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00:05 [♪♪] I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE♪
00:07 ♪ MENDING BROKEN PEOPLE♪ ♪ I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE♪
00:19 ♪ REMOVING PAIN♪ ♪ LORD, LET MY WORDS♪
00:30 ♪ HEAL A HEART THAT HURTS♪ ♪ I WANT TO SPEND MY WHOLE
00:39 LIFE♪ ♪ MENDING BROKEN PEOPLE♪
00:46 ♪ I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE♪ ♪ MENDING BROKEN PEOPLE.
01:13 >> H FRIENDS. WELCOME TO THURSDAY NIGHT
01:14 LIVE. IT'S 8:00 HERE IN THE MIDWEST
01:15 WHICH MEANS IT'S PRIME TIME. YOU WILL FIND WHAT I MEAN BY
01:21 THAT. I HAVE MY CO-HOST, MY LOVELY
01:24 WIFE. >> I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
01:26 GLAD YOU HAVE TUNED IN YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU WILL BE BLESSED
01:30 TONIGHT. >> I KNOW YOU ARE.
01:31 THE BICYCLE TALKS ABOUT THE MEASUREMENT OF OUR
01:33 RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. MATTHEW 25.
01:36 AS MUCH AS YOU'VE DONE IT TO THE LEAST OF THEE, YOU HAVE
01:39 DONE IT UNTO ME. OUR GUESTS WILL ILLUSTRATE HOW
01:43 THAT IS A REALITY IN BOTH OF THEIR LIVES.
01:45 I ENCOURAGE YOU DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL.
01:48 HIT THE RECORD BUTTON. YOU WILL SAY AT THE END OF
01:51 NEXT TWO HOURS, WHICH WILL GO BY VERY QUICKLY "I WISH I HAD
01:55 A COPY OF THAT." TAKE ADVANTAGE AND DO THAT.
01:57 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
02:00 IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, DOESN'T IT?
02:03 >> ABSOLUTELY. WHEN YOU GIVE TO THIS
02:08 MINISTRY. WE ARE JUST GLAD THAT YOU CAN
02:11 CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MINISTRY. >> ALSO, TOO --
02:18 >> 3ABN RADIO. >> WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT
02:20 YOU DO. WE CONTINUE GROWING AND
02:23 GROWING, GETTING READY FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD.
02:26 I WANT TO GO AHEAD. >> LET'S DO IT.
02:29 >> THIS IS PRIME TIME. CYNTHIA PRIME, GLAD TO HAVE
02:33 YOU HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
02:37 LINDA SCHULTZ. BOTH OF YOU ARE CO-FOUNDERS OF
02:42 SOHO. TELL US WHAT THAT IS.
02:45 >> SAVING ORPHANS THROUGH HEALTHCARE AND OUTREACH.
02:48 >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.
02:49 BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THIS MINISTRY.
02:52 I'LL START WITH YOU. THERE IS SOMEBODY WATCHING AND
02:55 MAYBE LISTENING IN THEIR CAR BY RADIO THAT MAY NT KNOW WHO
02:59 CYNTHIA PRIME IS. GIVE ME A SUMMARY OF WHO YOU
03:02 ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING. >> I HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS
03:07 BACKGROUND. HAD A LOVE FOR WORKING WITH
03:09 WOMEN. WORKING WITH CHILDREN.
03:14 GOD CALLED ME 15 PLUS YEARS AGO TO BE A SPEAKER THERE AND
03:24 THAT IS WHERE LIFE CHANGED. THAT'S WHEN I HEARD HIM SAYING
03:28 THE LEAST OF THEE. I KNEW WE NEEDED TO DO
03:32 SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. MY HUSBAND IS A DEDICATED
03:35 SUPPORTER. THAT'S WHY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
03:37 DO WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO. >> WOW.
03:40 >> THE YOUNG LADY WITH ME HERE IS LINDA SCHULTZ, CO-FOUNDER
03:43 AS WELL. >> LYNNDA, GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
03:46 >> THANK YOU. NICE TO BE HERE.
03:48 >> TALK ABOUT HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN ON BOARD WITH THIS
03:52 MINISTRY. >> FROM THE SNIPTION.
03:56 2006 -- FROM THE INCEPTION. 2006.
03:59 IT'S BEEN MARVELOUS. I HAPPEN TO BE A REGISTERED
04:02 NURSE. MY HUSBAND'S OFFICE, RETIRED
04:06 PASTOR, SO WE HAVE BEEN THERE AND LOVED IT.
04:11 MY LOVE IS FOR MINISTRY. AS THE LORD OPENED THE DOOR,
04:16 IT WENT INTO SOHO AND REACHING OUT TO THESE CHILDREN IN
04:21 AFRICA. CYNTHIA AND I GO BACK QUITE A
04:25 FEW YEARS TO MINISTRY FOR WOMEN.
04:27 WE DID CONFERENCES TOGETHER. FROM THAT GOD CALLED US IN TO
04:33 SOHO. IT'S BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY.
04:35 WE HAVE LOVED IT. I JUST RETIRED FROM MY
04:37 BUSINESS. I HAD A BUSINESS FOR 25 YEARS
04:40 WORKING IN HOSPITALS FOR 25 YEARS AND A BUSINESS OF MY OWN
04:43 FOR 25. THEN I JUST RETIRED IN MAY AND
04:46 GOD OPENED THE DOOR SO I COULD BECOME VERY ACTIVE.
04:51 >> VERY. >> BACK WITH 10HO.
04:54 >> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ACCENTS.
04:58 PEOPLE ASK WHY IS YOUR ACCENT FROM.
05:02 >> TRINIDAD, OF COURSE. >> GOOD TO BE IN THE
05:07 CARIBBEAN. >> THEY ARE ALL HAPPY.
05:14 >> JAMAICA, JAMAICANS. >> WE'LL BE GOING TO TRINIDAD.
05:18 >> I HEARD YOU TALK. TALKING ABOUT THE FOOD.
05:23 HOW DARE YOU. >> I WAS RAISED BY A LADY FROM
05:28 TRINIDAD. HER HUSBAND WAS FROM BARBADOS.
05:31 I HAVE A LOT -- AND I'M MARRIED TO A JAMAICAN BORN IN
05:36 ENGLAND. WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME
05:37 TONIGHT. GOOD TOE HAVE YOU HERE.
05:39 WE'VE DIVE INTO THIS STORY IN SOME DETAIL.
05:42 BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE ALWAYS HAVE MUSIC.
05:44 WHO DO WE HAVE? >> TONIGHT WE HAVE MOSES BROWN
05:48 SHARING A SONG CALLED "BECAUSE HE LIVES."
