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00:09 ♪ >> Welcome back. My friends. excited. I know. I keep saying 00:19 it. But you know what? Ministry excite me. Jesus excites me truth. And his 00:25 word. Everything about being a true, genuine Christian excites me. And we have saw 00:29 outreach with us and we're now in our second hour and it's going to be just as great if 00:33 not better than the first one. So we're excited to have Eric with us. For those of you who 00:39 are just now tuning in, we have Eric and we also have one. Will we see that right 00:46 double? Yes, we'll month out of and then we have a job free Saint Hilaire. Yeah, it's a 00:49 it's a blessing to have you guys with us. And we were kind of leaving the first part or 00:54 exceeding the first hour will was was sharing with us. You know what God is doing 01:02 spiritually in regards to the pastoral ministry that you guys are ultimately, you know, 01:05 all that you're doing all of the mingling, all of the meeting, the needs of these 01:08 individuals, you know, all that's great. But yet your ultimate goal is to believe 01:12 these people leave these individuals to Jesus and salutes kind of pick back up 01:15 where you were, have anything you want to finish in regards what you were saying earlier. 01:21 And I 2 versus really stick out to mind when I jus >> almost like an overall what 01:26 we do. and marked 10 verse. 45 Freeman, the son of man did not come to be served but to 01:37 serve and verse goes on. But it's just that part right there. He didn't come to be 01:43 served. 2 search trying you and that concept, though we haven't solved like servant 01:47 hood. Yes, you know, mindset that we're here to serve Regardless. How many times, 01:51 you know, I mean. pressed gives you nowhere. They hope the one thing they have them 01:58 again. again, get to that one day and we've also seen that person. He's now on their 02:04 feet, right? You but just having that heart of Christ where he's just like I came to 02:08 serve regardless of what the situation is, I'm here to serve. And the other verse 02:15 comes to mind is actually a passes. But it's a not match. The I got it. 02:20 >> can I read it? You because actually had this marked here, adding I was going to read it 02:25 at some point because everything that you guys are doing reminds me of this 02:30 passage. This is Matthew chapter. 25. Yeah. And really starts in verse. 31, I want to 02:36 just read this because it's it's one of those passages that just get you picture 02:41 arts, if you're if you truly seeking to be a true, genuine Christian. So Matthew, 25 02:46 beginning in verse. 31, it says when the son of man comes in his glory and all the Holy 02:49 Angels with him, then he will settlement on the front of his glory. All the nations will be 02:53 gathered before him and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd divides 02:59 his sheep from the goats and he will set the sheep on his right hand. But the goats on 03:03 his left. >> Then the king will say to those on his right hand calm, 03:06 you blessing of my father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of 03:12 the world. And here's where it gets interesting. He's still talking to the sheep, the 03:16 bliss of the ones that will inherit and what does he say? He says for I was hungry and 03:20 you gave me food I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in. I 03:30 was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came 03:36 to me then the righteous will answer him saying Lord, when did we see you hungry and 03:42 feed? You are thirsty and give you a drink. When did we see you a stranger and take you in 03:45 or naked and clothe? You or when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you and the 03:51 king will answer and say to surely I say to you in as much as you did it to the one of 03:56 the least of these my brethren, you did it to me. Yes, that's powerful. Is that 04:03 the passage you would think it is hoped? Is that in the the thing about it just does 04:06 things from this passes that. >> Kind out another layer to the passage is that all the 04:15 parables of Jesus gives. And 24 25 yes, this is the only one that's prophetic so when 04:21 you're reading this, you're actually reading about all right. You're reading about 04:26 yourself, you know, because as it in the witness said a man comes in his glory. That 04:30 hasn't happened yet. All right. It's going to happen, right, right? You know, so 04:33 when you're reading this all these other, you know, parables leading up to it 04:38 their all daisy chain together to show how to stay ready, right? You know how to be 04:42 vigilant. But this last one kind of puts that it's directly professor records to 04:47 when he comes when he comes and with what always captivated be about this pass 04:52 is is he doesn't come to his people and say how do you treat my law, right, OK? He 04:58 says, all right. How did you my people? Because I will indicate if you even knew the 05:02 law to begin with the you know, how did you to my people? I was hungry. I was to 05:07 So what I find at least for me growing up. We always Heene and get water. But past that. 05:15 It kind stepping into. Might I that? it reminds me of every single time in the book of 05:20 Revelation where Jesus addresses one of the churches. It's interesting that he could 05:24 have said I know your faith. You know, because Bible makes it clear pulses. We're saved 05:29 by grace through faith, not of works the city mission boost. Yes. But when he gets to the 05:33 churches in in Asia, minor revelation, he says to every one of them, I know you're 05:38 works. I know you're works. I know your work and it begs the question, why? Why not? I know 05:41 your faith for saved by faith and not by. >> Necessarily our work will 05:45 get its the works to tell the story of her face. And that's what you guys are are bringing 05:48 out. That's what you're doing. It. >> Powerful and I want and 05:51 with this this passage. >> And testimony to the church volume Alright chapter the 06:00 churches need. I want to be this little paragraph. Yes, yes. speaking of the church. 06:11 And says it is to provide these opportunities that God has placed among us, the poor, 06:15 the unfortunate the sick and the suffering. They are Chrysler, gusty to his church. 