to understand what Jesus is
doing right now in haven't. ¤
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¤ >> Welcome back. My friends.
excited. I know. I keep saying
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it. But you know what? Ministry
excite me. Jesus excites me
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truth. And his word. Everything
about being a true, genuine
Christian excites me. And we
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have saw outreach with us and
we're now in our second hour and
it's going to be just as great
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if not better than the first
one. So we're excited to have
Eric with us. For those of you
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who are just now tuning in, we
have Eric and we also have one.
Will we see that right
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double? Yes, we'll month out of
and then we have a job free
Saint Hilaire. Yeah, it's a
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it's a blessing to have you guys
with us. And we were kind of
leaving the first part or
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exceeding the first hour will
was was sharing with us. You
know what God is doing
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spiritually in regards to the
pastoral ministry that you guys
are ultimately, you know,
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all that you're doing all of the
mingling, all of the meeting,
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the needs of these individuals,
you know, all that's great. But
yet your ultimate goal is to
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believe these people leave these
individuals to Jesus and salutes
kind of pick back up
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where you were, have anything
you want to finish in regards
what you were saying earlier.
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And I 2 versus really stick out
to mind when I jus >> almost
like an overall what
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we do. and marked 10 verse. 45
Freeman, the son of man did not
come to be served but to
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serve and verse goes on. But
it's just that part right there.
He didn't come to be
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served. 2 search trying you and
that concept, though we haven't
solved like servant
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hood. Yes, you know, mindset
that we're here to serve
Regardless. How many times,
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you know, I mean. pressed gives
you nowhere. They hope the one
thing they have them
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again. again, get to that one
day and we've also seen that
person. He's now on their
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feet, right? You but just having
that heart of Christ where he's
just like I came to
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serve regardless of what the
situation is, I'm here to serve.
And the other verse
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comes to mind is actually a
passes. But it's a not match.
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The I got it. >> can I read it?
You because actually had this
marked here, adding I was going
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to read it at some point because
everything that you guys are
doing reminds me of this
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passage. This is Matthew
chapter. 25. Yeah. And really
starts in verse. 31, I want to
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just read this because it's it's
one of those passages that just
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get you picture arts, if you're
if you truly seeking to be a
true, genuine Christian. So
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Matthew, 25 beginning in verse.
31, it says when the son of man
comes in his glory and all the
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Holy Angels with him, then he
will settlement on the front of
his glory. All the nations will
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be gathered before him and he
will separate them one from
another as a shepherd divides
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his sheep from the goats and he
will set the sheep on his right
hand. But the goats on
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his left. >> Then the king will
say to those on his right hand
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calm, you blessing of my father
inherit the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of
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the world. And here's where it
gets interesting. He's still
talking to the sheep, the
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bliss of the ones that will
inherit and what does he say? He
says for I was hungry and
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you gave me food I was thirsty
and you gave me drink. I was a
stranger and you took me in. I
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was naked and you clothed me. I
was sick and you visited me. I
was in prison and you came
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to me then the righteous will
answer him saying Lord, when did
we see you hungry and
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feed? You are thirsty and give
you a drink. When did we see you
a stranger and take you in
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or naked and clothe? You or when
did we see you sick or in prison
and come to you and the
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king will answer and say to
surely I say to you in as much
as you did it to the one of
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the least of these my brethren,
you did it to me. Yes, that's
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powerful. Is that the passage
you would think it is hoped? Is
that in the the thing about it
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just does things from this
passes that. >> Kind out another
layer to the passage is that all
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the parables of Jesus gives. And
24 25 yes, this is the only one
that's prophetic so when
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you're reading this, you're
actually reading about all
right. You're reading about
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yourself, you know, because as
it in the witness said a man
comes in his glory. That
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hasn't happened yet. All right.
It's going to happen, right,
right? You know, so
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when you're reading this all
these other, you know, parables
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leading up to it their all daisy
chain together to show how to
stay ready, right? You know how
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to be vigilant. But this last
one kind of puts that it's
directly professor records to
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when he comes when he comes and
with what always captivated be
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about this pass is is he doesn't
come to his people and say how
do you treat my law, right, OK?
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He says, all right. How did you
my people? Because I will
indicate if you even knew the
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law to begin with the you know,
how did you to my people? I was
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hungry. I was to So what I find
at least for me growing up. We
always Heene and get water. But
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past that. It kind stepping
into. Might I that? it reminds
me of every single time in the
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book of Revelation where Jesus
addresses one of the churches.
It's interesting that he could
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have said I know your faith. You
know, because Bible makes it
clear pulses. We're saved
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by grace through faith, not of
works the city mission boost.
Yes. But when he gets to the
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churches in in Asia, minor
revelation, he says to every one
of them, I know you're
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works. I know you're works. I
know your work and it begs the
question, why? Why not? I know
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your faith for saved by faith
and not by. >> Necessarily our
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work will get its the works to
tell the story of her face. And
that's what you guys are are
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bringing out. That's what you're
doing. It. >> Powerful and I
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want and with this this passage.
>> And testimony to the church
volume Alright chapter the
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churches need. I want to be this
little paragraph. Yes, yes.
speaking of the church.
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And says it is to provide these
opportunities that God has
placed among us, the poor,
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the unfortunate the sick and the
suffering. They are Chrysler,
gusty to his church.
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they are not to be cared for us
and they are to be cared for as
he would care for them
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in this way. God takes away the
droughts and purifies the gold
gives us that culture of
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heart and character which we And
so the question we always ask
ourselves is how are we
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treating legacy of Jesus? And
for while, you know, I beautiful
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thing about those quick common
for job >> Is this? You know, I
believe there was very there
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was a lot of intentionality in
the order that Jesus said this.
It said these things and
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food and drink. It's easy.
That's what a lot of people
stop, right? Yeah. But then
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you go took me and clothe me.
That's that's kind of another
But now you go to visited me
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when I was sick. And imprison,
you came to me now, this
relationship, right? And it's
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it's it's a progression. I I
feel like that's kind of how
this is Christ method right
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This is exactly that. What you
read earlier, in the end, the
tax in the bar will tax right
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here across my fellow. So yeah,
beautiful. remember. Yeah. All
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right. So yeah. >> Tell us a
little bit about really quickly
how you got involved with salt
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and then share with us what God
has been using you to do in
regards to ministry and
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ministering to the spiritual
needs of those. Yeah, I'm not
around the time. Saw first
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started. I was there. You know
that those 2 or after I guess a
little after they were, you
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know, as one of the people that
were getting and helping out.
And just, you know, serve
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I guess says, you know, you're
not as valuable so was there
getting involved with and
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becoming the the treasure.
On her back in the day. >> Yeah.
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20st treasure >> Were and then?
I I left Orlando. Ice when I
when I graduated from UCF and
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stuff like that. But I always
felt like this desire and need
to go to All right. I just felt
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like Kabul saying, go out there.
I'm kind of going out there
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>> I who's out led go out there
for a little bit of that time.
My name I was I went my
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first thing was >> So while I
was there and some life
experiences, I just
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started doing a lot of
missionary things. I went to
Korea for a year, came back
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and I felt God telling me to go
to Andrews to study the I was
there that I went to Peru
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for year. Now he's doing like
missionary things here. And
there here in back and forth
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Orlando a little bit like wasn't
home as much when I did.
Sometimes touch base with
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Eric Catch up a little bit here
and there. You know me. Well,
one time he came back.
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he's like Kennedy need So just,
you know, count them here and
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there and down. >> Last year. >>
I at the seminary I don't I
don't think at the moment. We
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had kind of talked about, you
maybe coming back to our site.
