[ MUSIC ] >> HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT 00:00:24.09\00:01:15.34 LIVE FROM GYC, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. WHAT A BLESSING TO BE WITH YOU. WE HOPE YOU'VE BEEN 00:01:15.34\00:01:20.34 ENJOYING THE LIVE PROGRAMS OF GYC. YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE 00:01:20.34\00:01:24.95 STREAMING OUT. WE JUST END ADD POWERFUL MEETING. >> WE HAVE 00:01:24.95\00:01:28.12 INDEED. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE MEETING. EVERY TIME I COME AND GREG AND I HAVE BEEN 15 YEARS, 00:01:28.12\00:01:34.49 THAT MEANS MAYBE WE'RE NOT PART OF THE YOUNG CROWD ANYMORE. >> 00:01:34.49\00:01:37.09 OH, NO. >> I ALWAYS PLAY OH, GOD, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME LEARN HERE AT THIS GYC. 00:01:37.09\00:01:44.00 AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, IT'S A TIME TO RECOMMIT OUR HEARTS 00:01:44.00\00:01:48.20 AND LIVES TO THE LORD JESUS, A TIME FOR REDEDICATION AND THAT'S WHAT JUST TOOK PLACE TONIGHT. 00:01:48.20\00:01:58.85 DEAN MAIDENNAL TAR CALL FOR REVIVAL AND REFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND 00:01:58.85\00:02:06.02 PRINCIPALS AND STUDENTS, AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE STREAM FORWARD AND HAD A SPECIAL TIME OF PRAYER 00:02:06.02\00:02:12.36 EVEN AFTER WE WENT OFF AIR AND NOW THEY'RE JUST LEAVING THE 00:02:12.36\00:02:16.20 MEETING NOW. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE HOLY SPIRIT MOMENT. >> THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING 00:02:16.20\00:02:20.47 RIGHT NOW, ALL THE PEOPLE STREAMING PAST JILL AND MYSELF. WE'VE HAD A SPECIAL SEASON OF 00:02:20.47\00:02:24.91 PRAYER AFTER THE MEETING, LIKE YOU SAID, JUST POWERFUL TIME OF SONG, OF PRAYER TOGETHER, GROUPS 00:02:24.91\00:02:31.48 OF TWO OR THREE, CORPORATE PRAYER, AS WELL. YOU CAN JUST 00:02:31.48\00:02:36.08 FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT HERE. GYC, WE MAY NOT BE PART OF THE GUNNING R.--YOUNG GROUP ANYMORE. 00:02:36.08\00:02:50.03 WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE? >> WE ARE BRINGING YOU SPECIAL BEHIND THE SCENES AT WHAT TAKES 00:02:50.03\00:02:55.74 PLACE HERE AT GYC. WE'RE GOING TO THE HALL, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR 00:02:55.74\00:03:06.98 INTERVIEWS THERE AND HAVE MUSIC TONIGHT, AS WELL. SOME OF OF THE FOUNDING CHARTER MEMBERS OF GYC 00:03:06.98\00:03:14.76 AND JUST HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION, THE MISSION, THE PURPOSE PURPOSE, THE OBJECTIVE 00:03:14.76\00:03:22.46 TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU THE PRODUCTION TEAM LED BY JORGE. IT WAS AN EARLY 00:03:22.46\00:03:29.97 MORNING TODAY. THEY HAD, CREW CALL WAS ABOUT 6:00, THEY HAD TO LEAVE THE HOTEL AT 4:55 A.M. AND 00:03:29.97\00:03:36.68 THEY'RE WORKING THIS LIVE THIS EVENING, AS WELL. I WANT TO SAY 00:03:36.68\00:03:39.85 THANK YOU TO WHAT THEY ARE DOING. TALKING ABOUT 5:45, THAT'S WHEN THE PRAYER ROOM 00:03:39.85\00:03:44.72 STARTED, AS WELL. IT'S INCREDIBLE. WE'VE GOT FOOTAGE OF 00:03:44.72\00:03:47.82 THE PRAYER ROOM. I THINK THEY SAID WAS IT A THOUSAND PEOPLE 00:03:47.82\00:03:51.26 THIS MORNING? >> A THOUSAND. >> AT 5:45 IN THE MORNING, INCREDIBLE, THE DEDICATION THAT 00:03:51.26\00:03:56.20 YOU SEE THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND DUTIES HERE FOR PRAYER IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. 00:03:56.20\00:04:00.30 >> GYC IS A TIME OF OUTREACH, TOMORROW THEY GO ON OUTREACH. >> THAT'S RIGHT, FRIDAY. 00:04:00.30\00:04:05.71 >> IT'S A TIME OF PRAYER, JUST TO COME TOGETHER WITH THE LORD AND SEEK HIS FAITH. 00:04:05.71\00:04:10.95 IT'S A TIME OF NETWORKING. SPEAKING OF NETWORKING, A LOT OF THAT TAKES PLACE AT THE BOOTH, 00:04:10.95\00:04:16.42 DOESN'T IT? >> IT DOES. IT'S A GREAT PLACE, A NETWORK. 00:04:16.42\00:04:20.32 IT'S A FAMILY REUNION, WE GET TO SEE PEOPLE WE ONLY SEE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR IF THAT. 00:04:20.32\00:04:25.73 YOU CAN SEE YOUNG PEOPLE CONNECTING, MAKING FRIENDS AND THOSE FRIENDSHIPS THEN, THEY'RE 00:04:25.73\00:04:31.03 IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN 00:04:31.03\00:04:34.44 PARTICIPATE AND THAT IS TO PRAY FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE. YOU MENTIONED COMMIT MECHTS 00:04:34.44\00:04:37.77 BEING MADE FOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, PRAY FOR THEM. THE SATAN, THE DEVIL, HE'S NOT 00:04:37.77\00:04:44.75 HAPPY, BUT CHRIST IS MUCH STRONGER, SO PRAY FOR THE YOUNG 00:04:44.75\00:04:50.52 PEOPLE. WE SHOULD GO TO THE BOOTH. JASON'S AT THE BOOTH RIGHT NOW. >> THANKS, I'M HERE 00:04:50.52\00:05:07.27 WITH COMING OUT MINISTRYIES PASTOR. WHAT BRINGS TO YOU GYC? >> WE LIKE TO COME TO GYC EVERY 00:05:07.27\00:05:16.68 YEAR, YES, WE LIKE TO COME TO GYC EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR IS A NEW ADVENTURE. 00:05:16.68\00:05:21.58 WE GET TO DO A LOT OF NETWORKING, WE MEET A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, AND 00:05:21.58\00:05:29.02 GYC HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, AND WE ARE GLAD TO BE A PART OF THAT SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. 00:05:29.02\00:05:34.23 >> YES, YES. NOW I DON'T RAISE THIS YOUNG LADY THAT'S STANDING 00:05:34.23\00:05:38.53 NEXT TO YOU. SHE WASN'T WITH YOU, HASN'T BEEN WITH YOU VERY 00:05:38.53\00:05:43.51 LONG, HAS SHE? >> NO, KESIA IS ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, KESIA 00:05:43.51\00:05:51.98 CHISHOLM, FROM. >> BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. >> TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. YOU HAVE A POWERFUL TESTIMONY 00:05:51.98\00:05:56.69 THAT YOU WILL BE SHARING ON 3ABN AT A CERTAIN DATE. >> WHEN I WAS 00:05:56.69\00:06:13.40 HEARING TESTIMONY FROM THE CURRENT SPEAKERS, I JUST REALIZED THAT I HAD AN ISSUE AND 00:06:13.40\00:06:17.74 I NEEDED TO GET HELP, SO THAT'S HOW I CAME ACROSS COMING OUT MINISTRIES. >> WHAT DO YOU GUYS 00:06:17.74\00:06:23.41 THINK IS THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A BOOTH HERE AT GYC WITH YOUR MINUTE CITY, COMING OUT 00:06:23.41\00:06:30.25 MINISTRIES. ARE YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES? >> I SOMETIMES WONDER. 00:06:30.25\00:06:35.16 WE COME TO GYC EVERY YEAR. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START SAYING OH, WE'VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, 00:06:35.16\00:06:39.66 SEEN THAT, WE'VE HEARD EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO SAY BUT I'LL TELL YOU, THERE ARE NEW 00:06:39.66\00:06:45.07 PEOPLE HERE EVERY YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN AMAZED WITH THE CONVERSATIONS EACH HAD WITH 00:06:45.07\00:06:49.30 YOUNG PEOPLE AT OUR BOOTH ALREADY JUST IN THESE COME TO DAYS, JUST OPENING THEIR HEARTS, 00:06:49.30\00:06:55.21 THEY'RE VERY OPEN ABOUT THEIR STRUGGLES, THEY'RE DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR HELP EITHER FOR 00:06:55.21\00:07:00.92 THEMSELVES OR FOR SOME FRIENDS, SOME LOVED ONES AND WE JUST PRAISE GOD THAT WE'RE HERE WITH 00:07:00.92\00:07:06.45 WHAT THE LORD THAT GIVEN US, HOW HE IS WORKING OUR LIVES TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM SO THEY CAN HAVE 00:07:06.45\00:07:12.23 THE SAME VICTORY IN THEIR LIVES. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH COMING OUT MINISTRIES? 00:07:12.23\00:07:16.90 >> I'M THE COMPANY FOUNDER. WE'RE IN OUR 10th YEAR NOW, BUT I'VE BEEN IN MINISTRY FOR 28 00:07:16.90\00:07:22.77 YEARS. >> WOW. WOW, AND YOU ARE A PASTOR, AS 00:07:22.77\00:07:25.71 WELL? >> YES, I'M A PASTOR, THOUGH RECENTLY RETIRED. 00:07:25.71\00:07:29.54 >> OK. