Well, good evening and welcome,
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we're so glad that
you could join us tonight,
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and I am so very happy that
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Dr. Anthony Paul is with us.
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Dr. Paul good to have you along,
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It's nice to be here.
I'm sorry I disappointed you,
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Danny is not here.
Oh! No. But Danny has an
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appointment out in
California, okay and
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so he threw me the
ball and I'm suppose
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be pitching on that.
Well, we had fun with you
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the last time; we'll
have fun with you again.
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We did, we really
enjoyed being with you and
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Dr. Anthony Paul
is the founder of NAPS
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which is the
National Association for the
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Prevention of
Starvation, and it's a wonderful
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organization we
have seen this group work
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around the
world. And they've got a
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missionary team
it's just outstanding and
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you're gonna
meet them tonight 14
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members of the
team, we all are here,
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everybody is here,
couldn't leave anybody at home?
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No. And so we're
happy that they are
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here and home is
Oakwood when they
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are there, yes. And
but also they're out
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around the world,
and we're gonna hear
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about some of the
more recent trips,
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something's that have
happened. But before we
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do I'll just wanna
talk just for a moment
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about something
is very dear to me,
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and it's dear to
these young people as well,
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because number one Jesus Christ
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presenting him to
the world, amen, is what
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we are all about,
that's what 3ABN is about,
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that's what these
people are about right here,
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is spreading Jesus,
his love, and what he has
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done for each one of
us. And you know Jesus
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has an organization
on this earth, he has had
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one all the way through
from the apostolic days,
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there is always been
a church, a true church,
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a church that is
upholding his biblical truth.
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And he talks
about the church in the
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16th chapter of Matthew
in verse 18 and he says:
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I will build My
church, and the gates of Hades
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shall not prevail
against it. The gates of hell
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shall not prevail
against My church he said, amen.
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And I want you to
know that is true,
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the church is strong,
it's alive, it's well,
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it's moving forward.
And you know something
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about the church
that we belong to it's the
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Seventh-day Adventist
Church, it's the church
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we honestly believe,
its teaching God's message
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for these last
days. And this church was
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recently featured
in an online article in
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USA Today and the headline
said: Rest on the Sabbath.
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Heed Old
Testament dietary codes.
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And be ready for Jesus
to return at any moment.
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He said: If these
practices sound quaint or
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antiquated, think
again. They're the hallmarks
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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And then it goes on
to say: Newly released
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data show that
Seventh-day Adventism is
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growing by 2.5% in
North America, a rapid
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clip for this part
of the world, where
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Southern Baptists and
mainline denominations,
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as well as other
church groups are declining,
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Adventists are
growing it says here,
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amen, in USA
today. Adventists are even
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growing 75% faster
than Mormons who are
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growing at 1.4
percent, who prioritize numeric
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growth. So, you
know we will thank God
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that this message is
moving forward, amen.
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And we'd like to
think that at 3ABN with our
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being on over a
thousand cable outlets here
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in United States, 135
local stations that the Lord
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allows us to own and
to operate. We believe
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that we are having
a small part in that,
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amen, and we just
praise God for that,
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for your support people
are walking into churches
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day after day after day,
I was just talking to C.A.
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and he is in Tulsa tonight;
I wish C.A. was with us,
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I always miss
him when he's gone.
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And he is getting
ready to do some preaching
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there this weekend at
Tulsa first and he told
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me, he said Jim
they tell me that every
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week or so a new
person walks in to at
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Tulsa First Church
that he's been watching our
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local channel
there in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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I've also talked
to the pastor of the
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South Church and he
told me the very same
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thing, and so they're
walking into the churches
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that are near to them,
because they're watching
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3ABN and there are some
more stories I'd love to
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tell you about Las
Vegas, Nevada is one of the
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best because
hundreds of people have been
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baptized as a result
of the station that we
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have there in Las
Vegas. And I'm gonna be
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talking to you in a
week or so about trying to
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help that station go
digital. And I hope that
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some of you that live in
that area will be sure to
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help us with that
project, it's gonna cost us
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about 50, 60,000
dollars and so we do need
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your help in that
project. Just want you to know
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that your
sacrificial support of 3ABN is
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reaching people and
I want you to be proud
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of the church that you
belong to, because it is
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the church of
Jesus Christ, amen,
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and we believe with
all of our hearts that
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Christ is coming again soon.
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Now, other thing we
believe in is Christian
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education, and tonight
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Well listen, Dr.
Paul, its great to have you
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with us again, and
shake your hand one more time,
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yes, always. Alright,
and tell us what's being
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going on with NAPS,
what it has been, and what's
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happening? Well, the
NAPS just historically
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a little bit of the
past, because most of our
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viewing audience are
new, yes. 3ABN is growing
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by leaps and bounds,
just want to say that
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its because of 3ABN
largely about 14 years
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ago, we on 3ABN
here and launched our
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ministry, yes. And ever
since then it has opened
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doors for us to
spread this gospel, yes.
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This precious
gospel that was given to
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the Seventh-day Adventist
church and you'll think
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Jim that a conservative
religion as Adventist
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is growing leaps
and bounds, yeah, yeah,
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yes, because it's a
truth, it's a truth,
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that's true, any
logical person, any logical
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honest non-biased
person that he has his message
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will accept it, amen,
amen. So, NAPS again refered
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to acronym for the
National Association
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for the
Prevention of Starvation,
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but not just
physical starvation,
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but also spiritual starvation.
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And we have been in
operation now for over
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32 years, yes, wow.
It started when I was
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a student at Oakwood
University, okay and then
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we used to do work
around city and around
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the state, and then we
moved to overseas in 1996,
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okay, and I think our
first mission was, well
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we did work like in
LA, feeding the hungry,
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working with gang
members, I think we have
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still on that, way
back then we, we used to go
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to LA work with the
Crips and the Blood, yes.
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We got them involved,
we even got some of them
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to come to Oakwood,
yes and to stop their gang
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banging, we gave
them computers, and
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started a, a computer
shop, trained the kids
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in LA and we met
with them on the street
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as you see on that
still there, was a kind of a
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situation there,
just walking into LA and
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meeting these gang
members, talking about
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peace and nonviolence.
And then we move on to
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Sudan, I know the
things in Sudan now very rough,
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but we're there about 11
years ago, and Dr. Hoddnet
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was there, when she was
as a student at Oakwood,
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yes. I know she have
some testimonies about,
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about that if you'll
speak to that a little bit.
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Of course, first I
want to go back to the,
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our first foreign
mission which was Haiti
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and there is a
powerful testimony that always
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touches my life,
because it was through this
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miracle that the Bible
really became real to me.
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And you know you
always hear the stories but
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growing up in church
you know you just like
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okay you know Jesus He
multiplied the fish and
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you know loafs of
bread, but to actually see it,
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it's like yes the God
that I was taught about in
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Sabbath school, it's
the same God I serve now,
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And so in Haiti we
would have a feeding program
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for the children and
it would be beans and rice
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and different things
like that, and there will be a
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long line and we'd to
feed them and feed them
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and everyday
there would be more kids
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that would come
because they would spread
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the word to the far
out villages, and so they
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would walk miles to
come. So, on this particular
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day we fed all
these children like over
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100 kids but there
were still like 30 children
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who had not eaten
yet, and we were so
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heart broken, because
they are the one's that
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needed it the most,
they had walked all day to
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get there. But there
were like 20 so of us and
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Dr. Paul you can help
me in correct the story
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if I mess it up.
Yeah, there were 75 kids,
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75 kids and they were
30 of us and so Dr. Paul
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asked he said well
what do you guys think about
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giving that our meal for
the day for the children.
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And we were like sure
no problem, but that's
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not gonna solve it
because we still don't have
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enough, so we held
hands and prayed over the
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food and we begin
to served the children.
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And before we knew
it all of them had been
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served and then
Madam Sarah who was working
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with us she said
okay NAPS are you ready to
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eat and we what are you
talking about Madam Sarah
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we just gave all of
our food away she tells no,
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the pot is half full,
we said what and so then
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we all ate and even
after we ate they called
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for seconds because the
pot was still half full.
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And we served like
some of the parents and
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we severed and the pot
was still half full, wow.
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And so it was just
like goose bumps and I'm
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just like man God
bless you know our God
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is powerful you know
and the lesson it taught
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us is that when
we're willing to sacrifice
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and to give up, we
don't have to worry
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because God will take
care of us, yes, he will.
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You know, we have a
book that we put out
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here for young people
to read about the miracles
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that we have
witness in NAPS, yeah.
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And if you want to
write to, it's a gift also
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to write to NAPS,
okay. I like to talk about is
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another Sudan miracle,
okay, when we went into
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Sudan that was into
war, it was a civil war
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where the Muslim
North were fighting with
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Christian South,
and there we, we went to
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remote island in
these swarms of Sudan, and
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trying to take care of
these kids, and one of the
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miracles that came to
me is we took this chainsaw
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to help rebuilt some
of the homes for these
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people that who's
have lost their home and
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this chainsaw would
not start. And so it was
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Dr. Marlo again came
to me and ask me to hold
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hands around the
chainsaw and pray and I
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I was very disturbed
about that because I said
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why not just go and
pray you know under the
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tree somewhere, right,
yeah. So, she said no lets
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hold hands around the
saw and pray, so I'd to
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humble myself, yeah, as
a professor and you know
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what it, you know your
faith was kind of weak,
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yeah, at that time,
yeah. So, nevertheless we did
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pray and everyone
was looking because
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they never saw
a chainsaw before.