06:00 [♪♪] GOD SENT HIS SON♪
06:10 ♪ THEY CALLED HIM JESUS♪ ♪ HE CAME TO LOVE♪
06:20 ♪ HEAL AND FORGIVE♪ ♪ HE LIVED AND DIED♪
06:31 ♪ TO BUY MY PARDON♪ ♪ AN EMPTY GRAVE♪
06:39 ♪ IS THERE TO PROVE MY SAVIOR LIVES♪
06:48 ♪ BECAUSE HE LIVES♪ ♪ I CAN FACE TOMORROW♪
06:57 ♪ BECAUSE HE LIVES♪ ♪ ALL FEAR IS GONE♪
07:07 ♪ BECAUSE I KNOW♪ ♪ YES, I KNOW HE HOLDS THE
07:17 FUTURE♪ ♪ AND LIFE IS WORTH THE LIVING
07:22 JUST BECAUSE HE LIVES♪ ♪ AND THEN ONE DAY♪
07:34 ♪ I'LL CROSS THAT RIVER♪ ♪ I'LL FIGHT LIFE'S FINAL WAR
07:45 WITH PAIN♪ ♪ AND THEN AS DEATH♪
07:53 ♪ GIVES WAY TO VICTORY♪ ♪ I'LL SEE THE LIGHTS OF GLORY
08:04 AND I'LL KNOW THAT HE LIVES♪ ♪ BECAUSE HE LIVES♪
08:14 ♪ I CAN FACE TOMORROW♪ ♪ BECAUSE I KNOW ALL FEAR IS
08:30 GONE♪ ♪ BECAUSE I KNOW HE, YES, I
08:35 KNOW HE, HE HOLDS THE FUTURE♪ ♪ AND LIFE IS WORTH THE LIVING
08:45 JUST BECAUSE HE LIVES♪ ♪ BECAUSE HE LIVES♪
08:59 ♪ I CAN FACE TOMORROW♪ ♪ BECAUSE HE LIVES♪
09:06 ♪ ALL FEAR IS GONE. BECAUSE I KNOW, YES, I KNOW,
09:19 HE HOLDS THE FUTURE♪ ♪ AND LIFE IS WORTH THE LIVING
09:27 JUST BECAUSE -- YOUR LIFE CAN BE WORTH THE LIVING, OH, OUR
09:35 LIFE THE LIVING JUST BECAUSE HE MY LIVES
09:57 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MOSES. WHAT A FIGHT SEGUE -- WHAT A
10:03 SEGUE. BECAUSE HE LIVES THERE IS AN
10:05 OBLIGATION EACH ONE OF US HAS BECAUSE OF THE CALL ON OUR
10:08 LIVES. OUR GUESTS WILL TALK ABOUT
10:10 THAT CALL. IT'S VERY MUCH ABOUT MISSIONS.
10:16 IT'S DEEPER THAN MISSIONS. MISSIONS IS OFTEN GENERALIZED.
10:21 WHERE DO I WANT TO GO. BUT THE REALITY WE ARE EITHER
10:24 A MISSIONARY OR IN A MISSION FIELD.
10:32 THIS WILL BE INTERESTING. >> LET'S GET GOING.
10:36 >> LINDA AND CYNTHIA. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU.
10:39 YOU ELUDED TO HOW THE LORD CHANGED YOUR DIRECTION.
10:44 WE'LL DIVE INTO THAT MORE DEEPLY AND PULL YOU INTO THE
10:48 SCENARIO. BOTH OF YOU HAVE DIVERSE
10:50 BACKGROUNDS. SOMETHING BROUGHT YOU
10:52 TOGETHER. WOMEN'S MINISTRY.
10:59 >> WONDERFUL. URN IN THE BUSINESS WORLD FOR
11:01 QUITE A WHILE, CYNTHIA. >> YES, YES, IN
11:07 COMMUNICATIONS. I DID P.R. WORK.
11:12 ALWAYS COMMUNICATING BUT IN MY JOB FOR YEARS INVOLVED WOMEN'S
11:22 MINISTRY, TRAVELING TO THE COUNTRY, CARIBBEAN WITH
11:26 CONFERENCES FOR WOMEN. SIMPLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT
11:30 GOD IS GOING TO NEED EVERYONE. BUT THERE IS A PARTICULAR ROLE
11:34 THAT WOMEN HAVE IN SOCIETY. AND IF THEY CAN RISE TO THAT
11:39 CALLING, A LOT OF GOOD CAN TAKE PLACE.
11:42 WE ENJOY THAT. WHEN THE INDICATION CAME TO
11:48 GO, I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.
11:55 THE CARIBBEAN, CANADA, BUT NOT THERE.
11:58 THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
12:00 HOW COULD I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE IN A COUNTRY
12:05 WITH ONE-THIRD OF THE COUNTRY AFFECTED WITH H.I.V./AIDS.
12:10 I JUST KNEW THAT I WENT. BUT INFORMATION BEGAN COMING
12:19 ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND THEIR AGE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
12:27 LONGEVITY. IT SHIFTED.
12:31 15, 20 IS MIDDLE-AGED. I DIDN'T UNDERSTANDS THAT.
12:36 WHEN I GOT THERE, I HAD RAISED ENOUGH TO FEED 1,000 CHILDREN.
12:43 JUST THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE BE A GOOD THING TO DO.
12:46 GOD WAS SPEAKING TO ME THROUGH THAT AND HELPING ME TO
12:53 UNDERSTAND. LOOKING AT THOSE 1,000
12:56 CHILDREN, HOW COULD I UNDERSTAND A 10-YEAR-OLD
13:00 WITHOUT PARENTS? HOW COULD I UNDERSTANDS A 12
13:04 OR 13-YEAR-OLD LIVING WITHOUT SUPERVISION.
13:06 HOW COULD I UNDERSTAND A 16-YEAR-OLD PARENTING 10
13:09 CHILDREN AND HOW DO YOU DO IT? EXCEPT BY BEING TAKEN
13:13 ADVANTAGE OF. I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
13:15 I REMEMBER HAVING SOME OF THOSE CHILDREN, THEY WOULD BE
13:18 LAUGHING AND YOU DIDN'T SEE THE LAUGHTER IN THEIR EYES.
13:22 IT DIDN'T GET THERE. I REMEMBER BEING A GUEST AT A
13:30 BNB. SOMEONE BROUGHT A PACKAGE,
13:33 FOLDED BUNDLE. A FOUND BABY.
13:37 WE FOUND A BABY IN A FIELD. IT WAS A LIFE-CHANGING
13:44 EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF NEED.
13:49 THE LEVEL OF NEED WAS THERE. I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY THE LORD
13:57 SAYING, THESE CHILDREN, AND I REMEMBER THE SCRIPTURE, IF YOU
14:00 HAVE DONE IT TO THE LEAST OF THEE YOU HAVE DONE IT TO ME.
14:07 IF I WAS HERE MAYBE I PREPARED YOU SO MAYBE I WOULD BE
14:10 SERVING THESE CHILDREN. SO I TOOK THAT TO MEAN,
14:14 CYNTHIA, I NEED YOU TO ALLOW ME TO USE YOU.
14:19 AND COMING BACK, HAD A MAJOR DECISION TO MAKE.
14:23 THERE WAS NO SUPPORT. ALONG WITH THAT, THERE WAS THE
14:30 IMPRESSION THAT I LOOKED TO HIM.
14:32 COMING TO MY HUSBAND SINCE THEN HAS HAD A LIFE TO PRODUCE
14:42 THAT LETS GOD WORK. YOU WATCH GOT WORK.
14:46 THE MINISTRY LITERALLY SUPPORTED BY FAITH.
14:50 WHETHER IT'S PRAYING AND THEN COMING TO THE DOOR, JUST
14:53 WATCHING GOD WORK. THAT HAS BEEN THE HELP WE
14:57 NEED. BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE ALL
14:59 GOING TO HAVE TO WORK AN INCREDIBLE WALK OF FAITH.
15:06 THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT OF THE WORLD.
15:08 >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINTS. >> WHAT WE DON'T LEARN NOW
15:11 WILL BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. I CONSIDER THESE OPPORTUNITIES
15:15 HERE IN THE CALLING OF GOD. HOWEVER IT COMES.
15:20 IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GOD TO SAY, "LET ME SHOW
15:24 MYSELF. LET ME SHOW MYSELF IN YOUR
15:28 LIFE." LET ME NEWLY FILL MY VISION
15:31 FOR YOU, YOU HAVE TO BE A CONDUIT.
15:34 THAT'S WHY YOU ARE HERE. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT
15:43 IN DEVOTIONAL. YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO BE
15:46 BROKEN BREAD AND POURED OUT WINE.
15:48 YOU HAVE TOE BE WILLING TO GO WITH THE LORD SENDS YOU.
