Hello, and welcome
back to 3ABN Today LIVE.
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We're so glad that you
have joined us this evening
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that first hour just
went by in a real hurry.
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Why?
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Well, because we're giving
honor and glory to Jesus Christ
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for what He has done
through your ministry,
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but we're praising the Lord
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that He's actually
captain of this ship.
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And so as we're
given reports of what God
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is doing through
the Ministry of 3ABN,
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and how the Lord is blessing
and expanding this ministry,
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all glory goes to Him.
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We've done some
rearranging our people here
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on the set our 3ABN family
we'll introduce them to you
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in just a moment,
but one of the things
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that we want to reiterate
the second hour is 3ABN
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Fall Camp
Meeting is coming up...
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Yay!
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Very soon. Yes, yay it's right.
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We're looking forward to
that because we're gonna have
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a real live in house audience.
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And that audience
will be you, right?
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We're hoping that
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you're
committing to come in here
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to 3ABN Southern Illinois.
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We know that we're kind of
out in the middle of nowhere,
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but that's kind of good, right?
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In the midst of this
pandemic is actually very nice.
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We could be out in
nature breathing the fresh air,
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we're out here in the country
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if you've never
been here before.
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And it's a great place to be.
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So we're looking
forward to you being here
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at Fall Camp Meeting.
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And you have the
details about that...
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Fall Camp Meeting, I'm excited
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because we love
camp meeting time,
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we get to interact with
you, you are our family.
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And we love
spending time with you.
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We love meeting new
or becoming reacquainted.
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So the dates for
our Fall Camp Meeting
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are September 23-25.
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Those dates again it starts
Thursday night, September 23
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goes through September 25.
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And you can go to
3abnCampMeeting.tv
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and you can
look up the schedule,
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you can see the speakers,
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and the lineup and everything
that will be taking place.
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The theme, of
course, the overarching theme
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is Something Better.
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Pastor James
Rafferty, who is our new member
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of the 3ABN team,
he and his wife Rise.
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He's our 3ABN Director of
Discipleship and his theme
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will be focused on the Book
of Hebrews, something better,
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you know, in
Hebrews, we see that Jesus
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is a better High Priest,
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and a better
sacrifice and a better covenant.
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And we see all of those
things explained and opened up
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in the Book of Hebrews,
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and he's gonna be
focusing specifically on that.
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Dr. Ben Carson will be
here for the church service.
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And he'll be bringing
us the divine worship hour.
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We're gonna hear
from Shelley Quinn
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and Pastor Kenny
Shelton and who else,
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Pastor John
Lomacang and Pastor Ryan Day,
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we're gonna have
incredible music...
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Sabbath School Panel?
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And Sabbath School Panel?
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I think we're gonna have
Sabbath School Panel too,
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you know we need that.
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We might even have
some Bible Q and A's
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from you at home where
you can send us your questions
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for the Sabbath School Panel.
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So just want to encourage you.
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We have besides the
incredible meetings and music
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and fellowship,
there is free meals,
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not free to 3ABN
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'cause we're paying for
it but it's free to you.
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The meals will be complimentary.
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Melody Prettyman-Caviness
will be doing the meals.
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The first hour, I
said it was Thursday,
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Friday Sabbath,
but that's wrong,
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the meals actually
start Friday morning.
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So if you go
online, the menu is online,
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so you can check out
that in the schedule.
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So the meals will
be Friday and Sabbath.
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You can bring your RV,
you can give us a call,
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if you want to
reserve your RV spot,
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those are free for
you to come and reserve.
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Give us a call
at (618) 627-4651,
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or you can go online
and check out local area
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motel hotel listings,
or you can bring a tent
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and do it the old-fashioned way
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as I used to do
when I was a kid.
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Yeah, you know, we
mentioned the first hour or two
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we have a bathhouse there too.
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So if you're tenting
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there's a
bathhouse that's close by,
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but we also have
some children's meetings.
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And we haven't
introduced everyone here,
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but we have Aunt
Francine with us too,
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we'll just talk to
her in just a moment.
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We have children's meetings,
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Jill mentioned the
complimentary food.
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This is also fun too.
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Is that Sunday
morning we're still having
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a pancake breakfast, right?
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Oh, yes.
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Oh, yes, that's
kind of a tradition
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now for a number of years.
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If you've come to 3ABN
Camp Meetings spring fall,
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Sunday morning, we
have a pancake breakfast,
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that's a lot of fun
and it's just a great time
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of fellowship and
spending time together,
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so we hope that you can make it.
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If you can't though, you
can always join us on 3ABN,
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we'll be airing
all the programs,
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all the messages,
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the music hours on
3ABN or on 3ABN Radio.
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But we sure hope
that you'll mark that date
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that Jill
mentioned September 23-25.
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Yeah, so
looking forward to that.
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Should we talk about...
You're gonna say something?
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Let's talk about our family,
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let's introduce
the family we got here.
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Who's sitting next
to me is Bruce Chance.
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He's the Manager of
3ABN Donations Center.
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And, Bruce, we're just
so glad to have you here.
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I'm glad to be here.
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And tell us in a nutshell
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what is the 3ABN
Donations Center?
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What does that mean?
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It's another way of
people supporting the ministry
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through means of physical
items that they could send
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and we turn them into
money for the Lord's work.
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Amen.
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You're doing an amazing job.
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And we're looking
forward to hearing
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what God is doing
in that department.
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Sitting next to
Bruce is Mr. Jeff Doerr
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who's the Director
of 3ABN Planned Giving
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and Trust Services.
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You stepped in that
role, how long has it been now?
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Back in February.
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Okay, so it's been a few months,
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you're doing an amazing job.
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And we're just so
glad that you're here.
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Well, thank you, Jill.
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And it's been a
blessing to be able to talk
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with all the
people that have called in
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and have
documents here with 3ABN.
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We have a lot of people
that have repeat documents,
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continue to call
and we serve them.
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And we've had a
lot of new people come
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and establish
documents with 3ABN.
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So it is very important to
support the Ministry of God
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and also
planning for their future
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as for their family
and for them as well.
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Amen. That's right, Jeff.
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And I also want to bring
up because the first hour
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we talked about ASI and 3ABN
being there with the 3ABN team
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in the exhibit
area, and, of course,
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we're doing the
production there as well,
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but, Jeff, you and
your wife are gonna be there
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for the first time.
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Absolutely.
Looking forward to it.
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So if you want to meet
Jeff and his wife face to face,
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you have the opportunity
if you're in the Orlando,
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Florida area.
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And ASI is when
again, the dates?
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August 4 through
7, ASI will be there.
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And the theme, of course,
is the Three Angels' Messages,
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which we're all
about Into All The World.
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And the nice
thing is on Sabbath,
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you don't have to
register, you can come
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and visit the
exhibits and go to the meeting.
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So that's an
amazing opportunity.
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So we hope you come because
we'll have the opportunity
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to meet you a lot of
the team will be there.
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And, of course,
like we mentioned
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Jeff and Charletta.
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It's just a great
time of fellowship, Jeff,
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so you'll enjoy your
experience there, I know.
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I'm looking very
forward to it, yes.
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Amen. Amen.
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Going around the table here
we have Aunt Francine Bergmann
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who is the General
Manager of 3ABN Kids Network
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sitting next to Jason Bergmann,
who is our CFO and Treasurer.
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And we're just so glad to
have you both here tonight.
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Thank you.
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We're delighted to be here so...
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It's always a pleasure.
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That's great.
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And, Aunt Francine, tell us
about with the kids programs
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that we have when we
talk about our camp meeting,
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you know, the end of September,
we have meetings for adults,
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and we have music for adults,
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but we also have
things for the children.
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We do, starting
on Friday morning,
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we have some
programs entitled for the kids
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just for them ages
zero all the way up
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to 13 and a little bit plus.
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And so we have
NAPS coming again.
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And there'll be helping
out with the older ones.
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So we're gonna take NAPS.
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No, this is...
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NAPS is an acronym.
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National
Association for the Prevention
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of Starvation.
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I think you're right.
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And so, we have a
team of kids coming in,
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thank you for
helping Aunt Francine,
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but, and so they'll be
helping out with the kids.
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And so we have
some starting at zero,
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but we asked some of
the parents to stay by
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when they're that
young just because of diapers
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and different things like that.
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But now we're
having a wonderful time.
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And I hope the kids come
so please bring the kids,
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I want to see them.
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And we'll have a
little gifts and some crafts
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and a lot of fun things.
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So we're looking
forward to seeing them.
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So bring them on.
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That's wonderful
to have kids meetings.
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It is, you know, yeah,
I'm sorry, I interrupted you.
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Well, just about
camping as a family.
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And that was just great because,
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you know, you can bring
the kids and, of course,
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we do have some
of the older kids
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sometimes attend there
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with their parents and actually
the main meetings as well,
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but if you want
your kids to attend
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some of children's meetings,
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thank you for your leadership
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and for providing
great activities for the kids
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to enjoy camp meeting as well.
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As a kid I always
enjoyed going to camp meeting.
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I grew up in West Virginia.
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So is Valley Vista is
where we went for camp meeting
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and I always enjoyed the kids
meeting so it's a highlight.
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Absolutely.
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We want the kids to
have fun and know Jesus.
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So that's going to be
the highlight of it all.
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Yeah. Praise the Lord.
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So tell us what else is
going on in the Kids Network?
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Oh, yes.
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I know a lot of
things are going on...
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So much going on.
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I don't even
know where to start,
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but we have had a little, yeah,
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some of you already
know about the safari hat
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that I wanted to say that,
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you know, some of
you didn't get it.
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And some of you were interested
in that, but recently Cinda,
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Miss Cinda has
put out the cookbook.
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So if you haven't had a chance
to see that, it's wonderful.
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And again, you can
look on our online store
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or call (618) 627-4651.
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And you can place an
order and there's little ginger
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and she is so adorable.
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Anyway, these make great gifts.
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So I just want to invite,
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this can be another
witnessing tool too.
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So I just wanted to
say this is something
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that has recently
come out these two
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and I've had a lot of
grandparents just say,
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you know, I want
something for my kids.
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And this is age appropriate.
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And even these
cookbooks, for example,
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we can find the recipes
on the 3ABN+, you can even,
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so if you see a
particular recipe you want,
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you can actually look
for that particular program
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right on there.
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So that's something
that's going to be fun
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for the kids to do.
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So we've had
some wonderful things
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going on at the Kids Network.
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Of course, we're still
going on with the Detectives
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of Truth these lessons,
but recently something happened
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that was made my heart, sorry,
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and some of you may
know we hired Kids Network
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assistant, sorry, and it
was Christina Benquinago,
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and unfortunately she
passed away unexpectedly.
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And so that has been something
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that's been hard.
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And I was looking
forward to seeing her,
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but anyway, God is in
control through it all.