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY HE RETIRED AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, BUT 00:07:29.54\00:07:37.05 THAT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FULL TIME WITH COMING OUT 00:07:37.05\00:07:41.12 MINISTRIES. >> I DON'T THINK YOU CAN EVER REALLY RETIRE, BECAUSE 00:07:41.32\00:07:44.49 YOU'RE STILL IN MINISTRY, STILL PRAYING WITH PEOPLE AND 00:07:44.49\00:07:48.83 SPREADING THE GOSPEL AND ALL THOSE THINGS. HERE, HAVE YOU HAD 00:07:48.83\00:07:51.47 THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY WITH PEOPLE? >> OH, YEAH, THEY SIT 00:07:51.47\00:07:55.50 RIGHT AT OUR BOOTH. AFTER WE TALK WITH THEM, WE SAY 00:07:55.50\00:07:58.97 MAY WE HAVE A WORD OF PLAYER WITH YOU, THEY SAY YES, PLEASE. 00:07:58.97\00:08:02.01 >> YES, YES. >> IT'S BEEN A BLESSING, JUST 00:08:02.01\00:08:05.15 THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN COMING ESPECIALLY THE 00:08:05.15\00:08:08.85 ONE-ON-ONE PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE THAT REALLY HAVE BEEN 00:08:08.85\00:08:11.89 STRUGGLING, TAKING TRIAL OUT -- TIME OUT TO TALK WITH US. 00:08:11.89\00:08:31.51 >> IT'S A WAY THAT IS KIND OF PRIVATE AND PEOPLE FEEL DRAWN 00:08:31.51\00:08:35.44 IN, SO WE'RE FINDING IT VERY EASY TO HAVE PRIVATE 00:08:35.44\00:08:39.51 CONVERSATION WITNESS PEOPLE WHILE PEOPLE ARE STILL AT THE 00:08:39.51\00:08:41.38 BOOTH. >> WHICH IS INCREDIBLE, BECAUSE 00:08:41.38\00:08:44.22 THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL AROUND BUT YET YOU CAN HAVE THAT ONE-ON-ONE 00:08:44.22\00:08:48.16 TIME. IT ALMOST REMINDS ME OF HOW WE 00:08:48.16\00:08:50.49 CAN GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE SNDING 00:08:50.49\00:08:55.23 UP THEIR PRAYERS BUT YET IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE ARE THE ONLY ONES 00:08:55.23\00:08:58.83 THAT HE'S CONNECTING WITH AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 00:08:58.83\00:09:00.57 I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLE. >> ONE-ON-ONE. 00:09:00.57\00:09:05.44 >> ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE GOT ABOUT ONE MINUTE LEFT. 00:09:05.44\00:09:07.91 HOW HAVE YOU SEEN MAYBE A LIFE OR TWO TRANSFORMED AS A RESULT 00:09:07.91\00:09:12.05 OF SOMETHING YOU GUYS HAVE SHARED WITH YOUR MINISTRY. 00:09:12.05\00:09:14.22 >> YOU MEAN HERE? >> ANYWHERE. 00:09:14.22\00:09:16.75 >> OH, WE HAVE MANY EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE RESPONDED TO 00:09:16.75\00:09:23.46 OUR MINISTRIES IN A POSITIVE WAY. 00:09:23.46\00:09:27.66 >> NOT EVEN FOR MYSELF, BECAUSE THE MINISTRY SERVED AT GREATER 00:09:27.66\00:09:32.63 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ME BUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS 00:09:32.63\00:09:35.27 ESPECIALLY BACK AT HOME WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO NORMALLY 00:09:35.27\00:09:39.34 DON'T TALK ABOUT IT, THEY TALK TO ME AND IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFUL 00:09:39.34\00:09:41.94 THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOW TALK. 00:09:41.94\00:09:43.68 >> AMEN. WELL, YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN 00:09:43.68\00:09:46.25 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WORK AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR 00:09:46.25\00:09:52.99 MINISTRIES, COMING OUT MINISTRIES AND THANKFUL FOR WHAT 00:09:52.99\00:09:55.79 YOU'RE DOING. >> WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE CLOSE TO 00:09:55.79\00:10:00.90 GYC AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU PRESENTED TO US FOR 00:10:00.90\00:10:04.10 MINISTRY. THAT YOU CAN -- THANK YOU SO 00:10:04.10\00:10:08.07 MUCH. >> IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT 00:10:08.07\00:10:10.51 INTERVIEW THERE AT THE 3ABN BOOTH. 00:10:10.51\00:10:15.41 WE LOVE THE 3ABN MINISTRY, GRATEFUL TO PARTNER WITH THEM. 00:10:15.41\00:10:18.95 THEY HAVE A GREAT MINISTRY OF VICTORY OVER SIN, NOT JUST 00:10:18.95\00:10:26.92 HOMOSEXUALITY BUT ANY SIN. WE SO APPRECIATE PASTOR AND THAT 00:10:26.92\00:10:30.23 WAS A NEW PHASE FOR ME, KESIA, IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO SEE 00:10:30.23\00:10:35.80 HER, TOO. SO GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THEY DO. 00:10:35.80\00:10:38.87 >> THIS IS A NEAT AREA. THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO BE HERE 00:10:38.87\00:10:44.24 AT GYC. THIS IS A TASTE OF SOME OF THE 00:10:44.24\00:10:47.18 VISITORS THAT ARE HERE, JUST FANTASTIC WAYS TO NETWORK TO 00:10:47.18\00:10:50.78 BUILD RELATIONSHIP WITNESS PEOPLE. 00:10:50.78\00:10:52.58 YOU MAY HAVE A NEED THAT A MINISTRY CAN HELP YOU WITH. 00:10:52.58\00:10:55.55 IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO NETWORK. 00:10:55.55\00:10:57.99 SOMETHING ELSE THAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY ARE THE SEMINARS, 00:10:57.99\00:11:00.86 LOTS OF SEMINARS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY 00:11:00.86\00:11:04.06 SEMINARS TOOK PLACE TODAY BUT LOTS OF SEMINARS. 00:11:04.06\00:11:06.36 WE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE, THEY WERE SO BLESSED. 00:11:06.36\00:11:09.46 THERE'S SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM, WE JUST PICKED TWO BUT WHAT A 00:11:09.46\00:11:13.13 BLESSING THE SEMINARS ARE, TOO. >> THEY ARE INDEED, ABSOLUTELY. 00:11:13.13\00:11:17.11 WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO OUR ROLL NOW THAT. 00:11:17.11\00:11:24.98 >>Y AND MEADOW PUT TOGETHER. SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PART OF THE 00:11:24.98\00:11:35.16 TEAM. WE'RE WORKING ON LAUNCHING 3ABN 00:11:35.16\00:11:38.79 SPARK WHICH WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TO YOU BEFORE. 00:11:38.79\00:11:41.13 IT'S WONDERFUL CONTENT THAT WILL BE SHORT, SHAREABLE, THAT CAN BE 00:11:41.13\00:11:44.30 SHARED ON YOU TUBE AND THEY'RE HELPING WITH A PROGRAM WITH THAT 00:11:44.30\00:11:49.54 CALLED STREET SIDES. THEY PUT TOGETHER A ROLL FROM 00:11:49.54\00:11:53.27 THE PRAYER ROOM AND SOME OTHER THINGS. 00:11:53.27\00:11:55.51 >> BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF? >> BEHIND THE SCENES. 00:11:55.51\00:11:57.88 LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ROLL NOW. 00:11:57.88\00:11:59.28 >> THANKS, GREG AND JILL, WE ARE BACKSTAGE NOW AND THERE IS A LOT 00:11:59.28\00:12:03.79 GOING ON BACK HERE. LET ME TELL YOU, I HAD NO IDEA 00:12:03.79\00:12:07.06 HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO A PRODUCTION LIKE THIS. 00:12:07.06\00:12:09.29 OUR CREW HAS BEEN HERE SETTING UP THE LIGHTS, THE CAMERAS, THE 00:12:09.29\00:12:15.73 STAGE, WE EVEN BROUGHT AN L.E.D. WALL WITH US. 00:12:15.73\00:12:18.67 THERE IS A PRODUCTION TRUCK BEHIND US WHERE THEY BASICALLY 00:12:18.67\00:12:22.37 RUN THE SHOW AND IT'S AMAZING TO WATCH EVERYBODY WORK. 00:12:22.37\00:12:24.91 >> IT HAS BEEN WELL WORTH IT, JUST TO SEE EVERYONE COMING IN 00:12:24.91\00:12:28.64 AND THEIR EXCITEMENT FOR BEING HERE AND WORSHIPING GOD. 00:12:28.64\00:12:32.58 IT HAS BEEN SO POWERFUL. >> WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A CAMERA 00:12:32.58\00:12:35.42 AROUND TO CAPTURE A FEW MOMENTS WALKING AROUND GYC, SO LET'S 00:12:35.42\00:12:40.46 TAKE A LOOK. >> HEY GUYS, WE'RE HERE AT 00:12:40.46\00:13:34.94 UNITED PRAYER AT 5:45 IN THE MORNING AND THERE ARE ALMOST A 00:13:34.94\00:13:38.48 THOUSAND KIDS HERE RIGHT NOW. >> THEY WERE JUST SINGING A 00:13:38.48\00:13:43.65 MINUTE AGO AND OPERATING TOGETHER POOP AMAZING. 