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Hello, welcome to 3ABN Today.
My name is John Dinzey and I'm
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with my wife Idalia and we send
you greetings and a hug from
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your 3ABN family.
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That's right. Greetings and it's
a privilege for us to sit with
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you this next hour. I am ready
to receive a blessing the Lord
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has in store for me and for you
at home. We have a very special
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guest and the Lord is doing
great and mighty things in her
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life and it's wonderful
to see how He has blessed us.
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Amen, amen. Well this is a
program that will last about an
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hour, close, and we hope that
you will join and be attentive
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because we're going to share
some wonderful information with
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you and we have a special guest
that is joining us. I think I
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would like to have Idalia
introduce her because you have
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met her in the past and have
also participated with her in a
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program here on 3ABN.
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That's right. Well the Lord
blessed us to be able to work
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together about 15 years ago but
this name is no stranger to you
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at home. This name she's the
director and owner of Something
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Better Today and her name is
Marlene McKinney. Welcome to the
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program. (Welcome)
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Thank you so much. I'm so happy
to be here. Thank you both of
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you and 3ABN for
this opportunity.
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Amen. You know time flies. It's
been about 15 years and you know
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this program is one hour long
but one hour is not going to be
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sufficient, right,
to cover everything.
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(Skip) in fellowship that long.
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So we met in the kitchen, please
do you remember how that was?
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Yes, I do. My daughter's telling
me she was about 16 so she said
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Mommy, it's been about 13, 14
years ago. But I remember that
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like yesterday. And I had a
incident happen to me just about
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four weeks ago. I have a
compilation of all my CDs and
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DVDs in a little black case in
my car and one Sabbath as I was
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driving to church I was actually
the speaker at this presentation
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I was going to. I said I
want to hear something different
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today. I don't want to hear none
of the music I was listening to
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so I just popped in this little
CD, I thought it was a CD, and
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on there I had compiled all
of the programs from Let's Cook
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Together. (Oh wow) Let me tell
you something. I was in tears
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you were the first one, I just
pressed play, literally it was
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impressive. It was so beautiful
and I burst out crying as I was
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driving. I took the video and I
said to my children, Look what I
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just popped into my DVD player
(skips) I said what was, I'm
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just crying and I'm crying, this
was before I even knew I was
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going to be a guest today and
I'm just hollering on my way,
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hollering. I've got to clean
up before I speak. You know that
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was a beautiful time for me
and my family. I think 15 of us
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traveled to 3ABN to come and to
share and I was just excited. I
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was so happy to meet you in
person and I felt there was a
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bond between us and of course
all the others that I met.
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Praise God.
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Well it seems like the Lord
was trying to tell her something
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before she agreed to
be on the program today.
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That's right. Well...
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Well tell us where you are
joining us from because you're
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not physically here
but you are from where?
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I live where you vacation. I am
in sunny National Palm. That's
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my greeting on my YouTube
channel. I say listen this is
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Marlene McKinney and I live
where you vacation. So if you
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have (skips) come on by and
visit our beautiful island. I
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tend to get lots of sun, sand
and sea. Okay. But unfortunately
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I can't be there. I'll tell you
a portion of the story as to why
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I can't be there. But it would
be beautiful to be there. But
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hey I believe, I live by, a
phrase I live by the same. I
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believe that I can do
virtually anything. (Laughter)
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Amen. Well we are so excited
and we're looking forward to
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learning more about what
the Lord has done. I know he has
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used you as He does all our
guests as we share the platform
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of Three Angels Broadcasting
Network around the world. So
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cooking is one thing, that is
our hobby, that is our passion
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that's our therapy. We love to
cook and we love to make others
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happy and enjoy them enjoying
you know healthy meals but you
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know you have more than just
recipes. You have your testimony
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and the Lord has moved your
ministry to what it is today. So
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we're going to get into
that really soon but right now I
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believe we're going to have
a word of prayer and invite our
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viewers to contemplate
a message in scripture.
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Yes. We need to go to the Lord
in prayer. How about if you pray
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for us this time.
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Okay. Let's pray.
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Father God, we are so thankful
for your goodness and your mercy
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Thank you, Lord, that we are
your family, your children, and
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as we contemplate how you
orchestrate situations in our
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lives we see that you have in
store great and big blessings.
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Help us to not be the stumbling
block to receive it. Help us to
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receive it and give you all
the praise and honor and glory.
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Right now Lord we're going
to talk about a topic that hits
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home in every home. So we ask
you to go before us. Anoint our
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hearts and our ears. May
the testimony that Marlene will
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share inspire others and see the
greatness of your provision. We
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thank you and we praise
you, in Jesus' name, Amen.
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Amen, amen, thank you very much.
Well our Bible reading for today
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is found in the book of
Philippians chapter 1 and verse
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6. I will go ahead and read that
Notice the wonderful words that
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are here: Being confident of
this very thing that He who has
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begun a good word in you will
complete it until the day of
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Jesus Christ. (Amen) Excellent.
What a scripture this is. And
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it's a comforting scripture as
well, encouraging and inspiring.
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But I would like to know if
Marlene, sister Marlene, do you
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have anything that you would
like to share about this verse
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How does this verse impact you?
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It's a power-packed verse. You
know when you think of the fact
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that God's not finished with us
yet. You know every day I do a
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reading that came to me like...
God's not finished with me yet.
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You know He has work to do in
me and He has work to do through
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us and I'm just, yeah
that's powerful that He who has
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begun it will complete it until
it's the end. Like I said to my
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group this morning, live as
though this is the last day that
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we have on this earth. You know
we don't know so we need to make
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sure that the work that He
started when it's complete that
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we are sealed and ready for
eternity. That's the most (skip)
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Amen. Amen, wonderful. And
so we want to encourage you to
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consider this scripture as well.
The Lord has begun a work and
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He wants to complete it. But the
way He can complete it is as we
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cooperate with Him. So every day
we encourage you to say, Lord
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here I am. Continue that
marvelous work in me and as we
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cooperate with Him it will be a
lot better for us. Yes, it will
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be a lot better for us.
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I just want to remind people,
Psalm 34:8 to taste and see that
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the Lord is good.
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Amen that's a
wonderful scripture.
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Well we have some music that
we'd like to share with you.
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It's a, I call it a musical
offering, and today is going to
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be Brother Ben
Lingle. What do we have?
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Well we have This
Is My Father's World.
