As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
today's special program.
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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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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello and welcome to
another 3ABN Today program.
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I'm Jason Bradley,
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and I'm so glad that you decided
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to join us once again,
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whether you're
watching or listening,
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we're happy to have you.
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We have an exciting, fast paced,
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fast moving program for you.
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And with we're going to be
talking about ASI Lake Union
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and all of the amazing
things that God is doing
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through that organization
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and an event that you
might want to partake in.
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So you'll find
out all about that.
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I want to introduce
you to my guest today,
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and we have Joy
Kauffman on the set
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and you are the
president of ASI Lake Union.
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It's great to
have you here. Thanks.
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It's a
privilege to be here. Yes.
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And we have Debbie Young,
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the program's chair
she's joining us via Skype.
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Debbie, it's great to have you.
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Thank you. It's good to be here.
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I wish you could
be here in the studio.
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We miss you guys.
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Yes.
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And we have
Gianluca Bacchiocchi,
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and he is a board
member with ASI Lake Union.
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It's great to have you here.
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Great to be here.
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Thank you. Yes, sir.
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You're welcome.
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And Christopher Randall,
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VP for evangelism
with ASI Lake Union.
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How's it going today?
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Real good.
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Sun is shining. Amen.
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Amen. All right.
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Well, before we
dive into the program,
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find out about your roles
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within the
organization and all of that.
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We're going to be blessed
in song by Stephanie Dawn
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and it's entitled,
"One Pair of Hands."
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One pair of hands
formed the mountains
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One pair of hands formed the sea
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One pair of hands
made the sun and the moon
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Every bird, every
flower, every tree
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One pair of hands
formed the valleys
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The ocean, the
rivers and the sand
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Those hands are so strong
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So when life goes wrong
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Put your faith
into one pair of hands
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One pair of
hands healed the sick
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One pair of
hands raised the dead
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One pair of hands
calmed the raging storm
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And thousands of people were fed
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One pair of
hands said I love you
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And those hands
were nailed to a tree
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Those hands are so
strong So when life goes wrong
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Put your faith
into one pair of hands
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Those hands are so strong
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So when life goes wrong
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Put your faith
into one pair of hands
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Put your faith
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into one pair of hands
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Amen and amen.
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What a beautiful song.
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Joy, tell us a
little bit about ASI.
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What does ASI stand for?
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And talk a little
bit about your role
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with the organization?
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All right.
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Well, thank you
for asking and, Jason,
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you just joined the
board of ASI Lake Union.
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So I'm officially
giving you your hat.
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And this says what
the acronym stands for.
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It's Adventist Layman's
Services and Industries.
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And so, what we are
is a group of people
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that come together.
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We're not paid by the church,
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but we come
together as businesses
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and leaders throughout
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all different walks of
life and also ministries.
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And we partner together to
see that we can share Christ
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in our
marketplace, wherever it is.
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And so there's,
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it's like an
extended family of the church
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and Lake Union is one chapter.
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Every union has
a chapter of ASI.
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And so, we're kind of
like smaller reunions.
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And then once a year,
Lord willing pre-COVID,
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we would get together
at the very start of August
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for a huge family
reunion across the nation.
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And often people would
come from around the world
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to encourage,
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inspire and equip us
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to share Christ
in the marketplace.
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Nice. Amen.
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Yeah. And that's crucial.
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Like how do you
witness in a secular society?
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How do you take
Christ into the marketplace?
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So I feel like ASI
really fills that void
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and creates a
great networking space.
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Exactly.
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And there's so many
people that, you know,
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it's been around for 70 years,
so it's inspired very early on.
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And our heritage goes
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all the way back
to Madison College,
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where it was
starting with this idea
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of being self-supporting.
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So the ministries would
find ways actually to, you know,
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earn their living
through the ministry
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and then it could be expanded
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without
creating that dependency.
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But then we also have
ministries that, you know,
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can apply and get
funding to help get wings.
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And that's been a blessing
for many different ministries,
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including the one I lead.
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Amen.
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Yes, FARM STEW.
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Yes, yes. Yeah.
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But today I have
my ASI hat on, so...
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Absolutely.
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So what's it
like being president
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of ASI Lake Union?
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Well, I started in that role
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actually about a month
before things shut down.
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Okay.
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So we've really pivoted
as an organization to see
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how we can serve people now.
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And I will say,
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ASI has never
been better, honestly,
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every Thursday night we
have what's called ASI hour
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and a lot of the experts
and business leaders will go on
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and share their
techniques and stories.
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And it's just,
it's very encouraging,
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especially for people
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working from
home to just connect.
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And so I encourage
people to check that out,
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asiministries.org.
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And then as a chapter,
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we decided we
would come and partner
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with the national organization.
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We did a spring
meeting here last year at 3ABN,
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thanks to the leadership here.
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But then this year
we are here launching
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our virtual fellowship,
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which will take place mid-April.
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And there's going to
be more details about that
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coming from our other guests.
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Absolutely.
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And let's hear
from our program chair,
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Debbie Young kind of
what her role entails.
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Perfect.
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Debbie, what's your
role entail as program chair?
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Well, I've had the
pleasure of being able to lead
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the development of the
program for the last few years.
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And so it really is
working with the team to decide
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on what our theme is gonna be,
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what speakers we
want to showcase,
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what projects do
we wanna highlight.
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And so it's just
putting all the pieces together
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for the program.
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So it's actually a
wonderful experience to have.
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Amen. It sounds like that's
a lot of moving parts too.
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Yeah.
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It can be, especially
now as we're looking to host
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our first virtual
spring fellowship.
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It's taking us on territory,
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in territory that
we've never had before.
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Amen.
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Now, Gianluca, talk to us
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about being a board
member of ASI, like union.
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What made you,
or what inspired you
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to get involved with ASI?
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Sure.
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You know, I come
to ASI from probably
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a slightly different perspective
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because you know,
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a lot of the people
that have been involved
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in the ASI over the
years have been people
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who have either ministries
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or they have
their own businesses,
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or are somehow, you know,
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have been focused on
how they can actually
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use evangelism in their own,
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very own business or ministry.
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I'm actually an
international finance lawyer.
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And it's part of a law firm.
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You know, it's
not my own business.
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It's part of a much
larger organization,
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but I knew that what ASI offered
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as far as that
focus on evangelism,
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being able to reach
out to people, you know,
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in ways that I
couldn't do on my own
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and to be able to be inspired
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and how to share
Jesus in the marketplace,
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you know, in my own business.
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And so I knew I
had to be involved
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and there was a board member
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that said basically
Gianluca, you're on the board.
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And just like, I
didn't have a choice.
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And I tell you,
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it's been a fantastic experience
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working on the board
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and working with
Debbie and others Joy
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to also to help plan
these types of events
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like the spring
fellowship, which, you know,
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we believe is just a
phenomenal event each year
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to bring people
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from the Lake
Union Chapter together
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to inspire each other,
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to figure out what ministries
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we wanna focus on
for the next year.
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And so for me,
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it's really been an
honor and a privilege
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to be able to work
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with all of
these wonderful people
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and to be inspired by each other
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as to how we can
actually share Jesus
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in our marketplaces.
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Amen. Amen.
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Christopher, what's it
like being the VP for evangelism
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'cause that's a
huge element within ASI?
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True.
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In many cases we've taken
that evangelistic approach
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to work on mission
trips and ministry projects.
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We've built schools
and churches in the States,
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as well as in Central
America and in the islands.
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My connection to ASI is
as CEO of Randall Residents,
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it's a family owned business
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where I lead a group of about
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a thousand associates to create
a remarkable living experience
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for seniors across
the Great Lakes Region.
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Our legacy of caring for seniors
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is multi-generational.
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My grandmother built the
first purpose-built nursing home
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in the state of
Michigan back in the late 1940s
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and attended
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her first ASI
Convention in 1951.
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My parents had been active
in ASI since the late 1970s
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and my wife and I continued
to support this organization
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that I essentially grew up in.
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Wow.
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So yeah, it truly
is a legacy for sure.
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So how has ASI
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and I want to throw
this out to everyone.
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How has ASI impacted
or influenced your work,
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family and ministry?
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Well, I'll start
here in the studio.
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For me, it's just
been such a blessing,
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I mentioned it's
being given wings.
