As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
Today special program.
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello and welcome to
another 3ABN Today program.
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Thank you for joining us
as you do each and every day.
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I am excited to
interview my guest today,
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Eric Camarillo,
he is the President
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of SALT Outreach Incorporated
and he is no stranger to 3ABN.
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Eric, welcome to the program.
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Yeah, thanks
for having me again.
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Glad to be here.
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It's great to
have you here, man.
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I just want to share
these verses with you
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because I think
that your ministry
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truly embodies this,
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and I'm going to
share it with you right now.
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So Matthew Chapter 25
verse, we'll begin in verse 34.
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"Then the King will say
to those on His right hand,
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'Come, you blessed of My Father,
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inherit the
kingdom prepared for you
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from the
foundation of the world:
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for I was hungry
and you gave Me food,
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I was thirsty and
you gave Me drink,
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I was a stranger
and you took Me in,
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I was naked and you clothed Me,
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I was sick and you visited Me,
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I was in prison
and you came to Me.'
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Then the righteous will
answer Him, saying, 'Lord,
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when did we see You
hungry and feed You,
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or thirsty and give You drink?
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When did we see You a
stranger and take You in,
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or naked and clothe You?
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Or when did we see You sick,
or in prison, and come to You?'
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And the King will answer
and say to them, 'Assuredly,
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I say to you,
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inasmuch as you did it
to one of the least of these
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My brethren, you did it to Me.'"
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Amen. Amen. You know what?
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I love those verses
because I truly feel,
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you know, 'cause we
work with the homeless
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in the Orlando area.
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And I truly feel like that,
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like the people experiencing
homelessness are experiencing
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all those things.
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They're lacking food, water,
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shelter, clothing,
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you know, some of them
are just coming out of prison.
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You know, some of
them are sick, you know?
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I truly believe
that verse encompasses,
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yeah, I think it does
encompass what we do with SALT
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and what we're
trying to aspire to,
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you know,
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to really be an impact
in the community, so...
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Absolutely, and
it's at a point in time
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where it is so needed.
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I want to go to a song first
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and then we'll dive deeper
into what SALT is all about.
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But the song we're going to
go to is with Stephanie Dawn
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and Pastor John
Lomacang and it's entitled,
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In Times Like These.
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In times like these
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You need a Savior
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In times like these
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You need an anchor
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Be very sure,
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Be very sure
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Your anchor holds and grips
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The Solid Rock!
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In times like these
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You need the Bible
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In times like these,
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O be not idle
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Be very sure,
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Be very sure
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Your anchor holds and grips
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The Solid Rock!
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This Rock is Jesus,
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Yes He's the One
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This Rock is Jesus,
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The only One
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Be very sure,
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Be very sure
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Your anchor holds and grips
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The Solid Rock!
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In times like these
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I have a Savior
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In times like these
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I have an anchor
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I'm very sure,
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I'm very sure
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My anchor holds and grips
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The Solid Rock!
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This Rock is Jesus,
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Yes He's the One
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This Rock is Jesus,
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The only One
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Be very sure,
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Be very sure
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Your anchor holds and grips
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The Solid Rock!
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Be very sure,
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Be very sure
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Your anchor holds and grips
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The Solid
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Rock!
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Wow, what a beautiful
song and a powerful message.
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Thank you for that.
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Eric, you've been
here plenty of times,
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and you know, it's
been exciting to see
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the growth of SALT
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and you leading
out in that ministry.
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But I want to take it
back to the beginning.
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Tell us how SALT got started?
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Yeah, no, I would
be happy to share that.
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SALT was something that
started originally as something
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that would engage
the different entities
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and churches to come together
to make a measurable difference
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in the community.
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And so part of the
reason why I think why,
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how God had inspired that idea
was when I first got baptized
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and I became a
part of the church
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and a Christian,
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I noticed that
there were young adults
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that were leaving the church.
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I noticed that there
were a very small number
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of young adults in the
church, and I also noticed
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that there wasn't
consistent outreach being done,
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you know, those may
be a quarterly event,
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you know, something maybe
once a month or something,
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but nothing super consistent.
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And I believe that there
was a direct correlation.
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I believe that young
adults wanted to see the church
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making a measurable
impact in the community.
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And so the whole idea
for starting SALT was a way
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to create a vehicle
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for young
adults to be a part of,
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to make that measurable impact.
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So that way, they have
that young adult community,
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they're making a difference,
but now and you know,
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they're representing
all the local churches,
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the combined
resources and do something big.
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So that was originally
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how the idea
came about for SALT.
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Wow, that's awesome.
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Because it's not just giving
young people an activity to do,
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but they're
benefiting the community,
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witnessing to the community,
practical Christianity
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is taking place in full effect.
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That's exciting.
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I know we touched a
little bit on what SALT does,
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but why don't you dive a
little bit deeper into that?
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Yeah, so SALT is an acronym
for Service and Love Together.
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And so we right now
have a homeless outreach
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that was launched in 2012.
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Started with two women,
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they would feed
about 15 to 20 people.
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One of them would even travel
an hour and a half to do this.
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And so they go out
there on their own,
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and they're very bold,
so bold that they would
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and I wouldn't
recommend this to anybody
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but so bold that
they would fill their car
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with people and
take them to church.
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And not only would
they take them to church,
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they would actually do outreach
with us in the afternoon too,
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you know, and so there was deep
relationships being made there.
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And so we started there,
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and just over about three years,
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it grew to just you know,
what, two feeding 15 to 20
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to hundreds of people
feeding hundreds of people.
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And it really became a blessing
that was happening biweekly,
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up until we started
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kind of developing this
trailer concept in 2016.
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And that's when
things kind of really started
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to take off
with the organization
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and the ministry.
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And tell us about
this trailer concept?
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Yeah, so in 2016, we
launched our change trailer,
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we use it, it's
our clothing trailer.
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So we use it to
hand our clothing,
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and to hand our hygiene product,
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and we actually use it
now as our registration
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like kind of like
the first line there.
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In 2018, we actually
fundraised about 40,000,
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thanks to the viewers on 3ABN
actually played a huge part.
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At least half of that trailer
was funded by 3ABN viewers,
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which is amazing.
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But about 40,000
was raised total,
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and we got a shower
trailer, has four bathrooms
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to provide showers and
bathroom use to the unsheltered.
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We had done
surveys and found out
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that there were some
people actively looking for work
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that hadn't
showered in three months.
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When you're
experiencing homelessness,
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you can't shower, there's no way
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you're going to be
able to find a job,
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you can't find a
job, how are you going
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to find a place to live?
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So it was very
eye-opening for us
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and that's why
we went that route
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with the shower trailer in 2018.
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Unknowingly to us,
doing these surveys
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and figuring out
their needs directly.
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Because I do believe that
there are many organizations
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and people out there that
just kind of assume the need
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of the population.
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Well, they're homeless,
they probably need this,
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they need that, and
that's okay to an extent.
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But in order to grow,
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in order to take the
next step in meeting needs,
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you have to talk to them,
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you have to get to know them
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and see what
their actual needs are.
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And so the city of Orlando
was one of the biggest cities
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that did not have
a day service center
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for the unsheltered.
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So in other words,
there wasn't a consistent,
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a full consistent place
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where someone that's
experiencing homelessness
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can go and get all of
their basic needs met.
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So unknowingly to us,
we were creating that.
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And not because
the city told us to,
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but because the people
we were serving told us
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what their needs were.
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So what you did was you
implemented Christ method
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of evangelism.
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Amen.
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That's, yes, yes, we
created relationship,
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we figured out
what the need was,
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we met that need, we
won their confidence,
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and now we're bidding them
to follow Christ, you know?
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And so, that's
been an amazing thing
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is just by those surveys,
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meeting the need
for the unsheltered
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and the city at the same
time, so that was a blessing.
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Wow, that's huge.
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I know the city is super
happy to have you guys there
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operating and all of that.
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This is a hands-on
close contact ministry.
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So in 2020, how did COVID-19
affect your organization,
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your operations?
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Now that's a great question.
We get that question a lot too.
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And COVID definitely turned
the world upside down, you know?
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And when we launched
our shower trailer in 2018,
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we were operating
once a month, right?
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2019, operating
about twice a month.
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2020, when COVID-19
really was starting to hit,
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we decided to
start hiring staff.
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And so this right before COVID,
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we hired two part time
people to operate once a week
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because we wanted to
increase our services.
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And then a month
later, COVID hit.
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And so we were all praying,
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our leadership team and
all of us were all praying,
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what do we do?
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You know, there's
uncertainty around this virus,
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all the other organizations
that serve the unsheltered
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were not taking
walk into anymore,
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some of them were closing down.
