Participants: Anthony Paul Ph.D (Host), Jim Gilley (Host), Clea Moore, Darla Price, Dr. Marlo Hodnett, Francisco Cross, Mia Pile, Randrick Chance, Taurus Montgomery
Series Code: TLA
Program Code: TLA011509
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01:01 Well, good evening and welcome,
01:02 we're so glad that you could join us tonight, 01:04 and I am so very happy that 01:07 Dr. Anthony Paul is with us. 01:08 Dr. Paul good to have you along, 01:11 It's nice to be here. I'm sorry I disappointed you, 01:13 Danny is not here. Oh! No. But Danny has an 01:16 appointment out in California, okay and 01:19 so he threw me the ball and I'm suppose 01:22 be pitching on that. Well, we had fun with you 01:23 the last time; we'll have fun with you again. 01:25 We did, we really enjoyed being with you and 01:28 Dr. Anthony Paul is the founder of NAPS 01:31 which is the National Association for the 01:33 Prevention of Starvation, and it's a wonderful 01:37 organization we have seen this group work 01:40 around the world. And they've got a 01:43 missionary team it's just outstanding and 01:45 you're gonna meet them tonight 14 01:48 members of the team, we all are here, 01:51 everybody is here, couldn't leave anybody at home? 01:54 No. And so we're happy that they are 01:57 here and home is Oakwood when they 02:00 are there, yes. And but also they're out 02:02 around the world, and we're gonna hear 02:05 about some of the more recent trips, 02:07 something's that have happened. But before we 02:09 do I'll just wanna talk just for a moment 02:13 about something is very dear to me, 02:16 and it's dear to these young people as well, 02:18 because number one Jesus Christ 02:22 presenting him to the world, amen, is what 02:25 we are all about, that's what 3ABN is about, 02:29 that's what these people are about right here, 02:31 is spreading Jesus, his love, and what he has 02:34 done for each one of us. And you know Jesus 02:38 has an organization on this earth, he has had 02:41 one all the way through from the apostolic days, 02:44 there is always been a church, a true church, 02:48 a church that is upholding his biblical truth. 02:52 And he talks about the church in the 02:54 16th chapter of Matthew in verse 18 and he says: 02:59 I will build My church, and the gates of Hades 03:06 shall not prevail against it. The gates of hell 03:08 shall not prevail against My church he said, amen. 03:12 And I want you to know that is true, 03:15 the church is strong, it's alive, it's well, 03:18 it's moving forward. And you know something 03:20 about the church that we belong to it's the 03:23 Seventh-day Adventist Church, it's the church 03:24 we honestly believe, its teaching God's message 03:28 for these last days. And this church was 03:31 recently featured in an online article in 03:34 USA Today and the headline said: Rest on the Sabbath. 03:39 Heed Old Testament dietary codes. 03:41 And be ready for Jesus to return at any moment. 03:44 He said: If these practices sound quaint or 03:46 antiquated, think again. They're the hallmarks 03:49 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 03:52 And then it goes on to say: Newly released 03:55 data show that Seventh-day Adventism is 03:58 growing by 2.5% in North America, a rapid 04:02 clip for this part of the world, where 04:04 Southern Baptists and mainline denominations, 04:08 as well as other church groups are declining, 04:12 Adventists are growing it says here, 04:14 amen, in USA today. Adventists are even 04:17 growing 75% faster than Mormons who are 04:20 growing at 1.4 percent, who prioritize numeric 04:24 growth. So, you know we will thank God 04:28 that this message is moving forward, amen. 04:31 And we'd like to think that at 3ABN with our 04:34 being on over a thousand cable outlets here 04:37 in United States, 135 local stations that the Lord 04:43 allows us to own and to operate. We believe 04:47 that we are having a small part in that, 04:49 amen, and we just praise God for that, 04:51 for your support people are walking into churches 04:55 day after day after day, I was just talking to C.A. 04:58 and he is in Tulsa tonight; I wish C.A. was with us, 05:02 I always miss him when he's gone. 05:04 And he is getting ready to do some preaching 05:07 there this weekend at Tulsa first and he told 05:10 me, he said Jim they tell me that every 05:14 week or so a new person walks in to at 05:19 Tulsa First Church that he's been watching our 05:21 local channel there in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 05:24 I've also talked to the pastor of the 05:26 South Church and he told me the very same 05:29 thing, and so they're walking into the churches 05:31 that are near to them, because they're watching 05:35 3ABN and there are some more stories I'd love to 05:39 tell you about Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the 05:42 best because hundreds of people have been 05:46 baptized as a result of the station that we 05:48 have there in Las Vegas. And I'm gonna be 05:51 talking to you in a week or so about trying to 05:54 help that station go digital. And I hope that 05:56 some of you that live in that area will be sure to 05:59 help us with that project, it's gonna cost us 06:02 about 50, 60,000 dollars and so we do need 06:05 your help in that project. Just want you to know 06:10 that your sacrificial support of 3ABN is 06:14 reaching people and I want you to be proud 06:17 of the church that you belong to, because it is 06:21 the church of Jesus Christ, amen, 06:23 and we believe with all of our hearts that 06:25 Christ is coming again soon. 06:28 Now, other thing we believe in is Christian 06:30 education, and tonight our special offer is the 06:34 book Education, it's written by Ellen White. 