.14
Whatever we've needed,
whether it was food or water
00:33:30.21\00:33:32.34
or a place to store
our supplies to give out,
00:33:32.37\00:33:35.74
we haven't lacked anything.
00:33:35.78\00:33:37.91
We have lacked
hands to do the work.
00:33:37.95\00:33:42.58
And in the type of hands,
00:33:42.62\00:33:45.49
let's talk about
the qualification
00:33:45.52\00:33:47.69
because even though
00:33:47.72\00:33:49.06
I called out professionals here,
00:33:49.09\00:33:51.26
you don't have to
be a professional.
00:33:51.29\00:33:53.13
Like I said,
00:33:53.16\00:33:54.50
we could go on a trip like this,
00:33:54.53\00:33:56.60
if we would be willing to
maybe sleep rough it a little.
00:33:56.67\00:34:00.77
Because you realize if
you're going into an area
00:34:00.84\00:34:03.71
that's a disaster,
you're probably not gonna have
00:34:03.74\00:34:06.44
the greatest
accommodations to you,
00:34:06.47\00:34:08.94
but what you're looking for
is somebody that has a heart
00:34:08.98\00:34:14.02
that surrendered to
the Lord and somebody
00:34:14.05\00:34:17.89
who is going to
let the love of God
00:34:17.92\00:34:22.32
flow through them
00:34:22.36\00:34:24.06
to reach lost
and hurting people.
00:34:24.13\00:34:27.40
Right?
00:34:27.43\00:34:28.76
That has to be the
paramount desire in quality.
00:34:28.80\00:34:31.17
Yes. Yeah.
00:34:31.20\00:34:32.77
You know, kind of
caught me by surprise
00:34:32.80\00:34:34.44
when Chris was
sharing earlier that
00:34:34.47\00:34:36.91
whenever you left, you know,
00:34:36.94\00:34:40.38
you had your backpack and
you had your box, trail mix.
00:34:40.41\00:34:44.78
And you got there and
then you found a place
00:34:47.88\00:34:51.42
where you could
sleep on the grass.
00:34:51.45\00:34:53.59
Now, that's kind of
strange, and then it just hit me
00:34:53.66\00:34:55.86
where you were,
what was going on
00:34:55.89\00:34:58.63
and probably
everybody in the area
00:34:58.66\00:35:00.00
were sleeping on the grass.
00:35:00.03\00:35:02.76
Depending on
which trip you go to,
00:35:02.80\00:35:05.03
which trip you're going on,
but when we went to the Bahamas
00:35:05.07\00:35:09.24
that was largely a
lot of everybody else
00:35:09.27\00:35:11.91
was sleeping on the grass.
00:35:11.94\00:35:14.18
When we went to
down in Panama City
00:35:14.21\00:35:16.75
for Hurricane Michael,
you know, there were some,
00:35:16.78\00:35:20.05
there were
houses that were there,
00:35:20.12\00:35:21.45
but for what we needed to do
00:35:21.48\00:35:23.69
and what we were
accomplishing then,
00:35:23.72\00:35:26.69
the ground was
exactly what we needed, again.
00:35:26.76\00:35:29.36
And I'm sure that
it was comfortable
00:35:29.39\00:35:31.03
for that particular time.
00:35:31.06\00:35:33.26
I would think that
because the harvest is so ripe,
00:35:33.29\00:35:37.37
that there's so
much to be accomplished,
00:35:37.40\00:35:39.73
that you probably
sleep pretty good at night,
00:35:39.77\00:35:41.74
when you finally get to the bed.
00:35:41.77\00:35:43.17
When you get
down, you better be.
00:35:43.20\00:35:44.54
So you forget about, you know,
00:35:44.57\00:35:45.91
just how many springs
you have underneath you.
00:35:45.94\00:35:48.28
You're just glad
that you got a place to...
00:35:48.31\00:35:49.98
Where they're young
enough to fit in for a bed.
00:35:50.05\00:35:54.98
So, when you are, as you
said, what sets you apart
00:35:55.02\00:36:00.36
from other teams,
00:36:00.39\00:36:01.72
you are a small and humble team,
00:36:01.76\00:36:03.43
but God is
honoring that humility.