It was a little but I was
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actually supposed to go Kansas
like work and that this church
to stop That kind of fell
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through politics and all that
stuff. so. But then God, God is
so interesting how he
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always like. He lets you know
that a man I've been there all
along. I guess what happened
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11 years ago when you had sex
that heart and at 0 for me and
you were just young guy out
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there doing your thing. That
wasn't for not liking it. poly
even till now. Yes. So you
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after graduate from seminary and
things just kind of his fallen
through. You know, you
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just in this moment in this
space flight, OK? >> have a job
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and have a wife doing that. You
know, you didn't like that was I
knew kind of you feel, you know,
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you feel like us like a shadow.
I can you just. >> You feel
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unseen and you know, and then
got just opens up some doors and
a New York start talking. And
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yeah, and God led me, you know,
back to us all. The crazy thing
is that the way I was feeling I
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had to now minister to the to
the same people who so in a
sense feel that way. Who are I
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guess, shadows of society,
right? running. Yeah. You know,
and I had to step in
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there. You know, as as a a long
time, my brother here. You know,
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stepping into someone's I guess,
trauma every day. You know that
we don't talk about that. Like
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other side of it right now. Like
it's nice for doing like a lot
of great stuff. That
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that you're dealing your diet.
Yeah. Real stuff. To chaos every
day. You know, it's not
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bite. >> I get to meet you
on Saturday. We do call de Vive
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or affair 1, yeah. And then I'm
out for the week, you know,
touch here. And there.
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But it's like every day, you
know, and all these are people.
are dealing with some
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sort of things have
experiencing. And for me
personally, I just realized
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that. And like I'm not really
that are like you like I like
one step away. You know, like
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because when I hear the stories
when we talk about Christ meant
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that alone, I think what crisis
saying through that is is it's
crazy because I was going to
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mention that earlier. So I know
that the spirit was doing its
thing. Was it's about value.
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price method alone. It is seeing
people from the jump, you
desiring their What do you
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want give me? You know, there's
that there's that there's that
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line, that famous line like
that. I think it's correct me as
a people don't hear about how
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much can how much you know how
they know whole late. There's
another little thing for a shirt
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for Saul over over 1000 people
do care about how much you know
until they know how much you
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can. Exactly. And that's what
you know. >> Savor mingle with
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men is what it is. I think it's
starting out just yesterday here
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about you. >> And I've seen So
through my time there, as of
recent, like God is like ICU,
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you know, I know, you know, the
to back, but I you right. >> but
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but in an awesome, though, yeah,
and I mean to interrupt you, but
I'm just yeah popped in my mind.
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like to share. Sometimes it's
when we're going through some
stuff ourselves. Yeah, they got
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will ask us to minister someone
that's going to to reach us. Oh,
yes, you know, kind of
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sounds weird because I know I
got to get I got to clean up
first. I got to us to fix
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before I go out there trying.
But sometimes God works in
mysterious ways like that.
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Like >> I know you're going
through some stuff. I see. I see
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what you've been dealing with
You're going through the her
minister. This person is
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something Yeah. And in your
mission, this person is you
almost kind of fill in the in
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the mix least I have in the past
But I I I need to be clean to. I
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need to be a need to be worked
on as well or I need this area
in my life to be to be to be
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right. But but hear what you're
saying, Yeah, I've been there. I
understand it a sense. And just
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to add to that, compound it
because >> a lot of the staff,
you know, we come in with the
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things that, you know, we're
dealing with some having, like
almost like family said man
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and like all of these things and
it's just so awesome. Just to
see how God is walking
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alongside me as I walk alongside
our brothers and sisters. You
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know, so I'm just showing up
being in that space is Khan is
really. He's really been taking
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care of me allow. and and and
our brothers and sisters have
been doing the same for me like
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it's been like this mutual
ministry. yeah. We should doing
studies may speak a word there.
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Speaking things to us Christ is
a listener. You know, yes, is to
us here. Yes, you know,
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he heels, you know, the broken
heart and he buys up the So as
he's doing through us. You
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know, they're doing that to us
as well as I listen to certain
stories online because
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sometimes you you're in the
situation every day in and the
reality is I my question like
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that, you hear like. >> You seem
like maybe you should be here or
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but it's when you hear the story
and you're like, OK, and
sometimes God just wants us to
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listen. Yes, sometimes that's
where we're called to because
there's someone who will never
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come to a Bible but they'll
share their heart out about some
stuff or they want me to
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pray for them or want to break.
You know about and it's just
been amazing do that to
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see that so much so that some of
our friends have asked for, you
know, one-on-one studies,
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right? So we've opened up some
time. We do that. Our group
study every day. Yeah, we've
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been doing some one-on-one
studies in the mornings and
that's been special. Powerful.
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Yeah. The other thing I want to
mention that thank God gave us
opportunity to do was to. I
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think you talked about briefly
about and you said it to about
the the role of a pastor. So
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sometimes, you know, you're out
on this pedestal. But got a
opportunity to kind of
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normalized that kind of show
that we see each other. I level
writes, Yes. So one of
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the things that we did was
something call saw obvious live
McCain. I was just an
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amazing where we we had to
performances for our friends
like we just show them like,
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you we would love to entertain
you. You know, like you deserve
that to you deserve to
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go to a show. You deserve to see
artists use to be terrorized you
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know, that land. There's a lot
of talent. Yeah. And that's the
other thing. Like you have
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talents and gifts. So you
deserve to put that on display.
Sure. Sure. So here's the space
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for us to do that. And it's not
an event where we were just
standing on the side. You
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know, as as it passes, we were
there with that involve. And and
so much so that after what
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are we doing? Another one like I
can't wait to be a part of that
and if there it's their
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right dancing, just having a
nice right? They've advanced
and, you know, it's just it
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was just so so sweet. You know,
and I think there's a little
bridge. The chasm that
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was already being. I'm kind of
bridged has a got a lot of you
know, to be there work with
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them awesome thing. There is a
present on. That's amazing, man.
Yeah. Thank you for
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sharing your heart, fellows.
let's go back to Eric, let's
let's let's kind of backtrack
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a little bit back into because
you guys are setting up these.
>> These mobile units. Yeah,
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that. >> I have become common.
I guess the bread and butter of
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what you guys are doing on a
day-to-day basis ministering to
people's needs. Tell us a
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little bit more about that. Yes,
you know, the funny thing is
about all that is, you
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know, it is mobile >> the city
of Orlando have been trying to
00:17:55.77\00:17:59.11
get a drop-in center for a
building. But every time they
would try to do it, they're
00:17:59.11\00:18:04.48
always be something that we come
up or the local businesses would
say no. The citizens with say
00:18:04.48\00:18:09.68
no. So us being on wheels
actually was able we were able
to get around that organically
00:18:09.68\00:18:15.89
without even realizing that
we're meeting the needs of what
the city had been looking
00:18:15.89\00:18:19.19
for for a while. you're doing in
the mobile way. So but yeah, in
2021 we launched in
00:18:19.19\00:18:26.00
April. So, you know, we launch a
speech or care program in that
March of 2021. in an
00:18:26.00\00:18:30.81
April 2021, is only watch a
laundry trailer. So has 6
Washington, 6 stars and seen
00:18:30.81\00:18:34.44
in the video earlier. I'm the
mayor came out. The city
commissioners, you know, bunch
00:18:34.44\00:18:40.55
of local leaders, someone from
the House of Representatives was
was around and they did a
00:18:40.55\00:18:44.72
ribbon cutting nice. It was
called the mayor talking was a
huge blessing. the mayor
00:18:44.72\00:18:49.82
surprise us that day and
actually made a proclamation
that every April 15th be
00:18:49.82\00:18:56.33
solved and you've got your own
so it's April. What? April 15,
April 15 even have to put that
00:18:56.33\00:19:07.41
money note. Yeah. So April 15,
I'm gonna miss you. Glad we saw.
thing is is it we didn't
00:19:07.41\00:19:13.21
just put salt. They put salt in
the acronym service and love
together. Good. Oh, man.