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And honestly,
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ASI has done that
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through the
mentorship of people,
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who've gone before me
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through the
business partnerships
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and donors that have said,
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"Hey, you know,
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if ASI gives you
this stamp of approval,
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it's a legitimate ministry."
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And so, you know,
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for you that are listening,
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whether you are just starting
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in your first job,
maybe you're a student,
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maybe you own a
business, that's,
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multi-generational like
Chris or somewhere in between.
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Maybe you're just
starting a ministry
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or maybe you've
been at it for years.
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ASI is for you.
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And so we really
want to get you involved
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and we're here from
the Lake Union Chapter,
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but there's chapters
all across the country.
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We want you to
be involved in ASI
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and to have the benefits
of being part of a family,
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and who knows it
may give you wings too.
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Amen. Amen.
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Debbie, how has
ASI impacted your life?
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Oh, it's had a
tremendous influence
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on my thinking
about work in ministry
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that they're not work
and ministry separate,
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but really work in ministry
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as hand in glove
working together.
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And my husband and I
have been truly blessed.
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I've been blessed to be able
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to be the
president of the ASI National
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and to be able
to actually connect
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with a number of
the different ministries
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and
organizations and meet people
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who are really
passionate about sharing Christ
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in their
marketplace has done a lot
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to steer my
perspective in looking at well,
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what can I do more to
share Jesus where I am?
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I'm a nurse by education
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and I actually
work in an oncology area
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and it's been a
blessing to be able to find
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and take
advantage of opportunities
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to share Christ in
new and different ways.
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Praying with patients,
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offering them
some of what I might
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have experienced personally,
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that might be a benefit to them.
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So it really has kind
of restructured my thinking
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about what I do not
just at home or even at work,
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but as I go from place to place.
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Okay.
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Now, would you say
that it's also helped
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to strengthen
your faith as well?
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Oh, absolutely.
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Absolutely.
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The different stories
that you hear from individuals
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who are sharing
at ASI Conventions
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or that I've gotten to know
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to see how God has
worked in their lives,
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tells me that God can
work in my life the same way.
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And so, it has actually
encouraged me to reach further
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and to ask God for
bigger things to do,
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and to be able to lean
on Him with a stronger faith
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as a result of
what I've experienced
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and what I've
witnessed in others.
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Amen.
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Christopher, how has
ASI impacted your life?
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I know we know the
legacy that's there,
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the rich legacy that's there,
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but how has it impacted
your life and your faith?
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You know, ASI
encourages and challenges me
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to find ways to share Christ
through my sphere of influence.
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And that can be as
simple as my interactions
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with residents and
coworkers, business associates,
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over the years
that's prompted colleagues
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to pursue helpful living
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and attend the CHIP
program with Han Steel.
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Some have
attended church with us.
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Others have
request Bible studies.
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A few years ago,
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my father wrote an article
in a industry publication
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that talked
about fighting burnout,
00:16:55.68\00:16:58.81
and how a weekly Sabbath
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is an important part
00:17:01.55\00:17:03.15
of our physical
and spiritual health.
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And that has prompted
00:17:06.09\00:17:08.06
applicants for our
leadership positions to say,
00:17:08.09\00:17:12.26
I want to learn
more about your Sabbath
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or, you know,
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I want to work
for an organization
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that holds
those kinds of values.
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Yes.
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That's awesome.
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Gianluca, how
have you been impacted
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both in your faith
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and your family's life
with the ASI Lake Union?
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Yep.
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You know as I was
mentioning earlier,
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you know, because of
the type of business,
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excuse me that I'm in, now,
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it's actually have a kind
of like an odd arrangement
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where my family
lives in Michigan
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in St. Joseph very close
to Berrien Springs, Michigan.
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And I actually, my
office is in New York City.
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So I have to
commute back and forth.
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And so, the way I have
been thinking about ministry
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and the way ASI
has helped me shape
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my thinking around
ministry is that on one hand,
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I want to be involved in
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supporting other
people's ministries.
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People, you know,
00:18:08.98\00:18:10.32
like Joy with her FARM STEW
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and there's
many other ministries
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that are part of the Lake Union.
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And we just
believe that, you know,
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supporting
ministries is an important part
00:18:18.46\00:18:21.23
of our own spiritual walk.
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And we're just so thrilled
when we see the developments
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and things that are going on.
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We can see how God is working
in multiple people's lives
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through these ministries.
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And then on the other hand,
when I am actually, you know,
00:18:32.67\00:18:36.61
in New York when
I'm in the office,
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or if I'm traveling,
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'cause I have to do a
lot of travel for my work.
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You know, it challenges
me to think about like,
00:18:42.98\00:18:45.79
what ways can I
introduce people to Jesus?
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And for me,
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one of the biggest
ways I've been able
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to introduce people to
Jesus is through the Sabbath.
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You know, I work in
what I'd call a 24/7 culture.
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And so for people
to see you working
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24/6 instead of 24/7,
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it always brings up that,
that conversation about, well,
00:19:04.01\00:19:08.54
why are you
taking a Sabbath off?
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And so, and I really
try to encourage people,
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whether, you know,
00:19:13.98\00:19:15.32
they want to become a
Seventh-day Adventist or not.
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I said, take a day off,
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you know, take, you know,
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try to whether you
want to take Saturday off,
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which is the day I believe
is the Sabbath or Sunday,
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you know, try to take time off,
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try to be with your family.
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And so I try to instill
what I call healthy principles
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in as far as living how
to live with your family,
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how to prioritize
things in your life.
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Things like health and
nutrition and exercise.
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You know, I'm an avid triathlete
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and marathoner.
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And so in the office,
00:19:48.48\00:19:50.05
I even have a
standing treadmill desk
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that I walk and
work at the same time.
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And that's why I try to
really always, you know,
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focus on the health message.
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Trying to get people,
you know, to get, you know,
00:19:58.83\00:20:01.50
to think about life
as a holistic, you know,
00:20:01.53\00:20:05.07
to think like holistically
and not just, you know,
00:20:05.10\00:20:08.07
compartmentalize.
00:20:08.10\00:20:09.44
And so,
00:20:09.47\00:20:10.81
ASI has really
challenged me to both, you know,
00:20:10.84\00:20:12.97
focus on how to
support other ministries,
00:20:13.01\00:20:15.08
but yet also how
to live out, you know,
00:20:15.11\00:20:17.05
my belief in ways that
can bring people to Jesus
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who are really
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in what I would consider
to be a very secular world.
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Wow.
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That, so
basically rest is unheard of
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in your industry pretty much.
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And... It is brutal.
00:20:31.46\00:20:34.13
Yes.
00:20:34.16\00:20:35.50
You're challenging me to
rethink my time management
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methods with
walking and working.
00:20:38.63\00:20:40.20
I'll have to get
my life together...
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for sure.
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Well, just so you know,
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I'm actually sitting now
for the first time today,
00:20:46.81\00:20:48.44
you know, like I've standing,
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you know, working the whole day,
00:20:50.25\00:20:51.58
this is the first time
I'm actually sitting down.
00:20:51.61\00:20:53.85
But yeah, I mean,
that's just the thing
00:20:53.88\00:20:55.82
is that if you can combine
00:20:55.85\00:20:57.85
healthy
principles and, you know,
00:20:57.89\00:21:00.39
use them
throughout your day, you know,
00:21:00.42\00:21:01.89
it's when you
start in the morning
00:21:01.92\00:21:04.03
with your morning worship
00:21:04.06\00:21:05.73
and your morning
exercise and starting your day
00:21:05.76\00:21:08.46
with proper nutrition and
being active throughout the
00:21:08.50\00:21:11.63
day, there's a cascading
effect of all these things.
00:21:11.67\00:21:14.14
And people notice it, you know,
00:21:14.17\00:21:15.90
when I'm out about in the office
00:21:15.94\00:21:18.94
or traveling and I'm
meeting other people, you know,
00:21:18.97\00:21:21.84
they can
absolutely notice a difference
00:21:21.88\00:21:24.15
and they will ask
you a lot of questions.
00:21:24.18\00:21:26.25
And so I truly believe
the best thing we can do
00:21:26.28\00:21:29.55
when we're in a,
00:21:29.58\00:21:31.42
more of a secular environment
00:21:31.45\00:21:32.79
is to really live out our faith,
00:21:32.82\00:21:34.86
you know, in the little things,
00:21:34.89\00:21:36.49
because people
will notice those things
00:21:36.52\00:21:38.13
and they will create
opportunities to discuss Jesus.