06:38 This was the, a text book used in the University 06:41 where I took the course on education, 06:43 and it is a fabulous book. Book Education if you'd 06:48 like to have it, just it's our free offer to you 06:51 just dial us at 618-627-4651 or 06:57 freeoffer@3abn.org, if you'll do that we'll be 07:04 sure to send you a copy of 3ABN, of 3ABN, 07:10 of the book Education, and it's our gift from 3ABN. 07:15 Well listen, Dr. Paul, its great to have you 07:18 with us again, and shake your hand one more time, 07:20 yes, always. Alright, and tell us what's being 07:23 going on with NAPS, what it has been, and what's 07:25 happening? Well, the NAPS just historically 07:28 a little bit of the past, because most of our 07:30 viewing audience are new, yes. 3ABN is growing 07:33 by leaps and bounds, just want to say that 07:37 its because of 3ABN largely about 14 years 07:40 ago, we on 3ABN here and launched our 07:43 ministry, yes. And ever since then it has opened 07:48 doors for us to spread this gospel, yes. 07:50 This precious gospel that was given to 07:53 the Seventh-day Adventist church and you'll think 07:54 Jim that a conservative religion as Adventist 07:58 is growing leaps and bounds, yeah, yeah, 08:00 yes, because it's a truth, it's a truth, 08:02 that's true, any logical person, any logical 08:04 honest non-biased person that he has his message 08:08 will accept it, amen, amen. So, NAPS again refered 08:13 to acronym for the National Association 08:17 for the Prevention of Starvation, 08:19 but not just physical starvation, 08:21 but also spiritual starvation. 08:23 And we have been in operation now for over 08:27 32 years, yes, wow. It started when I was 08:30 a student at Oakwood University, okay and then 08:32 we used to do work around city and around 08:35 the state, and then we moved to overseas in 1996, 08:40 okay, and I think our first mission was, well 08:43 we did work like in LA, feeding the hungry, 08:46 working with gang members, I think we have 08:48 still on that, way back then we, we used to go 08:53 to LA work with the Crips and the Blood, yes. 08:56 We got them involved, we even got some of them 08:58 to come to Oakwood, yes and to stop their gang 09:02 banging, we gave them computers, and 09:05 started a, a computer shop, trained the kids 09:09 in LA and we met with them on the street 09:12 as you see on that still there, was a kind of a 09:14 situation there, just walking into LA and 09:17 meeting these gang members, talking about 09:19 peace and nonviolence. And then we move on to 09:22 Sudan, I know the things in Sudan now very rough, 09:27 but we're there about 11 years ago, and Dr. Hoddnet 09:30 was there, when she was as a student at Oakwood, 09:32 yes. I know she have some testimonies about, 09:35 about that if you'll speak to that a little bit. 09:38 Of course, first I want to go back to the, 09:40 our first foreign mission which was Haiti 09:43 and there is a powerful testimony that always 09:46 touches my life, because it was through this 09:48 miracle that the Bible really became real to me. 09:52 And you know you always hear the stories but 09:54 growing up in church you know you just like 09:57 okay you know Jesus He multiplied the fish and 10:00 you know loafs of bread, but to actually see it, 10:03 it's like yes the God that I was taught about in 10:05 Sabbath school, it's the same God I serve now, 10:08 And so in Haiti we would have a feeding program 10:11 for the children and it would be beans and rice 10:14 and different things like that, and there will be a 10:16 long line and we'd to feed them and feed them 10:18 and everyday there would be more kids 10:20 that would come because they would spread 10:22 the word to the far out villages, and so they 10:25 would walk miles to come. So, on this particular 10:27 day we fed all these children like over 10:30 100 kids but there were still like 30 children 10:32 who had not eaten yet, and we were so 10:35 heart broken, because they are the one's that 10:37 needed it the most, they had walked all day to 10:39 get there. But there were like 20 so of us and 10:44 Dr. Paul you can help me in correct the story 10:45 if I mess it up. Yeah, there were 75 kids, 10:47 75 kids and they were 30 of us and so Dr. Paul 10:51 asked he said well what do you guys think about 10:53 giving that our meal for the day for the children. 10:56 And we were like sure no problem, but that's 11:00 not gonna solve it because we still don't have 11:02 enough, so we held hands and prayed over the 11:05 food and we begin to served the children. 11:07 And before we knew it all of them had been 11:10 served and then Madam Sarah who was working 11:14 with us she said okay NAPS are you ready to 11:16 eat and we what are you talking about Madam Sarah 11:19 we just gave all of our food away she tells no, 11:22 the pot is half full, we said what and so then 11:25 we all ate and even after we ate they called 11:29 for seconds because the pot was still half full. 11:31 And we served like some of the parents and 11:34 we severed and the pot was still half full, wow. 11:37 And so it was just like goose bumps and I'm 11:39 just like man God bless you know our God 11:42 is powerful you know and the lesson it taught 11:45 us is that when we're willing to sacrifice 11:47 and to give up, we don't have to worry 11:49 because God will take care of us, yes, he will. 11:52 You know, we have a book that we put out 11:55 here for young people to read about the miracles 11:58 that we have witness in NAPS, yeah. 12:00 And if you want to write to, it's a gift also 12:03 to write to NAPS, okay. I like to talk about is 12:05 another Sudan miracle, okay, when we went into 12:08 