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So the unsheltered did
not have many places to go,
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even the food shares
where they were getting food,
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a lot of those places shut down,
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you know, they
and it makes sense.
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You know, they're gathering
hundreds of people together,
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there's volunteers all,
you know, so it made sense.
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But for us, we
decided to continue operating
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during the pandemic
because we were the only people
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that had an outside operation,
that so because we're outside,
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it's a lower
risk, you know, spread.
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And not only that
we, we didn't want to be,
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we didn't want
to leave our friends
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hanging in the balance
with no services, you know?
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Yes.
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And so that's when we create
a partnership with the city,
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because they realized that
we were the only organization
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that could operate immediately
when COVID started hitting.
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So we went from once a
week to three days a week
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with that partnership.
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Wow.
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So during that time,
too, there were some people
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who really stepped up
and saw what SALT was doing,
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embraced what
you all were doing.
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And they provided
what? A place to stay?
00:15:48.11\00:15:50.75
Tell us a little bit about that?
00:15:50.78\00:15:52.21
Yeah, so like,
00:15:52.25\00:15:54.32
so the Hilton, actually,
00:15:54.35\00:15:58.75
when we, when
COVID hit, my wife and I,
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we were just kind of impressed
one night to call the Hilton,
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and I believe it was God.
00:16:07.10\00:16:08.43
And we were just kind
of praying and wondering,
00:16:08.46\00:16:10.67
"Okay, this virus is
here, our staff is out there,
00:16:10.70\00:16:14.97
we don't know
what's going to happen,
00:16:15.00\00:16:16.40
you know, they have
family that's vulnerable.
00:16:16.44\00:16:19.31
You know, what do we do?"
00:16:19.34\00:16:20.88
And they had
concerns, expressed concerns,
00:16:20.91\00:16:22.61
and definitely,
totally understandable,
00:16:22.64\00:16:26.11
you know, for our
volunteers and some of our staff
00:16:26.15\00:16:29.45
to express those concerns.
00:16:29.48\00:16:30.82
And so, we talked to,
00:16:30.85\00:16:33.79
we called the
Hilton that next day.
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And that was the only hotel
that was impressed on our mind.
00:16:36.93\00:16:39.06
And we asked if we could,
00:16:39.09\00:16:42.96
and we sent an email
that night, actually,
00:16:43.00\00:16:44.97
and we asked if
they would be willing
00:16:45.00\00:16:47.84
to house our staff
after they do outreach,
00:16:47.87\00:16:51.47
just temporarily,
so they can clean up,
00:16:51.51\00:16:53.31
get cleaned up and then
go back to their family.
00:16:53.34\00:16:55.78
And they said, they
said, "You know what, Eric,
00:16:55.81\00:16:59.61
it's funny you ask
us, we're actually housing
00:16:59.65\00:17:01.28
the National Guard here.
00:17:01.32\00:17:02.92
Yeah, we have extra
rooms for your staff,
00:17:02.95\00:17:04.75
we'll give you up to four rooms
for your staff to go and stay
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and clean up and
even stay the night
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if that's what they
feel they need to do,
00:17:10.63\00:17:12.93
and then go back
out there to work."
00:17:12.96\00:17:14.60
So that was a huge
blessing for our staff
00:17:14.63\00:17:17.23
to be able to have
that, be able to stay
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away from their
family during that time.
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You know, not risk to
spread to their family, so...
00:17:22.97\00:17:25.87
Absolutely.
00:17:25.91\00:17:27.71
Now, touch on, who was,
00:17:27.74\00:17:32.31
he was kind of a testimony
as to the Ministry of SALT.
00:17:32.35\00:17:37.25
And unfortunately,
he's no longer with us.
00:17:37.29\00:17:40.09
But talk a little bit about Pat?
00:17:40.12\00:17:43.39
Yeah, so Patrick, man,
00:17:43.43\00:17:45.46
he was a huge
blessing to us, man.
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He started in 2019
with us, beginning of 2019,
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he got a shower with us.
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He's experiencing homelessness.
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And he was so grateful
00:17:55.60\00:17:57.44
that he received
the shower from us
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that he actually wanted
to help with the cleaning.
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So he cleaned the shower
after each person cleaned.
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And so, and he was, he
wanted to volunteer with us.
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So what he would do is
every, every time we came out,
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he would come out,
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and he would clean the
showers after each person
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and sanitize and all that stuff.
00:18:13.59\00:18:16.79
And so when COVID
hit, we were hiring staff,
00:18:16.83\00:18:20.53
that was only natural
that we'd hire him, you know?
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He used to call the shower
trailer, his baby, you know,
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'cause he knew
everything about it, you know,
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we had to teach him everything
about it and all that.
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And so as soon as we hired him,
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that's when the
Hilton came through.
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And so he was able
to stay at the Hilton.
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So his homelessness
ended at that point.
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As soon as we
hired him, the plan was,
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and what we were doing
was we're putting away money
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for each hour that he worked.
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So at the end of
that three month period
00:18:45.69\00:18:47.69
of that Hilton stay, we
get him a place to live.
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So fast forward,
00:18:51.26\00:18:52.69
that was in March
that we hired him,
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end of March.
00:18:54.40\00:18:55.73
Fast forward
two or three months,
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it was in June,
he started to limp.
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And we didn't know
what that was about,
00:19:00.40\00:19:02.34
you know, we
told him, "Hey, Pat,
00:19:02.37\00:19:04.11
why don't you get
this checked out?"
00:19:04.14\00:19:05.47
You know? And he's
like, "No, I'm good.
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I'm good. I'm okay.
00:19:07.44\00:19:09.14
You know, I need
to work I need to."
00:19:09.18\00:19:10.78
And we're like,
"No man, you can go,
00:19:10.81\00:19:12.45
you can, you know,
go get checked out."
00:19:12.48\00:19:14.08
He didn't want to get
checked out, you know.
00:19:14.12\00:19:16.55
Until the pain
became so unbearable in July
00:19:16.58\00:19:21.22
that that he was
like, "You know what?
00:19:21.26\00:19:23.29
Yeah, I'm going to
go to the hospital."
00:19:23.32\00:19:25.99
So one of our staff members
and him went to the hospital,
00:19:26.03\00:19:28.16
to the ER, they checked him out
00:19:28.20\00:19:30.50
and they found out he
had stage four lung cancer
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that had metastasized
and spread to his hip
00:19:34.30\00:19:37.01
and that's why he was limping.
00:19:37.04\00:19:40.01
So, you know, that
was around the time
00:19:40.04\00:19:42.54
the Hilton was, part was ending.
00:19:42.58\00:19:45.05
And so we what we needed
to do was we were planning
00:19:45.08\00:19:48.25
to get him a place to live,
00:19:48.28\00:19:49.62
but instead we
just got him a hotel.
00:19:49.65\00:19:51.15
That was his
request near the downtown
00:19:51.19\00:19:53.29
so we could say bye
to his family and to us.
00:19:53.32\00:19:56.19
He wanted to leave the hospital,
00:19:56.22\00:19:57.56
he didn't want to stay
00:19:57.59\00:19:58.93
'cause of the COVID
restrictions, no visitors.
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We created such a
deep relationship with him,
00:20:00.36\00:20:02.06
he just didn't want to
be there alone, you know?
00:20:02.10\00:20:05.73
And so his last
request in that hotel room
00:20:05.77\00:20:10.47
was to be baptized.
00:20:10.51\00:20:11.84
Wow.
00:20:11.87\00:20:13.21
And so we brought a pastor over,
00:20:13.24\00:20:15.61
he baptized him
just in the bathtub there
00:20:15.64\00:20:17.21
'cause he
couldn't move too much.
00:20:17.25\00:20:19.81
And then shortly
after he moved to hospice,
00:20:19.85\00:20:22.58
and I remember that last day,
00:20:22.62\00:20:24.32
my wife and I visited him
right when he moved to hospice.
00:20:24.35\00:20:27.92
We prayed with him, we
spent some time with him,
00:20:27.96\00:20:29.69
talked with him.
00:20:29.72\00:20:31.26
And the next morning
is when he passed away.
00:20:31.29\00:20:34.40
So it, you know,
we're happy that,
00:20:34.43\00:20:38.63
'cause we know that we're
going to see him in heaven.
00:20:38.67\00:20:40.30
Yes.
00:20:40.34\00:20:41.67
But it's sad that
we lost him for now,
00:20:41.70\00:20:44.41
you know, and he was
such a beautiful part
00:20:44.44\00:20:46.98
of the organization
and really hit us hard.
00:20:47.01\00:20:49.51
But, you know,
00:20:49.54\00:20:51.05
where we know at
the resurrection,
00:20:51.08\00:20:53.98
he'll be there, and
he'll be in a perfect body.
