As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
Today 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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We are so glad that
you have joined us today.
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You know, we look
forward to spending
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each of these 3ABN
Today programs with you.
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Why?
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Because you're
part of our 3ABN family.
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And, you know, you have
your 3ABN family that's here,
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but then we have those of you
that view and the core support,
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and you pray for
the ministry of 3ABN.
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Thank you so very much.
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You know, we're all
in this thing together,
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and that is to spread
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the undiluted
three angels' messages
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of Jesus Christ
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to a lost and dying world.
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That's right.
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Now today's
program is kind of aâ |
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May I say a
bittersweet program for us.
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We talk about
you being our family.
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There's the 3ABN family
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right here in Southern Illinois.
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And we're having a couple
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that are retiring
from the ministry of 3ABN,
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but knowing them,
they're still gonna keep busy.
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And so we wanted to
just say goodbye to them,
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but also
introduce to you the person
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that's actually coming
in to fill their big shoes.
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So it's a time of
getting acquainted
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and also saying goodbye.
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I call it
transitions and testimonies.
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Oh, that's a great
title. I like that.
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This is a time where we
just share the transitions
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that are happening
in your ministry, 3ABN.
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That's right.
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And then we look
at the testimonies.
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I'm excited to
hear their stories,
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to hear what God
has done in their life,
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two of them, the
ones who are retiring.
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You would know if you watch 3ABN
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for any length of time.
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And we want to hear the journey
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that God has led them on
as a couple and as a family,
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the things He has
done in their life
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and here at the ministry.
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And then we
wanna introduce you to,
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it might be a new face to you,
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but wanna introduce you
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to a new part
of the 3ABN family.
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So transitions and testimonies.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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And we wanted to,
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or I don't wanna
say, introduce our family.
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I don't have to
introduce Roy and Earlenne Hunt,
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the directors of
the 3ABN Planned Giving
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and Trust Service Department.
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And you've been a
part of the ministry
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how many years now?
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We came in 2010.
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Wow. Okay.
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So over
basically about 11 years.
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Seems like it
was just yesterday.
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Wow.
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Time has really gone fast,
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so much has been
accomplished during that time.
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But 2010 was the year
that we both came to 3ABN.
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And this is bitter part of it.
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You know, we were
mentioning earlier,
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you know, this is
'cause they're such a part
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of the ministry of 3ABN.
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Many of you have
talked to them on the phone
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and your staff and
your wonderful department.
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You all have
done a wonderful job
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for the service of the Lord.
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And what you've done
has made a difference
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in many people's
lives for eternity.
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Yeah, that's right.
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Thank you for that.
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And I know that
you gonna wanna know,
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we'll talk more detail here,
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'cause we're
gonna go to some music,
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introduce who's
taking your, your place.
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But you're retiring to where,
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may I ask what state Earlenne,
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you've got a smile
in. Beautiful Colorado.
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And why Colorado?
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There's a special reason
why you're going to Colorado.
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We kinda got joined up
with one of our daughters.
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Good.
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At a ranch
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and we live right across
the driveway from each other.
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So we are able to
share with family.
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We actually got
our start in Colorado.
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Okay.
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Our start was at
Porter Adventist Hospital
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50 years ago.
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Just over 50 years ago.
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You know, two of our
daughters were born at Porter.
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In Colorado.
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Colorado and
we've come full circle.
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Isn't that amazing?
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Fifty years,
right back to Colorado.
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That was your
first job out of school.
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Out of school. Porter.
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Yes.
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I have to say that
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they don't look
like retirement age.
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No. That's right. Yeah.
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And they said 50
years ago. I know.
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Gregâ | Yes, sir.
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We are going to retire.
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You will. Okay.
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Just thinking we might
have a little discussion here.
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But thank you.
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But thank you
for that compliment.
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Yeah, you're welcome
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Roy and Earlenne have
been such an integral part
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of the ministry of
3ABN for so many years.
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We love both of you.
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You have a heart for
ministry and a heart for people.
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That's right.
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To me that's just amazing is
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to see when
they work with people
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and when they interact with you,
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I know many of you have
spoken with them on the phone.
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They might've visited
with you in your home.
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You've connected with them
and we're just so grateful that
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even though you're retiring,
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you're always a
part of the 3ABN family.
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We always say
once part of the family
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always part of the family.
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That's right.
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And we firmly
believe that ourselves.
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Right.
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You don't get out of
this family real easily.
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That's good. Because
it's the family of God.
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There you go.
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And that's the exciting part.
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We've got wonderful
families each of us,
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but we've got the
family of God here,
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which just makes our
family bigger and better.
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Amen. Absolutely.
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And we wanna
introduce our incoming director
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of 3ABN Planned
Giving and Trust Services.
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His wife is not
here with us today,
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but he has a
beautiful wife as well.
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And speaking of Roy and Earlenne
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and their heart for
people and heart for ministry
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would be the same as
our incoming director.
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This is Jeff Doerr.
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And we're just so grateful
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to have you here
with us today, Jeff,
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Thank you, Jill,
for the kind words.
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It is a blessing and
I'm very honored to be here
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part of the 3ABN team.
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Amen. Yeah.
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We're really
glad to have you here
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and we've known Jeff and
his wife, Charletta, forâ |
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What is it, Jeff, 15, 16?
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Maybe close to
16, 17 years. Yes.
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Yeah. Quite a long time.
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And what you're
gonna be hearing today is
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after some music
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and I know some
scripture and something else
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we're gonna do is
that the testimony,
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because 3ABN made an
impact in your family's life,
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you and your wife's
life in a powerful way.
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So I'm all about testimonies,
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but what's our
music about today?
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Our music is an
incredible pianist,
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a young man I can say that
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maybe he's our age I don't know,
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but this is Justin Nohrkorn.
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And the song he
will be bringing is
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"The Savior is Waiting."
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Amen.
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Thank you so much,
Justin, an incredible pianist.
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What a powerful message in song,
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The Savior is Waiting.
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You know, that's
a beautiful thing.
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You know, we can
wait for many things
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here on this earth.
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It seems like
we're very impatient,
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but you know, the
Savior is always waiting for us
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to come back to Him.
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So I don't know
where you are right now
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in your spiritual
journey with the Lord,
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but we want to encourage you
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to give your life
to Jesus right now.
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Don't wait for tomorrow.
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Don't wait till the
next minute or hour.
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Jesus is asking you to
come back to him right now.
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And I know for Jill and myself
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and I'm sure for all of us here,
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it's a daily thing, right,
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to resubmit and commit our lives
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to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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What an incredible
Savior that we serve.
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Amen. Absolutely.
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Thank you again for
that music and song.
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I love Revelation 3,
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"I stand at the door and knock."
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So just open up the
door of your heart to Jesus.
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If you are just joining us,
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we're talking about
transitions and testimonies.
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Roy and Earlenne Hunt
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have been at
the ministry of 3ABN
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for many years.
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Roy, as director
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of Planned Giving
and Trust Services
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and Earlenne as office
manager and trust officer
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for Planned Giving
and Trust Services.
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And both of them
are retiring here
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at the end of March.
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So this is a time
of transition for us.
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They are dearly loved,
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and we're just hearing
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some of their
testimony and story
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and introducing to you at home,
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Jeff Doerr,
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who is the incoming
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Planned Giving and
Trust Services director.
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But before we hear those
testimonies and all of that,
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maybe we should even talk about
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what is Planned
Giving and Trust Services
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in case someone's wondering.
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That's a really good question
'cause someone right now
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you may be at home saying,
you know, I don't even know
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what they're even talking about,
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the director of something.
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So, Roy, Earlenne, both of you,
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what is Planned
Giving and Trust Services
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here at 3ABN?
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Well, after 11 years, I
think I have a handle on it.
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Okay, that's good.
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We know you do.
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How many of the people
that are listening and viewing
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have done a will or a trust
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and people say,
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"What's the difference
in the will or trust?"
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Well you're gonna
have to really call us.
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And we'll give
you the difference,
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but everybody
should have a planned,
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a plan for their life
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when it comes to their finances.
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It's good.
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The finances is something
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sometimes we overlook
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and happens if you pass away?
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What happens if
you're in a car accident
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and you become
incapacitated for life,
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what happens to your property?
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The will or the trust
you have given instructions
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as to what happens
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when specific
things happen in your life.
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And when those things happen,
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you have a trustee,
you have an executor.
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Those people take over for
you and you don't have to worry
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because you've laid out
what it is you want done
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with your finances,
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which includes your house.
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Some children,
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if the young
children are involved,
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what happens to
the young children?
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Who gets them?
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If you don't make a plan,
the state will make it for you.
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And it goes to the
judge to figure it out.
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And that's
something you don't need to do
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if you plan in advance
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and you don't wanna wait
until the last minute and say,
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"Hey, wait a minute.
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I think my spouse is
having some health problems
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and may have to
go to the hospital
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for whatever reason."
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Don't wait until that time.
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There's too much
pressure in the health problem,
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the health issue.