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Amen, praise the Lord! We praise
the Lord. Ben Lingle works here
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at 3ABN and is a wonderful
worker for the Lord. He does
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music and also audio and
talented but by God's grace
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his music I hope has ministered
to you. I would like to read to
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you some of the words since this
was an instrumental. This is my
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Father's world. And to my
listening ears all nature sings
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and round me rings the
music of the spheres. This is my
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Father's world. I rest me in the
thought of rocks and trees, of
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skies and seas, His hands
the wonders wrought. This is my
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Father's world. The birds their
carols raise. The morning light
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the lily white, declare
their makers praise. This is my
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Father's world. He shines in
all that's fair, in the rustling
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grass I hear Him pass. He speaks
to me everywhere. There's more
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and we encourage you to look it
up and see this is a wonderful,
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wonderful hymn. We are blessed
to have Sister Marlene McKinney
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with us and we are going to get
to know her a little better for
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those of you who have not seen
her for a while. She's going to
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bring us up to date.
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That's right, that's right.
Well for our new viewers, please
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Marlene tell us who
is Marlene McKinney?
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Well, first of all, I'm a
mom of three. No, if I were to
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come on here and I'd say I
got three beautiful children, my
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children would say, Mommy
you didn't even say anything
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about us.
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But I'm a (skip) I have two
beautiful grandchildren like
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Daniella said to come first. I
have beautiful in-laws, you know
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a son-in-law and a
daughter-in-law beautiful
children. But first of
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all you know most importantly
I love the Lord and I have
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recommitted my life over and
over, every day, daily, and I
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just love ministry. I've been
in ministry now for 24 years, I
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can't believe it. Honestly I
don't know where the years went
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by. I know that my parents who
are now sleeping who actually
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came with me when we came to
3ABN. My mom was my designer of
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my dishes. People would call
and say wow. I'd say listen. It
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wasn't me at all. I tasted,
my mom decorated. And today I
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I really miss her as I rely
on her to my circumstances. _
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half as good as my mom did.
I hope and pray that my parents
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you know would pray for us as
children. And their prayers and
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desire would have been that
their children would grow up
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to serve the Lord and I can
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safely say that all of us are
in ministry today doing what God
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would have us to do and so I
look forward to them, you know,
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I'm going to
cry, I'm a cry, baby.
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I look forward to
seeing them again you know.
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and yeah so that's who Marlene
is right now. I'm just going
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wherever God asks me to go you
know the beautiful song says I
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will go and we don't know where.
Sometimes people call us pastor
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and sometimes they call and say
I want to be like you. I want to
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be a missionary. Are you sure?
Be sure what you're talking
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about because you don't know
(Skip) you're going to be taking
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It's a beautiful journey,
it's a beautiful journey.
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Well what I love and I praise
God for it is Jesus in you, your
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passion for humanity, your
dedication throughout all these
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years and of course you made
your parents proud when you were
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here and they worked with you.
And you know that's a lot of
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knees to the floor, a lot of
prayer. So that's encouraging to
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all the parents that are
watching during this hour. Keep
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praying for your children
because the Lord will work in
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our lives. You may not see
the completed work but He is
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faithful and will
complete it you know. But...
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The Lord listens to those
prayers I mean and He sets His
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angels to work, His Holy Spirit.
And you know God has so much
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that He wants to do for us and
we neglect to pray. We need to
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pray and so you're a living
testimony of answered prayer.
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So we just praise the Lord for
that. And so you have been at
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3ABN we were talking about
somewhere 13, 14 years ago,
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cooking programs but it
didn't stop there. The Lord has
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continued to use you. Now bring
us up to, at least a little bit
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up to date. What have
you been doing since then?
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You know I was then living
in New York and we came home, I
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came home to the Bahamas where
I'm from and I tell people I'm
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lock down in Paradise.
Laughter. A great place to be
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locked down. We have an island
called Paradise Island so I'm on
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lock down Paradise and
it's a beautiful journey because
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as I got home, I'll
quickly share this part of it.
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I didn't plan to but the
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Lord put some to share. I
got home 11 years ago almost 12
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years and my daughter is now
married to the gentleman that
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approached me first and
he's now deceased Tony Rose.
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He approached me. He said
Marlene will you cook soups for
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me. I am sick with cancer. And
I was like yeah I don't know.
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And then another lady approached
me, another friend. She said
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Marlene. I am sick with cancer
could you please prepare soups
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for me? And then people just
kept coming and asking for soups
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I'm like okay maybe I should
open up a vegetarian kitchen
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called Just Soups. And so my
niece and I very shortly after
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went to the Lord and said,
Lord you have power to do it.
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And I will be honest, I started
without a license (Laughter)
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since then I'm selling to
the persons who I would get to
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advertise on the radio and
through Facebook, or whatever
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and then I went to the
government, then I went to the
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government and I said listen
I'm coming to you because I have
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people who need this soup
because they are trying to
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recover from various illnesses.
At that time we were serving
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more than just cancer patients.
And so the gentleman that came
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to my home to approve it because
I had a storefront. I should
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have a picture there, oh _
I said a little later I should
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have a picture there. I
added the storefront to my home
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because was like very serious
and committed and I knew that
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overhead killed the business.
I already knew that but I built
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this little kitchen and
then I built to baking bread.
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These fingers
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were in soft dough just baking
bread, just baking bread. And I
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never once asked, I'm like
mother, I just believe that we
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should not ask for money. We
should just go before God and we
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should ask Him. I don't believe
in begging. I just never did.
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And so you're a proud person,
God's going to humble us. But
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I want to build this little
cubby hole that's called my
00:19:00.40\00:19:04.77
store and that shop would have
served my Bahamian people for
00:19:04.81\00:19:09.14
nine years. I prepared many
meals from there. We had number
00:19:09.18\00:19:15.45
one on Google if there
was a search, Something Better
00:19:15.48\00:19:16.82
Vegetarian Deli. Google has
ranked number one in the Bahamas
00:19:16.85\00:19:20.79
for vegan meals and people
are still calling even today,
00:19:20.82\00:19:22.42
I'm still
00:19:22.46\00:19:24.59
getting calls as I work now from
home the Lord helped me but one
00:19:24.63\00:19:28.90
day I was really tired. I was
physically drained, challenges
00:19:28.93\00:19:32.83
of finance, everything was just
going haywire and I kept going
00:19:32.87\00:19:36.77
before God. I said God if you
want me to keep this open you
00:19:36.81\00:19:38.97
got to talk to me, speak to me,
tell me, shout at me. I don't
00:19:39.01\00:19:41.98
what you got to do but do
something. But the last day I
00:19:42.01\00:19:45.05
went into my store you know what
happened? Um I have three ovens
00:19:45.08\00:19:50.62
I had three ovens, none would
come on. (Oh Boy, Oh) and I was
00:19:50.65\00:19:58.26
like our ovens are not working.