00:13:43.65\00:13:45.99 YOU CAN REALLY FEEL GODS SPIRIT IN HERE. 00:13:45.99\00:13:49.09 IT'S AMAZING TO SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME. 00:13:49.09\00:13:53.29 LET'S GO JOIN THEM. [ SINGING ] 00:13:53.29\00:14:32.87 >> AS YOU CAN SEE, IT HAS BEEN A FULL COUPLE DICE HERE AT GYC AND 00:14:32.87\00:14:36.74 WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE A PART OF IT WITH 3ABN. 00:14:36.74\00:14:39.91 >> RIGHT, EVEN JUST WALKING AROUND AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND 00:14:39.91\00:14:43.75 BUILDING NEW CONNECTIONS HAS BEEN A BLESSING OF ITSELF. 00:14:43.75\00:14:46.68 WE TALKED TO A GIRL WHO IS 20 YEARS OLD AND FLEW BY HERSELF 00:14:46.68\00:14:51.45 FROM BERMUDA TO BE HERE. SHE WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. 00:14:51.45\00:14:56.26 THERE IS NO DENYING THAT GOD IS IN THE MIDST OF US HERE AT GYC. 00:14:56.26\00:15:00.36 >> MY FAVORITE PART WAS THE UNITED PRAYER, AND THAT HAPPENED 00:15:00.36\00:15:04.37 EARLY, EARLY IN THE MORNING AT 5:45. 00:15:04.37\00:15:07.34 IT'S MUCH EARLIER THAN MY ALARM CLOCK MOST MORNINGS, BT 00:15:07.34\00:15:12.11 HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO REGISTER TO HAVE ONE 00:15:12.11\00:15:16.71 UNIFIED PRAYER. THIS IS A VOLUNTARY THING BUT 00:15:16.71\00:15:20.25 THEY COME. IT'S SO POWERFUL AND I KNOW I 00:15:20.25\00:15:22.75 WAS REALLY ENCOURAGED BY IT. >> ME, TOO. 00:15:22.75\00:15:25.39 WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN HERE. WE WANT TO THANK THE CREW FOR 00:15:25.39\00:15:29.82 SETTING EVERYTHING UP AND THE LEADERS AT GYC FOR MAKING THIS 00:15:29.82\00:15:33.36 EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE. WE HEARD JASON IS AROUND HERE 00:15:33.36\00:15:37.13 SOMEWHERE. LET'S SEE WHAT HE'S UP TO. 00:15:37.13\00:15:39.07 >> THANK YOU. I AM HERE WITH DARLA PRICE FROM 00:15:39.07\00:15:44.04 NAPS. I LOVE NAPS AND YOU GUYS ARE NO 00:15:44.04\00:15:46.47 STRANGER TO 3ABN, THE 3ABN FAMILY, VIEWERS, AND IT'S NO 00:15:46.47\00:15:51.45 SURPRISE THAT WE LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. 00:15:51.45\00:15:54.15 TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NAP STANDS FOR AND WHAT YOU GUYS 00:15:54.15\00:15:58.22 HAVE GOING ON. >> WELL FIRST OF ALL, NAP IS THE 00:15:58.22\00:16:02.09 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF STARVATION, AND 00:16:02.09\00:16:06.09 EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS FOR THE PREVENTION OF STARVATION, MANY 00:16:06.09\00:16:10.43 TIMES WE GO TO PHYSICAL STARVATION. 00:16:10.43\00:16:12.60 I LEARNED LONG AGO THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT THE WORST TYPE OF 00:16:12.60\00:16:17.57 STARVATION. THAT DEALS WITH NOT JUST 00:16:17.57\00:16:20.88 PREVENTING PHSICAL STARVATION, BUT SPIRITUAL AS WELL. 00:16:20.88\00:16:25.51 WE TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD. OUR MAIN THING IS TRAINING YOUNG 00:16:25.51\00:16:33.62 PEOPLE IN ORDER TO IMPACT THE WORLD. 00:16:33.62\00:16:35.72 RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO CAMPUSES, TWO WELLNESS CENTERS, ONE IN BAM 00:16:35.72\00:16:41.43 BOOM, ONE IN MISSISSIPPI. WE HAVE A MISSIONARY TRAINING 00:16:41.43\00:16:43.87 SCHOOL AND ACADEMY. ALL OF THESE ARE WAYS TO IMPACT 00:16:43.87\00:16:47.10 THE WORLD. OUR ACADEMY STARTS AT NURSERY 00:16:47.10\00:17:00.75 AND GOES TO 10th GRADE. OUR TRAINING SCHOOLS TAKES THE 00:17:00.75\00:17:04.35 YOUNG IN AGE AND YOUNG AT HEART. WHEN WE TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY, 00:17:04.35\00:17:08.52 WE HAVE 14 BRANCHES RIGHT NOW. WE'VE BEEN TO 23 COUNTRIES. 00:17:08.52\00:17:12.19 >> WOW. 23 COUNTRIES. 00:17:12.19\00:17:16.06 >> YEAH, AND I MUST SAY HONESTLY ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE SO 00:17:16.06\00:17:21.20 GRATEFUL FOR IS WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO 3ABN, YOU GUYS HAVE 00:17:21.20\00:17:27.31 IMPACTED SO MANY LIVES AND BECAUSE OF YOU. 00:17:27.31\00:17:29.34 >> PRAISE THE LORD FOR THAT. >> TO THE GLORY OF GOD, OF 00:17:29.34\00:17:32.51 COURSE AND WITH THE AID OF 3ABN, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE 00:17:32.51\00:17:36.05 BAPTISMS OF OVER 22,000 INTO THE SEVEN DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH. 00:17:36.05\00:17:42.72 >> 22,000? WOW. 00:17:42.72\00:17:43.53 THAT'S A HUGE BLESSING, HUGE BLESSING. 00:17:43.53\00:17:46.43 HOW DID YOU END UP AT GYC? >> WELL THAT'S A STORY OF WE 00:17:46.43\00:17:50.93 WERE ACTUALLY IN HUNTSVILLE, MY HUSBAND AND I, WE LIVE IN 00:17:50.93\00:17:55.17 HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA AND WE WERE THERE, AND WE RAN INTO YOU, AND 00:17:55.17\00:17:59.34 YOU ASKED US IF WE WERE COMING TO GYC AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE 00:17:59.34\00:18:07.12 TO MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT FUNDS AND WE WANT TO MAKE 00:18:07.12\00:18:11.02 SURE IT'S GOING TOWARDS THE MINISTRY. 00:18:11.02\00:18:13.82 YOU SAID THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS. 00:18:13.82\00:18:16.29 YOU'RE ABOUT IMPACTING YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PROFESSIONAL 00:18:16.29\00:18:19.39 LITTLE ARE HERE AND WE'RE ALWAYS IN NEED OF NURSES AND TEACHERS 00:18:19.39\00:18:23.06 AND DOCTORS AND THEY'RE RIGHT THERE AND WANT TO SERVE. 00:18:23.06\00:18:25.63 >> ABSOLUTELY. SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO 00:18:25.63\00:18:29.67 VOLUNTEER, THEY WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE MINISTRY THAT NAPS 00:18:29.67\00:18:33.21 HAS GOING ON, WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? 00:18:33.21\00:18:35.71 >> FIRST OF ALL, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE WEBSITE, NAPS 00:18:35.71\00:18:45.12 GLOBAL.ORG, AND YOU CAN SIGN UP RIGHT THERE. 00:18:45.12\00:18:47.46 IT'S EASY TO DO. OR YOU CAN JUST GIVE US A CALL, 00:18:47.46\00:18:51.73 EVEN IF YOU CALL OUR NUMBER, 256-262-7712, YOU CAN REACH US 00:18:51.73\00:18:57.70 LIKE THAT AND YOU CAN SIGN UP OR IF YOU'RE AT GYC, JUST COME BY 00:18:57.70\00:19:01.74 THAT THE BOOTH. >> I LOVE IT. 00:19:01.74\00:19:03.07 THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT THING, COMING BY THE BOOTH, 00:19:03.07\00:19:07.11 BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON HERE. 00:19:07.11\00:19:09.01 I SEE A TENT RIGHT BEHIND US. I SEE PICTURES OVER HERE. 00:19:09.01\00:19:13.48 I ALSO SEE DIFFERENT WHAT LOOKS LIKE PICTURES THAT TELL 00:19:13.48\00:19:16.82 DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE 00:19:16.82\00:19:19.82 MINISTRY OF NAP. >> WERE YOU EVER OUR REASONS, 00:19:19.82\00:19:25.26 ONE OF OUR PUSHES WHILE WE'RE HERE, WE HAVE 14 BRANCHES 00:19:25.26\00:19:28.80 OVERSEAS AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW YES NAP CARES BUT THERE ARE 00:19:28.80\00:19:34.20 SO MANY PEOPLE, CHRISTIANS THAT ARE OPERATING AND ENCOURAGING. 00:19:34.20\00:19:38.24 AT GYC WE'VE BEEN GETTING RECORDINGS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 00:19:38.24\00:19:41.14 WE HAVE OVER 100 PEOPLE, JUST PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, 00:19:41.14\00:19:45.58 SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, JUST SHARING ENCOURAGEMENT TO OUR 00:19:45.58\00:19:50.82 BRANCHES OVERSEAS. I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT SO 00:19:50.82\00:19:54.19 MANY LIVES. >> AND YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN 00:19:54.19\00:19:57.53 IMPACTED BY THE MINISTRY, AS WELL, CORRECT? 00:19:57.53\00:19:59.56 >> DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY. 00:19:59.56\00:20:01.40 >> I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE OUT THERE IN THE FIELD, GOING OVERSEAS. 00:20:01.40\00:20:06.50 YOU'RE DOING STUFF IN AMERICA, TOO, JUST ACTIVE ALL OVER. 00:20:06.50\00:20:09.90 THE GOSPEL IS TO GO WHERE? ALL OVER THE WORLD. 