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And we ask that,
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God is with the
family as well so,
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but I'm thankful
for the opportunity
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that Christina brought,
she brought a lot of stories,
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enthusiasm, so...
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And a lot of joy... Lots of joy.
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Oh, she was just
fun to be around.
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The energy she had.
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It's a really painful time
'cause it was so unexpected.
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And she and her
husband recently moved here
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and so young, you
know, so when you encounter
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those times
something unexpected.
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It makes it even
more painful, I think,
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especially when they're young.
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So we just solicit your
prayers now for her husband.
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He's a precious man of
God, and we're so grateful.
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He's part of the 3ABN team,
but her husband and the family
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during this loss, you know,
it's just a difficult time.
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It makes you long for heaven.
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We talked about the
first hour about the young man
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from 3ABN Uganda who recently
unexpectedly passed away.
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And speaking of loss,
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the President of
Allegheny East Conference,
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he and his wife died in
a house fire very recently,
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this would be Henry
Fordham III and his wife Sharon,
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and our just deepest
condolences to the family
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at this time of loss.
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You know, times like this,
it makes you long for heaven
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know that Jesus is coming soon.
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Amen.
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Yeah, absolutely, you know,
and it just, I think, again,
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presses home to
me that we don't,
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tomorrow is not guaranteed.
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And, Jeff, you've
told me many times too,
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our next heartbeat
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and our next breath
is not guaranteed either.
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What we have is
today in this very moment,
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you know, and I
think it just presses home,
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like I just mentioned
a couple of seconds ago,
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the need to continue to
spread the gospel, right?
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I mean, the urgency of
the times that we live in,
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and the opportunity
that each of us have to share
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whatever we've God's
given to us with others,
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we need to do that.
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Don't wait for tomorrow,
don't wait for next week.
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We also want to
encourage you too
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if you've never accepted
Jesus Christ into your life,
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do it now.
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Don't wait for tomorrow.
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Don't wait till next
year, or for a better time.
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He wants you right now
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to just accept
Him as your Savior.
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And He will
gladly enter your heart
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and you'll be a new person.
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So yeah, just
wow, going back to you
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and that loss
in your department,
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she was part of
our family, Jason,
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her husband Bond works for
you and in your department.
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And both part, you know,
they're all part of the family
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and to lose someone
like that so suddenly,
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it's just a painful experience.
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And the love we
had for them, I mean,
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it was so evident how
quickly we could love them,
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and how it's just
part of the family.
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I mean, God has His purpose
and everything through it all.
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And Bond, in spite of it
all has been very positive
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and looking for God.
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And so, you know,
God is always with you.
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So never lose heart.
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Yeah, in the midst
of the storm, you know,
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Isaiah talks about that too,
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you know, about in
the midst of the storm,
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you know, God is with
you and, you know, the storm
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that you're going
through, we don't,
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but God knows the storm
that you're going through
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right now at home.
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And remember that He
is there right beside you.
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He's there with
you through the storm.
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And so just hang on
to Him, don't lose faith.
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As Jill mentioned,
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heaven can't come
soon enough, right?
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And we believe
that we're almost home.
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So praise God that we can be
still a part of God's family.
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And we just, our prayers
are with you for the losses
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and again, the loss for
Christina and her family,
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like you
mentioned and others too.
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Absolutely.
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May be we can have a prayer
and then we'll transition back
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to more things
happening in the Kids Network,
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have a prayer.
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Jason, you want
to pray for those
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and not just the
ones we mentioned,
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but there's
people watching right now
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who are dealing with loss.
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So just say pray for them.
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Let's pray.
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Father, I want to
thank You for who You are,
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and that we can trust in
You even though there are times
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of hurting and times of loss.
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Father, these families,
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we want to lift
these families up to You
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that are hurting
and yearning for You.
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Father, you know
that we need Your help
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and that as Greg
shared that each moment
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is a blessing from You.
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Father, I ask that we
can use these blessings
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to glorify Your name and
to be a blessing to those
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who still have not chosen You.
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So, Father, we
lift up these families,
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we lift up those
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who are still wondering whether
they should choose you or not.
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And, Father, I ask
that You will guide
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and intervene in our lives
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that we may all have a
closer relationship with You.
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So, Father, please bless us
now as we continue to serve You
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and take on those joys
that we have experienced
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with those people that we
have come in contact with,
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who have passed away,
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and that we can share
the good news that soon
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we will see them soon.
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So, Father, thank
You, in the name of Jesus.
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Amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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Yeah, thank you so much.
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And thank you again,
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for being part
of the 3ABN family.
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You know, Jeff, I
want to just come to you,
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you know, thinking
about, you know, we never know,
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you know, life
is not guaranteed.
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No, it's not.
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You know and Planned
Giving and Trust Services
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is a great way for
you as you're trying...
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Well, as we just mentioned,
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we don't know
what tomorrow holds,
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but a good way for you
to plan for the future,
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but also way to
bless the Ministry of 3ABN.
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So maybe explain a
little bit about Planned Giving
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in case someone's
never heard of it before?
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Well, Planned Giving, you
know, in Proverbs 3, it says,
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"Trust in the Lord
with all your heart
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and lean not on
your own understanding."
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So if you are being impressed,
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that you should do something
to plan for your own future,
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if you want to take and
be a part of the gospel,
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and help 3ABN
spread the undiluted Word,
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you need to take
and reach out to us.
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We've got Nancy,
that's our trust officer
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and our office manager
and Tracy's over there,
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as well as myself,
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we're always
welcome to take a call
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and discuss with you.
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We'll be glad to
send you out information
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that what is available through
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Planned Giving
and Trust Services.
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You know it says that
we're not supposed to lean
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on our own understanding,
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but then we're
supposed to honor the Lord
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with our possessions
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and with the first
fruit of our increase.
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So we want to take
and be good stewards.
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We want to take and
plan for our own future
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as well as our family.
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And we want to take and
be a part of the gospel,
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we want to take and
provide funding the 3ABN
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and other gospel
messages can go forward.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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And I think
that's a really, I mean,
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it's a fantastic department
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because, you know, God
has supplied needs for 3ABN
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just when we
needed it, you know,
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as some of these
documents that come to maturity.
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So maybe
explains in the documents
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that we actually have available
and maybe not all the details,
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what we have Cash Trust...
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Cash Trust, that's
probably one of the easiest
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and most simplest...
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Basically, it's the type of
savings and it is revocable.
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So if you take and put money
in your Cash Trust with 3ABN
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and somewhere down the future,
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family emergency or some
life altering event happens,
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you are able to
call and we'll send you
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your money back portion or all.
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So that is one, then we
have a charitable gift annuity,
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which is a very good
program for senior adults.
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It's a guaranteed interest
rate for the rest of your life,
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which at this point in time,
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it's not very many
things are guaranteed.
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So it is a good product.
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So we have that, we have...
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And that one is
irrevocable, right?
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It is irrevocable.
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Okay.
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Charitable gift is
irrevocable, and then we have
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self-administered
trust, and those are revocable.
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And you can put
your real estate,
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you can put other
belongings assets in there,
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and it is
revocable and you can alter
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or change that at any time.
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So how does this
actually benefit in 3ABN?
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Someone at home
says, "Okay, this is great,
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I've got wills and
stuff already written up."
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So how would something
like this benefit 3ABN?
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Well, on the
charitable gift annuity,
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whatever is remaining
at the time you go to sleep
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in Jesus is then
transferred to 3ABN.
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So whatever is the
balance remaining is 3ABN's
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in your Cash Trust.
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We encourage people
to take and have 3ABN
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as one of the
beneficiaries of that.
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And 25% is
mentioned, recommended.
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And some people
will take and use 25,
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some 30 all the way up to 100%.
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So at that time at your passing,
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that money would take
and become 3ABN's funds.
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So I have a question for you.
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So what about if they want
to give part of that Cash Trust
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while they're alive?
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I think they call it intestate.
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Is that an option?
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Yes it is.
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And matter of fact,
I think this past year,
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there was a person that
took and donated quite a bit out
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of her Cash Trust to 3ABN
and helped out tremendously
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with the cash flow here 3ABN.
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Absolutely.
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Yeah, I think it's
great 'cause I've heard
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some people say, you know what?
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As they're writing
their "will" or their,
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you know, self-administered
trust, they're saying,
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you know, we're just thinking
of 3ABN as one of our kids.
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So I want Billy and I want Sally
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and I want 3ABN,
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you know, so they just
write us into the document,
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which is great.
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And we're all
about the family as well.
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3ABN is not here like you said,
sometimes people give 100%,
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sometimes people
give a percentage to 3ABN,
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but I think one of the
other benefits too, Jeff,
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is that we actually do a
lot of the legal work too.
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We pay for all
the legal services.
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It's incredible.
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So all the document
fees are paid by 3ABN,
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so that's a tremendous blessing.
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Yes.
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Otherwise, you'd be paying
that fee out of your own pocket,
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but this way 3ABN is
covering those costs.
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Yeah, we have
some other options too,
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we have is that CRUT?
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I know, Jason, you've been
in Planned Giving for years,
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like 25 years or something?
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Yeah, a little over...
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Not trying to say
how old you are...
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Since you work in kindergarten.
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That's right.
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But we have the CRUT too, right?
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So yeah,
Charitable Remainder Unitrust,
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those are a great tool.
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If you have
property, appreciated property,
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and you don't want
to pay capital gains,
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that's an awesome
tool that you can use
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to benefit yourself
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or someone else that
you want as a beneficiary.
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And those are usually
like 5% and that goes out
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through the rest of your life
until you pass like you said,
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and then 3ABN
takes whatever's left,
00:20:59.69\00:21:02.36
and it uses for its
operation at that time.
00:21:02.39\00:21:05.39
Yeah. Great tool.
00:21:05.43\00:21:07.23
You know, absolutely,
00:21:07.26\00:21:08.60
and I like it
being said two tools.
00:21:08.63\00:21:10.23
Yes. That's great. Yeah.
00:21:10.27\00:21:11.60
And it's all
benefiting the gospel.
00:21:11.63\00:21:13.20
We actually have
people too that, remember 3ABN
00:21:13.23\00:21:15.74
but they also say, you
know, what about Amazing Facts.
00:21:15.77\00:21:17.54
So sure, we'll do that
for other ministries as well.
00:21:17.57\00:21:20.18
We're just here to facilitate
00:21:20.21\00:21:21.71
and, of course,
the gospel message.
00:21:21.74\00:21:23.68
That's what 3ABN is all about.
00:21:23.71\00:21:25.55
And, Bruce, we're gonna
talk to you in a minute here
00:21:25.58\00:21:27.12
about what exciting
department you're over as well.
00:21:27.15\00:21:29.68
But, Jason, tell us different
ways that people can donate.
00:21:29.72\00:21:31.82
So Planned Giving
Trust Services that's a way,
00:21:31.85\00:21:34.39
sometimes it takes a matter
of time for that to develop,
00:21:34.42\00:21:36.86
but there's other ways
too, that people can give.