And my little niece she said no
00:19:58.29\00:20:01.63
Auntie Marlene, nothing's coming
on. My cousin who was right with
00:20:01.66\00:20:04.73
me she said, what are we going
to do? I said I don't know, I
00:20:04.77\00:20:07.44
said I don't know what to
do. And I didn't want to be
00:20:07.47\00:20:10.51
flustered I just said let's pray
We always pause for prayer and I
00:20:10.54\00:20:13.48
prayed. I said we have so much
to do today because we have to
00:20:13.51\00:20:16.48
prepare our meals. But customers
are going to come whether this
00:20:16.51\00:20:17.91
food is finished or not,
you know. So I already have the
00:20:17.95\00:20:21.78
meals advertised and just made
our sign, there's no kitchen
00:20:21.82\00:20:25.32
today. So I called my brother
who lived right around the
00:20:25.35\00:20:28.62
corner I said Cy you should come
we need you to put this stuff in
00:20:28.66\00:20:31.19
your oven. And he came and
he collected the meals and went
00:20:31.23\00:20:34.33
home with it, put it in
the oven for us and then I went
00:20:34.36\00:20:38.00
and collected it
00:20:38.03\00:20:39.37
and that was the day that God
shouted, That's enough. You have
00:20:39.40\00:20:42.60
had enough, have you not
had enough. And not only did my
00:20:42.64\00:20:46.61
ovens break down that day
the day before my cooler stopped
00:20:46.64\00:20:50.28
working. Okay you know it wasn't
like we weren't servicing our
00:20:50.31\00:20:56.12
equipment. Everything's been
serviced. We have a gentleman
00:20:56.15\00:20:58.95
that would come. But that day my
cousin said what are you going
00:20:58.99\00:21:01.76
to do? I said, I'm in prayer.
I'm in prayer. I need God just
00:21:01.79\00:21:07.70
to tell me and I felt very
strongly this was something He
00:21:07.73\00:21:11.13
was like enough. You've been
crying out for help, You've been
00:21:11.17\00:21:13.94
crying out to Me asking for an
answer, here's your answer. Shut
00:21:13.97\00:21:17.74
it down. It's time you know.
It was tough because customers
00:21:17.77\00:21:22.81
loved coming to Something Better
Something Better was on a rocky
00:21:22.84\00:21:26.48
road, a dead-end rocky road. But
our slogan was on the road, on
00:21:26.51\00:21:35.16
the rocky road, no, on the rocky
road ahead you find that you
00:21:35.19\00:21:41.00
feel you won't find what you're
looking for but something better
00:21:41.03\00:21:42.60
lies ahead. You know customers
would come from all over to be
00:21:42.63\00:21:47.14
with us and everyday
phones still ring and you're not
00:21:47.17\00:21:52.17
going to reopen?
00:21:52.21\00:21:53.54
And I said no, I'm doing
something better now. I found
00:21:53.58\00:21:54.91
something better. I needed
something better. I was offering
00:21:54.94\00:21:57.38
something better to the world
but deep down inside I was not
00:21:57.41\00:22:00.82
happy because I was regaining
my weight, my diabetes,
00:22:00.85\00:22:03.45
everything was kind of going
whack. Pushing a kitchen is hard
00:22:03.49\00:22:07.32
and when you're financially
strained, it's difficult to
00:22:07.36\00:22:10.79
be able to
00:22:10.83\00:22:12.16
bring in all the help that
you need and so you know I just
00:22:12.19\00:22:15.00
had to make some decisions. It
was a tough one for my customers
00:22:15.03\00:22:18.10
but it was the best
one for me at that time.
00:22:18.13\00:22:20.30
Yes, that's like a footprint
of the beginning of the journey
00:22:20.34\00:22:26.51
where the Lord has led you
now through this great journey.
00:22:26.54\00:22:29.68
So you mentioned that you
yourself were helping the sick
00:22:29.71\00:22:34.38
but yet you were struggling with
some illnesses. So you came to
00:22:34.42\00:22:40.76
the conclusion you know
this is the Lord's doing.
00:22:40.79\00:22:42.22
And you did not...
00:22:42.26\00:22:43.59
..Sometimes we tend to blame
God and not accept it but you
00:22:43.63\00:22:50.17
came to terms and you said okay
Lord, I accept this as your will
00:22:50.20\00:22:54.50
for my life today. Because
with the Lord. There's always
00:22:54.54\00:22:58.01
something better.
00:22:58.04\00:23:01.78
Now it's interesting what you're
saying because some people may
00:23:01.81\00:23:06.98
be going through the same thing
at this point in their lives but
00:23:07.02\00:23:08.78
you understood the Lord was
leading you to do this but then
00:23:08.82\00:23:12.45
you had to understand the Lord
was telling you that's enough
00:23:12.49\00:23:15.39
now. There's
something else for you to do.
00:23:15.42\00:23:18.19
Okay, we want to know the
challenges you face and what
00:23:18.23\00:23:20.90
motivates you to
continue. You didn't give up.
00:23:20.93\00:23:26.53
You know it's a lot because
you know when you think about
00:23:26.57\00:23:29.80
challenges everyone's going
through something, everyone's
00:23:29.84\00:23:33.91
going through. My brother told
me yesterday he said Marnie I
00:23:33.94\00:23:36.48
saw a slogan that says
Everyone's going through
00:23:36.51\00:23:38.58
something so be kind you
know. Smile. You know I've gone
00:23:38.61\00:23:41.75
through divorce since I've seen
you guys. I've gone through the
00:23:41.78\00:23:44.52
loss of my parents, everything
changed. I'm now living single
00:23:44.55\00:23:48.99
you know. So it's different but
I (skips) financial challenges
00:23:49.02\00:23:53.19
the support of having a spouse
there with you. That can really
00:23:53.23\00:23:57.10
be very challenging because
many nights you're lying in bed
00:23:57.13\00:24:00.14
saying Lord I need you to really
be real with me and I'm right
00:24:00.17\00:24:03.77
there talking to Him for real.
I'm like listen I need to be
00:24:03.81\00:24:06.17
real with me because I
just real pressed going through
00:24:06.21\00:24:08.41
challenges and so as
we would have gone through
00:24:08.44\00:24:12.65
those challenges with the shop.
00:24:12.68\00:24:14.18
Just about eight months or nine
months before I shut down I had
00:24:14.22\00:24:23.36
lost the weight again,
praise God and I had everything
00:24:23.39\00:24:27.73
under control and everybody kept
asking how are you going to lose
00:24:27.76\00:24:32.33
weight? I said the same way I
lost it 20 years ago, 23 years
00:24:32.37\00:24:35.67
ago but they wanted a physical
and I had this opportunity to do
00:24:35.70\00:24:40.04
the news for one of my friends
and on the news that night it
00:24:40.08\00:24:44.31
said the Bahamas where I
live and that's the Bahamas, the
00:24:44.35\00:24:47.38
Bahamas as a whole, we are
number six in the world for
00:24:47.42\00:24:51.12
obesity and number one in the
Caribbean. It hit me, it hit me
00:24:51.15\00:24:56.22
like a ton of bricks. I said
what not impossible. So I went
00:24:56.26\00:25:00.46
on Google and Hey Google who's
number one in the Caribbean for
00:25:00.50\00:25:05.20
the fattest in the Caribbean.