00:19:13.21\00:19:17.05
That's so cool. >> So it was
that was You know, you're doing
00:19:17.05\00:19:21.19
something right for the Lord. >>
Yeah. When you win the community
00:19:21.19\00:19:25.83
gives you your own day. that's
pretty cool, especially in our
culture. It's a modern culture,
00:19:25.83\00:19:31.47
a living. That's a big deal
there. That's awesome. It's an
honor So so we added more
00:19:31.47\00:19:38.47
services. We hadn't mail
services in a lot of our friends
to have addresses. So,
00:19:38.47\00:19:40.78
you know, in order for them to
get their Social Security cards,
are there there a lot
00:19:40.78\00:19:45.78
of times we lose those things. I
in order for them to get their
security checks. You
00:19:45.78\00:19:48.75
know, get a job. They need to be
able to put an address down. So
we have a little over
00:19:48.75\00:19:54.89
600 using us for male. So
they'll come up and get their
will receive their mail. Will
00:19:54.89\00:19:59.26
mark in the system like John has
3 piece of mail when John comes
up to the window, the
00:19:59.26\00:20:04.10
register, it will say next is
named history piece of mail
waiting for him. We'll just go
00:20:04.10\00:20:07.87
and get that mail and give it to
charging stations. A lot of our
friends will have a place
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to charge their phones. So we
have an outside locker charging
station that they can
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use at their own risk or when
they come to check in to get
ready for the shower. We will
00:20:16.81\00:20:21.18
take their phone and charger for
them inside the building. Yeah,
it's it's really we, you
00:20:21.18\00:20:27.52
know, and these are not things
that we just came up with out of
nowhere. I mean, like the
00:20:27.52\00:20:31.96
mail services. I mean, you know,
a client came and said they help
00:20:31.96\00:20:37.47
with mail and it came became
5.10 than 100, 500. Going. Oh.
Yeah. Postal Service? Going on
00:20:37.47\00:20:50.91
>> So so that was that was big.
And then we started to finally
00:20:50.91\00:20:54.82
because, you know, shelters and
housing start to get for me just
kept growing. You know, Santa.
00:20:54.82\00:20:59.65
>> We decided to start building
our own permanent supportive
00:20:59.65\00:21:03.09
housing units from shipping
containers. So working on that,
the first one we I was talking
00:21:03.09\00:21:06.80
him the other day will be done
the 1st quarter of next year.
And so that was another huge And
00:21:06.80\00:21:15.97
so 2021 was was a big, big year
for us. Got really We knew we
start out that year, praying
00:21:15.97\00:21:21.08
as a team saying God. We want
to raise a million dollars this
00:21:21.08\00:21:28.38
year and it wasn't because, you
know, the the only reason was
because we realize the line
00:21:28.38\00:21:32.49
graph of our impact is directly
proportionate to that line graph
of the money race. I
00:21:32.49\00:21:36.59
mean, that's just the reality of
We said we we want to raise this
out at the very end of
00:21:36.59\00:21:41.73
the year where 950,000 and out
of nowhere, I don't know if it
was a may visit today. Be a
00:21:41.73\00:21:48.40
viewer. I don't know, but I
don't know where we get $100,000
at and we definitely
00:21:48.40\00:21:57.28
know is a seven-day average. a
Christian gift, you know. and so
praise. so that put us
00:21:57.28\00:22:03.39
right over that amount and got
and and then 2022, you know, has
been has been rough. You
00:22:03.39\00:22:10.49
know, we've been seen a lot more
women with children. yeah. I
mean can sleeping in
00:22:10.49\00:22:18.07
their cars this this past
Saturday. We did outreach right
after the hurricane come
00:22:18.07\00:22:22.97
through for Orlando and, you
know, we had to new mothers com
with 2 little kids. You
00:22:22.97\00:22:28.51
know, one of them gets, I guess
had takes medication is like a
00:22:28.51\00:22:33.58
like a hole in the stomach for
like a 2 to go to feed this
child and and their their sleep
00:22:33.58\00:22:41.19
in to, you know, feeling to be
it right. And so, you know,
we're seeing this constantly and
00:22:41.19\00:22:46.19
it's been it's it's been a lot.
you know, where we're always
seeking to you asking God to
00:22:46.19\00:22:51.53
help us to to grow. So we can
continue to me the needs of the
community. yes. So that's
00:22:51.53\00:23:01.14
that's been tough. So and and,
you know, on top of that, you
know, we we've been getting a
00:23:01.14\00:23:04.01
lot of requests from churches
that want to duplicate the
model. What we're doing here
00:23:04.01\00:23:09.48
in their city and their church.
Yes. And we actually that's a
part you know, will
00:23:09.48\00:23:14.29
linger on joffrey's role is to
to kind of help make that
happen. The S O S weekend. So
00:23:14.29\00:23:21.63
let's have a video before we
talk any further about me. We're
going to play the video
00:23:21.63\00:23:25.13
first. Absolutely. So this video
just give us quick breakdown of
00:23:25.13\00:23:28.57
it. It's it's going to tell us
about T S O S weekend. So it the
first season of service weekend,
00:23:28.57\00:23:33.68
OK, will actually go out to a
church, introduce all to the
church as a whole. And then
00:23:33.68\00:23:36.91
come up with a plan with them to
duplicate it in their city. So
yes, man, that's awesome.
00:23:36.91\00:23:42.12
Let's go to that video clip
right now. >> So is a season of
00:23:42.12\00:23:48.62
service and pretty much reaching
out to other communities of the
church in state out of state.
00:23:48.62\00:23:54.60
I'm really just not wanting to
partner up with salt and start
something like salt in the
00:23:54.60\00:23:58.67
community to help they can >>
This is a practical way. Gives
us a place to start. So
00:23:58.67\00:24:06.24
I think that's a beautiful
ministry to look at and that we
can definitely model what
00:24:06.24\00:24:11.05
our church wants to do here in
this local community and in
Contra Costa County and have
00:24:11.05\00:24:15.98
great success with the Ministry
of the Lord and and helping
people. I just pray
00:24:15.98\00:24:22.06
God that salt already has a
template working model for the
things that we want to do. And
00:24:22.06\00:24:30.03
what I've learned is that we
don't have to reinvent the
wheel. I think one of the key
00:24:30.03\00:24:35.24
things that I'm taking one just
do it just right. It doesn't
hurt to try. Doesn't
00:24:35.24\00:24:38.61
hurt to, you know, to do it,
just do it. >> learn from those
00:24:38.61\00:24:41.98
experiences. And we're just so
grateful for salt. It. I have
given us platform to be able
00:24:41.98\00:24:46.11
to to just go writing it with
some things behind her back. You
know, just thinking about
00:24:46.11\00:24:53.09
we don't know what we're doing,
but God does. we're just going
to trust with that.
00:24:53.09\00:25:00.46
>> Individually, we can make
little changes. But changes will
situation with these
00:25:00.46\00:25:04.53
people? And we have as an
organization. So I think acting
00:25:04.53\00:25:12.27
collectively this >> So my
thoughts on the outcome of this
trip is actually extremely
00:25:12.27\00:25:15.88
positive. I'm coming in scene.
The hard stuff like was already
working in the people's hearts.