00:21:36.89\00:21:38.56
So let's talk
about the types of monies
00:21:38.59\00:21:44.07
or types of
giving that they can do.
00:21:44.10\00:21:46.57
If you want to give cash
or checks or credit card,
00:21:46.60\00:21:50.01
all you have to do is call us
00:21:50.04\00:21:52.21
or you can go
visit us at 3abn.org
00:21:52.24\00:21:57.25
and click on the Donate tab.
00:21:57.28\00:21:59.61
And you'll see that
there are three options
00:21:59.65\00:22:02.45
and in a number of
options that you can pick from.
00:22:02.48\00:22:05.19
So the three options I want
to share with you really quick,
00:22:05.22\00:22:07.56
the first one, it'll say that
there are no transaction fees,
00:22:07.59\00:22:11.13
and that 3ABN will not
have to pay any transaction fee.
00:22:11.16\00:22:14.70
So 100% of what
you give goes to 3ABN.
00:22:14.73\00:22:18.40
The second item
is quick donation.
00:22:18.43\00:22:21.20
And then the third is
called, it's a QR code.
00:22:21.24\00:22:24.44
I don't know if you've
seen these around your living,
00:22:24.47\00:22:27.71
but if you have the
magazine, on page 10,
00:22:27.74\00:22:33.08
you can look at the top and
you see a little QR little box
00:22:33.11\00:22:37.19
and it's black and white.
00:22:37.22\00:22:38.62
And it's kind of it
looks a little funny, right?
00:22:38.65\00:22:41.22
Looks like a puzzle to me.
00:22:41.26\00:22:42.59
It looks like a puzzle
and it has a piece so, yeah,
00:22:42.62\00:22:45.96
PayPal offers that to us.
00:22:45.99\00:22:48.33
And it's a really fast way,
00:22:48.36\00:22:50.30
you can donate in
less than five seconds.
00:22:50.33\00:22:52.83
So how do I use that?
00:22:52.87\00:22:54.20
So excellent question.
00:22:54.24\00:22:55.57
So all you have to
do if you own an iPhone
00:22:55.60\00:22:57.87
is you just open
it up, click on the...
00:22:57.91\00:23:00.58
What about an Android?
00:23:00.61\00:23:01.94
Okay, the Android.
00:23:01.98\00:23:03.31
Exactly, I was
gonna get to that.
00:23:03.35\00:23:04.68
Okay, I'm sorry,
iPhone first. iPhone first.
00:23:04.71\00:23:06.78
So iPhone, all you have
to do is get to your camera,
00:23:06.82\00:23:09.98
you just hover
your camera over it.
00:23:10.02\00:23:12.15
And you have to
have a PayPal account.
00:23:12.19\00:23:14.76
So the PayPal will come up right
00:23:14.79\00:23:16.42
at the top, you click it,
00:23:16.46\00:23:17.79
it'll ask you how
much you want to give.
00:23:17.83\00:23:19.36
You put the
amount in, you hit Send.
00:23:19.39\00:23:21.40
And it's done,
less than five seconds.
00:23:21.43\00:23:23.63
I've done it a couple of times.
00:23:23.67\00:23:25.00
And it's really fast
because we're all busy.
00:23:25.03\00:23:27.20
And it's a great way.
00:23:27.24\00:23:28.57
Now you said Android, right?
00:23:28.60\00:23:30.14
So Android is a great phone too,
00:23:30.17\00:23:35.01
you have to download the app
00:23:35.04\00:23:37.25
in order for you to
acquire the QR code.
00:23:37.28\00:23:41.15
So you want to make
sure you get that app,
00:23:41.18\00:23:42.85
but it's the same thing.
00:23:42.88\00:23:44.22
You open up your
camera, you look at it,
00:23:44.25\00:23:46.25
it takes a picture of it,
00:23:46.29\00:23:47.66
it pulls up the
PayPal account through 3ABN,
00:23:47.69\00:23:52.63
you put in the amount,
and then you just hit Send.
00:23:52.66\00:23:55.36
It's that easy.
00:23:55.40\00:23:56.77
So there's, you
know, those are a few items
00:23:56.80\00:23:58.93
that are really cool.
00:23:58.97\00:24:00.30
If you go down
on 3abn.org website,
00:24:00.34\00:24:03.84
there are other
items that you can give,
00:24:03.87\00:24:06.31
like Dare to Dream,
the children's network,
00:24:06.34\00:24:09.34
Kids Network,
those types of things
00:24:09.38\00:24:12.01
that we offer to you as
ways that will help 3ABN
00:24:12.05\00:24:16.25
and its operation as a whole.
00:24:16.28\00:24:17.99
Because, you know,
we're evangelism 100%,
00:24:18.02\00:24:21.86
360 days out of
the year, 365 and 24...
00:24:21.89\00:24:26.90
Let's making sure we
got those five days covered.
00:24:26.93\00:24:30.17
So investing
sometimes we do... Anyway.
00:24:30.20\00:24:34.14
So yeah, also,
yeah, it's 24 hours a day.
00:24:34.17\00:24:39.31
So we have programming
for you that because of you
00:24:39.34\00:24:43.08
we're able to do this
and we appreciate these type
00:24:43.11\00:24:45.91
of offerings that you
have 365 days out of the year.
00:24:45.95\00:24:50.55
So what other ways?
00:24:50.59\00:24:52.35
So if you want to
call the call center...
00:24:52.39\00:24:56.12
They're open tonight too.
00:24:56.16\00:24:57.49
They're open tonight
00:24:57.53\00:24:58.86
and you can give
your credit card,
00:24:58.89\00:25:01.20
you can talk with
someone, you can let them know
00:25:01.23\00:25:03.63
that you want to
do an automatic setup
00:25:03.67\00:25:07.27
of a donation.
00:25:07.30\00:25:08.80
That is a great way.
00:25:08.84\00:25:10.17
So each month, you don't
have to call us each month,
00:25:10.21\00:25:12.57
you can just say, I
want it to be reoccurring,
00:25:12.61\00:25:15.84
which is a great way.
00:25:15.88\00:25:17.35
So, you know,
Bruce here is incharge
00:25:17.38\00:25:21.48
of the Donations Center.
00:25:21.52\00:25:23.55
If you have items that
you want to give like rings,
00:25:23.59\00:25:27.22
or special coins,
00:25:27.26\00:25:31.09
or a vehicle that
you're not using anymore,
00:25:31.13\00:25:33.56
that is a great way.
00:25:33.60\00:25:35.66
If you want to call
the Treasury Department
00:25:35.70\00:25:37.47
and you have property
that you want to give,
00:25:37.50\00:25:39.53
that you're not really using,
00:25:39.57\00:25:40.90
but you want to
benefit 3ABN, it's a great way,
00:25:40.94\00:25:43.34
give us a call, and
we'll be happy to help you,
00:25:43.37\00:25:46.21
but one thing
that's really important,
00:25:46.24\00:25:48.48
especially in these times,
00:25:48.51\00:25:49.84
you see the stock
market going to new heights.
00:25:49.88\00:25:53.18
This is a perfect
time to donate stock.
00:25:53.21\00:25:56.08
Why is that, Jason?
00:25:56.12\00:25:57.45
Well...
00:25:57.49\00:25:58.82
There's got to be a reason...
00:25:58.85\00:26:00.19
There are three great reasons.
00:26:00.22\00:26:01.92
Number one, you don't
have to pay capital gains.
00:26:01.96\00:26:04.79
Number two, you get a cash,
00:26:04.83\00:26:06.83
you get a
donation receipt for that.
00:26:06.86\00:26:09.50
And number three,
you get to use that stock
00:26:09.53\00:26:12.53
that you have for 3ABN
and share the good news
00:26:12.57\00:26:15.84
around the world 365
days a year, and 24/7.
00:26:15.87\00:26:21.18
So it's a great opportunity
for appreciated stock,
00:26:21.21\00:26:25.11
you know, it's just
sitting in your portfolio
00:26:25.15\00:26:27.18
that you may want to
give, it's a great opportunity.
00:26:27.22\00:26:30.09
And with the stock market
up, this is the best time.
00:26:30.12\00:26:33.12
Thank you, Jason.
00:26:33.15\00:26:34.49
We've had a number of
people actually already calling.
00:26:34.52\00:26:35.86
That's why we thought,
you know, maybe we better
00:26:35.89\00:26:37.23
let more people know
00:26:37.26\00:26:38.59
because some
people are not aware
00:26:38.63\00:26:39.96
of that that 3ABN will
take that as a donation,
00:26:40.00\00:26:41.33
no capital gains, you
get a tax deductible receipt,
00:26:41.36\00:26:43.16
and it helps spread the
gospel around the world.
00:26:43.20\00:26:44.70
I mean, that's incredible.
00:26:44.73\00:26:46.07
That's right, and
it's not that difficult.
00:26:46.10\00:26:48.27
All you have to do
is call us and then
00:26:48.30\00:26:50.77
we'll let you
know a couple of steps,
00:26:50.81\00:26:52.77
you can talk with your broker,
00:26:52.81\00:26:54.18
and then transfer the stock.
00:26:54.21\00:26:56.14
And it's that simple.
00:26:56.18\00:26:57.61
Yeah.
00:26:57.65\00:26:58.98
Amen.
00:26:59.01\00:27:00.35
You know, I know we want to talk
00:27:00.38\00:27:01.72
about the Focus on
Truth, once you talk about that,
00:27:01.75\00:27:03.08
and then I'll read this
little letter that came in.
00:27:03.12\00:27:04.45
Absolutely. Thank you, Jason.
00:27:04.49\00:27:05.82
You're welcome. Great steps.
00:27:05.85\00:27:07.19
Yeah, I was just
thinking as you were talking,
00:27:07.22\00:27:08.56
it's amazing how
many opportunities
00:27:08.59\00:27:11.39
there are to
help the work at 3ABN.
00:27:11.43\00:27:14.10
You know, we used to think,
well, the only way you can do
00:27:14.13\00:27:16.36
it is writing a check or
maybe a credit card donation
00:27:16.40\00:27:18.97
through the phone, but
there's so many avenues
00:27:19.00\00:27:21.37
that I hadn't even
really processed or thought of
00:27:21.40\00:27:24.37
that you can
help support the work.
00:27:24.41\00:27:26.04
So praise the Lord for that.
00:27:26.07\00:27:27.41
And speaking of partnering
with the Ministry of 3ABN,
00:27:27.44\00:27:32.08
we have this evangelistic
opportunity Focus on Truth,
00:27:32.11\00:27:36.08
these three incredible booklets
that Danny Shelton wrote.