He said, the Bahamas. So I did
00:25:05.23\00:25:09.34
a whole TikTok on it and it went
viral all over my island and
00:25:09.37\00:25:13.24
people were calling and saying
are you for real? That is not
00:25:13.27\00:25:16.08
true. And I said Yes it is.
(That's amazing) Yes, it's sad.
00:25:16.11\00:25:20.68
It's sad. You know we brag
about a lot of things here in
00:25:20.72\00:25:23.79
the Bahamas. We brag about best
water. I know you guys may have
00:25:23.82\00:25:30.03
the best water. We brag about
a whole lot of stuff and that
00:25:30.06\00:25:33.80
gives me the opportunity to
share, I let people know we've
00:25:33.83\00:25:38.20
got a lot to brag about but we
are not bragging about. We can
00:25:38.23\00:25:42.70
brag about being the best this
and that, I said, but we should
00:25:42.74\00:25:45.87
be ashamed to be number one
in the Caribbean as the fattest
00:25:45.91\00:25:49.01
nation. That's a shame
That's nothing to brag about.
00:25:49.04\00:25:52.68
So I use that as my
00:25:52.71\00:25:54.05
thrust. Usually, people say why
are we number one? We're number
00:25:54.08\00:25:59.15
one because we eat bad, we eat
poorly you know. And so that led
00:25:59.19\00:26:03.89
me to where I am today in this
new program I'm now operating.
00:26:03.93\00:26:08.66
You know I admired the fact that
the Lord is working with you and
00:26:08.70\00:26:13.47
in your life and you have
the strength because you've gone
00:26:13.50\00:26:17.11
through so many
losses and emotionally
00:26:17.14\00:26:20.11
you feel almost
beat down and many people
00:26:20.14\00:26:26.68
have struggles just like you in
those areas. You know losing the
00:26:26.72\00:26:32.35
business because of the pandemic
and all these things that have
00:26:32.39\00:26:34.89
happened. Life is no longer
as it used to be. It's like you
00:26:34.92\00:26:40.90
have to guess as to what's going
to happen next. But the loss of
00:26:40.93\00:26:46.03
your marriage, your trying
to restart yourself, get your
00:26:46.07\00:26:50.87
health back. And there are many
people that we want to claim our
00:26:50.91\00:26:57.81
health again and a lot of times
we don't have the courage or the
00:26:57.85\00:27:00.52
support or maybe we just don't
have the self-esteem to do it.
00:27:00.55\00:27:07.72
So how did you find the self
esteem to value yourself so much
00:27:07.76\00:27:14.80
and give the attention that
you were giving to your clients
00:27:14.83\00:27:18.73
because they were sick and you
did everything for them? Like
00:27:18.77\00:27:22.67
the song says you were spending
your life mending broken people
00:27:22.70\00:27:25.84
but yet a broken person was
serving broken people. So tell
00:27:25.87\00:27:30.25
us how did that
mending come around.
00:27:30.28\00:27:32.61
I love that song by the way.
(me too) I actually bought the
00:27:32.65\00:27:35.58
soundtrack for that song, it's
in my car. I bought it from...
00:27:35.62\00:27:40.16
You know as a prayer line,
when I was going through all the
00:27:40.19\00:27:47.93
that, all the challenges I
was going through at one point I
00:27:47.96\00:27:51.00
shut my shop down, I didn't
go to church for two years I'm
00:27:51.03\00:27:54.57
embarrassed to say but I was
still worshipping the Lord. It
00:27:54.60\00:27:57.77
just that I was not ready for
the condemnation of the people
00:27:57.81\00:28:01.34
looking on and condemning,
whatever you felt like they were
00:28:01.38\00:28:05.15
going on in their minds and
their thoughts. You know, you
00:28:05.18\00:28:07.05
felt like you could
just hear those thoughts.
00:28:07.08\00:28:08.88
Are you saying that we
would be judging you (giggles)?
00:28:08.92\00:28:14.46
Sister let me tell you though.
Now that I've gone through it
00:28:14.49\00:28:16.59
I have so much more compassion
for a person who is going
00:28:16.62\00:28:21.06
through. And you know sometimes
God has to carry us through in
00:28:21.10\00:28:23.87
order for us to realize and have
the compassion and love for a
00:28:23.90\00:28:28.24
person who is going through and
I realize I didn't want to go
00:28:28.27\00:28:32.87
through it but I went through
it for a reason. And so I really
00:28:32.91\00:28:37.68
got closer to the Lord. He told
me many times, Marlene you've
00:28:37.71\00:28:39.45
got to have faith. You thought
you were close to me but you're
00:28:39.48\00:28:43.49
not. And I realized as I went
through that, I wasn't as close
00:28:43.52\00:28:47.06
through as I thought I was. I
wasn't, uh, my faith was weak.
00:28:47.09\00:28:51.63
you know and so I really learned
I tell you when I'm down to my
00:28:51.66\00:28:56.36
last dollar I'm not going to
worry about it because that is
00:28:56.40\00:28:57.93
not my problem. That is your
problem. That's where I'm at
00:28:57.97\00:29:03.51
right now and you know what else
I did and I invite our listeners
00:29:03.54\00:29:08.24
to do that today. I
went through every prayer of
00:29:08.28\00:29:11.85
scripture I could find. I went
through every promise I could
00:29:11.88\00:29:14.82
find. That's my next book, a
book with all of these promises
00:29:14.85\00:29:20.52
that God gave. And I was just
reading those promises back to
00:29:20.56\00:29:23.56
him. And I found every book
on prayer I could find, ABCs of
00:29:23.59\00:29:27.13
Prayer, Prayer Warrior, every
book...Let me tell you something
00:29:27.16\00:29:30.23
ABC, I said listen you
have any more books over there?
00:29:30.27\00:29:32.93
isn't it simple...
The ABC directors said
00:29:32.97\00:29:38.41
I'll see if I can find some more
Every book, every book, every
00:29:38.44\00:29:43.08
sermon. That's all I wanted to
know. How can I get my prayers
00:29:43.11\00:29:45.25
answered by God? How can I get
into the throne room and really
00:29:45.28\00:29:48.95
have His attention. Because we
want His attention. And I read
00:29:48.98\00:29:52.85
something today from the Spirit
of Prophecy, beautiful quote.
00:29:52.89\00:29:54.32
She said you know sometime we
rush, we're in haste. We don't
00:29:54.36\00:29:58.59
spend time. And so I (skip)
those who are going through,
00:29:58.63\00:30:02.66
get on your knees and before you
say anything just be quiet and
00:30:02.70\00:30:06.57
just listen. Let Him minister
to your soul, let Him speak to
00:30:06.60\00:30:09.80
you and you'll be okay. That's
what I would like to say to you.