06:23 they are not to be cared for us and they are to be cared for as he would care for them 06:28 in this way. God takes away the droughts and purifies the gold gives us that culture of 06:34 heart and character which we And so the question we always ask ourselves is how are we 06:40 treating legacy of Jesus? And for while, you know, I beautiful thing about those 06:44 quick common for job >> Is this? You know, I believe there was very there 06:50 was a lot of intentionality in the order that Jesus said this. It said these things and 06:54 food and drink. It's easy. That's what a lot of people stop, right? Yeah. But then 07:00 you go took me and clothe me. That's that's kind of another But now you go to visited me 07:04 when I was sick. And imprison, you came to me now, this relationship, right? And it's 07:12 it's it's a progression. I I feel like that's kind of how this is Christ method right 07:18 This is exactly that. What you read earlier, in the end, the tax in the bar will tax right 07:21 here across my fellow. So yeah, beautiful. remember. Yeah. All right. So yeah. 07:29 >> Tell us a little bit about really quickly how you got involved with salt and then 07:33 share with us what God has been using you to do in regards to ministry and 07:37 ministering to the spiritual needs of those. Yeah, I'm not around the time. Saw first 07:40 started. I was there. You know that those 2 or after I guess a little after they were, you 07:51 know, as one of the people that were getting and helping out. And just, you know, serve 07:59 I guess says, you know, you're not as valuable so was there getting involved with and 08:07 becoming the the treasure. On her back in the day. >> Yeah. 20st treasure 08:20 >> Were and then? I I left Orlando. Ice when I when I graduated from UCF and stuff 08:29 like that. But I always felt like this desire and need to go to All right. I just felt 08:35 like Kabul saying, go out there. I'm kind of going out there 08:42 >> I who's out led go out there for a little bit of that time. My name I was I went my 08:49 first thing was >> So while I was there and some life experiences, I just 08:55 started doing a lot of missionary things. I went to Korea for a year, came back 08:59 and I felt God telling me to go to Andrews to study the I was there that I went to Peru 09:05 for year. Now he's doing like missionary things here. And there here in back and forth 09:11 Orlando a little bit like wasn't home as much when I did. Sometimes touch base with 09:16 Eric Catch up a little bit here and there. You know me. Well, one time he came back. 09:28 he's like Kennedy need So just, you know, count them here and there and down. 09:33 >> Last year. >> I at the seminary I don't I don't think at the moment. We 09:43 had kind of talked about, you maybe coming back to our site. It was a little but I was 09:49 actually supposed to go Kansas like work and that this church to stop That kind of fell 09:57 through politics and all that stuff. so. But then God, God is so interesting how he 10:01 always like. He lets you know that a man I've been there all along. I guess what happened 10:11 11 years ago when you had sex that heart and at 0 for me and you were just young guy out 10:16 there doing your thing. That wasn't for not liking it. poly even till now. Yes. So you 10:25 after graduate from seminary and things just kind of his fallen through. You know, you 10:30 just in this moment in this space flight, OK? >> have a job and have a wife 10:36 doing that. You know, you didn't like that was I knew kind of you feel, you know, 10:40 you feel like us like a shadow. I can you just. >> You feel unseen and you 10:49 know, and then got just opens up some doors and a New York start talking. And yeah, and 10:55 God led me, you know, back to us all. The crazy thing is that the way I was feeling I 11:01 had to now minister to the to the same people who so in a sense feel that way. Who are I 11:07 guess, shadows of society, right? running. Yeah. You know, and I had to step in 11:13 there. You know, as as a a long time, my brother here. You know, stepping into 11:18 someone's I guess, trauma every day. You know that we don't talk about that. Like 11:23 other side of it right now. Like it's nice for doing like a lot of great stuff. That 11:27 that you're dealing your diet. Yeah. Real stuff. To chaos every day. You know, it's not 11:32 bite. >> I get to meet you on Saturday. We do call de Vive 11:38 or affair 1, yeah. And then I'm out for the week, you know, touch here. And there. 11:42 But it's like every day, you know, and all these are people. are dealing with some 11:48 sort of things have experiencing. And for me personally, I just realized 11:51 that. And like I'm not really that are like you like I like one step away. You know, like 12:00 because when I hear the stories when we talk about Christ meant that alone, I 12:05 think what crisis saying through that is is it's crazy because I was going to mention 12:09 that earlier. So I know that the spirit was doing its thing. Was it's about value. 12:15 price method alone. It is seeing people from the jump, you desiring their What do you 12:24 want give me? You know, there's that there's that there's that line, that famous 12:27 line like that. I think it's correct me as a people don't hear about how much can how 12:37 much you know how they know whole late. There's another little thing for a shirt for 12:45 Saul over over 1000 people do care about how much you know until they know how much you 12:49 can. Exactly. And that's what you know. >> Savor mingle with men is 12:53 what it is. I think it's starting out just yesterday here about you. 12:56 >> And I've seen So through my time there, as of recent, like God is like ICU, you know, I 13:04 know, you know, the to back, but I you right. >> but but in an awesome, 13:10 though, yeah, and I mean to interrupt you, but I'm just yeah popped in my mind. like 13:14 to share. Sometimes it's when we're going through some stuff ourselves. Yeah, they got will 13:19 ask us to minister someone that's going to to reach us. Oh, yes, you know, kind of 13:25 sounds weird because I know I got to get I got to clean up first. I got to us to fix 13:30 before I go out there trying. But sometimes God works in mysterious ways like that. 13:32 Like >> I know you're going through some stuff. I see. I see what 13:38 you've been dealing with You're going through the her minister. This person is 13:42 something Yeah. And in your mission, this person is you almost kind of fill in the in 13:44 the mix least I have in the past But I I I need to be clean to. I need to be a need 13:51 to be worked on as well or I need this area in my life to be to be to be right. But but 13:56 hear what you're saying, Yeah, I've been there. I understand it a sense. And just to add to 14:00 that, compound it because >> a lot of the staff, you know, we come in with the 14:05 things that, you know, we're dealing with some having, like almost like family said man 14:08 and like all of these things and it's just so awesome. Just to see how God is walking 14:14 alongside me as I walk alongside our brothers and sisters. You know, so I'm just 14:23 showing up being in that space is Khan is really. He's really been taking care of me allow. 14:29 and and and our brothers and sisters have been doing the same for me like it's been 14:34 like this mutual ministry. yeah. We should doing studies may speak a word there. 