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Amen.
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It opens the
door, that's for sure.
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Chris, why don't you speak
to us about mission activities?
00:21:44.63\00:21:47.77
Sure.
00:21:47.80\00:21:49.14
You know, ASI
provides opportunity for us
00:21:49.17\00:21:52.61
to come together, pool
00:21:52.64\00:21:54.54
our resources and accomplish
00:21:54.58\00:21:57.11
more as a group than
we can do individually.
00:21:57.15\00:21:59.81
Gianluca talked some about
sponsoring other ministries,
00:21:59.85\00:22:04.95
but we've also been
very good at choosing
00:22:04.99\00:22:08.96
our own mission
projects to go on as a group.
00:22:08.99\00:22:12.53
We've done church building
in Wisconsin and Illinois.
00:22:12.56\00:22:17.27
We've built a cabin at
Camp Au Sable in Michigan,
00:22:17.30\00:22:20.04
and we've taken
construction projects,
00:22:20.07\00:22:24.47
medical clinics and
evangelistic programs
00:22:24.51\00:22:27.58
or VBS programs
to Honduras and Cuba,
00:22:27.61\00:22:31.25
Dominican Republic, Panama.
00:22:31.28\00:22:34.92
We look for
times or opportunities
00:22:34.95\00:22:37.09
where we can take skilled
labor and unskilled labor,
00:22:37.12\00:22:41.06
the very young and the very old,
00:22:41.09\00:22:43.32
the foreign travelers
and the local natives.
00:22:43.36\00:22:46.59
And we can work side
by side in accomplishing
00:22:46.63\00:22:49.73
and furthering,
furthering God's work.
00:22:49.76\00:22:53.60
One project that
really caught our hearts
00:22:53.64\00:22:56.74
and we returned to
multiple years in a row
00:22:56.77\00:23:00.14
was Las Palmas
Orphanage in Dominican Republic.
00:23:00.18\00:23:05.18
Can I tell you a
miracle story here?
00:23:05.21\00:23:07.08
Oh, yeah. Please do.
00:23:07.12\00:23:09.68
One particular
year our main project
00:23:09.72\00:23:13.05
was waterproofing the
roofs of these buildings.
00:23:13.09\00:23:17.23
You can imagine
if you're running
00:23:17.26\00:23:19.19
a school and caring
00:23:19.23\00:23:20.56
for orphaned children
00:23:20.60\00:23:23.00
to have water
come through the roof
00:23:23.03\00:23:25.27
is certainly not a
sustainable situation.
00:23:25.30\00:23:29.24
We identified the best product
to use and quickly realized
00:23:29.27\00:23:33.74
that we really
could only afford.
00:23:33.78\00:23:35.58
We only had the
funds to do one building.
00:23:35.61\00:23:39.25
After prayer,
00:23:39.28\00:23:41.22
the distributor
00:23:41.25\00:23:42.85
involved the
manufacturer of the product,
00:23:42.88\00:23:45.92
and they decided to make
this a demonstration site.
00:23:45.95\00:23:48.79
And we ended up
with two or three times
00:23:48.82\00:23:51.09
the amount of material
00:23:51.13\00:23:52.46
that we could actually
afford for this project.
00:23:52.49\00:23:54.56
Wow.
00:23:54.60\00:23:55.93
Then on the day of delivery
00:23:55.96\00:23:57.63
there was a nationwide strike
00:23:57.67\00:23:59.03
of the delivery companies,
and we again, had to pray,
00:23:59.07\00:24:02.90
how are we going
to get the materials
00:24:02.94\00:24:04.34
to accomplish our project?
00:24:04.37\00:24:06.88
And the
distributor found some drivers
00:24:06.91\00:24:11.45
that knew of our work
and wanted to be supportive
00:24:11.48\00:24:15.55
and found a way to
get the product to us,
00:24:15.58\00:24:18.52
so that we could start
waterproofing these homes.
00:24:18.55\00:24:21.79
And then at the end of the week,
00:24:21.82\00:24:23.53
as we're trying to
finish the project to make sure
00:24:23.56\00:24:26.19
we have this complete,
00:24:26.23\00:24:28.50
we see the storms
come in and, you know,
00:24:28.53\00:24:31.37
sitting on a roof,
00:24:31.40\00:24:32.73
trying to do use a water sealer
00:24:32.77\00:24:35.24
is not gonna be productive
when it's raining and storming.
00:24:35.27\00:24:39.84
So again, we prayed,
00:24:39.87\00:24:41.21
we had a season
of prayer on the roof
00:24:41.24\00:24:43.38
and watch the storms on
radar and in the sky bypass us.
00:24:43.41\00:24:49.18
And we're able to
complete the work.
00:24:49.22\00:24:51.95
It's just when you put
yourself out there like that,
00:24:51.99\00:24:56.06
and are fully at the
mercy of God and His influence,
00:24:56.09\00:25:01.33
it's amazing to
see how He does work.
00:25:01.36\00:25:02.86
Yes. Amen.
00:25:02.90\00:25:04.50
Yes, it's like exercising
00:25:04.53\00:25:06.17
your faith
muscles too, you know,
00:25:06.20\00:25:08.24
with that prayer
and seeing the results
00:25:08.27\00:25:11.64
and just God
opened incredible doors,
00:25:11.67\00:25:14.28
that's truly a miraculous story.
00:25:14.31\00:25:17.41
Joy, I want to come to you.
00:25:17.45\00:25:19.78
And just talk to us a little bit
00:25:19.81\00:25:21.65
about the annual spring
fellowship convocations.
00:25:21.68\00:25:25.39
Sounds good.
00:25:25.42\00:25:26.76
I would love to talk
about the spring fellowship,
00:25:26.79\00:25:28.26
but I just have to pick up
on something that Chris said.
00:25:28.29\00:25:30.49
They talked
about building churches
00:25:30.53\00:25:32.19
and he mentioned Illinois.
00:25:32.23\00:25:33.66
And I showed up for my
first ever ASI in 2017.
00:25:33.70\00:25:37.63
I was a fairly new convert
00:25:37.67\00:25:39.10
to the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:25:39.13\00:25:41.64
And after
introducing myself, I said,
00:25:41.67\00:25:44.01
I was part of the Princeton
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:25:44.04\00:25:46.31
And actually Chris' father
00:25:46.34\00:25:49.04
and many others in the room
00:25:49.08\00:25:50.71
were involved in
actually building that church.
00:25:50.75\00:25:53.31
And it was one that I
had stepped a toe in close
00:25:53.35\00:25:56.32
to 11 years ago
now for the first time
00:25:56.35\00:25:59.12
ever going into a
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:25:59.15\00:26:01.02
for a cooking class.
00:26:01.06\00:26:02.39
And that was my entree.
00:26:02.42\00:26:04.03
So when I realized ASI
had actually built the church
00:26:04.06\00:26:07.03
that you know I was brought into
00:26:07.06\00:26:10.13
and discipled, I was,
00:26:10.17\00:26:11.50
I felt like I was
already an ASI member for life.
00:26:11.53\00:26:13.87
Amen.
00:26:13.90\00:26:15.24
So you had multiple
connections with the ASI?
00:26:15.27\00:26:17.07
Exactly.
00:26:17.11\00:26:18.44
God was planning
ahead, way ahead.
00:26:18.47\00:26:19.81
So anyway,
00:26:19.84\00:26:21.18
but the spring
fellowship you know,
00:26:21.21\00:26:23.11
in our good old days,
we used to get together.
00:26:23.14\00:26:25.88
And I think we have a
couple of pictures from,
00:26:25.91\00:26:27.95
you know, our
ASI family of friends
00:26:27.98\00:26:29.95
getting together physically,
00:26:29.98\00:26:31.99
and hopefully
they'll pull up that picture.
00:26:32.02\00:26:34.39
Yeah, we've had a lot of
fun with our spring fellowships
00:26:34.42\00:26:37.43
and that's some of the
folks on our leadership team,
00:26:37.46\00:26:39.93
Julia O'Carey with
ASAP, Tom Morrissey,
00:26:39.96\00:26:42.70
our former president
and his daughter, Kathleen,
00:26:42.73\00:26:44.67
who's now in
charge of communications,
00:26:44.70\00:26:47.10
Patty Ella Ventura
with Outpost Centers.