00:36:03.46\00:36:06.83
What sets you apart is
that you are offering hope
00:36:06.90\00:36:11.97
not only in prayer
but you're giving them
00:36:12.00\00:36:13.87
something tangible, a book.
00:36:13.94\00:36:15.97
What are some of
your favorite pieces,
00:36:16.00\00:36:18.21
Patrick, to literature
wise in a situation like this?
00:36:18.24\00:36:22.61
What do you like to hand out?
00:36:22.64\00:36:25.01
Steps to Christ and...
00:36:25.05\00:36:27.32
I mean, we did hand out
some Great Controversies,
00:36:27.35\00:36:29.45
but we usually kind of
00:36:29.48\00:36:32.85
hang on to the
Great Controversies.
00:36:32.89\00:36:34.66
I mean, because there's like,
00:36:34.69\00:36:36.66
we'll meet some very
important people you know,
00:36:36.73\00:36:39.26
and I don't know, just
God always makes it where
00:36:39.29\00:36:42.33
the Great
Controversy usually wind up
00:36:42.36\00:36:44.30
in those people's hands.
00:36:44.33\00:36:45.70
But yeah, usually
the Steps to Christ or,
00:36:45.73\00:36:47.67
you know, the GLOW tracts.
00:36:47.70\00:36:49.77
You know, where's
God when I'm hurting?
00:36:49.80\00:36:51.87
Ministry of Healing
and Desire of Ages as well.
00:36:51.91\00:36:54.18
Okay.
00:36:54.21\00:36:55.54
I mean, that's what
people need to hear.
00:36:55.58\00:36:57.55
Now, when you
were in the Bahamas,
00:36:57.58\00:37:00.35
the Lord arranged that you're...
00:37:00.42\00:37:02.85
They have a boat.
00:37:02.88\00:37:04.79
And this is interesting
because we've got a picture
00:37:04.82\00:37:07.46
of this boat.
00:37:07.49\00:37:08.82
And I didn't know that
they made boats like this,
00:37:08.86\00:37:12.76
but this is an inflatable boat.
00:37:12.79\00:37:15.46
And you use this for?
It is a very unique boat.
00:37:15.50\00:37:19.70
It's actually
called a creature craft.
00:37:19.73\00:37:22.80
And what's
interesting about the boat,
00:37:22.84\00:37:25.77
and we were actually discussing
this on our way up here,
00:37:25.81\00:37:28.78
the first Sabbath
School Mission offering
00:37:28.81\00:37:31.75
that was
collectively raised in 1890
00:37:31.78\00:37:35.12
for Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:37:35.15\00:37:37.19
was to buy a
boat, The Pit Karen.
00:37:37.22\00:37:40.96
And so this is actually a
joint leap of faith venture
00:37:40.99\00:37:44.66
between our group here and also
00:37:44.69\00:37:46.39
our local little
church in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
00:37:46.43\00:37:50.27
They saw the need,
they stepped out in faith
00:37:50.30\00:37:52.73
and they bought the boat.
00:37:52.77\00:37:54.34
And so the boat is as a tool
in which we can reach people,
00:37:54.37\00:37:58.31
you know, in
flooded environments.
00:37:58.34\00:38:00.68
But it's a door
that opens, you know,
00:38:00.71\00:38:03.35
opportunity as well
not just for that physical
00:38:03.38\00:38:05.85
hand of help,
00:38:05.88\00:38:07.22
but more importantly for
that spiritual mental help.
00:38:07.25\00:38:10.02
So when you got
the boat shipped down
00:38:10.09\00:38:13.12
to the Bahamas,
you didn't actually
00:38:13.15\00:38:15.36
have the opportunity
to use it in the Bahamas.
00:38:15.39\00:38:18.39
But let's talk about what God...
00:38:18.43\00:38:21.10
I mean, when you talk about
00:38:21.13\00:38:22.53
God meeting your
needs, and you know
00:38:22.56\00:38:24.00
what we know that
because here at 3ABN, I mean,
00:38:24.07\00:38:28.64
we don't have money in
the bank for next month.
00:38:28.67\00:38:30.91
And sometimes you
know, when you're behind,
00:38:30.94\00:38:33.58
and God will open a door
00:38:33.61\00:38:35.38
and we just go forward
by faith and it's like,
00:38:35.41\00:38:37.65
well, you're already
behind on the budget,
00:38:37.68\00:38:40.72
but we just go forward by
faith and God always ends up
00:38:40.75\00:38:43.99
meetings our needs, always.