00:27:36.12\00:27:39.25
We talked about
them in the first hour,
00:27:39.29\00:27:41.16
but we want to mention it again
00:27:41.19\00:27:42.69
'cause the call
center is open tonight,
00:27:42.72\00:27:45.63
we have The
Truth About Salvation,
00:27:45.66\00:27:47.36
and this incredible
book will help you discover
00:27:47.40\00:27:50.30
or someone who maybe
doesn't even know Jesus
00:27:50.33\00:27:53.00
discover Jesus for themselves.
00:27:53.03\00:27:55.64
Then we have The
Truth About Hellfire.
00:27:55.67\00:27:57.74
What happens when we die
00:27:57.77\00:27:59.17
and do people burn
in eternal hell forever?
00:27:59.21\00:28:02.11
Then, of course,
we have The Truth
00:28:02.14\00:28:03.58
About The Ten Commandments.
00:28:03.61\00:28:05.11
Were they nailed to the cross?
00:28:05.15\00:28:06.72
And are they still relevant
and applicable to us today?
00:28:06.75\00:28:11.12
So these incredible
booklets are available
00:28:11.15\00:28:13.96
for evangelistic opportunity.
00:28:13.99\00:28:16.49
You can call us if you want
to sponsor a zip code mailing
00:28:16.52\00:28:20.73
in your community,
00:28:20.76\00:28:22.23
you call us at (618) 627-4651.
00:28:22.26\00:28:26.84
And it is 50 cents per
home for three of these booklets
00:28:26.87\00:28:32.67
which is an
incredible opportunity.
00:28:32.71\00:28:34.68
And we thank you our donors
00:28:34.71\00:28:36.64
who have stood with
the Ministry of 3ABN,
00:28:36.68\00:28:39.25
who have helped fund the
printing of these booklets
00:28:39.28\00:28:41.78
so that we can
make this available.
00:28:41.82\00:28:43.35
So less than the
cost of a postage stamp,
00:28:43.39\00:28:46.59
you get these three
booklets stuffed in an envelope
00:28:46.62\00:28:49.96
and mailed to the
zip code of your choice.
00:28:49.99\00:28:52.73
In order to participate
in that you need to call us
00:28:52.76\00:28:56.36
and we can tell you,
there's so many homes
00:28:56.40\00:28:59.17
in this particular zip
code, and then you can discuss
00:28:59.20\00:29:01.37
that and figure out
00:29:01.40\00:29:02.74
what the
financial details would be.
00:29:02.77\00:29:04.54
If you don't want to call
and you want to go online,
00:29:04.57\00:29:07.11
there is a way that
you can do that as well,
00:29:07.14\00:29:09.28
but you can't pick
the specific zip code,
00:29:09.31\00:29:12.25
you would need to say yes,
00:29:12.28\00:29:13.85
I want to sponsor for
the zip code mailings,
00:29:13.88\00:29:17.02
but I'll let 3ABN
choose and then we're gonna
00:29:17.05\00:29:19.59
put it together and try to
blanket some of the big cities.
00:29:19.62\00:29:22.39
So you can do that at 3abn.tv
or there's one other option.
00:29:22.42\00:29:28.06
You can order these by the cases
00:29:28.10\00:29:30.33
and you can distribute them
00:29:30.37\00:29:32.23
in your community
or to your church.
00:29:32.27\00:29:35.17
There's 250 booklets in
one case, and they come,
00:29:35.20\00:29:38.67
you can order a
case of Salvation,
00:29:38.71\00:29:40.81
or a case of Hellfire,
00:29:40.84\00:29:42.54
or a case of the
Ten Commandments,
00:29:42.58\00:29:44.48
or you can order all three.
00:29:44.51\00:29:46.01
So just give us a call,
it's $16.50 for one case
00:29:46.05\00:29:51.05
for 250 booklets that
00:29:51.09\00:29:52.52
just covers the
cost of the shipping
00:29:52.55\00:29:54.26
and handling for
it to get to you.
00:29:54.29\00:29:56.56
So just encourage you to
give us a call at (618) 627-4651
00:29:56.59\00:30:01.76
to take advantage
of this incredible
00:30:01.80\00:30:03.57
evangelistic opportunity.
00:30:03.60\00:30:05.70
And we're already
hearing from people
00:30:05.73\00:30:08.44
who have received these
cases and are passing them out
00:30:08.47\00:30:10.81
and are sharing them.
00:30:10.84\00:30:12.17
Yeah, it's an incredible
evangelistic opportunities
00:30:12.21\00:30:13.84
we've been mentioning already,
00:30:13.88\00:30:15.48
but these booklets are 48 pages,
00:30:15.51\00:30:18.15
they're not just really small,
but not really big either.
00:30:18.18\00:30:20.82
And I like it that Mr. Danny
00:30:20.85\00:30:23.45
on purpose made the
font a little bit bigger,
00:30:23.49\00:30:26.35
you know, 'cause as I get older,
00:30:26.39\00:30:28.72
you all know what
I'm talking about,
00:30:28.76\00:30:30.49
I can't quite see
as clear as I used to,
00:30:30.53\00:30:32.26
but I like it
that is bigger print.
00:30:32.29\00:30:33.93
It's not
overloaded far as like with...
00:30:33.96\00:30:35.80
It's got a lot of
good information in it,
00:30:35.83\00:30:37.30
but it's not too
much, great little booklets,
00:30:37.33\00:30:39.63
got some beautiful illustrations
00:30:39.67\00:30:41.00
on the inside.
00:30:41.04\00:30:42.37
And one of the things
I'm trying to find the page
00:30:42.40\00:30:44.77
here that I really
like about this booklet,
00:30:44.81\00:30:46.14
each one of the
booklets at the very end
00:30:46.17\00:30:48.34
has all the ways that
you can actually watch 3ABN.
00:30:48.38\00:30:51.45
So as, you know, these books,
as you're sponsoring zip codes
00:30:51.48\00:30:54.02
in your neighborhood,
they're going to homes
00:30:54.05\00:30:55.68
that have never even
heard maybe of Jesus Christ,
00:30:55.72\00:30:58.25
or they've heard of
them, but don't know about Him,
00:30:58.29\00:31:00.19
or they've never
even heard of 3ABN.
00:31:00.22\00:31:02.16
So they read the book,
00:31:02.19\00:31:03.53
let's say on the The Truth
About The Ten Commandments,
00:31:03.56\00:31:05.69
like, wow, this is really good.
00:31:05.73\00:31:07.60
So at the very end,
00:31:07.63\00:31:08.96
where do I find
out more information?
00:31:09.00\00:31:10.33
Well, I can find out on
like 3ABN on the Smart TV,
00:31:10.37\00:31:13.60
on Dish Network, on
Verizon Fios, Apple TV,
00:31:13.64\00:31:16.87
Amazon Fire TV,
YouTube, Roku, Google Play,
00:31:16.91\00:31:19.67
App Store, and the
list goes on and on.
00:31:19.71\00:31:21.64
So may be someone
in your neighborhood
00:31:21.68\00:31:23.11
has that and says, "Wow,
00:31:23.14\00:31:24.48
let me find out
more information."
00:31:24.51\00:31:25.91
And they get more truth.
00:31:25.95\00:31:27.78
So as Jill mentioned,
I knew it's just amazing.
00:31:27.82\00:31:29.78
You think about these
00:31:29.82\00:31:31.15
three booklets in
a little envelope,
00:31:31.19\00:31:33.05
and it's being mailed
to an address in let's say,
00:31:33.09\00:31:35.42
your neck of the woods,
00:31:35.46\00:31:36.79
as we used to call it
back in West Virginia.
00:31:36.83\00:31:38.99
And for less
than a postage stamp,
00:31:39.03\00:31:41.66
55 cents is a postage stamp.
00:31:41.70\00:31:43.57
It's just amazing to me
that that can actually be done
00:31:43.60\00:31:46.00
for 50 cents to a
zip code of your choosing
00:31:46.03\00:31:49.37
as Jill mentioned,
each address 50 cents,
00:31:49.40\00:31:52.17
it's really phenomenal,
and then I like the case option
00:31:52.21\00:31:55.04
that you mentioned too,
$16.50 suggested donation.
00:31:55.08\00:31:58.88
And that's anywhere in
the US, we'll send you,
00:31:58.91\00:32:01.28
Pacific Press will send you
a case of one of these titles,
00:32:01.32\00:32:03.82
or you can choose all
three and get three cases.
00:32:03.85\00:32:06.49
So it's just phenomenal.
00:32:06.52\00:32:08.02
Like Jill mentioned,
lots of people already,
00:32:08.06\00:32:10.19
we saw a lot of correspondence
00:32:10.23\00:32:11.69
coming into the
office this week.
00:32:11.73\00:32:13.33
Many people
have jumped on board.
00:32:13.36\00:32:15.50
And it's just
really neat 'cause you look
00:32:15.53\00:32:17.27
at all these zip codes
that are being sponsored.
00:32:17.30\00:32:20.27
And these are
people, 50 cents for a home,
00:32:20.30\00:32:24.37
that's cheap, isn't it?
00:32:24.41\00:32:25.74
You can't put $1 on a soul.
00:32:25.77\00:32:27.74
Can you, Jeff? Oh, absolutely.
00:32:27.78\00:32:29.11
'Cause I'm looking at you.
00:32:29.14\00:32:30.65
And you're
someone that found 3ABN...
00:32:30.68\00:32:32.51
I did.
00:32:32.55\00:32:33.88
While your wife
flipping the channels, right?
00:32:33.92\00:32:35.25
Exactly.
00:32:35.28\00:32:36.62
And it was radio
first or television?
00:32:36.65\00:32:37.99
Television first. Yes.
00:32:38.02\00:32:39.35
And it wouldn't
have been for 3ABN,
00:32:39.39\00:32:40.72
we would have
never heard this message.
00:32:40.76\00:32:42.09
And we've never accepted
Jesus Christ as we have.
00:32:42.12\00:32:45.63
And we're very
thankful for 3ABN.
00:32:45.66\00:32:47.96
For the early
supporters that took and sent
00:32:48.00\00:32:49.93
in their donations
early on to support.
00:32:49.96\00:32:52.73
You know, it says in the Bible,
what is impossible with man
00:32:52.77\00:32:56.67
is possible with the Lord.
00:32:56.71\00:32:58.37
Praise God.
00:32:58.41\00:32:59.74
And thank You, Jesus.
00:32:59.77\00:33:01.11
Yes, for heed the
power that Jesus Christ has,
00:33:01.14\00:33:04.15
yet the saving grace.
00:33:04.18\00:33:05.51
It's amazing. That's right.
00:33:05.55\00:33:06.88
And what's neat
is that that ripple.
00:33:06.92\00:33:08.35
The ripple effect. Yes.
00:33:08.38\00:33:09.72
Keeps growing 'cause you
think about that donor that gave
00:33:09.75\00:33:11.75
and you found 3ABN...
00:33:11.79\00:33:13.12
Yes.