00:30:09.84\00:30:13.48
You're going to be okay. (skips)
you're going to be stronger and
00:30:13.51\00:30:19.88
wiser and you're going to
be happy and God will make you
00:30:19.91\00:30:22.42
whole again because that's what
He wants. He's coming for whole
00:30:22.45\00:30:25.45
people. Got you, man.
You're going to be just fine.
00:30:25.49\00:30:30.56
Amen. Well listening to you I
see that and hear that you are
00:30:30.59\00:30:36.43
a woman of prayer and it's a
vital part of your life right
00:30:36.46\00:30:41.54
now. Tell us. Even in prayer you
have long and short goals for
00:30:41.57\00:30:49.68
your ministry, Something Better.
What are those? Can you share
00:30:49.71\00:30:52.61
some of those with us what
you are praying about as far as
00:30:52.65\00:30:56.18
goals for your ministry.
00:30:56.22\00:30:57.55
Right now we are really in
prayer because our studio here
00:30:57.59\00:31:00.12
I wish I could take a virtual
shot so you could see. It's
00:31:00.16\00:31:03.73
small. But I'm using it. I'm
never one to worry about, you
00:31:03.76\00:31:07.53
know sometimes we...I'm not
going to get started because I
00:31:07.56\00:31:09.13
don't have everything. I_
But I would like to see a bigger
00:31:09.16\00:31:14.40
studio because I can't invite
too many guests to cook along
00:31:14.44\00:31:16.60
with me because my table's too
small. So that's our short-term
00:31:16.64\00:31:20.04
goal. But my long-term goal
pastor is to see a lifestyle
00:31:20.08\00:31:23.48
center here in the Bahamas. I
was teaching a class. You know
00:31:23.51\00:31:27.25
I have a virtual lifestyle
program. I have a virtual
00:31:27.28\00:31:29.95
lifestyle program that I run now
so we have people from all over
00:31:29.98\00:31:34.86
the world who Zoom in, in the
morning. My day starts at four
00:31:34.89\00:31:36.73
o'clock. And five o'clock we're
in class for three or four hours
00:31:36.76\00:31:40.20
and one day I just said you
now I said we need a lifestyle
00:31:40.23\00:31:44.00
center. We really need one
and so I'm praying that God will
00:31:44.03\00:31:48.40
grant me the finances and this
ministry Something Better that
00:31:48.44\00:31:52.01
we can see that here. Our people
are so sick here in the Bahamas
00:31:52.04\00:31:55.54
I mean like I get passionate.
And my sister says I want to be
00:31:55.58\00:31:58.85
as passionate as you. I says
yes Cathy you're going to be
00:31:58.88\00:32:01.12
as passionate as me. These
people are so sick and we have
00:32:01.15\00:32:05.22
no place to facilitate them, we
have no place to house them. So
00:32:05.25\00:32:08.89
we need a video facility in
the city and we need one in the
00:32:08.92\00:32:12.59
country and our country would
be our Family Islands. So that's
00:32:12.63\00:32:15.86
really my long-term goal. I've
been visiting the Family Islands
00:32:15.90\00:32:17.50
by way of soap-making contests
for the government and giving me
00:32:17.53\00:32:20.70
an opportunity to view and
survey where God would have me
00:32:20.74\00:32:24.01
to go with this project. So
that's my project. I have my
00:32:24.04\00:32:27.48
plans drawn already. I just
need the funding. So (skips)
00:32:27.51\00:32:32.11
Wow! Praise the Lord. Those are
wonderful goals and goals with
00:32:32.15\00:32:35.82
ministry in mind to help people
improve their health. And be
00:32:35.85\00:32:40.32
careful what you pray for. You
are able to look back and see
00:32:40.36\00:32:48.40
how the Lord has led you and
is preparing you for this next
00:32:48.43\00:32:52.70
phase of ministry.
00:32:52.73\00:32:54.07
I definitely want to go to her
lifestyle center in the Bahamas.
00:32:54.10\00:32:57.31
Sure. I'll go for the water
therapy, please. What is your
00:32:57.34\00:33:05.51
antidote for healthier
living Miss Marlene McKinney?
00:33:05.55\00:33:09.38
You know health is a treasure.
And I know for a fact that we
00:33:09.42\00:33:16.62
got to make sure that we have
an opportunity to reverse these
00:33:16.66\00:33:22.63
little illnesses. So I would
first of course say the eight
00:33:22.66\00:33:25.57
laws of health. You know that's
definitely part of it. Proper
00:33:25.60\00:33:29.87
nutrition and exercise and water
and sunlight and fresh air and
00:33:29.90\00:33:32.01
rest and all of these factors.
And having a really good
00:33:32.04\00:33:35.08
personal relationship with the
Lord. And then there's another
00:33:35.11\00:33:39.28
antidote. Having great community
a great community. We need that
00:33:39.31\00:33:44.22
community social...You know I
was following the Harvard study
00:33:44.25\00:33:49.39
It's an 85-year-old Harvard
study. The longest study ever.
00:33:49.42\00:33:53.60
Right? And this study shows that
we need a community. We need
00:33:53.63\00:33:57.97
social, what's the word, fitness
I love it and so that made me...
00:33:58.00\00:34:04.31
Yeah because you know something,
unfortunately people don't
00:34:04.34\00:34:07.64
realize that we are dying, we
are right now dying because of
00:34:07.68\00:34:12.48
loneliness, because of lack of
fellowship and so if I was the
00:34:12.51\00:34:18.12
tell people...you know of course
we have to commit to those eight
00:34:18.15\00:34:21.36
laws of health, that's beautiful
we have to commit to those
00:34:21.39\00:34:24.59
things but definitely we need
social, that community is very
00:34:24.63\00:34:28.13
important.
00:34:28.16\00:34:29.63
That connection is very
important and you know I watch
00:34:29.66\00:34:34.37
your programs, not all of
them of course, but some of your
00:34:34.40\00:34:37.11
programs I've been able to watch
on your Facebook platform and
00:34:37.14\00:34:43.31
you do exercise, you do health
seminars, you interview people,
00:34:43.35\00:34:48.98
you laugh, you get so excited.
You're just living what's in
00:34:49.02\00:34:57.56
your heart. You're sharing
it with the viewers. So...