Sudan that was into war, it was a civil war 12:11 where the Muslim North were fighting with 12:14 Christian South, and there we, we went to 12:18 remote island in these swarms of Sudan, and 12:22 trying to take care of these kids, and one of the 12:25 miracles that came to me is we took this chainsaw 12:29 to help rebuilt some of the homes for these 12:33 people that who's have lost their home and 12:36 this chainsaw would not start. And so it was 12:39 Dr. Marlo again came to me and ask me to hold 12:42 hands around the chainsaw and pray and I 12:46 I was very disturbed about that because I said 12:50 why not just go and pray you know under the 12:53 tree somewhere, right, yeah. So, she said no lets 12:57 hold hands around the saw and pray, so I'd to 12:59 humble myself, yeah, as a professor and you know 13:03 what it, you know your faith was kind of weak, 13:05 yeah, at that time, yeah. So, nevertheless we did 13:08 pray and everyone was looking because 13:10 they never saw a chainsaw before. 13:11 So, we prayed and then she said then start the 13:14 saw and I seven times Jim seven times 13:18 I pulled that saw and wouldn't start and I 13:20 was very upset, yes I'm humiliated but on the 13:24 seventh pull, seventh pull, some evil black 13:26 smoke came out of that, well, started, yeah, 13:31 we were able to do break, amen, the whole 13:33 village got baptized. The chief said after he 13:35 said when the people saw that you pray to God, 13:39 yeah, that listened to you and started that saw, 13:42 they saw that we were of some value, amen. 13:44 So, now there's a church in Sudan, wow, 13:46 people have been used in many miracles had came, 13:48 wow, wow. Then we went on to a lot of things 13:50 Katrina, oh! Yes, 911 we were there, 911 13:55 you know I remember that. In fact I was there 13:59 shortly after but I was watching television 14:02 and hear that your group comes down 14:06 from street, yes. And then I know so these 14:09 are Seventh-day Adventist young people 14:10 from Oakwood University, yes. And I wanna tell you 14:14 man I cry, I couldn't help it, as you guys are 14:18 gotten there so quickly after the tragedy is 14:22 taken place. God not always does that with us, 14:23 we're in the tsunami also, yeah. But the 911 14:27 at home and that touch me dearly too. Oh! Yeah. 14:30 We walked for 8 hours, 8 hours without you know 14:33 with the one group to another consoling this 14:35 folks who are whipping, praying, with them, yeah. 14:37 And what a time it was because I was there 14:41 just a few days afterwards and, and 14:44 people were just in shock and they would talk to 14:47 you on the streets which New Yorkers never do. 14:49 Right, right, and so and you guys were there 14:52 even quicker than I was so. And still memories 14:54 with that still remain. Yes, absolutely. 14:57 We were for tsunami and I think Taurus you were 15:00 there for tsunami maybe you can speak to that, 15:01 yeah. Sure, well the tsunami that took place. 15:05 Before that I didn't introduce my, 15:06 okay I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let me introduce 15:11 the guest, yes. Okay, my name is Marlo Hoddnet 15:17 and I've been part of NAPS for I guess 15, 16 years, 15:22 I joined originally when I was a student at 15:24 Oakwood University, and then God bless me to be 15:27 able to go to Loma Linda where I received my 15:30 medical degree and then I did my residency 15:32 in internal medicine and then it's a whole another 15:35 miracle how he brought me back to Huntsville 15:37 and I'm able to work with NAPS, wonderful. 15:41 My name is Taurus Montgomery, I'm a pastor 15:45 of two churches in Yazoo City, Mississippi 15:49 and Rolling Fork, Mississippi, I join that 15:53 when I was a student at Oakwood. 15:55 I graduated and went to Andrews University 15:58 and now I'm currently serving as pastor in that 16:01 district, yeah. Okay, my name is Francisco Cross 16:05 from California, and I graduated from Oakwood, 16:09 Pastor Montgomery I should say now. We're actually 16:12 good friends and went through theological 16:14 program there, and now God has blessed me 16:16 remain and to work with NAPS, but at the same 16:20 I'm finishing my pre accidental school, okay, 16:23 and God willing I'll be applying this May, 16:26 this June and 'll just keep going and see what 16:29 God has make for me. Alright, please apply to 16:31 Loma Linda, yeah. Taurus tells a little 16:35 bit of what happened there in tsunami situation? 16:38 Well, tsunami that took place in with, 16:42 hit a lot of places but we went particularly to 16:44 Sri Lanka and we're enable us to go was 16:49 we took a year off a school and this was 16:51 what we called YOD, stands for year of dedication, 16:53 right. And that took place and I think 2004, 16:57 2005 and because we were out of school and make 17:00 that sacrifice to dedicate that year to the Lord 17:03 when the tsunami hit, we had a team that was 17:05 ready and prepare to go and it was something 17:07 that really open my eyes to see you know the 17:11 devastation of course it was, it was terribly, 17:13 it was horrible but most to me was 17:15 a responsibility to do something about it, 17:17 yeah, you know and so we were able to 17:20 help people rebuilt their homes, I think 17:22 we construct maybe 5 or 6 homes or so. 17:24 And we were able to minister to the people 17:27 you know such a time is that you're grieving, 17:30 you're dealing with loss of family members 17:33 on top of the loss of all routines and so. 17:35 God really blessed us to be able to minister 17:38 to the hearts of the people and you know 17:41 the things that I learned while doing that 17:44 mission the things I learned while the time 17:46 that I was in NAPS in general is something 17:49 that I'm really applying and trying to apply 17:51 in my ministry today. And it's been a tremendous 17:54 blessing, and there so many more I could take 17:57 over the whole time but it's just been, 18:02 it's been wonderful. This is our 8th year, 18:04 even though already YOD, the year of dedication 18:06 where a group of students, take a year off from 18:08 school and dedicate it to the Lord, yes. 18:11 And Taurus was the first to do it back in 2004 18:17 something like that, yeah. And then also 18:20 Francisco Cross what YOD, you also led a group? 