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So, we prayed and then
she said then start the
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saw and I seven
times Jim seven times
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I pulled that saw
and wouldn't start and I
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was very upset, yes
I'm humiliated but on the
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seventh pull,
seventh pull, some evil black
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smoke came out of
that, well, started, yeah,
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we were able to do
break, amen, the whole
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village got baptized.
The chief said after he
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said when the people
saw that you pray to God,
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yeah, that listened to
you and started that saw,
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they saw that we
were of some value, amen.
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So, now there's a
church in Sudan, wow,
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people have been used
in many miracles had came,
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wow, wow. Then we
went on to a lot of things
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Katrina, oh! Yes,
911 we were there, 911
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you know I remember
that. In fact I was there
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shortly after but I
was watching television
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and hear that
your group comes down
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from street, yes.
And then I know so these
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are Seventh-day
Adventist young people
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from Oakwood University,
yes. And I wanna tell you
00:14:10.78\00:14:14.96
man I cry, I couldn't
help it, as you guys are
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gotten there so
quickly after the tragedy is
00:14:18.50\00:14:22.12
taken place. God not
always does that with us,
00:14:22.13\00:14:23.80
we're in the tsunami
also, yeah. But the 911
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at home and that touch
me dearly too. Oh! Yeah.
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We walked for 8 hours,
8 hours without you know
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with the one group to
another consoling this
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folks who are whipping,
praying, with them, yeah.
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And what a time it
was because I was there
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just a few days
afterwards and, and
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people were just in
shock and they would talk to
00:14:44.66\00:14:47.40
you on the streets
which New Yorkers never do.
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Right, right, and so
and you guys were there
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even quicker than I
was so. And still memories
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with that still
remain. Yes, absolutely.
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We were for tsunami
and I think Taurus you were
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there for tsunami
maybe you can speak to that,
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yeah. Sure, well the
tsunami that took place.
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Before that I
didn't introduce my,
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okay I'm sorry, I'm
sorry, let me introduce
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the guest, yes. Okay,
my name is Marlo Hoddnet
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and I've been part of
NAPS for I guess 15, 16 years,
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I joined originally
when I was a student at
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Oakwood University,
and then God bless me to be
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able to go to Loma
Linda where I received my
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medical degree and
then I did my residency
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in internal medicine and
then it's a whole another
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miracle how he
brought me back to Huntsville
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and I'm able to work
with NAPS, wonderful.
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My name is Taurus
Montgomery, I'm a pastor
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of two churches in
Yazoo City, Mississippi
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and Rolling Fork,
Mississippi, I join that
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when I was a student at Oakwood.
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I graduated and went
to Andrews University
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and now I'm currently
serving as pastor in that
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district, yeah. Okay,
my name is Francisco Cross
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from California, and I
graduated from Oakwood,
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Pastor Montgomery I
should say now. We're actually
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good friends and
went through theological
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program there, and
now God has blessed me
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remain and to work
with NAPS, but at the same
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I'm finishing my pre
accidental school, okay,
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and God willing I'll
be applying this May,
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this June and 'll just
keep going and see what
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God has make for me.
Alright, please apply to
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Loma Linda, yeah.
Taurus tells a little
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bit of what happened
there in tsunami situation?
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Well, tsunami that
took place in with,
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hit a lot of places
but we went particularly to
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Sri Lanka and
we're enable us to go was
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we took a year off
a school and this was
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what we called YOD,
stands for year of dedication,
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right. And that took
place and I think 2004,
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2005 and because we
were out of school and make
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that sacrifice to
dedicate that year to the Lord
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when the tsunami hit,
we had a team that was
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ready and prepare to
go and it was something
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that really open my
eyes to see you know the
00:17:07.67\00:17:11.43
devastation of course
it was, it was terribly,
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it was horrible
but most to me was
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a responsibility to
do something about it,
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yeah, you know
and so we were able to
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help people rebuilt
their homes, I think
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we construct maybe
5 or 6 homes or so.
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And we were able to
minister to the people
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you know such a time
is that you're grieving,
00:17:27.29\00:17:29.85
you're dealing with
loss of family members
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on top of the loss
of all routines and so.
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God really blessed us
to be able to minister
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to the hearts of
the people and you know
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the things that I
learned while doing that
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mission the things I
learned while the time
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that I was in NAPS
in general is something
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that I'm really
applying and trying to apply
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in my ministry today.
And it's been a tremendous
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blessing, and there
so many more I could take
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over the whole
time but it's just been,
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it's been wonderful.
This is our 8th year,
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even though already
YOD, the year of dedication
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where a group of
students, take a year off from
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school and dedicate
it to the Lord, yes.
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And Taurus was the
first to do it back in 2004
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something like
that, yeah. And then also
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Francisco Cross what
YOD, you also led a group?
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Yeah, YOD 2 then I
graduated and I did YOD 5,
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okay, okay. And I have
to say you know it's so,
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it's so funny now you
know especially to see
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here you know with,
with Taurus because he was
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actually a big
influence with regards to why
00:18:36.91\00:18:39.50
he did it you know I
live in California, I never
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knew of any other
black males who were involved
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you know in serving
the community you know
00:18:44.97\00:18:47.89
he even serving
you know the Lord and
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you know it just
hit me afterward God had
00:18:50.20\00:18:52.97
called me for you
know and as, as young man
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especially sometimes you
know because poor choices
00:18:55.84\00:18:58.59
you make you feel like
God can't use you, yeah.
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But coming at
Oakwood you know it was so
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to just see so many
young people you know
00:19:03.07\00:19:05.90
you meet the others
come on later is like,
00:19:05.91\00:19:07.77
they are just filled
with the love of God, you know
00:19:07.78\00:19:11.37
and it's real and it
something that's you know
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you have lot of fads
in the world but for me
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YOD it's just you know
one of the greatest things
00:19:15.97\00:19:19.06
that it did for me,
you know, a lot of times in
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making decisions
through ministry you have
00:19:21.57\00:19:23.27
the choice you know
about leaving your family,
00:19:23.28\00:19:25.56
and you know I come
from a very close family,
00:19:25.57\00:19:28.70
I love my mom and
my dad. And my mom
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like you know what
always praying for us,
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you know and I
remember after during YOD
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you know I was
always praying for my dad,
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and it was one of
our breaks on YOD,
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I went back home and
I have a twin brother
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named Lewis and we
were you know up in the
00:19:44.82\00:19:46.25
mountain and so
forth, and we're just talking
00:19:46.26\00:19:48.42
have a good time and
all of a sudden my dad
00:19:48.43\00:19:51.86
came over to the door,
our door and we're at the
00:19:51.87\00:19:54.27
you know at the car
shop and he said hey
00:19:54.28\00:19:57.27
you guys wanna come
with me, I'm about to
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hand some
literature to this man in the
00:19:58.56\00:20:00.71
shop and we're
gonna pray. And that just,
00:20:00.72\00:20:03.48
it just that was a
changed father for me,
00:20:03.49\00:20:05.96
wow, and during YOD,
year of dedication, yeah,
00:20:05.97\00:20:09.23
we I mean I couldn't
give the statistics of a
00:20:09.24\00:20:11.28
top of my head but we
blanket every city we go
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with literature piece
of the storm. And we really
00:20:13.94\00:20:16.76
try to led the people to
come in you know that God
00:20:16.77\00:20:18.75
loves them and so as,
as being a part of that
00:20:18.76\00:20:21.28
ministry and then coming
back and seeing the God is,
00:20:21.29\00:20:23.94
is taking care of
your loved ones, sure.
00:20:23.95\00:20:26.61
You know, because all
you're doing is praying
00:20:26.62\00:20:28.39
for them, it was
encouraging because it's
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always that first
decision you know the man to be
00:20:31.00\00:20:33.80
dropped on Elijah
where you come and
00:20:33.81\00:20:36.73
follow me, yeah. But
God step us you know,
00:20:36.74\00:20:39.42
he wants us to step out
in faith and I experience
00:20:39.43\00:20:43.44
that first day. When
you're serving others,
00:20:43.45\00:20:45.70
God is always doing
something for us, yes,
00:20:45.71\00:20:48.32
far greater than we
ever could have realized
00:20:48.33\00:20:51.18
which is gonna take
place. Well, these are
00:20:51.19\00:20:53.80
fantastic stories. I
know one of the other areas
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you went into what is
like remarkable is the
00:20:57.27\00:20:59.99
earthquake in
Haiti, and we gave a short
00:21:00.00\00:21:02.64
report on that, but
we have a team down there
00:21:02.65\00:21:04.64
right now with
coloring situation. We went to
00:21:04.65\00:21:07.30
color situation in Zimbabwe some
00:21:07.31\00:21:09.19
three years ago
where you wrote booklets
00:21:09.20\00:21:10.64
and had all of
a documents now to
00:21:10.65\00:21:12.68
educate people
against color, so right now
00:21:13.71\00:21:16.10
that is being done with
the Government of Haiti,
00:21:16.11\00:21:19.31
and we have a team
down there doing that
00:21:19.32\00:21:20.59
right now. There was
an article published in
00:21:20.60\00:21:23.98
women's the Ladies
Home Journal, which
00:21:23.99\00:21:28.56
featured Dr. Marlo
and her work around
00:21:28.57\00:21:30.94
the world, okay.
But then the CBS news
00:21:30.95\00:21:34.87
gonna you saw
about is we'll be doing a
00:21:34.88\00:21:36.36
story and so yeah
about the work she's done,
00:21:36.37\00:21:38.86
tremendous works. I
just like her to give a
00:21:38.87\00:21:40.90
report before that
comes out on Haiti situation,
00:21:40.91\00:21:44.41
and some other place
you have gone around the
00:21:44.42\00:21:45.83
world so that our
Adventist and other,
00:21:45.84\00:21:47.91
they can be watch
for that, of course yeah,
00:21:47.92\00:21:50.40
that's right tell us about it?