00:26:47.14\00:26:50.57
I'm sorry with O Caimen.
00:26:50.61\00:26:52.24
So anyway, we have a great team,
00:26:52.27\00:26:54.04
had a lot of fun.
00:26:54.08\00:26:55.41
We'd hear great
presentations and everything,
00:26:55.44\00:26:57.05
but now of course
we're going virtual.
00:26:57.08\00:26:59.65
So this year,
00:26:59.68\00:27:01.28
the theme that Debbie
came up with her committee
00:27:01.32\00:27:04.02
is faith not fear.
00:27:04.05\00:27:06.55
Oh, I like that.
00:27:06.59\00:27:07.92
And it's perfect
because, of course,
00:27:07.96\00:27:09.62
a lot of people
actually are struggling
00:27:09.66\00:27:10.99
with their mental
health and, you know,
00:27:11.03\00:27:12.93
really wrestling with
the fears around COVID
00:27:12.96\00:27:15.43
and the economy and, you know,
00:27:15.46\00:27:17.20
last day's
events and everything,
00:27:17.23\00:27:18.70
but we don't
have to cower in fear.
00:27:18.73\00:27:21.17
We can be strong in faith.
00:27:21.20\00:27:23.17
And so, we also
are taking that theme
00:27:23.20\00:27:25.41
and moving it into what
are the practical things
00:27:25.44\00:27:27.68
we can do from a health message
00:27:27.71\00:27:31.28
to prevent ourselves from,
00:27:31.31\00:27:33.75
you know, having
the worst consequences.
00:27:33.78\00:27:35.45
And so I think I'll
maybe hand it over to Debbie
00:27:35.48\00:27:38.59
to add more about the details.
00:27:38.62\00:27:40.76
Yes.
00:27:40.79\00:27:42.12
So yeah.
00:27:42.16\00:27:43.49
The theme that we've come
up with it wasn't something
00:27:43.53\00:27:46.23
that we had to ponder very long
00:27:46.26\00:27:48.93
with the kind of uncertain times
00:27:48.96\00:27:51.10
that we're living in.
00:27:51.13\00:27:52.47
We recognize that
what really we needed
00:27:52.50\00:27:55.77
to put our anchor in
was our faith in God.
00:27:55.80\00:27:58.47
And with the different
challenges to our health,
00:27:58.51\00:28:03.81
especially with COVID.
00:28:03.85\00:28:05.18
We knew that there
were a number of people
00:28:05.21\00:28:07.75
that were in our
society, people that we were,
00:28:07.78\00:28:11.55
would connect with were afraid
00:28:11.59\00:28:13.82
and didn't know what
to do and where to turn.
00:28:13.86\00:28:17.63
And we know where to turn.
00:28:17.66\00:28:19.16
We know that God has
everything in control,
00:28:19.19\00:28:21.40
and we thought that it
would be really important
00:28:21.43\00:28:23.63
to emphasize that God
wants us to be healthy,
00:28:23.67\00:28:28.57
so that we can respond to
His leading and His biddings
00:28:28.60\00:28:31.94
and to fulfill His
purpose for our lives.
00:28:31.97\00:28:35.28
So the faith not fear came
with two anchor point texts.
00:28:35.31\00:28:41.55
One was Hebrews 11:6,
00:28:41.58\00:28:45.45
"Without faith,
00:28:45.49\00:28:46.82
it is impossible to please God."
00:28:46.86\00:28:48.69
And one in Exodus,
15:26 that essentially says,
00:28:48.72\00:28:52.59
"If you do all that
I have asked you to do,
00:28:52.63\00:28:56.36
if you are diligent
in following my statutes,
00:28:56.40\00:28:58.97
I will put none of
these diseases on you."
00:28:59.00\00:29:01.57
So there is a work
00:29:01.60\00:29:03.10
that we can do to
optimize our health.
00:29:03.14\00:29:06.27
And so we wanna be able
to pass that information
00:29:06.31\00:29:08.64
on to people who will
come to the convention
00:29:08.68\00:29:11.08
and also to encourage them
that as they do their part,
00:29:11.11\00:29:15.55
God will do His part.
00:29:15.58\00:29:17.29
And so we want to
encourage their faith to grow
00:29:17.32\00:29:20.46
and to hold onto Jesus.
00:29:20.49\00:29:22.19
I'm looking forward
to this convention here.
00:29:22.22\00:29:26.06
Debbie, why don't you
speak to us a little bit about
00:29:26.09\00:29:28.86
maybe some ministries
that have been or projects
00:29:28.90\00:29:31.83
that have been
supported in the past?
00:29:31.87\00:29:34.17
Sure.
00:29:34.20\00:29:35.54
So in addition
to what we've done
00:29:35.57\00:29:37.34
with mission trips,
00:29:37.37\00:29:38.71
going overseas
00:29:38.74\00:29:40.08
in different
parts of the country,
00:29:40.11\00:29:41.58
we also provide
support for ministries
00:29:41.61\00:29:45.45
that will provide an application
00:29:45.48\00:29:49.58
and ask for some assistance,
00:29:49.62\00:29:51.35
so that they can
grow their ministries.
00:29:51.39\00:29:53.42
And so they can
enlarge their reach.
00:29:53.46\00:29:55.62
So in the past, for instance,
00:29:55.66\00:29:57.73
we've provided
support to Harbor of Hope.
00:29:57.76\00:30:02.10
It's a church actually located
in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
00:30:02.13\00:30:05.50
And Benton Harbor,
00:30:05.53\00:30:07.37
Michigan actually
is a church that has,
00:30:07.40\00:30:10.41
I'm sorry, is a community
00:30:10.44\00:30:11.84
that's been in the national news
00:30:11.87\00:30:13.84
for one of the communities
00:30:13.88\00:30:15.21
that has a lot of
societal challenges.
00:30:15.24\00:30:17.48
And so the
Pastor Taurus Montgomery
00:30:17.51\00:30:20.32
and his church Harbor of Hope
00:30:20.35\00:30:22.32
there in Benton
Harbor has really taken
00:30:22.35\00:30:24.02
to heart the commission to go
00:30:24.05\00:30:26.22
and to really meet the
needs of the community.
00:30:26.25\00:30:29.39
And so that
photo that you just saw
00:30:29.42\00:30:31.59
was a part of a health
outreach that they were doing,
00:30:31.63\00:30:35.33
Rise Up is, was the challenge.
00:30:35.36\00:30:37.83
And he really is
specifically looking to assist
00:30:37.87\00:30:41.70
and lift up and give support
to the youth in that community.
00:30:41.74\00:30:45.67
So we're really happy to
be able to provide support
00:30:45.71\00:30:48.64
for that project.
00:30:48.68\00:30:50.48
Of course, as you
know, for FARM STEW,
00:30:50.51\00:30:53.95
Joy has lead that efforts
00:30:53.98\00:30:57.55
in different various countries
00:30:57.59\00:31:00.46
in on the continent of Africa.
00:31:00.49\00:31:02.62
And so we wanted to be
able to provide support
00:31:02.66\00:31:05.09
for the continued
outreach of that ministry
00:31:05.13\00:31:07.96
to teach people
00:31:08.00\00:31:09.40
how they can live and
provide for their families.
00:31:09.43\00:31:14.84
Then ASAP is another one
where that has provided support
00:31:14.87\00:31:21.04
for an individual
00:31:21.08\00:31:23.85
who has come over
from another country
00:31:23.88\00:31:26.95
and is really wants
to serve the refugees
00:31:26.98\00:31:31.15
that have come
from other countries
00:31:31.19\00:31:33.22
seeking refuge here
in the United States.
00:31:33.25\00:31:36.06
And he may be, he was a
pastor that in his country,
00:31:36.09\00:31:40.60
but when he comes over here,
00:31:40.63\00:31:42.03
he may not be able
to function as a pastor,
00:31:42.06\00:31:43.77
but he really is operating
as a pastor to reach out
00:31:43.80\00:31:47.90
and to touch the
lives of those refugees
00:31:47.94\00:31:50.71
that are here and
are looking for support
00:31:50.74\00:31:54.21
and want to, you know,
00:31:54.24\00:31:57.55
increase or
improve their faith in God.