00:20:09.90\00:20:12.81 >> EXACTLY. ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS 00:20:12.81\00:20:17.01 JUST ENCOURAGEMENT TO EVERYBODY, SUPPORT 3ABN. 00:20:17.01\00:20:20.35 THEY'RE SUPPORTING SO MANY LIKE GROUPS LIKE OURS, AND WE REALLY 00:20:20.35\00:20:26.79 JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THEY'RE MAKING AN IMPACT. 00:20:26.79\00:20:29.86 >> THANK YOU FOR THE PLUG. WE DEFINITELY DIDN'T PLAN THAT 00:20:29.86\00:20:32.43 ONE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. 00:20:32.43\00:20:34.73 WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK TO YOU, GREG AND JILL. 00:20:34.73\00:20:42.94 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE LOVE THE MINISTRY OF NAP. 00:20:42.94\00:20:47.84 IT'S THEIR FIRST GYC, SUCH A BLESSING TO BRING THE YOUNG 00:20:47.84\00:20:51.11 PEOPLE AND TO EXPERIENCE THIS. >> YEAH. 00:20:51.11\00:20:53.11 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING TIRED, WE ARE. 00:20:53.11\00:20:57.62 WE'VE BEEN RUNNING ALL OVER THE EXHIBIT HALL HERE BUT WE DO 00:20:57.62\00:21:01.06 APPRECIATE NAP AND WHAT THEY DO. IT'S A REAL BLESSING, 3ABN AND 00:21:01.06\00:21:05.16 NAP HAVE BEEN PARTNERING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. 00:21:05.16\00:21:07.23 >> THEY COME A LOT OF TIMES AND DO OUR CHILDREN MEETINGS FOR THE 00:21:07.23\00:21:10.10 CAMP MEETINGS AND WE'RE SO BLESSED FOR WHAT THEY DO. 00:21:10.10\00:21:13.37 THEY HAVE A HEART FOR MINISTRY. WE'RE IN THE BOOTH AREA. 00:21:13.37\00:21:17.64 OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER IS WIMAR ACADEMY AND COMING OUT 00:21:17.64\00:21:23.41 MINISTRIES BOOTH IS OVER HERE. YOU CAN JUST SEE THE YOUNG 00:21:23.41\00:21:26.01 PEOPLE AND MAYBE NOT SO YOUNG AS THEY WALK THROUGH THE BOOTH 00:21:26.01\00:21:29.82 AREA, NETWORK AND SEE WHAT GOD IS DOING HERE AT GYC. 00:21:29.82\00:21:33.42 >> IT'S INCREDIBLE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF BOOTHS AROUND HERE. 00:21:33.42\00:21:37.63 I SEE WISCONSIN ACADEMY. THEY'RE 00:21:37.63\00:21:58.85 HERE FOR FELLOWSHIPPING BUT THEY'RE NETWORKING, FINDING 00:21:58.85\00:22:03.15 RESOURCE THAT IS WILL HELP THEM IN THEIR BIBLE STUDY AND 00:22:03.15\00:22:06.76 DEVOTIONAL LIFE. THEY TALKED EARLIER, YOU MAY 00:22:06.76\00:22:09.09 HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE BIG GONG WHEN THEY MAKE A COMMITMENT TO 00:22:09.09\00:22:13.56 JESUS CHRIST. WHEN YOU HEAR A GONG GOING OFF 00:22:13.56\00:22:16.56 AND SOMEONE HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO JESUS, THAT'S WHAT 00:22:16.56\00:22:20.10 YOU HEAR GOING OFF. LOOKS LIKE SOME GYC YOUNG 00:22:20.10\00:22:27.71 PEOPLE. >> YOU'RE THE PERISISTERS. 00:22:27.71\00:22:30.81 >> MY NAME IS KIA. >> AND I'M NONI. 00:22:30.81\00:22:34.78 >> YOU ARE HOLDINGS PINS. >> WE ARE TRYING TO SEE WHERE 00:22:34.78\00:22:38.55 ALL THE GYC ATTENDEES ARE COMING FROM, SO IT'S REALLY FUN TO SEE 00:22:38.55\00:22:45.56 WHERE EVERYONE IS COMING FROM. HAVE YOU PINNED? 00:22:45.56\00:22:48.23 >> NO, I HAVEN'T PINNED YET. >> DO THAT. 00:22:48.23\00:22:51.03 HERE WE GO. >> THANK YOU. 00:22:51.03\00:22:52.13 >> LET ME DO, LET'S SEE, HERE'S THE UNITED STATES. 00:22:52.13\00:23:00.21 ILLINOIS. >> I'LL PUT ONE HERE, YOU PUT 00:23:00.21\00:23:04.91 ONE OVER THERE. I THINK THIS IS CLOSE TO 00:23:04.91\00:23:12.39 ILLINOIS. >> THIS MAP IS A STATE MAP. 00:23:12.39\00:23:19.96 HERE IS ILLINOIS. SPRINGFIELD, ST. LOUIS, WE'RE 00:23:19.96\00:23:23.53 RIGHT ABOUT HERE. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ALREADY 00:23:23.53\00:23:26.57 PINNED CLOSE TO WHERE 3ABN IS. MAYBE RIGHT ABOUT HERE. 00:23:26.57\00:23:35.28 IT. >> GOES IN A LITTLE HARD. 00:23:35.28\00:23:37.71 WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA TO SEE THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND WHERE THEY'RE 00:23:37.71\00:23:41.68 FROM. WE'LL COME BACK THIS WAY. 00:23:41.68\00:23:43.18 HAVE YOU ALL DONE THIS BEFORE WITH THE MAP? 00:23:43.18\00:23:45.89 >> THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF DOING THIS. 00:23:45.89\00:23:47.76 WE DID IT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS SUCH A SUCCESS TO SEE HOW, WHERE 00:23:47.76\00:23:51.83 EVERYONE'S COMING FROM. IT'S SO INSPIRING TO SEE HOW 00:23:51.83\00:23:54.46 MUCH PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL TO COME TO A GOOD CONFERENCE, YOU KNOW? 00:23:54.46\00:24:02.17 >> DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PINS ARE ON THE BOARD HERE? 00:24:02.17\00:24:04.21 >> NOT YET. WE'RE HOPING THE MORE THE 00:24:04.21\00:24:06.98 MERRIER. AS MANY AS WE CAN GET, WE'RE OUT 00:24:06.98\00:24:09.54 HERE RECRUITING TONIGHT. >> YOU MADE A GOOD POINT BECAUSE 00:24:09.54\00:24:12.61 A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SACRIFICED TREMENDOUSLY TO COME HERE. 00:24:12.61\00:24:15.72 WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO CAME A LONG WAY, TOOK MANY 00:24:15.72\00:24:19.55 PLANE RIDES TO GET HERE. IT COST A LOT OF MONEY TO COME 00:24:19.55\00:24:22.79 HERE BUT THE SACRIFICE, THEY DIDN'T CARE, THEY WERE SO HAPPY 00:24:22.79\00:24:25.69 TO BE HERE. IT IS ENCOURAGING. 00:24:25.69\00:24:27.96 >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. I MET A FAMILY JUST THIS 00:24:27.96\00:24:30.77 AFTERNOON. IT'S A BOOTH, WHO CAME FROM 00:24:30.77\00:24:33.64 IRELAND, DUBLIN, IRELAND WITH THEIR KIDS AND THEY WERE SO 00:24:33.64\00:24:36.30 EXCITED TO COME. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY COUNTRIES 00:24:36.30\00:24:38.67 CAME IN, HOW MANY ARE REPRESENTED? 00:24:38.67\00:24:40.61 >> HONESTLY, I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE. 00:24:40.61\00:24:42.91 >> NOT YET. >> YOU ALSO HAVE PICTURES ON THE 00:24:42.91\00:24:53.96 BOARD. WHAT ARE THOSE? 00:24:53.96\00:24:55.12 >> WE ARE JUST TRYING TO REPRESENT HOW GYC IS A FAMILY 00:24:55.12\00:24:59.29 AND WHEN EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER, EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW 00:24:59.29\00:25:02.40 EACH OTHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONFERENCE, WHEN YOU LEAVE, 00:25:02.40\00:25:05.30 YOU'RE FRIENDS. WE'RE TAKING PHOTOS AT FRIENDS. 00:25:05.30\00:25:15.48 WE'LL THROW THEM INTO A GROUP PICTURE. 00:25:15.48\00:25:24.49 >> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO OUR KIDS NETWORK GENERAL MANAGER. 00:25:24.49\00:25:29.79 SHE'S DOING AN INCREDIBLE TIME. THIS IS HER FIRST TIME AT GYC. 00:25:29.79\00:25:33.63 SHE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY A FEW MINUTES AGO TO STOP BY A BOOTH 00:25:33.63\00:25:37.30 HERE, SO LET'S LOOK AT THAT. >> HI, I'M FRANCINE. 00:25:37.30\00:25:41.67 I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AT GYC. 00:25:41.67\00:25:43.71 IT IS PHENOMENAL TO SEE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, SO MANY WILLING TO 00:25:43.71\00:25:47.78 COMMIT THEIR LIVES TO JIESES AND WE SAW A LOT OF THEM OPERATING. 00:25:47.78\00:25:51.08 I JUST WISH THAT YOU COULD BE HERE WITH US TO FEEL THE 00:25:51.08\00:25:54.78 ATMOSPHERE. I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HER WITH 00:25:54.78\00:25:56.95 RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL WITH MR. TOM, AND ILANE WATERS. 00:25:56.95\00:26:07.60 TELL US ABOUT YOUR MINISTRY. >> OK, SO IT'S EXCITING TO BE 00:26:07.60\00:26:12.03 HERE AND IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME TO MEET 00:26:12.03\00:26:15.30 AND IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TOGETHER. 