00:20:54.02\00:20:56.12
Yeah.
00:20:56.15\00:20:57.49
And we'll be able
to just connect again,
00:20:57.52\00:21:00.29
you know, so... Amen.
00:21:00.32\00:21:01.66
Yeah. Amen.
00:21:01.69\00:21:03.63
Let's transition into
the mental health realm
00:21:03.66\00:21:08.00
for a moment.
00:21:08.03\00:21:09.50
I would imagine that, you know,
00:21:09.53\00:21:10.93
there are a lot of
mental health issues
00:21:10.97\00:21:13.17
with some of the
homeless population.
00:21:13.20\00:21:16.17
So what kind of programs
00:21:16.20\00:21:18.37
do you have in
place to deal with that?
00:21:18.41\00:21:21.31
Yeah, you know,
that's a great question.
00:21:21.34\00:21:23.41
Mental health is a huge
part of what leads people
00:21:23.45\00:21:28.18
to homelessness.
00:21:28.22\00:21:30.29
And not just mental health,
00:21:30.32\00:21:32.05
you know, even I believe
00:21:32.09\00:21:34.22
that the cure for homelessness
00:21:34.26\00:21:36.26
is not necessarily more housing.
00:21:36.29\00:21:38.39
I believe the cure for
homelessness is relationship.
00:21:38.43\00:21:41.73
Some of the most
productive housing programs,
00:21:41.76\00:21:44.97
the most effective housing
program that's out there,
00:21:45.00\00:21:48.07
the top four reasons
why it doesn't work out
00:21:48.10\00:21:50.51
is all due to
social integration.
00:21:50.54\00:21:52.84
So someone would
rather be on the street
00:21:52.87\00:21:57.71
with their friends than
in a home by themselves.
00:21:57.75\00:22:01.15
And so
relationship is key, I believe.
00:22:01.18\00:22:03.85
And so when we
look at case management,
00:22:03.89\00:22:06.49
we actually just started
a case management program
00:22:06.52\00:22:09.79
in January of 2021.
00:22:09.82\00:22:11.93
And we brought on
two social workers.
00:22:11.96\00:22:15.13
One's a licensed
clinical social worker,
00:22:15.16\00:22:16.60
the other one is a
master's level social worker.
00:22:16.63\00:22:18.87
And we actually have a
picture of them just to kind
00:22:18.90\00:22:20.47
of introduce them to everybody,
00:22:20.50\00:22:21.84
but they're running
the Social Work program.
00:22:21.87\00:22:24.71
And in the first
half of this year,
00:22:24.74\00:22:27.81
or first semester of this year,
00:22:27.84\00:22:29.74
they were running that program,
00:22:29.78\00:22:31.11
and they had six
Social Work interns
00:22:31.15\00:22:32.85
from the local university,
00:22:32.88\00:22:34.35
a total of eight of
them, creating relationships,
00:22:34.38\00:22:36.95
assessing their need,
creating a plan with them,
00:22:36.99\00:22:40.92
making referrals
to other organizations
00:22:40.96\00:22:42.76
that could help
them on their walk
00:22:42.79\00:22:45.63
to ending their homelessness,
and also filling gaps,
00:22:45.66\00:22:49.46
you know, some organizations
can't meet all that need.
00:22:49.50\00:22:53.74
So when we find
out there's not a need
00:22:53.77\00:22:55.37
that can be met by another
organization, we step in.
00:22:55.40\00:22:58.84
We step in with
whatever funding we have
00:22:58.87\00:23:01.08
to meet that particular need.
00:23:01.11\00:23:02.44
So the case management program
has been crucial in helping
00:23:02.48\00:23:06.41
to end the homelessness
of the people that we meet.
00:23:06.45\00:23:09.55
Wow. Yeah, that's incredible.
00:23:09.58\00:23:12.55
Now, I remember
last time you were here,
00:23:12.59\00:23:14.72
and I think this was
last time you were here.
00:23:14.76\00:23:16.73
We sat down,
and we were talking,
00:23:16.76\00:23:18.96
and you mentioned something
about a laundry trailer.
00:23:18.99\00:23:22.60
How does the
laundry trailer even work?
00:23:22.63\00:23:25.20
Yeah, that's the laundry
trailer is really amazing.
00:23:25.23\00:23:30.71
It was double the cost
of the shower trailer. Okay.
00:23:30.74\00:23:34.81
But we had, we have
actually six commercial washers,
00:23:34.84\00:23:38.31
and six commercial dryers.
00:23:38.35\00:23:40.55
And what it is,
00:23:40.58\00:23:41.92
is someone that's
experiencing homelessness
00:23:41.95\00:23:43.72
can come do
their laundry for free.
00:23:43.75\00:23:47.12
And while they're
doing their laundry,
00:23:47.16\00:23:48.82
they can sit
with a case manager,
00:23:48.86\00:23:50.53
they can go take
a shower, you know,
00:23:50.56\00:23:52.66
we also have haircuts,
they can go get their hair cut.
00:23:52.69\00:23:55.86
And so it's really a, you know,
00:23:55.90\00:23:58.37
we're aiming to be a
comprehensive solution
00:23:58.40\00:24:01.64
to not only
meeting the basic needs,
00:24:01.67\00:24:03.71
but also helping
end their homelessness.
00:24:03.74\00:24:06.01
And then at the same time,
00:24:06.04\00:24:07.51
you know, meet their
spiritual needs as well.
00:24:07.54\00:24:10.41
But, yeah, the laundry trailer
00:24:10.45\00:24:12.95
has been a huge
blessing in helping those
00:24:12.98\00:24:15.18
because I mean,
you think about it,
00:24:15.22\00:24:16.55
a lot of the people that
are experiencing homelessness,
00:24:16.58\00:24:18.25
they rely on
clothing donations, right?
00:24:18.29\00:24:21.19
But when they get
those clothing donations,
00:24:21.22\00:24:23.06
if they can't wash them,
00:24:23.09\00:24:24.43
they just have
to throw them out.
00:24:24.46\00:24:25.79
They're not going to carry
on their back dirty clothes
00:24:25.83\00:24:27.66
with them everywhere.
00:24:27.70\00:24:29.46
And so now with
this laundry trailer,
00:24:29.50\00:24:32.03
they can come and
wash their clothing
00:24:32.07\00:24:33.74
and reuse that clothing.
00:24:33.77\00:24:35.14
Yes. And underwear and socks
have been a huge cost to us.
00:24:35.17\00:24:39.17
But now they can wash them.
00:24:39.21\00:24:40.78
It's also helping save
money for the organization.
00:24:40.81\00:24:42.84
So it's really just
a win-win on all sides,
00:24:42.88\00:24:46.48
bringing that service in.
00:24:46.51\00:24:48.22
Absolutely.
00:24:48.25\00:24:49.58
Now with all of this
stuff, I would imagine
00:24:49.62\00:24:51.15
that it's an
expensive operation to run.
00:24:51.19\00:24:55.92
So you have to have
access to resources,
00:24:55.96\00:24:58.66
you have to have
access to finances,
00:24:58.69\00:25:01.30
all of those things.
00:25:01.33\00:25:03.50
Speak on maybe some
corporate supporters?
00:25:03.53\00:25:07.24
Yeah, so we've had
a ton of organizations
00:25:07.27\00:25:11.54
and businesses support us.
00:25:11.57\00:25:13.71
Aven Health has been,
00:25:13.74\00:25:17.85
recently became a
sponsor with and they donated
00:25:17.88\00:25:21.42
some funding to
help with the operations
00:25:21.45\00:25:23.59
of the shower trailer.
00:25:23.62\00:25:25.42
We had another company
called Simply Healthcare
00:25:25.45\00:25:28.26
donate about 12,000,
to help with the laundry
00:25:28.29\00:25:31.43
and the shower trailer.
00:25:31.46\00:25:32.79
So it's been amazing
to see Florida Conference
00:25:32.83\00:25:34.86
of Seventh-day Adventists
has been a yearly supporter
00:25:34.90\00:25:37.47
of the organization.
00:25:37.50\00:25:40.10
We even have Coke, Coca Cola,
00:25:40.14\00:25:42.20
they're donating
waters and orange juice to us
00:25:42.24\00:25:44.94
every quarter,
pallets of these things.
00:25:44.97\00:25:48.28
And there's so
many other organizations
00:25:48.31\00:25:50.35
and companies that are
donating different things to us
00:25:50.38\00:25:53.25
that is, it really
encompasses what our acronym is,
00:25:53.28\00:25:56.69
you know, service
and love together.