00:38:44.02\00:38:46.22
So you're there and
now you've got to get back
00:38:46.25\00:38:49.42
to the States and
everything shutting down.
00:38:49.46\00:38:51.63
Tell us what God did?
00:38:51.66\00:38:53.70
The boat was shipped to us
on Sabbath morning actually.
00:38:53.73\00:38:56.80
They finally...
00:38:56.87\00:38:58.20
They weren't able to
take us on the first plane
00:38:58.23\00:38:59.57
because of the
space and the limits that
00:38:59.60\00:39:01.27
we had for our equipment.
00:39:01.30\00:39:02.64
The boat is heavy, all together
00:39:02.67\00:39:04.01
with all of its
equipment's about 640 pounds.
00:39:04.04\00:39:07.08
So it's a large
load to load into
00:39:07.11\00:39:09.58
any sort of
smaller type aircraft.
00:39:09.61\00:39:11.88
And so when we first came
00:39:11.91\00:39:13.42
we left the boat back in Florida
00:39:13.45\00:39:15.42
and Arrow Bridge, our friends,
00:39:15.45\00:39:17.29
they eventually flew us
the boat on Sabbath morning.
00:39:17.32\00:39:21.26
But a disaster
scene is so dynamic,
00:39:21.29\00:39:23.46
it changes from
minute to minute.
00:39:23.53\00:39:24.86
I'm sure.
00:39:24.89\00:39:26.23
And unfortunately
on Sabbath afternoon,
00:39:26.26\00:39:29.63
well, not
unfortunately, fortunately,
00:39:29.66\00:39:31.77
the United States
military was actually coming in
00:39:31.80\00:39:35.47
with all of their large response
00:39:35.50\00:39:36.84
in their aircraft
00:39:36.91\00:39:38.24
and so pretty
soon the whole airport
00:39:38.27\00:39:39.61
was turning into you
know, much larger response
00:39:39.64\00:39:41.78
and we had the
capacity for you know,
00:39:41.81\00:39:44.25
that we could
fly so many planes in
00:39:44.28\00:39:45.98
with small aviation
and unload supplies.
00:39:46.01\00:39:48.08
But when you can bring a
C-130 full of food and water,
00:39:48.12\00:39:51.15
it changes drastically.
00:39:51.19\00:39:53.46
And so our team members
back in United States said
00:39:53.49\00:39:56.06
we are sending you a
plane and we advise that
00:39:56.09\00:39:58.43
you get on it
because it's large enough
00:39:58.46\00:40:01.16
to carry you, your team
and all of your equipment
00:40:01.20\00:40:03.23
and the boat
back to United States.
00:40:03.26\00:40:05.27
If you don't get on
the plane, we don't know
00:40:05.30\00:40:07.27
if we can
guarantee your passage back
00:40:07.34\00:40:10.54
at least all in one piece.
00:40:10.61\00:40:13.38
So we prayed about it.
00:40:13.41\00:40:14.74
I know it's a struggle for
us because we hadn't been there.
00:40:14.78\00:40:16.61
This was a shorter
response than we typically have,
00:40:16.64\00:40:19.01
and we felt that we just
00:40:19.05\00:40:20.42
there's still
so much to be done.
00:40:20.45\00:40:21.78
There's still so
many people to be reached.
00:40:21.82\00:40:23.25
They're still, I mean,
it's just overwhelming.
00:40:23.28\00:40:25.82
And so it was a struggle
for us to get on that plane.
00:40:25.85\00:40:27.76
But we prayed about it.
00:40:27.79\00:40:29.29
And we decided that you know,
00:40:29.32\00:40:30.73
maybe the Lord is
asking us to do this.
00:40:30.76\00:40:34.73
And so we did, we met the pilot
that landed with his plane,
00:40:34.76\00:40:38.73
and he was looking
at all of our equipment
00:40:38.77\00:40:41.27
and kind of
calculating our weight.
00:40:41.30\00:40:43.00
And that's when Patrick
looked at our pilot and,
00:40:43.04\00:40:48.54
Patrick, you recognize him.