00:21:50.41\00:21:51.95
Okay, well we
went to Haiti, and what
00:21:51.96\00:21:57.38
happen was we, Dr.
Paul had heard news
00:21:57.39\00:22:00.93
of what happened in
Haiti he actually the day
00:22:00.94\00:22:03.63
of the earthquake he
was on the phone with our
00:22:03.64\00:22:06.33
NAPS branch leader in
Haiti, okay, and Franswa
00:22:06.34\00:22:11.46
is his name, and he
was talking to him, and
00:22:11.47\00:22:15.26
all of the sudden he
lost connection and he just
00:22:15.27\00:22:18.03
thought oh bad
you know phone service
00:22:18.04\00:22:20.27
it's we're in the
States and it's Haiti and then
00:22:20.28\00:22:23.23
it wasn't too much
longer after that he saw
00:22:23.24\00:22:26.64
the devastation that
had occurred and so then
00:22:26.65\00:22:30.80
he called all of us
that are kind of known as
00:22:30.81\00:22:34.34
old heads of NAPS you
know. And we were like
00:22:34.35\00:22:37.49
okay what do we need
to do let's go yes, as you
00:22:37.50\00:22:40.55
remember Haiti was our
very first foreign mission,
00:22:40.56\00:22:43.04
yes, so we have a lot
of connections and family
00:22:43.05\00:22:45.45
like people there,
and so we wanted to do
00:22:45.46\00:22:47.79
something and so
we were able to go to
00:22:47.80\00:22:50.83
Haiti along with,
we were able to crew
00:22:50.84\00:22:53.60
other physicians
Dr Mandisa McIver,
00:22:53.61\00:22:58.36
Dr. Raynon Andrews
and Dr. Phillip McIver
00:22:58.37\00:23:03.32
he's a oral
surgeon. And so we went down
00:23:03.33\00:23:06.49
there we setup
clinic, and we were able to
00:23:06.50\00:23:09.39
care for hundreds and
hundreds of people, wow,
00:23:09.40\00:23:13.54
and minister to them,
and God sent us to places
00:23:13.55\00:23:17.31
where people had not
yet gone because it was
00:23:17.32\00:23:19.78
just, the impact was
so tremendous, they needed
00:23:19.79\00:23:22.50
so much help in the
city that they were not
00:23:22.51\00:23:24.75
enough healthcare
workers to go up on the
00:23:24.76\00:23:26.77
mountains where
homes had fallen, and
00:23:26.78\00:23:29.33
people were unable
to get down, so God
00:23:29.34\00:23:31.48
impressed upon us to
go up into the mountains
00:23:31.49\00:23:33.91
and people were just
crying out there, they were so
00:23:33.92\00:23:36.04
thankful, they said
you know we thought that
00:23:36.05\00:23:37.51
we had been
forgotten and just to see the
00:23:37.52\00:23:41.10
relief on their face
and to pray with them,
00:23:41.11\00:23:43.24
and to hold them, and
to bandage their wounds
00:23:43.25\00:23:45.55
and to tell them
that God loves them, yes.
00:23:45.56\00:23:47.70
It was just a
tremendous experience despite
00:23:47.71\00:23:50.76
the trauma because it
was very traumatic even
00:23:50.77\00:23:53.15
for us, so I can only
imagine what it was like
00:23:53.16\00:23:55.00
for those who had lost
loved ones. So, that was
00:23:55.01\00:23:57.70
one of the most
life changing experiences
00:23:57.71\00:24:00.36
for all of us there.
And we did, we did finally
00:24:00.37\00:24:03.06
meet up with our
friends Franswa in case you
00:24:03.07\00:24:04.89
wonder about it. Yes,
I'm sorry, yes, so we,
00:24:04.90\00:24:07.24
he survived, he
survived, we were in Haiti,
00:24:07.25\00:24:09.31
we and this was a,
that city was very congested
00:24:09.32\00:24:12.70
at that time, yes, we
couldn't go on to road
00:24:12.71\00:24:14.62
side you have to
go to back roads.
00:24:14.63\00:24:16.25
So, we're there in
Haiti and we are serving
00:24:16.26\00:24:18.34
everyone and I'm
saying whatever happened
00:24:18.35\00:24:20.35
to Franswa, yeah.
There are dead bodies
00:24:20.36\00:24:22.43
everywhere and so forth
and but the Lord loves us
00:24:22.44\00:24:25.24
so much even, even if
he let you have pain So,
00:24:25.25\00:24:28.06
we were diverted off
the main road and we're
00:24:28.07\00:24:30.13
going through a back
alley road around some
00:24:30.14\00:24:32.78
ditches and behold I
look through the window
00:24:32.79\00:24:35.79
in the middle of Port-au-Prince
00:24:36.84\00:24:38.09
isn't that so, who do I
see standing at the side
00:24:38.10\00:24:40.59
of the road with his
old worn out NAPS shirt on,
00:24:40.60\00:24:43.37
yeah it was Franswa,
yes. I know I started to,
00:24:43.38\00:24:46.82
then start crying,
you say you didn't hate,
00:24:46.83\00:24:48.83
I lost it, I lost it
yeah. We screamed, crying
00:24:48.84\00:24:52.75
and we're hugging
friends wow we're just like
00:24:52.76\00:24:55.34
old friends to the
Lord and God is so good
00:24:55.35\00:24:57.85
because there
other people who were
00:24:57.86\00:25:00.63
baptized from our
first, second mission to Haiti.
00:25:00.64\00:25:04.34
and they were in Port-au-Prince,
00:25:04.35\00:25:06.18
they were also
part of the NAPS branch
00:25:06.19\00:25:08.21
and they gave,
one gentleman gave a
00:25:08.22\00:25:10.05
testimony about how
he was in his classroom
00:25:10.06\00:25:12.59
and he was on the
second floor, yeah.
00:25:12.60\00:25:14.67
And he was by the
window for some reason
00:25:14.68\00:25:17.31
he thought impressed
to sit at back of the
00:25:17.32\00:25:19.01
classroom that day, he
doesn't normally do that.
00:25:19.02\00:25:20.77
And when the building
started shaking he jumped
00:25:20.78\00:25:23.67
out the window,
wow, grabbed the pole
00:25:23.68\00:25:25.97
and slip down to the ground.
00:25:25.98\00:25:27.69
And as soon as he hit
the ground he said the whole
00:25:27.70\00:25:30.07
building just
collapsed and he lost all his
00:25:30.08\00:25:32.59
classmates, teachers,
everything right before
00:25:32.60\00:25:35.46
his eyes. And God
spared his life and now
00:25:35.47\00:25:39.24
the people that are
there with the NAPS branch we
00:25:39.25\00:25:42.22
had another evangelistic
meeting in the branches
00:25:42.23\00:25:46.06
like on fire they are
just going out spreading
00:25:46.07\00:25:48.67
the gospel. Everyday we
hear news about baptisms,
00:25:48.68\00:25:51.93
we have Wokie who's a
US representation of NAPS
00:25:51.94\00:25:56.12
that's there with them,
working with them and so,
00:25:56.13\00:25:58.39
the world is coming to
an end, we are thanks for
00:25:58.40\00:25:59.61
for that. Yeah,
things have happened so
00:25:59.62\00:26:01.89
rapidly Jim and we
are looking at it and as,
00:26:01.90\00:26:04.76
as students of
prophecy, it's no doubt that is,
00:26:04.77\00:26:08.69
you know we have
been seeing this for years
00:26:08.70\00:26:10.38
and years, yeah, but
it so, it happens so with
00:26:10.39\00:26:12.92
such rapidity now that
we can't help but, right,
00:26:15.40\00:26:16.37
but say that the Lord
is coming very soon, yeah.
00:26:16.38\00:26:17.75
We are doing some
other work to at home and
00:26:17.76\00:26:20.37
I think there will
be another group that
00:26:20.38\00:26:22.26
we're talking about
that, but we are interested
00:26:22.27\00:26:23.48
in our friend here
Taurus because he is one of
00:26:23.49\00:26:26.29
the first of NAPS
member that's taking us
00:26:26.30\00:26:28.59
out into our own
neighborhoods, okay.
00:26:28.60\00:26:30.90
And we are
watching him now because he
00:26:30.91\00:26:33.32
is in the place
called Delta of Mississippi,
00:26:33.33\00:26:35.81
which is one of the
poorest areas in all of
00:26:36.44\00:26:38.34
United States. And
so he has some concerns
00:26:38.35\00:26:42.15
and we are talking
just a lot before we came
00:26:42.16\00:26:43.32
on here, and that I
just want him to voice that
00:26:43.33\00:26:46.81
to the public and now we
are not here to fund raise.
00:26:46.82\00:26:49.15
We know that, that
3ABN has an awesome
00:26:49.61\00:26:53.19
responsibility to take
this message throughout
00:26:53.20\00:26:55.73
the world, has
opened many doors for us.
00:26:55.74\00:26:57.90
We're saying to the
viewing audience that
00:26:58.35\00:27:00.06
we used to say 50
percent of what ever you send
00:27:00.96\00:27:03.50
to us send to 3ABN, but
now we say 75 percent of
00:27:03.51\00:27:07.43
what you think of sending to us,
00:27:07.44\00:27:08.98
please send to 3ABN,
and have been doing it,
00:27:08.99\00:27:11.00
praise God for that.