00:25:15.88\00:25:23.22
There was already a sense of.
wanted to do something for the
community, just not known how
00:25:23.22\00:25:28.62
this started. And so coming in,
it was really just sharing
testimony, sharing the stories
00:25:28.62\00:25:35.23
sharing how we could build
something like here and the
outcome And I think when when
00:25:35.23\00:25:41.54
Eric was preaching and he
shares. The question of what
want to be committed to. This
00:25:41.54\00:25:47.84
must stand up and be a part of
this scene. The whole Turkestan
00:25:47.84\00:25:52.65
was number one. Amazing. But
then coming Sunday morning,
which is like the real test
00:25:52.65\00:25:56.52
comes in the morning and seen
the whole room full tables at
the whole table school people
00:25:56.52\00:26:02.72
that are willing and committed
to be a part of it was
definitely a success for me. It
00:26:02.72\00:26:09.86
might. >> We have learned so
much. First of all, we are
excited about the enthusiasm of
00:26:09.86\00:26:13.87
our community to do something in
the greater community. We've
learned saw outreach really
00:26:13.87\00:26:20.48
has a template for us to follow.
We don't have to reinvent the
00:26:20.48\00:26:24.91
wheel. We can partner up with
them and the men toward be
taught be shown what what is the
00:26:24.91\00:26:33.42
best way to to reach the I'm
sheltered in our community. So
that's weekends. We mainly
00:26:33.42\00:26:42.40
because we've got so many
churches outside of the state of
00:26:42.40\00:26:46.33
Florida. >> That we're
requesting a to learn how to
duplicate salt outreach in their
00:26:46.33\00:26:51.97
church. And so we realize many
times it's just a small group of
people that maybe have that
00:26:51.97\00:26:57.75
interest. But we develop that's
West weekend so that we can come
out and power the whole church
00:26:57.75\00:27:03.22
to be a part of that. And to and
to catch the same vision as that
small group so that
00:27:03.22\00:27:10.39
together the church can can come
together combined their
resources, their experience to
00:27:10.39\00:27:16.23
duplicate this in their city. So
we will come. We will do a
series of seminars and even a
00:27:16.23\00:27:24.84
workshop to go through the
practical next steps for them to
00:27:24.84\00:27:30.41
start it and start impacting
on the unsheltered in their
00:27:30.41\00:27:39.29
community. ¤ >> Wow. So so so
this weekend's walk us through
this. Could you show up on
00:27:39.29\00:27:44.06
site and you're training these
people? You're living the
through what it means to salt
00:27:44.06\00:27:48.80
rector in their community. Tell
us a little about how that So we
come in and we kind
00:27:48.80\00:27:55.87
of have a series of servants
based off of Matthew. 25, okay.
You know, going to the
00:27:55.87\00:28:00.64
parables right ended with, you
talking about what we discussed
00:28:00.64\00:28:03.85
the 5, but really digging in. >>
To see like logically like,
okay. This is a reason why we
00:28:03.85\00:28:08.58
should be going out, right? You
know, this is like this is
biblical truth Christians. You
00:28:08.58\00:28:12.95
know, the word of God, though,
the written word of God leading
us to the living. Word
00:28:12.95\00:28:17.29
of God, Jesus Christ like this
is what he did. So this is why
we should be doing is setting
00:28:17.29\00:28:22.06
out to the community. So having
church outside of the 4 walls.
And that we kind of
00:28:22.06\00:28:25.93
have a queue in a as well. Khan
discussing kind of really just
opening up, you know, the
00:28:25.93\00:28:30.87
whole weekend, which is there to
just pour out, you know, just
try this. you know, we've
00:28:30.87\00:28:35.18
we've been doing this for years.
You we've been doing so. So
there's a lot of things
00:28:35.18\00:28:38.75
that we've learned to do right
and not to do again. we take all
00:28:38.75\00:28:46.32
that knowledge and experience
coming in out this. And so after
we go through, like the series
00:28:46.32\00:28:50.26
of sermons, you know, in
discussions in the Q and A's, it
leads up to or Sunday workshop.
00:28:50.26\00:28:55.60
So the so you get the spiritual
yeah. Known Sunday bringing the
practical. Yeah, it has to be
00:28:55.60\00:29:02.27
practical. Of You know, you
mentioned something a little
earlier was like okay, a lot
00:29:02.27\00:29:06.94
about studies. But you step onto
the streets that's ready to live
00:29:06.94\00:29:09.71
without because up until that
point, it's theory. But Yeah,
it's feared that very sounds
00:29:09.71\00:29:15.58
good. Sounds good, but we need
to see it in action. But you
need to step out and make sure I
00:29:15.58\00:29:19.45
like to sit. >> And one of the
things that we do before hand is
00:29:19.45\00:29:23.69
getting in contact with the
Let's say, for example, was the
county here. This Franklin
00:29:23.69\00:29:29.76
County, Franklin County. So does
you know, we discussed located
at let's look at Franklin
00:29:29.76\00:29:34.74
County. I was put up all the
data that we can find on
Franklin County, OK, and begin
00:29:34.74\00:29:39.64
to just shift to the data and
see how can we then best, you
know, help those the next
00:29:39.64\00:29:44.68
pleasing homelessness. What are
the gaps that we can fill?
Because that's a starting point
00:29:44.68\00:29:48.85
for the church to For word, you
know, and then surveys stepping
00:29:48.85\00:29:55.76
into let me let me jump in for
said. One thing I want to
mention is we are very big on
00:29:55.76\00:30:01.46
data. >> Yes, because we believe
data is also key in helping to
end homelessness and that's
00:30:01.46\00:30:06.17
why we present data for the
local community in that and that
that Comey were in that
00:30:06.17\00:30:09.74
we're doing. That's what we do.
This. But also like we've we've
like our data and and
00:30:09.74\00:30:18.28
have proven that this model
works. So like from August of
2020, their March of 2022, we
00:30:18.28\00:30:23.89
found out that we've been
involved in helping to end
homelessness for over 1000
00:30:23.89\00:30:26.42
people. And we found out that
there was a direct correlation
between how often they visited
00:30:26.42\00:30:32.93
us and how likely their homeless
this would end. So over 50% of
00:30:32.93\00:30:38.53
those people coming to this is
data that you're collecting the
work over time that you guys
00:30:38.53\00:30:43.17
have done So. So so over 50% of
those 1000 people were business
2 or 3 times a week
00:30:43.17\00:30:47.98
and has frequency went down. So
did the percentage of people
moving on numbers don't
00:30:47.98\00:30:52.41
do live. So so what that tells
me, the bottom line is
relationship. It's key to
00:30:52.41\00:30:57.39
helping. And yes, the more often
a calm. The more likely so. So
00:30:57.39\00:31:03.22
that's why that's that's a key
part. That's really what we
emphasize here is that for a
00:31:03.22\00:31:08.10
relationship pass Oh, yeah.
That's what we emphasize doing.
So this weekend, it's the
00:31:08.10\00:31:12.97
relationship. There's no
skipping. Yes, you might not OK
if we're going to feed.