00:40:48.58\00:40:51.48
Yeah, I asked him
what his name was.
00:40:51.51\00:40:53.62
He told me his name.
00:40:53.65\00:40:55.45
And I was like,
where do I know you from?
00:40:55.48\00:40:57.39
When I asked him his last name
and he gave me his last name
00:40:57.42\00:40:59.52
and that's when I
realized who he was.
00:40:59.55\00:41:01.42
And...
00:41:01.46\00:41:02.79
You got really
excited, how this was going.
00:41:02.82\00:41:04.23
Patrick was much more animated.
00:41:04.26\00:41:05.59
He was like, oh,
man, I can't believe it.
00:41:05.63\00:41:07.40
It's amazing.
This is incredible.
00:41:07.43\00:41:09.16
I can't believe,
I'm here with him...
00:41:09.20\00:41:10.57
And we're like Patrick,
you're blowing his cover.
00:41:10.60\00:41:11.93
So he is a sports
figure. Quite famous.
00:41:11.97\00:41:13.34
He was a famous
sports figure and just,
00:41:13.37\00:41:17.01
I mean, a humble
guy, gracious guy.
00:41:17.04\00:41:19.17
I mean, just incredible.
00:41:19.21\00:41:20.58
Like, we haven't
met many celebrities,
00:41:20.61\00:41:22.08
but this one that we've
met was just such a nice guy.
00:41:22.11\00:41:26.11
And so he took
all of our equipment,
00:41:26.15\00:41:27.85
all of our team.
00:41:27.88\00:41:29.25
And you know,
he has luxury seats
00:41:29.28\00:41:30.82
in this brand new plane.
00:41:30.89\00:41:32.42
And so we're trying to be
careful loading all of our gear
00:41:32.45\00:41:34.92
into the plane and
careful with the seats.
00:41:34.96\00:41:36.29
Brand new $5
million plane. Yeah.
00:41:36.32\00:41:39.83
And he just Patrick in
the front seat with him
00:41:39.86\00:41:44.27
and Patrick was able
to fly back with him.
00:41:44.30\00:41:45.97
And that was just, it
was an incredible flight
00:41:46.00\00:41:47.47
on the way back.
00:41:47.54\00:41:48.87
In fact, I remember
and looking out the window,
00:41:48.90\00:41:51.87
and the clouds were
just, I mean, brilliant.
00:41:51.91\00:41:54.48
I mean, just beautiful.
The sun was shining here.
00:41:54.51\00:41:56.61
And what I was
thinking was like man,
00:41:56.64\00:41:58.08
Lord, like You're coming soon.
00:41:58.11\00:41:59.78
Amen.
00:41:59.81\00:42:01.15
We can see this,
like Jesus is coming soon.
00:42:01.18\00:42:02.95
And we happen to have with us
00:42:02.98\00:42:04.82
one last copy of
the Great Controversy.
00:42:04.85\00:42:07.66
And it was actually
Chris's mother's copy
00:42:07.69\00:42:10.33
of the Great Controversy
and it was illustrated.
00:42:10.36\00:42:12.76
And so Kory and I,
00:42:12.79\00:42:14.30
we decided to
write just a little note.
00:42:14.33\00:42:16.50
I mean, this
celebrity, he's used to signing
00:42:16.53\00:42:18.17
all sorts of
memorabilia for people.
00:42:18.20\00:42:20.37
And we just said, you know what,
00:42:20.44\00:42:21.94
we're gonna sign
this one note for him,
00:42:21.97\00:42:24.21
and give him a gift.
00:42:24.24\00:42:25.77
And so we wrote him a
note and basically just said,
00:42:25.81\00:42:28.31
you know, if the only thing
00:42:28.34\00:42:31.38
that we did on this entire trip,
00:42:31.41\00:42:33.42
was to come all the way here
00:42:33.45\00:42:35.32
and to place this
book in your hands,
00:42:35.35\00:42:37.19
then it would be worth it.
00:42:37.22\00:42:38.55
Amen.
00:42:38.59\00:42:39.92
And when he took that
book, he was so excited.
00:42:39.95\00:42:41.79
He was like, thank you so much.
00:42:41.82\00:42:43.16
Like, he's really
like a gift for me.
