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, friends, and
welcome to 3ABN Today.
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My name is John Lomacang.
But if you are a part of
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our family, you already
know that. But if you are
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tuning in for the first
time, thank you for taking
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the time to tune into
a network that we believe
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has been ordained and
inspired and strengthened
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by the Lord, and
also moving daily, working
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for the Lord,
getting people ready for the
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coming of the
Lord. Today, we have an
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exciting program
about missions. Now, when we
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talk about missions,
oftentimes people think
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of foreign
countries and people that have
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been growing up in
the bush and people that
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don't speak our language,
and all kinds of visions
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and things come to their
minds, into their psyche-
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but today, we're
going to talk about missions
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and how young
people can get involved in
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missions. So, you
want to stay tuned for the
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program and watch it
and invite someone to
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join the program with
you, because it's going
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to be inspiring
and informative at the
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very same time. Want
to also thank you for
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your prayers and your
financial support of this
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network as we
continue going and growing,
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getting ready for
the coming of the Lord.
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Before we meet our
guests, however, we're going to
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have some music. This
young man is a part of
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our 3ABN family, and
he is going to prepare
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the way by playing and
singing a song, "How Deep
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the Father's Love"-
Scott Michael Bennett.
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How deep the
Father's love for us
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How vast beyond all measure
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That He should give His only Son
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To make a wretch His treasure
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How great the
pain of searing loss
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The Father turns His face away
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As wounds which
mar the Chosen One
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Bring many sons to glory
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Behold the Lamb upon that cross
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My sin upon His shoulders
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Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
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Call out among the scoffers
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It was my sin
that held Him there
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Until it was accomplished
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His dying breath
has brought me life
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I know that it is finished
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I will not boast in anything
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No gifts, no power, no wisdom
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But I will boast in Jesus Christ
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His death and resurrection
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Why should I
gain from His reward?
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I cannot give an answer
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But this I know
with all my heart
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His wounds have paid my ransom
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Why should I
gain from His reward?
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I cannot give an answer
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But this I know
with all my heart
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His wounds have paid my ransom
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But this I know
with all my heart
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His wounds have paid my ransom
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- Thank you, Scott,
for that wonderful song,
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"How Deep the Father's
Love for Us", which is a good
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segue to the kind of
program we have today
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and the type of program.
I want to begin by welcoming
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our guests. First,
I'll start to my right:
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the president of the Laurelbrook
Academy, Warren McDaniels.
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Since you're so
close, I'll just shake your
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hand to welcome you.
Good to have you here!
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- Nice to be here. -
Give us a brief overview of
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who you are-just a snippet
about your background and
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what you're doing
right now. - Great! Well,
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currently, I'm the president
of Laurelbrook Academy.
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For the past 20
years, my family and I were
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missionaries in
South America. We spent 11
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years in Guyana and four
years in Bolivia, and then
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the last two or
three or so in Argentina.
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So, I've been at
Laurelbrook now for four months,
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but I have a long
history with Laurelbrook. We've
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worked with them in
the past. My background is
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electrical engineering.
And about 20 years ago,
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the Lord said, "It's
time to leave corporate
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America and go into
the bush of Guyana, and the
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Lord blessed. -
Now, you've been in a lot
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of Spanish
countries. Do you speak Spanish?
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- Yes! I speak a
little bit. I can converse;
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but when things are
pretty serious, I'll
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have a translator with
me. - You can definitely
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say 'good morning'. -
[laughs] Yeah, absolutely.
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- Well, good to have
you here. - Thank you. - To
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your immediate right
is Leilani Lee, one of the
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students of Laurelbrook.
Good to have you here,
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Leilani. - Thank you.
- Yes, tell us a little
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bit about you. Kind
of just give us a...who
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is Leilani? Where
are you from? Where is
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your home? - I'm from
West Virginia, and I'm
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a senior at Laurelbrook
Academy. I've been there
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for four years...and
yeah. - Wonderful. Well, good
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to have you here
today. We're going to talk a
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little bit more
about your academics and
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where you're looking forward
for your future to unfold,
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and missions, also,
in your life. Thank you
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so much for being
here. And also, we have Maria
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Hernandez from Colombia.
- Yep. - Good to have you
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here, Maria. - Thank
you for having me. - Yes!
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So, we found out that
you are... Your family
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is from where in Colombia?
- Well, different places
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in Colombia. But right
now, my family lives in
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Villavicencio. -
Okay, wow. And you are a
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senior at
Laurelbrook Academy. And you're
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one of how many
siblings?- how many brothers and
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sisters? - I have a
younger brother. He's a freshman
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at Laurelbrook
Academy, also. - Okay, so you're
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not there by
yourself. - Yeah. - That's good.
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Good to have you here
today. Yes. We're going
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to have a very
exciting program. I'll refer to
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you as president McDaniels.
- [chuckles] Okay. - And
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now tell us.
You've been at Laurelbrook
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now for...you've
said how many months?
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- Yeah, about four months
now. - Okay. - As president.
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- Wonderful. And with
the background that you
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have in electrical engineering
and then with the platform
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and experience you
have in the mission fields,
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tell us about your
excitement to be at
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Laurelbrook Academy. -
Well, what's interesting
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is that when I
first went to the mission
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field, my electrical
background and management
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background had little
to do with survival in the
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bush. However,
coming back, now, the things
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that are happening at
Laurelbrook in terms of
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our vocational program,
it's teaching our students
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how to do things
with their hands-how to be
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contributors to
God's cause. My background
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in the mission
field basically gives them
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sort of a list of the
possibilities-the things
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that could be if
they choose missions as a
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life work. So, my experience
in the mission field and my
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background in engineering
helps prepare them to
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combine sort of the
theory and the practical
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side, and hopefully
those things will inspire them
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to contribute to
God's cause somewhere
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some part of the world.
- Now, what kind of school
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is Laurelbrook? I
mean, a lot of times we think
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about academy, we
obviously know about
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academics-you know:
math, science, social
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studies, and all
the things that go along
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with that. What
makes Laurelbrook unique?
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- Well, that's
another interesting question.
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The idea is that
we want these kids to
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develop holistically,
and in several ways
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other than just
mental. So, we focus on their
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spiritual growth, the
vocational side of their
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training: how to do
things, how to compute, how to
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comprehend complex subjects
and figure things out. So,
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they get to work with
their hands and to understand
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the applications
behind the theory. So, those
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three elements are balanced
at Laurelbrook in terms of
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these students'
education and growth. - And I
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noticed in preparation
for the program, you have
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a lot of things you do,
like construction, farming,
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firefighting,
laundry, woods in the grounds,
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even-this may not sound
unusual, but-a cooking class
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for boys. [laughter]
- Well, it's not so much
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a cooking class, but part
of their character development
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and their rotation,
they will spend some time
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cooking in our
nursing home. We have a 50-bed
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nursing home, so
part of their rotation
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vocational training
could be in our nursing
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home kitchen. So,
they're actually cooking in the
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school's kitchen. So,
it's an equal opportunity
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to learn things that
perhaps traditionally
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were not something
that a young man would lean
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toward. - Okay. - Mhm. -
Let me as Leilani. Outside
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of your academics, what
other way are you involved
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in Laurelbrook
Academy? We talked about some of
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these different
areas. What else brings you
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joy in being a student
at Laurelbrook Academy?
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Like, what else do
you do? Are you involved
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in some of the vocations
like farming, firefighting,
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laundry-all those
different types of things?
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I heard you're a
singer. But outside of that,
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what else do you get
involved in at Laurelbrook?