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And you can't make
an intelligent plan
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at that point,
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do it when life is good
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and people don't wanna do that
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because they, the myth is that
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if you do a
document, you're gonna die.
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That's a myth it's out there
and you can avoid all of that.
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You know, and this is,
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to me is the
beautiful thing though far
00:13:21.13\00:13:22.46
as 3ABN Planned
Giving and Trust Services
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is that actually a percentage
would actually go to 3ABN
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is how the
documents are written.
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And that's just a great thing
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because we know you
love the ministry of 3ABN.
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We see your letters.
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We see the
support that comes in.
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We get the phone
calls from many of you too.
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And we know you love
the ministry of 3ABN.
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So the great thing is,
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and see, I think
some people too may think,
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okay so when I set something up,
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100% always has to go to 3ABN,
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but that's not the case.
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We're always looking out
for the family, for the kids.
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And I like how
it's all been set up
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for years now.
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We tell people all the time,
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the first person
you need to consider
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in a will or trust is God.
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Amen.
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What are you doing for God?
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Family is part of
that, God and family.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thank you for that. Yeah.
00:14:06.74\00:14:08.08
Thank you for giving
us that brief summary
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of what 3ABN Planned
Giving and Trust Services
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is all about.
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I do wanna add also that
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people say I'm
not ready to do it
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because I don't know
for sure what I want.
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It would be better to die
with something than nothing.
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And there is such a thing
as let's amend it for you.
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Let's make some little
changes as life goes along.
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And that would be something
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that our department will be
more than happy to work with.
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Amen. Yes.
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I've enjoyed helping people
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know that their
plan is their plan.
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Amen. God has ordered that.
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And put no pressure on
anyone, God's with them.
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Amen. Amen.
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You have a scripture?
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I do have a scripture.
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Hebrews 6:10.
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When I read this,
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it reminds me of
Roy and Earlenne.
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"For God is not,
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will not forget your
work and labor of love,
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which you have
shown toward his name
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and that you have ministered
to the saints and do minister."
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And that reminds
me of both of you,
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your labor of love,
00:15:05.50\00:15:06.84
because it is from
your heart for God,
00:15:06.87\00:15:08.94
your heart for His
Word and the people.
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And I know that
that has come through.
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So I just think about
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all the people who will
come to a knowledge of Jesus,
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all the people
who will be in heaven.
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And when we get there,
00:15:20.88\00:15:22.22
when Jesus comes again
and when we get to heaven,
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people are gonna come up to you.
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Some people you
visited in their homes,
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some people you've met.
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Some people maybe you've
only spoken with on the phone,
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or maybe never
even met physically
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but they'll say
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I'm here because of
the ministry of 3ABN,
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because I heard the gospel
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and because Roy and Earlenne
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had an integral
part in that ministry.
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So we wanted to do
a special appreciation
00:15:45.17\00:15:47.71
and thank you for both of you.
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This is from the
3ABN administrative team.
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I don't know if
I hold it up here,
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if you can see that.
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It says,
00:15:56.32\00:15:57.65
"With our deepest gratitude,
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Three Angels
Broadcasting Network
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honors Roy and Earlenne Hunt,
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and deep appreciation
00:16:03.16\00:16:05.19
for your 11 years of
faithful service to the Lord
00:16:05.23\00:16:08.56
and to this ministry
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as 3ABN's, director
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of Planned Giving Trust Services
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and trust officer office manager
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from 2010 to 2021."
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And the scripture is Psalm 37:3,
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"Trust in the Lord and do good,
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dwell in the land and
feed on His faithfulness."
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So just on behalf of
the ministry of 3ABN,
00:16:28.78\00:16:32.39
we thank you both
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for your service
and for your ministry
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to help spread
the gospel message.
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Thank you so much.
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That means a whole lot to us.
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Don't make me cry, Jill.
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It's beautiful.
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You know, and
this is the thing too,
00:16:45.13\00:16:46.47
you know, at 3ABN,
00:16:46.50\00:16:47.84
you know, and you
two are a humble couple.
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And you know,
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we don't like to lift people up.
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We like to lift the
Jesus up in the people.
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We know that yoursâ | God first.
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Yeah and God
first. That's right.
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Absolutely.
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And thank you for
making a difference,
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you know, in the cause of God.
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Jeff, we're gonna get to you
'cause again like we mentioned,
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you have an
incredible testimony.
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I've seen how God has
brought you here to 3ABN,
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how you first
found out about 3ABN.
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I wanna go to Roy and
Earlenne, they're retiring here.
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Word retire, I just
don't like that term.
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I'm just being honest.
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I know you're gonna
be busy in other things.
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I'm being honest,
retiring has a good ring to it.
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Does it?
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But tell us when you
first found out about 3ABN,
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what brought you
both to 3ABN 11 years ago?
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When did you find out
and what brought you here?
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Well, through a
set of circumstances
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that wasn't the most pleasant.
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Okay.
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But God had His hand in it.
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Amen.
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I actually got my pink slip
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from an organization
that I worked with before
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that caught me
completely off guard.
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Wow.
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And so much so that
for a couple of days,
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I didn't know what
to say, what to do.
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That's a big shock.
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And I actually
had a telephone call,
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we did from Lonnie Melashenko
and his wife Jeannie and said,
00:18:00.31\00:18:05.88
"Roy, we wanna have a devotion.
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We heard what happened.
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And we'd like to
have a devotion with you."
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Wow.
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And, I used to
be Lonnie's manager
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and treasurer at
the Voice of Prophecy.
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Oh, wow. Yes.
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So it was very,
00:18:20.40\00:18:24.03
we felt blessed
that he would call
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and wanna spend
some time with us
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during a difficult time.
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And, a couple of days later
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I got a call
from Brian Hamilton,
00:18:34.84\00:18:38.28
who used to be our CFO
and treasurer here at 3ABN.
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Right.
00:18:42.12\00:18:43.45
And he was
giving his condolences
00:18:43.49\00:18:46.52
over what had happened
00:18:46.55\00:18:49.09
and he ended the
conversation by saying,
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"Roy, I hear you got
your socks knocked off."
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Okay.
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And that was the
first time I chuckled
00:18:57.50\00:18:59.90
after getting the pink slip.
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And after
everything settled down,
00:19:02.84\00:19:05.61
after you know,
checking my socks and stuff
00:19:05.64\00:19:10.08
he asked me if I'd
be interested in 3ABN.
00:19:10.11\00:19:15.35
And at that point I wasn't sure,
00:19:15.38\00:19:17.19
I didn't know.
00:19:17.22\00:19:18.92
There was a
couple of possibilities
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and to make a
really long story short,
00:19:21.66\00:19:25.76
we went and checked out
the other possibility first.
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And we felt that,
00:19:31.33\00:19:33.90
you know, that might
not be what we wanna do.
00:19:33.94\00:19:37.77
And we were saying we,
00:19:37.81\00:19:40.01
we weren't
including God at that point.
00:19:40.04\00:19:44.31
And the next stop
was gonna be 3ABN.
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And after visiting 3ABN,
00:19:49.08\00:19:52.29
we felt like God
was speaking to us
00:19:52.32\00:19:57.73
and saying, this is
where you need to be.
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We still weren't sure.
00:20:00.46\00:20:02.36
We went back to where we lived
00:20:02.40\00:20:06.37
and prayed about
it, thought about it.
00:20:06.40\00:20:10.24
And it took
probably two or three weeks
00:20:10.27\00:20:12.17
for everything to calm down
00:20:12.21\00:20:17.41
and then 3ABN called
and offered us the position.
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Wow.
00:20:21.25\00:20:22.98
And that's what I said, wow.
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They actually offered it to us.
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And we did come to 3ABN in 2010.
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Were you scared?
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What was your frame of mind
when you started the position?
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Had you done this
before? Or did you feel ready?
00:20:36.93\00:20:39.47
In my previous job
I had some experience
00:20:39.50\00:20:42.47
with planned giving
00:20:42.50\00:20:46.04
only from an
administrative point,
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signing off on
things that kind of thing.
00:20:49.08\00:20:51.18
But the mechanics of
it, we didn't really know.
00:20:51.21\00:20:55.72
And we had to be certified.
00:20:55.75\00:20:57.99
We spent a year,
00:20:58.02\00:20:59.89
the first year was just getting
acquainted with, planned giving
00:20:59.92\00:21:04.36
and then going through
the certification process,
00:21:04.39\00:21:07.43
which is quite a process.
00:21:07.46\00:21:09.76
Jeff will find that out
00:21:09.80\00:21:12.97
So, Earlenne, tell us then
your thoughts on this then.
00:21:13.00\00:21:14.94
So 3ABN is becoming an option.
00:21:14.97\00:21:18.27
Had you heard of
3ABN much before?
00:21:18.31\00:21:21.24
Oh, yes. Okay.
You had heard of 3ABN.
00:21:21.28\00:21:22.61
Oh, I definitely
knew all about 3ABN.