18:23 Yeah, YOD 2 then I graduated and I did YOD 5, 18:27 okay, okay. And I have to say you know it's so, 18:32 it's so funny now you know especially to see 18:33 here you know with, with Taurus because he was 18:36 actually a big influence with regards to why 18:39 he did it you know I live in California, I never 18:42 knew of any other black males who were involved 18:44 you know in serving the community you know 18:47 he even serving you know the Lord and 18:50 you know it just hit me afterward God had 18:53 called me for you know and as, as young man 18:55 especially sometimes you know because poor choices 18:58 you make you feel like God can't use you, yeah. 19:00 But coming at Oakwood you know it was so 19:03 to just see so many young people you know 19:05 you meet the others come on later is like, 19:07 they are just filled with the love of God, you know 19:11 and it's real and it something that's you know 19:13 you have lot of fads in the world but for me 19:15 YOD it's just you know one of the greatest things 19:19 that it did for me, you know, a lot of times in 19:21 making decisions through ministry you have 19:23 the choice you know about leaving your family, 19:25 and you know I come from a very close family, 19:28 I love my mom and my dad. And my mom 19:30 like you know what always praying for us, 19:33 you know and I remember after during YOD 19:36 you know I was always praying for my dad, 19:38 and it was one of our breaks on YOD, 19:41 I went back home and I have a twin brother 19:44 named Lewis and we were you know up in the 19:46 mountain and so forth, and we're just talking 19:48 have a good time and all of a sudden my dad 19:51 came over to the door, our door and we're at the 19:54 you know at the car shop and he said hey 19:57 you guys wanna come with me, I'm about to 19:58 hand some literature to this man in the 20:00 shop and we're gonna pray. And that just, 20:03 it just that was a changed father for me, 20:05 wow, and during YOD, year of dedication, yeah, 20:09 we I mean I couldn't give the statistics of a 20:11 top of my head but we blanket every city we go 20:13 with literature piece of the storm. And we really 20:16 try to led the people to come in you know that God 20:18 loves them and so as, as being a part of that 20:21 ministry and then coming back and seeing the God is, 20:23 is taking care of your loved ones, sure. 20:26 You know, because all you're doing is praying 20:28 for them, it was encouraging because it's 20:31 always that first decision you know the man to be 20:33 dropped on Elijah where you come and 20:36 follow me, yeah. But God step us you know, 20:39 he wants us to step out in faith and I experience 20:43 that first day. When you're serving others, 20:45 God is always doing something for us, yes, 20:48 far greater than we ever could have realized 20:51 which is gonna take place. Well, these are 20:53 fantastic stories. I know one of the other areas 20:57 you went into what is like remarkable is the 21:00 earthquake in Haiti, and we gave a short 21:02 report on that, but we have a team down there 21:04 right now with coloring situation. We went to 21:07 color situation in Zimbabwe some 21:09 three years ago where you wrote booklets 21:10 and had all of a documents now to 21:13 educate people against color, so right now 21:16 that is being done with the Government of Haiti, 21:19 and we have a team down there doing that 21:20 right now. There was an article published in 21:24 women's the Ladies Home Journal, which 21:28 featured Dr. Marlo and her work around 21:30 the world, okay. But then the CBS news 21:34 gonna you saw about is we'll be doing a 21:36 story and so yeah about the work she's done, 21:38 tremendous works. I just like her to give a 21:40 report before that comes out on Haiti situation, 21:44 and some other place you have gone around the 21:45 world so that our Adventist and other, 21:47 they can be watch for that, of course yeah, 21:50 that's right tell us about it? 21:51 Okay, well we went to Haiti, and what 21:57 happen was we, Dr. Paul had heard news 22:00 of what happened in Haiti he actually the day 22:03 of the earthquake he was on the phone with our 22:06 NAPS branch leader in Haiti, okay, and Franswa 22:11 is his name, and he was talking to him, and 22:15 all of the sudden he lost connection and he just 22:18 thought oh bad you know phone service 22:20 it's we're in the States and it's Haiti and then 22:23 it wasn't too much longer after that he saw 22:26 the devastation that had occurred and so then 22:30 he called all of us that are kind of known as 22:34 old heads of NAPS you know. And we were like 22:37 okay what do we need to do let's go yes, as you 22:40 remember Haiti was our very first foreign mission, 22:43 yes, so we have a lot of connections and family 22:45 like people there, and so we wanted to do 22:47 something and so we were able to go to 22:50 Haiti along with, we were able to crew 22:53 other physicians Dr Mandisa McIver, 22:58 Dr. Raynon Andrews and Dr. Phillip McIver 23:03 he's a oral surgeon. And so we went down 23:06 there we setup clinic, and we were able to 