00:34:57.59\00:35:02.60
I have to say this Idalia. (What
do you have to say) I have to
00:35:02.63\00:35:03.97
say this because it is true,
it is true. So even this morning
00:35:04.00\00:35:09.57
She went to the washroom, to the
restroom and your program was
00:35:09.60\00:35:16.21
on. You were doing some bread
and you said the way you know
00:35:16.24\00:35:21.68
that the dough is good is if it
comes back at you and then you
00:35:21.72\00:35:28.29
say well you need to know what's
in your bread in the store. And
00:35:28.32\00:35:31.66
then you said Hey I like Google
and then you say hey Google and
00:35:31.69\00:35:35.60
so the interesting thing is that
our son gave us one of those
00:35:35.63\00:35:38.03
little Google things and the
little Google thing said, Yes,
00:35:38.07\00:35:42.44
I don't know the answer to that
but I can tell you this about
00:35:42.47\00:35:44.77
and it talked about the bromine
and emulsifiers, and I said she
00:35:44.81\00:35:51.05
activated our Google all the way
from the Bahamas. But I learned
00:35:51.08\00:35:56.55
something. Yes, you
did that. You did that!
00:35:56.58\00:36:03.79
We're connected. We're community
00:36:03.83\00:36:05.16
I use it a lot. This thing is
at our fingertips. Why aren't we
00:36:05.19\00:36:08.73
using it? Come on. Before this
time we had to go to the library
00:36:08.76\00:36:12.73
and get lots of books.
You don't need those anymore.
00:36:12.77\00:36:19.27
I have to say, I did
learn something because you were
00:36:19.31\00:36:21.61
talking about those dough
conditioners, I think it was.
00:36:21.64\00:36:26.85
and so there's danger, the stuff
they're putting in there. It
00:36:26.88\00:36:29.78
says it can trigger asthma
situations and other health
00:36:29.82\00:36:33.22
problems and so you share
helpful information. I mean
00:36:33.25\00:36:37.39
people are learning how to make
bread but they are also learning
00:36:37.43\00:36:40.20
the danger of some of the
ingredients in the store-bought
00:36:40.23\00:36:44.47
breads. So thank you so much.
We appreciate what you're doing.
00:36:44.50\00:36:47.94
As you can see your virtual
program is being heard in the
00:36:47.97\00:36:53.17
Dinzey household. So, please
share with our viewers what on
00:36:53.21\00:36:56.21
earth are you doing with the
virtual program? What do you do?
00:36:56.24\00:36:58.81
Well, we have a beautiful video.
We can put it up there because
00:36:58.85\00:37:02.38
our time's going to run
ahead of us and it will show you
00:37:02.42\00:37:04.82
basically what my
virtual program's like.
00:37:04.85\00:37:06.76
Excellent. Let's go to the video
00:37:06.79\00:37:08.12
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All right. Good very good.
00:37:53.94\00:37:56.71
Thank you. So it's a virtual
program I started over a year
00:37:56.74\00:37:58.67
ago. We have people as far as
Australia. Our lady in Australia
00:37:58.71\00:38:02.18
is our biggest loser. She's lost
80 pounds so far. Life changing
00:38:02.21\00:38:07.18
She's been transformed and we
have some photos of persons who
00:38:07.22\00:38:10.22
have done the program and I
guess we can put those pictures
00:38:10.25\00:38:13.42
up now. We have a few. That's
myself and my sister. I'm on the
00:38:13.46\00:38:20.00
left, my left your right I guess
and that would be my sister
00:38:20.03\00:38:22.53
Kathy who would have been
here today but she chickened out
00:38:22.56\00:38:24.37
(laughter) So that's at the
bottom of the picture. We're
00:38:24.40\00:38:31.51
just showing the _. This
is my cousin Paula. She's been
00:38:31.54\00:38:33.88
a part of the program from when
we started. She's lost 50-plus
00:38:33.91\00:38:37.98
pounds and just (skips). Now
this young lady, Dr. Percefiny
00:38:38.01\00:38:44.15
about two months and so she's
just losing and doing so great.
00:38:44.19\00:38:50.33
There are other photos. You can
always go on over to Facebook
00:38:50.36\00:38:55.96
YouTube and of course Something
Better Today you can find those
00:38:56.00\00:39:00.44
there before and after journeys
those who have participated in
00:39:00.47\00:39:04.47
our virtual...But it's not just
weight loss. It's weight loss,
00:39:04.51\00:39:06.44
it's diabetes, it's heart
disease. Many people have come
00:39:06.47\00:39:09.54
to us with all forms of
illnesses, cancer, and all over
00:39:09.58\00:39:14.48
the world. That's the beauty
of being virtual...(laughter)
00:39:14.52\00:39:20.46
You know in reference to what
you said that we need to be in a
00:39:20.49\00:39:25.59
community you know together. You
know the virtual get together's
00:39:25.63\00:39:31.27
are excellent. Of course, we
all know that nowadays there's a
00:39:31.30\00:39:35.37
log of isolation, there's a
lot of depression and a lot of
00:39:35.40\00:39:41.91
things that the people are going
through and yet one of them is
00:39:41.94\00:39:43.81
their health, they need to
improve their health or our
00:39:43.85\00:39:48.35
health and we also are
interested in losing weight just
00:39:48.38\00:39:51.52
as there are people that
are interested in gaining weight
00:39:51.55\00:39:54.39
because there are some folks
that write to us and say you are
00:39:54.42\00:39:58.69
always sharing you know how
to lose weight, I need to gain
00:39:58.73\00:40:01.30
weight so okay there's
something for everyone.
00:40:01.33\00:40:04.77
So it's not just a losing weight
program but an overall improving
00:40:04.80\00:40:10.21
your health program.
00:40:10.24\00:40:11.67
No, it's not just weight loss.
We have persons who have joined
00:40:11.71\00:40:15.88
our program for diabetes.
We've gotten their numbers under
00:40:15.91\00:40:18.65
control. We have people
who have oh my goodness cancer
00:40:18.68\00:40:24.42
unfortunately very important.
We have persons with high
00:40:24.45\00:40:26.05
cholesterol, high blood pressure
so it's quite a wide range of
00:40:26.09\00:40:29.12
program that we run. It's a
virtual lifestyle center. It's
00:40:29.16\00:40:31.99
just that it's virtual and
you can do it from the safety of
00:40:32.03\00:40:34.76
your home.
00:40:34.80\00:40:36.13
Mm-hmm, amen. So in the virtual
lifestyle center, is it lectures
00:40:36.16\00:40:41.20
or you do some
hands-on things that they see.
00:40:41.24\00:40:43.14
She does everything (everything)
00:40:43.17\00:40:47.38
My morning starts really early
so I'm in bed with the chickens
00:40:47.41\00:40:51.05
so I start with our exercise
at five. We do a full hour and a
00:40:51.08\00:40:55.85
half of first aerobics and then
resistance and pushups and all
00:40:55.88\00:41:00.86
that kind of stuff. We try to be
healthy and live a little longer
00:41:00.89\00:41:02.79
and have a better quality of
life. In addition to that then
00:41:02.82\00:41:07.00
we gave a lecture or a cooking
demo. We have an actual schedule
00:41:07.03\00:41:09.56
where the schedule shows them
what happens each day and what
00:41:11.57\00:41:15.27
happens each hour. Then we end
with chair aerobics for people
00:41:15.30\00:41:18.51
who have mobility issues or
persons who just prefer to not
00:41:18.54\00:41:22.04
do the stand-up exercise. And
I'm doing all this, I'm doing
00:41:22.08\00:41:25.81
all this, halleluiah Jesus.