00:31:57.58\00:32:00.65
So to be able to
provide support for him
00:32:00.68\00:32:03.02
to be able to do
that as he is also working
00:32:03.05\00:32:05.65
to support his
family was something
00:32:05.69\00:32:07.46
that we felt was important.
00:32:07.49\00:32:09.02
Yes.
00:32:09.06\00:32:10.73
What are some things
00:32:10.76\00:32:12.09
that are taken
into consideration?
00:32:12.13\00:32:13.70
And perhaps
either, Debbie or Joy,
00:32:13.73\00:32:16.33
if you want to answer this.
00:32:16.36\00:32:17.70
What are some things
00:32:17.73\00:32:19.07
that are taken
into consideration
00:32:19.10\00:32:20.44
when it comes to
supporting ministries
00:32:20.47\00:32:23.34
that apply for funds?
00:32:23.37\00:32:25.67
Well, I'll take a stab at it.
00:32:25.71\00:32:27.44
Really, I think the
impact for evangelism,
00:32:27.48\00:32:30.98
the kingdom impact
is really important.
00:32:31.01\00:32:33.88
We also are
looking for ministries
00:32:33.92\00:32:35.48
that are in our union.
00:32:35.52\00:32:36.85
So that includes Indiana,
00:32:36.89\00:32:38.59
Illinois,
Wisconsin, and Michigan.
00:32:38.62\00:32:41.22
And like I said,
00:32:41.26\00:32:42.59
other unions have
their own process as well.
00:32:42.62\00:32:45.16
And we really
want to have something
00:32:45.19\00:32:47.56
where we can also make
sure that they're accountable.
00:32:47.60\00:32:50.83
So we would do
require a report to come in,
00:32:50.87\00:32:54.24
showing us how
the funds were used
00:32:54.27\00:32:55.90
and how that impact was made.
00:32:55.94\00:32:57.61
Nice.
00:32:57.64\00:32:59.01
And what are
some current projects
00:32:59.04\00:33:01.11
that are being supported?
00:33:01.14\00:33:02.48
Okay.
00:33:02.51\00:33:03.85
I think Chris is
touching on that.
00:33:03.88\00:33:05.31
I know Care for Cuba
is one that's worked,
00:33:05.35\00:33:09.05
we're supporting this
year and Oak Haven Health
00:33:09.08\00:33:12.25
has a health ministry
and we're supporting them
00:33:12.29\00:33:15.56
as they add to their
exercise room and steam room,
00:33:15.59\00:33:20.40
so that they can do
the hot and cold treatments
00:33:20.43\00:33:22.46
and continue
their health ministry.
00:33:22.50\00:33:24.53
Yeah.
00:33:24.57\00:33:25.90
Nice, nice.
00:33:25.93\00:33:27.27
And, Debbie, you sounded like
you were gonna say something
00:33:27.30\00:33:29.40
just a minute ago as well.
00:33:29.44\00:33:30.81
Yeah.
00:33:30.84\00:33:32.17
So yeah, a couple
of the other projects,
00:33:32.21\00:33:33.68
just to add to those
that Chris just listed
00:33:33.71\00:33:36.44
is Strong Tower Radio.
00:33:36.48\00:33:38.15
It's based in
Cadillac, Michigan.
00:33:38.18\00:33:40.32
And so, we want
to provide support,
00:33:40.35\00:33:41.82
so they can
enlarge their ministry
00:33:41.85\00:33:43.49
by upgrading their equipment.
00:33:43.52\00:33:45.52
So as they share
testimonies and messages,
00:33:45.55\00:33:50.83
it will be a blessing to those
that they have been touching
00:33:50.86\00:33:54.10
lives for years already.
00:33:54.13\00:33:56.90
We also want to have,
00:33:56.93\00:33:59.37
we continue to
provide support for FARM STEW,
00:33:59.40\00:34:02.80
for ASAP and for Harbor of Hope
00:34:02.84\00:34:06.34
and as was
mentioned Oak Haven Health.
00:34:06.37\00:34:10.31
So we're looking
and praying that God
00:34:10.35\00:34:12.98
will help us to be able
to provide that support,
00:34:13.01\00:34:16.35
even though we
can't meet together,
00:34:16.38\00:34:18.62
we can hold the hands up
of ministries that are out
00:34:18.65\00:34:22.12
there serving others and trying
to give the gospel of peace
00:34:22.16\00:34:26.23
and Jesus' soon coming.
00:34:26.26\00:34:28.23
Amen.
00:34:28.26\00:34:29.63
You know, as we
speak about the messages,
00:34:29.66\00:34:31.70
I think we should go
to Gianluca and find out
00:34:31.73\00:34:34.57
about the speaker line up.
00:34:34.60\00:34:35.94
Absolutely.
00:34:36.97\00:34:38.54
So this is
amazing because, you know,
00:34:38.57\00:34:42.24
if we were to do this in person,
00:34:42.28\00:34:43.81
we would, I don't
think we could pull this off.
00:34:43.85\00:34:46.35
So this is one of the
benefits of this virtual time
00:34:46.38\00:34:49.72
that we're living in
right now that we can actually
00:34:49.75\00:34:52.65
bring in some
just amazing speakers
00:34:52.69\00:34:55.39
that can touch on a
number of different topics.
00:34:55.42\00:34:57.89
And so we're super
excited about the lineup
00:34:57.93\00:35:00.20
of speakers that we have.
00:35:00.23\00:35:02.00
So kicking off
on Friday evening,
00:35:02.03\00:35:04.90
typically on Friday
evening, we will have a speaker
00:35:04.93\00:35:08.34
that will kind of
open up the weekend.
00:35:08.37\00:35:10.64
And this year we're gonna have,
00:35:10.67\00:35:12.74
you guys may
know him by the name,
00:35:12.77\00:35:15.41
Chef Chew or Chef Chew,
00:35:15.44\00:35:17.61
GW Chew.
00:35:17.65\00:35:18.98
Yes.
00:35:19.01\00:35:20.35
Who I think has been on
your Dare to Dream program
00:35:20.38\00:35:22.35
before in the past.
00:35:22.38\00:35:23.75
Yes. Absolutely,
Chew's challenge.
00:35:23.79\00:35:25.99
Yeah.
00:35:26.02\00:35:27.36
He's an, you know,
has an amazing story
00:35:27.39\00:35:29.92
and that he's gonna be sharing
00:35:29.96\00:35:31.29
his testimony for those of you
00:35:31.33\00:35:32.69
who don't know a lot about him,
00:35:32.73\00:35:34.10
but he's an
African-American entrepreneur
00:35:34.13\00:35:38.13
who is living in California.
00:35:38.17\00:35:40.84
He opened up a
vegetarian restaurant
00:35:40.87\00:35:43.04
or vegan restaurant in Oakland
00:35:43.07\00:35:44.97
following Ellen
White's writings about
00:35:45.01\00:35:47.74
or having a ministry, a
food ministry in Oakland,
00:35:47.78\00:35:51.71
like they were
having on Market Street
00:35:51.75\00:35:53.35
in San Francisco.
00:35:53.38\00:35:54.92
And he then has gone on
from not only opening up
00:35:54.95\00:35:58.52
his own restaurants
and doing cooking classes,
00:35:58.55\00:36:00.86
but then actually
starting up a food company
00:36:00.89\00:36:04.03
called Better Chew,
00:36:04.06\00:36:05.46
or that's the name of the brand
of the product that he creates.
00:36:05.49\00:36:08.86
And he even is selling
it through whole foods.
00:36:08.90\00:36:12.03
And so he just has an
amazing story of how, you know,
00:36:12.07\00:36:15.87
he grew growing
up and, you know,
00:36:15.90\00:36:17.91
becoming a
Seventh-day Adventist,
00:36:17.94\00:36:19.27
he didn't grow up in the church.
00:36:19.31\00:36:20.64
He became a
Seventh-day Adventist
00:36:20.68\00:36:22.01
using his colporteuring skills
to be able to really, you know,
00:36:22.04\00:36:26.18
be able to, you know,
sell his ideas, you know,
00:36:26.21\00:36:29.28
to people in the marketplace.