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- Well, since I've
been there, I've pretty much
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worked in pretty much
all the places that they
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have for vocational
training. Right now, I'm
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working as a
teacher's aid in the elementary
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school, which is
great because I want to do
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that with my life. -
Okay. - Yeah. I don't know what
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else. - That's good;
that's good. So when you
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go to the mission
field, then you could use the
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practical lessons of learning
how to substitute teacher,
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learning those skills
so they could be useful
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in the mission
field. - And learning how to
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work in whatever
position that you were-to work
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hard and do your best
even if you don't exactly
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enjoy what you're
doing, but that you can do your
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best. - Okay, so the
training, then, is really
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great. What about
you, Maria? What are some
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of the things outside
of just your academics
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that you are learning
at Laurelbrook? - Well,
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I've been working in
the school office this
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year, and I really enjoyed
it, 'cause I like dealing
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with people and papers
and stuff. So, that's like
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my favorite place
that I've been so far. - So
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like administrative stuff,
dealing with... And that's
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very needed when you
talk about a future that
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a person's looking forward
to, because in the mission
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fields, there are a
lot of different areas that
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are needed. - Absolutely. -
Let's talk about construction.
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We have some graphics
today. We want to talk
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about some of these
vocational aspects of
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Laurelbrook Academy.
Describe to our viewers
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what we're seeing here,
this picture about construction.
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- Okay. Yeah, this is
a part of the rotation.
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Every nine weeks,
our students rotate into
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different areas. and
in the construction area,
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this particular photo
is one of our, actually,
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the supervisor of our
construction area, he's
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showing a kid how
to do some wiring. The
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idea is to give
them exposure to these
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different vocational
areas from the ground up.
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Learning by doing is
our motto at Laurelbrook, so
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we're not afraid to
make mistakes, we're not
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afraid to allow
the students to make
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mistakes, so they
learn how to do these things.
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In this particular
case, construction or
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electrical wiring
by actually doing it.
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Now, of course, doing
it safely. - Right. - Yeah.
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[laughter] So I
don't want to suggest that
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they're wiring up everything
and they can make mistakes
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with that. - You'll
have one less student a week.
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- Yeah. It's under
close supervision. But the
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practical aspect is something
that's really important
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in their character development.
- Okay, good, good. And
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then farming. Have any
of you been involved in
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the farming at all
at Laurelbrook? - I've
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worked on the farm. -
Okay. - And I've taken
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the agriculture class.
- Okay. So this picture
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about farming-this
is pretty interesting,
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because we talk
about vocational. Describe
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what kind of farming
do you do at Laurelbrook.
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- Well, there are two
aspects. We have indoor
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and outdoor. We
have greenhouses that are
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heated, and there's
ventilation systems,
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so we can grow our
vegetables year-round.
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And currently, we have
an organic booth at the
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local farmers
market in Chattanooga, so
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we're selling our vegetables
on a weekly basis. So, the
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agriculture is
critical to a school like ours,
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a self-supporting school.
It's one of the fundamental
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principles is
growing your own food, and
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we're trying to do
that. So with the greenhouses,
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it's a bit high-tech,
and we've demonstrated
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that you're able to
grow organically, locally
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grown food, and generate
income, as well. So, the
00:15:44.91\00:15:50.51
students then learn how
to grow organic food and
00:15:50.65\00:15:54.55
how to do traditional
classical farming, as well.
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So, many of our
students come from
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developing
countries, so when they return
00:16:01.59\00:16:04.23
to their countries,
they may not have access
00:16:04.33\00:16:06.39
to some of these
more high-tech processes
00:16:06.46\00:16:09.96
related to agriculture
so they'll learn how to
00:16:10.07\00:16:12.63
do traditional
farming and grow their own
00:16:12.73\00:16:14.64
food or perhaps go
start a ministry where
00:16:14.74\00:16:17.11
food shortages is a
prevalent issue for the
00:16:17.21\00:16:21.04
local population. So,
it's a big part of what
00:16:21.14\00:16:23.51
we do. - So how frequently
do you guys get involved
00:16:23.61\00:16:26.35
in outdoors- because
Laurelbrook being located
00:16:26.45\00:16:30.05
in Tennessee... Particularly,
what part of Tennessee?
00:16:30.12\00:16:33.32
- In Dayton, Tennessee.
We're in the mountain-
00:16:33.42\00:16:35.32
Dayton- about an hour
outside of Chattanooga.
00:16:35.39\00:16:38.39
- Okay, wonderful.
Nice area. Now, have you
00:16:38.49\00:16:40.50
gotten involved in
the farming aspects of it,
00:16:40.60\00:16:42.23
Maria? - Not yet,
but next semester I will.
00:16:42.33\00:16:45.33
- Okay, good, good.
So each of the students
00:16:45.43\00:16:47.60
get a chance to be
exposed to the different
00:16:47.70\00:16:49.57
aspects of
vocation. - Absolutely. Every
00:16:49.70\00:16:51.77
nine weeks, there is a
rotation in a particular
00:16:51.87\00:16:55.08
area-vocational area.
This is in addition to
00:16:55.18\00:16:58.55
the traditional
academics. So, whether they're
00:16:58.65\00:17:02.02
juniors or seniors
will determine which
00:17:02.08\00:17:04.12
part of the day
they're doing their vocational
00:17:04.22\00:17:06.55
training. Agriculture
is one of those areas
00:17:06.65\00:17:11.76
that they will have
to rotate through before
00:17:11.83\00:17:14.76
they graduate. - And
I'm looking at the contrast
00:17:14.86\00:17:16.56
between areas. You
have construction and
00:17:16.67\00:17:18.70
farming, and those are
obviously different. But
00:17:18.77\00:17:21.37
construction can also
benefit the principles
00:17:21.47\00:17:24.51
of farming-you
know, to build greenhouses
00:17:24.61\00:17:26.51
and things like
that. But this next one is
00:17:26.57\00:17:28.61
quite different from
the first two categories:
00:17:28.68\00:17:30.31
firefighting! - Ah...
- And this is interesting
00:17:30.41\00:17:32.15
to me, because my
sister who was a firefighter
00:17:32.25\00:17:34.25
worked for the
fire department in New
00:17:34.35\00:17:36.12
York, an EMT-but
talk about that, how they
00:17:36.22\00:17:37.92
train for that. - Yeah.
Well, it's also interesting
00:17:37.99\00:17:40.39
for me. My father was
retired. He spent 35 years
00:17:40.49\00:17:43.32
as a firefighter. He
was a superintendent of a
00:17:43.39\00:17:46.23
fire department in
New Orleans, and we
00:17:46.33\00:17:48.56
have 2,000 acres-Laurelbrook
Academy. We're in a rural
00:17:48.66\00:17:53.74
setting, so we have our
own fire department that
00:17:53.84\00:17:56.24
supports about a five-mile
radius around our school.
00:17:56.37\00:18:00.94
So, the fire station
and department is located
00:18:01.04\00:18:03.85
on our campus. One of
the vocational rotations
00:18:03.98\00:18:07.18
for the students, if
they choose, is to become
00:18:07.32\00:18:09.88
a junior firefighter.
So, during that nine-week
00:18:09.98\00:18:14.26
rotation, they learn
how to extinguish fires,
00:18:15.66\00:18:21.13
how to operate the apparatus
on the fire trucks, they
00:18:21.26\00:18:26.87
learned CPR...
They're not able to go into a
00:18:27.00\00:18:29.70
burning building, but
as a junior firefighter
00:18:29.80\00:18:32.87
they're able to
operate the equipment. And so,
00:18:32.97\00:18:36.95
we get calls for
fires and things like that,
00:18:37.05\00:18:39.68
and it's a very interesting
experience for our students.
00:18:39.78\00:18:44.09
As a matter of fact,
I'm going through the
00:18:44.19\00:18:45.52
course, myself. - Okay! -
Which is interesting, yeah.
00:18:45.55\00:18:47.86
- Now, have any of
you been involved in the
00:18:47.96\00:18:49.29
firefighting aspects
of it? You have, Maria?
00:18:49.32\00:18:51.49
- Yeah, I'm going
through the course right now.
00:18:51.59\00:18:52.96
- Oh, you're in the
course right now? - Yeah. - Have
00:18:53.06\00:18:55.13
you put on the jackets
and all that yet? - Yeah,
00:18:55.23\00:18:57.50
it's actually huge for
me, but yeah. It's fun.