Well, you know something Danny
00:27:11.01\00:27:13.39
years ago made the
decision to help ministries
00:27:13.40\00:27:17.05
like yours and he
believes in your ministry.
00:27:17.06\00:27:20.93
Yes, I know he does.
And he wants the people
00:27:20.94\00:27:22.95
to support your
ministry, yes, and you know it's
00:27:22.96\00:27:24.99
amazing when you're
not selfish, yes, then
00:27:25.00\00:27:28.06
the Lord takes, you know
I learned that from Danny.
00:27:28.07\00:27:30.77
I learned that from
him. And we, we want to help
00:27:30.78\00:27:34.27
your ministry, yes,
yes, and we know that
00:27:34.28\00:27:36.00
the people are
gonna stay by us, right.
00:27:36.01\00:27:37.79
And, you know I took a
year from work this year
00:27:37.80\00:27:40.59
without pay and Danny
give me a $1000 when we're
00:27:40.60\00:27:44.38
here last, okay. And
kids reminded me that
00:27:44.39\00:27:47.96
two days ago it was
a young lady in need
00:27:47.97\00:27:50.41
and I gave her a $1000,
amen. Before he gave it,
00:27:50.42\00:27:53.61
before Danny gave me a
$1000, amen. So but money
00:27:53.62\00:27:56.85
is not a factor that
God takes care of us, yeah,
00:27:56.86\00:27:58.86
he does. And so I up
it now the 75 percent
00:27:58.87\00:28:01.47
whatever you send to
NAPS make sure that 75 percent
00:28:01.48\00:28:04.26
come to 3ABN and but
we are concerned about
00:28:04.27\00:28:07.86
pastor Taurus
Montgomery ministry because,
00:28:07.87\00:28:11.98
he is our first
fruit, yeah, gone to NAPS
00:28:11.99\00:28:14.90
as minister, so if
you could just talk
00:28:14.91\00:28:17.69
about the
situation there, sure, sure.
00:28:17.70\00:28:19.53
Well, I tell people
all the time that I pastor
00:28:19.54\00:28:22.53
the church Ellen
White founded. Ellen White
00:28:22.54\00:28:25.98
son he came down in
the morning star boat
00:28:25.99\00:28:28.28
and setup clinics,
setup schools and the place
00:28:28.29\00:28:33.17
that I'm pastoring
right now, and where I live
00:28:33.18\00:28:35.35
Yazoo City, Mississippi.
And as I've been going
00:28:35.36\00:28:38.50
around to different
people in the community acts
00:28:38.51\00:28:40.77
in the course and what
do they feel or some of the
00:28:40.78\00:28:42.87
greatest needs in this
community, and a lot of
00:28:42.88\00:28:44.61
the kids, and lot
of adults who will talk
00:28:44.62\00:28:47.02
about that the
educational situation
00:28:47.03\00:28:49.55
there needed to be some
type of intentional work
00:28:49.56\00:28:53.07
toward, what happen
to younger people in the
00:28:53.08\00:28:55.10
community just in
basic education, you know
00:28:55.11\00:28:58.38
reading a math and
so I have some members
00:28:58.39\00:29:00.89
who have been
expressing the same concern and
00:29:00.90\00:29:03.13
we're looking at
starting a educational tutoring
00:29:03.14\00:29:06.83
program and is
something that you know,
00:29:06.84\00:29:09.40
we're gonna need
funds to be able to do.
00:29:09.41\00:29:11.33
And I know that as a
result of us doing this
00:29:11.72\00:29:14.55
and we have young
people already who are
00:29:14.56\00:29:16.48
interested in coming
to the church and we just
00:29:16.49\00:29:18.25
wanna be able to
help them in a more
00:29:18.26\00:29:20.45
substantial way than
what we're doing right now.
00:29:20.46\00:29:23.39
And so you know like,
like Dr. Paul was saying
00:29:23.40\00:29:25.95
I've learned the
principle in NAPS that you know
00:29:26.79\00:29:29.06
the Bible says: "He
who refreshes others shall
00:29:29.07\00:29:31.42
himself be refreshed."
Yes, and I've experienced
00:29:31.43\00:29:35.21
that, I've witnessed
that, and its something that
00:29:35.22\00:29:38.57
I know that God is
gonna continue to do as I,
00:29:38.58\00:29:41.02
as I try to apply
that principle to my life
00:29:41.03\00:29:43.07
as I'm pasturing
now. Well, that's true.
00:29:43.08\00:29:46.40
Yeah, let me share
simple tool that for NAPS
00:29:46.41\00:29:48.99
success and
listening audience can use it,
00:29:49.00\00:29:51.39
reason why a small
group like us who don't
00:29:52.27\00:29:55.02
have funds, we like
to see we are the richest
00:29:55.03\00:29:58.21
organization yet
the poorest, yeah.
00:29:58.22\00:30:00.27
We have lots of
money, but in other
00:30:00.43\00:30:02.52
people's pocket, so we
have to go get them up,
00:30:02.53\00:30:06.20
pick their pocket,
but its in their pocket,
00:30:06.21\00:30:08.83
but we go and solicit
door-to-door it builds
00:30:09.12\00:30:11.32
the character
of our kids, right.
00:30:11.33\00:30:13.08
And then it gives
other people a chance to
00:30:13.09\00:30:15.30
participate also,
yeah. We do accept whatever
00:30:15.31\00:30:17.60
of funds we get
but we'd like to be a
00:30:17.61\00:30:20.18
distributing literature
and telling people about
00:30:20.19\00:30:21.80
the love of God
at the same time,
00:30:21.81\00:30:23.21
taking the funds and
then giving it to others
00:30:23.61\00:30:25.50
and so forth spread
the gospel, alright.
00:30:25.51\00:30:27.45
So, with Taurus
ministry what we do in NAPS
00:30:27.46\00:30:31.65
God says go that's
the commission go, yes.
00:30:32.29\00:30:35.75
So, when there is a
problem like a tsunami
00:30:35.76\00:30:37.84
or earthquake
people say why you're going
00:30:37.85\00:30:39.48
and how do you
know and so forth.
00:30:39.49\00:30:40.74
But we say God said
go, so the minute there's a
00:30:41.11\00:30:44.03
situation where there
is a need for the gospel
00:30:44.04\00:30:46.49
or a tragedy, we
immediately start to move
00:30:46.85\00:30:49.38
in that direction,
yes. And we have a contract
00:30:49.39\00:30:52.85
with God, if he
doesn't want us to go then only
00:30:52.86\00:30:56.82
he has to do is
shut the door, yeah,
00:30:56.83\00:30:58.48
and he will shut
three doors, bam, bam, bam
00:30:58.49\00:31:01.55
and then we'll say
well it's not our ministry,
00:31:01.56\00:31:03.53
right. So, we
have nothing to loose,
00:31:03.54\00:31:05.37
that's right,
if anything happen,
00:31:05.38\00:31:06.59
we are in God's hand,
amen. What a place to die,
00:31:06.60\00:31:08.60
amen, that is very true, yeah.
00:31:08.61\00:31:10.75
So, we like to,
are we gonna, we gonna,
00:31:11.15\00:31:13.36
I'm talking like
Danny now, we're gonna
00:31:13.37\00:31:15.13
contribute $1000 to
this project, alright,
00:31:15.31\00:31:18.25
anyone who like to
make a contribution,
00:31:18.26\00:31:20.02
we'd like to do that for
the people in Mississippi,
00:31:20.44\00:31:23.30
because we have
worked there and close
00:31:23.31\00:31:25.11
to his
neighborhood last summer and
00:31:25.12\00:31:27.09
there are two young
ladies they're gonna talk
00:31:27.10\00:31:28.89
about at our next
ministry in the next
00:31:28.90\00:31:30.77
group that is coming
on. Alright, is also working
00:31:30.78\00:31:32.88
and they will be
coming to Oakwood?
00:31:32.89\00:31:34.15
In the old days
we have people coming
00:31:34.56\00:31:36.29
to Oakwood from
Yazoo and from Natchez,
00:31:36.30\00:31:40.17
but we don't have
those people coming anymore,
00:31:40.45\00:31:42.30
because we've
price them out, okay,
00:31:42.31\00:31:44.47
you see, so we're
hopping that we'd these
00:31:44.48\00:31:46.28
people come and then
they can return to their
00:31:46.29\00:31:48.06
neighborhood and
spread the gospel. Alright,
00:31:48.07\00:31:50.64
well these are great stories
00:31:51.11\00:31:52.87
and they are thrilling,
I'm really excited to,
00:31:52.88\00:31:55.77
to hear them
and right now we are
00:31:56.24\00:31:58.96
going to enjoy a song by
00:31:59.10\00:32:01.94
Mark Trammell,
"Holy, Holy, Holy".
00:32:02.18\00:32:05.35
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
00:32:27.02\00:32:37.17
Early in the morning
our song shall rise to Thee;
00:32:37.53\00:32:47.75
Holy, holy, holy,
merciful and mighty!
00:32:48.13\00:32:57.91
God in three
Persons, blessed Trinity!
00:32:58.52\00:33:11.05
Holy, holy, holy! All
the saints adore Thee,
00:33:11.91\00:33:22.50
Casting down their golden crowns
00:33:22.51\00:33:27.44
around the glassy sea;
00:33:27.85\00:33:33.24
Cherubim and seraphim
falling down before Thee,
00:33:33.25\00:33:43.75
Which wert and art
and evermore shall be
00:33:43.76\00:33:57.50
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
00:34:02.97\00:34:14.43
All Thy works
shall praise Thy Name,
00:34:14.44\00:34:19.90
in earth, and sky, and sea;
00:34:19.91\00:34:24.53
Holy, holy, holy;
merciful and mighty!