15:51 UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO BE THAT SACRIFICE YOU WILL NEVER
15:57 KNOW THE LORD'S CAPABILITY. YOU HAD AN AFFINITY IN WOMEN'S
16:01 MINISTRY. BUT YOUR BACKGROUND WAS QUITE
16:04 DIFFERENT. YOU WERE IN THE NURSING FIELD
16:06 FOR SOME SOME TIME. >> RIGHT.
16:10 >> HOW DOES GOD PULL YOU OUT OF THAT AND BRING YOU TO A NEW
16:14 AFFINITY THAT TURNED THE PASSION OF MINISTRY TO ANOTHER
16:17 LEVEL? >> INTERESTING BECAUSE HE USD
16:20 WHAT I HAD. AND FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
16:25 SO I CONTINUED TO WORK. AT THE SAME TIME I WOULD SET
16:30 ASIDE TIME WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND HELP WITH THE
16:34 MEDICAL CLINIC. I WAS ABLE TO HEAD UP THE
16:39 MEDICAL CLINIC THERE. TO ME, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
16:44 PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE, YOU GO SOMEPLACE LIKE THAT AND YOU
16:47 SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE LIVE LIKE.
16:49 YOU REALIZE THE JOY OF SERVING GOD WHEN YOU CAN HAVE AN
16:55 AFFECT ON THE PEOPLE THAT YOU-COME IN CONTACT WITH. I REMEMBER ONE PERSON SAYING
17:00 TO ME, HOW DO YOU TOLERATE GOING OVER THERE AND SEEING
17:03 ALL OF THAT PAIN AND ALL OF THE WAY PEOPLE LIVE AND THEN
17:10 WALK AWAY. I SAID WHAT IS INTERESTING
17:14 IT'S NOT ABOUT HELPING THEM, IT'S ABOUT HELPING THE PEOPLE,
17:23 PEACE AND THE JOY KNOWING GOD HAS CALLED TO YOU SERVE AND
17:27 YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT FOR OTHERS.
17:35 CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE DONE THE MEDICAL END UNTIL BOTH OF MY
17:41 PARENTS WRE ILL AND I DID CARE GIVING FOR TEN YEARS WITH
17:44 THEM. SO I TOOK A BACKSEAT.
17:48 I WASN'T ABLE TO BE AS ACTIVE WITH THE MISSION TRIPS,
17:51 BECAUSE BETWEEN MY BUSINESS AND CAREGIVING AND MY FAMILY.
17:55 YOU HAVE QUITE A BALANCE WITH THEM.
18:01 THAT'S ANOTHER WALK OF LIFE. HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT.
18:04 I SEE A BIG PICTURE YOU WALK ME INTO BUT NOW WHAT DO I DO.
18:09 YOU COME BEFORE THE LORD AND PUT THAT BEFORE HIM AND HE
18:13 SAYS THIS IS WHERE I NEED YOU RIGHT NOW.
18:15 AS YOU WALK THAT PATH, HE DOES WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO IN YOUR
18:19 LIFE AND PREPARES YOU FOR THE NEXT STEP.
18:22 MY PARENTS PASSED AWAY. THEN I RETIRED.
18:26 THEN I BECAME MORE ACTIVE AS I HAVE HAD MORE TIME.
18:32 NOW I AM ABLE TO STEP BACK IN FULL TIME TO SOHO.
18:38 I'M JUST THRILLED BECAUSE GOD HAS GOTTEN BACK.
18:42 >> WE WILL LOOK AT PICTURES AND VIDEO TONIGHT.
18:44 THERE IS A VIDEO A LITTLE MORE THAN A MINUTE LONG I WANT TO
18:49 SHARE NOW. WILL YOU LET THE VIEWERS KNOW
18:51 WHAT WE ARE WATCHING. IF YOU ARE LISTENING BY RADIO,
18:54 YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PICK UP SOME OF IT.
18:58 CYNTHIA'S DESCRIPTION. LET'S WATCH THAT VIDEO RIGHT
19:01 NOW TO GIVE A BETTER VIEW OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT SOHO IS.
19:05 >> THAT IS A VIEW OF WHAT WE WALKED INTO, A NUMBER OF
19:11 VOLUNTEERS JOINED US. SOME FROM THE U.S.
19:15 SOME FROM AUSTRALIA EVEN. WHEN WE WENT THERE, WE BEGAN
19:22 SERVING THE DROVES OF CHILDREN.
19:24 IT WAS INTERESTING THAT YOU CHECK WITH THEM AND SOME OF
19:28 THEM HAVE NOT HAD A GOOD MEAL. THEY WERE TRYING TO REMEMBER,
19:32 TRYING TO REMEMBER. WHAT YOU SEE IS MEALS THAT ARE
19:36 A LITTLE MORE BALANCED. LONG LINES OF CHILDREN.
19:40 THEY WOULD WAIT. THEY WOULD GET A HUG.
19:43 THEY WOULD GET A MEAL. THEN THEY WOULD BREAK OUT IN
19:48 SINGING AFTER THE MEAL. MANY OF THEM HAD ONE MEAL A
19:51 DAY IT. WAS USUALLY CORNMEAL WITH SALT
19:56 OR SUGAR. SO TO HAVE FOOD.
19:58 THEY SAT THERE, IF YOU LOOK AT THEM.
20:04 THEY EAT TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
20:07 THEY HELP EACH OTHER. A CHILD SHOWS LOVE IN ONE WAY
20:13 OR ANOTHER. THEY DIDN'T WASTE ANYTHING.
20:15 THEY WOULDN'T WASTE A CRUMB. THEN THOSE CHILDREN WOULD TURN
20:20 AROUND AND THEY WOULD BE SO THANKFUL FOR SO LITTLE.
20:23 IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS REAL GRATITUDE.
20:30 NO COMPLAINTS, THE CHILDREN. NO COMPLAINTS.
20:34 THERE IS HUNGER THERE. YOU CAN SEE IT.
20:38 TO HAVE A MEAL TO EAT. >> HOW MANY DID YOU FEED?
20:46 >> THE STATS THAT WE HAD, WE HAD A THOUSAND THERE BUT
20:49 DURING THE COURSE OF THE VISIT WE FED ABOUT 2500.
20:53 >> WHEN YOU SAID CORNMEAL WITH A LITTLE SALT.
21:05 >> IT WAS KENYA OR ONE OF THOSE PLACES WE WENT.
21:09 WHITE CORNMEAL. >> BECAUSE IT'S BULKY AND
21:14 WOULD FILL. I REMEMBER ASKING A COUPLE OF
21:19 CHILDREN, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
21:25 CHICKEN. I SAID IS WHEN LAST DID YOU
21:27 HAVE IT. THEY TRIED TO REMEMBER, IT WAS
21:30 LAST YEAR. THOSE THAT HAVE EGGS, THOSE
21:36 THAT HAVE WHATEVER IT IS. THERE IS A LOT OF STUNTING, A
21:41 LOT OF NUTRITION-RELATED MEDICAL PROBLEMS.
21:46 SO HEALTHCARE, THE SYSTEM WAS STRAINED.
21:49 THE COUNTRY IS A CARING COUNTRY.
21:51 THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTRY, I'M SURE.
21:55 BUT THE TRADITIONAL SAFETY NETS WHERE PEOPLE HELP EACH
21:59 OTHER WERE BROKEN. THERE WERE TOO MANY ORPHANS
22:04 ABOUT 140, 150,000 ORPHANS IN A POPULATION OF 1.2 MILLION.
22:09 BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN -- THERE WERE 32 PREVALENCE RATE.
22:15 THE CARE WASN'T THERE. THE SYSTEM WASN'T THERE.
22:23 >> FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE THAT'S A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU
22:24 TALK ABOUT BEING INVOLVED MEDICALLY.