00:26:15.30\00:26:17.87 RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL IS ALL ABOUT RESTORING MARRIAGES, 00:26:17.87\00:26:21.24 FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND WE HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG 00:26:21.24\00:26:24.58 PEOPLE. IT WAS EXCITING TO WALK IN HERE, 00:26:24.58\00:26:26.98 AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS GYC AND SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE 00:26:26.98\00:26:32.49 YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WERE OUT THERE REGISTERING EVERYONE AND A LOT 00:26:32.49\00:26:36.66 OF LEADERSHIP POTION HERE'S ARE RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL YOUNG 00:26:36.66\00:26:40.10 PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN COMING FOR YEARS. 00:26:40.10\00:26:41.43 >> THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE A BOND WITH THESE YOUNG 00:26:41.43\00:26:44.43 PEOPLE, MANY WE'VE KNOWN SINCE THEY'VE BEEN VERY YOUNG. 00:26:44.43\00:26:48.07 NOW IT'S FUN TO SEE THEM REALLY HAVE A PASSION FOR GOOD, TO 00:26:48.07\00:26:51.47 SERVE GOD, TO COMMIT THEIR LIVES TO GOOD AND THAT YOU SEE TO BE A 00:26:51.47\00:26:55.14 BLESSING TO OTHERS AND TO SEE THEM TAKING THE LEADERSHIP AND 00:26:55.14\00:26:58.78 THE JOY THEY HAVE ON THEIR FACES BRINGS A. 00:26:58.78\00:27:02.38 >> I TO OUR HEART. >> IT'S PHENOMENAL TO SEE WHAT 00:27:02.38\00:27:05.35 YOU'VE BEEN DOING. WITH THE LIVES OF THESE YOUNG 00:27:05.35\00:27:07.89 PEOPLE, I NOTICE THAT YOU WERE IN A DIFFERENT MINISTRY, IN THE 00:27:07.89\00:27:11.19 MEDICAL, AM I CORRECT? >> WE WERE IN MEDICAL 00:27:11.19\00:27:14.00 PROFESSIONS BEFORE WE STARTED THE MINISTRY. 00:27:14.00\00:27:15.83 >> YOU DECIDED THIS IS WHERE GOD WAS LEADING YOU. 00:27:15.83\00:27:19.10 I SEE THAT THE FAMILY IS SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE PEOPLE WATCH. 00:27:19.10\00:27:22.57 I KNOW OUR DAUGHTER, FOR EXAMPLE, AND TE FOCUS NEEDS TO 00:27:22.57\00:27:25.84 BE ON THE FAMILY FIRST SO THAT YOU CAN DO THE WITNESSING. 00:27:25.84\00:27:28.84 TELL BUS YOUR HEART. >> WELL ACTUALLY IT WAS BECAUSE 00:27:28.84\00:27:33.31 WE RECOGNIZE OUR FAMILY NEEDED MORE CHRISTIANITY. 00:27:33.31\00:27:38.35 WE WERE VERY ACTIVE IN OUR CHURCH. 00:27:38.35\00:27:40.49 WE DID A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WE RECOGNIZE OUR MARRIAGE. 00:27:40.49\00:27:42.89 WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR OUR MARRIAGE THE WAY WE NEEDED IT. 00:27:42.89\00:27:45.99 WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CHILDREN WEREN'T GETTING THE TIME AND WE 00:27:45.99\00:27:49.00 BEGAN TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS. WE NEVER REALIZED IT WAS GOING 00:27:49.00\00:27:52.63 TO END UP IN FULL TIME MINISTRY BUT THAT'S WHERE GOD LED US. 00:27:52.63\00:27:56.50 >> WE HAD OUR FOCUS ON WANT I CAN TO HELP OUR CHILDREN HAVE A 00:27:56.50\00:28:00.94 VERY VIBRANT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. 00:28:00.94\00:28:02.84 WE SAW EVEN AT YOUNG CHILDREN THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT. 00:28:02.84\00:28:06.28 WE RECOGNIZE THE REASON THEY DON'T IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 00:28:06.28\00:28:08.45 IT AS PARENTS. THAT WAS OUR MISSION, AND AS WE 00:28:08.45\00:28:11.32 BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT AND REALLY PUT GOD FIRST IN OUR LIVES, AND 00:28:11.32\00:28:16.49 MAKE HIS WORD A LIVING REALITY IN OUR HOME AND WE'RE STILL 00:28:16.49\00:28:19.29 LEARNING THAT, BY THE WAY. IN THAT PROCESS, PEOPLE STARTED 00:28:19.29\00:28:23.73 COMING TO US AND SAYING WOW, YOUR FAMILY IS SO DIFFERENT, 00:28:23.73\00:28:26.77 TELL US ABOUT IT. THAT'S REALLY THE BIRTHING OF 00:28:26.77\00:28:29.80 THE MINISTRY OF RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL. 00:28:29.80\00:28:32.87 >> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT WHY THIS IS SO VALUABLE FOR GYC, FOR 00:28:32.87\00:28:37.51 EXAMPLE, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE NOT 00:28:37.51\00:28:40.92 MARRIED YET, AND SO HOW DOES THIS REACH THEM, AS WELL? 00:28:40.92\00:28:45.52 >> GYC IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, AND FOR US, WORKING 00:28:45.52\00:28:49.56 WITH MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES, WE THOUGHT WELL WHY NOT BE REALLY 00:28:49.56\00:28:52.73 DEALING WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GET MARRIED. 00:28:52.73\00:28:55.73 >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 00:28:55.73\00:28:58.20 YEARS PLUS. WE SAID LET'S GET THEM ON THIS 00:28:58.20\00:29:00.77 SIDE OF MARRIAGE AND NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH ALL THE ISSUES ON THE 00:29:00.77\00:29:03.64 OTHER SIDE. SO WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS 00:29:03.64\00:29:05.91 CONNECTION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE THE INTERACTION 00:29:05.91\00:29:10.81 WITNESS PRIOR TO MARRIAGE. NOW A LOT OF THEM CALM US, ASK 00:29:10.81\00:29:14.38 THEM TO BE AT THEIR WEDDINGS, TO BE A PART OF THEIR WEDDINGS AND 00:29:14.38\00:29:18.79 TO GET PREMARITAL COUNSELING, WHICH IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. 00:29:18.79\00:29:21.62 >> MAKING THESE CONNECTIONS IS VERY VITAL. 00:29:21.62\00:29:24.33 MOST OF THE TIME WITH THESE RETREATS, YOU HAVE A SMALL GROUP 00:29:24.33\00:29:29.53 TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION WITH THEM. 00:29:29.53\00:29:30.70 >> THE MARRIAGE RETREATS WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR MARRIED 00:29:30.70\00:29:33.74 COUPLES ARE SMALLER, MORE INTIMATE. 00:29:33.74\00:29:36.50 OUR FAMILY RETREATS, WE HAVE FIVE IN THE U.S., THOSE ARE 00:29:36.50\00:29:41.14 LARGER, OUR BIGGEST 500 TO 600 PEOPLE. 00:29:41.14\00:29:44.58 WE KEEP THE FAMILIES TOGETHER RATHER THAN PUTTING THEM IN 00:29:44.58\00:29:47.48 DIFFERENT PLACES. WE HAVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR 00:29:47.48\00:29:49.85 THE YOUTH, BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR MARRIAGE AND SO IT'S A WONDERFUL 00:29:49.85\00:29:53.96 OPPORTUNITY. >> SO IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT 00:29:53.96\00:29:56.16 WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE RIGHT 00:29:56.16\00:29:59.93 NOW TO KEEP THOSE CONNECTIONS. YOU KNOW A LOT OF TIMES YOUNG 00:29:59.93\00:30:03.37 PEOPLE REALLY STRUGGLE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO TO GO TO, SO IF 00:30:03.37\00:30:06.60 WE HAVE THAT CONNECTION, WE MAINTAIN THAT CONNECTION, THAT'S 00:30:06.60\00:30:09.60 WHY WE COME HERE, BECAUSE THERE'S YOUNG PEOPLE HERE WHO 00:30:09.60\00:30:13.44 HAVEN'T GIVEN THEIR HEART TO GOD YET. 00:30:13.44\00:30:15.44 WE NEED TO LOVE THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, TO 00:30:15.44\00:30:19.95 EMBRACE THEM WHERE THEY ARE, COME ALONGSIDE THEM WHERE THEY 00:30:19.95\00:30:22.28 ARE AND ENCOURAGE THEM THE JOY WE CAN HAVE WHEN WE MAKE A FULL 00:30:22.28\00:30:26.29 AND COMPLETE SURRENDER TO CHRIST. 00:30:26.29\00:30:28.22 >> THAT'S AWESOME. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THEY CAN 00:30:28.22\00:30:31.13 FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR MINISTRY? 00:30:31.13\00:30:33.53 >> THEY CAN GO ON LINE TO RI ON LINE.ORG. 00:30:33.53\00:30:40.47 ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF OUR SEMINARS AND FAMILY 00:30:40.47\00:30:44.24 RETREATS, MARRIAGE RETREATS ARE ALL THERE. 00:30:44.24\00:30:46.17 >> REAL QUICK, WHAT IS THE HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU WHEN YOU HAVE 00:30:46.17\00:30:49.54 THESE MINISTRIES AND YOU SEE PEOPLE. 