00:36:29.32\00:36:30.89
And so you don't
wanna miss his testimony
00:36:30.92\00:36:33.36
because he really has
an inspiring testimony.
00:36:33.39\00:36:35.86
And I encourage, you
know, any young people,
00:36:35.89\00:36:38.49
especially to come and
listen to his presentation,
00:36:38.53\00:36:43.00
because if you have any
ideas or have any desire
00:36:43.03\00:36:46.57
to become more entrepreneurial,
this guy, you know,
00:36:46.60\00:36:50.57
he has lots of
good tips for that.
00:36:50.61\00:36:52.87
Yes.
00:36:52.91\00:36:54.24
And then, Sabbath morning,
00:36:54.28\00:36:56.54
we're gonna have
Dr. Magna Porterfield.
00:36:56.58\00:36:59.61
She is a psychologist
and she has an amazing clinic
00:36:59.65\00:37:04.82
where they help people
00:37:04.85\00:37:06.29
on how to optimize their health.
00:37:06.32\00:37:08.46
You know, they have
resources for both mental
00:37:08.49\00:37:11.66
and physical health,
00:37:11.69\00:37:13.33
and she wants to
focus on mental health.
00:37:13.36\00:37:16.30
So her presentation is
gonna be on how to achieve
00:37:16.33\00:37:19.27
and maintain
positive mental health,
00:37:19.30\00:37:21.90
which as Joy mentioned
during this time of COVID
00:37:21.94\00:37:24.57
is very important.
00:37:24.61\00:37:25.94
But as we know, the statistics,
00:37:25.97\00:37:27.38
even around COVID
before COVID were dismal
00:37:27.41\00:37:31.35
as far as the
percentage of people
00:37:31.38\00:37:33.88
suffering from
depression and anxiety.
00:37:33.92\00:37:36.92
So, I mean, I think
only COVID exacerbated that.
00:37:36.95\00:37:39.42
So her message is one
that you will not wanna miss
00:37:39.45\00:37:42.39
on how to optimize
your mental health.
00:37:42.42\00:37:45.66
And then we will also
be having Dr. David DeRose.
00:37:45.69\00:37:49.90
He is actually a
pastor and at the same time,
00:37:49.93\00:37:52.67
a medical doctor who
actually is the president
00:37:52.70\00:37:56.30
of Compass Health Consulting
00:37:56.34\00:37:58.64
and he's written numerous books.
00:37:58.67\00:38:00.58
And he has, he just brings a,
00:38:00.61\00:38:03.31
just a wonderful connection
00:38:03.35\00:38:04.91
between the
spiritual and the physical.
00:38:04.95\00:38:07.32
I mean, he is somebody
who will be able to provide us
00:38:07.35\00:38:11.45
a message on how we can use
biblical principles in order
00:38:11.49\00:38:15.26
to find peace and to
achieve the type of health
00:38:15.29\00:38:18.46
that we want and
should have at this time.
00:38:18.49\00:38:22.93
In the afternoon,
we're gonna have...
00:38:22.96\00:38:25.67
Some of you may also be
familiar with Rico Hill.
00:38:25.70\00:38:28.80
He has been involved
in media for many years.
00:38:28.84\00:38:32.74
He was part of MTVs Nickelodeon
and then vice president
00:38:32.77\00:38:37.15
of programming for
Turner Broadcasting.
00:38:37.18\00:38:39.41
And he left that world
00:38:39.45\00:38:41.45
and then started
his own media ministry.
00:38:41.48\00:38:44.29
You may be familiar with it,
00:38:44.32\00:38:45.65
it's called
Beehive International,
00:38:45.69\00:38:48.22
and he's going to be
presenting his own testimony
00:38:48.26\00:38:51.23
again about how to
use our health message
00:38:51.26\00:38:54.90
as a way to evangelize
00:38:54.93\00:38:57.07
and how to
minister to other people.
00:38:57.10\00:38:59.10
So you don't
wanna miss his testimony
00:38:59.13\00:39:02.17
and what he has to say
about health evangelism.
00:39:02.20\00:39:05.77
And then finally,
00:39:05.81\00:39:07.14
we're also privileged
to have Wes Youngberg.
00:39:07.18\00:39:10.25
I think many of you
may know Dr. Youngberg.
00:39:10.28\00:39:12.51
He is truly one
of our outspoken,
00:39:12.55\00:39:16.45
you know,
00:39:17.72\00:39:19.05
influencers on the
area of health optimization.
00:39:19.09\00:39:22.46
He's just an amazing resource.
00:39:22.49\00:39:26.13
And again, during
this time of COVID,
00:39:26.16\00:39:28.36
and just in general,
00:39:28.40\00:39:29.73
if you look at the
health of our population
00:39:29.76\00:39:32.23
whether you're Adventist or not,
00:39:32.27\00:39:34.40
you know, we have a lot of
work to do on the health front.
00:39:34.44\00:39:37.67
And so we're gonna be able
00:39:37.71\00:39:39.57
to have a wonderful conversation
00:39:39.61\00:39:41.04
with Wes and really focusing
00:39:41.08\00:39:42.71
on how we can
optimize our health.
00:39:42.74\00:39:45.68
So as you can see faith
over fear, faith not fear,
00:39:45.71\00:39:50.19
what we're trying to
get people to understand
00:39:50.22\00:39:51.75
is that there's a lot of
tools that God has given us.
00:39:51.79\00:39:55.29
You know, we were to live
according to His principles.
00:39:55.32\00:39:58.33
If we follow a lot of
these laws that He has given us,
00:39:58.36\00:40:01.90
you know, we'll
be able to achieve
00:40:01.93\00:40:03.26
that mental and physical health,
00:40:03.30\00:40:05.43
you know, that
God really wants us
00:40:05.47\00:40:07.07
to be able to experience.
00:40:07.10\00:40:08.44
Yes.
00:40:08.47\00:40:09.80
You know, this is
a very timely event
00:40:09.84\00:40:12.21
with all of the
things that are taking place.
00:40:12.24\00:40:14.08
This is very, very timely.
00:40:14.11\00:40:16.14
We've talked about
the speaker lineup.
00:40:16.18\00:40:18.18
We've talked about the
conference and all of that,
00:40:18.21\00:40:21.78
but how do people register?
00:40:21.82\00:40:23.92
How can people, if
they want to attend,
00:40:23.95\00:40:25.92
how can they register?
00:40:25.95\00:40:27.69
Well, we're very
excited because it's not just
00:40:27.72\00:40:30.79
for Lake Union anymore, right?
00:40:30.83\00:40:32.36
With virtual people can
come from around the world.
00:40:32.39\00:40:35.43
The dates are set Friday evening
00:40:35.46\00:40:39.03
and that is April 16th.
00:40:39.07\00:40:41.64
And then all day
Sabbath on April 17th
00:40:41.67\00:40:45.64
and we have our website.
00:40:45.67\00:40:47.84
And actually, if you
could pull up the logo,
00:40:47.88\00:40:49.84
that would be great.
00:40:49.88\00:40:51.21
So it's Faith not
Fear is the conference.
00:40:51.25\00:40:53.21
And then it's a bit hard
to see there at the bottom,
00:40:53.25\00:40:55.12
but it's asiministries.org.
00:40:55.15\00:40:59.85
And actually I think
00:40:59.89\00:41:01.86
that we're gonna
have a link from there.
00:41:01.89\00:41:03.83
You can also
type in ASI Lake Union
00:41:03.86\00:41:06.59
and find it there as well.
00:41:06.63\00:41:08.56
So we're really
excited to invite people.
00:41:08.60\00:41:11.33
And also on the end,
00:41:11.37\00:41:13.37
they'll show the phone
number to call as well.
00:41:13.40\00:41:15.80
So I know, Debbie,
you had a few more things
00:41:15.84\00:41:18.74
to say about registration too.
00:41:18.77\00:41:20.64
Oh, no, that we just
want everybody to come.
00:41:22.11\00:41:24.98
Even though, and
as Gianluca said,
00:41:25.01\00:41:28.92
this is one of the
blessings of a pandemic.
00:41:28.95\00:41:31.32
The virtual
environment has allowed us
00:41:31.35\00:41:32.82
to travel the world and to hear
everyone to be able to share.
