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, friends, and
welcome to 3ABN Today.
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We are so blessed
that you are joining us
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and you know what?
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You're watching the Three
Angels Broadcasting Network.
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And, of course,
this particular program,
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as you can see is
entitled 3ABN Today.
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We have usually different types
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of Today programs that we do.
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It might be a Today Bible topic
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where we come together
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and we talk about a
particular biblical subject
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and we go deep.
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Sometimes it may be
a Today music program
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where we come together
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and we just have
music the whole hour.
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And we also do interviews
and stories and testimonies
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and things like that
on this Today program,
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as we are going to do today,
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because we have
Sunnydale Adventist Academy
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with us today, I'm very excited.
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We have some
students, we have the principal
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and the chaplain with us today,
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and we're excited to
talk about the ventures
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and all the
possibilities and the future
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and everything that's going on,
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the missions that
Sunnydale is doing there.
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And so we're just
excited that you are joining us.
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So get your friends,
family, everyone around.
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If you're interested
in what the Lord is doing
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in our education systems.
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Sunnydale is a
great example of that.
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And my name is Ryan Day,
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and I'm going to
introduce our guest right now.
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I might as well get
right into our story
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because we're going to be
switching out about halfway.
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We're going to be
switching you guys out
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and bringing in the other half,
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but Brother Gary Russell,
all the way across the table,
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brother, you are the principal
of Sunnydale Adventist Academy,
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and it's a blessing to have you.
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Thank you.
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Being at Sunnydale Academy
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has been such a
huge blessing in my life.
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Sunnydale started in 1946
and then we'll fast forward.
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It was born in a barn
that's what it's known as.
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The first chapels were
held in the hayloft of a barn.
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This was a hobby
farm for an industrialist
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who basically donated.
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He sold the land and the
farm, the dairy to the church
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so that there could
be a school for kids.
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And he sold it at a
fraction of the price of
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what the value was.
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That's amazing.
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So fast forward to
2005, I came to Sunnydale.
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That was a little
bit of a low point.
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Our enrollment was at 85,
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through the Lord's blessing
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and talks among
the new administration
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that was working together.
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About 2007
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our conference
president came and he said,
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Gary, what do you think
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Elder Dean Cordon came, he said,
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"What do you think if I
were to take some kids to India
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to do evangelism and preach?"
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Oh, okay.
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I said, "Go, take them and go."
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So he left with kids
before Thanksgiving, that year.
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They went over,
they spent three weeks
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doing an evangelistic series.
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They came back, they went
to the Sundarbans Islands,
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where there was almost
zero Christian influence
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at the time.
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As of this day,
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the last number I heard
in that region of India,
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there's now over
15,000 Seventh-Day Adventists.
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And we now have a school
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elementary
through high school age
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program over there
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that has been developed
by the people over there
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because of the influence
of Christian education.
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Wow. Praise the Lord.
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That's amazing.
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So I'm gonna come back
to you in just a moment.
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We're gonna talk a little
bit more about the missions
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and all that
Sunnydale is involved in,
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but I also want to introduce
our other two guests here.
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We have Mr. Brian
Flores right here.
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You're a 12th
grade student, right?
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Yes. All right.
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Both of you are
seniors, I guess.
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I guess all of our students
on here today are seniors.
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You brought a good
representation today.
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Praise the Lord.
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And then also we
have Miss Hayley Erickson.
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How are you guys
doing? We're doing amazing.
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I'm so glad to be here
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since it's our
first time on 3ABN.
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I know, first time.
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I've always seen it
growing up as a child.
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And so it's
pretty cool to be here.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
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That's really good to hear
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because a lot of
times I ask kids,
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you know, have
you heard of 3ABN?
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And some of
them haven't, I guess
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just because they're so
young and haven't heard of it,
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but it's a blessing to
know that you guys have.
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And we're gonna be
talking to you guys also
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here in a little
while about your missions
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and all that you are involved in
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with Sunnydale missions.
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And so, yeah, it's a blessing
to have you guys as well.
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So Brother Gary, I'm gonna
come back to you at this time.
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Let's get a little
deeper into talking about,
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you know, Sunnydale in general,
its missions and you know,
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its programs and
all that you have
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to offer there at Sunnydale
and what you're involved in.
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Well, as I mentioned,
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we started 2005 with 86 students
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at the academy
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and it was a low point.
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But through the blessing,
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through the
opening of the doors,
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Katrina hit shortly after that.
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Oh, that's right.
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And we looked at
ourselves and said,
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"What can we do? How can we get
the kids down there to help?"
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So over the next three years,
we took a total of five trips.
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We identified where
we could go help rebuild.
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We found Waveland,
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which was an area
that was out of the way.
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Wasn't getting a lot of help.
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We rebuild homes,
we cleared property
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and just the blessing
of the kids going down,
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our laypeople
from our conference
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would volunteer
to go with the kids.
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It was just a true blessing
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and we felt that blessing inside
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and we felt the calling that,
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"Hey, we need to keep
our kids going and active."
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Absolutely.
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So the development of
the India trips all started
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shortly after the India trips.
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We started going to
the continent of Africa
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and to different
countries and building schools.
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Some may have heard of
the one-day school buildings.
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That's right. Yeah.
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Over seven years,
we put up seven schools
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over in countries
of Uganda and Zambia
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and Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
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Wow.
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A little later Brian's
going to talk about Tanzania
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and our more recent trip,
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which was more
focused on, on evangelism,
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but I'd like to give
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a just a little bit
of a prehistory to that.
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Yeah.
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In 2019, when we
went to Tanzania,
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we were focused on
helping the mission station,
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Kibidula,
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and we were gonna do
a little work for them
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and also do some evangelism
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with their
primary school students.
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And we were
asked before we came,
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would you go to another school
and teach Bible for two days?
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And I'm reading my email, like,
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what does that mean to
teach Bible for two days
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at a school that I
know nothing about.
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And they said,
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"Just present
the same programming
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that you're doing for
the primary school there."
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So as we got
there, we found out that
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this was the school
run by a Swedish couple
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called Liberty School.
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Okay.
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They were there
just for education,
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but recently they had become
connected with Kirby doula.
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And the wife had actually
started attending church
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with the Kibidula Church.
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So we took our kids
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and we went over
there for two days.
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On the second day,
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our kids were presenting
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VBS type programming
with all of their kids.
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Wow.
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The headmaster was there
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and he came to
our leaders and said,
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"Next year, will you
guys please come back
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and do a full week with us?"
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Wow.
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And we thought, "Man,
what are we gonna do?"
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So we came home,
we prayed about it.
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We actually had
another school building
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that was ready to go.
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So we didn't plan
to go back to Tanzania.
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And in November, our
trips are in February.
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So by November, we're
buying airline tickets,
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our school project,
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all of a sudden we got
noticed wasn't going to happen.
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Hmm, okay.
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So I felt very
impressed by the Lord,
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get in contact with Kibidula.
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Right.
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See if it's okay to
bring kids back again.
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And they welcomed
us with open arms.
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They contacted the
Liberty School people
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and they said, yes, please come.
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And please be
there for all week.
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So we went back in 2020.
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Brian was part of that trip.
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He'll talk about
that a little bit.
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All right.
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The experience of
being with the kids
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and presenting at the
two different schools,
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one on the mission
station and one off site.
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That's amazing.
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So that, you know,
hearing you talk about this,
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'cause then you
talked about a lot
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just in those few minutes,
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you're following the commission
that Christ has given us.
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And that is to take
the gospel to the world.
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And sometimes
that means literally
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taking the gospel to
a whole another world.
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In this case, you know,
third world countries in which,
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you know,
people haven't probably
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even heard the name of Christ,
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but you guys are over
there building schools
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and sharing the good
news of gospel of Jesus Christ
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with, you know, young folks
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and who knows all kinds of ages.
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I suppose.
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It's very amazing to us
to go over there and visit
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and be at the primary school
and to hear their stories.
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Sure.
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I mean, the teachers
will talk to us and say
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that child walks to school
an hour and a half each way,
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and we're talking a
second or third grader
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and they say in
the rainy season,
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it's hard for us
to get the kids here
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because they won't
come if it's raining.
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Sure.
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And these are,
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I mean, these kids are
coming from a wide area
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and you know,
they're not Adventist kids.
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Amen.
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And so just being able to go
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and sing the
songs of Jesus with them
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to present the Bible stories,
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we just, we walk ways.
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I believe more blessed
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than what we can
leave with the kids.
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Amen.
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This is a perfect example
of what true education is
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because, you
know, a lot of people,
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when they think of education,
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they think of
those primary subjects,
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math, science, history,
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you know, English,
writing, literature,
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all those other things.
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But you know, we're
counseled and we're told that
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this is the blessing
of having a Christian
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in this case
Adventist school system.
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Because while all of that
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other those other
primary subjects are taught.
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You guys spend a
bulk of your time
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or majority of your time
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sharing the
gospel, learning of Christ
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and sharing Christ with others.
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And this is
exciting to hear because,
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you know, especially
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when you see
these young people here,
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you know, we
live in a world today
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with so many
different distractions.
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And so, you know, it just
seems like it's very difficult
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to get young people involved,
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but to see you guys here
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and to hear
that you're involved,
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that excites me.
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And so, if you're okay,
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I'm gonna transition
to Hailey at this time.
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Hailey, share with us
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because we know you're
deeply involved in the missions
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that Brother
Gary was speaking of.
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So, tell us your story?
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So this year I...
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Oh, not this year, I apologize.
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Last year I decided to
go to La Vida, New Mexico,
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which is just
like the small school,
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literally in the
middle of nowhere.
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It's just a desert.
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My plan originally
was for senior year
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to go overseas to Africa,
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but due to COVID,
we weren't allowed,
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so back to La Vida.
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Whenever I went
our chaplain last year,
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Pastor Rick asked me to head
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the week of
prayer for their school
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'cause we were there for a week.
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Right.
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And so, the first night
we had a group of students
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had songs already to sing.
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One of them, I
remember specifically,
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we are soldiers
and we got up there.
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We were so excited.
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We sing these songs,
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but we couldn't
connect to the kids.
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It was a struggle
because they just...
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They were sitting there
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and they were
such sweet children.