00:30:49.54\00:30:51.68 >> THE HIGHLIGHT OF SEEING LIVES CHANGED, KNOWING THAT GOD IS 00:30:51.68\00:30:56.32 CONTINUING TO WORK IN OUR LIVES. WE HAVE A PASSION FOR MARRIAGE 00:30:56.32\00:30:58.92 AND FAMILY, FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE'RE LIVING IN 00:30:58.92\00:31:02.22 A TIME THAT THE CULTURE AND NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE GODS WORD, 00:31:02.22\00:31:06.06 THE CULTURE THAT COUNTS IS GOING TO BE OUR THEME NEXT YEAR. 00:31:06.06\00:31:10.00 RIGHT NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A CULTURE DRIVING A A WEDGE 00:31:10.00\00:31:13.20 BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS, THE WORLD, THE CHURCH, 00:31:13.20\00:31:17.24 IT'S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. WE WANT TO SEE GOD WORKING. 00:31:17.24\00:31:19.97 >> I'M DELIGHTED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME 00:31:19.97\00:31:23.38 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING 00:31:23.38\00:31:27.18 HERE AND AT GYC, I'M SO DELIGHTED TO SEE THESE YOUNG 00:31:27.18\00:31:31.32 PEOPLE AND THEIR ENTHUSIASM. THANK YOU, FIND OUT MORE AT 3ABN 00:31:31.32\00:31:35.66 DOPT TV AND WE WISH YOU BLESSINGS. 00:31:35.66\00:31:39.13 >> WE'VE JUST COME PAST THE FOUNTAIN VIEW ACADEMY BOOTH. 00:31:39.13\00:31:45.83 YOU CAN HEAR SOME MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND. 00:31:45.83\00:31:51.47 IT'S BAN FUN TIME GOING THROUGH THE BOOTH SECTION HERE. 00:31:51.47\00:31:54.61 >> ABSOLUTELY AND SO BLESSED BY THE INTERVIEW WITH TOM AND 00:31:54.61\00:31:58.15 ELAINE WATERS WITH RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL. 00:31:58.15\00:32:01.78 THEY HAVE A PROGRAM ON 3ABN THAT WE AIR. 00:32:01.78\00:32:05.52 DEALING WITH MARRIAGE, FAMILIES, THEY DO FAMILY CAMPS. 00:32:05.52\00:32:08.06 >> A LOT OF FUN. >> SUCH AN INCREDIBLE MINISTRY. 00:32:08.06\00:32:11.39 THAT'S JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE MANY BOOTHS, AND THE MANY 00:32:11.39\00:32:15.23 MINISTRIES THAT ARE HERE AT GYC. >> WE'RE AT THE 3ABN BOOTH. 00:32:15.23\00:32:19.83 WE'VE GOT SOME OF OUR MATERIAL THAT'S OUT HERE. 00:32:19.83\00:32:22.74 WE'VE GOT A 3ABN BAG THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT GO THROUGHOUT THE 00:32:22.74\00:32:25.91 BOOTH AREA, THEY ARE PUTTING SOME OF THE GIVEAWAYS IN THE 00:32:25.91\00:32:29.44 BAG. THAT'S A NICE BAG. 00:32:29.44\00:32:30.65 >> IT'S A BIG BAG. WE SAY YOU CAN PUT ALL THE OTHER 00:32:30.65\00:32:33.58 BAGS AND FEDERAL IN THIS BAG. I LOVE THAT. 00:32:33.58\00:32:36.65 3ABN BAG. >> IT HAS THE WORLD, BECAUSE 00:32:36.65\00:32:38.65 3ABN IS A WORLDWIDE MINISTRY. IT'S BLESSING TO MEET OUR 3ABN 00:32:38.65\00:32:43.86 FAMILY. PEOPLE ARE FROM ALL OVER THE 00:32:43.86\00:32:45.46 WORLD. A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHED THE 00:32:45.46\00:32:47.86 PANEL AND MANY PEOPLE ON 3ABN WATCH ON YOU TUBE, ON THE YOU 00:32:47.86\00:32:52.07 TUBE COMMON -- CHANNEL, ON ROKU. YOU CAN WATCH MAY DIFFERENT 00:32:52.07\00:33:01.81 WAYS. YOU SAY WHERE'S TIM, TIM'S NOT 00:33:01.81\00:33:04.21 HERE FOR A REASON. YOU SEE HIS PICTURE, IT'S A NICE 00:33:04.21\00:33:07.35 PICTURE. WE'RE GOING TO THE STAGE IN A 00:33:07.35\00:33:08.68 FEW MOMENTS AND HE'S GOT SOME GUESTS THERE, WAS GOING TO DO 00:33:08.68\00:33:13.15 LIVE MUSIC ON THE STAGE. >> THAT'S EXCITING. 00:33:13.15\00:33:15.16 I WANT TO SHARE A QUICK STORY IF I CAN. 00:33:15.16\00:33:17.79 BEFORE WE GO TO THE MUSIC, JUST EARLIER TODAY, GREG AND I RAN 00:33:17.79\00:33:20.93 INTO A RESTAURANT JUST A GRAB A QUICK BITE TO EAT AND A GIRL 00:33:20.93\00:33:25.67 THERE SAID I WATCHED 3ABN. AND HER FRIEND SAID WHAT'S 3ABN 00:33:25.67\00:33:29.84 AND SHE SAID IT IS A YOU TUBE CHANNEL. 00:33:29.84\00:33:34.11 AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS, 3ABN HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A 00:33:34.11\00:33:39.35 BROADCAST HUB OF MINISTRY AND WE ARE, BUT THIS YOUNG WOMAN 00:33:39.35\00:33:42.72 WATCHED ON YOU TUBE, AND THAT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. 00:33:42.72\00:33:46.29 SHE'S A BRAND NEW SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN. 00:33:46.29\00:33:53.90 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PRAYERS FOR THE 00:33:53.90\00:33:57.83 MINISTRY OF 3ABN. WE'RE HERE AT GYC THANKS TO YOU. 00:33:57.83\00:34:01.60 IT COSTS MONEY TO COME. THIS YOUNG LADY THAT BAM 00:34:01.60\00:34:12.45 BAPTIZED SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST MEMBER. 00:34:12.45\00:34:15.75 >> AMEN. RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO 00:34:15.75\00:34:18.35 TRANSITION TO THE STAGE. I THINK TIM IS ON THE STAGE WITH 00:34:18.35\00:34:23.46 SOME OF THE MUSICIAN THAT HAVE BEEN FEATURED HERE AND WE GOAT 00:34:23.46\00:34:27.86 LISTEN TO THEM NOW. >> THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN. 00:34:27.86\00:34:30.33 LET'S GO TO THE STAGE WITH TIM. >> BY NOW YOU KNOW THAT GYC IS A 00:34:30.33\00:34:34.07 WONDERFUL EVENT, SO MUCH GOING ON, BUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE 00:34:34.07\00:34:37.34 THINGS IS THE MUSIC. HAPPENS RIGHT HERE ON STAGE ALL 00:34:37.34\00:34:41.51 THROUGH THE DAY AND IT IS LED BY THE YOUTH, WONDERFUL TALENTED 00:34:41.51\00:34:46.01 SINGERS AND MUSICIANS, AND WE JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE HIS A TRIO 00:34:46.01\00:34:51.09 THAT FALL IN THAT CATEGORY OF VERY TALENTED. 00:34:51.09\00:34:54.36 LAST NIGHT, THE FIRST NIGHT OF GYC WAS MY FIRST NIGHT TO HEAR 00:34:54.36\00:34:59.09 THE TRIO. WHEN THEY STEPPED ON STAGE AND 00:34:59.09\00:35:02.56 HIT THAT THREE PART HARMONY, I THOUGHT WAIT A MINUTE, THERE'S 00:35:02.56\00:35:05.40 GOT TO BE A CONNECTION HERE, BECAUSE THERE'S THAT FAMILY 00:35:05.40\00:35:07.97 THING GOING ON, I COULD HEAR THE HARMONY, SO IT TURNS OUT THAT 00:35:07.97\00:35:11.91 YOU ACTUALLY ARE FAMILY. >> YEP. 00:35:11.91\00:35:13.84 >> SO YOU ARE THE RAMAS. TELL ME HEUR AND WHAT THAT 00:35:13.84\00:35:21.25 CONNECTION ISES. >> MY NAME IS RENNEN. 00:35:21.25\00:35:24.79 >> I'M DOLING. >> I'M NICOLE. 00:35:24.79\00:35:27.86 >> NICOLE IS MY WIFE AND DOLING IS NICOLE'S SISTER. 00:35:27.86\00:35:32.16 >> YOU ARE ALSO THE WIFE OF OUR KEY NOTE SPEAKER, DEAN, CORRECT? 00:35:32.16\00:35:36.90 >> YES, YES. >> WONDERFUL. 00:35:36.90\00:35:39.30 >> YES. I LIKE HIM. 00:35:39.30\00:35:40.54 >> THAT WORKS, GREAT. HOW LONG HAVE YOU ALL BEEN 00:35:40.54\00:35:44.64 SINGING TOGETHER? >> WELL, AROUND SEVEN YEARS NOW, 00:35:44.64\00:35:47.21 SIX YEARS, YES. >> SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 00:35:47.21\00:35:48.94 >> AND YOU'RE BASED OUT OF? WHERE ARE YOU -- TELL ME A 00:35:48.94\00:35:54.22 LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR STORY, WHERE YOU CAME FROM. 00:35:54.22\00:35:56.52 >> THAT'S A HARD ONE. ORIGINALLY WE ARE ALL THREE FROM 00:35:56.52\00:36:00.66 BRAZIL. THEY GREW UP IN ENGLAND AND WE 00:36:00.66\00:36:03.02 MET IN BRAZIL. I WENT TO ENGLAND AND THEN WE 00:36:03.02\00:36:06.16 FORMED TH GROUP DURING THAT TIME. 00:36:06.16\00:36:07.76 WE HAD A MINISTRY, SO DEAN WOULD PREACH AND WE WOULD SING 00:36:07.76\00:36:11.07 TOGETHER. >> YOU ARE LIVING IN NORTHERN 00:36:11.07\00:36:12.53 CALIFORNIA. >> YES. 00:36:12.53\00:36:13.67 >> WONDERFUL. SO OK, I WANT TO HEAR YOU SING 00:36:13.67\00:36:16.44 AND THESE PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR YOU SING. 00:36:16.44\00:36:18.67 LET'S DO THIS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE RAMAS. 00:36:18.67\00:36:23.04 >> THANK YOU. [ MUSIC ] 00:36:23.04\00:38:11.99 [ MUSIC ] >> THAT IS WONDERFUL, BE GLAD. 00:38:11.99\00:41:13.77 OH, MAN, WHAT SWEET HARM KNEE AND WHAT A SWEET SONG. 00:41:13.77\00:41:17.21 I LOVE THAT SONG. GREAT. 