00:18:57.60\00:18:59.77
- It's what? - It's
huge. - Oh. [laughter] - Yeah.
00:18:59.83\00:19:02.94
- So, the
equipment, then. You mean the
00:19:03.04\00:19:06.07
helmet, also? - Mhm.
And the everything that goes
00:19:06.14\00:19:08.74
along with firefighting.
Is it pretty exciting to
00:19:08.81\00:19:11.18
be involved in
that? - Yeah, it seems
00:19:11.28\00:19:14.15
I came to Laurelbrook,
I wanted to be there,
00:19:14.22\00:19:16.08
and I got the opportunity..
And yeah. I love it.
00:19:16.15\00:19:19.12
I like it. - You
know, that's nice, because
00:19:19.19\00:19:21.32
what happens is a
lot of kids when we think
00:19:21.39\00:19:23.43
of going away to
school, we think, "I'm gonna
00:19:23.53\00:19:24.96
be meeting class all
day long..." But you're
00:19:25.03\00:19:26.90
breaking out of the
normal avenues of academics and
00:19:27.00\00:19:30.90
really giving them hands-on
experience. So when they
00:19:30.97\00:19:34.00
sit down and think
about, "What do I want to do
00:19:34.10\00:19:35.74
for the future?" They
could think, "Hey, I want
00:19:35.84\00:19:38.04
to be involved in
construction, maybe
00:19:38.11\00:19:40.04
hands-on from an architectural
perspective. I want to
00:19:40.14\00:19:43.45
own a farm or work
on a farm or have my own
00:19:43.51\00:19:46.31
farm," or even the
skills of putting their own farm
00:19:46.38\00:19:49.45
together to raise a
lot of organic food.
00:19:49.55\00:19:53.46
Another question: do
you guys eat from the
00:19:53.56\00:19:55.92
farm? [Mhm!] Okay.
So, you have organic food!
00:19:56.09\00:19:59.16
- Mhm. Yeah. And you
know what's interesting,
00:19:59.26\00:20:01.86
our farming is not
just the traditional, you
00:20:01.96\00:20:05.90
know, you put a seed
in the ground, you put
00:20:06.00\00:20:07.64
some water, and you
watch it grow, but it's,
00:20:07.70\00:20:10.31
again, a holistic
approach. We're involved in the
00:20:10.41\00:20:12.87
marketing. How do you
price the cost of lettuce?
00:20:12.94\00:20:17.55
You know, when's the
best time to grow it so
00:20:17.65\00:20:19.25
the kids who are involved
in the greenhouse production,
00:20:19.35\00:20:23.79
they're doing more than
just learning how to grow
00:20:23.89\00:20:27.19
food-but how do you
sell it, how do you market
00:20:27.29\00:20:29.26
it, how do you
generate income, how do you, you
00:20:29.36\00:20:32.19
know, make it a way of
living for you-more than
00:20:32.29\00:20:35.46
just a hobby? So,
it is something that we
00:20:35.56\00:20:39.47
believe would be useful
not only as livelihood for
00:20:39.57\00:20:44.81
the students, but a
part of a mission experience.
00:20:44.91\00:20:48.54
Most of the missions
that I've gone to or visited-
00:20:48.61\00:20:52.18
you know, one of the
first things they ask for-
00:20:52.28\00:20:54.12
well, they certainly
need people, volunteers-
00:20:54.22\00:20:57.02
but an
agriculture person, somebody
00:20:57.12\00:21:00.06
who can focus on
growing the food whether they're
00:21:00.16\00:21:02.26
in Asia or Africa-
whatever. It's a need.
00:21:02.32\00:21:04.96
So, if we have students
who have experienced how
00:21:05.06\00:21:08.56
to grow food in some
difficult environments
00:21:08.66\00:21:12.07
but also how to sell
it, how to market it,
00:21:12.17\00:21:15.00
and to generate income
and profits for ministry,
00:21:15.10\00:21:18.57
I believe that would
be huge. I know I would've
00:21:18.67\00:21:21.24
loved to have received
a young person with energy
00:21:21.34\00:21:24.61
and knowledge to do
that when I was in foreign
00:21:24.71\00:21:27.82
missions. - And also
how to cook it. [laughter]
00:21:27.88\00:21:30.29
- Yeah. Yes. - What
about, have you gotten
00:21:30.39\00:21:32.42
involved in any of
the farming aspects of it
00:21:32.49\00:21:34.56
yet, Leilani? -
Wait, the farming? - Yeah.
00:21:34.62\00:21:36.99
- Yeah, I worked on
the farm when I was a
00:21:37.06\00:21:39.06
freshman for a quarter,
and I took the agriculture
00:21:39.16\00:21:42.63
class when I was a sophomore,
so yeah. - Was that your
00:21:42.70\00:21:46.57
first exposure to hands-on
farming? - At Laurelbrook?
00:21:46.70\00:21:50.94
- Was that- yeah,
at Laurelbrook. Yeah.
00:21:51.01\00:21:52.57
Was that your first
time getting involved
00:21:52.67\00:21:54.51
in hands-on, like,
literally getting involved in
00:21:54.61\00:21:57.45
farming? - Yeah... -
Yeah? did you enjoy it? - Yeah.
00:21:57.55\00:22:01.22
- Okay, good! I
mean, what we're seeing is
00:22:01.32\00:22:03.65
young people that
are just expanding their
00:22:03.75\00:22:05.25
horizon, and now we
go to the next one. Let's
00:22:05.35\00:22:08.76
bring up this
next graphic-laundry.
00:22:08.82\00:22:10.99
Everybody should
learn how to do laundry!
00:22:11.09\00:22:13.63
It shouldn't be just
a ladies thing. - Yeah,
00:22:13.73\00:22:15.76
well... [laughs] Well,
if you're washing clothes
00:22:15.86\00:22:18.90
for 45 residents at
our nursing home, it's
00:22:19.00\00:22:23.17
a bit different than
doing your little brother's
00:22:23.24\00:22:25.74
laundry. - Okay. -
So, that photo is at our
00:22:25.81\00:22:28.51
nursing home. Part
of the rotation in our
00:22:28.58\00:22:30.85
nursing home, the students
are involved in housekeeping,
00:22:30.91\00:22:35.88
laundry, the
sanitarium kitchen, the nursing
00:22:35.98\00:22:40.36
home kitchen, as
well as assisting CNAs on
00:22:40.42\00:22:43.86
the floor. So, in the
laundry, they are taking
00:22:43.93\00:22:47.06
care of the linen, the
personal clothing of the
00:22:47.16\00:22:51.30
patients, as well. And
so it is quite a challenging
00:22:51.40\00:22:56.20
job. It can get lonely
there, but it certainly
00:22:56.27\00:23:00.11
teaches leadership
organization and those
00:23:00.21\00:23:03.35
sorts of things. -
Now, both of the students-
00:23:03.45\00:23:07.68
we have Maria and
Leilani- want to get involved in
00:23:07.78\00:23:09.72
missions. Tell me,
why would you- what makes
00:23:09.78\00:23:13.22
you want to be involved
in missions? Let's start
00:23:13.32\00:23:15.79
with Maria. - Well,
since I came to Laurelbrook,
00:23:15.86\00:23:21.03
I realized that I
don't have to go really far
00:23:21.10\00:23:24.33
away to meet people
that need help. So, I
00:23:24.43\00:23:29.87
also realized that
in my own country near
00:23:31.41\00:23:33.01
my house, I can go and
help them. So, I just feel
00:23:33.11\00:23:40.95
like God is calling
me and that that's the
00:23:41.02\00:23:43.28
only purpose that
I should focus on to
00:23:43.39\00:23:46.19
fulfill His plans for
me, and if that's what He's
00:23:46.29\00:23:52.26
calling me to do, then
I'll just follow Him. - And
00:23:52.29\00:23:55.03
you're excited about it,
too. - Yeah. - Wow, that's
00:23:55.10\00:23:56.80
good, because I
like what you mentioned.