22:26 HOW DO UL BEGIN TO APPROACH THAT KIND OF A NEED?
22:30 >> IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. WHEN WE WOULD DO THE CLINICS,
22:35 WE WOULD AVERAGE -- IT WASN'T UNCOMMON TO AVERAGE 400
22:40 THROUGH THE DAY THROUGH THE DOORS.
22:42 >> A DAY? >> A DAY.
22:44 I REMEMBER SOME NIGHTS, IT WOULD BE LATE, STARTING INTO
22:50 EVENING. WE STILL HAD SOME OUTSIDE.
22:52 I MADE THE COMMENT, I SAID WE CAN'T CLOSE AND YOU CAN'T GO
22:56 HOME UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL BEEN SEEN.
22:59 BECAUSE THEY WALK FOR MILES TO COME.
23:03 WHAT IS INTERESTING IS, EVEN WITH SOME OF THE WORST CASES
23:07 OF WOUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM,
23:11 THEY ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THEY HAVE.
23:14 YOU DON'T SEE THEM LASHING OUT.
23:18 THEY ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THEY ARE RECEIVING, THE FACTS
23:23 YOU ARE SPENDING TIME AND ATTENTION ON THEM.
23:27 THERE IS A LOT OF GRATITUDE THAT GOES ON IN OUR MEDICAL
23:32 CLINICS. WE WERE ABLE TO ASSESS MANY,
23:34 MANY PEOPLE. THE ONE THING WE LOOKED AT WAS
23:38 SUSTAINABILITY. WHEN YOU HAVE A MEDICAL CLINIC
23:39 AND WORKING WITH THEM, YOU ARE ONLY ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
23:43 ACUTE DISEASES. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
23:45 >> YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FOLLOWUP CARE.
23:47 PEOPLE WITH HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, THERE IS NO WAY TO
23:52 TREAT. >> RIGHT.
23:54 >> THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
23:56 AND WORKING ON THAT WE ARE THRILLED WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO
24:00 WITH THE WORK WE ARE DOING HERE NOW, IS TO BE ABLE TO
24:03 PROVIDE A CLINIC ON SITE AND HAVE SUSTAINABILITY SO WE CAN
24:08 TREAT THE WHOLE PERSON. >> YOU HAVE MEDICATION LIKE
24:13 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION.
24:15 >> WE COULDN'T TREAT THAT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE
24:18 FOLLOWUP. IF THEY HAD THE FLU OR
24:21 PNEUMONIA OR COULD COUGH OR COLDS OR A WOUND WE CAN TREAT.
24:26 WORMS. A LOT OF THAT.
24:29 DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT WE COULD TREAT.
24:33 BUT ANY OF THE CHRONIC DECEASES LIKE HYPERTENSION,
24:39 DIABETES, WE COULDN'T. >> YOU KNEW THERE WAS
24:43 SOMETHING IN THE WORKS. >> EXACTLY.
24:45 >> WHAT A GREAT MINISTRY BUT THERE IS A WALL THERE.
24:47 WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THAT WALL WILL BE REMOVED.
24:51 WHEN YOU ARE ON A MISSION FOR GOD.
24:54 I LIKE THE QUESTION JEREMIAH POSES.
24:57 IS THERE ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR ME?
25:00 I AM GOD, LORDS OF ALL THE EARTH, IS THERE ANYTHING TOO
25:04 HARD FOR ME? THE ANSWER IS NO.
25:09 >> HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THAT? >> IT'S PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT
25:13 WAYS, I PRONOUNCE IT -- >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THESE
25:23 PHOTOS WE WILL SEE. >> THE COUNTRIES IS AN
25:29 ABSOLUTE IS MONARCHY. IT'S THE LAST REMAINING
25:33 ABSOLUTE MONARCHY IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.
25:37 IT'S POLYGAMIST. THE KING HAS 15 OR HOW MANY
25:43 QUEENS. IT'S ALSO A COUNTRY THAT
25:46 STRUGGLES WITH A NUMBER OF CRITICAL CHALLENGES.
25:49 YOU HAVE 67% OF THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
25:57 67% OF THE POPULATION. YOU ALSO HAVE A VERY YOUNG
26:00 POPULATION WITH OVER 50% OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER THE
26:05 AGE OF 20. SO IT'S A POPULATION WITH
26:09 PROMISE BECAUSE THE YOUTH IS THERE.
26:12 A LOT OF THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE AIDS
26:17 PANDEMIC. IT TOOK AWAY A LOT OF PARENTS.
26:20 THIS IS A WHOLE NEW GENERATION GROWING UP.
26:23 THE OTHER THING IS ONE THING THAT AFFECTED HOW PEOPLE WERE
26:28 TREATED. IT'S NT JUST ABOUT H.I.V. AND
26:33 AIDS. THE VIOLENCE, IF YOU HAVE FOUR
26:37 WIVES AND YOU THINK SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, IT GETS BACK
26:41 BECAUSE THERE IS SILENCE. THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE THAT
26:47 THOSE WHO WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE WOULD GO TO TRADITIONAL
26:51 HEALERS. THE COUNTRY IS -- BECAUSE IT'S
26:53 A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY. THAT IS MIXED WITH
26:59 CHRISTIANITY. THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP RUNS
27:02 VERY, VERY DEEP. IF YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR AND
27:04 THE DOCTOR GIVES YOU MEDICATION, YOU BEGIN TO FEEL
27:07 BETTER. YOU GO TO THE TRADITIONAL
27:11 HEALER AND THE TRADITIONAL HEALER READS WHATEVER IT IS IN
27:15 THE THINGS THAT THEY DO. THEY DO SOME HER BALL THINGS
27:19 AND WHAT -- HERBAL THINGS BUT THEN DO INCANTATIONS, ALL THE
27:23 REST OF IT. VERY OFTEN THEY WOULD GO THE
27:27 DIRECTION EVER THE TRADITIONAL HEALER AND THEY WERE FEELING
27:32 BETTER. >> YOU HAVE LONGEVITY BEHIND
27:35 THAT. HAVE A LOOK AT THAT PICTURE
27:38 ABOUT ABSOLUTE MONARCHY AND DESCRIBE THIS HERE.
27:43 >> THAT IS THE KING. HE SHARES LEADERSHIP WITH HIS
27:50 MOTHER, WHO IS THE QUEEN MOTHER.
27:54 THERE HAD IS A PARLIAMENT. IT IS DEFINITELY THE CONTROL
27:59 IS THERE. THE PEOPLE REVERE THE KING
28:07 EVEN THOUGH THEY THEMSELVES ARE VERY, VERY DESTITUTE.
28:14 THEY REVERE HIS MAJESTY. IT'S A STRUCTURE THAT HAS
28:18 ALLOWED THE COUNTRY TO LIVE SOMEWHAT PEACEFULLY.
28:23 YOU DON'T HAVE GENLZ AT YOUR BACK WILL THE KING WAS VERY
28:27 CONSCIOUS OF HIS POWER. THERE IS A LOT OF RESPECT.
28:32 IT'S ONE TRIBE. IT'S NOT LIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA,
28:36 YOU HAVE THE ZULUS AND DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TAT THEY
28:41 SPEAK. THEY SPEAK SWATI OR ENGLISH.
28:47 IT MAKES IT EASIER TO COMMUNICATE.
28:50 THE PEOPLE ARE RESPECTFUL. THEY ARE VERY AMBITIOUS, TOO.
28:55 EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT. BUT IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY
29:01 EVERYONE. >> LIVING IN THAT AREA.