00:42:43.19\00:42:44.53
You know, this is incredible.
But that wasn't the best.
00:42:44.56\00:42:48.16
I mean, when we
landed in Florida
00:42:48.20\00:42:50.47
there we got through customs.
00:42:50.50\00:42:52.33
And then he started
asking us questions like,
00:42:52.37\00:42:54.17
who are you guys,
and where are you from?
00:42:54.24\00:42:56.37
And so we started sharing
a little bit about our team,
00:42:56.40\00:42:58.84
and he said, well, you know,
00:42:58.87\00:43:00.21
said I'm not too
far from you guys.
00:43:00.28\00:43:02.41
I can reconfigure a
few things in my aircraft
00:43:02.44\00:43:04.58
and change it out
00:43:04.61\00:43:05.95
so we could put
straps in it for cargo,
00:43:05.98\00:43:07.45
we could box up your supplies
so they fit in there nicely
00:43:07.52\00:43:10.19
and pull out all
of my luxury seats,
00:43:10.22\00:43:12.12
and he said, you know what?
00:43:12.15\00:43:13.49
Here's my cell phone
number just call me next time
00:43:13.56\00:43:17.13
that there's a disaster
and I'll come and pick you up.
00:43:17.16\00:43:18.49
How amazing is God.
00:43:18.53\00:43:20.90
I mean, that is
absolutely amazing.
00:43:20.93\00:43:25.00
So let's talk about,
I mean, we don't know
00:43:25.03\00:43:28.54
when the next
disaster is going to hit,
00:43:28.57\00:43:31.51
but we know it's coming.
00:43:31.54\00:43:33.11
I mean there's no question.
00:43:33.14\00:43:35.54
Let's talk about what the...
00:43:35.58\00:43:39.61
First of all give you're...
00:43:39.65\00:43:42.05
Let's give your website
and your Facebook address
00:43:42.08\00:43:46.76
real quickly, if you will?
00:43:46.79\00:43:48.12
I don't have
that. Yeah, absolutely.
00:43:48.16\00:43:49.89
Our website is
just GideonRescue.org.
00:43:49.92\00:43:52.96
GideonRescue.org, okay.
00:43:52.99\00:43:56.67
And if they
wanna get on Facebook?
00:43:56.70\00:43:58.40
Facebook is also if you just
look up Gideon Rescue Company.
00:43:58.43\00:44:02.50
We have a
Facebook page there too.
00:44:02.54\00:44:03.91
Okay.
00:44:03.94\00:44:05.27
And then I think what
is it Facebook.com/The300.
00:44:05.31\00:44:09.71
Yes, that's right. Right?
00:44:09.74\00:44:11.08
And that's the link. Yep.
00:44:11.11\00:44:12.45
Okay.
00:44:12.48\00:44:13.82
But what we are looking
for and the reason we wanted
00:44:13.85\00:44:17.59
these young men on here today
is that they're looking for
00:44:17.62\00:44:22.22
more laborers to be thrust
out into the harvest field
00:44:22.26\00:44:26.36
during the next disaster,
00:44:26.39\00:44:30.87
that we know it's coming.
00:44:30.90\00:44:32.90
So if you have a
heart for people,
00:44:32.93\00:44:37.24
if you know that
00:44:37.31\00:44:38.64
you can pass out water
and you could maybe clean up
00:44:38.67\00:44:42.11
some trash or,
and you can pass out
00:44:42.14\00:44:44.65
a GLOW tract and
pray for somebody.
00:44:44.68\00:44:47.02
We want to
encourage you to contact them,
00:44:47.05\00:44:51.12
they can just go on your
website again that is...?
00:44:51.15\00:44:55.62
GideonRescue.org.
00:44:55.66\00:45:01.66
But the other
thing is, you're wanting,
00:45:01.70\00:45:04.77
Chris, to do a special run
00:45:04.80\00:45:08.47
of waterproof GLOW tracts.
00:45:08.50\00:45:11.24
Yes, Ma'am. Tell us about that?
00:45:11.27\00:45:14.08
We've looked into printing
00:45:14.11\00:45:16.88
about a million
copies of different versions
00:45:16.95\00:45:19.88
of GLOW tracts that would be
00:45:19.91\00:45:21.72
highly effective
during a natural disaster.