00:21:22.64\00:21:24.85
Had you ever visited before?
00:21:24.88\00:21:26.55
No. I had not been here.
00:21:26.58\00:21:28.55
However, I had been in
my parents' living room
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and heard a lot about 3ABN.
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Okay.
00:21:34.12\00:21:35.46
They were just
definitely viewers of 3ABN.
00:21:35.49\00:21:39.53
And, I was a missionary's kid.
00:21:39.56\00:21:42.50
I was raised in India.
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Yup. Yeah.
00:21:43.90\00:21:45.23
And my dad took a
bad accident out there.
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Leg was broken
00:21:49.44\00:21:50.77
when he reached
out from the Jeep
00:21:50.81\00:21:53.11
to push a holy cow over
00:21:53.14\00:21:57.78
and that popped his
leg cleared backwards.
00:21:57.81\00:22:00.48
And from that
daddy had health issues
00:22:00.52\00:22:03.08
that went into his
whole body and it was rough
00:22:03.12\00:22:08.26
and coming to America
00:22:08.29\00:22:10.29
and being able to
find 3ABN as a pastor,
00:22:10.33\00:22:14.43
that was, he was in his glory.
00:22:14.46\00:22:16.67
Now daddy had
done radio programs.
00:22:16.70\00:22:19.40
He had preached
around the world, I can say.
00:22:19.43\00:22:22.90
And he also raised
me in a special way
00:22:22.94\00:22:26.64
when I was just a kid.
00:22:26.68\00:22:28.74
I think I was six
or seven years old,
00:22:28.78\00:22:31.71
but I went with mom
and dad to the jungles.
00:22:31.75\00:22:34.52
And I learned right
there to tell stories
00:22:34.55\00:22:36.85
with the old
flannels on the board.
00:22:36.89\00:22:38.62
Yeah. Yeah the flannels.
00:22:38.65\00:22:39.99
Yeah, I mean, I
was trained bright.
00:22:40.02\00:22:42.52
I like the picture rolls
too, but then you had the felts.
00:22:42.56\00:22:44.49
The picture rolls
and then the felts,
00:22:44.53\00:22:45.93
I was just a little kid,
00:22:45.96\00:22:47.56
but I could go to
any village with them,
00:22:47.60\00:22:49.96
follow them around and
tell those Bible stories.
00:22:50.00\00:22:52.60
My heart was
very close to Jesus.
00:22:52.63\00:22:55.40
So when we got
the call about 3ABN,
00:22:55.44\00:22:59.11
I had worked for Mark
Finley at It is Written.
00:22:59.14\00:23:02.71
I had worked with Walter
Arties and Lonnie Melashenko
00:23:02.74\00:23:07.25
at Voice of Prophecy.
00:23:07.28\00:23:09.28
And then they
brought my husband in
00:23:09.32\00:23:11.75
to be my boss.
00:23:11.79\00:23:13.12
So I trained him
for Voice of Prophecy.
00:23:13.15\00:23:16.66
For him to be your boss.
00:23:16.69\00:23:18.03
Yeah. That's funny.
00:23:18.06\00:23:19.39
That was a real trick.
00:23:19.43\00:23:20.76
As a treasurer and
manager of Voice of Prophecy.
00:23:20.80\00:23:24.03
It was a wonderful
time to work together.
00:23:24.07\00:23:27.10
We were very blessed.
00:23:27.14\00:23:28.97
And when this call came,
00:23:29.00\00:23:30.84
we knew it was the next chapter.
00:23:30.87\00:23:33.27
That's a good
way of looking at it.
00:23:33.31\00:23:34.64
God had called us, both of
us are very close to the Lord
00:23:34.68\00:23:37.95
and to come here and to go back
to school down at Los Sierra
00:23:37.98\00:23:41.68
and take that cramped fast class
00:23:41.72\00:23:44.82
to learn how to
be a trust officer.
00:23:44.85\00:23:47.42
It was a lot of work.
00:23:47.46\00:23:49.52
We were not real young anymore
00:23:49.56\00:23:52.69
because when we came here,
00:23:52.73\00:23:54.10
we were all
really beyond our 60s.
00:23:54.13\00:23:56.56
Sean told me they look so good.
00:23:56.60\00:23:58.63
I know that's
what I said earlier.
00:23:58.67\00:24:00.00
And that's been 11 years here.
00:24:00.04\00:24:03.07
So then we said,
00:24:03.10\00:24:04.67
well, are we going to
think about retiring at 65?
00:24:04.71\00:24:09.18
No, we were still
called by the Lord.
00:24:09.21\00:24:12.18
We knew we were
supposed to be here
00:24:12.21\00:24:14.38
and we have felt the calling.
00:24:14.42\00:24:16.52
And I wanna say to all of
you who we've been in your homes
00:24:16.55\00:24:20.56
and visited with you,
00:24:20.59\00:24:22.59
it's been a blessing to
become closer to the Lord,
00:24:22.62\00:24:25.69
just sharing time in your homes.
00:24:25.73\00:24:28.36
You wanna know,
who's really close to God,
00:24:28.40\00:24:31.77
is those donors and
supporters of ministries.
00:24:31.80\00:24:36.04
And 3ABN is one of them.
00:24:36.07\00:24:37.71
You know, you're right because
many people are sacrificing,
00:24:37.74\00:24:40.24
you know, to give
and to support your 3ABN
00:24:40.28\00:24:43.78
and you're making a
difference in the world,
00:24:43.81\00:24:45.91
souls won to the
kingdom for sure.
00:24:45.95\00:24:48.72
We wanna talk
about your experience.
00:24:48.75\00:24:50.09
So we've got, you
know, you've come to 3ABN,
00:24:50.12\00:24:52.09
but what I wanna do is
actually go to Jeff right now,
00:24:52.12\00:24:53.92
and then we'll come back to
you on your experience here,
00:24:53.96\00:24:56.39
but I'm just thinking about
souls being won to the kingdom,
00:24:56.42\00:24:59.09
you know, given your donations,
your financial support,
00:24:59.13\00:25:01.60
prayers for the
ministry of 3ABN.
00:25:01.63\00:25:03.83
Well, I have to
say that Jeff Doerr,
00:25:03.87\00:25:05.20
who's stepping into
the Planned Giving director
00:25:05.23\00:25:07.47
Trust Service
director here at 3ABN.
00:25:07.50\00:25:09.77
You're one of those that by,
00:25:09.80\00:25:12.07
because of someone's prayers
00:25:12.11\00:25:13.58
and support for this
ministry that we were on the air
00:25:13.61\00:25:15.24
that you became Seventh-day
Adventist and learn truth.
00:25:15.28\00:25:17.85
Absolutely.
00:25:17.88\00:25:19.21
So, Jeff, when did you
and your wife, Charletta,
00:25:19.25\00:25:20.75
who's not able
like Jill mentioned
00:25:20.78\00:25:22.12
to be here with
you right now today.
00:25:22.15\00:25:23.95
But when did you
first find out about 3ABN?
00:25:23.99\00:25:25.69
How did that all happen?
00:25:25.72\00:25:27.06
Because you live
locally close by about what,
00:25:27.09\00:25:29.62
how far from 3ABN?
00:25:29.66\00:25:30.99
About 40 minutes, 45 minutes.
00:25:31.03\00:25:32.63
Yeah, west of here. Yes.
00:25:32.66\00:25:34.43
And so tell us a little bit
about how you came across 3ABN?
00:25:34.46\00:25:37.33
Well, it's a
little bit of a journey,
00:25:37.37\00:25:38.83
but, our life was
going very well at the time
00:25:38.87\00:25:43.41
and things were going good.
00:25:43.44\00:25:44.81
And Charletta had decided
00:25:44.84\00:25:46.17
we need to build
onto our home and remodel.
00:25:46.21\00:25:48.18
And when we did, we
had a direct TV dish.
00:25:48.21\00:25:51.88
Oh, yeah.
00:25:51.91\00:25:53.25
And where it was
located, we had to remove it
00:25:53.28\00:25:55.18
to build onto the house.
00:25:55.22\00:25:56.55
Okay.
00:25:56.58\00:25:57.92
And she was unhappy
with the programming
00:25:57.95\00:25:59.29
that was coming into our house
00:25:59.32\00:26:00.66
that our kids
was being exposed to
00:26:00.69\00:26:02.02
and was not
happy with that at all.
00:26:02.06\00:26:03.83
So after we remodeled,
we didn't put it back up.
00:26:03.86\00:26:06.76
We installed a TV antenna and...
00:26:06.80\00:26:09.66
Rabbit ears. Yes.
00:26:09.70\00:26:11.03
Good. Local television.
00:26:11.07\00:26:12.40
Local television. Yes.
00:26:12.43\00:26:14.57
And it took,
within a year or so,
00:26:14.60\00:26:17.11
Charletta was
having trouble sleeping
00:26:17.14\00:26:18.57
and she would get up
00:26:18.61\00:26:19.94
and turn on the
TV late at night.