00:23:56.87\00:23:58.23
You don't have to
necessarily go far away,
00:23:58.33\00:24:00.04
but in the country that
you came from, you could
00:24:00.14\00:24:02.70
witness to people right
where you are. And praise
00:24:02.80\00:24:05.51
the Lord that that's
developing in the mindset
00:24:05.57\00:24:07.84
of the young people.
What about you, Leilani?
00:24:07.88\00:24:09.64
Why is missions attractive
for you? - Well, since
00:24:09.74\00:24:13.31
I came to Laurelbrook,
I've been to six mission
00:24:13.38\00:24:16.52
trips. I've been on
six mission trips, and I've
00:24:16.62\00:24:19.35
been able to see in
Mexico and Cuba the way that
00:24:19.42\00:24:23.12
the people live,
and I've been exposed to
00:24:23.26\00:24:26.33
all the people, that
they don't really have Jesus
00:24:26.43\00:24:29.46
the way that I've
been in an Adventist home
00:24:29.56\00:24:33.37
my whole life. God has
really impressed me that
00:24:33.44\00:24:38.01
that is the purpose of
life is to reach the world
00:24:38.11\00:24:41.54
for Him. And instead
of like, just integrating
00:24:41.64\00:24:44.68
that into whatever
you can do, to whatever
00:24:44.78\00:24:48.08
you're doing, that
is the main purpose, and
00:24:48.22\00:24:50.75
then you can use
whatever you're doing to help
00:24:50.89\00:24:53.22
forward that work.
And so, my purpose is to
00:24:53.32\00:24:59.13
be able to reach as
many people as I can
00:24:59.26\00:25:01.56
so that we can finish
God's work so that Jesus
00:25:01.66\00:25:05.37
can come back. -
Amen. Praise the Lord. What
00:25:05.47\00:25:07.70
are some of the places
you've been? You mentioned
00:25:07.80\00:25:09.14
a couple of them. - Well,
yeah. I've been three times
00:25:09.17\00:25:12.21
to Mexico and once to
Cuba, and twice to Florida
00:25:12.31\00:25:17.91
after hurricanes. And
I'm planning on going to
00:25:18.01\00:25:20.28
Honduras before I graduate,
so... - Wow. So, that's
00:25:20.35\00:25:23.82
your... I mean, when
I was your age, I was
00:25:23.92\00:25:27.76
locked in Brooklyn.
I didn't even know what
00:25:27.86\00:25:30.43
it was like to be on a
plane. I didn't go onto a
00:25:30.53\00:25:32.53
plane until I got
to college. So, you're
00:25:32.59\00:25:35.46
way ahead of the
curve, and quite a different
00:25:35.56\00:25:38.30
generation-not that
they didn't have airplanes
00:25:38.33\00:25:40.40
at the time. Just
wanted to let you know they did
00:25:40.50\00:25:43.20
have them.
[laughter] But just to have that
00:25:43.30\00:25:46.74
kind of experience
to go a number of times,
00:25:46.84\00:25:49.61
to go to these countries,
and also in America to
00:25:49.71\00:25:52.61
get involved in
something that involved helping
00:25:52.71\00:25:54.75
people in a time of
disaster. Was it like
00:25:54.88\00:25:57.39
when you went to Florida
after the hurricane? - Well,
00:25:57.49\00:26:01.36
it looked pretty
bad. There were trees and
00:26:01.42\00:26:03.22
everything, like,
falling on houses and their
00:26:03.32\00:26:06.39
yards, and we were
able to go with chainsaws,
00:26:06.49\00:26:10.27
and we were able to
clear several of the yards
00:26:10.37\00:26:13.60
in the neighborhoods,
and yeah. - Did you
00:26:13.70\00:26:17.67
operate a chainsaw?
- Yeah. - Wow! Okay!
00:26:17.77\00:26:21.41
Just changed my view
of you all around, 'cause
00:26:21.54\00:26:23.91
you have to be
skillful to hold that chain-
00:26:24.01\00:26:25.88
"mmm"- I mean,
that must've been... You
00:26:25.98\00:26:28.95
obviously had some training,
which kind of takes us to
00:26:29.02\00:26:30.95
the next one. We went
from laundry. What about
00:26:31.09\00:26:34.02
you, Maria? Have you
had any of the mission
00:26:34.09\00:26:35.72
trip experience yet?
- I went to Florida once
00:26:35.82\00:26:38.86
and to Cuba. - Okay.
And comfortable in Cuba,
00:26:38.96\00:26:42.46
'cause the language,
very similar. - Yeah,
00:26:42.56\00:26:45.27
it's Spanish. - That's
good. I've been to Cuba
00:26:45.33\00:26:46.84
before. I like all
those different color cars.
00:26:46.94\00:26:49.50
The Chevy motor, Ford
back, a purple car, pink
00:26:49.57\00:26:52.77
car... That's
very unique about Cuba.
00:26:52.87\00:26:55.34
Very nice place to be.
Go to woods and grounds,
00:26:55.44\00:26:57.81
and now let's talk
about that. And the
00:26:57.91\00:26:59.45
chainsaw, I think, is
involved in that. - Yeah.
00:26:59.55\00:27:01.72
- Look at this
picture here about woods
00:27:01.82\00:27:03.18
and the grounds of...
- Well, this is one of
00:27:03.28\00:27:05.32
our students
operating the lawn mower. Like
00:27:05.42\00:27:09.66
I said, we have
about 2,000 acres, so it's
00:27:09.72\00:27:11.46
quite a big,
large property, and we
00:27:11.53\00:27:14.06
do have a couple of
wood-burning systems
00:27:14.16\00:27:18.10
that require firewood.
So, part of that maintaining
00:27:18.23\00:27:21.90
the grounds can be a
daunting task at times,
00:27:22.00\00:27:26.41
so our students learn
how to operate equipment,
00:27:26.54\00:27:30.15
how to maintain equipment...
We do it safely, of course,
00:27:30.25\00:27:35.08
but part of the rotation
is, again, nine weeks in
00:27:35.18\00:27:39.39
grounds planting
shrubs and pruning trees and
00:27:39.55\00:27:43.83
mowing lawns and
hauling firewood to different
00:27:43.93\00:27:47.86
places. It also is
a learning experience.
00:27:47.96\00:27:51.83
Part of what we're
trying to do is develop
00:27:51.93\00:27:54.87
leaders. So, these
young ladies, they are a bit
00:27:54.97\00:27:57.74
modest, but Leilani
and Maria, they both can
00:27:57.84\00:28:02.38
manage a group of young
people in a kitchen, for
00:28:02.48\00:28:06.95
instance. If
necessary, they can take a group
00:28:07.02\00:28:09.28
of young people
and organize a menu or
00:28:09.38\00:28:13.72
prepare food or
go... And in Maria's case,
00:28:13.79\00:28:17.29
she's working in the
office area, so she can
00:28:17.39\00:28:21.00
do some registrar functions
and secretarial functions.
00:28:21.10\00:28:24.93
So, they're real leaders,
and that comes as a result
00:28:25.03\00:28:27.67
of rotating into
these different areas and
00:28:27.74\00:28:30.04
getting a group of
tasks together and giving them
00:28:30.14\00:28:35.44
the wherewithal to
make it happen, and they've
00:28:35.51\00:28:38.21
done that really well.
- So they may be modest,
00:28:38.35\00:28:41.18
but they're not incapable.
- Oh, no! [laughs] - Good.
00:28:41.25\00:28:44.25
That's good. Moving
right along to boys'
00:28:44.35\00:28:46.15
cooking. Talk about
that. - Mhm. Well, we
00:28:46.29\00:28:49.42
mentioned it a bit
earlier, but part of the
00:28:49.49\00:28:52.49
rotation in their
vocational areas is in
00:28:52.59\00:28:55.50
our academy kitchen
or in our nursing home
00:28:55.60\00:28:59.13
kitchen. Depending on
which shift you're working,
00:28:59.23\00:29:03.04
this is our academy
kitchen, I believe. - Mhm.