00:25:56.72\00:25:58.25
You have the local
government supporting,
00:25:58.29\00:26:00.89
you have
corporations and for profits
00:26:00.92\00:26:03.59
and other
organizations supporting,
00:26:03.63\00:26:05.43
and then we have our donors
00:26:05.46\00:26:07.10
through just our
own nonprofit network
00:26:07.13\00:26:10.47
and our donors and
our volunteers supporting.
00:26:10.50\00:26:12.43
So you have all three
sectors coming together
00:26:12.47\00:26:15.90
to make a
difference in the community.
00:26:15.94\00:26:17.71
And SALT is a vehicle for that.
00:26:17.74\00:26:19.61
And that's
really what we envision.
00:26:19.64\00:26:21.91
And we're so excited to see
that all kind of come together.
00:26:21.94\00:26:24.65
Yeah.
00:26:24.68\00:26:26.01
And you know the
interesting thing
00:26:26.05\00:26:27.38
is like these organizations,
00:26:27.42\00:26:28.75
these companies
that are helping out,
00:26:28.78\00:26:32.25
I can only imagine the witness
00:26:32.29\00:26:34.86
that it is that your
organization is to them.
00:26:34.89\00:26:38.36
So it'll be interesting to
see when we get into heaven,
00:26:38.39\00:26:41.26
how many people are
there as a result of the work
00:26:41.30\00:26:44.63
that SALT is doing?
00:26:44.67\00:26:46.84
Amen. Yeah, I'd be
excited to see that too.
00:26:46.87\00:26:49.90
I know our team is so
dedicated to the unsheltered,
00:26:49.94\00:26:54.28
they all, all of them
love the people that we serve.
00:26:54.31\00:26:59.31
And you can
tell and it's genuine
00:26:59.35\00:27:01.05
and that's the
word on the street.
00:27:01.08\00:27:02.55
You know, we hear from
our friends all the time.
00:27:02.58\00:27:05.99
The one thing
that we love about you
00:27:06.02\00:27:07.66
is that you guys actually care.
00:27:07.69\00:27:09.26
Yes. You know you
love us, you care about us.
00:27:09.29\00:27:12.63
Actually with the, I think
them witnessing or starting
00:27:12.66\00:27:17.43
with food then asking them,
00:27:17.47\00:27:18.80
"Hey, what do you guys need?"
00:27:18.83\00:27:20.80
"Clothing."
Clothing trailer pops up.
00:27:20.84\00:27:23.10
"What else do you
guys need?" "Showers."
00:27:23.14\00:27:24.94
Shower trailer pops up.
00:27:24.97\00:27:26.54
"What else do
you need?" "Laundry."
00:27:26.57\00:27:27.91
Laundry trailer pops.
00:27:27.94\00:27:29.28
They see it, they see us
starting from almost nothing
00:27:29.31\00:27:33.28
to now growing and
providing all these needs,
00:27:33.31\00:27:36.28
and they respect that.
00:27:36.32\00:27:38.15
And that's
really been a cool thing
00:27:38.19\00:27:41.92
and something that's helped us
create relationship with them.
00:27:41.96\00:27:44.39
Yeah.
00:27:44.43\00:27:45.76
And even going
into the city support,
00:27:45.79\00:27:47.96
I know with the laundry
trailer we talked about.
00:27:48.00\00:27:50.43
We actually have some
pictures to show in a video.
00:27:50.47\00:27:54.50
And with the laundry
trailer, we did a launch day.
00:27:54.54\00:27:59.61
And it was April 15 of 2021.
00:27:59.64\00:28:03.08
And on that day, the
mayor of Orlando came out,
00:28:03.11\00:28:06.88
local commissioners came out,
00:28:06.92\00:28:08.25
that's actually
our team right there,
00:28:08.28\00:28:10.39
not all of our team,
00:28:10.42\00:28:11.75
but that's a
portion of our team.
00:28:11.79\00:28:13.12
Some of our intern staff,
00:28:13.15\00:28:14.82
volunteers, we have
our security guard there.
00:28:14.86\00:28:18.53
And so the next
picture that pops up,
00:28:18.56\00:28:23.16
you'll see some
of the other people
00:28:23.20\00:28:26.97
that were present, but
we had the commissioners
00:28:27.00\00:28:29.04
of the city there.
00:28:29.07\00:28:30.41
And so, and then we
have Simply Healthcare,
00:28:30.44\00:28:33.24
which was a huge sponsor for us.
00:28:33.27\00:28:34.91
They came and all of
us together cut the ribbon
00:28:34.94\00:28:39.18
to launch this laundry trailer.
00:28:39.21\00:28:41.32
And so it was
really, really beautiful.
00:28:41.35\00:28:44.02
Actually, the mayor surprised us
00:28:44.05\00:28:46.39
and for the work
that SALT was doing,
00:28:46.42\00:28:49.12
the mayor actually
made a proclamation.
00:28:49.16\00:28:51.46
He proclaimed that April 15th
00:28:51.49\00:28:54.33
be SALT Day in
the city of Orlando.
00:28:54.36\00:28:56.83
Wow. Every April 15.
00:28:56.87\00:28:58.23
That's actually a picture
of the proclamation right there
00:28:58.27\00:29:01.20
that he gave us.
00:29:01.24\00:29:02.57
We actually framed it
and put it in our office
00:29:02.60\00:29:04.87
and kept part of the
ribbon to put next to it.
00:29:04.91\00:29:07.81
It was a huge surprise,
00:29:07.84\00:29:10.05
but it was a
testimony too, you know?
00:29:10.08\00:29:12.28
So SALT has its own day.
00:29:12.31\00:29:14.65
SALT has its own day in
the city of Orlando. Yeah.
00:29:14.68\00:29:17.02
And what day is that
again? That's April 15.
00:29:17.05\00:29:19.22
April 15. Yeah, SALT Day.
00:29:19.25\00:29:21.19
Yeah. Wow.
00:29:21.22\00:29:22.56
So it shows, it showed us
and it really spoke to us,
00:29:22.59\00:29:28.23
because it showed
that that city of Orlando
00:29:28.26\00:29:30.43
truly believes in
what's happening here.
00:29:30.47\00:29:33.77
We even had someone
that was there that rejected
00:29:33.80\00:29:39.17
our proposals to
operate three days
00:29:39.21\00:29:41.94
a week back in 2019.
00:29:41.98\00:29:44.91
And that person that
was at that launch day,
00:29:44.95\00:29:48.98
we spoke a day or two after
00:29:49.02\00:29:51.22
and he said he
wanted to talk to me,
00:29:51.25\00:29:53.56
we set some time to talk.
00:29:53.59\00:29:55.89
And he said, "Eric, it's
clear that God is with you guys.
00:29:55.92\00:30:00.96
It's evident.
00:30:01.00\00:30:02.33
I'm sorry that we
didn't approve this sooner,
00:30:02.36\00:30:05.07
but it's
evident God is with you.
00:30:05.10\00:30:06.43
I'm so glad that it
didn't discourage you
00:30:06.47\00:30:08.30
and you guys
continued to move forward."
00:30:08.34\00:30:10.34
And that meant so
much coming from him. Yes.
00:30:10.37\00:30:14.28
And so it was just a
huge blessing all around
00:30:14.31\00:30:17.95
that day and
the day surrounding.
00:30:17.98\00:30:20.52
Yeah, and that was huge
of him to come back and say,
00:30:20.55\00:30:24.29
"Look, I'm sorry,
00:30:24.32\00:30:25.82
like we should
have done this sooner."
00:30:25.85\00:30:27.69
So, he humbled himself
and came to you with that,
00:30:27.72\00:30:31.19
that's awesome.
00:30:31.23\00:30:32.59
Right. So you have the video.
00:30:32.63\00:30:35.36
We have a video too.
00:30:35.40\00:30:36.73
Yeah, there was a
video taken that day.
00:30:36.77\00:30:38.10
We can go ahead and
show that local news story.
00:30:38.13\00:30:42.14
Awesome.
00:30:42.17\00:30:44.31
Welcome back.
00:30:44.34\00:30:45.67
You might not have
known, today is actually
00:30:45.71\00:30:47.04
National Laundry Day,
00:30:47.08\00:30:48.41
I'm guessing most
probably didn't find a reason
00:30:48.44\00:30:49.78
to celebrate.
00:30:49.81\00:30:51.15
Yeah, I had no idea
but the city of Orlando
00:30:51.18\00:30:52.81
was celebrating by launching
00:30:52.85\00:30:54.38
a new first of its
kind mobile laundry service
00:30:54.42\00:30:57.49
for the homeless.
00:30:57.52\00:30:58.85
Fox 35 Amanda McKenzie shows us.