00:45:21.75\00:45:24.89
So Patrick had
mentioned, you know,
00:45:24.92\00:45:26.96
where's God when I'm hurting?
00:45:26.99\00:45:28.32
Or there's other
ones that would be
00:45:28.36\00:45:30.96
more specific
to that time frame.
00:45:30.99\00:45:34.86
And so we know
that God provided,
00:45:34.90\00:45:37.77
you know, last
trips, we've gone.
00:45:37.80\00:45:39.13
And God had provided the needs,
you know, when we've gone,
00:45:39.17\00:45:41.87
but this is a kind
of a larger endeavor,
00:45:41.90\00:45:44.97
if you will, to be
able to make a big print run
00:45:45.01\00:45:48.04
or to be able to
find specific products
00:45:48.08\00:45:50.85
that would be
beneficial for this trip,
00:45:50.88\00:45:52.25
for future trips.
00:45:52.28\00:45:54.12
And we know that
these are gonna be happening
00:45:54.15\00:45:55.48
more and more frequently,
and so to try and build...
00:45:55.52\00:46:00.56
An inventory?
00:46:00.59\00:46:01.92
An inventory or a stockpile,
so that when that happens,
00:46:01.96\00:46:04.46
it's not a
second hand thought of,
00:46:04.49\00:46:08.03
hey, this would be a good thing,
00:46:08.06\00:46:09.40
but to be able
to have that on hand
00:46:09.43\00:46:10.87
and ready to make it happen.
00:46:10.90\00:46:12.23
So you're looking
then I would assume
00:46:12.27\00:46:14.47
for donations to help
with that run that print.
00:46:14.50\00:46:18.84
Yes, Ma'am.
00:46:18.87\00:46:20.21
And we certainly, I know that
00:46:20.28\00:46:23.78
we have Kory came
00:46:23.85\00:46:26.15
and he had one of Danny's
books after the storm and he...
00:46:26.18\00:46:30.79
And I said, Oh,
did you pass that out?
00:46:30.82\00:46:32.15
He said, I need these.
00:46:32.19\00:46:33.56
So I see that you get
a supply of those too,
00:46:33.59\00:46:36.76
to take back with you as well.
00:46:36.83\00:46:38.69
And the advantage
00:46:38.73\00:46:40.10
I would assume
of the GLOW tracts
00:46:40.13\00:46:41.46
is just the size itself.
00:46:41.50\00:46:42.83
Yes, Sir.
00:46:42.86\00:46:44.20
I mean, if you
were to sit and say
00:46:44.23\00:46:45.57
load up a box of
Great Controversy,
00:46:45.60\00:46:47.94
which is one of the
greatest books ever written.
00:46:47.97\00:46:49.84
Yeah.
00:46:49.87\00:46:51.21
Still, it takes
up so much space,
00:46:51.24\00:46:53.31
and that's the one thing
that's really limited here.
00:46:53.38\00:46:55.71
Right. Yeah, it is.
00:46:55.74\00:46:57.08
Space is limited,
weight is limited.
00:46:57.15\00:46:58.78
Of course that's
where the GLOW tracts
00:46:58.81\00:47:00.22
are such an incredible
tool, because you can carry
00:47:00.25\00:47:02.82
a variety of topics
that are very pointed
00:47:02.85\00:47:05.29
and they get right to
the heart of the matter.
00:47:05.32\00:47:07.36
Amen.
00:47:07.39\00:47:08.72
So that's one of
the biggest needs,
00:47:08.76\00:47:10.99
you know, the GLOW tracts.
00:47:11.03\00:47:12.36
It is the Gideon Rescue,
cameraman put their logo up
00:47:12.39\00:47:15.13
because I like your logo.
00:47:15.16\00:47:17.27
The Gideon Rescue Company
00:47:17.30\00:47:20.74
and you can go
to GideonRescue.org,
00:47:20.77\00:47:24.84
is their website.
00:47:24.87\00:47:28.44
I want to just take a moment
00:47:28.48\00:47:31.68
give you each an
opportunity to talk about
00:47:31.71\00:47:34.92
how this has
changed your spiritual life,
00:47:34.95\00:47:39.89
how this has
affected you personally?