29:06 >> YES, THAT IS AUGUST. >> THE NEXT ONE IS THE
29:12 PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY. THEY ARE TRYING TO BRING ABOUT
29:20 MORE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, LANDS
29:24 OWNERSHIP, IF IT'S A POLYGAMIST, THERE ARE X-NUMBER
29:29 OF WIVES. IF SOMEONE DIES, HOW THE
29:31 PROPERTY IS PASSED ON, A WOMAN COULD NOT OWN PROPERTY.
29:38 IT'S A TERRIBLE PROBLEM WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
29:42 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BECAUSE THE MAN DISPLAYS HIS WIFE AND SHE
29:47 GOES TO THE POLICE. SOMETIMES THERE IS THE SHAME
29:54 OF THE FAMILY. THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS
29:56 WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
30:02 GENDER-BASED ABUSE AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THAT.
30:05 WE DIDN'T SET OUT TO DO A LOT OF SOCIAL ADVOCACY.
30:11 BUT WE HAVE TO BECOME VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN ABUSE
30:15 PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND ADDRESSING ISSUES OF
30:18 GENDER-BASED ABUSE. WE HAVE SOMETIME BACK A HIGH
30:24 LEVEL FOREIGN -- MANDELA'S STEPDAUGHTER HAD ISSUES IN
30:30 THAT DIRECTION WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMPANY.
30:33 SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
30:36 ABUSE OF WOMEN. THEY WERE DEPENDENT.
30:41 WOMEN NOW ARE WANTING EDUCATION.
30:45 >> IT'S A SLOW RISE COMING UP. >> YES, YES.
30:52 >> LINDA, H.I.V./AIDS AND THE EFFECT, DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE
30:56 SEEING HERE. THAT IS VERY MUCH THE
31:00 SITUATION THAT YOU CONFRONT MEDICALLY.
31:03 >> 42% OVER IN THAT AREA WAS THE FIGURE.
31:07 AFFECTED BY H.I.V. THEY HAVE FACILITIES NOW THAT
31:10 ARE TREATING IT. AND IT IS LONG-TERM TREATMENT.
31:15 THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH ALL THE ORPHANS BECAUSE THERE IS
31:19 SO MUCH DEATH AS A RESULT OF THAT AND NEED FOR TREATMENT.
31:28 I STILL REMEMBER ONE OF OUR MEDICAL CLINICS WHERE THEY
31:32 LITERALLY HAD A WHEEL BARROW WITH A PATIENT WITH H..V.
31:37 THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PATIENT.
31:39 TAKEN BY WHEEL BARROW. WE WOULD TRY TO GET THEM
31:45 TRANSPORTED TO GET HELP. IT IS SUCH A CRISIS TO HAVE TO
31:52 FACE. THERE IS MORE HELP BEING
31:55 GIVEN. BUT WE STILL DEFINITELY SEE
31:57 THE EFFECTS IN THE NUMBER OF ORPHANS FROM IT.
32:01 IN FACT THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT IS LACKING.
32:04 WE HAVE PEOPLE THINKING THAT YOU GET AIDS -- WE MET WITH
32:09 ONE LADY. I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.
32:11 WE WERE IN THE BACK COUNTRY TO DO MINISTRY ON THE SABBATH IT.
32:15 WAS A LADY THAT HER HUSBAND HAD JUST LEFT HER.
32:17 SHE HAD FOUR CHILDREN. ONE THAT WAS NURSING.
32:20 I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS NURSING FROM.
32:24 THE REASONABLE HE HAD LEFT IS BECAUSE HE HAD AIDS AND HE
32:29 THOUGHT HIS WIFE HAD GIVEN IT TO HIM.
32:32 WAIT A MINUTE, HE HAD AIDS AND HE THOUGHT HIS WIFE GAVE IT TO
32:37 HIM? THAT'S THE DISTORTION.
32:41 IT'S THE DISTORTION OF THINKING.
32:45 THE MAJORITY OF IT IS LACK OF EDUCATION.
32:47 SO THEY CREATE THEIR OWN REALITY.
32:51 WHAT HAS HAPPENED, THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR EDUCATION IN
32:55 THAT ARENA. THERE IS A LOT THAT CANNING
32:59 DONE OVER THERE -- THAT CAN BE DONE OVER THERE.
33:10 THE PERCENTAGE, THEY HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES AND THE
33:14 GOVERNMENT, THERE IS A CONSCIOUSNESS.
33:16 THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. BUT, STILL, IT STILL HOLDS ONE
33:21 OF THE HIGHEST PRESERVE LENS RATES IN THE WORLD.
33:26 >> WE HEARD 42. THEY ARE DEFINITELY MAKING --
33:30 >> THAT'S GOOD. AFTER WHEN YOU DEAL WITH
33:34 MEDICAL ISSUES, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN GIVING
33:37 MEDICATION OR GIVING NEEDLES. >> THAT IS CORRECT.
33:40 >> BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE.
33:43 HAVING BEEN THERE AS LONG AS YOU HAVE, IT'S AN AMAZING
33:49 THING. YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
33:51 SOMETHING. >> THIS CHURCH.
33:52 WHAT ROLE DOES THE CHURCH PLAY?
33:57 >> THE CHURCH, I THINK PEOPLE COME A LOT.
34:03 AS FAR AS THE ADVENTIST CHURCH GOES, WHEN WE FIRST WERE
34:07 THERE, WE WORKED TO SHOW US WHERE THE NEEDS WERE.
34:12 YOU FIND PEOPLE TAKE THEIR SPIRITUAL LIFE MORE SERIOUSLY.
34:21 THEY DEPEND MORE, LITERALLY, ON GOD.
34:27 SO YOU FIND THERE IS AN OPENNESS FOR THE PASTOR.
34:31 AN OPENNESS IN SPIRITUALITY. THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE IS
34:37 IF THE EDUCATION DOESN'T FOLLOW THEN IT'S A BLEND OF
34:43 WORSHIP AND CHRISTIANITY. THAT IS TEN TIMES HARDER TO
34:51 SEPARATE. >> A SMORGASBORD.
34:53 I LIKE THIS AND I LIKE THAT. >> WE HAD A SITUATION IN A
34:58 COUNTRY, YES, A HOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING BAPTIZED BUT MANY
35:02 OF THEM HAVE MANY WIVES WHAT DO YOU DO, THE SOCIETAL
35:06 MINDSET TO CHALLENGE THAT. >> YOU SAID THE CHILDREN, THEY
35:11 DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHILDHOOD, DO THEY?
35:15 >> CHILDHOOD, IT'S A TERM I NEVER UNDERSTOOD.
35:19 >> COME AGAIN? CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLD.
35:24 THE YOUNGEST ONE WE HAD WAS NOT YET IN HER TEENS,
35:29 ACTUALLY. THERE WERE TWO CHILDREN SHE
35:30 WAS TAKING CARE OF. THE CHILDREN HAVE TO COOK.
35:38 THEY CLEAN WITH THE PANDEMIC, THE CHILDREN BECAME THE
35:42 CAREGIVERS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE ELDERLY, AND THEN YOU HAVE
35:47 THE CHILDREN. THEY ASSUME THE
35:51 RESPONSIBILITY. THEY DO THE COOKING.
35:53 THEY FETCH THE WATER. GRANNY CAN'T.
35:57 THEY LEARN. THEN TO TRY TO GET AN
35:59 INFORMATION. IF YOU DON'T GET AN EDUCATION
36:03 HOW DO YOU SUPPORT YOURSELF. THAT LITTLE CHILD, I THINK
36:13 GRANDMA, COULD HARDLY FIND A GRANDMOTHER WITH SCARS LIKE
36:16 THAT. LINES OF CHILDREN WAITING FOR
36:19 HELP OR WAITING FOR FOOD. THAT IS WHAT WE RAN INTO.
36:26 THAT IS WHAT THEY PRAY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY.