00:30:58.89\00:31:02.02
For many people
living on the streets,
00:31:02.06\00:31:03.76
finding a place to shower,
00:31:03.79\00:31:05.29
wash clothes and other basic
amenities is hard to come by.
00:31:05.33\00:31:09.06
Now, there is a new
mobile laundry service
00:31:09.10\00:31:11.43
with six commercial
washers and dryers all free
00:31:11.47\00:31:14.40
to use for anyone
experiencing homelessness.
00:31:14.44\00:31:17.77
This laundry
trailer is a new addition
00:31:17.81\00:31:19.77
to other free services
like a portable shower trailer
00:31:19.81\00:31:22.91
with space for haircuts.
00:31:22.94\00:31:24.38
You think about
it, taking a shower
00:31:24.41\00:31:26.25
if you don't have clean clothing
00:31:26.28\00:31:28.08
to put on after you do that
00:31:28.12\00:31:29.88
certainly just doesn't
make good hygiene sense.
00:31:29.92\00:31:32.92
The city is partnering
with the organization SALT,
00:31:32.95\00:31:35.76
which stands for
Service and Love Together,
00:31:35.79\00:31:38.43
as well as Simply
Healthcare to bring this trailer
00:31:38.46\00:31:40.83
to shelters four days a week.
00:31:40.86\00:31:42.96
Officials
estimate they will be able
00:31:43.00\00:31:44.43
to complete up to 240
loads of laundry per week.
00:31:44.47\00:31:48.40
It's all part of
the city's efforts
00:31:48.44\00:31:49.90
to ensure every
resident has their basic needs
00:31:49.94\00:31:52.61
of clothing,
food and hygiene met.
00:31:52.64\00:31:55.71
As we work and try to
find ways to end homelessness,
00:31:55.74\00:32:00.45
we know
00:32:00.48\00:32:02.35
that we have to do
something in the interim,
00:32:02.38\00:32:06.92
to make sure that
our homeless residents
00:32:06.96\00:32:11.63
here in the city of Orlando
00:32:11.66\00:32:14.43
know that they
are not forgotten.
00:32:14.46\00:32:18.37
We want to let them know
that we don't just pass by
00:32:18.40\00:32:23.20
and see a shadow.
00:32:23.24\00:32:25.84
We see them.
00:32:25.87\00:32:28.78
While most people
see laundry as a chore,
00:32:28.81\00:32:30.95
today on National Laundry Day,
00:32:30.98\00:32:32.71
there is reason to
celebrate this new amenity
00:32:32.75\00:32:35.38
in the city that
will help our neighbors
00:32:35.42\00:32:37.22
without a home have one
less thing to worry about.
00:32:37.25\00:32:40.56
In Orlando, Amanda
McKenzie, Fox 35 News.
00:32:40.59\00:32:44.89
Wow.
00:32:44.93\00:32:46.26
Now that's
incredible. God is good, yeah.
00:32:46.29\00:32:48.43
Amen. Amen.
00:32:48.46\00:32:50.07
Yeah, I wanted to share too,
00:32:50.10\00:32:52.10
you know, it's
amazing how more funding
00:32:52.13\00:32:56.24
the city has been very generous
00:32:56.27\00:32:58.14
and helping to
fund this operation
00:32:58.17\00:32:59.67
because they know that
it's making a difference.
00:32:59.71\00:33:02.44
And so in 2020,
00:33:02.48\00:33:04.88
we operate about
three to four days a week,
00:33:04.91\00:33:08.88
and really started
operating that way around March.
00:33:08.92\00:33:13.82
So we served about
1510 unduplicated people
00:33:13.86\00:33:18.09
with over 30,000
units of service.
00:33:18.13\00:33:21.33
And we found that
30, about 30% of them,
00:33:21.36\00:33:24.90
after services with us,
00:33:24.93\00:33:27.00
took the next step to
end their homelessness
00:33:27.04\00:33:29.20
through a
coordinated community effort.
00:33:29.24\00:33:31.67
We also found that
17% after services with us
00:33:31.71\00:33:35.21
transition to shelter housing
00:33:35.24\00:33:37.58
through a coordinated
community effort as well.
00:33:37.61\00:33:40.15
So those metrics are showing
the kind of the difference
00:33:40.18\00:33:43.95
that the services are
making in the community.
00:33:43.99\00:33:46.19
And I think that's why
they're continuing to support.
00:33:46.22\00:33:49.02
And not only
them, but our donors,
00:33:49.06\00:33:51.39
you know, we can't do
it without our donors.
00:33:51.43\00:33:54.33
The city
doesn't fund everything.
00:33:54.36\00:33:56.56
They fund a portion, but
they don't fund everything.
00:33:56.60\00:33:58.43
So our donors are
really key in helping
00:33:58.47\00:34:00.97
to keep this
operation going as well, so...
00:34:01.00\00:34:03.07
Yeah, and I love that
00:34:03.10\00:34:04.84
because you're,
there's a problem,
00:34:04.87\00:34:07.14
and then you have the solution.
00:34:07.18\00:34:08.98
Another problem
arises, there's a solution.
00:34:09.01\00:34:11.21
Another problem
arises, there's the solution.
00:34:11.25\00:34:13.52
I remember you
coming on and talking about,
00:34:13.55\00:34:15.72
you need a change trailer.
00:34:15.75\00:34:18.02
Then you got the change trailer,
00:34:18.05\00:34:19.85
laundry trailer, shower trailer,
00:34:19.89\00:34:22.16
you got each
one of those things,
00:34:22.19\00:34:23.86
and God has continued to
bless the Ministry of SALT.
00:34:23.89\00:34:28.30
And as a result,
it's blessing so many,
00:34:28.33\00:34:31.67
and we're grateful to
our viewers for supporting
00:34:31.70\00:34:35.20
that initiative as well.
00:34:35.24\00:34:37.27
So, talk to us about
the spiritual component,
00:34:37.31\00:34:40.34
because I know that
this whole thing embodies
00:34:40.38\00:34:42.91
practical Christianity.
00:34:42.94\00:34:44.65
But where does maybe
evangelism come into play
00:34:44.68\00:34:47.62
or pastoral ministry?
00:34:47.65\00:34:49.18
Yeah, that's a
good question too.
00:34:49.22\00:34:50.95
So we, you know, our
mission is to really exemplify
00:34:50.99\00:34:54.09
the character of
Christ, you know?
00:34:54.12\00:34:55.89
And, you know, if we are not,
00:34:55.92\00:34:59.23
if we are doing these services,
00:34:59.26\00:35:01.10
and not pointing to God
as the One who's enabled,
00:35:01.13\00:35:04.80
who is enabling
us and motivating us
00:35:04.83\00:35:07.94
and creating these
opportunities for us
00:35:07.97\00:35:10.11
to meet these
needs, then I feel like
00:35:10.14\00:35:11.51
we are failing
in what we're doing.
00:35:11.54\00:35:14.91
We actually
implemented a, you know,
00:35:14.94\00:35:17.71
we would meet spiritual
needs throughout the life
00:35:17.75\00:35:20.08
of the
organization in different ways.
00:35:20.12\00:35:21.58
We, before, we just recently
added an outreach pastor
00:35:21.62\00:35:26.19
to the staff.
00:35:26.22\00:35:28.19
Before that, you know,
00:35:28.22\00:35:29.76
we would just
kind of all on our own,
00:35:29.79\00:35:31.66
just create relationships
and there'll be some baptisms
00:35:31.69\00:35:34.66
that will result from that.
00:35:34.70\00:35:36.10
But adding this outreach
pastor has been very crucial
00:35:36.13\00:35:39.30
in really being more
intentional in meeting
00:35:39.33\00:35:42.17
that spiritual need.
00:35:42.20\00:35:44.47
The cool thing
about this pastor is,
00:35:44.51\00:35:46.27
you know, he's
a very humble guy.
00:35:46.31\00:35:48.91
And so he's not afraid to
go into the shower trailer
00:35:48.94\00:35:51.71
and clean a toilet
after someone uses it,
00:35:51.75\00:35:53.98
and clean a shower
after someone uses it.
00:35:54.02\00:35:56.79
And the
beautiful thing about that
00:35:56.82\00:35:58.69
is our clients are
friends, they see that,
00:35:58.72\00:36:01.56
they see him doing that,
00:36:01.59\00:36:03.59
and they have even more respect
for him as a spiritual leader,
00:36:03.63\00:36:06.90
as a pastor.
00:36:06.93\00:36:08.26
They actually know
him as their pastor,
00:36:08.30\00:36:11.63
the pastor of the unsheltered.
00:36:11.67\00:36:13.94
And so he does
services twice a month for them.