14:40 Speaking things to us Christ is a listener. You know, yes, is to us here. Yes, you know, 14:47 he heels, you know, the broken heart and he buys up the So as he's doing through us. You 14:56 know, they're doing that to us as well as I listen to certain stories online because 15:01 sometimes you you're in the situation every day in and the reality is I my question like 15:05 that, you hear like. >> You seem like maybe you should be here or but it's 15:11 when you hear the story and you're like, OK, and sometimes God just wants us to listen. 15:19 Yes, sometimes that's where we're called to because there's someone who will never 15:22 come to a Bible but they'll share their heart out about some stuff or they want me to 15:26 pray for them or want to break. You know about and it's just been amazing do that to 15:34 see that so much so that some of our friends have asked for, you know, one-on-one studies, 15:38 right? So we've opened up some time. We do that. Our group study every day. Yeah, we've 15:43 been doing some one-on-one studies in the mornings and that's been special. Powerful. 15:48 Yeah. The other thing I want to mention that thank God gave us opportunity to do was to. I 15:55 think you talked about briefly about and you said it to about the the role of a pastor. So 16:02 sometimes, you know, you're out on this pedestal. But got a opportunity to kind of 16:07 normalized that kind of show that we see each other. I level writes, Yes. So one of 16:11 the things that we did was something call saw obvious live McCain. I was just an 16:18 amazing where we we had to performances for our friends like we just show them like, 16:27 you we would love to entertain you. You know, like you deserve that to you deserve to 16:31 go to a show. You deserve to see artists use to be terrorized you know, that 16:38 land. There's a lot of talent. Yeah. And that's the other thing. Like you have talents 16:43 and gifts. So you deserve to put that on display. Sure. Sure. So here's the space for 16:47 us to do that. And it's not an event where we were just standing on the side. You 16:52 know, as as it passes, we were there with that involve. And and so much so that after what 16:58 are we doing? Another one like I can't wait to be a part of that and if there it's their 17:06 right dancing, just having a nice right? They've advanced and, you know, it's just it 17:11 was just so so sweet. You know, and I think there's a little bridge. The chasm that 17:16 was already being. I'm kind of bridged has a got a lot of you know, to be there work with 17:23 them awesome thing. There is a present on. That's amazing, man. Yeah. Thank you for 17:31 sharing your heart, fellows. let's go back to Eric, let's let's let's kind of backtrack 17:34 a little bit back into because you guys are setting up these. >> These mobile units. Yeah, 17:43 that. >> I have become common. I guess the bread and butter of 17:45 what you guys are doing on a day-to-day basis ministering to people's needs. Tell us a 17:48 little bit more about that. Yes, you know, the funny thing is about all that is, you 17:55 know, it is mobile >> the city of Orlando have been trying to get a drop-in 17:59 center for a building. But every time they would try to do it, they're always be 18:04 something that we come up or the local businesses would say no. The citizens with say no. 18:09 So us being on wheels actually was able we were able to get around that organically 18:15 without even realizing that we're meeting the needs of what the city had been looking 18:19 for for a while. you're doing in the mobile way. So but yeah, in 2021 we launched in 18:26 April. So, you know, we launch a speech or care program in that March of 2021. in an 18:30 April 2021, is only watch a laundry trailer. So has 6 Washington, 6 stars and seen 18:34 in the video earlier. I'm the mayor came out. The city commissioners, you know, bunch 18:40 of local leaders, someone from the House of Representatives was was around and they did a 18:44 ribbon cutting nice. It was called the mayor talking was a huge blessing. the mayor 18:49 surprise us that day and actually made a proclamation that every April 15th be 18:56 solved and you've got your own so it's April. What? April 15, April 15 even have to put that 19:07 money note. Yeah. So April 15, I'm gonna miss you. Glad we saw. thing is is it we didn't 19:13 just put salt. They put salt in the acronym service and love together. Good. Oh, man. 19:17 That's so cool. >> So it was that was You know, you're doing something 19:21 right for the Lord. >> Yeah. When you win the community gives you your own 19:25 day. that's pretty cool, especially in our culture. It's a modern culture, a 19:31 living. That's a big deal there. That's awesome. It's an honor So so we added more 19:38 services. We hadn't mail services in a lot of our friends to have addresses. So, 19:40 you know, in order for them to get their Social Security cards, are there there a lot 19:45 of times we lose those things. I in order for them to get their security checks. You 19:48 know, get a job. They need to be able to put an address down. So we have a little over 19:54 600 using us for male. So they'll come up and get their will receive their mail. Will 19:59 mark in the system like John has 3 piece of mail when John comes up to the window, the 20:04 register, it will say next is named history piece of mail waiting for him. We'll just go 20:07 and get that mail and give it to charging stations. A lot of our friends will have a place 20:12 to charge their phones. So we have an outside locker charging station that they can 20:16 use at their own risk or when they come to check in to get ready for the shower. We will 20:21 take their phone and charger for them inside the building. Yeah, it's it's really we, you 20:27 know, and these are not things that we just came up with out of nowhere. I mean, like the 20:31 mail services. I mean, you know, a client came and said they help with mail and it 20:37 came became 5.10 than 100, 500. Going. Oh. Yeah. Postal Service? Going on 20:50 >> So so that was that was big. And then we started to finally because, you know, 20:54 shelters and housing start to get for me just kept growing. You know, Santa. 