00:41:17.21\00:41:19.57 SO FROM NEW FRIENDS TO AN OLD FRIEND WHO ACTUALLY MAY BE JUST 00:41:19.57\00:41:25.01 A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WAS AT GYC 00:41:25.01\00:41:28.55 LAST YEAR, MAYBE WHERE I MET YOU? 00:41:28.55\00:41:32.49 >> YES. >> OK, CARLO DORVAY, AND WE ARE 00:41:32.49\00:41:38.03 DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 00:41:38.03\00:41:41.20 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. 00:41:41.20\00:41:43.23 >> SO YOU HAVE BEEN TO 3ABN. >> YES. 00:41:43.23\00:41:45.67 >> AND WE HAVE PLAYED MUSIC TOGETHER. 00:41:45.67\00:41:48.50 WE'RE LIKE MUSICAL TWINS. >> OH, YEAH. 00:41:48.50\00:41:51.04 [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE CAN ALMOST READ EACH 00:41:51.04\00:41:53.01 OTHER'S MINDS. >> ABSOLUTELY. 00:41:53.01\00:41:54.58 >> AND THAT'S A GREAT THING. IT'S NICE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO 00:41:54.58\00:41:59.01 DISCONNECTED MUSICALLY. YOU ACTUALLY ARE VERY TRAINED 00:41:59.01\00:42:01.78 AND SKILLED AND YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL. 00:42:01.78\00:42:05.82 YOU'RE ALMOST JUST LIKE HOW MANY YEARS FROM A DOCTOR? 00:42:05.82\00:42:08.86 >> MANY YEARS, ACTUALLY, I'M TWO YEARS IN MY DOCTORAL PROGRAM SO 00:42:08.86\00:42:13.96 FAR. >> WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. 00:42:13.96\00:42:16.00 BUT WHAT I APPRECIATE YOU MOST -- ABOUT YOU MOST IS THE 00:42:16.00\00:42:20.37 FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING YOURSELVES DOWN TO MY LEVEL. 00:42:20.37\00:42:23.71 >> OH, NO! >> AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A 00:42:23.71\00:42:27.98 BEAUTIFUL SONG, WHICH I JUST LEARNED THIS ONE, JUST A FEW 00:42:27.98\00:42:31.68 HOURS AGO. >> YES. 00:42:31.68\00:42:32.68 >> AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SONG. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SING ALONG 00:42:32.68\00:42:37.52 AT HOME, IT'S ON PAGE 298 IN THE ADVENTIST HYMNAL, CALLED I LAY 00:42:37.52\00:42:50.97 MY SINS ON JESUS. [ MUSIC ] SNCHT MUSIC ] 00:42:50.97\00:46:44.10 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BEAUTIFUL. I SURRENDER ALL. 00:46:44.10\00:46:48.90 WELL, WE'VE TRANSITIONED FROM THE BOOTH. 00:46:48.90\00:46:52.24 >> THAT'S RIGHT, CLOSED DOWN. WE'RE BACK ON THE STAGE, WHICH 00:46:52.24\00:46:55.68 MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING GYC, WHAT A 00:46:55.68\00:46:59.78 BLESSING MUSIC IS, SUCH A PART OF WORSHIP. 00:46:59.78\00:47:14.20 >> >> THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. 00:47:14.20\00:47:26.88 >> IT'S A GREAT HONOR BEING HERE. 00:47:26.88\00:47:29.24 I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING TOGETHER AND SHARING WITH GYC 00:47:29.24\00:47:32.88 WHAT THE LORD HAS IN STORE. >> YOUR WIFE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 00:47:32.88\00:47:36.75 BY YOU. THIS IS THURSDAY NIGHT. 00:47:36.75\00:47:38.85 IT IS A LIVE BROADCAST. YOU HAVE A BABY THAT'S TWO YEARS 00:47:38.85\00:47:42.12 OLD, AND STAYING UP THIS LATE IS A LITTLE ROUGH. 00:47:42.12\00:47:45.43 >> YES. HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED MAMA. 00:47:45.43\00:47:49.06 >> WELL, THAT'S GOOD. >> AND HE STARTED CRYING FOR 00:47:49.06\00:47:52.57 MAMA AND SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, BUT SHE HAS TO BE WITH 00:47:52.57\00:47:56.40 HIM, BUT I AM GLAD I CAN REPRESENT THE BOTH OF US, 00:47:56.40\00:48:00.48 BECAUSE WE ARE ONE. >> WE'VE GOT A PICTURE THAT YOU 00:48:00.48\00:48:04.55 QUICKLY SENT TO US SO YOU CAN SEE AMY, YOUR WIFE AND YOUR 00:48:04.55\00:48:08.68 LITTLE ONE. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 00:48:08.68\00:48:10.65 THAT NOW. YOU CAN TELL US THE NAME OF YOUR 00:48:10.65\00:48:12.85 BABY. >> YES. 00:48:12.85\00:48:14.06 >> SO THERE IT IS. >> YAY! 00:48:14.06\00:48:16.16 >> MY WIFE, AMY. SHE IS AN ATTORNEY AND MY SON, 00:48:16.16\00:48:25.60 KAI, WHO'S TWO YEARS OLD. >> GREAT FAMILY. 00:48:25.60\00:48:27.47 >> WE'RE OPERATING FOR HIM BECAUSE HIS MOTHER IS AN 00:48:27.47\00:48:31.21 ATTORNEY, HIS FATHER IS A PREACHER. 00:48:31.21\00:48:35.58 SO WORKS OUT. >> AMEN. 00:48:35.58\00:48:37.38 >> AND YOUR FAMILY IS SOON TO EXPAND. 00:48:37.38\00:48:39.31 >> YES. BY GOD'S GRACE, IN THE MONTH OF 00:48:39.31\00:48:43.85 MARCH, LORD WILLING, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING 00:48:43.85\00:48:47.19 ANOTHER BOY. >> PRAISE GOD. 00:48:47.19\00:48:50.06 >> AND SO THAT'S EXCITING. >> YES. 00:48:50.06\00:48:51.66 >> YOU KNOW, LIFE IS REALLY A PRECIOUS THING. 00:48:51.66\00:48:53.86 YOU THINK ABOUT THAT AND YOU THINK ABOUT GYC AND THESE YOUNG 00:48:53.86\00:48:57.00 PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, GYC STARTED WAS IT 18 YEARS AGO. 00:48:57.00\00:49:02.60 >> 18 YEARS AGO, WE THINK OF SOME OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE 00:49:02.60\00:49:05.17 TODAY WHO ARE JUST BABIES LIKE KAI OR YOU'RE LITTLE ONE SOON TO 00:49:05.17\00:49:09.84 BE BORN AND HERE WE ARE 18 YEARS LATER AND WHAT AN IMPACT GYC IS 00:49:09.84\00:49:14.72 MAKING. TELL US WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE HAS 00:49:14.72\00:49:16.02 BEEN LIKE FOR FOUR YEARS NOW. >> WELL, MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN 00:49:16.02\00:49:19.75 ONE OF SEEING GOD LEADING IN EVERY STAGE OF MY GYC 00:49:19.75\00:49:28.56 EXPERIENCE. >> YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN WHAT GOD 00:49:28.56\00:49:30.57 CAN DO WHEN WE PUT HIM FIRST AND I'VE SEEN AS WELL THE GRACE OF 00:49:30.57\00:49:34.47 GOD WORKING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SACRIFICE NO 00:49:34.47\00:49:38.97 MATTER THE COST. THAT THIS GENERATION WILL BE 00:49:38.97\00:49:49.02 CALLED BACK TO CHRIST. THROUGH THE CHALLENGES, WHEN 00:49:49.02\00:49:51.09 YOU'RE HEADING IN YOUTH MINISTRY THERE ARE CHALLENGES. 00:49:51.09\00:49:59.26 PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH IDENTITY SOMETIMES. 00:49:59.26\00:50:02.90 GOD IS NEVER CAUGHT UNAWARE. HE TAKES CARE OF EVERY 00:50:02.90\00:50:07.24 CHALLENGE. >> AMEN. 00:50:07.24\00:50:08.37 WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE MISSION OF GYC. 00:50:08.37\00:50:11.74 IF SOMEONE WAS TO SAY WHAT IS THE FOCUS AND MISSION OF THIS 00:50:11.74\00:50:15.31 ORGANIZATION. >> SO THE Y OR THE MISSION OF 00:50:15.31\00:50:17.95 GYC IS SO INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE SACRIFICIAL 00:50:17.95\00:50:24.82 INITIATIVES FOR CHRIST. >> AMEN. 00:50:24.82\00:50:27.16 >> BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE DO IT COMPELLED BY HIS LOVE THAT 00:50:27.16\00:50:31.53 WE CAN HASTEN HIS COMING THROUGH THE HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN 00:50:31.53\00:50:35.73 THIS GENERATION. >> WHAT ABOUT THIS GYC, THE 00:50:35.73\00:50:38.43 SPECIFIC THEME IS BY MANY OR BY FEW AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN 00:50:38.43\00:50:41.84 HEARING ABOUT THAT THROUGH THIS SESSION, THROUGH THIS TIME. 00:50:41.84\00:50:44.71 TALK TO US ABOUT THE THEME. >> THE THEME IS BASED ON THE 00:50:44.71\00:50:48.08 STORY OF JONATHAN AND HIS ARMOR BEARER AND WHEN THEY FACED THE 00:50:48.08\00:50:55.45 FILL PHILISTINES. 00:50:55.45\00:51:27.85 >> THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS CHRIST 00:51:27.85\00:51:31.85 THROUGH THE WORD. IF YOU LOVE THAT PERSON, SPEND 00:51:31.85\00:51:51.51 TIME WITH THEM, IT IS AUTOMATIC. YOU SAY THIS IS MY LORD AND 00:51:51.51\00:51:55.48 SAVIOR, THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE AND I ACCEPT MY IDENTITY, 00:51:55.48\00:51:58.15 BECAUSE I KNOW HE LOVES ME, HE DIED FOR ME ON THE CROSS. 00:51:58.15\00:52:01.25 THAT'S HOW YOU DEVELOP A HOLY BOLDNESS IS BY SPNDING MORE 00:52:01.25\00:52:05.59 TIME WITH JESUS AND INVITING HIM IN YOUR HEART. 00:52:05.59\00:52:09.26 >> AMEN. >> HOW DO YOU GET YOUNG PEOPLE 00:52:09.26\00:52:15.63 INTERESTED OR INVOLVED IN EVANGELISM. 