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We love them, but they
just... They weren't singing.
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And I could feel that
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the connection
just was not there.
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And so, I remember
going back to the rooms
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that they had
provided for us that night.
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And I was just, I
was pretty distraught.
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I'm not gonna lie.
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It was really hard
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because I wanted to
connect with these kids.
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And so I remember I
sat there and I prayed.
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It was like, God,
how can we connect
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with these children?
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And so, I remember
specifically that I left,
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I went outside of the room
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and I talked to one of the staff
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that had gone
with us to La Vida.
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And she had told me,
she's like, you know what?
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Why not just go
over to the dorm rooms
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and just talk with them,
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ask them, you know,
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what kind of songs
do you wanna sing like,
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what interests you?
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And so, me and a
friend decided to go over
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and we went to their dorm rooms
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and it was
really like interesting.
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I love talking to them
'cause they were so sweet.
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And basically
they just explained,
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you know, we don't
sing those types of songs.
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We have different
songs that we'd like to sing.
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And so we learned
the songs that they loved
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and we sang them
and they interacted.
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It was just a great connection.
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And so, I find that
really, really awesome.
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The fact that you can't just...
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Not, you cannot
connect with someone,
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but then pray about it
and then God will help you.
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And I actually have a picture,
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there are two pictures
that I'd like to share.
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Yeah. Let's pull
those up and show them.
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You could tell us about them.
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So the first picture
is just the children.
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They were so sweet.
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We got to go
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to a bunch of different
hiking areas with them,
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got to interact with them.
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And then the next picture.
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So, you know, on
every mission trip,
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you can connect with the kid.
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That's kind of how it goes.
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And Kate here was the kid
that I connected with the most.
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During our praise team,
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I would be strumming my ukulele.
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And I found out afterwards
that she played ukulele.
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Okay.
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And so, together
we would sit down
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and just play our ukuleles
in our free time because...
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Amazing.
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Yeah, and it was just
amazing to interact with them.
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And then a couple of
other things that we did
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besides just the week of
prayer was fixing a sewage line,
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which was very interesting.
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Okay.
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We plumbed, we got
plumbers in the group, too.
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All right. Exactly.
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There was four of
us girls, actually,
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the guys were
working somewhere else.
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And so four of us
girls and the staff
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that fixed the sewage
line, and I'm gonna say this,
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I stepped in something
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that I wish I would
have not have stepped in,
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but you know, it's an experience
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and it's something...
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It's a humbling experience.
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It is, it is.
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But I really, really enjoyed it.
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It was amazing. That's amazing.
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Praise the Lord that, you know,
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hearing what you
just told about the story,
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you know, the kids, it was hard
to connect with them at first,
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but then after you went over
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and visited them
and talk with them,
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that is a direct
example of an expression
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of what we find
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in what's called
Christ method alone,
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which Mrs. White says the
only method of true success
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in reaching the
heart and souls of men
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that Christ first
mingled with them, right?
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You know,
sympathizing with their needs,
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meeting their needs.
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And so that's
exactly what you were doing,
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playing ukulele.
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That's awesome.
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We have to have
those personal connections
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if we're gonna
reach the heart of man.
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So thank you, Hailey.
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That's a blessing
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and I will never forget
your plumbing story too.
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That's an
interesting story as well.
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I will never either. All right.
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So, Bryan, my man,
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so you were very much
involved in the missions
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as Brother Gary
was bringing out.
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So tell us your story as well?
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So I had the privilege to
go Tanzania last year to Africa
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and quite experienced.
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I'm just flying
and a lot of delays,
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but once getting there
just the cultural change.
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Oh, okay.
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Kind of left the US once,
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but like that was the first time
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I can remember in detail
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and it was
different from the US and...
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All right.
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Once we got to the
mission site in Kibidula.
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We didn't have
a plumbing system.
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We were...
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So that was a
nice unique experience.
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No showers, but that was fun.
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You know you learn
how to be grateful.
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Something that we take
granted for here in the US
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and once we went to
the Kibidula School,
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I was like, I saw the kids
and I was kind of worried that
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what we were gonna teach them
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or tell them that
they were gonna remember,
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or once we've gone,
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they might forget
after a couple of weeks.
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Right.
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But then we have one
of our adults Miss Evelyn
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came up 'cause she's
been there years before,
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she started singing a
song or start with a word,
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and then they would
finish the rest of the song
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or memory verse over the
years they've been there.
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And I was really impressed
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'cause I was like, okay,
maybe what I teach won't...
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You know, I'll stick around.
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So that was really exciting.
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Amen.
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I think there's a picture
of the group we went with.
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Yeah. Let's pull the picture up.
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So this is you in Tanzania?
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Yes. Okay.
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All right.
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So yeah, the girls got
stay in that, on building.
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The guys got to stay in the dorm
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where the other
students would stay with.
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So we got to sleep with them.
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It was really fun, but
teaching them all this,
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later that week,
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we taught them how
to put a band aid on
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because they
don't have that like,
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they don't have that.
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Wow.
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So they will come over
like, did we put this on right?
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Or one of them got
scraped playing soccer
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and we're like,
oh, you put it on here.
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You know, clean it. So
it wouldn't get infected.
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And that was really fun.
They remember everything.
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And then later after we
did the Kibidula program,
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we will go to the Liberty School
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and they hadn't
heard much about Christ
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and neither had the teacher.
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So we teach the
kids the program,
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tell them about God.
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And then they'll do, we have
a little project afterwards.
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Sure.
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And in the Kibidula School,
the teachers weren't involved,
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they were just making
sure that kids will behave,
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but in the Liberty School,
00:16:44.10\00:16:45.43
it was cool to see the teachers
00:16:45.47\00:16:46.80
also wanting to do
the project with the kids
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and we're helping them.
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And they're asking
questions and this really...
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It's really cool and
unique that they're grateful
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for the little
things they have that.
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Over here in the US
we'll get really upset
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if our shoes got dirty,
but they don't have shoes.
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Their shoes like would
just wear out the soles.
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They don't even have
sole under their shoes.
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There's just barefoot and
just the shoe around them.
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That's amazing.
So it's pretty cool.
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And they were I
think were special.
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This always stick
with me was balloons,
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they will inflate them,
00:17:14.73\00:17:16.06
but then they
will like untie them
00:17:16.10\00:17:17.53
so they can keep the balloons.
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So it can be in their
memory or it wouldn't pop.
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So that was
really cool to see that.
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That is awesome.
00:17:23.37\00:17:24.71
So you know talking about
00:17:24.74\00:17:26.37
obviously a
giant cultural change,
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a cultural shock
that someone might say
00:17:29.18\00:17:30.95
from going to
America over to Tanzania.
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You know, there,
obviously here in America,
00:17:33.98\00:17:35.58
it's, we hear it often,
00:17:35.62\00:17:37.25
the notorious that
Americans are very complacent.
00:17:37.29\00:17:39.89
It's hard to reach
Americans with the gospel
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because of our
culture and the distractions,
00:17:41.82\00:17:44.19
and all that did...
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When you went over there,
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did you
experience any challenges
00:17:47.33\00:17:48.86
as far as people receiving,
00:17:48.90\00:17:50.83
or did you find
that it was easier
00:17:50.87\00:17:52.83
to minister to
someone in Tanzania
00:17:52.87\00:17:54.57
as it would be here
in the United States?
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I personally felt like
00:17:56.97\00:17:58.31
it was easier to
minister to the kids
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'cause they were
willing to learn.
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They look forward to this date
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that we were gonna
come and teach them.
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They were...
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We all get to the school
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and there'll be there
to sing the national song.
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And then after that,
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they'll run to the rooms
00:18:11.79\00:18:13.12
like they were
hiding from something,
00:18:13.15\00:18:14.49
but then our
nowhere desk chairs,
00:18:14.52\00:18:16.93
like they were getting
all the things they can sit on
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took us to where we
were gonna have our VBS
00:18:18.79\00:18:21.13
and they were
just ready to learn.
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It was pretty cool
'cause at least here in the US,
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like not every kid is
willing to like sit and listen
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and the kids
there, they were quiet.
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They were willing to
listen. They were involved.
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They were singing.
It was pretty cool.
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That's amazing.
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How joyful they were.
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True joy.
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Brother Gary, you
gotta be proud of these kids.
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I am.
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I think Bryan had a picture,
00:18:41.82\00:18:43.15
maybe a story about
playing soccer with them.
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Yeah. Show us that one.
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So we have a picture of Bryan
and some kids playing soccer.
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Let's see if we
can pull that up.
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So I remember this
is at the Liberty School
00:18:50.76\00:18:53.83
and are Swedish.
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It was really cool.
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They love soccer,
really competitive.
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And so I usually don't see...
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I wouldn't say
they got in a fight,
00:19:04.17\00:19:05.51
but like when
they tap each other
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just more aggressive than
00:19:06.91\00:19:08.41
what it would be here in the US.
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So I was worried,
00:19:09.81\00:19:11.15
I thought I'd have
to break up something,
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but they were just,
that's how they are.
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It's just the way
they do things, huh?
00:19:13.92\00:19:15.35
Yeah. So that was pretty cool.
00:19:15.38\00:19:16.72
Just that culture change,
like I said, it was different.
00:19:16.75\00:19:18.79
So you have to adapt quick.
00:19:18.82\00:19:20.36
That's cool.
00:19:20.39\00:19:21.72
So again, just
seeing that picture there,
00:19:21.76\00:19:25.06
you with the kids
and playing soccer,
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this is an opportunity for you
00:19:26.70\00:19:28.03
to connect with
them on a personal level.
00:19:28.06\00:19:29.83
We can't expect to win
people's confidence and to,
00:19:29.86\00:19:32.57
you know, again,
00:19:32.60\00:19:33.94
as it says to bid
them, to follow Jesus,
00:19:33.97\00:19:35.64
if we don't first have
that personal connection.