20:59 >> We decided to start building our own permanent supportive housing units from 21:03 shipping containers. So working on that, the first one we I was talking him the other 21:06 day will be done the 1st quarter of next year. And so that was another huge And so 21:15 2021 was was a big, big year for us. Got really We knew we start out that year, praying 21:21 as a team saying God. We want to raise a million dollars this year and it wasn't 21:28 because, you know, the the only reason was because we realize the line graph of our 21:32 impact is directly proportionate to that line graph of the money race. I 21:36 mean, that's just the reality of We said we we want to raise this out at the very end of 21:41 the year where 950,000 and out of nowhere, I don't know if it was a may visit today. Be a 21:48 viewer. I don't know, but I don't know where we get $100,000 at and we definitely 21:57 know is a seven-day average. a Christian gift, you know. and so praise. so that put us 22:03 right over that amount and got and and then 2022, you know, has been has been rough. You 22:10 know, we've been seen a lot more women with children. yeah. I mean can sleeping in 22:18 their cars this this past Saturday. We did outreach right after the hurricane come 22:22 through for Orlando and, you know, we had to new mothers com with 2 little kids. You 22:28 know, one of them gets, I guess had takes medication is like a like a hole in the 22:33 stomach for like a 2 to go to feed this child and and their their sleep in to, you know, 22:41 feeling to be it right. And so, you know, we're seeing this constantly and it's been 22:46 it's it's been a lot. you know, where we're always seeking to you asking God to 22:51 help us to to grow. So we can continue to me the needs of the community. yes. So that's 23:01 that's been tough. So and and, you know, on top of that, you know, we we've been getting a 23:04 lot of requests from churches that want to duplicate the model. What we're doing here 23:09 in their city and their church. Yes. And we actually that's a part you know, will 23:14 linger on joffrey's role is to to kind of help make that happen. The S O S weekend. So 23:21 let's have a video before we talk any further about me. We're going to play the video 23:25 first. Absolutely. So this video just give us quick breakdown of it. It's it's 23:28 going to tell us about T S O S weekend. So it the first season of service weekend, OK, 23:33 will actually go out to a church, introduce all to the church as a whole. And then 23:36 come up with a plan with them to duplicate it in their city. So yes, man, that's awesome. 23:42 Let's go to that video clip right now. >> So is a season of service 23:48 and pretty much reaching out to other communities of the church in state out of state. 23:54 I'm really just not wanting to partner up with salt and start something like salt in the 23:58 community to help they can >> This is a practical way. Gives us a place to start. So 24:06 I think that's a beautiful ministry to look at and that we can definitely model what 24:11 our church wants to do here in this local community and in Contra Costa County and have 24:15 great success with the Ministry of the Lord and and helping people. I just pray 24:22 God that salt already has a template working model for the things that we want to do. And 24:30 what I've learned is that we don't have to reinvent the wheel. I think one of the key 24:35 things that I'm taking one just do it just right. It doesn't hurt to try. Doesn't 24:38 hurt to, you know, to do it, just do it. >> learn from those 24:41 experiences. And we're just so grateful for salt. It. I have given us platform to be able 24:46 to to just go writing it with some things behind her back. You know, just thinking about 24:53 we don't know what we're doing, but God does. we're just going to trust with that. 25:00 >> Individually, we can make little changes. But changes will situation with these 25:04 people? And we have as an organization. So I think acting collectively this 25:12 >> So my thoughts on the outcome of this trip is actually extremely positive. 25:15 I'm coming in scene. The hard stuff like was already working in the people's hearts. There 25:23 was already a sense of. wanted to do something for the community, just not known how 25:28 this started. And so coming in, it was really just sharing testimony, sharing the stories 25:35 sharing how we could build something like here and the outcome And I think when when 25:41 Eric was preaching and he shares. The question of what want to be committed to. This 25:47 must stand up and be a part of this scene. The whole Turkestan was number one. 25:52 Amazing. But then coming Sunday morning, which is like the real test comes in the 25:56 morning and seen the whole room full tables at the whole table school people that are 26:02 willing and committed to be a part of it was definitely a success for me. It might. 26:09 >> We have learned so much. First of all, we are excited about the enthusiasm of our 26:13 community to do something in the greater community. We've learned saw outreach really 26:20 has a template for us to follow. We don't have to reinvent the wheel. We can 26:24 partner up with them and the men toward be taught be shown what what is the best way to 26:33 to reach the I'm sheltered in our community. So that's weekends. We mainly because 26:42 we've got so many churches outside of the state of Florida. 26:46 >> That we're requesting a to learn how to duplicate salt outreach in their church. And 26:51 so we realize many times it's just a small group of people that maybe have that interest. 26:57 But we develop that's West weekend so that we can come out and power the whole church 27:03 to be a part of that. And to and to catch the same vision as that small group so that 27:10 together the church can can come together combined their resources, their experience to 27:16 duplicate this in their city. So we will come. We will do a series of seminars and even a 27:24 workshop to go through the practical next steps for them to start it and start 27:30 impacting on the unsheltered in their community. ♪ 27:39 >> Wow. So so so this weekend's walk us through this. Could you show up on 27:44 site and you're training these people? You're living the through what it means to salt 27:48 rector in their community. Tell us a little about how that So we come in and we kind 27:55 of have a series of servants based off of Matthew. 25, okay. You know, going to the 28:00 parables right ended with, you talking about what we discussed the 5, but really 28:03 digging in. >> To see like logically like, okay. This is a reason why we 28:08 should be going out, right? You know, this is like this is biblical truth Christians. You 28:12 know, the word of God, though, the written word of God leading us to the living. Word 28:17 of God, Jesus Christ like this is what he did. So this is why we should be doing is setting 28:22 out to the community. So having church outside of the 4 walls. And that we kind of 28:25 have a queue in a as well. Khan discussing kind of really just opening up, you know, the 28:30 whole weekend, which is there to just pour out, you know, just try this. you know, we've 28:35 we've been doing this for years. You we've been doing so. So there's a lot of things 28:38 that we've learned to do right and not to do again. we take all that knowledge and 28:46 experience coming in out this. And so after we go through, like the series of sermons, 28:50 you know, in discussions in the Q and A's, it leads up to or Sunday workshop. So the so 28:55 you get the spiritual yeah. Known Sunday bringing the practical. Yeah, it has to be 29:02 practical. Of You know, you mentioned something a little earlier was like okay, a lot 29:06 about studies. But you step onto the streets that's ready to live without because up 29:09 until that point, it's theory. But Yeah, it's feared that very sounds good. Sounds good, 29:15 but we need to see it in action. But you need to step out and make sure I like to 29:19 sit. >> And one of the things that we do before hand is getting 29:23 in contact with the Let's say, for example, was the county here. This Franklin County, 29:29 Franklin County. So does you know, we discussed located at let's look at Franklin County. 