00:26:19.97\00:26:21.78
And she came across this station
00:26:21.81\00:26:23.14
that she was not familiar with.
00:26:23.18\00:26:25.25
And at the time she
did not know it was 3ABN,
00:26:25.28\00:26:27.28
did not don't know it
was a Seventh-day Adventist
00:26:27.32\00:26:29.48
or anything,
00:26:29.52\00:26:30.85
but it was Lyle
Albrecht preaching the message.
00:26:30.89\00:26:34.49
We love Pastor Lyle Albrecht.
00:26:34.52\00:26:36.09
And we love
Pastor Lyle too. Amen.
00:26:36.12\00:26:38.39
And for several
nights she would get up
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and this took maybe
six months or a year
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that she'd get up
occasionally and listen.
00:26:44.37\00:26:46.40
And then it was Steve Wohlberg.
00:26:46.43\00:26:47.77
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
00:26:47.80\00:26:49.14
And then after that,
it was Doug Batchelor
00:26:49.17\00:26:50.51
who she was listening to,
00:26:50.54\00:26:51.87
and through this whole time
00:26:51.91\00:26:53.51
she never heard
Seventh-day Adventist.
00:26:53.54\00:26:56.51
She had never heard 3ABN.
00:26:56.54\00:26:58.31
Wow.
00:26:58.35\00:26:59.68
It just happened to come on
whenever they were preaching
00:26:59.71\00:27:01.92
and she just didn't catch it.
00:27:01.95\00:27:03.69
But then after a while
she started hearing 3ABN
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and then finally the
Seventh-day Adventist.
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So if I can stop a
second, what were your thoughts?
00:27:09.26\00:27:12.09
Did you know
that she's getting up
00:27:12.13\00:27:13.50
in the middle of the
night and watching this
00:27:13.53\00:27:14.96
and did she share, oh,
I'm learning something here
00:27:15.00\00:27:17.50
or how did that work?
00:27:17.53\00:27:20.04
She's always been one
00:27:20.07\00:27:21.40
that was in,
had a burning desire
00:27:21.44\00:27:24.17
to learn more about the Lord,
00:27:24.21\00:27:26.01
much more than
myself at that time.
00:27:26.04\00:27:28.14
I was more
interested in worldly things
00:27:28.18\00:27:30.41
with building a
business and working.
00:27:30.45\00:27:33.38
And she still
had a burning desire
00:27:33.42\00:27:34.78
to find out more about
the Lord and the truth.
00:27:34.82\00:27:37.59
And the Seventh-day
Adventist, the Ten Commandments,
00:27:37.62\00:27:41.49
the fourth
commandment, the Sabbath
00:27:41.52\00:27:44.06
really took and hit
a strong note with her.
00:27:44.09\00:27:47.23
And, after a while
she began telling me,
00:27:47.26\00:27:49.70
we would walk,
most evenings we'd walk.
00:27:49.73\00:27:52.30
And she started giving
me a little bit at a time,
00:27:52.33\00:27:54.87
what she was
hearing and learning.
00:27:54.90\00:27:56.24
A little Bible study walk, Jeff.
00:27:56.27\00:27:57.84
A little Bible study walk.
00:27:57.87\00:27:59.21
And at first I was
being a polite husband,
00:27:59.24\00:28:03.08
listening and nodding my head.
00:28:03.11\00:28:04.81
And the longer she talked,
00:28:04.85\00:28:06.18
the more I listened,
the more I was being,
00:28:06.21\00:28:09.92
I guess, spoken to by the Lord.
00:28:09.95\00:28:12.09
Because up until this time
I'd been raised in the church,
00:28:12.12\00:28:15.39
not the Adventist church,
00:28:15.42\00:28:17.09
but it was more, the
socially accepted thing
00:28:17.13\00:28:18.89
to do was to go to church.
00:28:18.93\00:28:20.93
Maybe not worship
God like we do now,
00:28:20.96\00:28:23.60
but she just kept giving me
00:28:23.63\00:28:25.47
a little bit more
and a little bit more.
00:28:25.50\00:28:27.57
And then it came to
the point that she said,
00:28:27.60\00:28:29.57
I'm not gonna go back to
church on Sunday anymore.
00:28:29.60\00:28:32.14
Wow. What did you say to that?
00:28:32.17\00:28:33.84
Well, I was a
little bit reluctant
00:28:33.88\00:28:36.38
and I went to church a
few Sundays without her,
00:28:36.41\00:28:38.51
and she stayed at home
and it got to the point that,
00:28:38.55\00:28:42.88
no, we need to take
00:28:42.92\00:28:44.25
and go to church on the Sabbath.
00:28:44.29\00:28:46.59
And I took and contacted 3ABN.
00:28:46.62\00:28:49.02
Wow.
00:28:49.06\00:28:50.39
And Gracie Yost was the
one that responded to us.
00:28:50.43\00:28:52.59
Really. In the
pastoral department.
00:28:52.63\00:28:54.36
Yes and asked
00:28:54.40\00:28:56.26
where a Seventh-day
Adventist Church was
00:28:56.30\00:28:58.73
close to where we lived.
00:28:58.77\00:29:00.37
And there's three,
there was DuQuoin, Marion.
00:29:00.40\00:29:03.54
At that time,
00:29:03.57\00:29:04.91
there was one of West Frankfort.
00:29:04.94\00:29:06.27
That's right. Yes.
00:29:06.31\00:29:07.64
And one here.
00:29:07.68\00:29:09.01
And so we looked at it
00:29:09.04\00:29:10.38
and DuQuoin is the closest
and we thought about that.
00:29:10.41\00:29:13.21
But then we came over
00:29:13.25\00:29:14.58
to the West Frankfort
Church the first time.
00:29:14.62\00:29:15.98
Yeah.
00:29:16.02\00:29:17.35
And thought, well, that's okay,
00:29:17.39\00:29:20.46
but let's go on
over the next week.
00:29:20.49\00:29:22.36
We came on over to
the Thompsonville Church
00:29:22.39\00:29:25.39
and we said, you know, if
we're gonna be an Adventist,
00:29:25.43\00:29:28.16
this is where we need to be.
00:29:28.20\00:29:29.53
We need to come
to Thompsonville.
00:29:29.56\00:29:30.90
Wow.
00:29:30.93\00:29:32.27
And we started coming
00:29:32.30\00:29:33.64
and that was in the old church
00:29:33.67\00:29:35.00
before the new church was built.
00:29:35.04\00:29:36.37
That's right before the
3ABN Worship Center was built,
00:29:36.40\00:29:37.94
you're right or finished.
00:29:37.97\00:29:39.31
And it wasn't finished
yet. That's right. Yes.
00:29:39.34\00:29:41.31
And we were baptized
the first fall camp meeting
00:29:41.34\00:29:44.48
in the new worship center.
00:29:44.51\00:29:46.68
That was, let me
think here Jeff was thatâ |
00:29:46.72\00:29:48.22
2004? 2003-04?
00:29:48.25\00:29:50.22
Would that be three or four?
00:29:50.25\00:29:51.59
One of those, yeah.
00:29:51.62\00:29:52.95
Yes.
00:29:52.99\00:29:54.32
Now I'm trying to remember.
00:29:54.36\00:29:55.69
I don't know if this
was the first Sabbath
00:29:55.72\00:29:57.06
you and Charletta walked into
00:29:57.09\00:29:58.43
the Thompsonville Church or not.
00:29:58.46\00:29:59.79
I can't remember,
but you can correct me,
00:29:59.83\00:30:01.56
but I can distinctly remember
00:30:01.60\00:30:03.23
one of the
first Sabbaths anyways
00:30:03.26\00:30:05.17
was communion.
00:30:05.20\00:30:06.53
And I remember Greg
and I were at church
00:30:06.57\00:30:08.87
and fairly newly married.
00:30:08.90\00:30:11.57
Yeah, just maybe
a year or two. Yeah.
00:30:11.61\00:30:13.48
And I can remember distinctly
00:30:13.51\00:30:15.04
both you and
participating in foot washing.
00:30:15.08\00:30:16.98
Yes.
00:30:17.01\00:30:18.35
'Cause some of
that was new to you
00:30:18.38\00:30:19.71
if I remember correctly.
00:30:19.75\00:30:21.08
Yes.
00:30:21.12\00:30:22.45
Actually, I think I
came up to both of you
00:30:22.48\00:30:23.82
and just ask you a little
bit of how the process went
00:30:23.85\00:30:25.39
and you assisted us with that,
00:30:25.42\00:30:27.19
but, yes, you were there
the first communion service
00:30:27.22\00:30:30.63
that we participated
in with the foot washing.
00:30:30.66\00:30:32.89
Yeah.
00:30:32.93\00:30:34.26
It's an incredible story.
00:30:34.30\00:30:35.63
You know, Jeff, you
think about one's journey,
00:30:35.66\00:30:37.00
you know,
because maybe just share
00:30:37.03\00:30:38.57
a little bit of
your background too.