00:36:13.97\00:36:18.07
We actually have a partnership
with a local Adventist Church,
00:36:18.11\00:36:21.91
Lighthouse community.
00:36:21.94\00:36:23.75
And so they have a box truck,
00:36:23.78\00:36:26.18
the side of it kind of
comes down and turns to a stage.
00:36:26.21\00:36:29.52
So he actually
preaches twice a month,
00:36:29.55\00:36:32.42
and he, we do a
service for them,
00:36:32.45\00:36:34.06
we get different
Adventist churches to come out,
00:36:34.09\00:36:36.12
and really kind of
do music and worship.
00:36:36.16\00:36:38.03
And then he comes and he speaks.
00:36:38.06\00:36:40.53
He's also starting
a weekly Bible study.
00:36:40.56\00:36:44.60
So that is
starting, actually, next week,
00:36:44.63\00:36:48.60
it's going to be starting.
00:36:48.64\00:36:49.97
And so that weekly Bible
study is going to be key,
00:36:50.01\00:36:53.14
'cause he's already
created so many relationships,
00:36:53.17\00:36:55.38
he spent maybe three months
00:36:55.41\00:36:57.95
creating
relationships with them,
00:36:57.98\00:36:59.31
and just working
the outreach part.
00:36:59.35\00:37:01.82
And now that he's
created these relationships,
00:37:01.85\00:37:03.82
he's starting that Bible
study to invite the friends
00:37:03.85\00:37:06.25
that he's made to these studies.
00:37:06.29\00:37:08.99
So we're excited to see
what that outcome will be.
00:37:09.02\00:37:11.76
But it's a huge thing.
00:37:11.79\00:37:14.80
I mean, we've had
people approach him
00:37:14.83\00:37:16.30
that want to be anointed,
they'll bring their own oil
00:37:16.33\00:37:19.60
and everything.
00:37:19.63\00:37:20.97
Can you anoint me?
00:37:21.00\00:37:22.34
I need anointing because of
X, Y and Z going on in my life.
00:37:22.37\00:37:25.27
People that have been
struggling with addiction,
00:37:25.31\00:37:27.08
while they were homeless
didn't admit to a case manager
00:37:27.11\00:37:31.55
that they wanted to
overcome this addiction.
00:37:31.58\00:37:35.22
But when they talk with
him, and they pray with him,
00:37:35.25\00:37:37.75
I want to
overcome this addiction,
00:37:37.79\00:37:39.45
I'm willing to do outpatient
or inpatient services,
00:37:39.49\00:37:42.92
and then he partners
with the case managers
00:37:42.96\00:37:44.63
to make that happen.
00:37:44.66\00:37:45.99
So that spiritual
element is, I believe,
00:37:46.03\00:37:48.66
crucial in helping
to end homelessness.
00:37:48.70\00:37:51.80
Yes, he's helping
people to gain the victory.
00:37:51.83\00:37:54.20
Yes. Yes, that is powerful.
00:37:54.24\00:37:57.24
Now, where are you operating?
00:37:57.27\00:37:59.94
So like, do you
have a building now?
00:37:59.97\00:38:02.54
So we have been,
00:38:02.58\00:38:04.88
this is a huge testimony for us.
00:38:04.91\00:38:08.45
We have always
wanted to have a building
00:38:08.48\00:38:11.85
or something we
can, 'cause we need it.
00:38:11.89\00:38:13.69
You know, we need an
administrative office,
00:38:13.72\00:38:15.59
we need a conference
room where we can meet,
00:38:15.62\00:38:17.63
we needed a place
to store our stuff,
00:38:17.66\00:38:19.79
you know, a
case management area,
00:38:19.83\00:38:22.10
you know, we
needed those things.
00:38:22.13\00:38:23.47
And so we, back last
year, and I'm sorry, 2020,
00:38:23.50\00:38:28.40
we had a partnership,
00:38:28.44\00:38:30.24
we created a partnership with
the Christian Service Center.
00:38:30.27\00:38:32.77
The Christian Service Center
is an organization in Orlando
00:38:32.81\00:38:35.38
that has other nonprofits there
00:38:35.41\00:38:37.15
that also help the
unsheltered population.
00:38:37.18\00:38:40.48
And so we were one of the first
00:38:40.52\00:38:42.15
that were added to that campus.
00:38:42.18\00:38:44.72
And we would help to
bring the traffic to that campus
00:38:44.75\00:38:47.22
because of the
services that we offer.
00:38:47.26\00:38:50.16
And so the partnership has
just grown over the months,
00:38:50.19\00:38:53.60
it's almost, you know,
maybe close to a year now.
00:38:53.63\00:38:56.26
And they decided that
one of their buildings
00:38:56.30\00:39:00.47
they wanted to give to us, so...
00:39:00.50\00:39:02.74
Wow.
00:39:02.77\00:39:04.11
So they gave us one of
their buildings on property
00:39:04.14\00:39:05.47
to be able to
work out of to provide
00:39:05.51\00:39:09.01
these essential services.
00:39:09.04\00:39:10.38
So our trailers actually
parked right in front of it,
00:39:10.41\00:39:12.55
but now we have
that admin office,
00:39:12.58\00:39:14.02
we have a break room,
00:39:14.05\00:39:15.45
we have a conference
room, we have a reception area,
00:39:15.48\00:39:20.06
a barber room,
00:39:20.09\00:39:21.42
a case management
room, a storage area.
00:39:21.46\00:39:23.06
I mean, it's really an amazing
setup that was provided to us.
00:39:23.09\00:39:28.03
And we thank God for it
because if it wasn't for Him,
00:39:28.06\00:39:30.63
we, I mean, we did not
expect that to happen at all.
00:39:30.67\00:39:35.37
It's a huge blessing. Yeah.
00:39:35.40\00:39:36.81
And look at how
God just continues
00:39:36.84\00:39:38.87
to open up all these doors.
00:39:38.91\00:39:40.74
Yeah, He does.
00:39:40.78\00:39:42.21
What has working with
SALT and starting SALT,
00:39:42.24\00:39:46.11
what has that done
for your faith personally?
00:39:46.15\00:39:49.68
You know, I believe that...
00:39:49.72\00:39:54.09
I believe starting
SALT and working with SALT
00:39:54.12\00:39:58.09
has been instrumental in
helping my faith to grow.
00:39:58.13\00:40:02.36
And not only helping my faith
to grow, but to keep it alive.
00:40:02.40\00:40:08.20
You know, in James it says
00:40:08.24\00:40:10.21
faith without
works is dead, right?
00:40:10.24\00:40:12.17
So if there are, if
you're not acting on your faith,
00:40:12.21\00:40:15.54
then your faith is slowly dying.
00:40:15.58\00:40:17.91
And so when we act on the things
00:40:17.95\00:40:21.25
that we study in the Word,
00:40:21.28\00:40:23.79
when we act on the
things that we believe God
00:40:23.82\00:40:25.75
is calling us to
do, it builds our faith,
00:40:25.79\00:40:28.29
like a muscle, right?
00:40:28.32\00:40:30.63
And so the more
that I do what I feel God
00:40:30.66\00:40:33.93
is calling me to do,
00:40:33.96\00:40:36.23
the more I believe
my faith has grown.
00:40:36.26\00:40:38.73
And so I would say
that to anyone out there,
00:40:38.77\00:40:41.44
that is, you know,
00:40:41.47\00:40:44.04
maybe struggling with
their faith or feeling like
00:40:44.07\00:40:46.21
their faith is
dwindling, to find somewhere,
00:40:46.24\00:40:50.85
you know, maybe
volunteering somewhere,
00:40:50.88\00:40:52.71
maybe someone with your church,
00:40:52.75\00:40:55.55
something, maybe something
you have a special talent,
00:40:55.58\00:40:59.15
to offer that to the
people that are hurting
00:40:59.19\00:41:01.79
or that need it because that's
going to help your faith grow.
00:41:01.82\00:41:05.13
It's going to help it grow.
00:41:05.16\00:41:06.49
It's going to build your
faith in an amazing way, so...
00:41:06.53\00:41:09.23
Amen. So what is next for SALT?
00:41:09.26\00:41:13.54
What's next?
00:41:13.57\00:41:16.24
So we have figured out
00:41:16.27\00:41:20.51
that what we're
doing there in Orlando,
00:41:20.54\00:41:24.18
is not just needed in Orlando,
00:41:24.21\00:41:26.88
it's needed in
many other cities.
00:41:26.92\00:41:28.45
We have had, I
have had conversations
00:41:28.48\00:41:30.69
specifically with other
city officials in other cities
00:41:30.72\00:41:34.06
that have said we
want this in our city.