36:29 WHAT COULD WE DO? THE LORD PROVIDED SO WE WERE
36:34 ABLE TO BUILD THE FIRST MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER.
36:39 BECAUSE THE CHILDREN WERE EATING, WHAT HAVE YOU.
36:47 THAT'S WHERE THEY PROVIDED THEM A LITTLE PORRIDGE.
36:50 THE SANITATION WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN.
36:55 >> THINK ABOUT THAT. HERE WE ARE NOW IN 2020.
36:58 WE ARE THINKING THAT CONDITIONS LIKE THIS EXIST ON
37:07 CONTINENTS WHERE 150 MILES AWAY, 200 MILES AWAY, A
37:12 THRIVING COMMERCE. THEN YOU GO TO THE COUNTRIES,
37:15 WE HAVE BEEN TO A FEW COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, YOU
37:21 TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND GO AMONG A DIFFERENT TRIBE OF
37:24 PEOPLE. THERE ARE NO WATER WELLS.
37:27 YOU THINK HOW DOES THIS EXIST IN THE SAME PARTICULAR GENERAL
37:31 AREA, JUST SPRAIFTED BY 40, 507 MILES.
37:35 SWAZILAND WAS A THRIVING BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
37:38 YOU FINDS ON ONE SIDE THIS STRONG ALLEGIANCE TO THE
37:43 LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTRY. BUT THERE IS A TRIBAL UNDERTOE
37:48 THAT KEEPS THINGS MOVING SLOWLY IN A QUAGMIRE OF
37:51 CHANGE. YOU BROKE APART OF THAT.
37:55 >> THE CHILDREN GOT THE ONE MEAL A DAY WHICH WAS THE
38:01 CORNMEAL WITH SUGAR OR WHATEVER.
38:03 THERE WERE SKIN ISSUES AND THINGS TO DEAL WITH.
38:06 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IT, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THE LOSSES AND THE
38:13 STRAINED SAFETY NET, CHILDREN GROWING UP AND BRINGING
38:17 THEMSELVES SUBPOENA. THERE IS NO SENSE OF MORAL
38:21 VALUE. WHOEVER BROUGHT IN FOOD GOT A
38:25 CHANCE TO ABUSE. THERE WAS A TERNLG I NEVER
38:30 HEARD BEFORE, TRANSACTIONAL. THAT MEANS FOOD NEEDS TO BE ON
38:35 THE TABLE AND SOMEONE PROVIDES THE FOOD AND GETS FAVORS.
38:41 A LOT OF ABUSE OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
38:46 >> TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. >> VERY MUCH SO.
38:49 AND, SOME OF THEM YOU CAN'T SAY I'LL GO TELL THE GRANNY.
38:54 THAT'S HOW HER FOOD IS COMING THROUGH THE DOOR.
38:58 YOU'RE CREATING PROBLEMS. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT IS
39:01 SENSITIVE TO THAT AND WORKING THROUGH THE ISSUE OF ABUSE.
39:05 THERE IS NO COUNSELING. THIS IS WHERE WE BEGAN, THAT
39:15 MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER WE BUILT, WE BEGAN HAVING TRAINING
39:18 THERE. DOING SOME CLINICS, HAVING
39:21 TRAINING SESSIONS AND CLASSES IN SUICIDE PREVENTION.
39:27 JUST TRAINING, IF YOU WILL. TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS
39:31 THE ISSUE. WE TALKED TO DIFFERENT
39:35 SCHOOLS. >> ON THE MEDICAL SIDE TALKING
39:37 ABOUT NO COUNSELING, HOW DO YOU APPROACH THAT?
39:41 BE AS A PROFESSIONAL NURSE, THAT'S VERY MUCH PART OF YOUR
39:46 CURRICULUM TO USE THAT BROAD TERM.
39:49 IS THERE ANY WAY TOP FULFILL THAT OR IS THAT A FUTURE PLAN.
39:55 >> THAT IS FUTURE PLAN. THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT WE
39:57 WILL BE DOING IN THE PROGRAM WE'LL BE DISCUSSING LATER.
40:01 BECAUSE, THERE AGAIN, THE SUSTAINABILITY PIECE.
40:04 THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE. A LOT TIMES WITH EDUCATION WE
40:06 WOULD DO THE BEST WE CAN TO TRAIN THEM WITH WHATEVER WE
40:10 WERE LOOKING AT. FOR INSTANCE IF WE ARE LOOKING
40:14 AT SOMEBODY THAT IS OVERWEIGHT AND HAVING JOINTS PROBLEMS, WE
40:18 DISCUSS AND ENCOURAGE THEM AND INSTRUCT THEM WITH THE TOOLS
40:22 WE HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE AS
40:26 WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT HOW THEY CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON
40:30 THEIR OWN LIFE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO
40:35 UNDERSTAND. I'M KIND OF SMILING, WE USED
40:39 TRANSLATORS SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND.
40:41 IT'S FOREIGN TO THEM. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY
40:46 READILY CAN DIGEST. I THINK FOR EDUCATION WE NEED
40:50 TO TIME WITH THEM. WE NEED MORE THAN JUST ONE ON
40:55 ONE FOR FIVE OR TEN MINUTES. WE NEED THE LENGTH, THE TIME
41:00 TO ACTUALLY OBTAIN A CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES.
41:04 >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A PARADIGM SHIFT.
41:06 >> WE ARE. >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A
41:09 CHILD HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A
41:11 SOCIETY WHERE THE CHILD HAS BEEN TRAINED UP IN THE WAY HE
41:14 OR SHE SHOULD GO. THEY ARE LEARNING AS THEY GO.
41:17 THERE IS NO MODEL. THERE IS NOBODY TO SAY THIS IS
41:20 THE WAY, THAT IS THE WAY, DO THIS, DON'T DO THAT.
41:23 THEY ARE NAVIGATING THEIR WAY THROUGH.
41:26 YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS CALLED TRANSITIONAL FAVORS.
41:31 THEY ARE THINKING IF THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS I WILL MAKE
41:35 IT, THIS IT HAS TO BE PART OF MY LIFE UNTIL SOMETHING BETTER
41:39 COMES ALONG. IT'S A SAD REALITY WHEN YU
41:42 THINK ABOUT THAT. AWFUL.
41:44 >> THINKING ABOUT THE CHILDREN.
41:47 WE WERE EDUCATING YOUNG CHILDREN ON HOW TO TAKE THE
41:52 MEDICATION. THEY WERE THE PARENTS.
41:54 THEY WERE A CHILD AND A PARENT.
41:58 SO WE HAD TO EDUCATE ASMUCH AS WE COULD SO THEY COULD
42:02 UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CONDITION WAS AND WHAT THEY
42:06 NEEDED TO TAKE AND HOW THEY NEEDED TO TAKE IT.
42:10 WE HAD TO GAUGE THEIR AGE, BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE.
42:14 IT'S DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE. >> ARE THEY IN SCHOOL THESE
42:19 CHILDREN? >> THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS, YOU
42:23 LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF THE LARGE BUILDING.
42:28 WE CALL IT A WELCOME PLACE. THAT PLACE WAS SET UP SO THEY
42:32 WERE WELCOME. THIS IS THEIR PLACE.
42:37 >> YOU WILL WALK US THROUGH A VIDEO -- SAY THAT NAME AGAIN?
42:45 MUSHSHANI, WELCOME PLACE. >> THIS IS A MINUTE ALONG, YOU
42:51 DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE WATCHING HERE.
42:54 THIS IS A MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY. YOU SEE THAT PATH.
43:00 THAT'S THE CORNMEAL. THAT IS WHERE THEY GET THAT.
43:05 THE CHILDREN STAND IN A LINE AND THEY GET THAT WITH A
43:10 LITTLE SALT, THEY GET IT -- THEY GET ENOUGH TO LAST THE
43:14 WEEKEND. BIG POTS OF THAT.