00:30:38.60\00:30:39.93
So people get to
know you a little bit
00:30:39.97\00:30:41.34
because you just talked
about things were going well
00:30:41.37\00:30:43.20
again, you were
raised by wonderful parents,
00:30:43.24\00:30:44.94
Christian parents,
00:30:44.97\00:30:46.31
and your father is still alive.
00:30:46.34\00:30:47.78
Yes, yes.
00:30:47.81\00:30:49.14
But tell us a little bit
of your background too then?
00:30:49.18\00:30:50.95
Well, again, I
was an auctioneer,
00:30:50.98\00:30:54.18
still I'm an auctioneer,
00:30:54.22\00:30:55.55
a real estate
broker and we farm.
00:30:55.58\00:30:58.65
You farm? Yes, I farm.
00:30:58.69\00:31:00.52
Nice.
00:31:00.56\00:31:01.89
I mean, that seems like, Roy.
00:31:01.92\00:31:03.26
I mean, it seems
like such a contrast.
00:31:03.29\00:31:04.63
Okay.
00:31:04.66\00:31:05.99
From like, you know, a
businessman to a farmer,
00:31:06.03\00:31:07.36
but you love it all.
00:31:07.40\00:31:08.73
I love it all.
00:31:08.76\00:31:10.10
And his wife, Charletta,
loves to drive that tractor.
00:31:10.13\00:31:12.37
Yes.
00:31:12.40\00:31:13.74
Tries to outdo Jeff
out there on the field.
00:31:13.77\00:31:16.40
Yeah. We've heard fun stories.
00:31:16.44\00:31:18.64
Yeah. She's such
a classy lady too.
00:31:18.67\00:31:20.38
Yes. She is beautiful lady.
00:31:20.41\00:31:22.88
Beautiful lady and a hard worker
00:31:22.91\00:31:24.25
and a good mother and wife.
00:31:24.28\00:31:25.71
So you're doing all
this as far as back,
00:31:25.75\00:31:27.42
when you be finding about truth,
00:31:27.45\00:31:29.28
you were another, I
think you worked for
00:31:29.32\00:31:30.69
also the
government or the state?
00:31:30.72\00:31:32.32
State Yes.
00:31:32.35\00:31:33.69
I retired after 33 years
with the state of Illinois.
00:31:33.72\00:31:37.33
So I've had a
very active career,
00:31:37.36\00:31:39.86
still active
00:31:39.89\00:31:42.16
but you got back to the Sabbath
00:31:42.20\00:31:44.67
was quite an
adjustment for our family.
00:31:44.70\00:31:46.50
That's true. We were in theâ |
00:31:46.53\00:31:48.00
We're still in
the auction business
00:31:48.04\00:31:49.37
and auctions
00:31:49.40\00:31:50.74
Saturday was the best
day to conduct an auction.
00:31:50.77\00:31:53.54
True. You see them
all advertise, right?
00:31:53.58\00:31:54.91
When you see auctions advertise,
00:31:54.94\00:31:56.28
it's usually on
Sabbath on Saturday.
00:31:56.31\00:31:57.65
On Saturday.
00:31:57.68\00:31:59.01
And we were having
00:31:59.05\00:32:00.38
a very successful
auction career at that time.
00:32:00.42\00:32:03.32
The most auctions we
conducted was 220 in one year.
00:32:03.35\00:32:06.09
Wow.
00:32:06.12\00:32:07.46
So that's a lot of auctions.
00:32:07.49\00:32:08.82
That's a lot.
00:32:08.86\00:32:10.26
Yes Wow.
00:32:10.29\00:32:11.99
In one year.
00:32:12.03\00:32:13.36
So we're talking
220 auctions. Yes.
00:32:13.40\00:32:16.03
And you're
farming on top of that
00:32:16.06\00:32:18.17
and you're doing real
estate on top of that.
00:32:18.20\00:32:20.44
And working 40 hours
a week for the state.
00:32:20.47\00:32:22.30
Wow. Yeah.
00:32:22.34\00:32:23.67
That's wearing a lot
of hats. That's for sure.
00:32:23.71\00:32:25.61
But one thing you
need to mention for us
00:32:25.64\00:32:26.98
with the
auctioneer businesses is that
00:32:27.01\00:32:28.74
this is very much
a family business.
00:32:28.78\00:32:30.41
Your father or maybe
grandfather started it?
00:32:30.45\00:32:32.21
My father started
it back about 1955.
00:32:32.25\00:32:35.88
And then I'm the
second generation.
00:32:35.92\00:32:37.59
And our daughter is
the third generation
00:32:37.62\00:32:38.95
in the business.
00:32:38.99\00:32:40.32
And it, our family
was not very pleased
00:32:40.36\00:32:43.76
whenever I took in,
00:32:43.79\00:32:45.13
told them I'm not going
to work on Sabbath anymore.
00:32:45.16\00:32:48.00
True. Is very challenging. Yes.
00:32:48.03\00:32:49.93
It was tough time in our family.
00:32:49.96\00:32:51.30
'Cause you're a key piece
to this whole auction business.
00:32:51.33\00:32:53.84
Yes. I'm a very key
piece to this operation. Yes.
00:32:53.87\00:32:57.27
So we took in, had a firm stand
00:32:57.31\00:33:00.21
and we have
continued to hold that stand.
00:33:00.24\00:33:02.74
And our business is still
going and it's still thriving.
00:33:02.78\00:33:06.31
Praise the Lord.
00:33:06.35\00:33:07.68
So God honored that
decision. Yes, He did. Yes.
00:33:07.72\00:33:11.75
And I think it was
beautiful too, is that,
00:33:11.79\00:33:13.52
you know, it's you know,
00:33:13.56\00:33:15.06
still your father's
right there close by,
00:33:15.09\00:33:16.86
you know, you're still
in, you know, terms with him,
00:33:16.89\00:33:19.03
you know, it's,
you know, that's great.
00:33:19.06\00:33:20.60
And also your
daughter, like you said.
00:33:20.63\00:33:22.03
Yes. She's
close, your, son-in-law.
00:33:22.06\00:33:23.63
Tell us about your family?
00:33:23.67\00:33:25.00
Well, we have three children,
00:33:25.03\00:33:26.74
Jessica is our oldest
00:33:26.77\00:33:28.10
and she's the one
in business with us.
00:33:28.14\00:33:29.60
And then we have
a daughter Natasha
00:33:29.64\00:33:30.97
that lives in
Burbank, California,
00:33:31.01\00:33:32.77
her and her husband
and our granddaughter.
00:33:32.81\00:33:35.08
And then our son Santana
00:33:35.11\00:33:36.78
just lives down
the street from us
00:33:36.81\00:33:38.15
and is a plumber pipe fitter
00:33:38.18\00:33:39.78
and works in refrigeration
at SIU, our local college.
00:33:39.81\00:33:43.89
Yeah. Nice.
00:33:43.92\00:33:45.25
Amen. Yeah.
00:33:45.29\00:33:46.62
I tell you, it's
just really neat.
00:33:46.65\00:33:47.99
We're talking
about journeys, right?
00:33:48.02\00:33:49.36
We're talking
about your journey,
00:33:49.39\00:33:50.73
Jeff, just now
and then your journey,
00:33:50.76\00:33:52.46
you know, to 3ABN
00:33:52.49\00:33:54.26
you've been
involved in the Lord's work
00:33:54.30\00:33:56.46
for many years.
00:33:56.50\00:33:58.97
Well, really all our life.
00:33:59.00\00:34:00.37
All your life.
00:34:00.40\00:34:01.74
That's true, missionaries too.
00:34:01.77\00:34:03.10
We've had some
little twists and turns,
00:34:03.14\00:34:06.34
but probably 95% has
been within the Adventist
00:34:06.37\00:34:10.31
denomination and ministries.
00:34:10.35\00:34:13.11
Amen.
00:34:13.15\00:34:14.48
So I want to touch
on one thing for Jeff
00:34:14.52\00:34:16.08
and then we'll jump
back to Roy and Earlenne.
00:34:16.12\00:34:17.75
Yes.
00:34:17.79\00:34:19.12
I'm thinking how
you watched 3ABN,
00:34:19.15\00:34:22.36
especially Charletta,
00:34:22.39\00:34:23.73
and then made this
decision for the Sabbath,
00:34:23.76\00:34:25.13
came into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:34:25.16\00:34:26.93
here in Thompsonville.
00:34:26.96\00:34:28.30
And then it wasn't too long
00:34:28.33\00:34:30.00
after where they
started getting involved
00:34:30.03\00:34:32.40
and active in church ministry.
00:34:32.43\00:34:34.27
I remember that distinctly
working with his wife,
00:34:34.30\00:34:37.11
Charletta as a
deaconess and greeter.
00:34:37.14\00:34:39.77
And Jeff was
chairman of our school board.
00:34:39.81\00:34:42.34
How many years was that?
00:34:42.38\00:34:43.71
About 10 years. Ten years.