23:09 care for hundreds and hundreds of people, wow, 23:13 and minister to them, and God sent us to places 23:17 where people had not yet gone because it was 23:19 just, the impact was so tremendous, they needed 23:22 so much help in the city that they were not 23:24 enough healthcare workers to go up on the 23:26 mountains where homes had fallen, and 23:29 people were unable to get down, so God 23:31 impressed upon us to go up into the mountains 23:33 and people were just crying out there, they were so 23:36 thankful, they said you know we thought that 23:37 we had been forgotten and just to see the 23:41 relief on their face and to pray with them, 23:43 and to hold them, and to bandage their wounds 23:45 and to tell them that God loves them, yes. 23:47 It was just a tremendous experience despite 23:50 the trauma because it was very traumatic even 23:53 for us, so I can only imagine what it was like 23:55 for those who had lost loved ones. So, that was 23:57 one of the most life changing experiences 24:00 for all of us there. And we did, we did finally 24:03 meet up with our friends Franswa in case you 24:04 wonder about it. Yes, I'm sorry, yes, so we, 24:07 he survived, he survived, we were in Haiti, 24:09 we and this was a, that city was very congested 24:12 at that time, yes, we couldn't go on to road 24:14 side you have to go to back roads. 24:16 So, we're there in Haiti and we are serving 24:18 everyone and I'm saying whatever happened 24:20 to Franswa, yeah. There are dead bodies 24:22 everywhere and so forth and but the Lord loves us 24:25 so much even, even if he let you have pain So, 24:28 we were diverted off the main road and we're 24:30 going through a back alley road around some 24:32 ditches and behold I look through the window 24:36 in the middle of Port-au-Prince 24:38 isn't that so, who do I see standing at the side 24:40 of the road with his old worn out NAPS shirt on, 24:43 yeah it was Franswa, yes. I know I started to, 24:46 then start crying, you say you didn't hate, 24:48 I lost it, I lost it yeah. We screamed, crying 24:52 and we're hugging friends wow we're just like 24:55 old friends to the Lord and God is so good 24:57 because there other people who were 25:00 baptized from our first, second mission to Haiti. 25:04 and they were in Port-au-Prince, 25:06 they were also part of the NAPS branch 25:08 and they gave, one gentleman gave a 25:10 testimony about how he was in his classroom 25:12 and he was on the second floor, yeah. 25:14 And he was by the window for some reason 25:17 he thought impressed to sit at back of the 25:19 classroom that day, he doesn't normally do that. 25:20 And when the building started shaking he jumped 25:23 out the window, wow, grabbed the pole 25:26 and slip down to the ground. 25:27 And as soon as he hit the ground he said the whole 25:30 building just collapsed and he lost all his 25:32 classmates, teachers, everything right before 25:35 his eyes. And God spared his life and now 25:39 the people that are there with the NAPS branch we 25:42 had another evangelistic meeting in the branches 25:46 like on fire they are just going out spreading 25:48 the gospel. Everyday we hear news about baptisms, 25:51 we have Wokie who's a US representation of NAPS 25:56 that's there with them, working with them and so, 25:58 the world is coming to an end, we are thanks for 25:59 for that. Yeah, things have happened so 26:01 rapidly Jim and we are looking at it and as, 26:04 as students of prophecy, it's no doubt that is, 26:08 you know we have been seeing this for years 26:10 and years, yeah, but it so, it happens so with 26:15 such rapidity now that we can't help but, right, 26:16 but say that the Lord is coming very soon, yeah. 26:17 We are doing some other work to at home and 26:20 I think there will be another group that 26:22 we're talking about that, but we are interested 26:23 in our friend here Taurus because he is one of 26:26 the first of NAPS member that's taking us 26:28 out into our own neighborhoods, okay. 26:30 And we are watching him now because he 26:33 is in the place called Delta of Mississippi, 26:36 which is one of the poorest areas in all of 26:38 United States. And so he has some concerns 26:42 and we are talking just a lot before we came 26:43 on here, and that I just want him to voice that 26:46 to the public and now we are not here to fund raise. 26:49 We know that, that 3ABN has an awesome 26:53 responsibility to take this message throughout 26:55 the world, has opened many doors for us. 26:58 We're saying to the viewing audience that 27:00 we used to say 50 percent of what ever you send 27:03 to us send to 3ABN, but now we say 75 percent of 27:07 what you think of sending to us, 27:09 please send to 3ABN, and have been doing it, 27:11 praise God for that. Well, you know something Danny 27:13 years ago made the decision to help ministries 27:17 like yours and he believes in your ministry. 27:20 Yes, I know he does. And he wants the people 27:22 to support your ministry, yes, and you know it's 27:25 amazing when you're not selfish, yes, then 27:28 the Lord takes, you know I learned that from Danny. 27:30 I learned that from him. And we, we want to help 27:34 your ministry, yes, yes, and we know that 27:36 the people are gonna stay by us, right. 