00:31:12.97\00:31:17.51
Yeah, the cause because a lot of
water clothing and this cause
because praise God for
00:31:17.51\00:31:20.81
our. >> Our our Martha's right
God for Martha's that are to go
00:31:20.81\00:31:28.02
get as you know, that their
they'll give their blood, sweat
and tears to do all of
00:31:28.02\00:31:33.32
the, you know, the the the the
the setting up of the planning,
00:31:33.32\00:31:37.09
whatever. But you know, you you
also need with that someone to
actually go forth and put into
00:31:37.09\00:31:44.20
action and in and make it
happen. it's a praise God for
all of those people that didn't
00:31:44.20\00:31:47.47
give give their efforts in their
time, too, to work collectively
together. But at the end of
00:31:47.47\00:31:50.31
the day, we can set up. Yeah,
but if we're not actually
putting it into action, it's
00:31:50.31\00:31:54.91
it's important. We do that a
different so. So that's that's
so as we can pretty much
00:31:54.91\00:31:58.61
consistent. It's like, okay,
we're coming in preaching Friday
night Saturday is Imus
00:31:58.61\00:32:04.55
in the morning and night Cumin
and between Sunday we do a
workshop. I'm just really in
00:32:04.55\00:32:10.26
the work that we're really
trying develop. Okay. These are
the next steps that we
00:32:10.26\00:32:13.19
would take if we were in your
county. Yes, if you're trying
develop something like salt
00:32:13.19\00:32:17.53
here in Franklin County, this is
a step that we would take And
then we also kind of at
00:32:17.53\00:32:22.47
the table. Everybody's input
comes in. You know, people begin
to share. What can we
00:32:22.47\00:32:27.64
do? Can we kind of just work
through this plan steps now?
Then we are as we go as we
00:32:27.64\00:32:33.82
depart ways but never depart
from the presence of the Lord.
We leave the steps to you
00:32:33.82\00:32:38.52
right? It's up to you. Hey,
listen, I'm here for you, but I
can't choose for you, right?
00:32:38.52\00:32:42.99
So are we are you guys going to
I mean, just take the next step?
You and luckily, a good
00:32:42.99\00:32:49.06
example of the video that we get
to see. We saw is a church in
Pleasant Hill right for the
00:32:49.06\00:32:56.30
bus out. So as weekend we went
to the host that program and
everything worked with them
00:32:56.30\00:33:00.58
and they decided to run with
raised fight. If you watch the
video, if you can play back
00:33:00.58\00:33:04.15
and watch it again, the footage
that you see of them, he's
actually their first
00:33:04.15\00:33:10.45
outreach first time, you know of
them taking those steps. And I
I'm putting it into
00:33:10.45\00:33:12.85
action. They've raised 40,000
toward the shower trailer
Crane's And that is a loss So
00:33:12.85\00:33:20.33
all and the goal sometimes
happens is is bias. So as we can
churches now begin to, for
00:33:20.33\00:33:25.07
example, like the Hill. Okay. We
want to become now an outpost
right? You know, yeah,
00:33:25.07\00:33:31.37
that's definitely something that
only one dive into that more.
But something that we
00:33:31.37\00:33:35.48
see a transitioning Yeah. So job
for your you're involved in this
weekend. So tell us a
00:33:35.48\00:33:40.52
bit about your experience and,
you importance of doing
something like this. Yeah, I
00:33:40.52\00:33:50.03
mainly involved in outposts >>
which is really awesome because
00:33:50.03\00:33:56.16
there are some churches that
really want to get involved in
is there's a way for them to do
00:33:56.16\00:34:03.20
so using some of the salt
resources and equipment may be a
discounted rate. Sure. there are
00:34:03.20\00:34:08.24
different levels to to becoming
an outpost, right. so right now
00:34:08.24\00:34:14.95
we have a few. We have one. We
go to Tampa every second
Saturday out of the month to
00:34:14.95\00:34:20.02
about from Orlando based in
Orlando. Tempers about maybe
like 2 hours and some change
00:34:20.02\00:34:22.66
from in Daytona. We go there
every 4th. Saturday and to our
in change from, I guess so. How
00:34:22.66\00:34:31.27
can we, you know, show up to
where you're at? Also minister
to the people in your city while
00:34:31.27\00:34:37.74
maybe not doing everything that
you know we're doing, but
remembering like bring the
00:34:37.74\00:34:42.41
shower trailer to and also to
Daytona. clothing underwear,
different things. So through
00:34:42.41\00:34:52.39
this site processors like 6
levels of becoming to for that
post and hopefully, you know,
00:34:52.39\00:34:58.49
as time progresses. One of these
A-plus centers can become their
00:34:58.49\00:35:05.00
own independent. You know, they
service Yeah, that's that's the
goal. That's the plants. Like
00:35:05.00\00:35:11.21
sure. Like church planting.
Yeah. They you know what? And
it's kind of like, well, where
00:35:11.21\00:35:15.24
we're at where we're at now.
We're right now, place called
the Christian Service Center.
00:35:15.24\00:35:18.31
Yeah, and we started to operate
there with a drop-in center
services and it was an
00:35:18.31\00:35:20.62
August 2020. >> But I'm not
because the city sees that a
00:35:20.62\00:35:26.92
drop-in center works now that
that location has gotten, the
Christian service has a grant
00:35:26.92\00:35:31.59
to help build a drop-in center
building on their property. So
now once they build that, you
00:35:31.59\00:35:39.27
know, they they've agreed to
them. They talk to hiring us to
run the building. They
00:35:39.27\00:35:42.97
don't want to reinvent the
wheel. You know, hey, you guys
this already, but then we can
00:35:42.97\00:35:46.74
now take our trailers to go
somewhere else, you know, and
and staff trying to duplicate
00:35:46.74\00:35:51.38
this another absolutely places.
Yeah, I mean, so let's
missionary work. That's the
00:35:51.38\00:35:55.85
concept of missionary work going
established. >> The method, the,
00:35:55.85\00:35:59.12
you know, the outpost in this
case. And then once they're not
healthy, that's running.
00:35:59.12\00:36:05.13
>> Yeah, somewhere else. Our
hope is that, you every major
City in the U.S. A we'll have.
00:36:05.13\00:36:13.64
It may not just be through us,
but some type of mobile drop-in
centre. Yes, those who
00:36:13.64\00:36:17.54
are unsheltered, you know,
whether it's through us by us or
are in partnership or not,
00:36:17.54\00:36:22.91
you know, but that's that's our
hope and desire. you know, not
not to not necessarily.
00:36:22.91\00:36:29.62
Bring in a negative point here,
but when you're doing Solis
weekend, give have come
00:36:29.62\00:36:32.02
want someone to >> come and
be like work here community are
00:36:32.02\00:36:38.83
that's not going to give her
having negative experiences like
that. There always seems like
00:36:38.83\00:36:42.46
sometimes or someone there's
like, oh, you know what you're
saying is not going to work here
00:36:42.46\00:36:46.94
in my community and we have
really nice I you're just saying
that was someone's like, I mean,
00:36:46.94\00:36:53.81
realistically, I've been here
for years or whatever I k That's
00:36:53.81\00:36:59.28
great. You haven't experienced
anything like that. that that's
why some points to lead with the
00:36:59.28\00:37:01.62
word of God >> as the
foundation, because what happens
00:37:01.62\00:37:07.49
is is for me and my thinking, I
it's OK, we're stepping into his
place. All right. Let's start
00:37:07.49\00:37:10.86
off from the perspective of, you
know, the word and then build
from there, right? Right.
00:37:10.86\00:37:17.23
Because then the need may be
different. I mean, that's why we
do the homework That's why
00:37:17.23\00:37:22.37
we do the homework and put the
data from, you know, the
Franklin. Yes, Franklin
00:37:22.37\00:37:26.64
because we're not going to come
here with Orange County right?