00:41:25.85\00:41:27.18
That is in my book. Get a copy
of my book. I have several books
00:41:27.45\00:41:31.52
and (skips)at this time. I have
a cookbook, the one I started
00:41:31.55\00:41:37.23
with that I came to 3ABN with.
Vegetarian Delights by Marlene
00:41:37.26\00:41:43.43
McKinney. Then since then, I
have the new book which is 13
00:41:43.47\00:41:48.64
Steps to A Thinner You. All
of these are available on our
00:41:48.67\00:41:51.21
website and of
course at amazon.com
00:41:51.24\00:41:53.04
and then of course I have My
Journey to Something Better, In
00:41:53.21\00:41:57.65
Search of Something Better
Today a compilation of stories.
00:41:57.68\00:42:00.85
and testimonies how God brought
us through to something better.
00:42:02.98\00:42:04.55
And how... at this time with
Daniel Fast. A lot of people
00:42:05.09\00:42:09.92
don't know how to do it. This is
a cookbook that has just a few
00:42:09.96\00:42:12.19
recipes, simple, easy to
follow and just enjoyable.
00:42:12.23\00:42:15.96
Oh so there's a lot to see there
in your website, this is good
00:42:16.00\00:42:19.63
very good. So you are leaving in
the minds of people to...we're
00:42:19.67\00:42:24.67
going to go to the information
on how to contact you in a
00:42:24.71\00:42:27.94
moment so we're letting folks
at home know that get ready to
00:42:27.98\00:42:33.38
write it down or take a picture
of it if you can those of you
00:42:33.42\00:42:36.05
that on TV and those that are on
radio you need to record it or
00:42:36.08\00:42:39.52
write it down quickly and if
you cannot get it you need to
00:42:39.55\00:42:42.62
contact us at 3ABN and so
yes Idalia. You have any more
00:42:42.66\00:42:47.10
questions that you...
00:42:47.13\00:42:48.46
Well I think that the health
ministries has a special place
00:42:48.50\00:42:52.73
now in the times that
we're living in. I mean Christ's
00:42:52.77\00:42:55.90
return is imminent.
00:42:55.94\00:42:57.27
Jesus Christ is coming soon
so how would you say this is
00:42:57.31\00:43:01.58
related or helps people
understand the awareness of the
00:43:01.61\00:43:05.01
second coming. Is it important?
00:43:05.05\00:43:07.65
Most definitely. You know I
have a beautiful quote from the
00:43:07.68\00:43:11.02
Spirit of Prophecy. I love this
quote. It says the mind does not
00:43:11.05\00:43:14.32
wear out nor does it break down
So often on account of diligent
00:43:14.36\00:43:18.69
employment and hard study as on
account of eating improper food
00:43:18.73\00:43:22.86
at improper times. Really if we
pay careful attention to those
00:43:22.90\00:43:27.84
laws of health you know we being
definitely reap the ill rewards
00:43:27.87\00:43:33.68
of that and so we really
need to be taking better care of
00:43:33.71\00:43:36.58
ourselves. There is definitely
a connection between the two.
00:43:36.61\00:43:39.38
The apostle Paul tells us that
if you want to be successful in
00:43:39.41\00:43:43.52
reaching a high standard of
Godliness we must be temperate
00:43:43.55\00:43:46.72
in all things. And that not just
our eating. This is a lifestyle.
00:43:46.76\00:43:49.89
It's everything, it's everything
And people say well I already
00:43:49.92\00:43:56.06
did that. It's not about the
food, it's about everything what
00:43:56.10\00:43:58.43
we eat, when we sleep everything
so we must really keep our lives
00:43:58.47\00:44:01.24
in perspective and do the
best we can to be one with God
00:44:01.27\00:44:06.24
because He wants us to be one
with Him. He's trying to save us
00:44:06.27\00:44:08.44
Gospel's saving and (skips)
even if God don't come through
00:44:08.48\00:44:13.15
for you, you keep
on praising Him anyhow.
00:44:13.18\00:44:14.65
Marlene the time is going fast.
and there's only a few minutes
00:44:14.68\00:44:20.42
left but you have so much
more. What other ministry do you
00:44:20.46\00:44:24.29
operate and how did you get
involved with it and how do you
00:44:24.33\00:44:27.73
meet the financial challenges
that your ministry faces just
00:44:27.76\00:44:32.10
like any other ministry. I mean
what...Tell us. We want to know
00:44:32.13\00:44:35.90
everything.
00:44:35.94\00:44:37.44
As you know we have soap making.
I know if they go to our website
00:44:37.47\00:44:42.04
they can see all of our soap
making. I've taught thousands of
00:44:42.08\00:44:44.58
persons how to make soap.
Thousands. This lady Grace who's
00:44:44.61\00:44:49.15
on the screen
00:44:49.18\00:44:50.52
right here has started a
business as a result of the
00:44:50.55\00:44:52.12
classes that I have taught
her. And she is still running a
00:44:52.15\00:44:56.96
business years later, many years
later. So I teach soap making. I
00:44:56.99\00:45:02.93
do sell soap but not as much
as I teach. I love to teach. But
00:45:02.96\00:45:05.87
teaching it is my passion so
my largest class just last week
00:45:05.90\00:45:10.97
with one group of Zoom class was
200 persons, 200 persons. And so
00:45:11.01\00:45:16.61
I'm teaching a class almost
every Sunday, every other Sunday
00:45:16.64\00:45:19.58
but as my time allows and my
energy allows. And I'm always...
00:45:19.61\00:45:23.59
guess what, guess what God wants
I'm getting to travel to every
00:45:23.62\00:45:28.29
Family Island throughout
the Bahamas teaching soap-making
00:45:28.32\00:45:31.39
for my government. And so that's
a free vacation. Whenever I need
00:45:31.43\00:45:35.56
a rest God says (skips)_
because she needs a break.
00:45:35.60\00:45:40.47
And you know it helps to fund
our ministry because it's not
00:45:40.50\00:45:42.74
easy being a ministry. And
if you're out there thinking of
00:45:42.77\00:45:45.47
going into ministry you're going
to get (skip) I'm baling in.
00:45:45.51\00:45:49.74
Many times I did that. I'd
go looking for a job. I can't do
00:45:49.78\00:45:52.48
do this no more. Twenty-four
years, I am done. But you know
00:45:52.51\00:45:55.15
God comes through, He comes
through and so you can find
00:45:55.18\00:45:58.59
means and ways of doing this.