27:37 And, you know I took a year from work this year 27:40 without pay and Danny give me a $1000 when we're 27:44 here last, okay. And kids reminded me that 27:47 two days ago it was a young lady in need 27:50 and I gave her a $1000, amen. Before he gave it, 27:53 before Danny gave me a $1000, amen. So but money 27:56 is not a factor that God takes care of us, yeah, 27:58 he does. And so I up it now the 75 percent 28:01 whatever you send to NAPS make sure that 75 percent 28:04 come to 3ABN and but we are concerned about 28:07 pastor Taurus Montgomery ministry because, 28:12 he is our first fruit, yeah, gone to NAPS 28:14 as minister, so if you could just talk 28:17 about the situation there, sure, sure. 28:19 Well, I tell people all the time that I pastor 28:22 the church Ellen White founded. Ellen White 28:26 son he came down in the morning star boat 28:28 and setup clinics, setup schools and the place 28:33 that I'm pastoring right now, and where I live 28:35 Yazoo City, Mississippi. And as I've been going 28:38 around to different people in the community acts 28:40 in the course and what do they feel or some of the 28:42 greatest needs in this community, and a lot of 28:44 the kids, and lot of adults who will talk 28:47 about that the educational situation 28:49 there needed to be some type of intentional work 28:53 toward, what happen to younger people in the 28:55 community just in basic education, you know 28:58 reading a math and so I have some members 29:00 who have been expressing the same concern and 29:03 we're looking at starting a educational tutoring 29:06 program and is something that you know, 29:09 we're gonna need funds to be able to do. 29:11 And I know that as a result of us doing this 29:14 and we have young people already who are 29:16 interested in coming to the church and we just 29:18 wanna be able to help them in a more 29:20 substantial way than what we're doing right now. 29:23 And so you know like, like Dr. Paul was saying 29:26 I've learned the principle in NAPS that you know 29:29 the Bible says: "He who refreshes others shall 29:31 himself be refreshed." Yes, and I've experienced 29:35 that, I've witnessed that, and its something that 29:38 I know that God is gonna continue to do as I, 29:41 as I try to apply that principle to my life 29:43 as I'm pasturing now. Well, that's true. 29:46 Yeah, let me share simple tool that for NAPS 29:49 success and listening audience can use it, 29:52 reason why a small group like us who don't 29:55 have funds, we like to see we are the richest 29:58 organization yet the poorest, yeah. 30:00 We have lots of money, but in other 30:02 people's pocket, so we have to go get them up, 30:06 pick their pocket, but its in their pocket, 30:09 but we go and solicit door-to-door it builds 30:11 the character of our kids, right. 30:13 And then it gives other people a chance to 30:15 participate also, yeah. We do accept whatever 30:17 of funds we get but we'd like to be a 30:20 distributing literature and telling people about 30:21 the love of God at the same time, 30:23 taking the funds and then giving it to others 30:25 and so forth spread the gospel, alright. 30:27 So, with Taurus ministry what we do in NAPS 30:32 God says go that's the commission go, yes. 30:35 So, when there is a problem like a tsunami 30:37 or earthquake people say why you're going 30:39 and how do you know and so forth. 30:41 But we say God said go, so the minute there's a 30:44 situation where there is a need for the gospel 30:46 or a tragedy, we immediately start to move 30:49 in that direction, yes. And we have a contract 30:52 with God, if he doesn't want us to go then only 30:56 he has to do is shut the door, yeah, 30:58 and he will shut three doors, bam, bam, bam 31:01 and then we'll say well it's not our ministry, 31:03 right. So, we have nothing to loose, 31:05 that's right, if anything happen, 31:06 we are in God's hand, amen. What a place to die, 31:08 amen, that is very true, yeah. 31:11 So, we like to, are we gonna, we gonna, 31:13 I'm talking like Danny now, we're gonna 31:15 contribute $1000 to this project, alright, 31:18 anyone who like to make a contribution, 31:20 we'd like to do that for the people in Mississippi, 31:23 because we have worked there and close 31:25 to his neighborhood last summer and 31:27 there are two young ladies they're gonna talk 31:28 about at our next ministry in the next 31:30 group that is coming on. Alright, is also working 31:32 and they will be coming to Oakwood? 31:34 In the old days we have people coming 31:36 to Oakwood from Yazoo and from Natchez, 31:40 but we don't have those people coming anymore, 31:42 because we've price them out, okay, 31:44 you see, so we're hopping that we'd these 31:46 people come and then they can return to their 31:48 neighborhood and spread the gospel. Alright, 31:51 well these are great stories 31:52 and they are thrilling, I'm really excited to, 31:56 to hear them and right now we are 31:59 going to enjoy a song by 32:02 Mark Trammell, "Holy, Holy, Holy". 32:27 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 32:37 Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; 32:48 Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! 32:58 God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! 33:11 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee, 33:22 Casting down their golden crowns 33:27 around the glassy sea; 33:33 Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, 33:43 Which wert and art and evermore shall be 34:02 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! 34:14 All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, 34:19 in earth, and sky, and sea; 34:27 Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty! 34:38 God in three Persons, 34:44 blessed Trinity! Blessed Trinity! 35:15 Well thank you very much Mark, 35:17 we appreciate your music and we really 35:20 appreciate that song Holy, Holy, Holy. 35:23 Well now we have changed the entire group 35:26 here Doctor Paul has taken a break 35:29 and in his place we have Randrick Chance. 