00:34:43.75\00:34:45.08
So we had the
privilege and opportunity
00:34:45.11\00:34:46.48
to serve together on the board.
00:34:46.51\00:34:48.58
Andâ |
00:34:48.62\00:34:49.95
Also the
conference. Served as an elder.
00:34:49.98\00:34:51.32
Yes.
00:34:51.35\00:34:52.69
And I was also on the
conference school board,
00:34:52.72\00:34:54.06
the K-12 board.
00:34:54.09\00:34:55.42
Yeah. What a blessing.
00:34:55.46\00:34:56.79
So to see what God has done,
00:34:56.83\00:34:58.36
you know, and then
it's just amazing to me
00:34:58.39\00:35:02.50
to think the ministry of 3ABN
00:35:02.53\00:35:05.07
had an impact in
your spiritual journey.
00:35:05.10\00:35:06.77
It is incredible. Yeah.
00:35:06.80\00:35:08.40
And now you're serving,
00:35:08.44\00:35:10.47
coming in as the
incoming director
00:35:10.51\00:35:12.64
of Planned Giving
and Trust Services.
00:35:12.67\00:35:14.34
I mean, what
does that feel like?
00:35:14.38\00:35:17.08
It's very humbling.
00:35:17.11\00:35:18.45
And it was, very surprised
00:35:18.48\00:35:21.28
whenever I received the call
00:35:21.32\00:35:22.65
and asked to take this position.
00:35:22.68\00:35:24.99
Did not expect it at all.
00:35:25.02\00:35:26.59
It wasn't
something I ever thought of,
00:35:26.62\00:35:28.82
but, and I had to pray about it.
00:35:28.86\00:35:31.76
I had to pray
about it for a while,
00:35:31.79\00:35:33.80
but to serve the
Lord is the biggest honor
00:35:33.83\00:35:36.23
I think that I've
ever had in my life.
00:35:36.26\00:35:39.83
And it's something
I'm looking forward to
00:35:39.87\00:35:42.57
and just hope that I
don't disappoint the Lord,
00:35:42.60\00:35:44.64
but it's only by His grace
00:35:44.67\00:35:46.74
and Him walking with me is
00:35:46.78\00:35:48.48
how I'll be able to
take Him, do this job
00:35:48.51\00:35:50.45
and do it the way it
needs to be done to His honor.
00:35:50.48\00:35:52.35
Amen.
00:35:52.38\00:35:53.92
You know, that is the key
00:35:53.95\00:35:55.28
'cause what you just
said and what you said earlier
00:35:55.32\00:35:57.15
is just following the Lord,
00:35:57.19\00:35:58.72
you know, Jill and I
have talked about that.
00:35:58.75\00:36:00.09
We talk about the cloud
of the children of Israel,
00:36:00.12\00:36:01.72
right?
00:36:01.76\00:36:03.09
They would follow
whenever it would move
00:36:03.12\00:36:04.46
when they're out
there in the wilderness.
00:36:04.49\00:36:05.99
And so for us, you
know, God has brought us here.
00:36:06.03\00:36:09.43
God brought you all to 3ABN.
00:36:09.46\00:36:10.97
God has brought you to
the ABN and everyone else
00:36:11.00\00:36:13.80
and you know, we
just stay and do the work
00:36:13.84\00:36:15.67
that God has for us to do.
00:36:15.70\00:36:17.31
And that's the best place to be.
00:36:17.34\00:36:19.21
Amen. Absolutely.
00:36:19.24\00:36:20.58
You have full peace.
00:36:20.61\00:36:21.94
There's more rewards
when God is involved.
00:36:21.98\00:36:23.61
Absolutely.
00:36:23.65\00:36:24.98
So tell us about your
experience then at 3ABN
00:36:25.01\00:36:27.32
as a director for 11 years?
00:36:27.35\00:36:30.42
Well, I tell everybody
that this is a fun job.
00:36:30.45\00:36:34.36
Did you hear that, Jeff?
00:36:34.39\00:36:35.72
That's good to hear.
00:36:35.76\00:36:38.26
I always say fun in the Lord.
00:36:38.29\00:36:42.06
The Lord needs to be
by our side all the time.
00:36:42.10\00:36:45.17
Yes.
00:36:45.20\00:36:46.53
And I sign off on
letters many times by saying,
00:36:46.57\00:36:50.47
may Christ be by
your side always.
00:36:50.51\00:36:52.37
Yes.
00:36:52.41\00:36:53.74
And we really mean that.
00:36:53.78\00:36:55.74
People think that we're
here to take their money,
00:36:55.78\00:36:59.08
to grab their money.
00:36:59.11\00:37:02.78
We're not here to
grab it. No, not at all.
00:37:02.82\00:37:04.79
We're here to
let you make a choice
00:37:04.82\00:37:07.62
to serve the Lord.
00:37:07.66\00:37:09.92
And it's been a
wonderful time traveling.
00:37:09.96\00:37:14.76
3ABN has a policy
00:37:14.80\00:37:18.37
that husband and
wife travel together
00:37:18.40\00:37:20.80
when we're dealing
with planned giving,
00:37:20.84\00:37:23.41
makes a lot of sense.
00:37:23.44\00:37:25.57
We have widows, we have widowers
00:37:25.61\00:37:29.21
and a team coming in to talk.
00:37:29.24\00:37:32.45
Yeah.
00:37:32.48\00:37:33.82
They have a choice
00:37:33.85\00:37:35.32
whether they want to
talk to me or to Earlenne
00:37:35.35\00:37:38.82
where there
nothing is intimidating.
00:37:38.85\00:37:41.86
And we've had
met so many friends,
00:37:41.89\00:37:44.43
made friends out
in the general public
00:37:44.46\00:37:48.96
and visiting
people in their homes.
00:37:49.00\00:37:51.90
It's always exciting
when you go to into a church
00:37:51.93\00:37:55.94
and they have
seen us on television,
00:37:55.97\00:37:59.97
and that's,
that's a worldly thing
00:38:00.01\00:38:02.14
to see us on TV,
00:38:02.18\00:38:03.85
but they relate us to 3ABN.
00:38:03.88\00:38:06.82
And to the fact that,
00:38:06.85\00:38:09.22
you know, that they
may need to talk with us
00:38:09.25\00:38:11.69
about their financial
00:38:11.72\00:38:14.79
and we don't go
in and intimidate.
00:38:14.82\00:38:17.23
No.
00:38:17.26\00:38:18.59
We just that,
00:38:18.63\00:38:19.96
not that kind
of work we do here.
00:38:20.00\00:38:21.50
Absolutely.
00:38:21.53\00:38:22.86
We always say, when we go
in and we talk with people,
00:38:22.90\00:38:25.83
we're here for
information and to be friends.
00:38:25.87\00:38:29.64
We're here to
provide information
00:38:29.67\00:38:31.34
that you may decide to
give 3ABN part of the estate
00:38:31.37\00:38:36.48
or donation or
whatever it may be.
00:38:36.51\00:38:38.88
There's never any pressure.
00:38:38.91\00:38:40.92
We say, it's
between you and God.
00:38:40.95\00:38:44.55
That's right. Yes.
00:38:44.59\00:38:45.92
When we give
you the information,
00:38:45.95\00:38:47.29
we want you to pray
about it, talk to God.
00:38:47.32\00:38:50.33
And when you make that decision,
00:38:50.36\00:38:52.39
we're here to help facilitate.
00:38:52.43\00:38:55.36
And we don't bang
on your door and say,
00:38:55.40\00:38:57.70
hey, people, you need us.
00:38:57.73\00:38:59.53
There is no pressure.
00:38:59.57\00:39:01.40
You need to have us
come into your house.
00:39:01.44\00:39:03.10
Yeah.
00:39:03.14\00:39:04.47
Thank you for
mentioning the couple things.
00:39:04.51\00:39:05.84
That's really a key
part, you know, far as Jeff,
00:39:05.87\00:39:07.84
far as your wife Charletta
is gonna be traveling with you
00:39:07.88\00:39:10.45
and you have to make some
trips and stuff which is so nice
00:39:10.48\00:39:12.31
'cause like you
said, the couple of things
00:39:12.35\00:39:13.68
is something
that we support a 100%
00:39:13.72\00:39:15.65
and that's just
a really nice way
00:39:15.68\00:39:17.49
to conduct ministry.
00:39:17.52\00:39:19.75
We hope and pray that
00:39:19.79\00:39:22.19
our viewers and
listeners will accept Jeff
00:39:22.22\00:39:27.30
and give him the
love and the hugs
00:39:27.33\00:39:30.13
when there's actually
hugs out there to be given.
00:39:30.17\00:39:34.37
Jeff is a great guy,
00:39:34.40\00:39:35.84
and I'm so happy
that he's coming on board
00:39:35.87\00:39:38.91
and will step into not my shoes.
00:39:38.94\00:39:42.64
No, nobody can step into shoes
00:39:42.68\00:39:44.48
because there might be
something in there that.