00:34:27.18\00:34:37.47
God in three Persons,
00:34:38.44\00:34:44.16
blessed
Trinity! Blessed Trinity!
00:34:44.17\00:35:08.61
Well thank you very much Mark,
00:35:15.95\00:35:17.49
we appreciate your
music and we really
00:35:17.50\00:35:20.36
appreciate that
song Holy, Holy, Holy.
00:35:20.37\00:35:22.94
Well now we have
changed the entire group
00:35:23.43\00:35:26.62
here Doctor Paul
has taken a break
00:35:26.63\00:35:29.44
and in his place we
have Randrick Chance.
00:35:29.45\00:35:32.46
How you're doing?
We're happy to have you,
00:35:32.47\00:35:34.24
tell us a little bit about you?
00:35:34.25\00:35:35.63
Well I have been with NAPS now
00:35:36.00\00:35:37.44
for about five
years, okay. And I really
00:35:37.45\00:35:40.27
love it, it has been
you know transformation
00:35:40.28\00:35:43.22
in my life just
working with NAPS,
00:35:43.23\00:35:44.83
and I really
enjoyed, I have the privilege
00:35:45.21\00:35:47.85
which is why we're
here, but I have the
00:35:47.86\00:35:49.96
awesome privilege of
working with the best
00:35:50.31\00:35:52.46
group of young
people on a daily basis.
00:35:52.83\00:35:55.42
Wow. And now in this segment,
00:35:55.43\00:35:57.44
we have a lot of
wonderful testimonies
00:35:57.45\00:35:59.51
that we want to
share talking about Liberia
00:35:59.90\00:36:02.42
formation but also
talking about our home mission,
00:36:02.43\00:36:05.67
and some of those
beautiful young ladies
00:36:05.68\00:36:08.31
that we have an
opportunity to work with,
00:36:08.32\00:36:10.00
I'll just let them
introduce themselves.
00:36:10.01\00:36:11.81
All right, and on
my right. Clea Moore.
00:36:11.82\00:36:15.20
And then tell us about yourself.
00:36:15.73\00:36:17.47
Well this is my
second year be in NAPS
00:36:18.02\00:36:21.87
and I was able to go
over to Liberia this past
00:36:21.88\00:36:25.11
Christmas and it
was just been such a
00:36:25.12\00:36:27.04
blessing you know, I
never imagine being able
00:36:27.05\00:36:30.23
to go overseas and
tell people about God
00:36:30.30\00:36:32.74
and then have them
actually follow in the path,
00:36:32.75\00:36:35.33
and it's just amazing
just to see how people
00:36:35.80\00:36:38.33
will sit and
listen to your words.
00:36:38.34\00:36:40.38
They've never seen
you a day in your life
00:36:40.39\00:36:42.29
and they will say yes
we know that's the truth,
00:36:42.71\00:36:45.27
you know we've seen
people come through here
00:36:45.28\00:36:47.63
and say things as per
we know what you're saying
00:36:47.64\00:36:50.02
to us is the truth
and then actually follow
00:36:50.03\00:36:52.97
you around and
actually come with you into
00:36:52.98\00:36:55.72
the water and
actually just you know be save,
00:36:55.85\00:36:59.04
and it's just a
blessing it has just done a
00:36:59.05\00:37:02.19
wonderful impact on
my life, and I am just so
00:37:02.20\00:37:04.74
privilege just to
be able to work with
00:37:04.75\00:37:06.97
this organization. Oh
wow and then we have Darla.
00:37:06.98\00:37:10.20
Yes, my name is Darla
Price; this is actually
00:37:10.21\00:37:14.63
my 11th year in
NAPS, 11th year, wow.
00:37:14.64\00:37:17.74
Yes I am actually
coming back after.
00:37:17.75\00:37:20.09
You're not a student
anymore. No I graduated,
00:37:20.10\00:37:23.85
yeah, and I spent
about 4 years in Bermuda
00:37:23.86\00:37:26.55
with my husband, he
is also in NAPS, alright,
00:37:26.56\00:37:28.87
teaching at Bermuda
Institute, great school.
00:37:29.35\00:37:31.87
And that was a
real blessing and now
00:37:31.88\00:37:33.64
I am here, my
students are, wanting to be
00:37:33.65\00:37:35.85
missionaries for Jesus
as well. Oh and then Mia.
00:37:35.86\00:37:39.02
Yes, yeah, okay.
My name is Mia Pile
00:37:39.03\00:37:43.69
and I am from
Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville,
00:37:44.15\00:37:46.62
and I am just so
thankful to be a part of NAPS.
00:37:46.77\00:37:49.07
It was actually
because of missionaries coming
00:37:49.08\00:37:52.19
to my community that
I was able to come into
00:37:52.20\00:37:55.00
the Adventist Church,
alright. And now I get to
00:37:55.01\00:37:57.33
help other people
learn about the truth,
00:37:57.34\00:37:59.11
and so I am so
thankful to be a part.
00:37:59.12\00:38:01.56
I can't remember how
long I've been at NAPS,
00:38:01.57\00:38:03.11
its been about 8
years now I think.
00:38:03.12\00:38:04.44
Really that long,
wow, you know something
00:38:04.45\00:38:07.09
about NAPS so I
hear everybody talking
00:38:07.10\00:38:09.05
about it like Dr.
Marlo, they get involved
00:38:09.06\00:38:12.76
and they just can't
stay away, yes, yes.
00:38:12.77\00:38:15.14
It becomes a habit sort
of that it's a good habit
00:38:15.15\00:38:19.25
but it's something
that becomes a part
00:38:19.26\00:38:22.05
of your life, and
you just want to continue
00:38:22.06\00:38:24.71
even after, after
you're through with the
00:38:24.72\00:38:26.82
university and even
after you've gone out
00:38:26.83\00:38:29.16
and work like
teaching in Bermuda,
00:38:29.48\00:38:31.59
and now you're still
right back there at NAPS.
00:38:32.05\00:38:34.99
Well listen Randrick
tell us a little bit about
00:38:35.35\00:38:37.58
some of the things
that you've been doing
00:38:37.97\00:38:39.50
this past year.
Well actually for NAPS
00:38:39.51\00:38:41.99
what we've been
doing for the last couple
00:38:42.00\00:38:43.62
of years, we've been
working in the southern
00:38:43.63\00:38:45.18
Africa places like
Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
00:38:45.19\00:38:48.49
and so forth and
every time we go there,
00:38:48.50\00:38:51.32
we establish
branches where you know young
00:38:51.33\00:38:53.53
people they take up
the work after we leave.
00:38:53.54\00:38:55.72
So right now the
Lord has moved upon us
00:38:56.14\00:38:58.67
where we are now
transitioning from our
00:38:58.68\00:39:01.32
work in Southern
Africa to West Africa
00:39:01.33\00:39:03.98
and so Liberia was
actually our very first
00:39:04.32\00:39:06.91
country that we
worked in which was during
00:39:06.92\00:39:09.68
the Christmas holidays
to January and actually
00:39:09.69\00:39:13.42
these two young ladies
were also there with us.
00:39:13.43\00:39:15.55
I would like CJ to on
the school one testimony
00:39:15.94\00:39:19.07
as well because when
she was there even though
00:39:19.08\00:39:20.50
she's been in NAPS
and she worked with us,
00:39:20.51\00:39:22.82
this was actually her
first experience of actually
00:39:22.83\00:39:25.75
taking someone
from point A all the
00:39:25.76\00:39:28.54
way to baptisms. CJ
you know tell us about
00:39:28.55\00:39:32.21
that experience.
Well it's just been a life
00:39:32.22\00:39:35.86
changing
experience I know for me like
00:39:35.87\00:39:38.16
I said before,
I've never imagine being
00:39:38.76\00:39:40.86
able to really
sit down with someone
00:39:40.87\00:39:42.69
and share with
them the word of God,
00:39:43.09\00:39:45.20
and then to
clear all their doubts
00:39:45.21\00:39:47.10
about his love, and
to clear all their doubts
00:39:47.11\00:39:49.32
about heaven, and
you know their loved ones
00:39:49.33\00:39:51.93
and just to be able to
sit there and comfort them
00:39:52.32\00:39:54.66
and just explain to them
all these wonderful things
00:39:54.67\00:39:58.01
about this God in
heaven that loves them,
00:39:58.02\00:40:00.07
just a powerful thing
that he was able to do
00:40:00.08\00:40:03.01
through me. And I'm
so humble when I was able
00:40:03.02\00:40:05.89
to be able to see
them go into the water
00:40:05.90\00:40:08.51
and then come
back out and hug them
00:40:08.52\00:40:11.02
when they came.
And it's just been such
00:40:11.03\00:40:13.46
a wonderful experience,
it just has inspired me
00:40:13.81\00:40:16.94
to continue to do
like, before I thought that
00:40:17.30\00:40:20.00
God was preparing
me just to do this
00:40:20.01\00:40:22.07
Liberian mission.
But after it was like God
00:40:22.08\00:40:24.76
know you're not
done with me and you have
00:40:24.77\00:40:26.62
something more for
me to do, and so now
00:40:26.63\00:40:29.02
I am just excited and
ready to go and continue
00:40:29.03\00:40:31.68
to bring people into
his kingdom. Fantastic,
00:40:31.69\00:40:34.31
just like Taurus and
Francisco; she has also
00:40:34.62\00:40:38.43
made a decision to
be a part of the group
00:40:38.44\00:40:40.76
that would be
taking a year off this year
00:40:40.77\00:40:42.54
the YOD 8 group,
and so we really praise
00:40:42.55\00:40:45.13
the Lord for CJ's testimony.