29:34 I was put up all the data that we can find on Franklin County, OK, and begin to just 29:39 shift to the data and see how can we then best, you know, help those the next pleasing 29:44 homelessness. What are the gaps that we can fill? Because that's a starting point for 29:48 the church to For word, you know, and then surveys stepping into let me let me 29:55 jump in for said. One thing I want to mention is we are very big on data. 30:01 >> Yes, because we believe data is also key in helping to end homelessness and that's 30:06 why we present data for the local community in that and that that Comey were in that 30:09 we're doing. That's what we do. This. But also like we've we've like our data and and 30:18 have proven that this model works. So like from August of 2020, their March of 2022, we 30:23 found out that we've been involved in helping to end homelessness for over 1000 30:26 people. And we found out that there was a direct correlation between how often they visited 30:32 us and how likely their homeless this would end. So over 50% of those people 30:38 coming to this is data that you're collecting the work over time that you guys have 30:43 done So. So so over 50% of those 1000 people were business 2 or 3 times a week 30:47 and has frequency went down. So did the percentage of people moving on numbers don't 30:52 do live. So so what that tells me, the bottom line is relationship. It's key to 30:57 helping. And yes, the more often a calm. The more likely so. So that's why that's 31:03 that's a key part. That's really what we emphasize here is that for a relationship 31:08 pass Oh, yeah. That's what we emphasize doing. So this weekend, it's the 31:12 relationship. There's no skipping. Yes, you might not OK if we're going to feed. 31:17 Yeah, the cause because a lot of water clothing and this cause because praise God for 31:20 our. >> Our our Martha's right God for Martha's that are to go 31:28 get as you know, that their they'll give their blood, sweat and tears to do all of 31:33 the, you know, the the the the the setting up of the planning, whatever. But you 31:37 know, you you also need with that someone to actually go forth and put into action and 31:44 in and make it happen. it's a praise God for all of those people that didn't give give 31:47 their efforts in their time, too, to work collectively together. But at the end of 31:50 the day, we can set up. Yeah, but if we're not actually putting it into action, it's 31:54 it's important. We do that a different so. So that's that's so as we can pretty much 31:58 consistent. It's like, okay, we're coming in preaching Friday night Saturday is Imus 32:04 in the morning and night Cumin and between Sunday we do a workshop. I'm just really in 32:10 the work that we're really trying develop. Okay. These are the next steps that we 32:13 would take if we were in your county. Yes, if you're trying develop something like salt 32:17 here in Franklin County, this is a step that we would take And then we also kind of at 32:22 the table. Everybody's input comes in. You know, people begin to share. What can we 32:27 do? Can we kind of just work through this plan steps now? Then we are as we go as we 32:33 depart ways but never depart from the presence of the Lord. We leave the steps to you 32:38 right? It's up to you. Hey, listen, I'm here for you, but I can't choose for you, right? 32:42 So are we are you guys going to I mean, just take the next step? You and luckily, a good 32:49 example of the video that we get to see. We saw is a church in Pleasant Hill right for the 32:56 bus out. So as weekend we went to the host that program and everything worked with them 33:00 and they decided to run with raised fight. If you watch the video, if you can play back 33:04 and watch it again, the footage that you see of them, he's actually their first 33:10 outreach first time, you know of them taking those steps. And I I'm putting it into 33:12 action. They've raised 40,000 toward the shower trailer Crane's And that is a loss So 33:20 all and the goal sometimes happens is is bias. So as we can churches now begin to, for 33:25 example, like the Hill. Okay. We want to become now an outpost right? You know, yeah, 33:31 that's definitely something that only one dive into that more. But something that we 33:35 see a transitioning Yeah. So job for your you're involved in this weekend. So tell us a 33:40 bit about your experience and, you importance of doing something like this. Yeah, I 33:50 mainly involved in outposts >> which is really awesome because there are some 33:56 churches that really want to get involved in is there's a way for them to do so using 34:03 some of the salt resources and equipment may be a discounted rate. Sure. there are 34:08 different levels to to becoming an outpost, right. so right now we have a few. We 34:14 have one. We go to Tampa every second Saturday out of the month to about from Orlando 34:20 based in Orlando. Tempers about maybe like 2 hours and some change from in Daytona. 34:22 We go there every 4th. Saturday and to our in change from, I guess so. How can we, 34:31 you know, show up to where you're at? Also minister to the people in your city while 34:37 maybe not doing everything that you know we're doing, but remembering like bring the 34:42 shower trailer to and also to Daytona. clothing underwear, different things. So through 34:52 this site processors like 6 levels of becoming to for that post and hopefully, you know, 34:58 as time progresses. One of these A-plus centers can become their own independent. 35:05 You know, they service Yeah, that's that's the goal. That's the plants. Like sure. Like 35:11 church planting. Yeah. They you know what? And it's kind of like, well, where we're at 35:15 where we're at now. We're right now, place called the Christian Service Center. 35:18 Yeah, and we started to operate there with a drop-in center services and it was an 35:20 August 2020. >> But I'm not because the city sees that a drop-in 35:26 center works now that that location has gotten, the Christian service has a grant 35:31 to help build a drop-in center building on their property. So now once they build that, you 35:39 know, they they've agreed to them. They talk to hiring us to run the building. They 35:42 don't want to reinvent the wheel. You know, hey, you guys this already, but then we can 35:46 now take our trailers to go somewhere else, you know, and and staff trying to duplicate 35:51 this another absolutely places. Yeah, I mean, so let's missionary work. That's the 35:55 concept of missionary work going established. >> The method, the, you know, 35:59 the outpost in this case. And then once they're not healthy, that's running. 