00:47:39.92\00:47:44.23
Absolutely. Who wants to start?
00:47:44.26\00:47:46.90
Patrick, do you want to start?
00:47:46.93\00:47:49.76
Well, like I was saying earlier,
00:47:49.80\00:47:51.13
you know when
after Hurricane Dorian,
00:47:51.17\00:47:54.60
Lord had impressed
me so much you know that
00:47:54.64\00:47:58.97
I just wanted
to be more involved
00:47:59.01\00:48:01.04
with ministry work
and doing stuff for Him,
00:48:01.08\00:48:03.11
you know, that,
00:48:03.14\00:48:05.11
I didn't go back
to my regular 9-5 job,
00:48:05.15\00:48:07.45
you know, and I just...
00:48:07.52\00:48:08.85
And you had a...
00:48:08.88\00:48:10.22
I mean, you worked
for a major corporation
00:48:10.25\00:48:12.12
in big time position.
00:48:12.15\00:48:13.49
Yes, I had been
there for five years.
00:48:13.56\00:48:14.96
And, you know,
00:48:14.99\00:48:16.32
I just knew the
Lord had been leading me,
00:48:16.36\00:48:18.26
you know, and I
just was kind of unhappy
00:48:18.29\00:48:20.20
and depressed
feeling and I just...
00:48:20.23\00:48:23.37
I know after Hurricane
Dorian, He just was laid me
00:48:23.40\00:48:26.37
in a different direction.
00:48:26.40\00:48:27.94
And so I made me
some business cards.
00:48:27.97\00:48:29.34
And I kept, you know,
00:48:29.37\00:48:32.24
my dad taught
me handyman skills,
00:48:32.27\00:48:33.78
you know, and the
Lord has been providing
00:48:33.81\00:48:35.78
more work at every chance.
00:48:35.81\00:48:37.18
And...
00:48:37.25\00:48:38.58
So, basically,
participating in this
00:48:38.61\00:48:41.15
God changed your priorities?
00:48:41.18\00:48:43.02
Yes, yes. Okay.
00:48:43.05\00:48:44.62
He gave your life purpose?
00:48:44.65\00:48:47.26
He showed me to trust you know,
00:48:47.29\00:48:50.73
to live more by faith
and have more faith in Him.
00:48:50.76\00:48:53.93
Amen.
00:48:54.00\00:48:55.33
You know, it
has been a blessing.
00:48:55.36\00:48:57.83
Great testimony.
00:48:57.87\00:48:59.27
I'm so glad I
made that decision.
00:48:59.30\00:49:00.64
I mean, it just, yes.
00:49:00.67\00:49:02.57
Amen. There's nothing richer.
00:49:02.60\00:49:05.24
Anybody else want to talk
about how it is affected you?
00:49:05.27\00:49:08.64
After Hurricane Michael,
00:49:08.68\00:49:11.45
I actually quit my job as well.
00:49:11.48\00:49:15.15
But I actually went
just I switch companies
00:49:15.18\00:49:17.42
and then eventually
started my own company.
00:49:17.49\00:49:20.86
As a mortgage brokers? Yeah.
00:49:20.89\00:49:22.26
You don't have to be
a paramedic to do this.
00:49:22.29\00:49:24.43
This is true. This is true.
00:49:24.46\00:49:26.03
But I actually pulled
the name of my company
00:49:26.06\00:49:28.90
as Valor Mortgage,
00:49:28.93\00:49:30.47
but I pulled it from the premise
00:49:30.50\00:49:34.30
of Gideon's Mighty Men of Valor.
00:49:34.34\00:49:37.21
Amen. Amen.
00:49:37.24\00:49:38.71
So it kind of
took off from there
00:49:38.74\00:49:42.21
and working is out of faith.
00:49:42.24\00:49:46.21
I didn't have a lot
of money when I did that.
00:49:46.25\00:49:48.65
And God has been faithful.
00:49:48.68\00:49:50.99
Do you find that
being out in the field
00:49:51.02\00:49:53.25
during a time at the disaster?
00:49:53.29\00:49:55.42
When you come
back, does that translate
00:49:55.46\00:49:58.16
to recognizing
people's spiritual needs
00:49:58.19\00:50:01.43
even here 'cause, you know,
00:50:01.46\00:50:02.93
there's so many
unspoken disasters
00:50:02.96\00:50:04.93
in people's lives.