00:41:34.09\00:41:38.03
So what we're trying
to do now with God's help
00:41:38.06\00:41:41.06
is duplicate what
we have in Orlando.
00:41:41.10\00:41:44.50
And take that model
00:41:44.53\00:41:46.80
and put it in the
cities that need it.
00:41:46.84\00:41:51.01
Not every city is able
to have a day service center
00:41:51.04\00:41:53.38
for the unsheltered.
00:41:53.41\00:41:54.74
I mean, you need a building,
00:41:54.78\00:41:56.88
a lot of the time the
businesses do not want
00:41:56.91\00:41:59.31
a set location where
the unsheltered go to
00:41:59.35\00:42:02.52
because they believe
it'll affect their business
00:42:02.55\00:42:05.12
or lower property
value or, you know,
00:42:05.15\00:42:06.99
there's all those
concerns out there.
00:42:07.02\00:42:09.36
Us being mobile
diffuses those concerns,
00:42:09.39\00:42:12.93
'cause guess what?
00:42:12.96\00:42:14.30
If something negative
is happening in that area,
00:42:14.33\00:42:16.77
we can just move. Yeah.
00:42:16.80\00:42:18.13
You know, and that's something
that I think this model needs
00:42:18.17\00:42:22.60
to be duplicated.
00:42:22.64\00:42:23.97
And so we're looking at
two other cities right now
00:42:24.01\00:42:26.54
about 20 minutes
north of Orlando,
00:42:26.57\00:42:29.14
and there's another
city, Daytona, Florida,
00:42:29.18\00:42:31.95
that we're working to
try and get in that area,
00:42:31.98\00:42:34.35
we already started
operating once a month there.
00:42:34.38\00:42:37.29
But yeah, in Orlando,
00:42:37.32\00:42:38.65
we're actually going
to be moving the six days
00:42:38.69\00:42:40.02
a week of service,
starting in June of 2021.
00:42:40.06\00:42:44.96
So we'll be doing six
days a week, eight hours a day,
00:42:44.99\00:42:47.86
but at the same
time working to expand
00:42:47.90\00:42:49.76
and duplicate the model.
00:42:49.80\00:42:51.63
Wow.
00:42:51.67\00:42:53.00
So when you're expanding,
00:42:53.03\00:42:54.50
and you're
duplicating this model,
00:42:54.54\00:42:55.87
do you go to these
places and set it up?
00:42:55.90\00:42:59.11
And then like, make sure
they're running properly?
00:42:59.14\00:43:02.38
And all of that stuff?
Like what does that look like?
00:43:02.41\00:43:05.31
So yeah, we would want to start
there at least once a month.
00:43:05.35\00:43:08.95
Okay.
00:43:08.98\00:43:10.32
So that we can kind of
get a feel for the people
00:43:10.35\00:43:12.32
in the area, see
what the actual need is,
00:43:12.35\00:43:15.06
talk to the people there.
00:43:15.09\00:43:16.73
Because we don't want, again,
00:43:16.76\00:43:18.09
we're not just
going to take what we have
00:43:18.13\00:43:19.79
and just blindly
offer it and say,
00:43:19.83\00:43:22.00
"Hey, I think you need this.
00:43:22.03\00:43:23.37
So let's do this."
00:43:23.40\00:43:24.73
We want to make sure that
it's catered to every area.
00:43:24.77\00:43:27.67
So we would actually
have to do some research
00:43:27.70\00:43:29.47
and some surveying,
talk to the city officials,
00:43:29.50\00:43:31.97
talk to the local nonprofits,
00:43:32.01\00:43:33.51
and that's what
we've been doing.
00:43:33.54\00:43:35.01
Nice.
00:43:35.04\00:43:36.38
And there have been so many
high profile supporters of us
00:43:36.41\00:43:40.52
expanding this, that
we believe just by 2021
00:43:40.55\00:43:44.52
will be in two other
cities by the end of 2021.
00:43:44.55\00:43:48.29
So we'll see
what God has in store.
00:43:48.32\00:43:51.09
But you know,
again, it's something
00:43:51.13\00:43:54.76
that God is really
going to have to provide
00:43:54.80\00:43:58.03
that funding
for us to get there.
00:43:58.07\00:44:00.04
And that's kind of what
we're praying about now,
00:44:00.07\00:44:02.34
is we know it's
needed, it's been expressed
00:44:02.37\00:44:04.84
that there's a need there
00:44:04.87\00:44:06.24
but once the
funding comes through,
00:44:06.27\00:44:09.18
then we're able to do this.
00:44:09.21\00:44:10.55
And so donation is going
to be a huge part of that.
00:44:10.58\00:44:13.52
Yes, yes.
00:44:13.55\00:44:15.22
What advice would you have
00:44:15.25\00:44:16.58
for the individual that may say,
00:44:16.62\00:44:18.89
"Well, you know, I
feel like God wants me
00:44:18.92\00:44:21.92
to start something, but
I don't know what it is?"
00:44:21.96\00:44:24.69
Or for the
individual that might,
00:44:24.73\00:44:28.13
you know, has,
maybe he always thought
00:44:28.16\00:44:30.73
about or she
always thought about
00:44:30.77\00:44:32.73
starting the ministry,
00:44:32.77\00:44:34.44
but they don't
know what steps to take.
00:44:34.47\00:44:36.14
Yeah.
00:44:36.17\00:44:37.94
So, the
simplest thing I can say,
00:44:37.97\00:44:41.98
and the easiest thing I can
say without going into a whole,
00:44:42.01\00:44:45.28
you know, seminar of what to do,
00:44:45.31\00:44:47.42
but I would say is do something.
00:44:47.45\00:44:50.32
So and I say that
because I didn't know
00:44:50.35\00:44:53.46
what I was called to do.
00:44:53.49\00:44:54.89
So what I did is I worked,
00:44:54.92\00:44:56.79
I tried every type of ministry,
00:44:56.83\00:44:59.76
I tried different
volunteer opportunities.
00:44:59.79\00:45:02.16
'Cause I didn't know,
I didn't even feel like
00:45:05.43\00:45:07.27
I had any talents.
00:45:07.30\00:45:08.64
You know what I mean?
I just tried everything.
00:45:08.67\00:45:12.01
And when you do that,
00:45:12.04\00:45:13.84
God, I believe God sees
that, and He honors that.
00:45:13.88\00:45:16.64
And He'll make it clear
what it is He wants you to do,
00:45:16.68\00:45:20.22
you know, for Him.
00:45:20.25\00:45:21.58
And so every area is different,
00:45:21.62\00:45:23.05
you know, and maybe someone
that's watching right now,
00:45:23.08\00:45:25.05
they don't have a
high homeless population
00:45:25.09\00:45:27.72
in their area, but there
might be need in another area.
00:45:27.76\00:45:30.13
So that's
something that I would say
00:45:30.16\00:45:31.99
is just get out
there and do something
00:45:32.03\00:45:34.23
that God will honor that.
00:45:34.26\00:45:36.63
Do you believe and do you feel
like you're walking in your God
00:45:36.67\00:45:40.94
given calling and purpose?
00:45:40.97\00:45:43.97
I do.
00:45:44.01\00:45:45.34
Yeah, I do believe that
God has called me to do this.
00:45:45.37\00:45:48.94
I am 100% without a doubt.
00:45:48.98\00:45:52.65
And knowing that helps.
00:45:52.68\00:45:57.75
When we go
through those hard times,
00:45:57.79\00:45:59.75
you know, when you're 100% sure
00:45:59.79\00:46:02.19
that God wants
you to do something,
00:46:02.22\00:46:04.13
it doesn't matter what happens.
00:46:04.16\00:46:06.70
Everyone in the
organization could leave,
00:46:06.73\00:46:08.86
you know, but if you feel
00:46:08.90\00:46:10.37
that this is what
God called you to do,
00:46:10.40\00:46:11.93
then you're going
to stay, you know,
00:46:11.97\00:46:14.37
and that's how I feel, you know?
00:46:14.40\00:46:15.74
Yes.
00:46:15.77\00:46:17.24
I believe this is
what God called me to do
00:46:17.27\00:46:18.91
and I'm here to stay
00:46:18.94\00:46:20.28
and continue to move
forward with it, you know?
00:46:20.31\00:46:22.31
And not only me, but
our team, our leaders,
00:46:22.34\00:46:24.81
our board, our staff,
the sacrifices they've made,
00:46:24.85\00:46:29.48
I can't even begin to
describe the sacrifices
00:46:29.52\00:46:32.05
they've made to
make this organization
00:46:32.09\00:46:34.66
what it is today.
00:46:34.69\00:46:36.02
Yes.