00:33:13.15\00:33:14.49
And now you think
about the position, Jeff,
00:33:14.52\00:33:15.89
you probably never would have
thought that you'd be working
00:33:15.92\00:33:18.09
for the Ministry of 3ABN, right?
00:33:18.13\00:33:19.46
No, it was never
on our radar at all.
00:33:19.49\00:33:22.06
But, you know, the Lord,
He takes and put, He calls,
00:33:22.10\00:33:25.70
He qualifies the call.
00:33:25.73\00:33:27.50
He doesn't call the qualified.
00:33:27.54\00:33:29.00
That's right.
00:33:29.04\00:33:30.37
And you've made
yourself available to the Lord?
00:33:30.41\00:33:31.74
And we have made
ourself available.
00:33:31.77\00:33:33.11
Yes.
00:33:33.14\00:33:34.48
I'm very thankful
for the opportunity.
00:33:34.51\00:33:35.84
Praise the Lord. Yes.
00:33:35.88\00:33:37.21
Going to you, Mr. Bruce.
00:33:37.25\00:33:38.58
You're doing all
right? I like the red shirt.
00:33:38.61\00:33:39.95
That's a nice combination
right there and that back in...
00:33:39.98\00:33:43.02
It's a cop out of
not wearing a tie.
00:33:43.05\00:33:45.39
Well, you know, I wasn't
gonna quite go that direction,
00:33:45.42\00:33:47.72
but yeah, okay, that works.
00:33:47.76\00:33:49.59
But you've been a
part of the ministry
00:33:49.62\00:33:51.26
from the very beginning?
00:33:51.29\00:33:52.63
Absolutely.
00:33:52.66\00:33:54.00
I know you're part of
the beginning story of 3ABN
00:33:54.03\00:33:55.36
you were a minor,
00:33:55.40\00:33:56.73
but you'd come
out on the weekends
00:33:56.77\00:33:58.10
or after hours and help
Mr. Danny and Kenny pound
00:33:58.13\00:34:01.67
those nails in the
original building Uplink.
00:34:01.70\00:34:03.51
Yeah, I would
actually work a second shift
00:34:03.54\00:34:06.37
which was from 4
to 12 at that time...
00:34:06.41\00:34:08.21
In the mines?
00:34:08.24\00:34:09.58
In the mines, and I'd
come out here at 7 o'clock
00:34:09.61\00:34:11.55
in the morning pound
nails, did about 3 o'clock
00:34:11.58\00:34:14.65
pack my bucket and
head for my other job.
00:34:14.68\00:34:17.09
Yeah.
00:34:17.12\00:34:18.75
I know the 3ABN has been
in your DNA and in your blood
00:34:18.79\00:34:21.16
since the beginning.
00:34:21.19\00:34:22.52
And you've seen
the miracles take place
00:34:22.56\00:34:24.16
and how 3ABN by God's grace
00:34:24.19\00:34:26.16
had stayed on the
air for almost 37 years.
00:34:26.19\00:34:29.60
It's amazing, isn't it, Bruce?
00:34:29.63\00:34:30.97
It's made a believer out of me.
00:34:31.00\00:34:32.33
Amen.
00:34:32.37\00:34:33.70
You know what I know
there are a lot of skeptics
00:34:33.74\00:34:35.44
may I say, you know...
00:34:35.47\00:34:36.81
Oh, sure.
00:34:36.84\00:34:38.17
Seeing you guys, you know,
build 3ABN in the beginning...
00:34:38.21\00:34:40.31
At the beginning
saying, it wouldn't happen.
00:34:40.34\00:34:41.94
Thank you for clarifying that.
00:34:41.98\00:34:43.45
Yeah, a lot of skeptics
in the beginning, but...
00:34:43.48\00:34:45.15
And especially local
people from around the area,
00:34:45.18\00:34:48.68
you know, it was made
out of pole barn material,
00:34:48.72\00:34:51.72
what we call pole
barn material around here,
00:34:51.75\00:34:54.32
which is metal siding.
00:34:54.36\00:34:56.19
And I had a lot of
people actually that I worked
00:34:56.22\00:34:59.09
with said, "When
then two brothers
00:34:59.13\00:35:01.50
fold out there,
00:35:01.53\00:35:02.86
we'll put a lot
of hay in that barn."
00:35:02.90\00:35:04.23
Like a big barn out that
put a lot of hay in it in
00:35:04.27\00:35:06.57
that original building.
00:35:06.60\00:35:07.94
Well, we've never put hay in it.
00:35:07.97\00:35:11.21
We had to retire that
building just a few years ago,
00:35:11.24\00:35:13.38
you know, because of
the maintenance costs
00:35:13.41\00:35:14.74
and things like that,
00:35:14.78\00:35:16.11
but God has
done marvelous things
00:35:16.14\00:35:17.48
through the Uplink building.
00:35:17.51\00:35:18.85
And one of the ways
'cause you've been in charge
00:35:18.88\00:35:20.22
of the Donations
Center, we call it here at 3ABN
00:35:20.25\00:35:22.98
and Jason alluded to it earlier.
00:35:23.02\00:35:24.89
But tell us
about this department
00:35:24.92\00:35:26.25
'cause it's been in existence,
is it almost 20 years?
00:35:26.29\00:35:28.19
It's... Just close.
00:35:28.22\00:35:29.56
Going on 19 years.
00:35:29.59\00:35:30.93
Yeah, 19 years.
00:35:30.96\00:35:32.29
So tell us what you do?
00:35:32.33\00:35:33.66
Long run.
00:35:33.70\00:35:35.03
We take all kinds of
different items from people
00:35:35.06\00:35:37.70
and Danny actually
started the program,
00:35:37.73\00:35:40.34
what's this you
have in your hand.
00:35:40.37\00:35:41.70
Amen.
00:35:41.74\00:35:43.07
It's for people
that want to donate
00:35:43.10\00:35:44.47
another means of donation,
00:35:44.51\00:35:47.34
a lot of
people's on fixed incomes
00:35:47.38\00:35:49.24
and but they want
to support the ministry
00:35:49.28\00:35:51.48
and they have something
that's sitting on the shelf
00:35:51.51\00:35:53.45
and not doing anybody any good.
00:35:53.48\00:35:55.98
They sent it to us and
we turned it into money
00:35:56.02\00:35:59.12
after all the
research that goes into it,
00:35:59.15\00:36:01.59
and all of the 100%
of the proceeds goes back
00:36:01.62\00:36:05.29
to the good works of 3ABN.
00:36:05.33\00:36:08.06
So tell us some of the
items that people could give?
00:36:08.10\00:36:11.63
Well, of course,
gold, silver, platinum,
00:36:11.67\00:36:16.50
diamonds, jewelry,
sterling silverware.
00:36:16.54\00:36:20.71
Okay. Silverware?
00:36:20.74\00:36:22.18
Yeah. Okay.
00:36:22.21\00:36:23.55
Yeah, silverware, a lot of time
they're mistaken for plating
00:36:23.58\00:36:28.38
and how you really
know that most all the time
00:36:28.42\00:36:31.99
sterling 9.25
stands for sterling.
00:36:32.02\00:36:36.12
That's the percentage
of sterling that's in it,
00:36:36.16\00:36:38.73
it will either be stamped
or it will be stamped sterling
00:36:38.76\00:36:42.36
on sterling
items most every time.
00:36:42.40\00:36:45.40
Some of the other items
is gold and diamond watches,
00:36:45.43\00:36:49.50
vehicles, RVs.
00:36:49.54\00:36:50.87
You mentioned RVs while
ago coming to the camp meeting.
00:36:50.91\00:36:54.01
We've had people come
with their RV at camp meeting
00:36:54.04\00:36:56.98
and they never return
back home with their RV.
00:36:57.01\00:36:59.45
They donated to 3ABN.
00:36:59.48\00:37:00.82
They donate and it's
been a great blessing.
00:37:00.85\00:37:03.72
So I'm sitting here thinking,
what if someone's at home
00:37:03.75\00:37:06.69
and they're
saying, but I don't know
00:37:06.72\00:37:08.32
if my diamonds,
jewelry is worth anything?
00:37:08.36\00:37:12.03
I don't know if
this silverware's
00:37:12.06\00:37:14.23
the proper kind to send in.
00:37:14.26\00:37:15.73
I don't know if it would help
the ministry, what do they do?
00:37:15.76\00:37:18.17
What do you recommend?
00:37:18.20\00:37:19.53
The best thing to
do is give us a call.
00:37:19.57\00:37:22.60
The number you've repeated,
00:37:22.64\00:37:24.37
area code (618) 627-4651
00:37:24.41\00:37:29.28
extension 3078.
00:37:29.31\00:37:32.08
And we can talk
about what you have
00:37:32.11\00:37:34.78
and go through it.
00:37:34.82\00:37:36.79
And, you know, when
phone communications
00:37:36.82\00:37:39.82
sometimes lack,
00:37:39.85\00:37:41.96
you know, when you're
trying to explain something
00:37:41.99\00:37:44.76
over the phone,
sometimes it doesn't work,
00:37:44.79\00:37:46.86
but in a lot of cases we
can walk people through it.
00:37:46.90\00:37:51.80
So to know what they have
and whether it's worth sending.
00:37:51.83\00:37:54.84
And we don't want
anybody sending something
00:37:54.87\00:37:56.60
that gonna cost
them more in shipping
00:37:56.64\00:37:58.57
than we can get out of it.
00:37:58.61\00:37:59.94
Right. That's really important.
00:37:59.97\00:38:01.78
So we want to make
sure you hear that tonight
00:38:01.81\00:38:03.68
before you send any
item no matter what it is,
00:38:03.71\00:38:06.21
no matter if you
think it's worth a fortune,
00:38:06.25\00:38:08.65
call Bruce first,
and give him a call
00:38:08.68\00:38:10.92
and say this is what my item is.
00:38:10.95\00:38:12.62
And I'm not
sure what it's worth,
00:38:12.65\00:38:14.52
but I'd like to help
support the Lord's work at 3ABN.
00:38:14.56\00:38:18.16
So give Bruce a call,
and then he can walk you
00:38:18.19\00:38:20.20
through that and tell you.
00:38:20.23\00:38:21.56
Yes, it would definitely be
worth it to send it in or not.
00:38:21.60\00:38:23.10
Sure.
00:38:23.13\00:38:24.47
And I'd also like to mention
00:38:24.50\00:38:26.23
how to get to the Donations
Center off the website.
00:38:26.27\00:38:29.50
Okay.
00:38:29.54\00:38:30.87
The easiest way to
do it is to go to 3ABN
00:38:30.91\00:38:33.68
and scroll down to
the bottom of the page,
00:38:33.71\00:38:35.71
punch the
Donations Center button,
00:38:35.74\00:38:38.21
and then it takes you to
the next page and the top
00:38:38.25\00:38:41.28
of that page
punch on the eBay store
00:38:41.32\00:38:42.65
and you're there.