00:41:32.85\00:41:37.06
So we want you to join
us on April 16th at 7:00 PM
00:41:37.09\00:41:42.56
Eastern and on
Saturday, on Sabbath at 10:00 AM
00:41:42.60\00:41:47.67
Eastern as well
as at 4:00 PM Eastern
00:41:47.70\00:41:51.71
for those special presentations.
00:41:51.74\00:41:54.94
Also know that we won't
just be sitting and listening
00:41:54.98\00:41:58.48
to others or the
keynote speakers.
00:41:58.51\00:42:00.88
We actually have
members within our Lake Union
00:42:00.92\00:42:03.85
who have really taken to
heart some of the admonitions
00:42:03.89\00:42:07.69
and the challenges
of being more healthy.
00:42:07.72\00:42:12.59
You heard Gianluca say
that he was health advocate
00:42:12.63\00:42:16.90
and that he is a
triathlon and marathoner.
00:42:16.93\00:42:19.97
I tell you, talking with
him has really inspired me
00:42:20.00\00:42:22.34
and I've had to
dust off my treadmill.
00:42:22.37\00:42:24.61
But we actually have
a couple of our members
00:42:24.64\00:42:29.04
who have lost weight.
00:42:29.08\00:42:32.01
So they haven't
had pandemic weight
00:42:32.05\00:42:34.68
as so many people
have talked about,
00:42:34.72\00:42:37.52
but have actually lost weight
00:42:37.55\00:42:39.19
because they've been able
to kind of focus and refocus
00:42:39.22\00:42:41.82
their attention on what matters.
00:42:41.86\00:42:44.16
So what matters is
really putting Jesus first
00:42:44.19\00:42:47.06
and how can I be equipped
00:42:47.10\00:42:49.83
and better
tooled to His service.
00:42:49.86\00:42:53.30
And one of those answers
00:42:53.34\00:42:55.17
is to be a better
physical specimen.
00:42:55.20\00:42:58.07
And so if you
can be more healthy
00:42:58.11\00:43:00.28
then we can be a better witness
00:43:00.31\00:43:01.81
and a testimony
to the world about
00:43:01.84\00:43:03.85
what Jesus can do through you
and what you can do for Jesus.
00:43:03.88\00:43:07.08
Yeah. That's an excellent point.
00:43:07.12\00:43:08.48
You know, I'm gonna
have to put my fork down
00:43:08.52\00:43:11.19
and pick some
weights up or something.
00:43:11.22\00:43:13.72
I gotta get it
together over here.
00:43:13.76\00:43:15.56
No, you definitely
wanna pick those weights up.
00:43:15.59\00:43:18.49
You know, picking up
heavy food won't do the trick.
00:43:18.53\00:43:21.60
That's right.
00:43:21.63\00:43:23.53
Well, I was hoping I
could, you know, get,
00:43:23.57\00:43:25.53
reap some benefits
through osmosis or something.
00:43:25.57\00:43:27.70
You know, actually
Debbie was referring
00:43:29.30\00:43:31.34
to Carmelo Mercado
00:43:31.37\00:43:33.31
who actually is
with the Lake Union
00:43:33.34\00:43:35.88
in a very high
position, I think.
00:43:35.91\00:43:37.65
And he is going to be sharing
his testimony and honestly
00:43:37.68\00:43:41.25
it is so inspiring.
00:43:41.28\00:43:42.62
And the thing about ASI
00:43:42.65\00:43:44.12
is you join a
community of people.
00:43:44.15\00:43:46.76
And so, you know, we
all have our local churches
00:43:46.79\00:43:49.26
and they're great, right?
00:43:49.29\00:43:51.13
Some are small, some are big,
00:43:51.16\00:43:52.69
some are inspiring
some maybe some weeks not,
00:43:52.73\00:43:55.50
but you know, I think with ASI,
00:43:55.53\00:43:57.87
we can get that energy
from each other, whether it's,
00:43:57.90\00:44:01.70
you know, because
somebody is really
00:44:01.74\00:44:03.74
getting great
progress in their business
00:44:03.77\00:44:06.47
or just need
encouragement in their business
00:44:06.51\00:44:08.24
or maybe their ministry
story has a miracle like
00:44:08.28\00:44:10.85
Chris was just sharing,
00:44:10.88\00:44:12.21
and we can
actually bring that back
00:44:12.25\00:44:13.78
and energize our
local congregations as well.
00:44:13.82\00:44:16.32
So we are...
00:44:16.35\00:44:18.12
ASI is supportive
00:44:18.15\00:44:19.99
of the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
00:44:20.02\00:44:21.76
Yes.
00:44:21.79\00:44:23.12
But this
conference is for anyone,
00:44:23.16\00:44:25.09
any of you 3ABN listeners.
00:44:25.13\00:44:27.16
We want to provide
you with health tips.
00:44:27.20\00:44:29.73
We want to engage you as well.
00:44:29.76\00:44:32.20
And so the other
thing Debbie said is,
00:44:32.23\00:44:34.04
it's not just gonna be a virtual
00:44:34.07\00:44:35.40
where you're
staring at the screen.
00:44:35.44\00:44:36.87
We have, Carmelo actually
figured out the technology
00:44:36.91\00:44:39.94
where we can
break out into sessions
00:44:39.97\00:44:42.21
and breakout
rooms and, you know,
00:44:42.24\00:44:44.35
have prayer times together,
00:44:44.38\00:44:45.71
have discussion times together.
00:44:45.75\00:44:47.08
So we're going to have
facilitated discussions
00:44:47.12\00:44:48.75
and it won't just be, you
know, staring at the screen.
00:44:48.78\00:44:51.19
Yeah.
00:44:51.22\00:44:52.55
So there's a wide variety
00:44:52.59\00:44:54.12
that will be
engaging for everyone?
00:44:54.16\00:44:55.96
Exactly.
00:44:55.99\00:44:57.33
That's excellent.
00:44:57.36\00:44:58.69
You know, as I look
at ASI and what ASI does,
00:44:58.73\00:45:01.50
ASI Lake Union, what
are the needs of ASI?
00:45:01.53\00:45:06.57
Because they provide for
so many ministries and help
00:45:06.60\00:45:09.80
to support other organizations
and all of that stuff.
00:45:09.84\00:45:12.54
But what does ASI need?
00:45:12.57\00:45:14.68
How can people help support ASI?
00:45:14.71\00:45:16.85
Well, I'll start.
00:45:16.88\00:45:18.21
And then I'll hear from
the others on Skype here.
00:45:18.25\00:45:20.08
But I would say our
need is more members.
00:45:20.12\00:45:22.82
We want people to be involved.
00:45:22.85\00:45:25.25
We want people to
basically access the benefits
00:45:25.29\00:45:27.76
that we enjoy as members.
00:45:27.79\00:45:29.52
And so, it is a bit of a process
00:45:29.56\00:45:32.26
because we want
people that are going to show
00:45:32.29\00:45:34.93
the character of ASI.
00:45:34.96\00:45:37.43
We want, you know,
00:45:37.47\00:45:38.80
sort of the specimens
like Debbie was saying,
00:45:38.83\00:45:41.47
so there is an
application process,
00:45:41.50\00:45:43.91
but we really want to engage
and have more members because,
00:45:43.94\00:45:48.64
you know, I go back
to Stephanie Dawn's song
00:45:48.68\00:45:52.01
about the hands, you know,
two hands can do very little,
00:45:52.05\00:45:56.12
but when we add our
hands to other people's hands
00:45:56.15\00:45:59.22
and we become
this body of Christ,
00:45:59.25\00:46:01.22
where Christ is the head,
00:46:01.26\00:46:02.76
He's giving us our charges,
00:46:02.79\00:46:04.89
but there's all these
different body parts at work.
00:46:04.93\00:46:07.30
That's how I see
ASI working together.
00:46:07.33\00:46:10.63
And we need more people
00:46:10.67\00:46:12.47
and we need all of us
to be listening to Christ.
00:46:12.50\00:46:14.94
Yes.
00:46:14.97\00:46:16.71
Does anybody want to
add anything to that?
00:46:16.74\00:46:20.74
Oh, this is Debbie.
00:46:20.78\00:46:22.11
And I'll just add that.