00:46:36.06\00:46:37.39
And it's just amazing to see
00:46:37.43\00:46:40.60
how God is using
just everyone on the team
00:46:40.63\00:46:44.10
to make this come to life.
00:46:44.13\00:46:45.63
You know, if it
was just me by myself,
00:46:45.67\00:46:48.54
this would have
failed years and years ago,
00:46:48.57\00:46:50.94
you know, I
wouldn't have gotten too far.
00:46:50.97\00:46:53.68
But there's so many
people that love this work
00:46:53.71\00:46:55.94
and love the people that
we serve that it's successful,
00:46:55.98\00:47:00.62
you know, so... Yes, praise God.
00:47:00.65\00:47:03.05
How old were you
when you started SALT?
00:47:03.08\00:47:05.59
I was 22 going on 23.
00:47:05.62\00:47:09.09
You were 22
years old going on 23?
00:47:09.12\00:47:12.29
Mm-hmm. Wow.
00:47:12.33\00:47:14.03
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
00:47:14.06\00:47:16.10
I was young.
00:47:16.13\00:47:18.20
And I do believe that,
00:47:18.23\00:47:21.84
you know,
00:47:21.87\00:47:25.07
I believe that
there's so much energy
00:47:25.11\00:47:29.48
and passion that come from,
00:47:29.51\00:47:32.08
it come from
everyone, but the young adults,
00:47:32.11\00:47:35.22
the young adults today,
they want to change the world,
00:47:35.25\00:47:37.15
you know, they want
to make a difference,
00:47:37.19\00:47:38.52
they want to see
measurable impact.
00:47:38.55\00:47:40.66
And many young
adults that leave the church
00:47:40.69\00:47:43.93
or decide to no
longer be affiliated
00:47:43.96\00:47:46.46
with the church or God,
00:47:46.49\00:47:48.93
I believe
00:47:48.96\00:47:50.30
it's because
00:47:50.33\00:47:55.27
they don't see it
happening, and they just,
00:47:55.30\00:47:57.91
they don't see it,
00:47:57.94\00:47:59.74
they believe maybe
the church is hypocrites
00:47:59.77\00:48:01.38
or something like that.
00:48:01.41\00:48:02.74
But my advice would be to
make a change within the church,
00:48:02.78\00:48:05.55
don't go with outside the church
00:48:05.58\00:48:07.08
and try to start
something on your own, or say,
00:48:07.12\00:48:09.55
"Oh, the church doesn't
have it so I'm going here."
00:48:09.58\00:48:12.42
What I felt, what
motivated me in the beginning
00:48:12.45\00:48:14.82
was to be able to make a
change in outside the church,
00:48:14.86\00:48:19.13
but supporting the church,
00:48:19.16\00:48:21.10
to help the church
to become even better.
00:48:21.13\00:48:23.47
Yes.
00:48:23.50\00:48:24.83
We shouldn't run away
from it, we should embrace it,
00:48:24.87\00:48:26.70
and we should help to build up
00:48:26.74\00:48:29.04
our brothers and
sisters in our churches, so...
00:48:29.07\00:48:31.37
Amen. Amen.
00:48:31.41\00:48:33.14
What are some of the
needs of your organization?
00:48:33.17\00:48:35.68
You've been focusing
on everyone else's needs?
00:48:35.71\00:48:39.01
What does SALT need?
00:48:39.05\00:48:41.38
Right now SALT
00:48:41.42\00:48:45.19
is in need of definitely,
00:48:45.22\00:48:48.02
I mean, of course, like any
other organization, is funds.
00:48:48.06\00:48:52.19
We are needing donations
because the city is not,
00:48:52.23\00:48:55.03
and other corporate corporations
00:48:55.06\00:48:57.57
and all that they're
not meeting all of our need.
00:48:57.60\00:48:59.93
And that's okay, you know,
00:48:59.97\00:49:02.30
but we are needing
still donor support
00:49:02.34\00:49:05.77
to be able to expand
to these other cities,
00:49:05.81\00:49:09.11
at least to have some
kind of presence there
00:49:09.14\00:49:11.01
in the beginning,
00:49:11.05\00:49:12.38
then maybe we can get
more support from the city,
00:49:12.41\00:49:14.45
but we need to have
a presence there first.
00:49:14.48\00:49:16.79
So that's one and two,
00:49:16.82\00:49:18.22
we want to add
mental health counseling,
00:49:18.25\00:49:20.82
it's a huge thing that's needed.
00:49:20.86\00:49:22.49
And we need more funding
for our case management program.
00:49:22.52\00:49:26.19
And we'll be
working on a business model
00:49:26.23\00:49:28.26
to create income for ourselves.
00:49:28.30\00:49:30.87
But until then,
00:49:30.90\00:49:32.90
donations is a
huge part of what we do.
00:49:32.93\00:49:36.17
So that's
definitely a huge need.
00:49:36.20\00:49:39.37
And if anyone even
wants to volunteer,
00:49:39.41\00:49:42.68
I mean, hey, we can
use that too, you know?
00:49:42.71\00:49:45.01
So in any area really, we
can put them to work, so...
00:49:45.05\00:49:49.45
Yeah, that's what I was
going to ask you like what area?
00:49:49.48\00:49:51.75
What would them volunteering,
what would that look like?
00:49:51.79\00:49:54.82
Yeah, yeah, it's going
to vary for each person.
00:49:54.86\00:49:57.56
We're really going
to sit down with them,
00:49:57.59\00:49:59.56
figure out what their skills are
00:49:59.59\00:50:01.10
and how they feel like
they can they can contribute.
00:50:01.13\00:50:04.07
And that kind of match them
in an area that can help them
00:50:04.10\00:50:06.70
the organization the most.
00:50:06.74\00:50:08.07
But definitely
volunteer work is needed too.
00:50:08.10\00:50:12.47
Now, do you have a
resume building area
00:50:12.51\00:50:15.28
as well with SALT?
00:50:15.31\00:50:16.64
We do. Yeah, we do.
00:50:16.68\00:50:18.18
We have a group that
comes from the local university
00:50:18.21\00:50:21.08
and helps with resumes.
00:50:21.12\00:50:22.48
Yeah, we actually have some
people that have gotten jobs
00:50:22.52\00:50:24.92
after having gone to
that resume building process.
00:50:24.95\00:50:27.99
Yeah. Wow.
00:50:28.02\00:50:29.36
That's huge.
00:50:29.39\00:50:30.73
And I remember you
mentioning something about
00:50:30.76\00:50:33.66
like a postal
service for the homeless?
00:50:33.70\00:50:37.37
We do offer mail services. Yeah.
00:50:37.40\00:50:39.80
So we offer 10 different
services to the unsheltered.
00:50:39.83\00:50:43.54
I named a few today.
00:50:43.57\00:50:44.91
But we actually
have a whole list
00:50:44.94\00:50:46.54
of different services and
mail service is a huge one.
00:50:46.57\00:50:49.01
Wow, that's incredible.
00:50:49.04\00:50:50.95
So like, how do you
come up with these different?
00:50:50.98\00:50:53.48
So you talk to them,
you find out what they need,
00:50:53.52\00:50:56.12
then you just sit down
with your team and say,
00:50:56.15\00:50:58.65
"Hey, look, guys, I
spoke with John over here,
00:50:58.69\00:51:02.69
I spoke with Michael,
00:51:02.72\00:51:04.06
I spoke with
all of these people.
00:51:04.09\00:51:05.43
And this seems to be
one of the biggest needs
00:51:05.46\00:51:07.86
in the community at this time.
00:51:07.90\00:51:10.17
Must go forward. And..."
00:51:10.20\00:51:11.73
Yeah, yeah.
00:51:11.77\00:51:13.10
And it's not just me,
but even some of our staff,
00:51:13.13\00:51:15.47
our case managers,
our outreach staff,
00:51:15.50\00:51:18.01
just conversations, surveys,
we figure out what the need is,
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and we just take
the step to meet it.
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We don't wait, we don't try
to reinvent the wheel either,
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but we don't wait.
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And we just
make it happen. Yeah.
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I love it. So you're operating
with that sense of urgency.
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Mm-hmm. That's right.
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Yes. That's right.
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Wow. Awesome.
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We want to tell our viewers
00:51:37.19\00:51:39.23
how they can get
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how they can support the
wonderful ministry of SALT,
00:51:40.86\00:51:44.30
and so we're going to
go to an address role,
00:51:44.33\00:51:47.00
and a news break,
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If you would like to contact
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You can also call
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That's 886-237-2589.
00:52:12.03\00:52:16.73
You can also visit their website
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00:52:18.33\00:52:20.64
That's saltoutreach.org
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