00:29:03.17\00:29:06.61
- Depending on
which shift you work, you
00:29:06.71\00:29:09.18
can be up quite early
in the morning preparing
00:29:09.24\00:29:12.01
the breakfast for the
student body or preparing
00:29:12.11\00:29:16.08
meals in our nursing
home on a Sunday morning.
00:29:16.18\00:29:19.65
- Okay. - So, it is a
bit diverse. And certainly,
00:29:19.72\00:29:23.02
in our nursing home,
it's a very particular
00:29:23.09\00:29:27.36
menu, because they have
dietary needs, depending
00:29:27.46\00:29:29.96
on the residents that
we have. So, you have to
00:29:30.03\00:29:34.00
pay attention to
detail. You can't just kinda
00:29:34.10\00:29:36.10
throw things
together and cook whatever you
00:29:36.17\00:29:38.61
feel like. [laughs] -
Makes a difference. - Yeah,
00:29:38.71\00:29:40.91
so it matters. - And
the Mexico trip-let's talk
00:29:40.98\00:29:43.55
about Mexico
Missions, because you mentioned
00:29:43.61\00:29:45.11
having gone to Mexico
before. I think Leilani
00:29:45.21\00:29:47.85
talked about that. - Mhm.
- Mexico Missions. - Yeah.
00:29:47.95\00:29:50.72
Mexico Missions is
an organization that has
00:29:50.79\00:29:52.95
done a phenomenal job
at building churches in
00:29:53.05\00:29:55.76
Mexico. Our
students have partnered with
00:29:55.82\00:29:59.86
Mexico Missions to go
down to Mexico to build
00:30:00.00\00:30:03.43
churches on several
occasions, and it has
00:30:03.57\00:30:06.03
been life-changing
for many of the students
00:30:06.13\00:30:08.74
who have gone down
there. And I think it's
00:30:08.84\00:30:11.14
either Leilani or
Heissel was on the trip where
00:30:11.24\00:30:14.34
they built seven
churches. - Both of us. - Yeah.
00:30:14.44\00:30:17.88
Tell us... - Wow,
yeah. - The last time that we
00:30:17.95\00:30:20.38
went to Mexico in
December, we were planning on
00:30:20.45\00:30:23.69
building five
churches at the most (that was
00:30:23.79\00:30:26.76
the most we had ever
built in the two-week
00:30:26.82\00:30:28.32
time period before).
But when we got there,
00:30:28.42\00:30:30.13
God opened the
doors for us to be able to
00:30:30.26\00:30:31.79
build a sixth, and we
were making jokes like,
00:30:31.89\00:30:34.10
"Oh, now what next? We
go to back to the cabin
00:30:34.16\00:30:36.23
and they're gonna tell
us to build a seventh?"
00:30:36.33\00:30:37.87
And that's exactly
what happened. We went back,
00:30:37.97\00:30:39.70
and they said that we
had the opportunity to
00:30:39.83\00:30:43.34
build a seventh. The
reason we did is because
00:30:43.44\00:30:45.07
the towns in Mexico,
they dedicate a certain
00:30:45.17\00:30:50.21
plot of land to the
Catholic Church, usually,
00:30:50.31\00:30:53.82
so that they can
build a church. But because
00:30:53.92\00:30:57.39
of our previous Mexico
mission trips and health
00:30:57.45\00:30:59.85
expo we had done in that
town, they decided to give
00:30:59.95\00:31:02.66
it to the Adventist
church, so we were able
00:31:02.76\00:31:06.13
to build another
church there. - Wow, praise
00:31:06.19\00:31:08.50
the Lord for that.
So you know how to get
00:31:08.60\00:31:10.17
your hands dirty. -
Yeah. [laughs] - Yeah, swing
00:31:10.27\00:31:12.30
that- get that
gravel going and moving all
00:31:12.37\00:31:14.74
those bricks... Wow!
They look pretty clean
00:31:14.80\00:31:17.87
today, but they
know how to get involved.
00:31:17.97\00:31:19.51
What about you?
Have you learned some of
00:31:19.57\00:31:21.88
those skills of
building, Maria? - Not much like
00:31:21.94\00:31:27.38
building. When we went
to Cuba, we helped more
00:31:27.48\00:31:31.02
with painting the church
and making the classrooms
00:31:31.09\00:31:37.29
for the kids look
nice, and yeah. - Okay. All
00:31:37.43\00:31:40.76
right. That's
wonderful. And then mission trip
00:31:40.90\00:31:43.47
to Florida. You
alluded to that a moment ago;
00:31:43.57\00:31:45.83
talk about that. - Sure,
sure. Yes, Leilani mentioned
00:31:45.90\00:31:48.97
that. We have natural
disasters... - Is that
00:31:49.07\00:31:52.41
Leilani right
there? - Ah, there she is.
00:31:52.51\00:31:54.11
[laughter] - Okay,
all right. - She does know
00:31:54.18\00:31:56.54
how to get dirty when
necessary. - Good, good.
00:31:56.64\00:31:59.38
Those are pretty
large pieces of wood there!
00:31:59.48\00:32:02.25
Developing student
muscles. [laughter]
00:32:02.38\00:32:04.49
- That's right; absolutely.
- That's a good thing.
00:32:04.62\00:32:06.25
- Typically, when
we mention missions, we
00:32:06.35\00:32:08.46
think foreign
missions, we think impoverished,
00:32:08.56\00:32:12.03
developing countries
and whatnot...but there
00:32:12.13\00:32:14.96
are lots of opportunities
in North America for
00:32:15.03\00:32:16.93
missions. - That's
right. - Certainly in this
00:32:17.03\00:32:19.97
particular case,
after a hurricane, there are
00:32:20.10\00:32:22.10
people who are in
distress, and there are lots of
00:32:22.20\00:32:24.34
folk who are open to
hearing the gospel after
00:32:24.41\00:32:28.18
you've addressed
their immediate needs. Folk
00:32:28.28\00:32:32.21
are living out of doors
or need food. You address
00:32:32.31\00:32:35.68
those needs, and
then you're better able to
00:32:35.78\00:32:38.09
present the gospel
secondarily after you've
00:32:38.19\00:32:42.86
addressed their physical
needs, so yeah. - That's
00:32:42.96\00:32:45.63
right. - Mhm. -
Well, you know, we think
00:32:45.76\00:32:48.13
about it, and everything
that you do is a blessing
00:32:48.23\00:32:51.63
to someone. Construction,
farming, firefighting, laundry,
00:32:51.77\00:32:56.07
woods and grounds, boys'
cooking, Mexico Missions,
00:32:56.14\00:32:58.77
and missions to
Florida... That's just
00:32:58.87\00:33:00.54
the tip of the
iceberg. We're going to get a
00:33:00.64\00:33:02.11
chance to find out
more about the nursing, home
00:33:02.21\00:33:05.51
kitchen, and
baptism and computer classes
00:33:05.65\00:33:07.68
and orchestration...
But before we go to
00:33:07.78\00:33:09.65
that, we have
another song by Scott Michael
00:33:09.75\00:33:12.25
Bennett entitled, "Blessings".
And right after this
00:33:12.35\00:33:15.52
song, you'll meet two
more students that are involved
00:33:15.62\00:33:18.36
in the Laurelbrook
mission program as well as their
00:33:18.43\00:33:21.20
academics.