00:50:04.97\00:50:06.67
Do you find that
you're more sensitive
00:50:06.74\00:50:09.47
to maybe be a
bolder witness or pray
00:50:09.50\00:50:12.84
or has it
affected you in that way?
00:50:12.87\00:50:16.44
Say it has.
00:50:16.48\00:50:17.98
But I would also say that
00:50:18.01\00:50:19.35
when you go on a trip like this,
00:50:19.38\00:50:21.02
that it's very much
faith based, very much...
00:50:21.05\00:50:24.32
You see how much, you
know, God doesn't just
00:50:24.35\00:50:26.42
own the cattle
on thousand hills,
00:50:26.45\00:50:28.89
He owns the thousand
hills that the cows are on.
00:50:28.92\00:50:32.39
But so you get
that spiritual high,
00:50:32.43\00:50:34.53
and you come back,
the devil attacks you
00:50:34.56\00:50:37.00
that much more.
00:50:37.07\00:50:38.40
That's true.
00:50:38.43\00:50:39.77
And I witnessed that in
my own life that it's...
00:50:39.80\00:50:41.64
Yeah, there are opportunities
that get provided to you
00:50:41.67\00:50:44.31
and your eyes are more
open to those types of things.
00:50:44.34\00:50:47.08
But you also have be
more aware and more cautious,
00:50:47.11\00:50:50.85
because devil is
ready to take you back down.
00:50:50.88\00:50:54.12
Sure, he is.
00:50:54.15\00:50:55.48
Anytime you're
on the front lines,
00:50:55.52\00:50:56.89
we see that
around here all the time.
00:50:56.92\00:50:59.12
So I know that
Brock, you are married
00:50:59.15\00:51:02.76
and have three children.
00:51:02.79\00:51:04.13
The rest of you
gentlemen are single.
00:51:04.16\00:51:07.66
I just put out a
little advertisement.
00:51:07.70\00:51:10.77
I'm good at that. But,
Kory, how has it changed?
00:51:10.80\00:51:15.94
Has it drawn you
closer to the Lord?
00:51:15.97\00:51:17.91
You find that you're
more able to walk by faith?
00:51:17.94\00:51:21.58
You know, I left two
jobs that I loved in order
00:51:21.61\00:51:25.11
to start focusing on
Gideon Rescue Company more.
00:51:25.15\00:51:29.15
I was a teacher,
00:51:29.18\00:51:31.92
at wonderful
school in Moab, Utah
00:51:31.95\00:51:34.62
and wonderful outdoor place.
00:51:34.66\00:51:37.03
And I was on search
and rescue there too.
00:51:37.06\00:51:39.33
And it was not easy
to leave those things
00:51:39.36\00:51:41.63
and focus on this.
00:51:41.66\00:51:43.20
But it seemed the
Lord was calling me.
00:51:43.23\00:51:45.97
And the Lord has
originally provided.
00:51:46.00\00:51:48.30
I mean, I moved to a
place where I didn't really have
00:51:48.34\00:51:50.61
any sort of
network of, you know,
00:51:50.64\00:51:53.58
a new job to walk into,
00:51:53.61\00:51:55.04
a new house and living situation
00:51:55.08\00:51:57.45
and then a career to step into,
00:51:57.48\00:51:59.18
but God has
marvelously provided for me.
00:51:59.21\00:52:02.35
Amen.
00:52:02.38\00:52:03.72
And He has
provided for opportunities
00:52:03.79\00:52:06.76
for the ministry
to succeed as well.
00:52:06.79\00:52:09.76
And I'm very thankful for that.
I've noticed a big difference.
00:52:09.79\00:52:14.00
Praise God. And how He provides.
00:52:14.03\00:52:16.23
Anytime you answer the
call God is going to do that.
00:52:16.26\00:52:20.74
We've got to take a quick break.
00:52:20.77\00:52:22.37
I'm gonna save you for
last, Brock, but we're going to
00:52:22.40\00:52:26.88
go to our news break
and we'll come right back
00:52:26.91\00:52:30.08
for a final thought from Brock.
00:52:30.15\00:52:31.48
Amen.
00:52:31.51\00:52:32.85