The data and coming
00:37:26.64\00:37:31.21
into was doing we did in Orange
County, right? This is not
right. You that's what we
00:37:31.21\00:37:35.28
do. The that I think it's a very
important part in doing the
homework right. Instead
00:37:35.28\00:37:38.29
just. I think this is what we
may need. Yeah, no, I was how
Ken, you know, the church
00:37:38.29\00:37:46.86
here, you know, really minister,
you know, yes, tailored way. And
00:37:46.86\00:37:53.60
to the community hand, that's
One thing too about the Biden,
one of the tone of the one Tampa
00:37:53.60\00:37:59.24
obviously and then the Hill in
California is that it opens
opportunities for churches to
00:37:59.24\00:38:04.48
come together. have right thing
to see in Tampa churches and
couple different churches
00:38:04.48\00:38:14.66
that probably don't come
together for are coming
together, right? You know, and
00:38:14.66\00:38:17.93
relationships are being, you
know, Bill, should be. That's
how it serve that search
00:38:17.93\00:38:23.60
service other. Literally. That's
we want want to get people
together. I mean, not
00:38:23.60\00:38:28.30
only in bringing community
resources together because we
00:38:28.30\00:38:31.07
have. >> I mean, there's a local
community resources that come
out that we partner with that
00:38:31.07\00:38:34.41
do things that we don't do that.
They're expert at Mike. Hey, you
00:38:34.41\00:38:38.65
do this. You work with the UN
shelter com that will provide a
space for you, you know, and
00:38:38.65\00:38:43.32
then then with the church is
providing a space for churches
to now come together. You know,
00:38:43.32\00:38:49.96
because unfortunately, you know,
sometimes I think what happens
is when churches is on, if the
00:38:49.96\00:38:52.46
church has an initiative, other
churches are less likely to get
involved. You know,
00:38:52.46\00:38:58.83
mom, and even even from the same
denomination, sometimes, you And
00:38:58.83\00:39:03.10
so, you know, us providing this
kind of neutral umbrella, right?
I guess you can say opens doors
00:39:03.10\00:39:10.85
for kick it even more people
involved to to to bring
resources together. to do more
00:39:10.85\00:39:17.72
the And also with that without
post, I'm just kind of touch on
what you mentioned. Was that
00:39:17.72\00:39:22.46
like if there's somebody? Well,
I've kind of noticed is that the
people who when the spaces
00:39:22.46\00:39:28.00
provided like the people who
come to upon us. So they really
want to be there. Yeah,
00:39:28.00\00:39:30.27
you know, they want to whoever
who is ever going to come to an
a** West weekend like they
00:39:30.27\00:39:37.17
want this to happen, you know,
in the community and they want
00:39:37.17\00:39:42.11
lives. >> To be So it's I hope
that we not encounter any people
it just kind of It brought that
00:39:42.11\00:39:51.49
up earlier because it seems like
we live in a day and age where
00:39:51.49\00:39:54.72
there's always the doubters, you
know, the Thomases. That's why.
00:39:54.72\00:39:58.06
Well, you know >> what you're
doing. Theirs is great and all.
But that's not that particular
00:39:58.06\00:40:00.20
formula is not going to work in
our community. then very this
all the time, then doesn't work
00:40:00.20\00:40:09.20
What come across in my travels
in life, especially in ministry,
00:40:09.20\00:40:15.34
is the ones that usually talk
the most to the other. And so
it's just like. How about we
00:40:15.34\00:40:23.95
find a you're where you know
that something can be done. Yes,
appreciate you could be just as
00:40:23.95\00:40:28.19
a way to find something can be
Know. And if you do find it, you
may be the person call to
00:40:28.19\00:40:34.46
actually step up and do it
right. That's that's that's what
helped start saw. I mean, when
00:40:34.46\00:40:38.47
Salt first started, I mean, we
had saw a. >> Some challenges,
00:40:38.47\00:40:43.51
some some some issues within the
church community that that
weren't being addressed in one
00:40:43.51\00:40:49.68
scene, consistent ministry being
down. We're seeing the churches
coming together on a
00:40:49.68\00:40:52.58
regular Yeah, we weren't you
know, young adults can as
involved in ministry because
00:40:52.58\00:40:58.45
they weren't really in even
practical opportunity. So. >> So
instead of complaining
00:40:58.45\00:41:02.06
about it, which a lot of people
were doing, we're like, well,
let's do something about
00:41:02.06\00:41:08.36
it. Yes, let's not. And, you
know, you have people that the
sale on the lead, the church
00:41:08.36\00:41:11.23
and I'm gonna I'm going to do my
own thing because I think I can
do about it. I don't think
00:41:11.23\00:41:17.77
that's the solution on solution
you know, do what you can while
00:41:17.77\00:41:23.28
working within the confines of
the church and maybe inspire the
church, you know, don't be a
00:41:23.28\00:41:28.05
church, right? Don't be alive.
Right? Lat left the flock. >>
Thinking he was going to do
00:41:28.05\00:41:32.82
is old thing and start his own
thing. You know, we know where
that got him. Yeah. So you
00:41:32.82\00:41:36.39
know, the answer is never to
leave the answers to figure it
00:41:36.39\00:41:40.73
out with family. >> Exactly that
with an exactly >> And this me,
00:41:40.73\00:41:45.50
I'm just it just came like when
Salt first God was doing some
amazing things like 3 talk about
00:41:45.50\00:41:53.07
seeing a need. I mean, we saw a
need in the hospital and the
hospital ministry. We saw a
00:41:53.07\00:41:58.18
need not some housing where kids
weren't, you know, maybe being
ministered to whatever.
00:41:58.18\00:42:00.88
So we go there. There's there
that night. So I'm feeling one
of those moments for Hey, if
00:42:00.88\00:42:09.59
you feel that God is calling You
know what, whatever it is, the
spaces there. And and I
00:42:09.59\00:42:15.80
will, you know, he'll
provide room. You provide people
00:42:15.80\00:42:19.93
resources. Yeah. >> All of good
stuff. Because look at where
salt was to where it is now.
00:42:19.93\00:42:24.57
Yes, you can see from the things
we've been talking about. >> I
was literally all got.
00:42:24.57\00:42:30.38
Yeah, absolutely. praise the
Lord and we that we went through
00:42:30.38\00:42:35.15
years where things were not
really moving much like things
were like. We're just kind of.
00:42:35.15\00:42:39.15
>> Not not not going to the
motions. You know, we're still
doing ministry and all that.
00:42:39.15\00:42:42.76
But but there wasn't really much
growth. You know, and we it for
at least 5 years. Maybe
00:42:42.76\00:42:49.43
we were just kind of in the
space where just everything was
kind of, you know, the
00:42:49.43\00:42:51.43
same kind of >> routine.
But those will probably years of
00:42:51.43\00:42:55.20
growth for you guys. And
eventually they were. Oh, yeah,
for years, sometimes will. He's
00:42:55.20\00:42:59.37
like, you know what I need to
adjust to these brothers and
sisters before this thing
00:42:59.37\00:43:04.35
expands It's that usually how it
worked. And and his real, like,
you know, with with that, it's
00:43:04.35\00:43:07.08
like. You know, when we when we
look at when I look at that, you
know, I think one of
00:43:07.08\00:43:12.25
the things that happens a lot
is. >> When people see things
00:43:12.25\00:43:15.69
are maybe not doing so you know,
not not growing. And it's a
vision that was put on their
00:43:15.69\00:43:20.73
heart by God. Then like you
said, a lot of time to stop, you
know, and and if we would
00:43:20.73\00:43:25.17
have stops. Before, I mean, if
we we went one was COVID at 20
to 20 tonight. So we want
00:43:25.17\00:43:33.84
almost 9 years, you know, until
we really saw where God or is
really kind of just
00:43:33.84\00:43:39.58
exploded. All right. Now that
the ministry and and so, you
know, so might start a Bible
00:43:39.58\00:43:44.02
study and maybe maybe it started
out great. And that was only one
00:43:44.02\00:43:49.12
or 2 people coming, you know,
and a lot of time we just want
to stop ABM. But that is saying
00:43:49.12\00:43:52.06
to keep keep going. that's a
vision he put on your heart. If
that's something you want to you
00:43:52.06\00:43:57.30
to do than just keep doing it.