00:33:21.26\00:33:22.66
We pray for blessings
00:33:41.05\00:33:43.69
We pray for peace
00:33:45.15\00:33:47.16
Comfort for family,
protection while we sleep
00:33:48.66\00:33:54.70
We pray for
healing, and prosperity
00:33:56.73\00:34:02.47
We pray for Your mighty
hand to ease our suffering
00:34:03.77\00:34:10.25
And all the while,
You hear each spoken need
00:34:11.61\00:34:18.15
Yet love us way too
much to give us lesser things
00:34:18.82\00:34:24.39
'Cause what if your
blessings come through raindrops
00:34:25.86\00:34:29.66
What if Your
healing comes through tears
00:34:30.13\00:34:33.23
And what if a thousand sleepless
nights are what it takes
00:34:33.80\00:34:38.71
to know You're near
00:34:38.97\00:34:41.21
And what if trials of this life
are Your mercies in disguise
00:34:42.78\00:34:52.55
We pray for wisdom
00:35:05.27\00:35:07.74
Your voice to hear
00:35:09.10\00:35:11.84
And we cry in anger
when we cannot feel You near
00:35:12.67\00:35:18.78
We doubt your
goodness, we doubt your love
00:35:20.68\00:35:26.76
As if every promise
from Your Word is not enough
00:35:28.06\00:35:34.63
And all the while, You
hear each desperate plea
00:35:34.96\00:35:42.00
And You long that
we'd have faith to believe
00:35:42.90\00:35:48.58
'Cause what if your
blessings come through raindrops
00:35:49.64\00:35:53.45
What if Your
healing comes through tears
00:35:53.82\00:35:56.79
And what if a thousand sleepless
nights are what it takes
00:35:57.42\00:36:02.12
to know You're near
00:36:02.62\00:36:05.16
And what if trials of this life
are Your mercies in disguise
00:36:06.43\00:36:15.60
When friends betray us
00:36:17.87\00:36:20.44
When darkness seems to win
00:36:21.61\00:36:23.98
We know this pain
reminds our hearts
00:36:24.08\00:36:28.12
That this is not
No, this is not our home
00:36:28.22\00:36:35.49
Is not our home
00:36:38.49\00:36:42.93
'Cause what if your
blessings come through raindrops
00:36:48.04\00:36:51.81
What if Your
healing comes through tears
00:36:52.14\00:36:55.38
And what if a thousand sleepless
nights are what it takes
00:36:55.64\00:37:00.72
to know You're near
00:37:00.95\00:37:03.59
What if my
greatest disappointments
00:37:05.59\00:37:09.29
Or the aching of this life
00:37:09.62\00:37:13.06
Is the revealing of a greater
thirst this world can't satisfy
00:37:13.46\00:37:22.07
What if trials of this life
00:37:24.31\00:37:28.44
The rain, the
storms, the hardest nights
00:37:29.18\00:37:32.81
Are your mercies in disguise
00:37:34.05\00:37:42.82
- Thank you so much,
Scott, for that song,
00:38:03.35\00:38:05.55
"Blessings". And our
blessings will continue
00:38:05.65\00:38:07.88
as we introduce to
you two more students from
00:38:07.95\00:38:10.85
the Laurelbrook
Academy. Let me go ahead and
00:38:10.95\00:38:13.15
first, introduce
Heissel. Good to have you here,
00:38:13.25\00:38:15.52
Heissel. - Thank you!
- And I'm gonna try this:
00:38:15.62\00:38:17.79
Entriano? - Interiano.
- Interiano. Good to have
00:38:17.89\00:38:21.80
you here. - Thank
you. - And what year are
00:38:21.90\00:38:24.40
you in Laurelbrook? -
I'm a senior in Laurelbrook,
00:38:24.50\00:38:29.20
and I help with anything
that they need. - [chuckles]
00:38:29.30\00:38:33.07
Okay. And you're
from where? Where's your
00:38:33.17\00:38:35.14
background? - I'm
from El Salvador. - Okay.
00:38:35.24\00:38:38.15
- Yeah. But I'm living
in Costa Rica right now.
00:38:38.25\00:38:40.62
- Wow. So- one
thing I noticed about the
00:38:40.72\00:38:43.25
school: very international.
- Yes! Yes. Very diverse
00:38:43.35\00:38:46.12
group of young people
from all over the world.
00:38:46.22\00:38:48.42
- Okay. That's wonderful.
And got a young man on
00:38:48.56\00:38:51.93
the program. Michael,
good to have you here.
00:38:52.03\00:38:53.36
- Thank you. - And
pronounce your last
00:38:53.40\00:38:55.36
name for me. - Villalobos.
- Yes. - And where are
00:38:55.46\00:38:59.83
you from? - I was born
in Colorado, but my parents
00:38:59.93\00:39:03.47
are from Mexico,
so... - Okay. All right. So,
00:39:03.54\00:39:06.04
we have an American-born
foreigner. [laughter] Or
00:39:06.14\00:39:09.08
foreign-born
American. [more laughter] It's
00:39:09.18\00:39:10.95
good to have you here
today. We've talked about
00:39:11.08\00:39:13.48
a number of aspects of
the program, like instruction
00:39:13.58\00:39:16.08
farming... Just give
us an overview: what have
00:39:16.15\00:39:18.95
you- how have you been
involved in the programs
00:39:19.05\00:39:22.06
of Laurelbrook
Academy? I know your academics-
00:39:22.16\00:39:24.19
but what else have
you done while you're
00:39:24.29\00:39:25.63
there? - Well,
little things. I've been in
00:39:25.76\00:39:28.96
almost everything,
every vocational training
00:39:29.03\00:39:31.93
that they have,
and I've helped in the
00:39:32.03\00:39:35.87
kitchens-both of
them. And I'm, right now, in
00:39:35.97\00:39:41.31
the farming side. - Okay!
- Yeah. I'm learning about
00:39:41.41\00:39:45.18
the greenhouse, how
to manage it, and two
00:39:45.28\00:39:47.82
other students
are with me and we get
00:39:47.92\00:39:49.88
to supervise
ourselves kind of. We're getting
00:39:49.98\00:39:53.99
ready just to learn
more things. - Okay!
00:39:54.09\00:39:58.53
That's good. What
about you, Michael? - Well,
00:39:58.63\00:40:01.76
beyond academics, I've
been working in grounds,
00:40:01.83\00:40:07.07
the nursing home kitchen...
I have the 6:30 shift in
00:40:07.17\00:40:11.11
the morning. - Okay.
- And I've also been in
00:40:11.17\00:40:14.01
charge of cooking the
boys' breakfast. - Okay.
00:40:14.08\00:40:16.88
Well, on that note,
let's dive into the nursing
00:40:17.05\00:40:19.25
home kitchen. This is
a picture of the nursing
00:40:19.31\00:40:20.82
home kitchen that
Michael just alluded to. Is that
00:40:20.92\00:40:23.79
you in the... Are you
in this picture? - No, no,
00:40:23.92\00:40:26.12
no, no. - So,
nursing home kitchen-talk
00:40:26.22\00:40:28.02
about that. Maybe
let's see what Michael-
00:40:28.12\00:40:30.86
what is the nursing home
kitchen? - Well... - You seem
00:40:30.93\00:40:33.13
comfortable to talk about
it. - [laughs] The nursing
00:40:33.23\00:40:35.03
home kitchen, on
what I've worked on, is-
00:40:35.13\00:40:39.17
I usually wake up
before 6:30 because that's when
00:40:39.27\00:40:43.71
I enter, and you
have to make preparations
00:40:43.77\00:40:46.31
for the next day.
The nursing home kitchen
00:40:46.44\00:40:48.38
usually is always a
day ahead. You make the
00:40:48.44\00:40:52.71
salads, the
food... Sometimes, you're
00:40:52.81\00:40:55.78
a supervisor and you
cook for the meal plan of the
00:40:55.92\00:40:59.45
residents, and
yeah. - Wow. Do you enjoy
00:40:59.55\00:41:02.56
that? - Yeah. I
actually really do. - [chuckles]
00:41:02.66\00:41:05.43
Okay. So if you're
getting up really early
00:41:05.53\00:41:06.90
on the most... I
guess only those who are
00:41:06.96\00:41:08.96
involved in the
early morning preparations
00:41:09.06\00:41:10.50
are up at that time.