00:19:35.67\00:19:37.61
So I could imagine that
in your mission experiences
00:19:37.64\00:19:40.68
while you, I'm
sure you're sharing
00:19:40.71\00:19:42.08
a lot of Christ in His Word,
00:19:42.11\00:19:43.61
I'm sure there's
probably a lot of time
00:19:43.65\00:19:45.25
that you spend
connecting on a personal level
00:19:45.28\00:19:47.75
with these people,
00:19:47.78\00:19:49.12
getting to know them,
doing things with them,
00:19:49.15\00:19:50.72
whether it's
recreational activities
00:19:50.75\00:19:52.45
as we just saw there.
00:19:52.49\00:19:53.82
So, yeah, that's awesome.
00:19:53.86\00:19:55.32
Praise the Lord.
00:19:55.36\00:19:56.69
Well, Brother Gary, we
have just a few seconds
00:19:56.73\00:19:59.49
before we have
to switch out here,
00:19:59.53\00:20:01.16
but I just wanna
say thank you guys
00:20:01.20\00:20:02.93
for coming on and
for being with us.
00:20:02.96\00:20:05.27
And it's a blessing to
have you guys here with us
00:20:05.30\00:20:07.70
and to see what's happening
at Sunnydale Adventist Academy,
00:20:07.74\00:20:10.97
as you guys are watching us,
if you're just now tuning in,
00:20:11.01\00:20:13.64
we have
Sunnydale Adventist Academy
00:20:13.68\00:20:15.68
in the house with us.
00:20:15.71\00:20:17.05
We're here with
Brother Gary Russell,
00:20:17.08\00:20:18.48
principal of Sunnydale Academy.
00:20:18.51\00:20:20.75
And as you have just seen,
00:20:20.78\00:20:22.12
as we have been
discussing the last few minutes,
00:20:22.15\00:20:24.25
these guys are deeply involved.
00:20:24.29\00:20:26.12
Not, obviously
not just in schoolwork
00:20:26.15\00:20:28.39
while that's
important into the mission
00:20:28.42\00:20:31.16
and into the
gospel of Jesus Christ
00:20:31.19\00:20:33.83
and sharing the
gospel with the world.
00:20:33.86\00:20:35.73
And so that's what
00:20:35.76\00:20:37.10
true Adventist
education is all about.
00:20:37.13\00:20:39.13
And I'm proud to
have you guys here.
00:20:39.17\00:20:40.67
So what we're gonna do now,
00:20:40.70\00:20:42.04
we're going to
actually take the time now
00:20:42.07\00:20:43.41
and go to a song.
00:20:43.44\00:20:44.77
I got my brother in
Christ, Brother Tim, Parton.
00:20:44.81\00:20:46.98
He's going to be
playing a special number for
00:20:47.01\00:20:48.88
"There's Power in the Blood."
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And when we come back,
00:20:50.28\00:20:51.61
we're gonna switch out.
00:20:51.65\00:20:52.98
We're going to have
a new group in here.
00:20:53.01\00:20:54.35
So we'll see you
in just a moment.
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Here's Brother Tim Parton.
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Amen, thank you my
brother, Tim. Parton.
00:24:04.24\00:24:06.78
He's always a blessing,
he's an incredible pianist
00:24:06.81\00:24:09.01
and I appreciate
your, your music, brother.
00:24:09.04\00:24:11.08
It was such a blessing.
00:24:11.11\00:24:12.45
We have
switched out some people.
00:24:12.48\00:24:13.88
We now have some new
faces here with us as we...
00:24:13.92\00:24:16.69
If you're just now tuning in,
00:24:16.72\00:24:18.05
we have Sunnydale
Adventist Academy with us
00:24:18.09\00:24:20.79
and sitting across
from me at the other end
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is the chaplain for
Sunnydale Adventist Academy,
00:24:23.49\00:24:26.29
Victoria Tobing.
00:24:26.33\00:24:27.66
How are you? I'm
good. How are you doing?
00:24:27.70\00:24:29.03
It's a blessing
to have you guys.
00:24:29.06\00:24:30.60
And we also have a
couple of new students in here.
00:24:30.63\00:24:32.60
We've Ashlyn
Bonnei, and you're...
00:24:32.63\00:24:35.10
What grade are
you in? I'm a senior.
00:24:35.14\00:24:36.50
You're a senior. Okay.
00:24:36.54\00:24:37.87
I think all of
you are all seniors.
00:24:37.91\00:24:39.24
Yeah, we're all seniors. I
just wanted to confirm that.
00:24:39.27\00:24:40.61
And we also have Hannah Ikpeama.
00:24:40.64\00:24:42.54
Did I say that right? Yes.
00:24:42.58\00:24:43.91
All right.
00:24:43.95\00:24:45.28
So Hannah, Ashlyn and Victoria,
00:24:45.31\00:24:47.22
it's such a blessing to
have you guys here as well.
00:24:47.25\00:24:49.35
And we're
continuing our conversation
00:24:49.38\00:24:51.05
about the wonderful
missions and involvement
00:24:51.09\00:24:53.72
that Sunnydale
Adventist Academy is,
00:24:53.76\00:24:56.36
you know, as far as the mission
00:24:56.39\00:24:57.79
that Christ has
placed upon you guys,
00:24:57.83\00:24:59.23
it's not just
about the academics.
00:24:59.26\00:25:01.06
It's about continuing
00:25:01.10\00:25:02.66
to do all that we can to meet
00:25:02.70\00:25:05.03
that great commission
that Christ has given us
00:25:05.07\00:25:06.77
in sharing the gospel.
00:25:06.80\00:25:08.14
And so on campus,
00:25:08.17\00:25:09.50
you guys have a
campus ministries
00:25:09.54\00:25:11.64
that's very much involved
00:25:11.67\00:25:13.07
and I think
that's what you're gonna
00:25:13.11\00:25:14.44
be talking to
us about, Victoria?
00:25:14.48\00:25:15.81
Yeah, actually this year,
we're trying a few new things.
00:25:15.84\00:25:17.41
And one of the new
things that we're doing is
00:25:17.45\00:25:18.85
we have instead of one shop
00:25:18.88\00:25:20.38
and we've got a
team of three chaplains.
00:25:20.42\00:25:22.35
So there's myself
and two other chaplains
00:25:22.38\00:25:24.32
who are working together.
00:25:24.35\00:25:25.69
And that has the
benefits of sharing the load
00:25:25.72\00:25:27.86
and exchanging ideas
00:25:27.89\00:25:29.32
and kind of having
different perspectives.
00:25:29.36\00:25:31.59
But I think the biggest
benefit to what we're trying new
00:25:31.63\00:25:34.90
is actually
bringing the students in
00:25:34.93\00:25:36.87
and allowing this
department be very student led.
00:25:36.90\00:25:39.97
And one of the things
we've modeled it after was
00:25:40.00\00:25:42.80
the Union College
campus ministries program
00:25:42.84\00:25:44.71
where Pastor Richard
is the chaplain there.
00:25:44.74\00:25:47.74
And when I was a student there,
00:25:47.78\00:25:49.11
we had our programs
completely run by students.
00:25:49.14\00:25:52.81
Vespers was planned by students.
00:25:52.85\00:25:54.28
Church was planned by students.
00:25:54.32\00:25:56.28
Different worship opportunities
throughout the week.
00:25:56.32\00:25:58.22
The ministries were all
planned and led by students,
00:25:58.25\00:26:00.59
and his role as a chaplain
00:26:00.62\00:26:01.96
was just to equip
us and to empower us.
00:26:01.99\00:26:05.03
And so we kind of
followed that model.
00:26:05.06\00:26:07.23
And what I noticed is
00:26:07.26\00:26:08.60
that student working
underneath that model
00:26:08.63\00:26:10.80
is that after graduation,
00:26:10.83\00:26:12.87
we felt more bold in ministry
00:26:12.90\00:26:14.64
because we'd
already been doing it.
00:26:14.67\00:26:16.00
It wasn't something new to us.
00:26:16.04\00:26:17.37
And so our goal with these kids,
00:26:17.41\00:26:18.74
it's the same thing
00:26:18.77\00:26:20.11
where after
they leave Sunnydale,
00:26:20.14\00:26:21.98
they can still
be bold in ministry
00:26:22.01\00:26:23.55
because they've
already been doing it.
00:26:23.58\00:26:25.08
It's something they've
already been a part of.
00:26:25.11\00:26:27.98
The other thing that
we want to model it after
00:26:28.02\00:26:30.62
is something that Jesus did.
00:26:30.65\00:26:32.19
In John, we see that he
wasn't doing the baptizing.
00:26:32.22\00:26:36.02
It wasn't him doing
everything in ministry.
00:26:36.06\00:26:38.73
He partnered with His disciples.
00:26:38.76\00:26:40.26
He partnered with
people in the town.
00:26:40.30\00:26:41.86
He sent out 70 at one point,
00:26:41.90\00:26:44.07
so that they could be
part of that process with them.
00:26:44.10\00:26:46.07
And so we want our
kids to, to see that
00:26:46.10\00:26:48.70
and to follow
His example in that
00:26:48.74\00:26:50.21
where it's not just the chaplain
00:26:50.24\00:26:51.57
or just the principal,
00:26:51.61\00:26:53.14
it's something where
we're asking you guys,
00:26:53.17\00:26:56.11
the students to partner
with us and equipping them
00:26:56.14\00:26:58.38
and encouraging them
to be a part of that too.
00:26:58.41\00:27:02.18
When we were
looking a little bit early,
00:27:02.22\00:27:04.09
actually a few weeks, I
think ago at staff meeting,
00:27:04.12\00:27:06.25
we were reading
the book Education
00:27:06.29\00:27:08.22
and our principal
brought up a quote
00:27:08.26\00:27:10.06
about how to treat students
00:27:10.09\00:27:11.76
and how to be in a
relationship with them
00:27:11.79\00:27:13.63
that encourages trust.
00:27:13.66\00:27:15.20
And she talks in her own way.
00:27:15.23\00:27:16.56
In her book
Education, she talks about how,
00:27:16.60\00:27:18.83
when a student is trusted,
00:27:18.87\00:27:20.74
they will be more
likely to earn that trust
00:27:20.77\00:27:24.41
or to do things to
deserve that trust in return.
00:27:24.44\00:27:27.04
And so it can be scary
00:27:27.08\00:27:28.48
to let a group of teenagers
00:27:28.51\00:27:31.31
plan everything for a weekend.