00:40:45.14\00:40:46.74
She is such a humble young lady,
00:40:46.75\00:40:48.80
also still the in
Liberia the country
00:40:49.61\00:40:52.64
there is recovering, and
I think Darla can actually
00:40:52.65\00:40:56.08
explain some of the
things that she saw there,
00:40:56.09\00:40:58.17
what were the
conditions like in Liberia?
00:40:58.18\00:41:00.62
Liberia it's the most
recent foreign mission
00:41:00.99\00:41:03.55
that I went on, we
went this past Christmas,
00:41:03.56\00:41:05.51
and when we got
there we are greeted with
00:41:06.28\00:41:08.44
stories from
children who have watched
00:41:08.45\00:41:10.85
their parents
murdered before their eyes,
00:41:10.86\00:41:13.17
and there was a
lot of pain and anger,
00:41:13.65\00:41:16.61
so be able to
bring them love and truth
00:41:17.31\00:41:20.59
was a powerful thing,
yeah. And the thing about
00:41:21.22\00:41:23.93
Liberia is our goal
wasn't just to bring them
00:41:23.94\00:41:27.49
the gospel, but to
ensure that they would get
00:41:27.50\00:41:30.43
the gospel and
share with others,
00:41:30.44\00:41:32.36
so while we were
there we actually started up
00:41:32.84\00:41:35.12
two other groups that
are now since I don't know
00:41:35.50\00:41:40.04
if I am jumping
ahead, but we've already got
00:41:40.05\00:41:42.35
a message that
they've had two different
00:41:42.36\00:41:44.11
baptisms already,
wow, since Christmas, amen.
00:41:44.12\00:41:47.41
So that's the way
of knowing that the job
00:41:47.42\00:41:49.72
has been done well.
The spirit is with them
00:41:50.00\00:41:52.77
and one
particular testimony I want
00:41:53.25\00:41:55.83
to share, it comes from
a place called Bong county,
00:41:55.84\00:42:00.62
and in Bong county
there is a boy, young boy
00:42:00.99\00:42:04.11
and he had
epilepsy, and he somehow
00:42:04.12\00:42:07.51
he had got severely
burn, boiling water have
00:42:07.52\00:42:11.04
fallen on him, and
he was burnt his entire
00:42:11.05\00:42:13.96
body, wow. And at
times like that we Marlo
00:42:13.97\00:42:18.21
wasn't there, we
didn't have a doctor with us,
00:42:18.22\00:42:21.49
but because of this
house message and we've been
00:42:22.33\00:42:24.68
trained Marlo sat with
us taught us how to treat
00:42:24.69\00:42:27.69
burns with using
charcoal. We were able to cover
00:42:27.70\00:42:31.18
his body in charcoal
and treat him while also
00:42:31.19\00:42:34.02
giving Bible studies
and praying with him,
00:42:34.56\00:42:36.88
but it didn't, it
really it wasn't looking
00:42:37.35\00:42:39.73
that good. And we
got news a couple of
00:42:39.74\00:42:43.72
weeks ago that his
body is completely healed,
00:42:43.73\00:42:47.91
wow. And not only that
his mother and his father
00:42:47.92\00:42:51.89
had both been
baptized, isn't it so.
00:42:51.90\00:42:54.12
That's the gospel that
we're living for you know
00:42:54.13\00:42:56.77
Jesus is coming
back soon in Liberia,
00:42:56.78\00:42:59.41
I know they have
many more testimonies,
00:42:59.42\00:43:01.44
but that's one
of the powerful ones
00:43:01.45\00:43:03.25
that excites me. You
notice the joy on these
00:43:03.26\00:43:06.98
young peoples face.
Yes I do. This is one of
00:43:06.99\00:43:09.14
the thing perhaps I
think that's exciting that's
00:43:09.15\00:43:11.94
happening in the
Adventist Church,
00:43:11.95\00:43:13.25
you know we've already
been told that this work
00:43:13.26\00:43:15.73
is going to be
finished by youth,
00:43:15.74\00:43:17.27
and this is an
army of youth that God
00:43:17.28\00:43:19.84
is raising up, and has
risen up, so that we can
00:43:20.39\00:43:23.46
go out there with
our energies and give
00:43:23.47\00:43:25.85
our best to Jesus. And
I really want to encourage
00:43:25.86\00:43:29.75
the young people out
there today you know,
00:43:29.76\00:43:31.48
you might be sitting in
your church you might be
00:43:31.92\00:43:33.69
thinking what can I
do as a young person,
00:43:33.70\00:43:36.23
you know I don't have
many gifts and talents,
00:43:36.24\00:43:38.55
but let me just encourage
you many of these people
00:43:38.56\00:43:41.12
you see at NAPS
they didn't you know
00:43:41.13\00:43:43.02
they didn't just
have all these things
00:43:43.03\00:43:44.75
they came to
Oakwood, they had a desire
00:43:44.76\00:43:47.04
to serve and God
used them where there were
00:43:47.05\00:43:49.89
because they were
willing. So I am just
00:43:49.90\00:43:51.64
encouraging you to
just give yourself willingly
00:43:51.65\00:43:55.21
to Jesus and God can use you.
00:43:55.22\00:43:57.45
We've seen that and
actually the way some
00:43:57.79\00:44:00.26
of our young people
get ready is by serving
00:44:00.27\00:44:02.99
in our own communities,
and this is the where Mia,
00:44:03.00\00:44:05.17
a volunteer
coordinator can tell us about
00:44:05.18\00:44:07.63
some of those
preparations you know
00:44:07.64\00:44:09.35
because people see
us, we go overseas,
00:44:09.36\00:44:11.11
we do all these things
and they just think that
00:44:11.12\00:44:13.04
it just happens, but
it starts at home first.
00:44:13.05\00:44:15.77
Mia can you tell
us how you prepare for
00:44:15.78\00:44:17.57
those things. Yes God is
so great just like Chance
00:44:17.58\00:44:21.62
was saying you know
the volunteers they work
00:44:21.63\00:44:24.19
so hard and NAPS has
made most of volunteers
00:44:24.20\00:44:27.06
and because of
their faithfulness,
00:44:27.42\00:44:29.31
we're actually able to
serve in nine communities
00:44:29.59\00:44:32.09
here in Huntsville
area, and a lot of the
00:44:32.10\00:44:35.15
communities are lower
income areas where the
00:44:35.16\00:44:37.75
people don't have insurance,
00:44:37.76\00:44:39.39
or they don't have
access on to some of the
00:44:39.40\00:44:41.88
things the others
may have access to.
00:44:41.89\00:44:43.87
And so not only are
we able to do children's
00:44:44.31\00:44:47.21
programs with them,
Bible studies with their
00:44:47.22\00:44:49.83
families but God has
blessed us to be able
00:44:49.84\00:44:52.31
to do health
seminars. We get training from
00:44:52.32\00:44:54.89
Dr. Marlo and her team,
and they train us how to
00:44:54.90\00:44:58.06
do the new start
in these communities,
00:44:58.07\00:45:00.15
we've to do
blood pressure you know
00:45:00.16\00:45:02.30
not only that but
bring services that they need
00:45:02.62\00:45:04.92
like tutoring and God
is so good because like
00:45:04.93\00:45:08.44
I said I was
baptized into the church
00:45:08.45\00:45:10.50
missionaries came to
me. And now I get to go to
00:45:10.51\00:45:13.61
other people and be
their missionary for them,
00:45:13.62\00:45:15.84
and I have three
girls in the community.
00:45:16.21\00:45:18.49
They are so precious to
me and we've been working
00:45:18.94\00:45:22.03
with them in their
community going to their
00:45:22.04\00:45:24.86
homes sharing
Bible studies with them,
00:45:24.87\00:45:26.79
tutoring with
them, teaching them
00:45:26.80\00:45:28.51
how to cook and now
God has blessed that
00:45:28.52\00:45:30.92
we're actually going
to take them to a church,
00:45:30.93\00:45:32.92
the local churches
there in Huntsville,
00:45:32.93\00:45:35.27
especially
pastor hold this church.
00:45:35.28\00:45:36.87
Our nations the
family there, they have been
00:45:36.88\00:45:39.37
supporting our young
people as we bring them,
00:45:39.38\00:45:41.62
they let the children sing,
00:45:42.25\00:45:43.70
they let them do
testimonies and the kids,
00:45:43.71\00:45:46.37
they are so bright,
they love reading the Bible,
00:45:46.38\00:45:49.22
they love
sitting down for church,
00:45:49.23\00:45:50.60
they are taking
notes of the sermon
00:45:50.61\00:45:52.55
and when we leave
we're taking them back home.
00:45:52.56\00:45:54.32
The kids are like,
no the pastor said this
00:45:54.33\00:45:57.16
and the pastor said
that, are you sure it's
00:45:57.17\00:45:59.20
from this scripture,
from that scripture you know,
00:45:59.21\00:46:01.18
and so I just really
thank God because you know
00:46:01.56\00:46:04.52
we don't just leave
them in a community but
00:46:04.53\00:46:06.82
God is actually
blessing us, so we can take them
00:46:06.83\00:46:09.58
to church and
they find their own way
00:46:09.59\00:46:11.77
and become a part,
you know of the church
00:46:11.78\00:46:13.81
and then go back and
I think Darla you have
00:46:13.82\00:46:16.04
one about that
too in your community.