So you don't mind doing
00:41:10.60\00:41:13.84
that. - No, not at all. -
Good, so you're learning- so
00:41:13.94\00:41:16.50
when you get married,
you're already comfortable
00:41:16.60\00:41:18.77
with the kitchen.
[chuckling] - Yeah.
00:41:18.84\00:41:20.28
[laughter] - Okay,
good. I'm not pushing
00:41:20.38\00:41:21.78
marriage on you yet.
[laughter] Well, what
00:41:21.91\00:41:24.25
about you? Have you
been involved in any of that
00:41:24.35\00:41:25.68
nursing home kitchen? -
Yeah. I've been supervisor,
00:41:25.71\00:41:27.82
and I've worked,
also. Yeah, it's kind of a
00:41:27.92\00:41:33.02
rushing kind of
thing, because you have to
00:41:34.52\00:41:37.43
have- you have two hours
to prepare your breakfast
00:41:37.53\00:41:40.33
and two hours to
prepare your lunch, and then
00:41:40.43\00:41:43.70
you have like four
types of meals that you need
00:41:43.83\00:41:48.10
to prepare, so it's
kind of interesting.
00:41:48.20\00:41:51.21
- That's good,
that's good. See, this is
00:41:51.31\00:41:52.67
what you're gonna be
diving into. - [chuckles]
00:41:52.77\00:41:54.21
Yes. - You're gonna be
on-hands with the students
00:41:54.28\00:41:56.68
there. -
Absolutely. - That's a wonderful
00:41:56.75\00:41:58.81
program, nursing home
kitchen. - Mhm. - Talk
00:41:58.88\00:42:02.15
about baptism for a
moment. - Yeah. This
00:42:02.28\00:42:04.15
is the culmination
of the whole experience-
00:42:04.25\00:42:07.89
not just baptism
but conversion. So, our
00:42:07.96\00:42:11.36
evangelism, our students
are involved in outreach,
00:42:11.46\00:42:15.30
and in the local community,
of course, we've spoken
00:42:15.40\00:42:18.10
about foreign missions
and missions in sort of
00:42:18.20\00:42:21.80
post-disaster
areas. But we also have a
00:42:21.94\00:42:25.57
program where they
go out and do evangelism
00:42:25.67\00:42:28.34
locally. There is a colporteur
program where the students
00:42:28.48\00:42:32.78
learn how to distribute
and sell our literature
00:42:32.85\00:42:36.92
for fundraising and
for evangelism. So, as a
00:42:37.02\00:42:43.53
result of those ministries
that are a part of our
00:42:43.63\00:42:47.66
school, these young
people are learning how to bring
00:42:47.73\00:42:52.17
other young people
to a decision to serve
00:42:52.27\00:42:54.67
Christ, and they're
actively engaged in it-
00:42:54.77\00:42:57.11
especially the two
of them. Michael talked
00:42:57.21\00:42:59.57
about being a youth
pastor. And whenever
00:42:59.67\00:43:03.51
he has the opportunity
to speak or to preach,
00:43:03.58\00:43:05.91
he doesn't hesitate.
So, it kind of instills
00:43:06.01\00:43:09.82
a sense of confidence
in him. - Mm. So, where
00:43:09.88\00:43:12.85
did you get your
desire to preach from? Or was
00:43:12.95\00:43:15.36
it a calling on your
life, or you saw someone
00:43:15.46\00:43:17.19
and said, "That's what
I'd like to do"? - Well,
00:43:17.26\00:43:19.86
since I was little,
I kind of had the gist
00:43:19.96\00:43:23.06
of it. Every time I
was in church, my mom would
00:43:23.16\00:43:25.90
always make us sit
in the front seat. - Oh,
00:43:26.00\00:43:28.20
wow. - And every time I
would hear the preacher,
00:43:28.30\00:43:31.24
I would always come
up with something else to
00:43:31.34\00:43:33.54
add to it. Since
that moment, I kind of got
00:43:33.61\00:43:37.08
up to that point where I
wanted to preach. - That's
00:43:37.15\00:43:41.28
called expository preaching:
"What else does the text
00:43:41.38\00:43:43.52
say?" Also, let's
talk about, is Laurelbrook
00:43:43.62\00:43:50.06
an accredited academy?
- Yes, it is. Yeah. So,
00:43:50.13\00:43:53.29
our students- and
we've spoken mostly about the
00:43:53.40\00:43:56.43
vocational side,
but there's academics
00:43:56.50\00:43:58.70
involved. There's the
pre-calculus, the chemistry,
00:43:58.77\00:44:02.14
the physics, the math
traditional class... They
00:44:02.24\00:44:05.37
write their ACT exams,
so we have several kids
00:44:06.54\00:44:09.24
who go onto college-to
our Adventist universities,
00:44:09.34\00:44:13.65
as well. But even those
who choose the traditional
00:44:13.75\00:44:17.32
route-college-they go
with a skill set that's
00:44:17.39\00:44:21.82
not very common
from the normal freshman
00:44:21.92\00:44:25.13
entry, you know,
university. So, they have the
00:44:25.23\00:44:29.80
opportunity to get their
certified nursing assistant
00:44:29.90\00:44:33.77
license at
Laurelbrook before they graduate
00:44:33.84\00:44:36.24
from school, and they
can go and work part-time
00:44:36.34\00:44:40.78
as they are in university.
So, we have an accredited
00:44:40.88\00:44:44.45
school by traditional
standards in terms of
00:44:44.51\00:44:48.92
academics. But in
addition to that, the
00:44:49.02\00:44:52.22
leadership training that
they receive is something
00:44:52.32\00:44:56.66
that's extremely important
for young people, especially
00:44:56.69\00:44:59.83
in this day and age.
- Let's talk about the
00:44:59.89\00:45:01.70
computer class, for example.
You talk about the academics.
00:45:01.73\00:45:04.53
- Yeah. - Computers
are very much a part of our
00:45:04.60\00:45:06.30
society today. This is
the computer class. Talk
00:45:06.37\00:45:08.70
about that program.
- Yeah. When we talk
00:45:08.77\00:45:13.41
about modern-day evangelism
and sharing the message,
00:45:13.44\00:45:18.31
you... - Cannot... -
Yeah. The days of, you know,
00:45:18.35\00:45:22.78
mailing a bunch of
cards and saying, "Hey, come
00:45:22.85\00:45:26.45
out to the meeting
on the corner"... - The
00:45:26.52\00:45:28.62
long- the only method. -
Yeah, right. So, these young
00:45:28.69\00:45:30.93
people are very computer-savvy.
I kind of dated myself
00:45:30.99\00:45:35.40
if I say, "Hey,
can you show me how to
00:45:35.50\00:45:37.80
use this feature on
my phone?" or something,
00:45:37.87\00:45:40.97
they can do that. But
understanding the technology,
00:45:41.07\00:45:45.17
and it's important for
them to understand that
00:45:45.27\00:45:47.84
this technology in to be
used to win souls becomes
00:45:47.94\00:45:54.15
just incredibly powerful,
just as TV and radio is.
00:45:54.22\00:45:57.82
So, when we're-
everything we teach, we want to
00:45:57.89\00:46:02.62
give the instructions
with the end goal of
00:46:02.72\00:46:04.99
using your
knowledge, the information, your
00:46:05.09\00:46:08.13
skill set, your experiences,
and the technology to win
00:46:08.20\00:46:11.10
souls. - Okay.
Heissel, are you involved in the
00:46:11.17\00:46:13.23
computing side of
it? Are you one of those
00:46:13.34\00:46:14.90
savvy young people that
know how to use computers?
00:46:15.04\00:46:18.11
- No. No, not
really. But actually, there
00:46:18.21\00:46:21.94
are some friends that
are in there, and they're
00:46:22.08\00:46:25.15
very excited. They
know how to do it, and both
00:46:25.21\00:46:29.62
of them are my classmates.
And so, it's just amazing
00:46:29.68\00:46:34.09
to see them doing it
and they enjoy doing it.