00:27:31.35\00:27:32.85
That would be daunting,
00:27:32.88\00:27:34.22
that would make someone nervous.
00:27:34.25\00:27:36.12
The adults might stay up
all night worrying about it.
00:27:36.15\00:27:38.15
Right.
00:27:38.19\00:27:39.52
But if she's taught
us that we can try that,
00:27:39.55\00:27:41.92
when we show them trust
00:27:41.96\00:27:43.29
that they will
rise to that occasion,
00:27:43.32\00:27:46.06
and that's something
that we wanted to try.
00:27:46.09\00:27:47.46
Jesus also did the same thing.
00:27:47.50\00:27:48.83
She talks about, I
think in Desire of Ages, how,
00:27:48.86\00:27:51.50
when He was
spending time with people,
00:27:51.53\00:27:53.37
His trust in them
awakened their trust in Him.
00:27:53.40\00:27:56.24
And so, when we can have
00:27:56.27\00:27:57.61
that kind of
relationship with the students
00:27:57.64\00:27:59.11
where I trust you
guys to do the things
00:27:59.14\00:28:01.04
and to plan the programs
00:28:01.08\00:28:02.41
and to minister to
your fellow students,
00:28:02.44\00:28:04.91
then we can be confident that
they'll rise to the occasion.
00:28:04.95\00:28:07.55
So we've got a team
of six student leaders,
00:28:07.58\00:28:10.79
we've got two sort
of student chaplains
00:28:10.82\00:28:12.82
who are overseeing
their fellow student leaders
00:28:12.85\00:28:16.56
and then several
students under them.
00:28:16.59\00:28:17.96
And then we also have someone
00:28:17.99\00:28:19.33
who is particularly in charge
00:28:19.36\00:28:21.60
of getting all of our
praise music together.
00:28:21.63\00:28:24.10
And so Ashlyn here,
00:28:24.13\00:28:25.47
she is actually one of
our student chaplains to say,
00:28:25.50\00:28:28.80
she's one of our
leaders of that student team.
00:28:28.84\00:28:31.17
And then Hannah here
00:28:31.21\00:28:32.54
is in charge of all of the music
00:28:32.57\00:28:33.91
in our worship experience,
00:28:33.94\00:28:35.28
where she manages
people who are pulled in.
00:28:35.31\00:28:39.08
They also are very intentional
about finding students
00:28:39.11\00:28:43.08
who haven't been involved yet.
00:28:43.12\00:28:44.62
Sure.
00:28:44.65\00:28:45.99
And finding someone who maybe
didn't have the opportunity
00:28:46.02\00:28:47.66
to be a part of
worship and saying,
00:28:47.69\00:28:49.49
"Hey, you wanna
help me with this?
00:28:49.52\00:28:51.06
Or what would you
like to see in worship?
00:28:51.09\00:28:52.63
Or how would you like to
spend time worshiping God?"
00:28:52.66\00:28:54.86
And so that's their job
00:28:54.90\00:28:56.50
was to pull together the campus
00:28:56.53\00:28:58.90
and equip other students then
00:28:58.93\00:29:00.84
to also get
involved in that way.
00:29:00.87\00:29:02.27
Yeah. That's awesome.
00:29:02.30\00:29:03.64
So you guys are leaders and so,
00:29:03.67\00:29:06.91
Hailey, talk to me about,
00:29:06.94\00:29:08.28
not Hailey, I'm sorry, Ashlyn.
00:29:08.31\00:29:09.91
I'm looking at my card here
00:29:09.94\00:29:11.28
and I have like
five or six names here.
00:29:11.31\00:29:12.65
I wanna make sure I
get your name right.
00:29:12.68\00:29:14.02
Ashlyn and Hannah.
00:29:14.05\00:29:15.38
So Ashlyn, tell us about
00:29:15.42\00:29:16.75
like what you do on
as far as involvement
00:29:16.79\00:29:18.55
in the campus
ministries as a leader?
00:29:18.59\00:29:19.92
Yeah.
00:29:19.95\00:29:21.29
So I'm a leader and my
friend Mila is a leader.
00:29:21.32\00:29:23.99
And so we kind of have teams.
00:29:24.03\00:29:26.73
I have, it's me and Ethan,
00:29:26.76\00:29:29.10
and then she has
other two students.
00:29:29.13\00:29:32.10
And so we kind of get together
at the beginning of the week
00:29:32.13\00:29:35.24
and we kind of go by
our run sheet that we have,
00:29:35.27\00:29:38.67
and we go like, okay,
who's gonna do vespers,
00:29:38.71\00:29:41.81
special musics.
00:29:41.84\00:29:43.51
Like who's going to be charged
of the sermons or scriptures.
00:29:43.55\00:29:46.21
And so we kind of
just go down the list
00:29:46.25\00:29:47.85
and we go out and ask people
00:29:47.88\00:29:50.02
and hopefully
hoping they say, yes.
00:29:50.05\00:29:53.79
All right.
00:29:53.82\00:29:55.16
It's kind of challenging having,
00:29:55.19\00:29:57.43
it's in the later of the year.
00:29:57.46\00:29:58.96
So a lot of people
have already done it.
00:29:58.99\00:30:00.90
And so it's kinda
discouraging when people say no,
00:30:00.93\00:30:04.03
but when we get that,
yes, like have a new face,
00:30:04.07\00:30:06.70
it feels really rewarding.
00:30:06.74\00:30:08.10
That's awesome.
00:30:08.14\00:30:09.47
So like, okay, you get,
00:30:09.50\00:30:10.84
let's say you get
that no from them.
00:30:10.87\00:30:12.64
And you're hoping
that they participate,
00:30:12.67\00:30:15.44
is there a way
that you encourage them?
00:30:15.48\00:30:17.48
Is there certain methods
you use to encourage them
00:30:17.51\00:30:19.45
or do you just kind of
just go to another person
00:30:19.48\00:30:22.02
and maybe come
back to them later?
00:30:22.05\00:30:23.59
I try to encourage them.
00:30:23.62\00:30:24.95
I'm like, are you
sure you don't want to.
00:30:24.99\00:30:27.46
You haven't gotten up there yet.
00:30:27.49\00:30:29.46
It'll be really
fun, super quick.
00:30:29.49\00:30:31.16
Like when I ask
people to do scripture,
00:30:31.19\00:30:33.19
I'm like, it'll be
two lines, you can do it.
00:30:33.23\00:30:36.40
But then if they still say, no,
00:30:36.43\00:30:37.83
I just go on to the next person.
00:30:37.87\00:30:39.20
Okay.
00:30:39.23\00:30:40.57
So I'm guessing
in the beginning,
00:30:40.60\00:30:41.94
when you guys
started this, she...
00:30:41.97\00:30:43.30
I'm guessing
Victoria came to you or how,
00:30:43.34\00:30:44.84
however it happened and
you were kind of drafted
00:30:44.87\00:30:47.38
to be one of the leaders.
00:30:47.41\00:30:48.74
Had you done this,
something like this before,
00:30:48.78\00:30:50.48
or was this
something new that you've done?
00:30:50.51\00:30:52.08
This is something new. Okay.
00:30:52.11\00:30:54.22
So were you
nervous in the beginning
00:30:54.25\00:30:56.75
to know that you
were gonna be leading out
00:30:56.79\00:30:58.19
and, you know,
basically being a leader
00:30:58.22\00:31:00.76
in front of your student body?
00:31:00.79\00:31:02.12
I was nervous a little
bit, but after my trip to India,
00:31:02.16\00:31:07.76
I kind of felt more
ready to do spiritual things.
00:31:07.80\00:31:12.33
Okay. All right. Okay.
00:31:12.37\00:31:14.50
And Hannah,
00:31:14.54\00:31:15.90
you're the praise and
worship leader, right?
00:31:15.94\00:31:17.81
All right. So talk a
little bit about that?
00:31:17.84\00:31:20.31
So it's a new
program to this year
00:31:20.34\00:31:23.35
having a student
lead praise team and team.
00:31:23.38\00:31:26.15
So it's been...
00:31:26.18\00:31:28.02
We've been crafting
and like figuring out
00:31:28.05\00:31:30.09
what's going to work best.
00:31:30.12\00:31:31.45
But basically what I do is
set up teams to do each week.
00:31:31.49\00:31:36.89
We got it.
00:31:36.93\00:31:38.26
So that it's kind
of in a rotation now,
00:31:38.29\00:31:39.63
so that people don't
have to go on all the time.
00:31:39.66\00:31:41.43
But at first it was just,
00:31:41.46\00:31:43.87
"Hey, do you
wanna do praise team?"
00:31:43.90\00:31:45.23
Okay, great.
00:31:45.27\00:31:46.60
And it was like that,
we have a few instruments.
00:31:46.63\00:31:48.54
We tried to reach out
to get a lot of instruments
00:31:48.57\00:31:51.51
at the beginning of the year
00:31:51.54\00:31:52.87
and try and
incorporate some new stuff.
00:31:52.91\00:31:54.24
But one of the major things
00:31:54.28\00:31:57.11
that made me wanna do
this year was last year.
00:31:57.15\00:32:00.48
'Cause music
speaks to me personally.
00:32:00.52\00:32:02.02
So I...
00:32:02.05\00:32:03.49
It's one of my favorite
parts of a worship service.
00:32:03.52\00:32:05.79
And last year,
sometimes I felt like
00:32:05.82\00:32:07.69
it was kind of
lacking or whatever,
00:32:07.72\00:32:09.09
or it's not
directed towards the youth.
00:32:09.12\00:32:11.79
So this year I
wanted to focus on like,
00:32:11.83\00:32:13.73
okay, let's try and get things
00:32:13.76\00:32:15.16
that can include our
people age group, so.
00:32:15.20\00:32:20.00
So how many people
do you normally have
00:32:20.04\00:32:22.44
involved in a worship service
when you bring up to appear?
00:32:22.47\00:32:26.14
We get, it's
anywhere from four to like six
00:32:26.17\00:32:29.71
and then plus instruments.
00:32:29.74\00:32:31.55
Have you had any challenges
00:32:31.58\00:32:32.91
as far as
getting people involved
00:32:32.95\00:32:35.32
or you know, I'm sure getting
people together like that.