36:05 >> Yeah, somewhere else. Our hope is that, you every major City in the U.S. A we'll have. 36:13 It may not just be through us, but some type of mobile drop-in centre. Yes, those who 36:17 are unsheltered, you know, whether it's through us by us or are in partnership or not, 36:22 you know, but that's that's our hope and desire. you know, not not to not necessarily. 36:29 Bring in a negative point here, but when you're doing Solis weekend, give have come 36:32 want someone to >> come and be like work here community are that's not going 36:38 to give her having negative experiences like that. There always seems like sometimes or 36:42 someone there's like, oh, you know what you're saying is not going to work here in my 36:46 community and we have really nice I you're just saying that was someone's like, I mean, 36:53 realistically, I've been here for years or whatever I k That's great. You haven't 36:59 experienced anything like that. that that's why some points to lead with the word 37:01 of God >> as the foundation, because what happens is is for me and 37:07 my thinking, I it's OK, we're stepping into his place. All right. Let's start off from 37:10 the perspective of, you know, the word and then build from there, right? Right. Because 37:17 then the need may be different. I mean, that's why we do the homework That's why 37:22 we do the homework and put the data from, you know, the Franklin. Yes, Franklin 37:26 because we're not going to come here with Orange County right? The data and coming 37:31 into was doing we did in Orange County, right? This is not right. You that's what we 37:35 do. The that I think it's a very important part in doing the homework right. Instead 37:38 just. I think this is what we may need. Yeah, no, I was how Ken, you know, the church 37:46 here, you know, really minister, you know, yes, tailored way. And to the 37:53 community hand, that's One thing too about the Biden, one of the tone of the one Tampa 37:59 obviously and then the Hill in California is that it opens opportunities for churches to 38:04 come together. have right thing to see in Tampa churches and couple different churches 38:14 that probably don't come together for are coming together, right? You know, and 38:17 relationships are being, you know, Bill, should be. That's how it serve that search 38:23 service other. Literally. That's we want want to get people together. I mean, not 38:28 only in bringing community resources together because we have. 38:31 >> I mean, there's a local community resources that come out that we partner with that 38:34 do things that we don't do that. They're expert at Mike. Hey, you do this. You work 38:38 with the UN shelter com that will provide a space for you, you know, and then then with 38:43 the church is providing a space for churches to now come together. You know, because 38:49 unfortunately, you know, sometimes I think what happens is when churches is on, if the 38:52 church has an initiative, other churches are less likely to get involved. You know, 38:58 mom, and even even from the same denomination, sometimes, you And so, you know, us 39:03 providing this kind of neutral umbrella, right? I guess you can say opens doors for kick 39:10 it even more people involved to to to bring resources together. to do more the And 39:17 also with that without post, I'm just kind of touch on what you mentioned. Was that like 39:22 if there's somebody? Well, I've kind of noticed is that the people who when the spaces 39:28 provided like the people who come to upon us. So they really want to be there. Yeah, 39:30 you know, they want to whoever who is ever going to come to an a** West weekend like they 39:37 want this to happen, you know, in the community and they want lives. 39:42 >> To be So it's I hope that we not encounter any people it just kind of It brought that 39:51 up earlier because it seems like we live in a day and age where there's always the 39:54 doubters, you know, the Thomases. That's why. Well, you know 39:58 >> what you're doing. Theirs is great and all. But that's not that particular formula is 40:00 not going to work in our community. then very this all the time, then doesn't work 40:09 What come across in my travels in life, especially in ministry, is the ones that 40:15 usually talk the most to the other. And so it's just like. How about we find a you're 40:23 where you know that something can be done. Yes, appreciate you could be just as a way to 40:28 find something can be Know. And if you do find it, you may be the person call to actually 40:34 step up and do it right. That's that's that's what helped start saw. I mean, when 40:38 Salt first started, I mean, we had saw a. >> Some challenges, some some 40:43 some issues within the church community that that weren't being addressed in one scene, 40:49 consistent ministry being down. We're seeing the churches coming together on a 40:52 regular Yeah, we weren't you know, young adults can as involved in ministry because 40:58 they weren't really in even practical opportunity. So. >> So instead of complaining 41:02 about it, which a lot of people were doing, we're like, well, let's do something about 41:08 it. Yes, let's not. And, you know, you have people that the sale on the lead, the church 41:11 and I'm gonna I'm going to do my own thing because I think I can do about it. I don't think 41:17 that's the solution on solution you know, do what you can while working within the 41:23 confines of the church and maybe inspire the church, you know, don't be a church, 41:28 right? Don't be alive. Right? Lat left the flock. >> Thinking he was going to do 41:32 is old thing and start his own thing. You know, we know where that got him. Yeah. So you 41:36 know, the answer is never to leave the answers to figure it out with family. 41:40 >> Exactly that with an exactly >> And this me, I'm just it 41:45 just came like when Salt first God was doing some amazing things like 3 talk about 41:53 seeing a need. I mean, we saw a need in the hospital and the hospital ministry. We saw a 41:58 need not some housing where kids weren't, you know, maybe being ministered to whatever. 