00:38:42.68\00:38:44.02
Okay, so they can see
items that are for sale...
00:38:44.05\00:38:46.45
We run anywhere from 100
to 200 items all the time.
00:38:46.49\00:38:50.03
Wow. That's incredible.
00:38:50.06\00:38:51.63
So tell us about
how the receipt works.
00:38:51.66\00:38:53.40
Because I know we
have a new system in place
00:38:53.43\00:38:54.90
and things so tell us
00:38:54.93\00:38:56.26
how 'cause a little
bit more expedited now.
00:38:56.30\00:38:58.87
Yeah.
00:38:58.90\00:39:00.24
Well, thanks to Jason,
he has developed the...
00:39:00.27\00:39:04.67
He has work
through this, I mean,
00:39:04.71\00:39:06.84
it diligently
and work through it,
00:39:06.88\00:39:09.21
now we have an
updated computer program
00:39:09.24\00:39:12.01
with state of the art system.
00:39:12.05\00:39:13.65
It's much quicker now.
00:39:13.68\00:39:15.02
It's now much quicker to
receipt people than before.
00:39:15.05\00:39:19.19
So they can get their
receipts back readily.
00:39:19.22\00:39:22.06
Amen.
00:39:22.09\00:39:23.43
Which is what a blessing too.
00:39:23.46\00:39:24.96
And so I know that
Bruce through the years
00:39:24.99\00:39:27.86
you've seen God provide
through the Donations Center
00:39:27.90\00:39:31.33
provide means
when 3ABN needs it.
00:39:31.37\00:39:33.23
Absolutely.
00:39:33.27\00:39:34.60
Yeah, it's been a great
blessing through the years
00:39:34.64\00:39:36.97
that and it always
amazes me the items that people
00:39:37.01\00:39:42.31
are willing to donate
00:39:42.34\00:39:43.68
and to support
the ministry with.
00:39:43.71\00:39:47.28
You know, we talked about all
the different types of giving
00:39:47.32\00:39:50.19
that we have, you
know, Jill, you're saying
00:39:50.22\00:39:52.99
and what Bruce does is
really important because,
00:39:53.02\00:39:55.99
you know, we are a people
that like gathering things,
00:39:56.02\00:40:01.20
but then as we get older,
00:40:01.23\00:40:02.90
we look at what we
have and we're like,
00:40:02.93\00:40:04.70
you know, I don't know
if we need that anymore.
00:40:04.73\00:40:07.70
So, you know, 3ABN
is a great opportunity,
00:40:07.74\00:40:11.17
what Bruce you do
is a great opportunity
00:40:11.21\00:40:13.81
for people to like you
to return back to the Lord
00:40:13.84\00:40:18.28
what He has blessed us,
converted into something,
00:40:18.31\00:40:21.12
and Bruce does a
lot of good research
00:40:21.15\00:40:23.12
to make sure he
gets the best value
00:40:23.15\00:40:24.82
for what you send to 3ABN,
00:40:24.85\00:40:27.86
and then this
money, like Bruce said,
00:40:27.89\00:40:30.29
just goes back to the
ministry to give you the,
00:40:30.33\00:40:33.33
you know, the content,
00:40:33.36\00:40:34.70
that 3ABN has been
doing quality content
00:40:34.73\00:40:38.03
that is being
blessed by so many people.
00:40:38.07\00:40:41.40
And, of course, you
know, we praise the Lord
00:40:41.44\00:40:43.00
because without Him
and all these gifts,
00:40:43.04\00:40:45.44
we can't do any of it.
00:40:45.47\00:40:46.81
So that is true.
00:40:46.84\00:40:48.18
And then going back
to that list, Bruce,
00:40:48.21\00:40:50.51
musical
instruments I see it on here,
00:40:50.55\00:40:52.31
you've had some
interesting musical instruments
00:40:52.35\00:40:54.25
through the years come through?
00:40:54.28\00:40:55.62
We have.
00:40:55.65\00:40:57.05
Some violins...
00:40:57.09\00:40:58.42
We've had
violins, short story...
00:40:58.45\00:41:00.89
Please.
00:41:00.92\00:41:02.26
We had an old violin that
came in several years ago,
00:41:02.29\00:41:05.86
it sat on our shelf
00:41:05.89\00:41:07.23
'cause we didn't
know what to do with it,
00:41:07.26\00:41:08.60
I didn't know
anything about violins.
00:41:08.63\00:41:10.20
And it sat on our shelf,
and honestly was a violin
00:41:10.23\00:41:15.77
that you wouldn't give $10 for
00:41:15.80\00:41:18.04
if you seen it in a yard sale,
00:41:18.07\00:41:20.31
or garage sale.
00:41:20.34\00:41:21.74
And it sat there for many years.
00:41:21.78\00:41:23.11
Well, you know, we
have a state of the art
00:41:23.14\00:41:25.11
musical sound center.
00:41:25.15\00:41:26.48
We do.
00:41:26.51\00:41:27.85
And we have people
come in from Nashville
00:41:27.88\00:41:29.22
and I gave it to one of
the instrumentalists there
00:41:29.25\00:41:33.09
that, you know,
00:41:33.12\00:41:34.46
plays the violin, Chris Wilkins,
00:41:34.49\00:41:36.59
whom you know very well,
00:41:36.62\00:41:39.33
and she took it to a
violin maker on the East Coast.
00:41:39.36\00:41:43.47
Long story short, we
ended up getting $9500
00:41:43.50\00:41:47.27
out of that violin.
00:41:47.30\00:41:48.90
Wow! Praise the Lord.
00:41:48.94\00:41:50.31
Yeah.
00:41:50.34\00:41:51.67
And it sat there on the
shelf for a couple of years
00:41:51.71\00:41:53.88
because we didn't
know what to do with it.
00:41:53.91\00:41:55.58
You know, that's
God's perfect timing, right?
00:41:55.61\00:41:57.31
Brought the right person
along at the right time, say,
00:41:57.35\00:41:59.38
oh, yeah, there
actually is 'cause,
00:41:59.41\00:42:00.85
you know, thus we take
very good care of the items
00:42:00.88\00:42:02.65
that you, you know, send to us.
00:42:02.68\00:42:04.12
You want to be very
careful with them trying to find
00:42:04.15\00:42:05.65
the perfect timing, and God had
that perfect timing and $9500.
00:42:05.69\00:42:09.02
Praise the Lord.
00:42:09.06\00:42:10.39
Yeah, absolutely.
00:42:10.43\00:42:11.76
I just had a guitar sent
to me a short period of time.
00:42:11.79\00:42:14.83
And people that knows
about guitars out there.
00:42:14.86\00:42:18.03
It's a Gibson Les Paul.
00:42:18.07\00:42:20.44
And it was developed in 1956,
00:42:20.47\00:42:24.74
to show you how old it is.
00:42:24.77\00:42:26.51
And actually, that
was even before my time.
00:42:26.54\00:42:29.24
And so, yeah, and it's gonna
be a quite valuable guitar,
00:42:29.28\00:42:34.28
of course, Danny looks at
00:42:34.32\00:42:36.28
most of the
guitars that come in,
00:42:36.32\00:42:38.15
he has more expertise...
00:42:38.19\00:42:39.52
He loves guitars and how they...
00:42:39.55\00:42:40.89
He does.
00:42:40.92\00:42:42.26
Expensive gifts and
so he can appreciate it
00:42:42.29\00:42:44.06
and we will get
00:42:44.09\00:42:45.43
the most we possibly
can out of that guitar.
00:42:45.46\00:42:47.20
Yeah. Amen.
00:42:47.23\00:42:48.56
I love that about what you do.
00:42:48.60\00:42:49.93
You're doing an
amazing job there,
00:42:49.96\00:42:51.30
but to seek to get the
most that we possibly can.
00:42:51.33\00:42:53.27
That's really good
to assess the items,
00:42:53.30\00:42:56.07
the research that
you put into to evaluate
00:42:56.10\00:42:58.84
and, you know, try to
get it to the best dealer
00:42:58.87\00:43:01.14
or the best place
to get the most of it.
00:43:01.18\00:43:02.54
Absolutely. That's wonderful.
00:43:02.58\00:43:03.91
I would like to
mention one more thing.
00:43:03.95\00:43:06.61
Another way to contact
me is through my email.
00:43:06.65\00:43:09.02
Oh, good.
00:43:09.05\00:43:10.39
And it's all lowercase
00:43:10.42\00:43:12.05
bruce.chance@3abn.org
00:43:12.09\00:43:18.06
So I hope I said
that slow enough.
00:43:18.09\00:43:19.63
You did. Yeah.
00:43:19.66\00:43:21.00
bruce.chance@3abn.org
That's correct.
00:43:21.03\00:43:24.43
Yep. And again...
00:43:24.47\00:43:25.80
It's all lowercase.
00:43:25.83\00:43:27.17
Call the Call
Center to as we mentioned,
00:43:27.20\00:43:28.54
that is your source of
information here at 3ABN
00:43:28.57\00:43:30.57
in case you missed
any of the information
00:43:30.61\00:43:31.94
that were given
to you this evening.
00:43:31.97\00:43:34.08
Coming back to
you, Aunt Francine,
00:43:34.11\00:43:35.94
I know that you've got
00:43:35.98\00:43:37.31
some new
programming in the works,
00:43:37.35\00:43:38.68
we want to talk about
what's going to be happening
00:43:38.71\00:43:41.02
and what you're
gonna be seeing at home too
00:43:41.05\00:43:42.85
because you've been
working very hard, of course,
00:43:42.88\00:43:44.95
the last year or so getting
some new programming together,
00:43:44.99\00:43:47.06
so tell us about that?
00:43:47.09\00:43:48.42
Correct. You're right.
00:43:48.46\00:43:49.79
So we have Jesus
My Light coming up,
00:43:49.82\00:43:51.16
it's being edited right
now and another few weeks...
00:43:51.19\00:43:55.66
What is that program about?
00:43:55.70\00:43:57.03
Oh, Jesus My Life
is totally about Jesus
00:43:57.07\00:43:58.97
and who Jesus is and
how we want to be like Him
00:43:59.00\00:44:02.07
and look at His character
a little bit and hopefully
00:44:02.10\00:44:05.17
we can reflect His character.
00:44:05.21\00:44:06.61
So that is the
goal for that program.
00:44:06.64\00:44:09.31
And just in a couple
of weeks on August 16
00:44:09.34\00:44:11.91
we have Professor Roy coming
on set for Creation is Science.
00:44:11.95\00:44:16.38
And so if you
know any young person
00:44:16.42\00:44:19.19
that might want to participate,
they're welcome to email me.