00:32:35.35\00:32:38.05
I mean, music, there's an added,
00:32:38.09\00:32:40.06
a little bit of
an added challenge
00:32:40.09\00:32:41.42
because now, you
know, not only do you have
00:32:41.46\00:32:43.32
all these people who are capable
00:32:43.36\00:32:44.69
of playing these instruments,
00:32:44.73\00:32:46.06
but now you have to
bring them all together
00:32:46.09\00:32:47.43
and make them sound good, right.
00:32:47.46\00:32:48.80
And to do it in a collective
kind of operative way.
00:32:48.83\00:32:52.40
So how do you...
00:32:52.43\00:32:53.77
Was there any
challenges for you in that?
00:32:53.80\00:32:55.14
Yeah, starting out, we realized
00:32:55.17\00:32:56.50
we had some of the,
like, they're all talented,
00:32:56.54\00:32:58.71
but like we had to
specifically organize a group
00:32:58.74\00:33:01.88
so that they blended
together and like made...
00:33:01.91\00:33:04.15
Sure.
00:33:04.18\00:33:05.51
Practices. You
have lots of practices?
00:33:05.55\00:33:07.38
Practices, this has
been hard to find schedules
00:33:07.42\00:33:09.15
'cause my schedule is full.
00:33:09.18\00:33:10.95
A lot of students who are
on placing their schedules
00:33:10.99\00:33:12.92
are full and it's hard
to find a matching time,
00:33:12.95\00:33:15.49
but we have set practices
00:33:15.52\00:33:16.86
and hour before every event too.
00:33:16.89\00:33:18.39
And then we try and
find at least two in a week.
00:33:18.43\00:33:20.46
So let's talk
about this 'cause I...
00:33:20.50\00:33:21.83
This is intriguing to me
00:33:21.86\00:33:23.20
because I'm guessing
00:33:23.23\00:33:25.03
before there was a
student led praise team,
00:33:25.07\00:33:27.10
I'm guessing was that
the adults that led out.
00:33:27.14\00:33:29.57
Have you guys
noticed maybe a difference in
00:33:29.60\00:33:32.57
how the student body responds
00:33:32.61\00:33:35.24
to maybe a student led
00:33:35.28\00:33:36.68
versus maybe not
a non-student led
00:33:36.71\00:33:39.41
praise team or worship service?
00:33:39.45\00:33:41.58
I can imagine
00:33:41.62\00:33:42.95
there's a little bit of
a different response there.
00:33:42.98\00:33:44.75
Have you guys
experienced that at all?
00:33:44.79\00:33:46.12
Is it...
00:33:46.15\00:33:47.49
Does it seem like
maybe the students
00:33:47.52\00:33:48.86
are a little more open
00:33:48.89\00:33:50.23
to maybe participating
in the worship service
00:33:50.26\00:33:52.36
because their peers
are leading out versus
00:33:52.39\00:33:54.60
maybe the adults,
00:33:54.63\00:33:55.96
I guess, that's
gotta be an added benefit.
00:33:56.00\00:33:58.10
This is my first
year at Sunnydale.
00:33:58.13\00:33:59.50
And so I don't have
anything to compare it to,
00:33:59.53\00:34:01.84
but I can say that
oftentimes in my classroom,
00:34:01.87\00:34:05.07
after weekend is
over, on Monday mornings,
00:34:05.11\00:34:08.08
we'll kind of debrief,
00:34:08.11\00:34:09.44
like how did worship
go for you this weekend?
00:34:09.48\00:34:12.11
What did it look like to you?
00:34:12.15\00:34:13.48
What did you see that
helped you connect with God?
00:34:13.52\00:34:16.69
And I've noticed how,
00:34:16.72\00:34:18.35
from the beginning of the year
00:34:18.39\00:34:19.72
to now near the end of the year,
00:34:19.75\00:34:21.09
when we have those with
the student body at whole,
00:34:21.12\00:34:23.46
not just my leaders,
00:34:23.49\00:34:24.96
the students are more willing
00:34:24.99\00:34:26.66
to bring their
ideas to the table.
00:34:26.70\00:34:29.23
And so I think
one benefit is that
00:34:29.26\00:34:31.50
it's really
showing other students
00:34:31.53\00:34:33.34
who may not be
leaders this year,
00:34:33.37\00:34:34.77
that this is
something you can be a part of.
00:34:34.80\00:34:36.17
Sure.
00:34:36.20\00:34:37.54
Maybe this year may
be over, but next year,
00:34:37.57\00:34:39.17
your ideas can become
part of our worship experience.
00:34:39.21\00:34:42.21
Sure.
00:34:42.24\00:34:43.58
So not to put
you on the spot here,
00:34:43.61\00:34:44.95
but I just wanna just
talk to you as a chaplain.
00:34:44.98\00:34:47.65
What have you learned
to be the positive benefits
00:34:47.68\00:34:51.45
of getting the
students involved?
00:34:51.49\00:34:53.92
Because, you know,
as you said earlier,
00:34:53.96\00:34:55.79
you kind of hinted it.
00:34:55.82\00:34:57.16
You know, some adults
may be a little nervous,
00:34:57.19\00:34:59.79
like, oh, I'm
putting all this control
00:34:59.83\00:35:01.46
into the hands of these,
00:35:01.50\00:35:02.83
you know, unequipped,
00:35:02.86\00:35:04.40
you know,
unpracticed unlearned students,
00:35:04.43\00:35:06.57
you know, some, from
some people's perspective,
00:35:06.60\00:35:08.87
but what have you
experienced in doing this?
00:35:08.90\00:35:12.54
What are some of the benefits
00:35:12.57\00:35:14.48
and teaching,
leading, guiding these students
00:35:14.51\00:35:17.55
to lead out and become
the leaders themselves?
00:35:17.58\00:35:19.91
What I keep in
mind often is that
00:35:19.95\00:35:21.68
we don't keep our kids forever.
00:35:21.72\00:35:23.08
We have them
for a max four years
00:35:23.12\00:35:25.05
and some kids we
only have for a few months
00:35:25.09\00:35:27.16
before they move on to
their next phase in life.
00:35:27.19\00:35:29.62
And so it's interesting,
00:35:29.66\00:35:31.33
perhaps not with these students,
00:35:31.36\00:35:32.69
I haven't had them yet,
00:35:32.73\00:35:34.06
but with former
students at different schools,
00:35:34.10\00:35:35.53
it's interesting to see that
00:35:35.56\00:35:36.90
they're gonna end up
in public universities.
00:35:36.93\00:35:39.17
They're gonna end up
in Adventist universities.
00:35:39.20\00:35:41.17
They're going to
end up in small churches
00:35:41.20\00:35:42.94
or huge churches.
00:35:42.97\00:35:44.37
And to be able to see how,
00:35:44.41\00:35:46.14
when they can
relate to what it's like
00:35:46.17\00:35:48.01
to create a worship experience
00:35:48.04\00:35:49.84
and to invite
others into worship,
00:35:49.88\00:35:52.21
then when they move on
to their next phase in life,
00:35:52.25\00:35:54.95
not only can they empathize
with the worship leaders there,
00:35:54.98\00:35:59.15
but they can then
volunteer their skills,
00:35:59.19\00:36:01.32
that they can see that
worship isn't something
00:36:01.36\00:36:03.76
that I'm passively part of.
00:36:03.79\00:36:05.76
This is something that I
can be an active participant in.
00:36:05.79\00:36:09.30
Sure. That's awesome.
00:36:09.33\00:36:10.97
And I can imagine not to talk
on a negative note or anything,
00:36:11.00\00:36:13.57
but we are living
in different times
00:36:13.60\00:36:15.57
and it seems like
the youth of today
00:36:15.60\00:36:17.44
just have so many more,
00:36:17.47\00:36:19.04
I mean, so many more challenges
and distractions in the world
00:36:19.07\00:36:21.61
that we're living in today
versus a couple of decades ago
00:36:21.64\00:36:24.35
for the youth growing up then.
00:36:24.38\00:36:26.51
You know, now that we're
getting kids more involved,
00:36:26.55\00:36:29.22
you know, there's gotta be
00:36:29.25\00:36:30.59
some challenging
aspects of that, right?
00:36:30.62\00:36:32.15
Where it kind of,
00:36:32.19\00:36:33.52
maybe it's
difficult to encourage them.
00:36:33.56\00:36:35.09
Maybe it's difficult
00:36:35.12\00:36:36.46
to get them to
agree to participate
00:36:36.49\00:36:38.03
because they themselves
are still trying to learn
00:36:38.06\00:36:40.46
who Christ is, try to
find their identity in Christ.
00:36:40.50\00:36:43.63
And I think that's a...
00:36:43.67\00:36:45.80
Whether it's a student,
00:36:45.83\00:36:47.17
who's part of
the worship planning
00:36:47.20\00:36:48.54
or just students in general.
00:36:48.57\00:36:49.90
I think that when
we have watched them
00:36:49.94\00:36:52.34
and given them the
space to try things,
00:36:52.37\00:36:54.24
they're gonna make mistakes.
00:36:54.28\00:36:55.61
We as adults are
gonna make mistakes.
00:36:55.64\00:36:56.98
Sure, yeah.
00:36:57.01\00:36:58.35
But then that's
another opportunity
00:36:58.38\00:36:59.71
to show them that part of Jesus,
00:36:59.75\00:37:01.08
where in life,
we're gonna make mistakes.
00:37:01.12\00:37:02.75
As hard as we
try to plan things,
00:37:02.78\00:37:04.55
there's always gonna be
something that could go wrong,
00:37:04.59\00:37:06.35
but here's how Christ responds
00:37:06.39\00:37:07.86
when we make mistakes with Him.
00:37:07.89\00:37:09.69
He doesn't hold it against us
00:37:09.72\00:37:11.69
and make us feel
terrible about it.
00:37:11.73\00:37:13.50
But here, let me
walk alongside you
00:37:13.53\00:37:15.23
and let's try this again.
00:37:15.26\00:37:16.60
Let me show you a new way
00:37:16.63\00:37:18.60
to become the person
that He's got in mind
00:37:18.63\00:37:20.64
and kind of demonstrating
that grace that He gives us
00:37:20.67\00:37:23.74
in real life with them.