And you know, another any other
minute where the summer
00:43:57.30\00:43:59.30
it's all tears don't show up one
day and maybe you're short
volunteers is you cooking food
00:43:59.30\00:44:03.47
for 100 people here now, maybe a
lot of people might want to
stop, but but I think that
00:44:03.47\00:44:08.34
persistent of God has put on
your heart. You know, there is
no looking back, right? You
00:44:08.34\00:44:13.38
know, I think there's only going
forward, you know, I mean, and
that's that's always
00:44:13.38\00:44:16.55
been our. Our kind of. How we
look at it. Yeah, model in my
house is quitting is not an
00:44:16.55\00:44:24.79
option. And putting his own.
That's that that that goes but
class for my marriage. in
00:44:24.79\00:44:27.96
everything in my life is that,
you know what? It may take us
some time to maybe some low
00:44:27.96\00:44:33.87
points may be some challenges to
maybe moments when it feels like
things are just falling
00:44:33.87\00:44:37.91
apart. It in all the fields are
breaking loose and everything's
00:44:37.91\00:44:40.01
falling apart. But, >> you know,
quitting is never an option
00:44:40.01\00:44:43.04
because God will come through
that he will come through if you
stick it out and persevere.
00:44:43.04\00:44:47.88
Yeah. And speaking of that, we
went through a situation like
that recently. So we we just
00:44:47.88\00:44:52.85
this past August, we had a grand
promise to us for $700,000. >>
it was an and, you know,
00:44:52.85\00:44:59.86
we're expecting at that time. it
got delayed and we wouldn't get
until January. That money
00:44:59.86\00:45:07.14
was to help us get through the
rest of the year. Right. and by
that time, we found this
00:45:07.14\00:45:12.71
out. We only had enough cash to
get us through the middle of
September. And we're like,
00:45:12.71\00:45:20.05
OK, God, we have 2 options.
shutdown from October to
December. and then, you know,
00:45:20.05\00:45:26.39
during the holiday time, which
is which would not have been
good and we're serving, you
00:45:26.39\00:45:30.99
know, that thousands of people
go without services or we try.
And in faith just continue to
00:45:30.99\00:45:37.70
move forward to help us to help
provide, you know, right? And we
actually what the first
00:45:37.70\00:45:42.64
thing we do is we made a video.
And so this this actually we
00:45:42.64\00:45:47.68
have the video here. You can
play. All right. Guys can kind
of see what kind of the way what
00:45:47.68\00:45:51.78
was going on at that time. All
right. All right. Let's check
out that video right now. Hello,
00:45:51.78\00:45:56.22
everybody. This is Eric Camry
O from Salt Outreach and we need
00:45:56.22\00:46:01.16
your help. >> A grant that we
were expecting to receive at
about this time has been delayed
00:46:01.16\00:46:05.23
to the beginning of January.
What that means is that we are
asking for your help to
00:46:05.23\00:46:10.17
provide the funding needed to
continue operations until we
start to receive So we're
00:46:10.17\00:46:16.34
launching the end of summer
fundraiser. Our original goal
was to raise 150,000 between
00:46:16.34\00:46:21.54
now and the end of September.
But due to a generous donor and
the matching grant, every
00:46:21.54\00:46:27.38
dollar you donate will be
tripled. $200,000. So we are
raising our gold $200,000.
00:46:27.38\00:46:34.86
Now. Together with your help and
prayers, we reached this Well,
we are making certain
00:46:34.86\00:46:45.73
adjustments on services
resources. You offer to save
money during this time. You
00:46:45.73\00:46:48.70
want to be minimal. Just last
month and Sox 250 new people
experiencing homelessness for
00:46:48.70\00:46:56.14
services. Now this month, we
more than We thank you for
everything already done.
00:46:56.14\00:47:01.52
Reports And study the data. We
found that from August 2020
March, were over 1000. we also
00:47:01.52\00:47:16.50
found that the services. >> The
more likely they house over
leased 2 throws. We'll
00:47:16.50\00:47:30.55
those 1000 people or shower 5
loads of laundry. >> we
appreciate all that you
00:47:30.55\00:47:39.15
have done to make this possible
because it would not possible to
00:47:39.15\00:47:44.86
donate to this campaign. You can
text somersault to 4, 4, 3, 2,
1, or you can donate to any of
00:47:44.86\00:47:48.50
these other Thank you. And keep
this all in prayer. We know with
God's help, we will
00:47:48.50\00:47:58.44
provide even more than we are
asking for. >> Talk to you soon.
00:47:58.44\00:48:01.94
And don't ever hesitate to reach
out to me. >> And then praise
00:48:01.94\00:48:06.98
the Lord. Thank you, brother,
for your willingness to there.
And I know you want to say
00:48:06.98\00:48:10.75
little something about that.
Yeah. So you know that that this
was probably one of the one of
00:48:10.75\00:48:14.69
the scariest times, you know,
and and so, you know, because it
wasn't like, you know, if we
00:48:14.69\00:48:20.60
don't raise the money all that
we just I mean, there were
literally thousands of people
00:48:20.60\00:48:24.23
counting on us. And we we we
lost video. >> And about a day
00:48:24.23\00:48:31.47
or 2 later donor was talking to
a donor and she said, you know
what? All match every dollar for
00:48:31.47\00:48:34.88
dollar up to $200,000. and we're
like, you know, a guy that
encourage man. All right,
00:48:34.88\00:48:41.15
guys, with us. >> Let's do this.
And and over that over like a 5
00:48:41.15\00:48:45.85
to 6 week period through the end
of September God used and used a
community. Even 3ABN viewers
00:48:45.85\00:48:52.79
that here donating. And we
raised about 120,000 which will
be triple that is now
00:48:52.79\00:49:00.70
getting it going to get us
through the end of the year and
will be able to wait until
00:49:00.70\00:49:04.77
background. But we don't want to
rely on grants anymore. learned
00:49:04.77\00:49:11.81
lesson you and we lost. A lot of
these grants are covid-related
pressure COVID COVID. It's, you
00:49:11.81\00:49:15.28
know, going out the door we're
really looking for people to
become monthly supporters.
00:49:15.28\00:49:21.69
Yes, now we have actually have
some 3ABN viewers right now.
They're giving $25 a month. We
00:49:21.69\00:49:25.93
have another viewer giving $100
a month you know, and we have
some people that are
00:49:25.93\00:49:30.33
giving $1000 a month, 250 And
you know, if if you're if you
feel impressed at to help to
00:49:30.33\00:49:41.08
become more sustainable and and,
you know, definitely check out
00:49:41.08\00:49:45.35
our Web site Outreach, Dot Org
and he could but do slash donate
and will be able to your
00:49:45.35\00:49:54.26
vehicle, right? Our donate page,
you can become a so that we can
kind of get through that and
00:49:54.26\00:49:56.76
we'll have to deal with this
again. Yeah, it was. but God God
delivered. and he's the
00:49:56.76\00:50:04.37
owner of all the money, Or have
we have the faith he would. And
00:50:04.37\00:50:11.77
he did. >> Touching on
persistence. Yeah. Definitely
want to share >> just as an
00:50:11.77\00:50:18.41
organization being persistent.
Yes, but also on the scripture
care side where like you being
00:50:18.41\00:50:24.62
persistent with, you know,
people walking with, right? You
and I got to see it
00:50:24.62\00:50:30.86
firsthand where you're there.
You having the conversations,
building relationships
00:50:30.86\00:50:35.56
desiring the good and then you
see the person they're there.