00:44:19.22\00:44:22.49
Yeah, for this program
or possibly in the future,
00:44:22.52\00:44:25.49
and my email is Kids@3abn.org
Again Kids@3abn.org
00:44:25.53\00:44:31.10
and I'm always
looking for young people
00:44:31.13\00:44:33.37
that want to be
on the set with me
00:44:33.40\00:44:35.07
and learn more about Jesus.
00:44:35.10\00:44:37.41
And hopefully,
soon we are looking
00:44:37.44\00:44:40.61
for a new program
00:44:40.64\00:44:41.98
called Kids X-PRESS
and that's with an X-PRESS.
00:44:42.01\00:44:47.45
And we are, we
want kids to express
00:44:47.48\00:44:50.35
what they are
doing in their community
00:44:50.39\00:44:52.29
and dealing with current events
00:44:52.32\00:44:54.19
and how to
handle tough situations.
00:44:54.22\00:44:56.93
Sometimes, just knowing
that Jesus is our example
00:44:56.96\00:45:00.30
and looking at
the Bible our source
00:45:00.33\00:45:02.63
of knowing who Jesus is, is key.
00:45:02.66\00:45:06.50
And so we're hoping
to have some young people
00:45:06.53\00:45:08.54
and interview
them even remotely.
00:45:08.57\00:45:10.71
So feel free to email me,
00:45:10.74\00:45:12.61
we're hoping to be
able to use Skype for that.
00:45:12.64\00:45:14.71
So that's something
coming up in the future.
00:45:14.74\00:45:16.31
So a lot happening,
00:45:16.34\00:45:17.91
and always looking
for others to support
00:45:17.95\00:45:21.72
and just looking
for the young people.
00:45:21.75\00:45:24.32
We want to be more
involved in the schools
00:45:24.35\00:45:26.09
as well and having
little writers write in,
00:45:26.12\00:45:28.59
maybe share their
stories and videos
00:45:28.62\00:45:30.36
so I hope I hear a
lot from the young people.
00:45:30.39\00:45:34.83
I want to go back to
Kids X-PRESS for a moment,
00:45:34.86\00:45:36.56
Francine has a wealth of ideas.
00:45:36.60\00:45:38.47
It seems like every
time I speak with her,
00:45:38.50\00:45:41.27
she has a new
concept or new idea,
00:45:41.30\00:45:43.74
or you're constantly
working, tirelessly working,
00:45:43.77\00:45:46.44
you know, to make
this network happen
00:45:46.47\00:45:48.24
and you do an amazing job.
00:45:48.28\00:45:49.64
But what would be the
format of Kids X-PRESS?
00:45:49.68\00:45:53.05
What does it look like?
00:45:53.08\00:45:54.42
I know you're gonna be
on, but who's on with you?
00:45:54.45\00:45:56.58
So I do have Kelial co-hosting
with me at the moment.
00:45:56.62\00:46:01.62
And I'm also looking
for potential co-hosts
00:46:01.66\00:46:04.39
with Aunt Francine
coming in the future.
00:46:04.43\00:46:06.96
And so we try to interview
00:46:07.00\00:46:08.76
some other kids
to come on the set
00:46:08.80\00:46:10.37
and we want to see how
they are shining for Jesus.
00:46:10.40\00:46:13.40
And sometimes we talk
about some kind of issue
00:46:13.44\00:46:15.90
that they've had to deal with.
00:46:15.94\00:46:18.01
And we also want to know
00:46:18.04\00:46:19.37
where in the
world they live, maybe.
00:46:19.41\00:46:22.51
And so we also have
a little quiz, like,
00:46:22.54\00:46:24.81
can you identify the
state or this country.
00:46:24.85\00:46:27.85
So that's a little and then
00:46:27.88\00:46:29.35
we just have some fun questions,
00:46:29.38\00:46:30.85
getting to know the kids.
00:46:30.89\00:46:32.22
And just even sometimes
we're sharing a little joke,
00:46:32.25\00:46:34.86
or something that's kind of
fun that just shows who Jesus
00:46:34.89\00:46:38.86
is and making connections
because it's important
00:46:38.89\00:46:41.36
that we see other kids
shining the light of Jesus,
00:46:41.40\00:46:45.47
and that they can be real.
00:46:45.50\00:46:48.20
And it's important that
00:46:48.24\00:46:49.57
they know that
there's other kids
00:46:49.60\00:46:50.94
just like them, maybe
in Japan, maybe in Nigeria,
00:46:50.97\00:46:54.41
or the Philippines,
00:46:54.44\00:46:55.78
wherever we want
kids to be able to know
00:46:55.81\00:46:59.31
that they are loved,
and supported too by 3ABN
00:46:59.35\00:47:03.35
so my prayer is that we
connect more with kids at home,
00:47:03.39\00:47:09.29
whether they are at
school, or whatever country,
00:47:09.32\00:47:13.60
so I hope to hear from them.
00:47:13.63\00:47:15.83
So that is an
opportunity through Skype.
00:47:15.86\00:47:18.03
So again...
00:47:18.07\00:47:19.73
And I like the Kids X-PRESS
00:47:19.77\00:47:21.10
because you saw
the pilot program
00:47:21.14\00:47:22.47
just a few weeks ago, fantastic.
00:47:22.50\00:47:24.04
I mean, just
seeing the pilot, I know,
00:47:24.07\00:47:25.41
you know, things
are being worked out
00:47:25.44\00:47:26.78
and although you wouldn't
want to call them kinks,
00:47:26.81\00:47:28.44
but just, you know,
those logistics of things,
00:47:28.48\00:47:30.01
getting all that worked out,
00:47:30.05\00:47:31.38
but you're
talking about real issues,
00:47:31.41\00:47:32.75
you know, because
I'm thinking about COVID,
00:47:32.78\00:47:34.12
well, that's
affected not only the adults,
00:47:34.15\00:47:35.48
but the kids as well.
00:47:35.52\00:47:36.85
You think about school
and the regulations there
00:47:36.89\00:47:38.79
a lot of concern, and,
you know, just a lot of stuff,
00:47:38.82\00:47:40.99
and I liked it, that you're
talking about real things,
00:47:41.02\00:47:43.29
real issues, and, of course,
Jesus is always the answer,
00:47:43.32\00:47:46.46
but, you know, just
talking and having kids
00:47:46.49\00:47:47.96
on the set being real,
and being able to connect
00:47:48.00\00:47:50.77
because we're a
worldwide audience,
00:47:50.80\00:47:52.60
you have a worldwide
audience for Kids Network.
00:47:52.63\00:47:55.00
So they're able to, you
know, connect with people
00:47:55.04\00:47:57.24
around the
world, which is so neat
00:47:57.27\00:47:58.94
'cause you see all the countries
00:47:58.97\00:48:00.94
that we hear
from and it's amazing.
00:48:00.98\00:48:03.24
And what's great too,
is, you know, as adults,
00:48:03.28\00:48:06.92
we look at things
from the adult perspective.
00:48:06.95\00:48:09.75
And this is kind of
cool to see it from,
00:48:09.78\00:48:12.09
you know,
children's perspective.
00:48:12.12\00:48:13.66
And sometimes that
helps us as adults,
00:48:13.69\00:48:15.39
because we kind
of get tunnel vision,
00:48:15.42\00:48:17.29
you know, we grew up,
but sometimes it's the kids
00:48:17.33\00:48:20.80
who struggle with issues that,
00:48:20.83\00:48:22.80
you know, we may
need to help as adults.
00:48:22.83\00:48:25.17
And this is a good opportunity
for the kids to really,
00:48:25.20\00:48:29.64
you know, share not only
some joys and exciting things,
00:48:29.67\00:48:33.31
but also how to deal
00:48:33.34\00:48:35.11
with certain
things in the community
00:48:35.14\00:48:36.48
or how to witness or, you know,
what ways that kids can grow.
00:48:36.51\00:48:41.12
And I think it can
bring in some conversation
00:48:41.15\00:48:44.12
with their parents
like helping them to know
00:48:44.15\00:48:46.22
when they don't feel
like they're being listened to
00:48:46.25\00:48:48.39
or, you know,
how to get attention
00:48:48.42\00:48:50.16
or who to ask for help.
00:48:50.19\00:48:52.39
And so these are
definite issues that kids
00:48:52.43\00:48:55.10
need at any age and
I might say even adults
00:48:55.13\00:48:58.63
sometimes we need reminders too.
00:48:58.67\00:49:00.64
Yeah.
00:49:00.67\00:49:02.00
Yeah, absolutely.
00:49:02.04\00:49:03.37
And I thank you
for the leadership
00:49:03.41\00:49:04.74
and for the content, you know,
00:49:04.77\00:49:06.11
I think that's
critical and great content.
00:49:06.14\00:49:08.64
So thank you again
for what you're doing.
00:49:08.68\00:49:10.95
And I'm gonna
turn to my wife here
00:49:10.98\00:49:12.31
because we have
something brand new
00:49:12.35\00:49:13.68
to that you want to talk
about and that's the blog.
00:49:13.72\00:49:15.65
We do. I'd look like
Bruce was trying to...
00:49:15.68\00:49:17.32
Oh, you're
gonna say something...
00:49:17.35\00:49:18.69
And say something.
00:49:18.72\00:49:20.06
No, no. Okay.
00:49:20.09\00:49:21.42
I'm just trying to pay
all the attention back in.
00:49:21.46\00:49:22.82
Okay.
00:49:22.86\00:49:24.19
I just want to make
sure I wasn't cutting you off
00:49:24.23\00:49:26.13
I'm making sure.
00:49:26.16\00:49:27.76
We have launched
already 3ABN Kindling,
00:49:27.80\00:49:31.73
which is 3ABN's first ever blog.
00:49:31.77\00:49:34.57
And you might
say why in the world
00:49:34.60\00:49:35.94
are we doing a blog?
00:49:35.97\00:49:37.31
We believe that we need to
take advantage of every avenue,
00:49:37.34\00:49:41.44
every opportunity to
connect with you at home
00:49:41.48\00:49:45.41
as our 3ABN
family and to connect
00:49:45.45\00:49:47.58
with the world evangelistically
00:49:47.62\00:49:49.82
so this is just one
more avenue which is writing.
00:49:49.85\00:49:53.86
People love to read
blogs, blogs are authentic.
00:49:53.89\00:49:57.63
They are sometimes intimate
as in people share details
00:49:57.66\00:50:01.80
about their life
00:50:01.83\00:50:03.16
or what their thought processes,
00:50:03.20\00:50:04.53
or what they're going through.
00:50:04.57\00:50:06.94
So we are excited to be
able to share 3ABN Kindling.
00:50:06.97\00:50:11.64
It launched in
the beginning of July.
00:50:11.67\00:50:13.81
So if you go to 3ABN's website,
the banner ad at the top says
00:50:13.84\00:50:17.31
3ABN Kindling, you can
click on that, or you can go to,
00:50:17.35\00:50:21.18
it says Blog at
the top of the website,
00:50:21.22\00:50:22.75
you click on Blog,
00:50:22.78\00:50:24.12
and it'll just redirect you
to this website 3ABN Kindling.