00:37:23.77\00:37:25.41
Amen.
00:37:25.44\00:37:26.81
So, Ashlyn, not to
put you on the spot,
00:37:26.84\00:37:29.68
but I just wanna ask you
in being involved in this,
00:37:29.71\00:37:32.55
in a leadership capacity,
00:37:32.58\00:37:34.12
you know, how have you
grown closer to your peers
00:37:34.15\00:37:36.75
as well as to
Christ along the way?
00:37:36.79\00:37:39.42
I've grown a lot.
00:37:39.45\00:37:40.79
I used to just stay
in my room for new year.
00:37:40.82\00:37:44.73
And so while
doing canvas ministries,
00:37:44.76\00:37:49.00
I got closer with one
of my other best friends
00:37:49.03\00:37:51.77
and I've gotten
closer with the chaplains
00:37:51.80\00:37:55.30
and also my classmates,
00:37:55.34\00:37:57.44
which has benefited me a lot.
00:37:57.47\00:37:58.81
Amen.
00:37:58.84\00:38:00.18
So I'm excited
that it went well.
00:38:00.21\00:38:02.21
Praise the
Lord. Praise the Lord.
00:38:02.24\00:38:03.58
What about you, Hannah?
00:38:03.61\00:38:04.95
Yeah, it's really...
00:38:04.98\00:38:06.35
I mean, it's been really good.
00:38:06.38\00:38:08.05
I... Just
'cause music is like...
00:38:08.08\00:38:09.58
Sure.
00:38:09.62\00:38:10.95
It's just been
such a blessing for me
00:38:10.99\00:38:12.32
to just like go on stage
00:38:12.35\00:38:14.76
and be able to
praise and worship.
00:38:14.79\00:38:16.22
Praise and worship and
lead out your student peers
00:38:16.26\00:38:18.33
that worship the Lord, right?
00:38:18.36\00:38:19.69
That's awesome.
00:38:19.73\00:38:21.06
So I understand you guys
are also involved in missions
00:38:21.10\00:38:22.63
there at the school as well.
00:38:22.66\00:38:24.00
So tell us about the
missions you're involved with?
00:38:24.03\00:38:26.23
So we've both been
here for three years
00:38:26.27\00:38:29.04
and our sophomore
year we went to La Vida.
00:38:29.07\00:38:32.91
Okay.
00:38:32.94\00:38:34.28
And last year, junior
year, we got to go to India.
00:38:34.31\00:38:38.38
Oh, okay.
00:38:38.41\00:38:39.75
So talk a little bit about that?
00:38:39.78\00:38:41.12
What was your
experience while you were there?
00:38:41.15\00:38:42.75
Was it a culture shock for you?
00:38:42.78\00:38:44.29
It was.
00:38:44.32\00:38:45.65
I was very excited to go.
00:38:45.69\00:38:47.96
And when I got on the plane
00:38:47.99\00:38:49.66
and we were
stopping in Abu Dhabi,
00:38:49.69\00:38:51.83
I'm like, it
finally hit me like,
00:38:51.86\00:38:53.73
"Oh, I'm going to India."
00:38:53.76\00:38:55.16
And so I got really nervous
00:38:55.20\00:38:56.90
and it took me a long
time to get used to India.
00:38:56.93\00:39:00.17
Okay.
00:39:00.20\00:39:01.54
A very long time like two weeks.
00:39:01.57\00:39:03.27
What were some of the things
that were different about it
00:39:03.30\00:39:05.07
that was just kind of a...
00:39:05.11\00:39:06.44
It was hot.
00:39:06.47\00:39:07.81
It was hot? Yeah.
00:39:07.84\00:39:09.18
The bedding
situation, which was...
00:39:09.21\00:39:11.28
It was fine. Sure.
00:39:11.31\00:39:13.52
Challenges. Yeah.
00:39:13.55\00:39:14.98
The shower, like the bathroom.
00:39:15.02\00:39:16.89
It was...
00:39:16.92\00:39:18.45
A humbling experience. Yes.
00:39:18.49\00:39:20.96
Hailey was telling us earlier
about her plumbing experience,
00:39:20.99\00:39:23.76
but I can imagine
00:39:23.79\00:39:25.13
you guys had some
humbling experiences as well
00:39:25.16\00:39:26.83
while you were over there.
00:39:26.86\00:39:28.20
Yeah, squat pots.
00:39:28.23\00:39:29.56
What was that? Squat pots.
00:39:29.60\00:39:30.93
Oh, squat pots. Okay.
00:39:30.97\00:39:32.30
Interesting. All right.
00:39:32.33\00:39:33.67
So what about you?
00:39:33.70\00:39:35.04
Did you also go to the
two places you mentioned?
00:39:35.07\00:39:37.01
Okay. What was your
experience while you were there?
00:39:37.04\00:39:38.51
I'm going there.
00:39:38.54\00:39:39.87
Well, before I went
there, I was struggling because
00:39:39.91\00:39:42.61
I wanted to go,
but then I was like,
00:39:42.64\00:39:44.55
maybe I don't need to go maybe.
00:39:44.58\00:39:46.21
And I was going to say,
okay, I'll just go next year,
00:39:46.25\00:39:49.15
which would have been this year.
00:39:49.18\00:39:50.52
So in the end it all
worked out really good,
00:39:50.55\00:39:52.29
but I had Mr. Needles
runs the mission trips
00:39:52.32\00:39:55.26
and things like that.
00:39:55.29\00:39:57.36
So he really encouraged me
00:39:57.39\00:39:58.73
and my parents
really encouraged me
00:39:58.76\00:40:00.10
that I needed to go.
00:40:00.13\00:40:01.46
And I'm really
glad I did. All right.
00:40:01.50\00:40:03.60
I'm kind of a home body,
00:40:03.63\00:40:05.13
but like I never
had been on a plane,
00:40:05.17\00:40:07.10
never anything.
00:40:07.14\00:40:08.47
So it was like
zero to 100. Okay.
00:40:08.50\00:40:10.91
So, I mean, it
was an adjustment,
00:40:10.94\00:40:13.44
but it was good.
00:40:13.48\00:40:14.81
Okay. All right.
00:40:14.84\00:40:16.18
So, you know, while
you guys were there,
00:40:16.21\00:40:17.55
what did you do
while you were there?
00:40:17.58\00:40:19.95
Do you wanna?
00:40:19.98\00:40:21.32
Okay,
00:40:21.35\00:40:22.68
so we preached
there, the sermons,
00:40:22.72\00:40:28.32
they have written for us,
00:40:28.36\00:40:30.09
but we were supposed
to like make them our own.
00:40:30.13\00:40:31.59
Sure.
00:40:31.63\00:40:32.96
So you did like an
evangelistic series?
00:40:32.99\00:40:34.33
Okay.
00:40:34.36\00:40:35.70
And we had a translator,
00:40:35.73\00:40:37.07
so I guess it's kind of new,
00:40:37.10\00:40:39.53
they're working on
getting student translators
00:40:39.57\00:40:41.57
at that school
00:40:41.60\00:40:43.10
and pairing them
with us from America.
00:40:43.14\00:40:46.24
And so it's, it's
really cool to have a student
00:40:46.27\00:40:48.24
like student interaction.
00:40:48.28\00:40:49.64
Before I think it was adults.
00:40:49.68\00:40:51.58
And so it was hard
00:40:51.61\00:40:53.21
because at first
you're trying to like
00:40:53.25\00:40:56.02
understand
there's a language barrier
00:40:56.05\00:40:57.75
and you're preaching.
00:40:57.79\00:40:59.12
So it's important
that your congregation
00:40:59.15\00:41:01.56
or your campsites were gonna
understand what you're saying.
00:41:01.59\00:41:04.76
So that was the
struggle I had was
00:41:04.79\00:41:06.96
being able to like get the flow
00:41:07.00\00:41:09.36
'cause things don't
translate exactly the way.
00:41:09.40\00:41:12.13
I wasn't comfortable
with my translator at first
00:41:12.17\00:41:14.40
and neither was he with me.
00:41:14.44\00:41:15.77
Right.
00:41:15.80\00:41:17.14
And so he wouldn't tell me,
this doesn't quite make sense.
00:41:17.17\00:41:18.77
He would just kind
of wing it. I see, sure.
00:41:18.81\00:41:20.41
And then the leader there
from India had to tell us,
00:41:20.44\00:41:24.35
your campsite isn't
getting what you're saying.
00:41:24.38\00:41:27.15
And I was like, oh, that's bad.
00:41:27.18\00:41:28.98
That's what we're here for.
00:41:29.02\00:41:30.35
And so we worked on that and...
00:41:30.39\00:41:32.59
Praise the Lord.
00:41:32.62\00:41:33.96
He ended up being a
really good translator.
00:41:33.99\00:41:36.22
He's really funny.
Everybody loved him.
00:41:36.26\00:41:38.03
Amen. Amen.
00:41:38.06\00:41:39.53
What about you, Ashlyn?
How was your experience?
00:41:39.56\00:41:42.30
I loved it.
00:41:42.33\00:41:43.77
As I said, it took me a
while to get used to it.
00:41:43.80\00:41:46.80
Going to my site,
00:41:46.84\00:41:48.27
it was a long
drive in a little...
00:41:48.30\00:41:50.81
What's it called?
00:41:50.84\00:41:52.17
A car or a vehicle?
00:41:52.21\00:41:53.98
Some type of cart.
00:41:54.01\00:41:55.54
Oh, cart. Oh, okay. Yeah.
00:41:55.58\00:41:56.91
I know what
you're talking about.
00:41:56.95\00:41:58.28
And it was a long drive there
00:41:58.31\00:42:00.42
and I'm by myself
the first night...
00:42:00.45\00:42:03.08
Okay. I'm by myself.
00:42:03.12\00:42:05.85
It was a little intimidating?
00:42:05.89\00:42:07.22
Yes 'cause we were like on like
00:42:07.26\00:42:09.56
the same like site, site.
00:42:09.59\00:42:10.99
Sure. But they split us up.