43:16 THIS IS WHAT WE RAN INTO. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IN TERMS OF
43:22 NUTRITION. THEY GET IT.
43:23 THEY FEED EACH OTHER AND THEY ARE SO THANKFUL.
43:27 EVERYTHING THEY GET, THEY OFFER THANKS FOR.
43:32 WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THEY WERE VERY CARING ABOUT EACH
43:35 OTHER. SOMETIMES TE BIGGER ONES
43:38 WOULD MAKE SURE THE LITTLE ONES WOULD EAT.
43:41 THE LITTLE ONES GET FED. THEY LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER,
43:46 SHOW LOVE TO EACH OTHER. THEY ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL.
43:50 ALWAYS PROPER AND THANKFUL FOR WHATEVER GOD PROVIDES.
43:57 WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED THAT SHIFT, IT'S THE BEGINNING FOR
44:07 THEM TO GET BALANCED MEALS. THERE WAS ALSO A PRESCHOOL
44:11 THAT WAS STARTED IN THAT WELCOME PLACE.
44:19 THEY NEED EDUCATION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO PRIMARY
44:24 SCHOOL. THEM IS MUSHSHANI, HE IS THE
44:31 PHYSICIAN, HE IS THE KEEPER BECAUSE HE IS THE C.E.O. OF
44:35 SOHO DOWN THERE. WE BEGAN TO MAKE A BIG DEAL
44:37 OUT OF EDUCATION. >> GRADUATION.
44:41 >> YES, BECAUSE THE CHILDREN WOULD BE KEPT TO DO CHORS CHORES AND
44:47 WA NOT. WHEN THEY GOT THEM INTO
44:53 PRESCHOOL, IT'S THINGS THEY HAVE LEARNED IN THE PROCESS OF
44:56 LEARNING ENGLISH. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR GRADUATION,
44:59 WE INVITE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. IT'S A BIG CELEBRATION, CAPS
45:04 AND GOWNS. EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
45:12 POVERTY CAN ONLY BE ALLEVIATED IF WE ARE EDUCATED.
45:17 >> THAT'S A GOOD POINTS. IT'S ADDING THAT VALUE, THAT
45:21 SENSE OF WORTH. SOMEONE IS TAKING NOTICE OF
45:25 ME. I AM ACTUALLY ADVANCING,
45:32 ASKING. ASKED.
45:34 >> IT'S A SAFETY FACTOR, LESS ABUSE IF THEY ARE IN SCHOOL
45:37 AND NOT AT HOME, BECAUSE A LOT OF ABUSE HAPPENS AT THE
45:44 HOMESTEAD. >> WE HAVE SEEN OVER THERE,
45:51 THAILAND, MYANMAR. THERE WERE 600 CHILDREN.
46:01 THEY SAID IF THEY ARE NOT HERE THE CHILD WOULD DIE SOMEWHERE
46:04 ELSE. THE SCHOOL WAS SAVING THEIR
46:06 LIVES. THIS IS PREVALENT IN PARTS OF
46:11 THE WORLD WHERE SOCIETAL NORMS HAVE TO BE BROKEN BY SOMEBODY
46:14 WHO TAKES THIS A STEP FORWARD. EDUCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT
46:20 BECAUSE IF THE PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY, THEY HAVE TO GO
46:25 THROUGH PRIMARY. AND THEN BY THE TIME THEM GET
46:29 TO HIGH SCHOOL, THERE ARE SCHOOL FEES THAT GET IN THE
46:32 WAY. GETS IN THE WAY, SO YOU HAVE
46:36 IS ONLY 20% OF THE POPULATION GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
46:40 5% GET TO GO TO COLLEGE. A WHOLE THRUST OF HOPE WE ARE
46:46 TALKING ABOUT IS TOP-NOTCH GENERATION, CHRISTIAN-BASED,
46:53 SPIRITUALLY DERIVE, SO WHEN THE CHILDREN TAKE THE NATIONAL
46:57 EXAMINATION, THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET SIMILAR SHIPS.
47:05 5% GET TO GO TO COLLEGE. WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT.
47:08 WE HAVE AN AERIAL VIEW. THIS IS THE WELCOME PLACE.
47:20 THE LOCATION THAT WE HAVE, IT'S A GARDEN AREA THERE ON
47:27 THE HILL. I THINK THE NEXT PHOTO THEY
47:33 HAVE -- THAT I AN INTERESTING SCHOOL.
47:41 ELDERLY RETIRED NURSE WHO CAME FROM AUSTRALIA JOINED US FOR
47:45 THE FIRST TRIP. SHE AUSTRALIA HELPED FUND
47:52 THAT. DEMONSTRATE BENNING SCHOOL, WE
47:54 FOUND INDIGENT CHILDREN THERE. IT'S UNIQUE IN THE COUNTRY
47:59 BECAUSE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE CONSIDERED
48:02 CURSED. THERE IS A LOT OF ABONDMENT
48:06 AND ABUSE -- ABANDONMENT AND ABUSE.
48:09 WE HAVE ONE OF THE FIRST F NOT THE FIRST, SCHOOL WHERE
48:13 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE INCLUDED.
48:16 THE FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN A GRANT SO THAT WE CAN SERVE
48:19 THOSE CHILDREN. BUT WE HAVE TO BRING
48:22 EDUCATORRED FROM OTHER PLACES TO HELP THEM.
48:30 ANY KIND OF DISABILITY, EVEN ALBINOS.
48:35 WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM STHP HOW IT HAPPENED
48:41 PHYSICALLY. EVEN UNDERSTANDING THAT CURSE
48:45 BECAUSE YOU ARE A GIRL AND YOU HAVE A PERSONAL CYCLE.
48:48 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ASHAMED OF THAT.
48:50 YOU HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW, THIS IS HOW YOUR BODY WORKS.
48:55 THIS IS WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IF YOU HAVE A VISUAL ISSUE OR
48:59 IF YOU HAVE A SPEECH ISSUE, THE CHILDREN RESPECT NOT
49:05 HAVING OPPORTUNITIES TO GET AN EDUCATION.
49:13 IT'S HOPE DISCOVERY CENTER. THIS LETS YOU KNOW WHY THE
49:18 PUSH FOR THIS VILLAGE OF HOPE. >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN
49:22 THE SECOND HOUR OF THIS PROGRAM.
49:23 WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU LAND, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT
49:27 WE'VE SEEN SO FAR. WHEN YOU LAND IN SWAZILAND,
49:32 YOU HAVE TO GO WITH A MISSION-DRIVEN MIND.
49:36 >> YOU DO. >> YOU HAVE TO GO WITH PLANS.
49:40 YOU CAN'T SHOW UP AND SAY HOW ARE YOU DOING?
49:44 THINGS GOING OKAY? HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
49:49 THAT CHILD TO VILLAGE IN THE DIRECTION WHERE THEY DIDN'T
49:53 HAVE IT A MONTH EARLIER. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?
49:57 13, 14? >> GOING ON 14 YEARS.
50:01 >> RIGHT. >> THIS IS WHY IT'S SO
50:06 CRITICAL BECAUSE ONCE YOU ESTABLISH THIS.
50:14 AND THE SPIRITUAL OUTREACH FOR THEM.
50:16 SOME OF THEM GO BACK TO THEIR SITUATION AND WHAT WELL WILL
50:22 BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE FIRST TIME IS PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
50:27 IT'S ALL TOGETHER WHERE IT'S HELPING AS WELL.
50:31 THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION WILL BE, WHAT THE DIET HE, IT WILL
50:37 BE HIS TOXIC -- HIS HISTORIC. BEANS AND MEAT ARE IMPORTANT
50:48 AND THE LEAST OF THESE DON'T GET THAT.