00:39:44.51\00:39:48.05
But it's the
Lord's business, isn't it?
00:39:48.08\00:39:49.42
But it's the Lord's business.
00:39:49.45\00:39:50.79
Ministry. Yeah. Absolutely.
00:39:50.82\00:39:52.15
That's good. And
Jeff is a good guy.
00:39:52.19\00:39:53.52
I wanna add to the
wonderful friendships
00:39:53.56\00:39:57.33
that we've made.
00:39:57.36\00:39:58.69
That's great.
00:39:58.73\00:40:00.36
There are people
00:40:00.40\00:40:01.73
who think of us
as their kids now,
00:40:01.76\00:40:03.80
the older generation.
00:40:03.83\00:40:05.17
Can you imagine
that? We're retiring.
00:40:05.20\00:40:06.53
We're somebody's kids.
00:40:06.57\00:40:07.90
So that makes
us the babies then.
00:40:07.94\00:40:09.27
There you go. Okay.
00:40:09.30\00:40:10.64
The grand
babies. The grand baby.
00:40:10.67\00:40:12.14
I even told a few
people especially the ladies,
00:40:12.17\00:40:15.51
you are my new mom.
00:40:15.54\00:40:17.08
I don't have a
mom now, she's gone.
00:40:17.11\00:40:20.02
And I just would love
to have you as my mom.
00:40:20.05\00:40:23.89
And I have a couple
that will call and say,
00:40:23.92\00:40:26.49
"Hi, it's mom."
00:40:26.52\00:40:27.99
Let's see, which one, ABC.
00:40:28.02\00:40:31.03
But it has been a real pleasure.
00:40:31.06\00:40:33.53
And I wanna thank the people
00:40:33.56\00:40:34.96
who have invited
us to their home.
00:40:35.00\00:40:37.13
I wanna thank those ladies
00:40:37.17\00:40:38.50
who cooked us
some awesome meals.
00:40:38.53\00:40:41.00
That was really special.
00:40:41.04\00:40:43.04
And God has walked
with us all the way.
00:40:43.07\00:40:47.68
And when there was
hardships in their families
00:40:47.71\00:40:49.78
or they had just lost a spouse,
00:40:49.81\00:40:52.61
it was wonderful
to be able to be here.
00:40:52.65\00:40:55.18
We are your family. Yeah.
00:40:55.22\00:40:56.82
3ABN is your family.
00:40:56.85\00:40:59.12
And I will cherish forever.
00:40:59.15\00:41:02.39
The phone prayer
partners I now have.
00:41:02.42\00:41:05.69
Amen. Amen.
00:41:05.73\00:41:07.06
All of those came through 3ABN.
00:41:07.10\00:41:09.03
That's right Wow.
00:41:09.06\00:41:10.40
And from our visits
and from our contacts.
00:41:10.43\00:41:12.93
Thank you very much for
letting me be in your home.
00:41:12.97\00:41:15.70
Amen.
00:41:15.74\00:41:17.07
So what are some of your plans
moving forward with retirement?
00:41:17.11\00:41:21.58
And I know we haven't talked
as much about your family.
00:41:21.61\00:41:23.78
We talked about your daughter
being across the street,
00:41:23.81\00:41:25.65
but the rest of your family
and talk to us about that?
00:41:25.68\00:41:28.08
Well, we're
grandparents, and we are happy.
00:41:28.12\00:41:32.99
And you enjoy that too.
00:41:33.02\00:41:34.36
And we're gonna
spend a lot of time.
00:41:34.39\00:41:36.16
We have three daughters,
00:41:36.19\00:41:37.83
xone in
Colorado, one in Wisconsin,
00:41:37.86\00:41:40.46
and one in Tennessee.
00:41:40.50\00:41:42.10
And between
those three daughters,
00:41:42.13\00:41:43.47
we have nine grandchildren.
00:41:43.50\00:41:44.93
Wow.
00:41:44.97\00:41:46.30
And they have
all been a blessing
00:41:46.33\00:41:48.04
in one way or another.
00:41:48.07\00:41:49.44
Everyone is different
00:41:49.47\00:41:51.01
and they bring their
blessings in different ways.
00:41:51.04\00:41:54.18
And we have a granddaughter
that's gonna be married in May.
00:41:54.21\00:41:58.51
Oh, wow. That's great.
00:41:58.55\00:41:59.91
So we're gonna go now.
00:41:59.95\00:42:01.28
This is our second
one to get married.
00:42:01.32\00:42:02.78
Second one.
00:42:02.82\00:42:04.15
So we're starting to
add grandkid in laws.
00:42:04.19\00:42:07.49
Yeah.
00:42:07.52\00:42:08.86
A whole different experience
00:42:08.89\00:42:10.23
for those who are
doing it it's wonderful.
00:42:10.26\00:42:12.53
But a lot of people have
said, you know, things like,
00:42:12.56\00:42:15.46
so how old are
your grandchildren?
00:42:15.50\00:42:17.93
All our
grandchildren are college age.
00:42:17.97\00:42:20.74
Six of them were
born just a year apart.
00:42:20.77\00:42:23.57
So there's a group of six
that each of the girls had.
00:42:23.61\00:42:26.74
So for a while,
we had a baby factory
00:42:26.78\00:42:28.54
and a bottle factory.
00:42:28.58\00:42:31.78
We ran nursery,
00:42:31.81\00:42:33.45
but it wasn't very long
00:42:33.48\00:42:34.82
till those kids
were getting older.
00:42:34.85\00:42:37.79
Roy and I jumped in
and bought a motor home
00:42:37.82\00:42:41.32
and we decided
to give up our home
00:42:41.36\00:42:43.16
and travel with the grandkids.
00:42:43.19\00:42:45.36
So we did eight trips,
completely crossing the country
00:42:45.39\00:42:49.00
from California to Wisconsin,
picking up the grandkids there.
00:42:49.03\00:42:54.34
And then on down,
00:42:54.37\00:42:55.70
well, first
Colorado, I'm sorry, Colorado.
00:42:55.74\00:42:58.44
Those two, then
three more in Wisconsin
00:42:58.47\00:43:01.44
and down to the
other four in Tennessee.
00:43:01.48\00:43:05.31
All the cousins
got to be together.
00:43:05.35\00:43:07.22
That's not my fun.
00:43:07.25\00:43:08.62
And we had a yearly
birthday planned by grandma
00:43:08.65\00:43:12.92
for all the kids.
00:43:12.95\00:43:14.29
They all got to have
their birthdays together
00:43:14.32\00:43:16.39
when they were little.
00:43:16.42\00:43:17.99
And they, it was fun
00:43:18.03\00:43:19.46
because the boys decorated
the girls' birthday cakes
00:43:19.49\00:43:21.93
and the girls decorated
the boys' birthday cakes.
00:43:21.96\00:43:24.37
We won't ask
which one looked better.
00:43:24.40\00:43:27.97
We had some interesting
stuff. It was wonderful
00:43:28.00\00:43:29.90
So you're gonna have
00:43:29.94\00:43:31.27
some nice family
time then for retirement.
00:43:31.31\00:43:32.87
We are. Yeah, that's great.
00:43:32.91\00:43:34.58
We're going back to
the same immediate area
00:43:34.61\00:43:37.91
where our
daughter lives in Tennessee
00:43:37.95\00:43:41.08
for the wedding.
00:43:41.12\00:43:42.75
And two years ago we
had our 50th anniversary,
00:43:42.78\00:43:46.69
and some of our
viewers might've attended.
00:43:46.72\00:43:50.13
I was there. It was
amazing. You were there?
00:43:50.16\00:43:51.59
I was there. It was amazing.
00:43:51.63\00:43:54.03
It was amazing, and we got to...
00:43:54.06\00:43:56.77
We met in Texas.
00:43:56.80\00:43:58.17
So it was a big deal to
be a total western wedding.
00:43:58.20\00:44:03.00
In a barn.
00:44:03.04\00:44:04.37
In a barn for our 50th,
00:44:04.41\00:44:05.94
with our children's horses
00:44:05.97\00:44:07.64
and all the animals
that go with the farm.
00:44:07.68\00:44:09.71
And it was a
blessing. It really was.
00:44:09.74\00:44:12.78
And we actually
have known each other
00:44:12.81\00:44:14.65
for well, since about 1967.
00:44:14.68\00:44:17.45
Wow. So that's a long time.
00:44:17.49\00:44:20.96
So, Jeff, you and
your wife have been married
00:44:20.99\00:44:23.16
how many years?
00:44:23.19\00:44:24.53
In April would be 45.
00:44:24.56\00:44:25.89
Forty five years. Wow.
00:44:25.93\00:44:27.76
So you're catching up to us.
00:44:27.80\00:44:30.93
You know,
Earlenne, I'm glad that
00:44:30.97\00:44:32.30
it's been talked
about here today,
00:44:32.33\00:44:33.67
but thank you for mentioning
about the relationships
00:44:33.70\00:44:35.04
that are built, you know,
00:44:35.07\00:44:36.40
and especially Planned
Giving and Trust Services.