00:42:11.03\00:42:13.06
And so she went this
way and I went this way
00:42:13.09\00:42:15.46
and I was like, okay,
I'm kind of freaking out
00:42:15.50\00:42:18.30
'cause I'm by myself.
00:42:18.33\00:42:19.67
And this is a
very long cart ride
00:42:19.70\00:42:23.44
and we get stuck.
00:42:23.47\00:42:25.07
Okay.
00:42:25.11\00:42:26.44
So I'm just sitting
there and it's cold.
00:42:26.47\00:42:28.74
And we finally got it
00:42:28.78\00:42:30.11
and we were a
couple of minutes late
00:42:30.15\00:42:31.48
to my site,
00:42:31.51\00:42:32.85
but they were so excited.
00:42:32.88\00:42:34.75
And so that
made me really happy.
00:42:34.78\00:42:36.52
And by the end of the
night, I was expecting like 15.
00:42:36.55\00:42:40.26
When I got there,
there was about 13.
00:42:40.29\00:42:43.26
So I'm like maybe like
two more people will show up.
00:42:43.29\00:42:45.39
But at the end of the
night, I got over 75 people.
00:42:45.43\00:42:47.80
Wow.
00:42:47.83\00:42:49.16
And so that was
probably my biggest night.
00:42:49.20\00:42:51.40
And so I'm just
really blessed for that.
00:42:51.43\00:42:53.00
So was this the first time
00:42:53.03\00:42:54.37
you guys had
ever preached at all
00:42:54.40\00:42:55.74
or preached a sermon like that?
00:42:55.77\00:42:57.11
So, wow. Okay.
00:42:57.14\00:42:58.47
So the first time
you've ever preached
00:42:58.51\00:42:59.84
it general ever at India.
00:42:59.87\00:43:02.88
And so while you're preaching,
what was the experience doing?
00:43:02.91\00:43:05.91
Were you nervous?
00:43:05.95\00:43:07.28
Or what did the Lord just
kind of get you through that?
00:43:07.32\00:43:09.65
Yeah. Okay.
00:43:09.68\00:43:11.29
When I was on the
way there in my cart
00:43:11.32\00:43:14.72
I was shaking.
00:43:14.76\00:43:16.12
I was hugging my
backpack. I was so scared.
00:43:16.16\00:43:19.03
And I was just really
like, oh my, what am I gonna do?
00:43:19.06\00:43:22.73
But I mean, this is like,
00:43:22.76\00:43:25.13
it was a miracle to me
00:43:25.17\00:43:26.50
because I had
never been this scared
00:43:26.53\00:43:28.70
and I just was praying.
00:43:28.74\00:43:30.11
And like, all of a
sudden when I was done,
00:43:30.14\00:43:33.61
it's like this wave of
like, just some peace over.
00:43:33.64\00:43:37.68
And that reminds me of the verse
00:43:37.71\00:43:39.05
in Philippians 4:6-7.
00:43:39.08\00:43:40.42
That's right.
00:43:40.45\00:43:41.78
The peace that
surpasses all understanding.
00:43:41.82\00:43:43.15
I can't explain or
understand where that came from,
00:43:43.18\00:43:45.95
or I can't explain, but
it was just like amazing.
00:43:45.99\00:43:47.86
Yeah.
00:43:47.89\00:43:49.22
Same experience with you, right?
00:43:49.26\00:43:50.59
And at the end
of the first night,
00:43:50.63\00:43:52.19
when I saw Hannah,
00:43:52.23\00:43:53.56
when we were waiting,
I'm like, oh, thank God.
00:43:53.60\00:43:56.56
There she is. She's still good.
00:43:56.60\00:43:59.00
So, by the end of the seminar,
did you guys pick up on the,
00:43:59.03\00:44:02.47
you know, did you
become more encouraged,
00:44:02.50\00:44:05.14
more inspired and
you know, more open?
00:44:05.17\00:44:07.18
Yeah, they were very loving.
00:44:07.21\00:44:08.54
Nerves gone and you had
that more of an encouragement.
00:44:08.58\00:44:10.55
By the end of the,
like the third day,
00:44:10.58\00:44:12.41
I was like, I can't wait to go.
00:44:12.45\00:44:14.08
I'm so excited.
00:44:14.12\00:44:15.65
I wanna see my people.
00:44:15.68\00:44:17.09
How did the people,
00:44:17.12\00:44:18.45
you know, the
residents of India there were,
00:44:18.49\00:44:20.32
how did they respond?
00:44:20.36\00:44:21.72
Did they respond positively?
00:44:21.76\00:44:23.22
Yeah. Yeah. I've never...
00:44:23.26\00:44:24.79
I didn't have a bad,
00:44:24.83\00:44:27.56
like any bad people.
00:44:27.60\00:44:29.00
That's amazing.
00:44:29.03\00:44:30.37
Mine was a little
different because...
00:44:30.40\00:44:32.43
We have this Jesus
video, we show part of it
00:44:32.47\00:44:35.57
after we're done
preaching every night.
00:44:35.60\00:44:38.67
And my area wanted
to only watch the video.
00:44:38.71\00:44:42.28
They didn't really
wanna hear me preach.
00:44:42.31\00:44:44.48
And so I was like,
00:44:44.51\00:44:45.85
that's why I'm
here, kind of like...
00:44:45.88\00:44:47.22
And we just had to,
00:44:47.25\00:44:48.65
but so I just ended up
playing the video for them
00:44:48.68\00:44:51.05
'cause I just didn't want
them to get angry or anything.
00:44:51.09\00:44:53.86
So I shortened my sermons,
00:44:53.89\00:44:55.82
make sure to get
all the main parts
00:44:55.86\00:44:57.19
and then have time for
them to watch extra video.
00:44:57.23\00:44:58.56
Sure. Okay.
00:44:58.59\00:44:59.93
And I was stressed
because I was like,
00:44:59.96\00:45:01.56
they're not...
00:45:01.60\00:45:02.93
This video is not
gonna last the whole time
00:45:02.96\00:45:04.33
they're gonna
leave after the video.
00:45:04.37\00:45:05.87
Oh my.
00:45:05.90\00:45:07.24
But what happened was a
group would come stay for,
00:45:07.27\00:45:10.71
it probably lasted
about three meetings
00:45:10.74\00:45:12.34
since I showed so much video.
00:45:12.37\00:45:14.51
So that group would
come, listen to those messages,
00:45:14.54\00:45:18.05
watch the video.
00:45:18.08\00:45:19.41
And then a new group would come.
00:45:19.45\00:45:20.78
Wow.
00:45:20.82\00:45:22.15
So even though I was thinking,
00:45:22.18\00:45:23.52
"Oh, they're not gonna stay."
00:45:23.55\00:45:24.89
I probably reached more people
00:45:24.92\00:45:26.25
having the video
start over and over again
00:45:26.29\00:45:28.09
than I had just kept the same.
00:45:28.12\00:45:29.86
Absolutely. Praise, the Lord.
00:45:29.89\00:45:31.49
Did you sense that the people
there in India were hungry,
00:45:31.53\00:45:34.23
that they were hungering...
00:45:34.26\00:45:35.60
Oh, yeah, definitely.
00:45:35.63\00:45:36.97
Maybe different than what
we might see here in America?
00:45:37.00\00:45:39.30
That's amazing. Yeah.
00:45:39.33\00:45:40.67
So, Victoria, did you go
on these trips with them?
00:45:40.70\00:45:42.64
No, this is my first year. Okay.
00:45:42.67\00:45:44.37
So I wasn't there
last year with them.
00:45:44.41\00:45:45.84
All right.
00:45:45.87\00:45:47.21
You gotta be proud
of these kids, right?
00:45:47.24\00:45:48.58
This is amazing.
00:45:48.61\00:45:49.94
I don't mean to call you
kids, not like a little kid,
00:45:49.98\00:45:52.01
but still, I mean, you guys
are growing into young adults.
00:45:52.05\00:45:54.32
It's the first time
you've ever preached
00:45:54.35\00:45:56.25
an evangelistic series.
00:45:56.28\00:45:57.75
So Sunnydale talking
about the campus ministries
00:45:57.79\00:46:00.72
and even off-campus ministries
00:46:00.76\00:46:02.39
is what we've
been talking about.
00:46:02.42\00:46:04.16
This is amazing to see that
00:46:04.19\00:46:05.73
our young people are involved
in the mission of our church,
00:46:05.76\00:46:08.36
a mission of taking
the gospel to the world
00:46:08.40\00:46:10.97
and you gotta be proud of them.
00:46:11.00\00:46:12.43
Very proud of them.
00:46:12.47\00:46:13.80
And I think also just them,
00:46:13.84\00:46:16.00
I've seen that
00:46:16.04\00:46:17.44
when I can take time
00:46:17.47\00:46:18.97
to be more intentional
with my ministry here
00:46:19.01\00:46:20.98
to reach out and help somebody,
00:46:21.01\00:46:22.34
that strengthens
my own relationship
00:46:22.38\00:46:24.48
back with God.
00:46:24.51\00:46:25.85
On those days where my
personal relationship with Him
00:46:25.88\00:46:27.95
may be in a slump
00:46:27.98\00:46:29.32
or it's not what
we would describe
00:46:29.35\00:46:31.62
as on fire or anything,
00:46:31.65\00:46:33.12
reaching out
and helping somebody
00:46:33.15\00:46:34.49
or getting involved in something
00:46:34.52\00:46:36.22
is almost like a kickstart
00:46:36.26\00:46:37.59
back into touching base with God
00:46:37.63\00:46:39.16
and relying on Him
and using His strength.
00:46:39.19\00:46:40.93
And so I've seen that
00:46:40.96\00:46:42.30
whether or not
they're aware of it,
00:46:42.33\00:46:43.67
I think I've seen
them be able to grow
00:46:43.70\00:46:45.73
and how close they are with God,
00:46:45.77\00:46:47.60
because of how often
00:46:47.64\00:46:49.24
and how dedicated they've been
to their ministry on campus.
00:46:49.27\00:46:53.11
And so not only are
they reaching others,
00:46:53.14\00:46:55.34
but they're strengthening
their own connection with Him
00:46:55.38\00:46:58.78
and relating back to Him.
00:46:58.81\00:47:00.15
Sure.