00:46:16.05\00:46:17.86
Yes, yes, God is
really, really been blessing as
00:46:17.87\00:46:20.80
Mia said and the thing
is I was actually gonna
00:46:20.81\00:46:23.48
share how after
we work with them,
00:46:23.49\00:46:26.72
we actually took
them, brought them all to
00:46:27.47\00:46:30.29
Oakwood University.
There a lot of times the reason
00:46:30.30\00:46:34.17
why some people
don't end up pursuing
00:46:34.18\00:46:36.62
higher education is
they have never seen it.
00:46:36.63\00:46:39.21
That's right. And so
for many of our children
00:46:39.22\00:46:42.01
the first time
they've ever been introduced
00:46:42.02\00:46:44.64
to that college with an option,
00:46:44.65\00:46:46.00
they got to go to
Oakwood University
00:46:46.33\00:46:48.38
and the auditorium
was packed with children.
00:46:48.39\00:46:51.61
We went over they
got to sing if you could
00:46:51.99\00:46:53.83
just hear them
scripture songs like they know
00:46:53.84\00:46:57.18
Ecclesiastes 9:5,
they know Revelation 1:7
00:46:57.19\00:47:01.13
and they had such a
great time and the most
00:47:01.14\00:47:03.62
important thing that
we teach them is about
00:47:04.03\00:47:06.53
God's love, and how
he wants them to make
00:47:06.54\00:47:09.47
it to heaven. But we go
over state of the death,
00:47:09.48\00:47:11.97
the Sabbath
everything and the thing about
00:47:11.98\00:47:14.64
it is when
everything is set and done,
00:47:14.65\00:47:17.25
they take that
message home, yes.
00:47:17.26\00:47:19.44
And the beautiful thing
is when you have churches
00:47:19.45\00:47:22.24
that are being supportive
like I have been working
00:47:22.25\00:47:24.92
in Decatur, and we
have a church in Decatur
00:47:24.93\00:47:28.23
that's been so
supportive, they've taken them
00:47:28.24\00:47:30.77
to the park and
they just love them.
00:47:30.78\00:47:34.23
See the problem
with students is,
00:47:34.64\00:47:36.53
in the summer time we
go and we're missionaries,
00:47:36.91\00:47:40.57
so Christmas
time we're in Liberia,
00:47:40.58\00:47:42.54
summer time we might
be you know in Africa
00:47:42.98\00:47:45.91
somewhere and so.
What happens to the
00:47:45.92\00:47:48.52
children that
we're working with?
00:47:48.53\00:47:49.96
Well that's what
the church steps in
00:47:50.40\00:47:52.22
and when church steps
in and they are picking up
00:47:52.76\00:47:55.20
our kids and
meeting the parents,
00:47:55.21\00:47:56.89
it makes a huge,
huge difference, yeah.
00:47:57.19\00:47:59.85
And that reminds me of a,
00:47:59.86\00:48:01.34
we had a
testimony from Cleo Patrick.
00:48:01.95\00:48:04.09
Yes, we have a
testimony from Cleo Patrick.
00:48:04.44\00:48:07.23
What it is, is a community
that if an hour and half
00:48:08.19\00:48:11.57
even away from our
school and when we go there,
00:48:11.92\00:48:14.97
there is a trailer
facility there, there are a lot
00:48:14.98\00:48:18.25
of trailer homes there.
And when we first entered
00:48:18.26\00:48:20.83
into that community
there was, we were going
00:48:20.84\00:48:23.25
around you know
knocking on doors to see
00:48:23.26\00:48:25.44
if who we can be
able to minister.
00:48:25.45\00:48:27.15
And we knocked on
this particular lady's door
00:48:27.57\00:48:30.10
her name is Angelina,
and when we first knocked
00:48:30.11\00:48:32.69
on her door, you know,
she didn't want anything
00:48:32.70\00:48:34.92
to do with us, she
just was like no but then
00:48:34.93\00:48:38.93
we kept on going
throughout the trailer
00:48:38.94\00:48:40.62
homes, and then we
went on the neighbors door
00:48:40.63\00:48:42.19
and you know they
were like you know,
00:48:42.20\00:48:43.63
you should really
go to this lady's home
00:48:43.76\00:48:45.43
Angelina's home, and so
we went back to her home.
00:48:45.44\00:48:48.56
And they told us
that because she was sick
00:48:49.37\00:48:52.22
and we had a doctor
and you can just see
00:48:52.23\00:48:54.82
how the medical work
has helped us to be able
00:48:54.83\00:48:57.22
to go into that
home. And when we were able
00:48:57.23\00:49:00.35
to help her get better you know,
00:49:00.36\00:49:02.12
she was like you
know wanting to know
00:49:02.13\00:49:03.65
more about us,
she wanted to open up.
00:49:03.66\00:49:05.62
And that you know
just with the wedge,
00:49:06.00\00:49:08.44
and that mean the
wedge now she is in church,
00:49:08.78\00:49:11.70
she's on the pulpit you
know she is bringing souls
00:49:11.71\00:49:14.35
into the church,
her daughter Laura
00:49:14.36\00:49:16.61
was also baptized,
and she is a powerful
00:49:16.62\00:49:19.10
little girl. She
did some powerful things
00:49:19.11\00:49:22.19
and her and her
mother are baptizing you know
00:49:22.20\00:49:25.38
bringing in people
and sharing the Bible,
00:49:25.39\00:49:27.46
we share the Bible
with them and now they are
00:49:27.81\00:49:29.57
sharing with others
and giving Bible studies,
00:49:29.58\00:49:31.63
and its so
powerful how just God can
00:49:31.64\00:49:34.20
work through us.
Yes that's powerful,
00:49:34.21\00:49:37.03
it really reminds me of
the church in the community,
00:49:37.04\00:49:40.13
some of the churches
and I always able to go to
00:49:41.18\00:49:43.60
the church with
this, you know sometimes
00:49:43.61\00:49:44.82
they have other
thing they come up.
00:49:44.83\00:49:46.14
And there is a particular
family that we weren't
00:49:46.47\00:49:48.36
able to see for a
while, but one of the teams
00:49:48.37\00:49:51.83
at NAPS they testified
that they went into the house
00:49:51.84\00:49:54.73
they were finally
able to see the kids,
00:49:54.74\00:49:56.32
and when they
knocked on the door the
00:49:56.62\00:49:58.05
kids were ready.
NAPS wanted to do the
00:49:58.06\00:50:00.36
children's program
for them but the kids
00:50:00.37\00:50:02.27
were like no, no,
no, no, we wanna do the
00:50:02.28\00:50:04.27
program for you,
everything that we do,
00:50:04.28\00:50:06.25
listening the songs,
singing the little kids,
00:50:06.26\00:50:08.76
they did for us and
even when they were done,
00:50:09.12\00:50:11.06
they were like now can
you take us to go knock
00:50:11.33\00:50:13.42
on doors we wanna
pray with the people
00:50:13.43\00:50:14.85
in our community,
and so now it's just like
00:50:14.86\00:50:17.12
yes you know, yes
we can do it. And so
00:50:17.13\00:50:20.23
there was something
that happened, yeah,
00:50:20.24\00:50:22.29
I knew that it just
powerful to see how the
00:50:22.30\00:50:24.16
kids they are
running with they, you know
00:50:24.17\00:50:26.39
they love God, they
wanna share that with
00:50:26.40\00:50:28.87
every one because the
people that they see are
00:50:28.88\00:50:31.36
sharing with others,
and so this is just I pray
00:50:31.37\00:50:34.30
God for that. It's
amazing the influence
00:50:34.31\00:50:37.17
that we are
having on these children,
00:50:37.57\00:50:39.81
and it's really God
because the amazing thing is,
00:50:39.82\00:50:43.16
if a different
person comes out and wearing
00:50:43.82\00:50:45.74
a NAPS shirt, they love
them the same exact way,
00:50:45.75\00:50:49.09
and I know like
we had a group that
00:50:49.54\00:50:51.21
went down south, and
the people had never even
00:50:51.22\00:50:54.22
met them but they
were blowing kisses
00:50:54.23\00:50:56.00
at the van and I mean
that was such a blessing.
00:50:56.01\00:50:58.59
And down south we
had two girls that
00:50:58.60\00:51:02.35
were working with
Mia, I want you to share
00:51:02.84\00:51:05.19
that testimony. Yes,
well you heard earlier
00:51:05.20\00:51:08.38
Dr. Paul he was
talking about on the southern
00:51:08.39\00:51:11.09
work the work did YOD
7 is doing in the south
00:51:11.10\00:51:15.01
and they are really,
God has really blessed them
00:51:15.38\00:51:17.58
to have an impact
on the people there.
00:51:17.59\00:51:19.97
And so now that's him
in all of us we just have
00:51:20.36\00:51:23.33
these girls Charmine
and Jasmine after working
00:51:23.34\00:51:26.79
with the YOD 7 team,
they started dressing
00:51:26.80\00:51:30.29
like NAPS, they
went to put on khakis,
00:51:30.30\00:51:32.59
draw little knots
on their shirts and
00:51:32.60\00:51:34.11
stuff like that. And
now they are about to
00:51:34.12\00:51:36.18
graduate and they
want to come to Oakwood
00:51:36.19\00:51:38.36
but they don't have the funds.