00:44:36.44\00:44:37.97
Those relationships are built
00:44:38.01\00:44:39.41
because you are
part of the family.
00:44:39.44\00:44:40.78
We've mentioned it a lot.
00:44:40.81\00:44:42.14
And we so look forward
to the camp meeting times
00:44:42.18\00:44:44.28
and we can hug your neck
and shake your hands as we say,
00:44:44.31\00:44:47.52
because really
it's such a blessing
00:44:47.55\00:44:48.98
to meet you.
00:44:49.02\00:44:50.35
And we know that
because of distance
00:44:50.39\00:44:51.79
and COVID-19 caused
a lot of challenges,
00:44:51.82\00:44:53.99
you know, it's
not always possible,
00:44:54.02\00:44:55.52
but I know your department
tries to have that contact.
00:44:55.56\00:44:57.79
It may be by phone,
00:44:57.83\00:44:59.16
but still there's that
relationship that is built.
00:44:59.19\00:45:01.56
I was just talking
to a gentleman this week
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that actually got
emotional on the phone.
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And he said, you
know, I have no children.
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I really have no family
that even support or believe
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in the direction I've
taken as a Seventh-day Adventist
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but he said, you know, he said,
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I believe in the
ministry of 3ABN,
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that's why I
support it financially.
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And he said, you know,
he said, I give, he said,
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because I know it's
gonna make a difference
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in someone's life for eternity.
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And then he said this,
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he said, Greg, he
said, I believe in heaven.
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He said, maybe he said,
I'll have a family there.
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He said, because
I've supported ministries
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such as 3ABN.
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And I'll have
family members in heaven
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that I can hang out with there.
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You know, so you think
about that relationships
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that are built here,
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but then you've got
also the kingdom of heaven
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that we look forward to as well.
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I must say one of
the most humbling things
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that we can hear
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when we go to visit,
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and we hear it
over and over again,
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your family,
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it's just like family
coming through the door.
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Yeah.
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And the only thing that,
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the only way they
know us is through the TV.
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Somehow the 3ABN family
emanates through the tube.
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Yeah, isn't it neat?
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It really is.
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And when we're there,
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they really make
us feel like family.
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Well, I just
wanna say, you know,
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again, we're so sad
to have you all going
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'cause God has given
you guys tremendous talents,
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tremendous gifts.
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And I wanna say,
thank you for using them
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for the cause of God.
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Jeff, looking so
forward to having you
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join the ministry of 3ABN.
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I know your wife
will be joining you
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on some trips,
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but God's done
a miraculous thing
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in your life.
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He certainly has.
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Your dedication to
the Lord is obvious.
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Jill and I've
known you for many years,
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and you have
great people skills,
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you know, God has
given you many skills,
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a great business mind as well.
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And just to be able to, like,
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you've talked about to
interact with people is key,
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and God's given you a
very kind and sensitive heart,
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your wife, Charletta as well.
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And we know that on your mind
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and the goal for you to
make these hard decisions
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like stepping out in faith
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with being a
Seventh-day Adventist
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even is to follow the Lord.
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And that just comes through,
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so we're justâ |
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Mollie Steenson
as many of you know,
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you know, she is
now resting in Jesus,
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but she always talked to
us about having the 3ABN DNA.
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She says the Hunts
have it. We got it.
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So if she were still alive,
she would look at you and say,
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you know what, Jeff,
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you and
Charletta, you've got it.
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You've got the 3ABN DNA.
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And so thank you so much
for being a part of the team.
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And I couldn't be happier
to know that Jeff is coming in.
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A lot of times when
people take your place,
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you're not sure,
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but I am sure that
Jeff is the right choice.
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You've been called.
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Yeah.
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You know, I think at times
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we can kind of get a little bit,
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you know, you're not sure
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'cause we know you're
getting ready to retire
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and like, God, you
know, who do you have?
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And it's funny
how God does this.
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It's like, I
start getting stressed
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and I'm like, you know,
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why do I get
stressed about this?
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'Cause God got it.
It's not my ministry.
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It's God's ministry.
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And so it's like,
okay, you're heading out.
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But then God
brings you right along.
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You made it a matter of prayer,
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you and your
wife for a few days.
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And yeah, you're gonna
say something, sweetie.
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Yeah, I was just gonna say
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that's what's
so amazing to me is
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we knew the Hunts were retiring.
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They gave us notice.
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And in fact they extended
another six months to help us
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because we were looking
for someone in this position.
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And so we made it
a matter of prayer,
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administratively,
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Greg and I and Danny and Jason
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and the rest of our
administrative team,
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just praying,
please, God, show us,
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you know, we need someone
coming into this position
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and who is that going to be?
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And I remember that
Jeff's name had come up
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and we had
prayed about his name.
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And we had said, okay, maybe
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and then we
thought he's very busy.
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And maybe we shouldn't
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'cause we knew
all of those things.
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And then his name came up again
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and it was just like
the Holy Spirit said,
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you need to ask Jeff.
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And just to see
the working of God,
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to see God bringing both of you,
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Roy and Earlenne to
the ministry 11 years ago,
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and to see what God
did through your ministry
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and your time here at 3ABN,
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and then to see God
opening up the doors
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for Jeff to step into this role.
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I believe you're
handpicked for this position
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at such a time as this.
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And we're so grateful for that.
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I've heard many times
since I've been at 3ABN
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that we're
standing on holy ground.
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Yes. Yes we are.
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And I believe every one
of us think that live it.
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And when we stand
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come on to the property of 3ABN,
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you feel it,
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you feel the Spirit of the Lord.
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That's this key, you know,
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'cause we're not the
ones that make it holy, right?
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Oh, no.
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It's the Lord that
makes this the holy ground,
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it's a ministry
that was birthed,
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you know, by God
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and Danny was an
available vessel.
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And, you know, we just
wanna encourage you today
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'cause you've heard
Jeff and Roy and Earlenne,
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you know, just make
yourself available to the Lord
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because you can be at
home. I don't have a ministry.
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What can I even do?
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You know, God's got
something for you to do.
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You say, well, what is it?
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Ask the Lord.
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He will show you
what He wants you to do.
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It could be as simple
as picking up a phone call,
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which is not simple
because you can make,
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pick up the
phone and call someone
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because that can
make a difference.
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Encourage someone, maybe
you're actually out and about
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and pumping gas in your car.
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And you see someone across
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the other side of the pump there
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that looks discouraged and sad.
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Just say, hey,
how's your day going?
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And maybe form a
little conversation
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or we have some literature too,
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you can actually
lay some literature.
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If you have some
encouraging literature,
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you can put that at someplace.
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God has us here to do
something on this earth.
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So we, again,
just thank you so much
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for being a part of our family.
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And it's so exciting to
actually have Jeff on board.
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Jeff, you're going to
say something. Go ahead.
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Well, I'm just so thankful
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for all the early
supporters of 3ABN
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because if it wasn't
for those early supporters
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that was supporting 3ABN back,
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you know, close to 20 years ago
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at 15 to 17 years ago,
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3ABN wouldn't
have been on the air.
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It wouldn't affect it.
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It wouldn't have been
a blessing to our family
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that it has,
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it wouldn't have
brought Charletta and I
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as close to the Lord.
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So the people today,
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they need to be
thinking about the people
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that 3ABN is blessing
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and addressing
today and in the future
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and through the Planned
Giving and Trust Department,
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you're not only
planning for your future,
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but you're
planning and supporting
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the future of God's gospel.
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So that's what you
need to think about.
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You're not only just working
to supply your future needs,
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but God, helping God
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in supporting the 3ABN ministry.
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Amen.
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That's a really good point.
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'Cause you know,
I think about these,
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these may I call them saints
that are sleeping in Jesus.
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You know, they've
gone to sleep in Jesus
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and then the
money that comes here,
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they don't even
know what's happening,
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but God is using that money.
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And to me, it's that scripture.
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Where is that scripture,
and their works do follow them.
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Absolutely.
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I don't remember
the reference to that,
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but anyway, you know,
they're sleeping in Jesus,
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but it's making a
difference yet in some way.
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It's Revelation,
blessed are the dead who died
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in the Lord for
their works do follow them.
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What we do is
long range planning
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and I call it
just in time financing.
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The Lord knows
when we need that dollar
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and the Lord will provide.
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I've had people say,
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I want to know
where my money's going
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before I pass away.
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So I wanna work with 3ABN.
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Amen. Amen.
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We're gonna go to
our news break right now.
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We always like to give you
news and information and updates
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what's
happening in your ministry
00:52:17.87\00:52:19.70
because 3ABN, it's
really your ministry.
00:52:19.73\00:52:22.14
Thank you for being
part of the 3ABN family.
00:52:22.17\00:52:25.14
And then we're
going to come back
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for some closing thoughts
00:52:26.54\00:52:27.88
from Roy and
Earlenne and from Jeff.
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