00:47:00.18\00:47:01.52
We have about four minutes or so
00:47:01.55\00:47:02.88
before we go to
our closing break here,
00:47:02.92\00:47:06.05
but I just wanna talk maybe is,
00:47:06.09\00:47:08.02
are there other
aspects of campus ministry
00:47:08.06\00:47:10.09
that perhaps we
haven't talked about
00:47:10.13\00:47:11.76
that if a student
coming or a parent coming
00:47:11.79\00:47:14.06
and they're seeking,
00:47:14.10\00:47:15.43
you know, they're
considering sending their kids
00:47:15.46\00:47:17.63
to Sunnydale Adventist
Academy and they wanna know how,
00:47:17.67\00:47:21.50
what does campus ministries
00:47:21.54\00:47:22.87
doing to minister
directly to my child?
00:47:22.90\00:47:25.87
Yeah.
00:47:25.91\00:47:27.24
So and campus
ministries works very closely
00:47:27.28\00:47:29.18
with the Bible classroom.
00:47:29.21\00:47:30.55
And so, whatever
we may be learning
00:47:30.58\00:47:32.65
in the Bible classroom,
00:47:32.68\00:47:34.02
whatever the
freshmen to senior curriculum
00:47:34.05\00:47:36.18
might be at that moment,
00:47:36.22\00:47:37.72
it's interesting to be
able to have those conversations
00:47:37.75\00:47:40.36
with the kids where
00:47:40.39\00:47:41.92
whether maybe one week
we may be learning about Job
00:47:41.96\00:47:44.53
and the things
that he's gone through
00:47:44.56\00:47:45.89
and how he wasn't aware
00:47:45.93\00:47:47.53
of why he was going through
those tricky times in life.
00:47:47.56\00:47:50.87
But it's interesting to
see how the kids can connect it
00:47:50.90\00:47:53.13
back to what
their fellow students
00:47:53.17\00:47:54.80
planned for the weekend.
00:47:54.84\00:47:56.40
And so it's almost
like the seven days a week,
00:47:56.44\00:47:58.37
24 hour immersion
00:47:58.41\00:48:01.94
and connecting your real life
00:48:01.98\00:48:04.05
to what we find in Scripture
00:48:04.08\00:48:05.55
and connecting your
worship experiencing
00:48:05.58\00:48:08.38
to what God has told us
about Himself in the Bible.
00:48:08.42\00:48:11.55
And so just
having that opportunity
00:48:11.59\00:48:14.16
to have the Bible
classroom and campus ministries
00:48:14.19\00:48:17.39
all happening at the
same time with the kids
00:48:17.43\00:48:20.60
and not really
having a moment without
00:48:20.63\00:48:23.53
it is been powerful,
not only to the kids,
00:48:23.57\00:48:26.07
but to myself as well,
00:48:26.10\00:48:27.44
to be able to see
how God works in a way
00:48:27.47\00:48:29.27
where I could
plan the best lesson,
00:48:29.30\00:48:31.27
or they could plan
the best church service,
00:48:31.31\00:48:33.04
or it could be a terrible lesson
00:48:33.07\00:48:34.58
or a not so
successful church service,
00:48:34.61\00:48:37.01
but what matters is that
00:48:37.05\00:48:38.68
because His
spirit is part of it.
00:48:38.71\00:48:40.78
And because it's His
spirit that we're following
00:48:40.82\00:48:43.39
those moments come
because He's ordained it.
00:48:43.42\00:48:45.99
Those moments come
because He set it up where the,
00:48:46.02\00:48:48.49
where the student can
suddenly click in their mind.
00:48:48.52\00:48:50.93
Now I get it.
00:48:50.96\00:48:52.29
Now I see how
everything we've been learning
00:48:52.33\00:48:53.86
is connected to me personally,
00:48:53.90\00:48:55.96
or all the songs
we've been singing in church
00:48:56.00\00:48:58.00
is connected to
what I'm going through.
00:48:58.03\00:49:00.07
And I truly believe that
00:49:00.10\00:49:02.10
we're just lucky
to be used by Him,
00:49:02.14\00:49:04.14
to be part of that,
00:49:04.17\00:49:05.87
but it happens
because He's present.
00:49:05.91\00:49:07.84
It happens because of His spirit
00:49:07.88\00:49:09.34
leading in our
campus in that way.
00:49:09.38\00:49:11.01
Amen. That's
awesome. Praise the Lord.
00:49:11.05\00:49:13.01
In fact, Ashlyn, I
think we had some pictures.
00:49:13.05\00:49:14.58
Yeah.
00:49:14.62\00:49:15.95
We were supposed
to show some pictures,
00:49:15.98\00:49:17.32
a couple of pictures.
00:49:17.35\00:49:18.69
Yeah, I have two pictures.
00:49:18.72\00:49:20.06
Let's pull those
pictures up and tell us
00:49:20.09\00:49:21.42
what's happening
in these pictures?
00:49:21.46\00:49:22.79
Okay. This is my little buddy.
00:49:22.82\00:49:25.79
I don't know his name.
00:49:25.83\00:49:27.16
They never told me his name...
00:49:27.20\00:49:28.53
Little buddy. All right.
00:49:28.56\00:49:29.90
He was my little best friend.
00:49:29.93\00:49:31.43
So that's that picture.
00:49:31.47\00:49:32.87
Amen. Yeah.
00:49:32.90\00:49:34.24
And then this is a
picture from my site.
00:49:34.27\00:49:37.34
These are the
people watching the video.
00:49:37.37\00:49:39.97
So I just took a quick picture.
00:49:40.01\00:49:41.41
Yeah. Praise the Lord.
00:49:41.44\00:49:43.61
So this is just, it's
incredible to see that
00:49:43.65\00:49:48.15
the Lord is using
you guys to witness,
00:49:48.18\00:49:51.82
not just to your peers,
not just to people here,
00:49:51.85\00:49:53.76
but also overseas.
00:49:53.79\00:49:55.39
And I just have to ask you,
00:49:55.42\00:49:56.76
we have like a
minute and a half.
00:49:56.79\00:49:58.39
We had to take a break here,
00:49:58.43\00:49:59.86
but how have each of you
grown since coming to Sunnydale?
00:49:59.89\00:50:05.33
Has your relationship
with Christ strengthened
00:50:05.37\00:50:07.50
since being a
student here at Sunnydale?
00:50:07.54\00:50:09.00
Oh, yeah, for sure. Okay.
00:50:09.04\00:50:11.51
Tell us a little bit how,
00:50:11.54\00:50:12.87
like what are some of the things
00:50:12.91\00:50:14.54
that you have experienced
while you've been there
00:50:14.58\00:50:16.08
that has helped strengthen
your relationship with Christ?
00:50:16.11\00:50:19.18
So I've been a Seventh-day
Adventist all my life,
00:50:19.21\00:50:21.82
but I haven't like
gone to church heavily.
00:50:21.85\00:50:24.29
Sure.
00:50:24.32\00:50:25.65
And so, my parents
are alumni from Sunnydale
00:50:25.69\00:50:27.99
and a lot of my
family members went there.
00:50:28.02\00:50:29.36
Sure.
00:50:29.39\00:50:30.73
And so, my sophomore
year I decided I was like,
00:50:30.76\00:50:33.66
I'm just gonna go. Right.
00:50:33.70\00:50:35.06
So I told mom. I was
like, I'm just gonna go.
00:50:35.10\00:50:36.80
Sure.
00:50:36.83\00:50:38.17
And she was like,
okay, if you raise some money
00:50:38.20\00:50:39.73
and if you're
actually serious, you can go.
00:50:39.77\00:50:41.94
So I raised the money
00:50:41.97\00:50:43.30
and I was there
in like three weeks.
00:50:43.34\00:50:44.67
Amen.
00:50:44.71\00:50:46.04
And so I was so happy.
00:50:46.07\00:50:47.41
And after the La
Vida mission trip,
00:50:47.44\00:50:48.78
that really opened up my eyes
00:50:48.81\00:50:50.15
and just being there on campus
00:50:50.18\00:50:52.11
and doing like church services.
00:50:52.15\00:50:55.02
And then the India mission
trip really opened my eyes
00:50:55.05\00:50:58.15
and then campus
ministries came along.
00:50:58.19\00:51:01.86
And so I've been very blessed.
00:51:01.89\00:51:03.66
Amen. Praise the Lord.
00:51:03.69\00:51:05.03
And, Hannah, I know
you have as well, right?
00:51:05.06\00:51:06.59
Praise the Lord. Well, that's...
00:51:06.63\00:51:08.06
It's been such a
blessing to have you guys here.
00:51:08.10\00:51:10.53
Thank you.
00:51:10.57\00:51:11.90
We're actually about to
go to a two-minute break,
00:51:11.93\00:51:14.30
but we wanna show you
how you can get connected
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with Sunnydale
Adventist Academy.
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We're gonna go to an
address roll in just a moment,
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but you know what?
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You may be
watching this as a parent,
00:51:22.68\00:51:24.01
maybe as a potential student.
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And you wanna know more about
how you can come in contact
00:51:25.81\00:51:28.68
with Sunnydale
Adventist Academy.
00:51:28.72\00:51:30.62
Maybe you wanna support them.
00:51:30.65\00:51:32.02
Maybe you want
some more information
00:51:32.05\00:51:33.92
or you're planning on
attending there yourself,
00:51:33.96\00:51:36.26
and you just wanna
get connected with them
00:51:36.29\00:51:38.36
to open up that opportunity.
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We wanna go to that
address roll right now,
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Sunnydale Adventist Academy.
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Sunnydale
Adventist Academy's purpose
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is to fulfill
the gospel commission
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while providing
academic excellence.
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If you'd like to help
them through your prayers
00:51:53.74\00:51:55.58
and financial support,
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visit their website,
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sunnydale.org
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That's sunnydale.org
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You may also call
them at (573) 682-2164.
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That's (573) 682-2164,
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or write to them at
Sunnydale Adventist Academy,
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6818, Audrain Road 9139,
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Centralia, Missouri 65240.
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That's Sunnydale
Adventist Academy, 6818,
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Audrain Road 9139,
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Centralia, Missouri 65240.
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