35:32 How you're doing? We're happy to have you, 35:34 tell us a little bit about you? 35:36 Well I have been with NAPS now 35:37 for about five years, okay. And I really 35:40 love it, it has been you know transformation 35:43 in my life just working with NAPS, 35:45 and I really enjoyed, I have the privilege 35:47 which is why we're here, but I have the 35:50 awesome privilege of working with the best 35:52 group of young people on a daily basis. 35:55 Wow. And now in this segment, 35:57 we have a lot of wonderful testimonies 35:59 that we want to share talking about Liberia 36:02 formation but also talking about our home mission, 36:05 and some of those beautiful young ladies 36:08 that we have an opportunity to work with, 36:10 I'll just let them introduce themselves. 36:11 All right, and on my right. Clea Moore. 36:15 And then tell us about yourself. 36:18 Well this is my second year be in NAPS 36:21 and I was able to go over to Liberia this past 36:25 Christmas and it was just been such a 36:27 blessing you know, I never imagine being able 36:30 to go overseas and tell people about God 36:32 and then have them actually follow in the path, 36:35 and it's just amazing just to see how people 36:38 will sit and listen to your words. 36:40 They've never seen you a day in your life 36:42 and they will say yes we know that's the truth, 36:45 you know we've seen people come through here 36:47 and say things as per we know what you're saying 36:50 to us is the truth and then actually follow 36:53 you around and actually come with you into 36:55 the water and actually just you know be save, 36:59 and it's just a blessing it has just done a 37:02 wonderful impact on my life, and I am just so 37:04 privilege just to be able to work with 37:07 this organization. Oh wow and then we have Darla. 37:10 Yes, my name is Darla Price; this is actually 37:14 my 11th year in NAPS, 11th year, wow. 37:17 Yes I am actually coming back after. 37:20 You're not a student anymore. No I graduated, 37:23 yeah, and I spent about 4 years in Bermuda 37:26 with my husband, he is also in NAPS, alright, 37:29 teaching at Bermuda Institute, great school. 37:31 And that was a real blessing and now 37:33 I am here, my students are, wanting to be 37:35 missionaries for Jesus as well. Oh and then Mia. 37:39 Yes, yeah, okay. My name is Mia Pile 37:44 and I am from Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, 37:46 and I am just so thankful to be a part of NAPS. 37:49 It was actually because of missionaries coming 37:52 to my community that I was able to come into 37:55 the Adventist Church, alright. And now I get to 37:57 help other people learn about the truth, 37:59 and so I am so thankful to be a part. 38:01 I can't remember how long I've been at NAPS, 38:03 its been about 8 years now I think. 38:04 Really that long, wow, you know something 38:07 about NAPS so I hear everybody talking 38:09 about it like Dr. Marlo, they get involved 38:12 and they just can't stay away, yes, yes. 38:15 It becomes a habit sort of that it's a good habit 38:19 but it's something that becomes a part 38:22 of your life, and you just want to continue 38:24 even after, after you're through with the 38:26 university and even after you've gone out 38:29 and work like teaching in Bermuda, 38:32 and now you're still right back there at NAPS. 38:35 Well listen Randrick tell us a little bit about 38:37 some of the things that you've been doing 38:39 this past year. Well actually for NAPS 38:42 what we've been doing for the last couple 38:43 of years, we've been working in the southern 38:45 Africa places like Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique 38:48 and so forth and every time we go there, 38:51 we establish branches where you know young 38:53 people they take up the work after we leave. 38:56 So right now the Lord has moved upon us 38:58 where we are now transitioning from our 39:01 work in Southern Africa to West Africa 39:04 and so Liberia was actually our very first 39:06 country that we worked in which was during 39:09 the Christmas holidays to January and actually 39:13 these two young ladies were also there with us. 39:15 I would like CJ to on the school one testimony 39:19 as well because when she was there even though 39:20 she's been in NAPS and she worked with us, 39:22 this was actually her first experience of actually 39:25 taking someone from point A all the 39:28 way to baptisms. CJ you know tell us about 39:32 that experience. Well it's just been a life 39:35 changing experience I know for me like 39:38 I said before, I've never imagine being 39:40 able to really sit down with someone 39:43 and share with them the word of God, 39:45 and then to clear all their doubts 39:47 about his love, and to clear all their doubts 39:49 about heaven, and you know their loved ones 39:52 and just to be able to sit there and comfort them 39:54 and just explain to them all these wonderful things 39:58 about this God in heaven that loves them, 40:00 just a powerful thing that he was able to do 40:03 through me. And I'm so humble when I was able 40:05 to be able to see them go into the water 40:08 and then come back out and hug them 40:11 when they came. And it's just been such 40:13 a wonderful experience, it just has inspired me 40:17 to continue to do like, before I thought that 40:20 God was preparing me just to do this 40:22 Liberian mission. But after it was like God 40:24 know you're not done with me and you have 40:26 something more for me to do, and so now 40:29 I am just excited and ready to go and continue 40:31 to bring people into his kingdom. Fantastic, 40:34 just like Taurus and Francisco; she has also 40:38 made a decision to be a part of the group 40:40 that would be taking a year off this year 40:42 the YOD 8 group, and so we really praise 40:45 the Lord for CJ's testimony. 