42:00 So we go there. There's there that night. So I'm feeling one of those moments for Hey, if 42:09 you feel that God is calling You know what, whatever it is, the spaces there. And and I 42:15 will, you know, he'll provide room. You provide people resources. Yeah. 42:19 >> All of good stuff. Because look at where salt was to where it is now. Yes, you can 42:24 see from the things we've been talking about. >> I was literally all got. 42:30 Yeah, absolutely. praise the Lord and we that we went through years where things 42:35 were not really moving much like things were like. We're just kind of. 42:39 >> Not not not going to the motions. You know, we're still doing ministry and all that. 42:42 But but there wasn't really much growth. You know, and we it for at least 5 years. Maybe 42:49 we were just kind of in the space where just everything was kind of, you know, the 42:51 same kind of >> routine. But those will probably years of growth for 42:55 you guys. And eventually they were. Oh, yeah, for years, sometimes will. He's like, you 42:59 know what I need to adjust to these brothers and sisters before this thing expands It's 43:04 that usually how it worked. And and his real, like, you know, with with that, it's 43:07 like. You know, when we when we look at when I look at that, you know, I think one of 43:12 the things that happens a lot is. >> When people see things are 43:15 maybe not doing so you know, not not growing. And it's a vision that was put on their 43:20 heart by God. Then like you said, a lot of time to stop, you know, and and if we would 43:25 have stops. Before, I mean, if we we went one was COVID at 20 to 20 tonight. So we want 43:33 almost 9 years, you know, until we really saw where God or is really kind of just 43:39 exploded. All right. Now that the ministry and and so, you know, so might start a Bible 43:44 study and maybe maybe it started out great. And that was only one or 2 people 43:49 coming, you know, and a lot of time we just want to stop ABM. But that is saying to keep 43:52 keep going. that's a vision he put on your heart. If that's something you want to you to 43:57 do than just keep doing it. And you know, another any other minute where the summer 43:59 it's all tears don't show up one day and maybe you're short volunteers is you cooking food 44:03 for 100 people here now, maybe a lot of people might want to stop, but but I think that 44:08 persistent of God has put on your heart. You know, there is no looking back, right? You 44:13 know, I think there's only going forward, you know, I mean, and that's that's always 44:16 been our. Our kind of. How we look at it. Yeah, model in my house is quitting is not an 44:24 option. And putting his own. That's that that that goes but class for my marriage. in 44:27 everything in my life is that, you know what? It may take us some time to maybe some low 44:33 points may be some challenges to maybe moments when it feels like things are just falling 44:37 apart. It in all the fields are breaking loose and everything's falling apart. 44:40 But, >> you know, quitting is never an option because God will 44:43 come through that he will come through if you stick it out and persevere. Yeah. And 44:47 speaking of that, we went through a situation like that recently. So we we just this 44:52 past August, we had a grand promise to us for $700,000. >> it was an and, you know, 44:59 we're expecting at that time. it got delayed and we wouldn't get until January. That money 45:07 was to help us get through the rest of the year. Right. and by that time, we found this 45:12 out. We only had enough cash to get us through the middle of September. And we're like, 45:20 OK, God, we have 2 options. shutdown from October to December. and then, you know, 45:26 during the holiday time, which is which would not have been good and we're serving, you 45:30 know, that thousands of people go without services or we try. And in faith just continue to 45:37 move forward to help us to help provide, you know, right? And we actually what the first 45:42 thing we do is we made a video. And so this this actually we have the video 45:47 here. You can play. All right. Guys can kind of see what kind of the way what was going on 45:51 at that time. All right. All right. Let's check out that video right now. Hello, 45:56 everybody. This is Eric Camry O from Salt Outreach and we need your help. 46:01 >> A grant that we were expecting to receive at about this time has been delayed to 46:05 the beginning of January. What that means is that we are asking for your help to 46:10 provide the funding needed to continue operations until we start to receive So we're 46:16 launching the end of summer fundraiser. Our original goal was to raise 150,000 between 46:21 now and the end of September. But due to a generous donor and the matching grant, every 46:27 dollar you donate will be tripled. $200,000. So we are raising our gold $200,000. 46:34 Now. Together with your help and prayers, we reached this Well, we are making certain 46:45 adjustments on services resources. You offer to save money during this time. You 46:48 want to be minimal. Just last month and Sox 250 new people experiencing homelessness for 46:56 services. Now this month, we more than We thank you for everything already done. 47:01 Reports And study the data. We found that from August 2020 March, were over 1000. we also 47:16 found that the services. >> The more likely they house over leased 2 throws. We'll 47:30 those 1000 people or shower 5 loads of laundry. >> we appreciate all that you 47:39 have done to make this possible because it would not possible to donate to this 47:44 campaign. You can text somersault to 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, or you can donate to any of 47:48 these other Thank you. And keep this all in prayer. We know with God's help, we will 47:58 provide even more than we are asking for. >> Talk to you soon. And don't 48:01 ever hesitate to reach out to me. >> And then praise the Lord. 48:06 Thank you, brother, for your willingness to there. And I know you want to say little 48:10 something about that. Yeah. So you know that that this was probably one of the one of the 48:14 scariest times, you know, and and so, you know, because it wasn't like, you know, if we 48:20 don't raise the money all that we just I mean, there were literally thousands of people 48:24 counting on us. And we we we lost video. >> And about a day or 2 later 48:31 donor was talking to a donor and she said, you know what? All match every dollar for 48:34 dollar up to $200,000. and we're like, you know, a guy that encourage man. All right, 48:41 guys, with us. >> Let's do this. And and over that over like a 5 to 6 week 48:45 period through the end of September God used and used a community. Even 3ABN viewers 48:52 that here donating. And we raised about 120,000 which will be triple that is now 49:00 getting it going to get us through the end of the year and will be able to wait until 49:04 background. But we don't want to rely on grants anymore. learned lesson you and we 49:11 lost. A lot of these grants are covid-related pressure COVID COVID. It's, you know, 49:15 going out the door we're really looking for people to become monthly supporters. 