00:46:34.16\00:46:36.73
- Okay. So, they're
kind of an example of
00:46:36.83\00:46:39.16
where you're going
to be in your computer
00:46:39.26\00:46:41.66
literacy. What about
you, Michael? - It's not
00:46:41.76\00:46:45.07
something that I've
really developed, but that's a
00:46:45.13\00:46:49.67
skill that I look
forward to also developing.
00:46:49.74\00:46:52.74
- Because our generation-
I mean, think about it.
00:46:52.81\00:46:55.71
You guys were born in
the digital era. Think
00:46:55.78\00:46:59.21
about it. We were
not born- we were one
00:46:59.28\00:47:01.38
of the
analogue... [laughter] - Yes.
00:47:01.48\00:47:03.08
- Better not tell too
many people about that.
00:47:03.15\00:47:04.59
But you're born in a
digital generation where
00:47:04.69\00:47:07.09
using this media not
only for communicating
00:47:07.19\00:47:09.92
and doing term papers
and doing your homework,
00:47:10.03\00:47:12.79
but also wonderful means
of evangelism...and putting
00:47:12.89\00:47:15.56
your sermons
together! - Mhm! - That's gonna
00:47:15.66\00:47:17.80
be another thing. Orchestra!
We talked about music.
00:47:17.90\00:47:19.93
I think the other two
students said they sing.
00:47:20.00\00:47:21.54
Do you both sing? -
Yes. [laughs] - What kind of
00:47:21.60\00:47:24.84
orchestra do you have
here? - Well, we have-
00:47:24.91\00:47:27.68
in that photo there,
you see Maria who was just
00:47:27.74\00:47:30.48
here. She's a gifted
violinist. - Oh, right
00:47:30.58\00:47:32.98
on the end there. -
Yeah. So, we have a small
00:47:33.08\00:47:35.48
ensemble. I mean, orchestra,
you think of...you know.
00:47:35.58\00:47:38.89
100-piece whatever. But
we have several students
00:47:38.99\00:47:43.06
who are just gifted
musically. So, we have-
00:47:43.12\00:47:47.86
they play cello and
violin and piano and those
00:47:47.96\00:47:51.50
different things.
So, we put together small
00:47:51.63\00:47:53.50
ensemble orchestra
every year, and then we have
00:47:53.60\00:47:57.77
a choir. So, music
is a big part of what we
00:47:57.84\00:48:00.98
do, and we try to
develop that skill set among
00:48:01.08\00:48:06.48
the students during their
time at Laurelbrook. - Wow.
00:48:06.58\00:48:10.39
- So, it's a
beautiful experience, watching
00:48:10.45\00:48:13.42
them grow musically
and otherwise. - You
00:48:13.52\00:48:17.43
both sing. Are you
in the orchestra? - I'm
00:48:17.53\00:48:20.53
not in the
orchestra, but both of us are
00:48:20.60\00:48:22.73
in the choir. -
Oh, okay! Good, good.
00:48:22.83\00:48:25.23
And I like this last
part. It says, "Michael
00:48:25.33\00:48:27.04
teaching." We're
talking about Michael. Let's
00:48:27.10\00:48:29.60
look at this
graphic here and describe-
00:48:29.70\00:48:31.11
and I'll let Michael
describe this. Michael, what
00:48:31.17\00:48:34.21
are you teaching there?
- Well, I think it's a...
00:48:34.28\00:48:37.48
Oh, yeah, it's
English or something? - Okay.
00:48:38.78\00:48:40.98
- But the thing- I don't
really- I've never really
00:48:41.05\00:48:45.19
taught an actual
class, a full-length class;
00:48:45.25\00:48:48.46
it's just certain things.
When my fellow classmates
00:48:48.56\00:48:52.79
don't understand something,
I've always liked getting
00:48:52.86\00:48:57.40
up there and trying to
explain it in a way that
00:48:57.50\00:49:00.77
they understand.
I've never been- before
00:49:00.87\00:49:03.61
coming to Laurelbrook,
I've never really been
00:49:03.71\00:49:05.97
too confident in
public speaking or, you know,
00:49:06.07\00:49:10.08
explaining things.
But I've seen Laurelbrook
00:49:10.15\00:49:13.78
as a way... I see Laurelbrook
opening opportunities
00:49:13.92\00:49:19.59
for me to be able
to get out there and
00:49:19.65\00:49:22.96
express myself and
not be afraid to speak in
00:49:23.06\00:49:27.03
public. - That's good.
Because to be a pastor,
00:49:27.13\00:49:29.90
that's gonna be very
important. You're gonna
00:49:30.00\00:49:32.23
stand up and not only
do sermons but teaching
00:49:32.33\00:49:34.80
and getting
involved in the public. And
00:49:34.90\00:49:36.91
praise the Lord
that Laurelbrook is also
00:49:37.01\00:49:38.87
pulling the
students out of the shadows.
00:49:38.94\00:49:40.94
- Sure. - Not
just qualifying them
00:49:41.04\00:49:42.64
academically, but also
a lot of spiritual skills.
00:49:42.74\00:49:45.78
What are some of the
needs that Laurelbrook
00:49:45.91\00:49:47.68
has? - Yeah. Well, next
year will be our seventh
00:49:47.78\00:49:50.79
year. So, we're celebrating
70 years. Laurelbrook
00:49:50.89\00:49:55.46
was founded in 1950.
So, we have infrastructure
00:49:55.59\00:49:59.73
needs in terms of
housing. We're looking at a new
00:49:59.83\00:50:03.57
dormitory. That's
our biggest need is the
00:50:03.67\00:50:06.03
construction of a new
dormitory. So, redoing
00:50:06.13\00:50:10.74
our infrastructure,
updating our infrastructure,
00:50:10.87\00:50:13.71
is our greatest need
now. Of course, always,
00:50:13.84\00:50:17.28
staff. We're looking
for teachers and deans
00:50:17.45\00:50:21.92
and maintenance
folk and mechanics. So,
00:50:22.05\00:50:26.19
for those who may be
interested in teaching
00:50:26.25\00:50:30.89
young people skills
that they know, whether
00:50:30.99\00:50:33.70
you're a carpenter or
a contractor or whatever
00:50:33.80\00:50:37.47
in an environment like
this where you're able to
00:50:37.53\00:50:39.63
share your
knowledge with a hands-on sort
00:50:39.73\00:50:44.24
of environment, we'd
love to have you. - Okay.
00:50:44.34\00:50:46.71
I want to make
sure that those who are
00:50:46.81\00:50:48.14
watching the program
get an opportunity to
00:50:48.24\00:50:49.88
receive information to
get in touch with Laurelbrook
00:50:49.94\00:50:52.58
either as a student
or a parent, or someone
00:50:52.68\00:50:55.42
who might be interested in
being involved in missions,
00:50:55.52\00:50:58.09
and here is the
information that you need.
00:50:58.19\00:51:00.52
- Laurelbrook
Academy has been providing
00:51:02.89\00:51:04.73
students with
quality Adventist education
00:51:04.83\00:51:06.70
for many years. Through
their unique combination
00:51:06.80\00:51:09.03
of academics, vocational
training, and missionary
00:51:09.10\00:51:12.00
experience, they are
00:51:12.10\00:51:13.44
training an army
of youth to change our
00:51:13.47\00:51:14.80
world. If you'd like
to learn more, support
00:51:14.90\00:51:17.21
them financially, or
take a tour of their unique
00:51:17.31\00:51:19.87
programs and
beautiful campus, please visit
00:51:20.01\00:51:22.28
their website: Laurelbrook.org.
00:51:22.34\00:51:24.85
That's Laurelbrook.org.
You may also call them
00:51:24.95\00:51:28.45
at (423)
775-3336, or write them at
00:51:28.55\00:51:34.22
Laurelbrook
Academy 114 Campus Drive
00:51:34.32\00:51:37.96
Dayton, Tennessee 37321.
00:51:38.06\00:51:41.36