So not just soap. I teach a lot
00:45:58.62\00:46:01.52
of different classes,
soap making, lip balm, skincare
00:46:01.56\00:46:05.63
products you know. You've got
to take care of in and out both
00:46:05.66\00:46:09.50
in and out you know. So I
haven't bought soap in 17 years
00:46:09.53\00:46:13.90
and I got to share a story I
know times short but I got to
00:46:13.94\00:46:16.60
share. You know 17 years
ago when I started making soap I
00:46:16.64\00:46:20.21
called my mom. I said, Mom
I want to learn to make soap.
00:46:20.24\00:46:22.04
She says what? My grandfather
made soap. Not my grandfather,
00:46:22.08\00:46:29.45
her grandfather. (skips).
She must have gotten it from
00:46:29.48\00:46:34.26
Papa. And I'm no I just woke up
and wanted to make soap so I'm
00:46:34.29\00:46:40.30
teaching my granddaughter how to
make soap and she just loves it.
00:46:40.33\00:46:42.66
She's going to be nine just a
few days from now and she's like
00:46:42.70\00:46:45.17
Nana, I love being
here._ You made soap today and
00:46:45.20\00:46:49.00
deodorant tomorrow and lip balm
I'm just teaching her everything
00:46:49.04\00:46:51.91
You pass it on. We've got to
pass it on. If we don't pass it
00:46:51.94\00:46:57.31
on then what's going to happen.
That gift that you have. You're
00:46:57.35\00:47:00.68
passing it on to other people
it's going to die with you.
00:47:00.72\00:47:04.02
Let's stop doing that. Our gifts
are going to buried in the grave
00:47:04.05\00:47:08.29
with us. God don't like that.
That's being selfish. Just open
00:47:08.32\00:47:12.83
those hands and give. (skips)
just give it. Happiness will
00:47:12.86\00:47:17.40
come, completeness will come,
the finances will come just when
00:47:17.43\00:47:21.00
you need it most. So I hope I
inspired someone today with that
00:47:21.04\00:47:25.04
Giving. Give.
00:47:25.07\00:47:27.31
You are an encouraging person.
We're going to have to tell you
00:47:27.34\00:47:31.65
that. Give us 30 seconds of why
make soap. Is there something
00:47:31.68\00:47:35.45
wrong with the soap that you
find in the store? I know there
00:47:35.48\00:47:39.12
is but can you tell us what's
the problem with the soap?
00:47:39.15\00:47:42.29
It's not soap. It's detergent.
So we're making soap. When we
00:47:42.32\00:47:48.83
make our soaps you know we
use oils. We use coconut, olive.
00:47:48.86\00:47:53.07
You're moisturizing and healing
your skin. When you get those
00:47:53.10\00:47:57.34
harsh detergents in the
food store or the grocery store,
00:47:57.37\00:47:59.61
wherever you're purchasing them
from they are harsh. They're not
00:47:59.64\00:48:01.91
good for us and they are
stripping the skin of moisture
00:48:01.94\00:48:05.51
and it's not healing. So what's
you're bathing in is actually
00:48:05.55\00:48:09.52
detergent, it's not soap.
00:48:09.55\00:48:13.62
Thank you very much.
00:48:13.66\00:48:14.99
That's very interesting.
00:48:15.02\00:48:16.36
I'll get some soap for you guys
and we'll put it in the mail.
00:48:16.39\00:48:17.89
Now I have to go
take a bath now (laughter)
00:48:17.93\00:48:25.47
We appreciate, send it,
we'll be happy to receive it.
00:48:25.50\00:48:28.17
I will, I will _ tomorrow
and I'm going to put it in the
00:48:28.20\00:48:33.04
mail. So get me your address
and you will get something
00:48:33.07\00:48:35.64
better in the mail.
00:48:35.68\00:48:37.35
Amen, well thank you.
00:48:37.38\00:48:38.98
Let me ask you a quick question
here. You're traveling around
00:48:39.01\00:48:43.18
the area for your country but if
someone wants to invite you to
00:48:43.22\00:48:46.62
come and do a seminar to teach
how to do some cooking or any of
00:48:46.65\00:48:52.29
those things you do.
00:48:52.33\00:48:53.66
I'd be more than happy to. I
do speaking engagements, cooking
00:48:53.70\00:48:57.37
classes, soap making, all of the
above and I just can't come to
00:48:57.40\00:49:02.57
the U.S. just yet, I'm still on
lockdown there but I can travel
00:49:02.60\00:49:05.21
everywhere else and I've done
it. I've gone to Europe to teach
00:49:05.24\00:49:08.78
soap making in Switzerland,
Germany, and England
00:49:08.81\00:49:11.61
and I had a good time so...
00:49:11.65\00:49:13.82
I wouldn't mind being able to go
to the Bahamas and recording the
00:49:14.52\00:49:16.62
program over there, you know.
00:49:16.65\00:49:22.19
My real dream is that 3ABN
would come to me. Let's do this,
00:49:22.22\00:49:26.03
I just want to say thank
you so much to 3ABN for this
00:49:26.06\00:49:32.60
opportunity. I really
believe that we can do virtually
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anything except to virtually get
married. But I really believe
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that we can virtually do
anything. With God all things
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are possible. All things are
possible to them that believe.
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Somebody, I hope you're being
encouraged to just keep going
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don't give up. Don't give up.
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Amen. We're all in our journey
right? And the Lord is there
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with us in our journey and
He will encourage us and He will
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give us everything that we
need. He is always available. We
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just need to make time for
the Lord and know what our needs
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are. Not necessarily know what
our needs are. The Lord will
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reveal to us and He will
help us. Well I don't know what
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journey you're in and what
struggles you have but I'm sure
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you also have praises at home.
God has been good and He's been
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faithful and He's always made
provision for our every need. So
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praise God for the ministry of
Something Better Today and thank
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you Marlene. We're going to
share your contact information
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so the folks at home can
you know follow up from this
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interview. Yes and I also would
like to say you know go to the
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website, find out the
information. We're going to
share it in a moment. I hope
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you are ready. And if you cannot
get it all you can contact us to
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get it. But you know she does
seminars. You can join in. She
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gets up early in the morning for
exercise. You can do the whole
00:50:59.89\00:51:01.96
health program virtually. This
is fantastic. I don't think I've
00:51:01.99\00:51:04.99
ever heard of that before Idalia
A virtual wellness course that
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you can take. Also the books.
She has some wonderful books,
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cooking books to get you going
on a better journey for health.
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And so we're going to come back
in a moment and have some final
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comments by her but we
will see you in a moment.
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If you would like more
information about Something
00:51:24.31\00:51:29.88
Better Today you can reach them
at P.O. Box 8993 Nassau, Bahamas
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You can call 786-588-9550
or through WhatsApp: it's
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242-535-9593. You can email
Marlene_Mckinney@live.com or
00:51:48.17\00:51:57.81
check them out online
SomethingBetterToday.com
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