49:21 Yes, now we have actually have some 3ABN viewers right now. They're giving $25 a month. We 49:25 have another viewer giving $100 a month you know, and we have some people that are 49:30 giving $1000 a month, 250 And you know, if if you're if you feel impressed at to help to 49:41 become more sustainable and and, you know, definitely check out our Web site 49:45 Outreach, Dot Org and he could but do slash donate and will be able to your vehicle, 49:54 right? Our donate page, you can become a so that we can kind of get through that and 49:56 we'll have to deal with this again. Yeah, it was. but God God delivered. and he's the 50:04 owner of all the money, Or have we have the faith he would. And he did. 50:11 >> Touching on persistence. Yeah. Definitely want to share >> just as an organization 50:18 being persistent. Yes, but also on the scripture care side where like you being 50:24 persistent with, you know, people walking with, right? You and I got to see it 50:30 firsthand where you're there. You having the conversations, building relationships 50:35 desiring the good and then you see the person they're there. And I know it And like, what 50:45 is what? Where are they, you know, and start to pray for them. And they, you know, they 50:48 come back in I've got to see that the whole transformation one of our brothers and is in 50:55 Christ even baptize him, you know, and transition into housing great see that. But it 51:04 was being persistent. Yes, the persistent energy as star as well. Just that persistent. 51:09 Yeah, the man just really, you know, just showing And just being there for for that for 51:14 that individual. Like in that moment and not allowing, I think it's key to not allow. 51:21 >> Whatever you might I'm like come out, you know, just just right. I'm not going to 51:27 question how this happened, how this happened, how happened, but I'm still going 51:29 to be persistent and absolutely going to be there and show up. yeah, I've seen 51:36 someone, you know, through the time just us listening in hands person now. This person 51:43 go from, you know, maybe using certain things that they shouldn't use certain drugs 51:48 and stuff like to stopping that. You're consistent on a Bible study to in person by 51:54 the state to come in a church with us you know, you just see the progression of this 51:58 individual. And there this guy. >> And I'm looking forward to 52:01 see like what happens. You know, like every time I see this individual or couple of 52:07 them. Yeah, right now, would you have for me today because >> I know, guys. Because 52:12 people come and they black. >> So, you know, in numbers 14 July 52:19 >> yeah. Give me a second to kind of rethink that. you know, and as you're 52:24 encouraging, sometimes you don't think that your words really hold right now And 52:28 maybe you should read through X, Y, Z and the person does it and they come back. And 52:34 question you and you know, as their as their leader, you know, it's and your home and 52:41 like was serious about is to see that. And I think was for me. The most interesting thing 52:46 that experiencing, his is by minutes stirring. Yeah. Without them knowing there 52:50 ministering to me. you know, I love it because when you serve others. It's through that 52:59 service that those same people you're serving in end up in ministering back to you in 53:03 ways that you would never expect. Right? And that's why I love what I do as a 53:06 minister. Is that, you know, we have the wonderful privilege of being on 3ABN and 53:10 projecting this message to the world. But I'll tell you, there's nothing. There's no 53:13 replacement for being in the home being in that person's presence and actually 53:18 connecting with them on a personal level because that's where I get my encouragement. 53:24 That's where, you know, my spirits uplifted to know that, you know what, God still 53:26 working on still at work among his people. She absolutely went. There's there's one 53:31 person that comes to mind as you guys were talking, you know, and this person got 53:35 started service is with us in 2020. You know. >> you know, clothing, food, 53:42 you know, and and we create a relationship with her over time. And she had some 53:47 mobility issues. So she is with a wheelchair. you know, when we start Case management 53:51 program, she starts their case. Managers. Our case managers had had, you we're 53:56 we're helping her through some of these things on, you know, she had been to jail They're 54:02 drug issues. And sometimes she kind of fall back a little bit. Back in the case 54:09 management team would accept her again and say, okay, let's let's start from scratch 54:12 again. Let's do it. Let's do it. Finally, I'm in the 1st quarter this year that they 54:18 would have been struggling to get our Social Security proof and her on her. Medicaid for 54:22 all got approved. And now she's an assisted living home. All 3 meals ruffle for ahead 54:28 time. And and she's she's, you know, and we still visit her, you even after she moved moved 54:33 out, you know, we we visit her. So there's there. It's like that was 2 years, Fred. 54:40 You know, it took time, but God, you know, that has with us. Yeah. 54:49 >> Yeah. It we need to. We need to because it when we talk about some of our clients 54:53 and Michael Mann, they might disappear with that. We think to ourselves like man, that's 54:57 that's what we do to God. So we do. You helps us out of the ground to help us to not have 55:05 the most obvious foot massage session later that the truth. And the truth that we do that 55:12 right yeah. And it kind brings into the like >> level where is just like, 55:15 know, we're all. Here. Yeah, right there. So that not like that's what Christ did, right? 55:23 I mean, he's the king of the universe is there and himself with a towel in the bins down 55:30 to wash the dirty feet of his creator of his creation. Right? I mean, he gets down 55:34 there and Judas Borough. Yeah, yeah, I And that's powerful we've got. We've got about a 55:38 minute and a half year. >> Let's talk about how people can help to somebody's home 55:41 right now that says I'm so encouraged about salt. I want to get involved. I want to 55:44 help in any which way that I can. How can people help solve right now? The best way to 55:49 help if you're in Florida. >> If your Florida come volunteer with us. Come come 55:55 out. You know, we'd love to have you. We have some dedicated volunteers are 55:59 really giving their all toward the organization and helping things to move forward. You 56:05 the other the other thing is we we where we need people. >> 2, you know, a gift and and 56:16 really getting on a monthly basis is really kind of a key thing for us because now that 56:20 now that we're transitioning out of these grass next year, once that $700,000 Grant runs 56:27 out, we will have that many more than 2024. Will have no grants. You know, no going to 56:30 craft, right? we're not expecting any so. >> We're really looking for 56:34 that that you help in that area. Let's put it. Becky assault outreach Dot org. 56:37 Slash donate Salt outreach. >> DOT Org slash Tony. My friends. I'm Love salt. Yeah. 56:44 I want to a ministry called Pepper. I love Salt. Morton have anything on this works. I 56:54 didn't know what you guys are doing. We hope that this you've been encouraged. We 56:59 hold the EU, you step out and think to try to do something in your community until next 57:02 time. Thank you for joining us. God bless you all. ♪ 57:10 ♪ ♪ ♪ 57:25 ♪ ♪ ♪ 57:40 ♪ ♪ ♪ 57:55 ♪ |
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