00:52:15.63\00:52:18.97 I HAVE MY PHONE WITH ME, I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING OLDER 00:52:18.97\00:52:22.44 PEOPLE LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR PHONE. 00:52:22.44\00:52:24.11 IT'S NOT EASY TO GO OUT AND DO PUBLIC DOOR-TO-DOOR EVANGELISM. 00:52:24.11\00:52:28.51 HOW DO YOU GET YOUNG PEOPLE NOW INTERESTED IN EVANGELISM LIKE 00:52:28.51\00:52:35.02 THE OUTREACH TOMORROW. >> NUMBER ONE IS OBVIOUSLY 00:52:35.02\00:52:39.75 PRAYER. THE LORD SAYS THE LABORS ARE FEW 00:52:39.75\00:52:42.82 BUT PRAY TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST. 00:52:42.82\00:52:45.26 PRAYER IS SO IMPORTANT, WE GO TO HIM ON OUR KNEES, BUT ALSO 00:52:45.26\00:52:48.73 SHARING STORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, JUST LIKE THEM, WHO HAVE DONE 00:52:48.73\00:52:54.94 THIS AND THE MEANING THEY'VE FOUND THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE, 00:52:54.94\00:52:58.07 SO STORIES ARE POWERFUL, AND STORIES WILL NEVER DIE. 00:52:58.07\00:53:00.54 >> YES. >> BECAUSE IT SHARES THE HUMAN 00:53:00.54\00:53:03.75 EXPERIENCE, AND SO WE CHALLENGE OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE BY SHARING 00:53:03.75\00:53:07.55 STORIES OF WHAT GOD IS ABLE TO DO IN THEIR LIFE. 00:53:07.55\00:53:12.12 >> YEAH. >> AND ALSO CHALLENGING THEM, 00:53:12.12\00:53:15.32 YOUNG PEOPLE WANT TO BE CHALLENGED. 00:53:15.32\00:53:21.06 MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING IN AN ARMY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT 00:53:21.06\00:53:24.67 ARE YOUNG PEOPLE. >> YES. 00:53:24.67\00:53:26.70 >> GOOD POINT. >> BECAUSE THEY WANT TO 00:53:26.70\00:53:29.84 CHALLENGE. WE SEEK TO CHALLENGE AND 00:53:29.84\00:53:31.01 INSPIRE. >> AMEN, ABSOLUTELY. 00:53:31.01\00:53:33.34 I THINK OF FIRST TIMOTHY FOUR: 12, LET NO MAN DESPITE YOU'RE 00:53:33.34\00:53:42.22 YOUTH, BUT BE AN EXAMPLE. >> YES. 00:53:42.22\00:53:47.42 TEACH THEM FIRMLY, I'M PARAPHRASING, IN THE WORD. 00:53:47.42\00:53:54.86 THERE'S A BALANCE THERE. SOMETIMES YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU 00:53:54.86\00:53:57.27 THINK I'M YOUNG, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO TELL ME ANYTHING. 00:53:57.27\00:54:01.50 WE HAVE TO BE AN EXAMPLE AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THAT'S 00:54:01.50\00:54:04.21 BEING IN THE WORD. >> AMEN. 00:54:04.21\00:54:06.24 ABSOLUTELY. WHAT ABOUT OLDER PEOPLE IN THE 00:54:06.24\00:54:07.98 CHURCH? THEY SAY I'VE LIVED YEARS IN THE 00:54:07.98\00:54:11.85 CHURCH, AND I'M SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE AND I WANT TO SUPPORT 00:54:11.85\00:54:14.62 THEM. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM BUT I 00:54:14.62\00:54:21.46 DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. I'M HAVING TROUBLE RELATING TO A 00:54:21.46\00:54:25.03 YOUNG PERSON. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ENCARNACION 00:54:25.03\00:54:27.96 COURAGE THEM IN THEIR FAITH. WHAT DO YOU TELL THEM? 00:54:27.96\00:54:33.37 >> I HAVE A WHOLE SERMON ABOUT THIS, SAYING YOUR TIME STARTS 00:54:33.37\00:54:37.87 WHEN YOU'RE 85. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, CALEB 00:54:37.87\00:54:41.81 WAS 85 YEARS OLD WHEN I CONQUERED THE ANAKIEMS. 00:54:41.81\00:54:50.92 MOSES WAS IN THE WILDERNESS FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS. 00:54:50.92\00:54:54.06 YOU THINK ABOUT JOHN, AND THEY REALLY STARTED THEIR LIFE WHEN 00:54:54.06\00:54:58.13 THEY WERE OLDER, SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE, IS THAT GOD IS NEVER 00:54:58.13\00:55:02.36 DONE WITH YOU, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE 85, WHEN YOU'RE 80, HE HAS A 00:55:02.36\00:55:08.07 MISSION FOR YOUR LIFE AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR OLDER 00:55:08.07\00:55:11.11 PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THEM, WHO ARE WILLING TO GET TO 00:55:11.11\00:55:14.98 KNOW THEM, NOT ONLY JUST TELL THEM WHAT TO DO BUT GET TO KNOW 00:55:14.98\00:55:19.08 THEM, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE WORK WILL BE FINISHED BY YOUNG 00:55:19.08\00:55:22.28 PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT 00:55:22.28\00:55:27.16 TO ENCOURAGE, GET TO KNOW YOUNG PERSON IN YOUR CHURCH, LEARN 00:55:27.16\00:55:30.53 THEIR NAME AND TREAT THEM EVERY SABBATH AND YOU'LL SEE A 00:55:30.53\00:55:35.70 TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. 00:55:35.70\00:55:37.87 >> THAT'S FANTASTIC. I KNOW WE'RE WRAPPING UP OUR 00:55:37.87\00:55:40.90 FIRST HOUR. IF YOU WERE TO SHARE SOMETHING 00:55:40.90\00:55:42.67 WITH A YOUNG PERSON RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY ATTENDING 00:55:42.67\00:55:46.68 GYC BUT ARE AT HOME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR 00:55:46.68\00:55:51.91 LIFE BUT THEY'VE BEEN INSPIRED, THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKING ON THEM 00:55:51.91\00:55:56.12 HERE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THIS EVENING TO ENCOURAGE THEM? 00:55:56.12\00:56:02.02 >> I WOULD TELL THEM TO GIVE GOD A CHANCE. 00:56:02.02\00:56:04.83 LIVE FOR SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOURSELF. 00:56:04.83\00:56:06.96 TRUST HIS WORD. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE. 00:56:06.96\00:56:09.90 HE MADE YOU. HE'S THE AUTHOR OF YOUR LIFE AND 00:56:09.90\00:56:13.17 GIVE HIM A CHANCE. GO IN THE BIBLE. 00:56:13.17\00:56:16.50 I ENCOURAGE YOU NOW TO GO TO JOHN CHAPTER ONE AND READ THE 00:56:16.50\00:56:20.08 BOOK OF JOHN AND SEE THAT GOD IS THE WORD OF GOD, AND HE HAS A 00:56:20.08\00:56:25.78 PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE. AFTER YOU'RE DONE READING JOHN 00:56:25.78\00:56:29.28 CHAPTER ONE, GO TO JEREMIAH CHAPTER NINE WHERE YOU CAN READ 00:56:29.28\00:56:32.39 THAT THE PLANS THAT HE HAS FOR YOU ARE PLANS TO PROSPER YOU. 00:56:32.39\00:56:36.59 GOD WANTS THE BEST FOR YOU. THE WORLD AND SATAN HAS A 00:56:36.59\00:56:41.43 NIGHTMARE BUT GOD HAS A DREAM. CHOOSE THAT DREAM. 00:56:41.43\00:56:44.33 GO ON YOUR KNEES AND INVITE HIM RIGHT NOW IN YOUR HEART AND HE 00:56:44.33\00:56:48.07 WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. >> AMEN. 00:56:48.07\00:56:49.77 THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP 00:56:49.77\00:56:53.78 WITH GYC. I KNOW THAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU 00:56:53.78\00:56:57.28 FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, THESE LAST FOUR YEARS AS YOU HAVE 00:56:57.28\00:57:01.38 SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT. WHAT A TREMENDOUS 00:57:01.38\00:57:04.89 RESPONSIBILITY, BUT YOU SERVE IT WITH HUMILITY AND SEEKING GOD'S 00:57:04.89\00:57:10.83 FAITH AND THAT'S JUST A BLISSING TO SEE SERVANT LEADERSHIP WALK 00:57:10.83\00:57:16.50 OUT SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE BELIEVE, 3ABN BELIEVES IN THE 00:57:16.50\00:57:20.17 MINISTRY OF GYC AND WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT SHARING THAT, 00:57:20.17\00:57:24.11 SO WHAT A BLESSING. >> AMEN. 00:57:24.11\00:57:26.07 WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND ALL THE GLORY GOES TO GOD, AND IT'S 00:57:26.07\00:57:30.28 SUCH A JOY TO PARTNER WITH SUCH A MINISTRY AS 3ABN THAT BELIEVES 00:57:30.28\00:57:36.52 IN THE THREE ANGELS NETWORK A. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 00:57:36.52\00:57:40.56 WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK. THERE'S ANOTHER HOUR COMING FROM 00:57:40.56\00:57:44.09 GYC AND FROM THIS STAGE, DON'T GO AWAY, COME RIGHT BACK. 00:57:44.09\00:57:49.46 WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MINUTES. 00:57:49.46\00:57:53.60