50:50 YOU WANT THE CHILDREN TO BE HEALTHY.
50:52 WE WANT THEM TESTED. >> YOU ARE WAITING TO SEE THE
50:59 BENEFIT. GO AHEAD AND TEST THEM.
51:01 GIVE THEM TEN DAYS. LET'S WORK WITH THEM WHERE
51:03 THEY ARE AND SEE WHAT THE LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENT IS,
51:09 EDUCATION, MEDICALLY. SOMETHING YOU MENTIONED A
51:11 MOMENT AGO AMAZING TO ME. THE SOCIETAL ANOMALIES, A
51:17 CHILD THAT IS ALBINO, WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME,
51:22 AM I CURSED. YOU TALK ABOUT CHILDREN GOING
51:25 THROUGH THE CYCLE LIFE, WONDERING IF SOMEONE DONE
51:31 SOMETHING WRONG TO ME, NOT KNOWING BULLPEN ANOTHER POINT
51:36 OF EDUCATION. >> EXACTLY.
51:38 THE EXACTLY. THE OTHER PIECE WE ARE EXCITED
51:42 ABOUT BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO HOUSE THEM, THEN THE
51:46 VULNERABLE CHILDREN ARE SAFE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
51:50 >> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
51:51 WE WANT THEM TO FEEL THEY ARE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY
51:54 ARE LOVED, NOT ONLY BY US. BUT THEY GET ACQUAINTED WITH
51:59 THE SAVIOR TO LOVES THEM. THEY CAN BE SAFE IN THAT
52:03 ENVIRONMENT. THEY CAN PLAY.
52:05 THEY CAN GO OUT. THEY DON'T WORRY.
52:07 THEY DON'T WONDER WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WLL COME FROM.
52:11 THEN THE SKILLSIT IS THERE SO WHEN THEY GROW UP, THEY WILL
52:16 BE PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR OWN CULTURE.
52:18 WHEN THEY GO OUT THEY GO OUT AT DEDICATED CHRISTIANS IN
52:25 SOCIETY. DO THEY TEACH OTHERS ONCE THEY
52:27 LEARN? >> THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA.
52:31 PEER LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE PART O OUR OUTREACH
52:33 PROGRAM, WE HAVE A YOUNG ADVENTIST PASTOR THERE, YOUNG
52:37 GUY. HE LOVE THE CHILDREN.
52:40 THE WHOLE IDEA OF-PEER-TO-PEER. CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
52:45 EACH OTHER ANYWAY. I HAVE A HUSBAND.
52:50 WHOM DURING A MISSION TRIP GAVE A LITTLE CHILD FRUIT
52:55 JUICE, A CONTAIN IROF FRUIT JUICE FROM THE HOTEL.
53:00 SHE JUST HELD IT THERE, THERE WERE HALF A DOZEN AND SHE HELD
53:07 IT AND HE SAID, HERE, DRINK IT.
53:09 SHE HELD IT FOR A WHILE. SHE TOOK A SIP.
53:15 SHE LOOKED AT HIM AND SHE TOOK ANOTHER SIP.
53:18 NOBODY SAID A WORD. SHE PASSED IT TO THE NEXT AND
53:21 TO THE NEXT AND TO THE NEXT. TO UNDERSTAND THEIR
53:28 UNDERSTANDING OF BEING MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE.
53:31 THRM THERE IS A FEATURE THERE. THEY ARE A MENTOR AND WITH
53:42 LEADERSHIP SKILLS THEY THINGS CAN CHANGE.
53:45 HAVE THEM SKILLED WHERE THEY CAN MAKE A LIVING AND NOT BE
53:51 TRAFFICKED. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THAT TEEN
53:54 GIRL TO BE ABLE TO FIND WORK IF SHE CONSTANT FINISH HIGH
53:59 SCHOOL, SHE CAN'T FINDS A WAY OUT.
54:01 WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN? THESE PEOPLE WILL COME AROUND
54:06 WITH CELL PHONES AND KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN AND THEY GO THAT
54:14 WAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MISSION, WE
54:18 TALK ABOUT MISSION, IT'S THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO GO.
54:22 PEOPLE DON'T CONSIDER US MISSIONARIES, RIGHT?
54:26 MY HUSBAND WHO ENABLES ME TO DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T PROVIDE
54:30 SUPPORT FOR THE HOME. WE LIVE MODESTLY SO WE CAN DO
54:35 THIS. THAT'S MISSIONARY WORK.
54:39 THESE CHILDREN HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY CHILD.
54:43 THE SCRIPTURES WE HAVE, IF WE ARE CHRISTIANS, THE QUINTS
54:48 ESSENTIAL MISSIONARY WAS JESUS.
54:50 HE WAS A MISSIONARY. WHAT HE SAYS IS FOLLOW ME.
54:54 WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO US? IT'S STARTLING WHEN YOU THINK
54:59 OF IT. IF YOU ARE A CRIMP AND A
55:03 FOLLOWER. GOD IS UPON ME.
55:05 HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED. LIBERTY THOSE WHO ARE FREE.
55:09 BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DONE.
55:12 THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. FOLLOW ME.
55:17 JOHN 15, THE VINE, YOU WILL BE A FRUIT.
55:23 SEPARATED FROM ME, YOU WILL LIMP OFF.
55:30 IS MISSION WORK ABSOLUTELY. HE MAKES YOU AWARE OF WHAT IS
55:34 IN YOUR HOME, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR COMMUNITY.
55:38 HE ALSO MAKES YOU SENSITIVE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
55:41 WORLD. THESE ARE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES
55:44 FOR US. THIS CIRCLE, THIS MIRACULOUS
55:51 PROJECT, IT'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO PRAY.
55:56 WE ARE ON A CONTINENT, WE HAVE TO SEE THE SKIES.
56:01 >> YEAH. >> SO YOU GUYS, YOU TALK ABOUT
56:07 A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISPARAGING THINGS WITH THE LACKS, THE
56:11 GREAT NEED, THE MISUNDERSTANDING.
56:14 THIS CONSTRUED UNDERSTANDINGS OF PEOPLE IN SOCIETY WHERE
56:17 THEY ARE HEADING UP A HOUSEHOLD.
56:22 TRACES WHERE THERE IS AIDS, DISEASES THAT ARE RAMPANT.
56:32 PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED AND W'LL TALK ABOUT THE SECOND HALF OF
56:37 THE PROGRAM. DID WE COVER THAT FEATURE OF
56:40 THE CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOM? >> YOU DID.
56:42 >> WE HAVE MORE THAT WE'LL COVER IN THE SECOND HALF.
56:47 LYDIA AND CYNTHIA, THE LORD TOOK THE COMPASSION, I WATCHED
56:56 TEXAS WOMEN'S MINISTRY. >> I HAVE A SOFT SPOT IN MY
56:59 HEART. >> WHEN WE GO TO AFRICA --
57:04 >> I ALWAYS GO WITH THINGS FOR THE CHILDREN.
57:07 ALWAYS. WHEN WE WENT TO AFRICA, WE
57:13 ASKED ABOUT CHILDREN. THEY ARE AT THE ROCK
57:19 QUARTERRIES? I SAID GO GET YOUR CHILD WE
57:22 ARE PUTTING THEM IN SCHOOL. THE SECONDS TIME MY WIFE CAME
57:27 BACK DRIVEN TO GATHER MONEY AND CLOTHING TO PUT PEOPLE IN
57:32 SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT LINDA AND CYNTHIA
57:36 ARE DOING IN SPASILAND. YOU WILL SEE A MOCK-UP OF THE
57:43 VILLAGE THEY ARE BUILDING. DON'T GO AWAY.


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