00:50:24.15\00:50:26.96
We have right now
four people who are authors
00:50:26.99\00:50:29.89
or writing for it.
00:50:29.92\00:50:31.26
And every Monday,
00:50:31.29\00:50:32.83
we launched a new
blog at 7 PM Central.
00:50:32.86\00:50:35.80
The first Monday of
the month is Rise's Pieces,
00:50:35.83\00:50:39.87
which is Rise Rafferty,
and she's writing about health,
00:50:39.90\00:50:44.51
everything about
health related issues.
00:50:44.54\00:50:46.94
And I'm excited about
that she has her first blog up.
00:50:46.98\00:50:50.38
The second Monday of the
month, is Finding My Way,
00:50:50.41\00:50:55.08
which is our
very own Bobby Davis.
00:50:55.12\00:50:57.69
And it's all about recovery.
00:50:57.72\00:50:59.35
It's all about the
issues that we deal with.
00:50:59.39\00:51:03.22
And he's taking one
blog a month talking
00:51:03.26\00:51:05.89
about the 12
steps of recovering.
00:51:05.93\00:51:08.33
The third blog was just launched
00:51:08.36\00:51:10.23
this week is Wisdom Seeker.
00:51:10.27\00:51:13.17
And that's our
very own Tim Parton.
00:51:13.20\00:51:15.24
And it's all
about seeking wisdom
00:51:15.27\00:51:17.44
and the life choices
00:51:17.47\00:51:19.07
that we make or
that we need to make.
00:51:19.11\00:51:22.24
And then the
fourth blog for this month
00:51:22.28\00:51:25.08
is our very own Jason Bergmann,
00:51:25.11\00:51:26.72
and we'll let him
talk to you about that.
00:51:26.75\00:51:28.92
But his handle is
Green Soup, Money Matters.
00:51:28.95\00:51:33.49
And tell us what this
first one is gonna be about?
00:51:33.52\00:51:36.42
Oh, wow. You know what?
00:51:36.46\00:51:37.96
And that will be next
week, we don't want to give
00:51:37.99\00:51:39.33
too many details
00:51:39.36\00:51:40.70
'cause it's gonna
be coming next week,
00:51:40.73\00:51:42.06
but the overall?
00:51:42.10\00:51:43.43
So we kind of chose green soup
00:51:43.47\00:51:45.33
because, you know,
money has a way of getting
00:51:45.37\00:51:48.57
into all of our aspects of life.
00:51:48.60\00:51:52.27
And I chose green soup
because money is green.
00:51:52.31\00:51:56.68
And soup can be a lot of things.
00:51:56.71\00:52:00.05
And we added money
matters because we didn't want
00:52:00.08\00:52:02.08
you to think it was about food.
00:52:02.12\00:52:04.35
Yeah, so as, you know,
the Bible talks about money
00:52:04.39\00:52:08.76
over 2,000
references and so we thought
00:52:08.79\00:52:12.59
that this would be a good
opportunity to share money
00:52:12.63\00:52:15.26
type of matters that
affect you in your life
00:52:15.30\00:52:18.13
and, or myself and
how it affected me.
00:52:18.17\00:52:22.47
And some of the
things I've learned
00:52:22.50\00:52:23.91
and some of the things
00:52:23.94\00:52:25.27
that we might want
to stay away from are,
00:52:25.31\00:52:26.98
you know, making good decisions
and those types of things.
00:52:27.01\00:52:29.64
Yeah, very good.
00:52:29.68\00:52:31.41
I'm excited about it too.
00:52:31.45\00:52:32.81
And I just know here in
the closing minutes here,
00:52:32.85\00:52:35.28
I just want you to know
00:52:35.32\00:52:36.89
that, you know, all that
00:52:36.92\00:52:38.42
we've shared in these two hours,
00:52:38.45\00:52:40.26
you know, it's all
giving glory to Jesus Christ.
00:52:40.29\00:52:42.19
You know,
everything that's being done
00:52:42.22\00:52:44.43
by the Ministry of
3ABN it's not us, it's God.
00:52:44.46\00:52:47.33
God's the one who does it.
00:52:47.36\00:52:48.86
Our responsibility is just
put the bread upon the water.
00:52:48.90\00:52:51.87
And God's the one
that does the increase.
00:52:51.90\00:52:54.84
And we just again say thank you.
00:52:54.87\00:52:56.47
I know we say it so many times,
00:52:56.50\00:52:58.07
but we say from the
bottom of our hearts,
00:52:58.11\00:52:59.51
thank you very much for
standing with this ministry.
00:52:59.54\00:53:02.14
You're making a
difference in somebody's life
00:53:02.18\00:53:03.91
like Jeff was
talking about earlier.
00:53:03.95\00:53:05.88
Somebody made a
difference in his life
00:53:05.91\00:53:07.38
because he found
Jesus in the truth.
00:53:07.42\00:53:09.45
And I think about you,
00:53:09.48\00:53:10.82
you may be have
actually found truth
00:53:10.85\00:53:12.55
because of 3ABN and well
00:53:12.59\00:53:14.69
that was because
someone gave, prayed,
00:53:14.72\00:53:16.96
whatever it was
and made a difference
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in your life.
00:53:18.36\00:53:19.69
So we want you to know that
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you are
essential that you matter,
00:53:21.10\00:53:23.50
not only to us, but
you matter most importantly
00:53:23.53\00:53:26.53
to Jesus Christ.
00:53:26.57\00:53:28.00
I wanted to just read this,
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I love to read
these correspondences
00:53:29.40\00:53:31.01
that come into 3ABN,
hopefully it encourages you.
00:53:31.04\00:53:33.61
This one is, well,
00:53:33.64\00:53:34.98
I'm not going to
give their names.
00:53:35.01\00:53:36.34
It just says, "My wife
and I stopped watching cable
00:53:36.38\00:53:38.98
two years ago.
00:53:39.01\00:53:41.15
We set up Roku this month."
00:53:41.18\00:53:42.92
That was just a
couple of months ago.
00:53:42.95\00:53:44.29
So they set up Roku,
"And we were thrilled
00:53:44.32\00:53:46.96
to have stumbled
across your channel.
00:53:46.99\00:53:49.82
We love your programming
and all that you stand for.
00:53:49.86\00:53:53.40
Please accept our gift to
do with it as you see fit.
00:53:53.43\00:53:57.43
As Bible believing born
again Christians we thank you
00:53:57.47\00:54:01.00
and may God
continue to bless you all."
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Here's a couple
that's on a journey
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and we believe that
it was divine providence
00:54:06.01\00:54:08.74
that they came across 3ABN.
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This is just a
sample, many, many people
00:54:10.55\00:54:13.52
and we know you too,
many of you are saying,
00:54:13.55\00:54:15.35
"Hey, that's me too.
00:54:15.38\00:54:16.72
I stumbled across 3ABN."
00:54:16.75\00:54:18.99
It was not just accident,
00:54:19.02\00:54:21.32
God had you stumble
across 3ABN for a reason.
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And we just say thank you for
partnering with this ministry.
00:54:25.13\00:54:28.23
And we're looking
forward to going home, are we?
00:54:28.26\00:54:30.67
We know that Jesus
Christ is coming very soon
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and He wants each
one of us to be faithful.
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Last two minutes some closing
thoughts that each one of you
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maybe just want to
say a sentence or two.
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Jason, we start with
you and just go around
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just closing thoughts.
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Sure.
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You know, we talk about
money, we talk about donations
00:54:44.68\00:54:46.28
and when it really
comes down to all of this
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is is from the Lord.
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And we are stewards.
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So I just praise the Lord
that we can use the talents
00:54:53.69\00:54:57.79
that God has given
us what you give to 3ABN
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we change that
around, we mix it up,
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and then we share the good news.
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So thank you for that.
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And it's just great to
be a part of the ministry
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that gets it 110% and uses
the money wisely with others.
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Amen. Francine?
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Just remember that you
can always be a witness
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wherever you are.
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Just the way you talk,
just the way you smile,
00:55:19.28\00:55:22.05
it is being a
witness to any age group.
00:55:22.08\00:55:25.65
So keep shining.
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Amen.
00:55:27.06\00:55:28.39
Well said. Jeff?
00:55:28.42\00:55:29.76
Again, it's just wonderful
to be a partner with 3ABN
00:55:29.79\00:55:33.23
and we encourage everybody else
to take and partner with 3ABN
00:55:33.26\00:55:36.73
because it doesn't
matter how small or how large
00:55:36.77\00:55:40.04
your donation is, every
piece has to go together
00:55:40.07\00:55:44.41
to be able to
support the ministry.
00:55:44.44\00:55:46.07
We don't have
bigathons, we rely on donations,
00:55:46.11\00:55:49.94
we rely on the hearts of
people giving as they see fit,
00:55:49.98\00:55:53.42
and they are led by
the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:55:53.45\00:55:55.02
Amen. You know, well said, Jeff.
00:55:55.05\00:55:56.48
Bruce, in closing.
00:55:56.52\00:55:57.85
This ministry has always
operated off of donations.
00:55:57.89\00:56:01.02
And that's how
important it is to the ministry.
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And you can see
it, you can tune in,
00:56:03.19\00:56:05.69
you can watch and see
where your money goes.
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And so I
encourage everyone to donate
00:56:07.73\00:56:10.87
and support this ministry.
00:56:10.90\00:56:12.23
Amen. Amen.
00:56:12.27\00:56:13.60
What about you?
00:56:13.64\00:56:15.40
Scripture. Good.
00:56:15.44\00:56:17.31
Isaiah 60:1-3,
00:56:17.34\00:56:20.28
"Arise, shine, for
your light has come!
00:56:20.31\00:56:23.88
And the glory of the
Lord is risen upon you.
00:56:23.91\00:56:27.05
For behold, deep
darkness covers the earth,
00:56:27.08\00:56:30.99
but the Lord will arise."
00:56:31.02\00:56:32.62
You know, this
world is a dark place.
00:56:32.65\00:56:34.76
There's many people
who don't know Jesus
00:56:34.79\00:56:37.53
or are fighting against Jesus.
00:56:37.56\00:56:40.36
We have the opportunity
to join hands together
00:56:40.40\00:56:44.50
and help the light of
the gospel of Jesus Christ
00:56:44.53\00:56:48.74
go to a lost and dying world.
00:56:48.77\00:56:50.51
So thank you for
being our family.
00:56:50.54\00:56:52.47
We love you.
00:56:52.51\00:56:53.94
And we're so very grateful
that you're part of our family.
00:56:53.98\00:56:57.18
We are so grateful
you all were here tonight.
00:56:57.21\00:56:59.75
Thank you for
being part of the family.
00:56:59.78\00:57:01.72
And we will see you again.
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Bye-bye.
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