00:51:38.77\00:51:41.26
And I know that's
something that's really
00:51:41.27\00:51:43.28
dear to me because
I always wanted to go
00:51:43.29\00:51:45.15
to Oakwood but I
was not able to go
00:51:45.16\00:51:47.73
there you know because
of financial situation,
00:51:47.74\00:51:50.36
but we are praying
we believe you know that
00:51:50.67\00:51:52.58
God is going to
work something out of
00:51:52.59\00:51:53.94
that we have. And
then they will be able
00:51:53.95\00:51:56.09
on to come, and
so they are excited,
00:51:56.10\00:51:58.72
we are just praying
with them and getting them
00:51:58.73\00:52:00.16
ready in faith that
they are going to be there
00:52:00.17\00:52:02.04
at Oakwood, amen.
Yes, and that just reminds
00:52:02.05\00:52:05.70
me of just the
fact about education,
00:52:05.71\00:52:07.79
I mean Liberia, the
schools, the villages
00:52:07.80\00:52:10.36
that we went to the
kids did not have any
00:52:10.37\00:52:13.39
schools like they
don't know anything about the
00:52:13.40\00:52:15.96
days of the week,
they don't know anything.
00:52:15.97\00:52:18.68
And so what we do
when we go overseas
00:52:18.69\00:52:21.02
is we do a lot
children's programs,
00:52:21.03\00:52:22.73
and through that we are
teaching them Bible songs
00:52:22.74\00:52:25.05
and but all that was
in English and so it was a
00:52:25.17\00:52:27.41
very hard translation
to do that but by the end
00:52:27.42\00:52:30.80
of our little three
weeks there, they were singing
00:52:30.81\00:52:33.66
the songs for us.
And they were putting
00:52:33.67\00:52:36.43
on the songs for us
and oh we wanna sing this,
00:52:36.44\00:52:39.31
and all we would
have to do is the symbols
00:52:39.32\00:52:41.36
and they would
just sing those songs.
00:52:41.37\00:52:42.96
And it's just powerful
to know that just through
00:52:42.97\00:52:45.57
teaching lives can be changed,
00:52:45.58\00:52:48.30
so it's very important
and that we just you know
00:52:48.31\00:52:50.62
love up the youth, so
that they can you know
00:52:50.63\00:52:53.32
go forth and do
powerful things because
00:52:53.33\00:52:55.47
you know, we need
to continue to have
00:52:55.84\00:52:57.67
people to help us,
we can't do this alone,
00:52:57.68\00:52:59.82
we need the reinforcement,
and so we just wanna
00:52:59.83\00:53:02.48
inspire the youth,
you know go out and
00:53:02.49\00:53:04.97
do something powerful
in your community because
00:53:04.98\00:53:07.29
these little boys and
girls, they are looking
00:53:07.30\00:53:09.34
up to you, yes. And
they wanted to do something
00:53:09.35\00:53:11.45
but they just
need encouragement.
00:53:11.46\00:53:13.18
You know once you
have actually tasted soul
00:53:13.46\00:53:17.22
winning like when
you help that person,
00:53:17.23\00:53:19.29
you study with them,
they went into the watery
00:53:20.36\00:53:23.30
grave or baptized
into Jesus Christ that is
00:53:23.31\00:53:27.54
something that
you will never forget,
00:53:27.55\00:53:29.06
it's a thrill
that cannot be equaled,
00:53:29.07\00:53:31.48
no matter how what
you look and what you
00:53:31.86\00:53:34.72
try to do, there's
nothing that will equal
00:53:34.73\00:53:37.19
soul winning as far
as a thrill in life,
00:53:37.20\00:53:40.22
its just a beautiful
thing. You know pastor
00:53:40.23\00:53:43.30
that I am so glad
that the book that you are
00:53:43.63\00:53:46.00
sharing as a free offer
tonight is on education,
00:53:46.40\00:53:49.07
yes, and because this
is what supposed to happen
00:53:49.08\00:53:51.80
as children comes to
Adventist institution
00:53:51.81\00:53:55.14
to learn about God.
And here is a quotation
00:53:55.15\00:53:57.22
from that book
on page 271 it says,
00:53:57.23\00:53:59.52
with such an army
of workers as our youth
00:53:59.86\00:54:03.63
rightly trained,
might furnish, how soon the
00:54:04.26\00:54:07.95
message of a
crucified risen and soon coming
00:54:07.96\00:54:12.23
savior might be carried
through the whole earth.
00:54:12.24\00:54:16.31
And that is
exactly what we are doings
00:54:16.66\00:54:18.60
as NAPS and what we
encourage other young
00:54:18.61\00:54:20.59
people to become
and part of this army of
00:54:20.60\00:54:22.54
youth because we
have people whose life may
00:54:22.55\00:54:24.77
even be touched by
this book of testimony
00:54:24.78\00:54:27.08
of devotionals that
you hear in these stories.
00:54:27.09\00:54:29.67
And I think Darla
has one out to close
00:54:29.90\00:54:31.57
out here of one of
the such person that wrote
00:54:31.58\00:54:34.53
a letter to us you
know how this book is
00:54:34.54\00:54:36.26
touching there
lives, alright. Yeah,
00:54:36.27\00:54:37.79
we actually have a
letter from Anika Churshun,
00:54:37.80\00:54:41.16
and she writes our
family is preparing to
00:54:41.74\00:54:44.54
move to main, to
serve as missionaries.
00:54:44.55\00:54:47.25
I have been
encouraged by the testimonies
00:54:47.65\00:54:49.66
in your devotional
book. Each time I pick it up,
00:54:49.67\00:54:52.63
my four year old son says,
00:54:53.05\00:54:54.47
can you read it to
me? and I know I read
00:54:54.48\00:54:57.61
this devotion
book and even like some
00:54:57.62\00:54:59.70
other times, I wasn't
on the mission but this
00:54:59.71\00:55:02.43
book is such an encouragement
00:55:02.44\00:55:04.18
of how God is still
the same God from the
00:55:04.19\00:55:07.85
Old Testament,
from the New Testament,
00:55:07.86\00:55:10.16
and He is still
working the same powerful
00:55:10.17\00:55:12.34
miracles and we
actually wanted to present
00:55:12.35\00:55:14.65
this to you, well
thank you, we couldn't leave
00:55:14.66\00:55:17.84
here without presenting you.
00:55:17.85\00:55:19.44
I'll receive it and I
was going to ask you for it,
00:55:19.45\00:55:21.84
amen. Alright, well
how do they get that book?
00:55:23.54\00:55:26.71
How do they get
that book, I know some of
00:55:27.48\00:55:29.00
our viewers they
wanna get that book
00:55:29.01\00:55:30.50
as well as the
free offer tonight,
00:55:30.51\00:55:32.02
how do the get this?
Okay all they have to do
00:55:32.37\00:55:35.13
is they can go right to our
00:55:35.44\00:55:36.59
website www.napsoc.org.
00:55:36.60\00:55:42.10
And on that
website they have a place
00:55:42.50\00:55:44.46
where you can just
request the copy of the book.
00:55:44.47\00:55:46.20
Alright, and they
receive this book,
00:55:46.21\00:55:48.98
the book of education.
All you have to do is to
00:55:49.30\00:55:51.94
give us a call or
you can contact us
00:55:51.95\00:55:56.48
by the internet,
and I think everyone of
00:55:56.78\00:56:01.13
you may know the phone
number by now except me
00:56:01.14\00:56:03.50
and it's 618-627-4651
or go to freeoffer@3abn.org
00:56:03.87\00:56:15.98
and we'll send you
the book by Ellen White,
00:56:16.41\00:56:18.54
the book
Education. And when you,
00:56:18.55\00:56:21.25
when you call ask
them for it, and if you are
00:56:21.77\00:56:25.82
able to
contribute something to 3ABN
00:56:25.83\00:56:28.11
for our ministry
here, you know that it goes
00:56:28.12\00:56:31.15
forward the great work
of presenting the gospel
00:56:31.16\00:56:34.43
around the world.
And wherever these young
00:56:34.44\00:56:36.58
people go you run into
the people that watch 3ABN,
00:56:36.59\00:56:39.23
I know that's true
because it seems like
00:56:39.66\00:56:42.77
as many people
watches in Africa as they do
00:56:42.78\00:56:44.97
here or anywhere
else. Yes they do.
00:56:44.98\00:56:46.65
John Lomacang just
got back and he says
00:56:46.95\00:56:49.10
everywhere he
went, people said that
00:56:49.11\00:56:50.97
they were watching
3ABN and so we're around
00:56:50.98\00:56:55.56
the world. 1.65
billion people can just turn on
00:56:55.57\00:57:00.24
the TV and hear
the gospel on 3ABN.
00:57:00.25\00:57:04.15
So, we want to
keep doing that message,
00:57:04.59\00:57:07.41
we are right down to
the last few seconds here,
00:57:07.42\00:57:10.84
can you do it in 5
seconds? Yes I hope
00:57:11.20\00:57:13.72
so I just wanna
encourage the young people,
00:57:13.73\00:57:15.98
you know if people,
if people didn't go out,
00:57:15.99\00:57:17.99
I was overweight, I
didn't know anything
00:57:18.53\00:57:21.88
about God, I was
lost because people
00:57:21.89\00:57:23.84
came to me, my
whole life changed,
00:57:23.85\00:57:26.44
I have been to several
different countries now,
00:57:26.45\00:57:28.30
and I would be in
heaven because young people,
00:57:28.65\00:57:31.23
because people they
didn't get comfortable,
00:57:31.24\00:57:33.50
they went out and they
told me about the gospel.
00:57:33.51\00:57:35.85
Amen, well, that is
a testimony, isn't it?
00:57:36.20\00:57:39.42
We will be right back
in just a few minutes,
00:57:39.82\00:57:41.94
about two minutes,
so call your friends
00:57:42.52\00:57:45.14
and tell them to
tune in would you?
00:57:45.15\00:57:46.69