And I know it And like, what
00:50:35.56\00:50:45.91
is what? Where are they, you
know, and start to pray for
them. And they, you know, they
00:50:45.91\00:50:48.01
come back in I've got to see
that the whole transformation
one of our brothers and is in
00:50:48.01\00:50:55.45
Christ even baptize him, you
know, and transition into
housing great see that. But it
00:50:55.45\00:51:04.13
was being persistent. Yes, the
persistent energy as star as
well. Just that persistent.
00:51:04.13\00:51:09.96
Yeah, the man just really, you
know, just showing And just
being there for for that for
00:51:09.96\00:51:14.00
that individual. Like in that
moment and not allowing, I think
it's key to not allow.
00:51:14.00\00:51:21.54
>> Whatever you might I'm like
come out, you know, just just
right. I'm not going to
00:51:21.54\00:51:27.15
question how this happened, how
this happened, how happened, but
00:51:27.15\00:51:29.92
I'm still going to be persistent
and absolutely going to be there
and show up. yeah, I've seen
00:51:29.92\00:51:36.99
someone, you know, through the
time just us listening in hands
person now. This person
00:51:36.99\00:51:43.73
go from, you know, maybe using
certain things that they
shouldn't use certain drugs
00:51:43.73\00:51:48.74
and stuff like to stopping that.
You're consistent on a Bible
study to in person by
00:51:48.74\00:51:54.38
the state to come in a church
with us you know, you just see
the progression of this
00:51:54.38\00:51:58.38
individual. And there this guy.
>> And I'm looking forward to
00:51:58.38\00:52:01.12
see like what happens. You know,
like every time I see this
individual or couple of
00:52:01.12\00:52:07.79
them. Yeah, right now, would you
have for me today because >> I
know, guys. Because
00:52:07.79\00:52:12.69
people come and they black. >>
So, you know, in numbers 14 July
00:52:12.69\00:52:19.83
>> yeah. Give me a second to
kind of rethink that. you know,
00:52:19.83\00:52:24.87
and as you're encouraging,
sometimes you don't think that
your words really hold right now
00:52:24.87\00:52:28.78
And maybe you should read
through X, Y, Z and the person
does it and they come back. And
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question you and you know, as
their as their leader, you know,
it's and your home and
00:52:34.98\00:52:41.02
like was serious about is to see
that. And I think was for me.
The most interesting thing
00:52:41.02\00:52:46.86
that experiencing, his is by
minutes stirring. Yeah. Without
00:52:46.86\00:52:50.60
them knowing there ministering
to me. you know, I love it
because when you serve others.
00:52:50.60\00:52:59.51
It's through that service that
those same people you're serving
in end up in ministering back to
00:52:59.51\00:53:03.41
you in ways that you would never
expect. Right? And that's why I
love what I do as a
00:53:03.41\00:53:06.41
minister. Is that, you know, we
have the wonderful privilege of
00:53:06.41\00:53:10.59
being on 3ABN and projecting
this message to the world. But
I'll tell you, there's nothing.
00:53:10.59\00:53:13.76
There's no replacement for being
in the home being in that
person's presence and actually
00:53:13.76\00:53:18.69
connecting with them on a
personal level because that's
where I get my encouragement.
00:53:18.69\00:53:24.03
That's where, you know, my
spirits uplifted to know that,
you know what, God still
00:53:24.03\00:53:26.77
working on still at work among
his people. She absolutely went.
There's there's one
00:53:26.77\00:53:31.41
person that comes to mind as you
guys were talking, you know, and
00:53:31.41\00:53:35.18
this person got started service
is with us in 2020. You know. >>
you know, clothing, food,
00:53:35.18\00:53:42.75
you know, and and we create a
relationship with her over time.
00:53:42.75\00:53:47.12
And she had some mobility
issues. So she is with a
wheelchair. you know, when we
00:53:47.12\00:53:51.46
start Case management program,
she starts their case. Managers.
Our case managers had had, you
00:53:51.46\00:53:56.26
we're we're helping her through
some of these things on, you
know, she had been to jail
00:53:56.26\00:54:02.87
They're drug issues. And
sometimes she kind of fall back
a little bit. Back in the case
00:54:02.87\00:54:09.11
management team would accept her
again and say, okay, let's let's
00:54:09.11\00:54:12.68
start from scratch again. Let's
do it. Let's do it. Finally, I'm
in the 1st quarter this year
00:54:12.68\00:54:18.49
that they would have been
struggling to get our Social
Security proof and her on her.
00:54:18.49\00:54:22.39
Medicaid for all got approved.
And now she's an assisted living
home. All 3 meals ruffle for
00:54:22.39\00:54:28.03
ahead time. And and she's she's,
you know, and we still visit
her, you even after she moved
00:54:28.03\00:54:33.97
moved out, you know, we we visit
her. So there's there. It's like
that was 2 years, Fred.
00:54:33.97\00:54:40.61
You know, it took time, but
God, you know, that has with us.
00:54:40.61\00:54:49.02
Yeah. >> Yeah. It we need to. We
need to because it when we talk
about some of our clients
00:54:49.02\00:54:53.69
and Michael Mann, they might
disappear with that. We think to
ourselves like man, that's
00:54:53.69\00:54:57.39
that's what we do to God. So we
do. You helps us out of the
ground to help us to not have
00:54:57.39\00:55:05.37
the most obvious foot massage
session later that the truth.
And the truth that we do that
00:55:05.37\00:55:12.67
right yeah. And it kind brings
into the like >> level where is
00:55:12.67\00:55:15.78
just like, know, we're all.
Here. Yeah, right there. So that
not like that's what Christ did,
00:55:15.78\00:55:23.55
right? I mean, he's the king of
the universe is there and
himself with a towel in the bins
00:55:23.55\00:55:30.03
down to wash the dirty feet of
his creator of his creation.
Right? I mean, he gets down
00:55:30.03\00:55:34.93
there and Judas Borough. Yeah,
yeah, I And that's powerful
we've got. We've got about a
00:55:34.93\00:55:38.10
minute and a half year. >> Let's
talk about how people can help
00:55:38.10\00:55:41.90
to somebody's home right now
that says I'm so encouraged
about salt. I want to get
00:55:41.90\00:55:44.97
involved. I want to help in any
which way that I can. How can
people help solve right now? The
00:55:44.97\00:55:49.48
best way to help if you're in
Florida. >> If your Florida come
volunteer with us. Come come
00:55:49.48\00:55:55.42
out. You know, we'd love to
have you. We have some dedicated
00:55:55.42\00:55:59.69
volunteers are really giving
their all toward the
organization and helping things
00:55:59.69\00:56:05.93
to move forward. You the other
the other thing is we we where
we need people. >> 2, you know,
00:56:05.93\00:56:16.54
a gift and and really getting on
a monthly basis is really kind
of a key thing for us because
00:56:16.54\00:56:20.88
now that now that we're
transitioning out of these grass
next year, once that $700,000
00:56:20.88\00:56:27.28
Grant runs out, we will have
that many more than 2024. Will
have no grants. You know, no
00:56:27.28\00:56:30.49
going to craft, right? we're
not expecting any so. >> We're
00:56:30.49\00:56:34.82
really looking for that that you
help in that area. Let's put it.
Becky assault outreach Dot org.
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Slash donate Salt outreach. >>
DOT Org slash Tony. My friends.
I'm Love salt. Yeah.
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I want to a ministry called
Pepper. I love Salt. Morton have
anything on this works. I
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didn't know what you guys are
doing. We hope that this you've
been encouraged. We
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hold the EU, you step out and
think to try to do something in
your community until next
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time. Thank you for
joining us. God bless you all. ¤
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