00:46:22.14\00:46:23.48
I think what ASI
needs is for all of us
00:46:23.51\00:46:25.95
as members to
constantly challenge ourselves,
00:46:25.98\00:46:29.75
to think about what
we can do more for Jesus,
00:46:29.78\00:46:33.19
that we want to be
conduits of blessing for others.
00:46:33.22\00:46:37.49
So how can we reach
the neighbor next door?
00:46:37.53\00:46:42.60
One of the things
00:46:42.63\00:46:43.97
that I've tried
to do is make sure
00:46:44.00\00:46:45.63
that I go to the
same establishment
00:46:45.67\00:46:48.40
for some services,
00:46:48.44\00:46:49.77
so I can develop a relationship
that might open doors
00:46:49.80\00:46:52.17
for me able to be share.
00:46:52.21\00:46:53.91
So again, we want
everyone to always be thinking,
00:46:53.94\00:46:56.81
what can I do more for Jesus?
00:46:56.85\00:46:59.55
It's something that
I've heard Danny Shelton
00:46:59.58\00:47:01.32
say before on 3ABN is
the blessing is in the go.
00:47:01.35\00:47:06.82
So we've got to go
and we got to think about
00:47:06.86\00:47:09.36
what we can do when we go
so that we can reach others,
00:47:09.39\00:47:11.99
and let them know
that Jesus is coming soon.
00:47:12.03\00:47:13.96
Amen.
00:47:14.00\00:47:15.33
Amen. Yeah.
00:47:15.36\00:47:16.70
And I would just add that,
00:47:16.73\00:47:18.50
you know, what,
we need are ideas.
00:47:18.53\00:47:20.64
You know, I
believe that in this time
00:47:20.67\00:47:23.37
that we're living in,
00:47:23.41\00:47:25.27
you know, there's
so, things are changing
00:47:25.31\00:47:28.48
so fast in the way that Christ
00:47:28.51\00:47:31.21
is being portrayed in the media,
00:47:31.25\00:47:34.55
you know, religions
being portrayed in the media,
00:47:34.58\00:47:36.32
you know, there's ways
that, how can I put it?
00:47:36.35\00:47:40.12
There's so many types
of media out there today
00:47:40.16\00:47:42.56
that didn't really
exist 5, 10 years ago.
00:47:42.59\00:47:45.59
And we need ideas
of how to tap into this
00:47:45.63\00:47:47.90
because there's a
message being put out there
00:47:47.93\00:47:51.37
about who Christ is,
00:47:51.40\00:47:52.73
and it's not
necessarily the right message.
00:47:52.77\00:47:54.47
And so, we need ideas
00:47:54.50\00:47:56.74
at how we can
actually penetrate and be able
00:47:56.77\00:48:00.18
to have a much
greater influence out there.
00:48:00.21\00:48:02.88
And, you know, people
who are willing to step up
00:48:02.91\00:48:04.78
to the plate and to be
able to put their time,
00:48:04.81\00:48:07.48
their energy,
their other resources,
00:48:07.52\00:48:09.18
whether it be monetary
or just talent behind us,
00:48:09.22\00:48:13.15
because I truly
believe that we need people
00:48:13.19\00:48:16.89
to be engaged, to come
up with new innovative ideas
00:48:16.93\00:48:20.60
and to be, you know,
00:48:20.63\00:48:21.96
as active as
possible in sharing Jesus,
00:48:22.00\00:48:25.00
because I believe that
there's an information war out
00:48:25.03\00:48:27.84
there and we need to do our part
00:48:27.87\00:48:29.70
to make sure that
Christ is being properly,
00:48:29.74\00:48:32.14
you know, presented
00:48:32.17\00:48:33.51
and the
attractiveness of our message.
00:48:33.54\00:48:35.88
And yet at the same time,
making sure people understand,
00:48:35.91\00:48:39.38
hey, if you are a follower,
00:48:39.41\00:48:40.85
it also does require
certain sacrifices and,
00:48:40.88\00:48:44.62
you know, being
able to do things
00:48:44.65\00:48:45.99
in the community to help others.
00:48:46.02\00:48:47.36
So there's, there
are these both aspects
00:48:47.39\00:48:49.66
to being an ASI member
and we need people's ideas
00:48:49.69\00:48:52.56
on how to implement that.
00:48:52.59\00:48:54.10
Yes.
00:48:54.13\00:48:55.90
So how to implement that
and lead people to Christ
00:48:55.93\00:49:00.14
in the workplace by
providing a Christ-like example,
00:49:00.17\00:49:05.81
because I think
you really nailed that,
00:49:05.84\00:49:07.68
you know, with there
being a misrepresentation
00:49:07.71\00:49:11.35
of Christ's character.
00:49:11.38\00:49:13.88
I've talked to some people about
00:49:13.92\00:49:15.95
like search engine optimization
and all of those things,
00:49:15.98\00:49:19.05
and it used to be
where people would Google
00:49:19.09\00:49:22.62
about Jesus and they would get
00:49:22.66\00:49:24.39
all of the wrong
type of information.
00:49:24.43\00:49:28.13
So I love that ASI is
covering every single facet,
00:49:28.16\00:49:32.93
every single base there.
00:49:32.97\00:49:35.54
Joy, what else
would you like to add
00:49:35.57\00:49:38.34
before we go to
the address role?
00:49:38.37\00:49:41.14
Well, the thing I
would just like to encourage
00:49:41.18\00:49:43.21
is for people
to learn more about
00:49:43.24\00:49:46.05
the different things that ASI
00:49:46.08\00:49:47.82
is involved in and
the different ministries,
00:49:47.85\00:49:49.75
because, for example,
00:49:49.78\00:49:51.45
Adventist World Radio
is one of the ministries.
00:49:51.49\00:49:54.66
I don't know how
many people I've sent
00:49:54.69\00:49:56.69
Cami Oetman's Unlocking
Bible Prophecies stories too,
00:49:56.73\00:50:01.46
but you know, that's a
way of digital evangelism.
00:50:01.50\00:50:04.23
I didn't even know
what digital evangelism
00:50:04.27\00:50:06.03
was until I joined ASI.
00:50:06.07\00:50:07.57
So it's kind of just tailing
on what Gianluca was saying,
00:50:07.60\00:50:12.04
learn what resources
we have to share Christ
00:50:12.07\00:50:15.28
in all of the
different realms of our lives.
00:50:15.31\00:50:17.68
And we just hope
people will come.
00:50:17.71\00:50:20.12
We hope you will
come if you're listening.
00:50:20.15\00:50:22.18
And again, we want to invite you
00:50:22.22\00:50:24.62
to go to the asilakeunion.org
website and, you know,
00:50:24.65\00:50:29.72
sign up and join us and
not just join to listen,
00:50:29.76\00:50:35.33
but apply these
healthy habits that we can make
00:50:35.36\00:50:38.90
that will allow Christ
glory to shine through us
00:50:38.93\00:50:41.87
in a brighter way.
00:50:41.90\00:50:43.24
Yes. Amen.
00:50:43.27\00:50:44.61
So real quick, what
are some of the challenges
00:50:44.64\00:50:47.71
that you think people face
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when sharing
Christ in the workplace?
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Wow, well, like
Gianluca said, you know,
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it is a very secular environment
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and we all know people
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that the minute you
say the name of Jesus,
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their face just changes.
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But I think living out
like Debbie was challenging us
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to do living out
the love of Christ,
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living out the
kindness of Christ,
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living out the patience
and the generosity of Christ.
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That's what I've seen
in so many ASI members.
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And it's what inspires me
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to want to get
closer to Jesus myself.
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And I think the challenge
for all of us is distraction.
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Satan loves to take
our minds and do anything,
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but focus on prayer,
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focus on the Word and
focus on loving others.
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And so, I just wanna call
us to draw close to Christ
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so that we can reflect
His glory to the world.
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Amen. Amen. Yeah.
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He wants to pull us away
from anything to do with God.
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And nowadays there's so
much vying for our attention.
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So that's absolutely right.
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We want to go
to the address role
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and then a brief news
break and we'll be right back.
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For more information
about ASI Lake Union,
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please contact
them at PO Box 287,
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Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103.
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That's PO Box 287,
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Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103.
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Their phone
number is (269) 473-8247.
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That's (269) 473-8247.
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Their website is
asilakeunion.org.
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That's asilakeunion.org.
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You may also email them at
communications.luasi@gmail.com
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