40:46 She is such a humble young lady, 40:49 also still the in Liberia the country 40:52 there is recovering, and I think Darla can actually 40:56 explain some of the things that she saw there, 40:58 what were the conditions like in Liberia? 41:00 Liberia it's the most recent foreign mission 41:03 that I went on, we went this past Christmas, 41:06 and when we got there we are greeted with 41:08 stories from children who have watched 41:10 their parents murdered before their eyes, 41:13 and there was a lot of pain and anger, 41:17 so be able to bring them love and truth 41:21 was a powerful thing, yeah. And the thing about 41:23 Liberia is our goal wasn't just to bring them 41:27 the gospel, but to ensure that they would get 41:30 the gospel and share with others, 41:32 so while we were there we actually started up 41:35 two other groups that are now since I don't know 41:40 if I am jumping ahead, but we've already got 41:42 a message that they've had two different 41:44 baptisms already, wow, since Christmas, amen. 41:47 So that's the way of knowing that the job 41:50 has been done well. The spirit is with them 41:53 and one particular testimony I want 41:55 to share, it comes from a place called Bong county, 42:00 and in Bong county there is a boy, young boy 42:04 and he had epilepsy, and he somehow 42:07 he had got severely burn, boiling water have 42:11 fallen on him, and he was burnt his entire 42:13 body, wow. And at times like that we Marlo 42:18 wasn't there, we didn't have a doctor with us, 42:22 but because of this house message and we've been 42:24 trained Marlo sat with us taught us how to treat 42:27 burns with using charcoal. We were able to cover 42:31 his body in charcoal and treat him while also 42:34 giving Bible studies and praying with him, 42:37 but it didn't, it really it wasn't looking 42:39 that good. And we got news a couple of 42:43 weeks ago that his body is completely healed, 42:47 wow. And not only that his mother and his father 42:51 had both been baptized, isn't it so. 42:54 That's the gospel that we're living for you know 42:56 Jesus is coming back soon in Liberia, 42:59 I know they have many more testimonies, 43:01 but that's one of the powerful ones 43:03 that excites me. You notice the joy on these 43:07 young peoples face. Yes I do. This is one of 43:09 the thing perhaps I think that's exciting that's 43:11 happening in the Adventist Church, 43:13 you know we've already been told that this work 43:15 is going to be finished by youth, 43:17 and this is an army of youth that God 43:20 is raising up, and has risen up, so that we can 43:23 go out there with our energies and give 43:25 our best to Jesus. And I really want to encourage 43:29 the young people out there today you know, 43:31 you might be sitting in your church you might be 43:33 thinking what can I do as a young person, 43:36 you know I don't have many gifts and talents, 43:38 but let me just encourage you many of these people 43:41 you see at NAPS they didn't you know 43:43 they didn't just have all these things 43:44 they came to Oakwood, they had a desire 43:47 to serve and God used them where there were 43:49 because they were willing. So I am just 43:51 encouraging you to just give yourself willingly 43:55 to Jesus and God can use you. 43:57 We've seen that and actually the way some 44:00 of our young people get ready is by serving 44:03 in our own communities, and this is the where Mia, 44:05 a volunteer coordinator can tell us about 44:07 some of those preparations you know 44:09 because people see us, we go overseas, 44:11 we do all these things and they just think that 44:13 it just happens, but it starts at home first. 44:15 Mia can you tell us how you prepare for 44:17 those things. Yes God is so great just like Chance 44:21 was saying you know the volunteers they work 44:24 so hard and NAPS has made most of volunteers 44:27 and because of their faithfulness, 44:29 we're actually able to serve in nine communities 44:32 here in Huntsville area, and a lot of the 44:35 communities are lower income areas where the 44:37 people don't have insurance, 44:39 or they don't have access on to some of the 44:41 things the others may have access to. 44:44 And so not only are we able to do children's 44:47 programs with them, Bible studies with their 44:49 families but God has blessed us to be able 44:52 to do health seminars. We get training from 44:54 Dr. Marlo and her team, and they train us how to 44:58 do the new start in these communities, 45:00 we've to do blood pressure you know 45:02 not only that but bring services that they need 45:04 like tutoring and God is so good because like 45:08 I said I was baptized into the church 45:10 missionaries came to me. And now I get to go to 45:13 other people and be their missionary for them, 45:16 and I have three girls in the community. 45:18 They are so precious to me and we've been working 45:22 with them in their community going to their 45:24 homes sharing Bible studies with them, 45:26 tutoring with them, teaching them 45:28 how to cook and now God has blessed that 45:30 we're actually going to take them to a church, 45:32 the local churches there in Huntsville, 45:35 especially pastor hold this church. 45:36 Our nations the family there, they have been 45:39 supporting our young people as we bring them, 45:42 they let the children sing, 45:43 they let them do testimonies and the kids, 45:46 they are so bright, they love reading the Bible, 45:49 they love sitting down for church, 45:50 they are taking notes of the sermon 45:52 and when we leave we're taking them back home. 45:54 The kids are like, no the pastor said this 45:57 and the pastor said that, are you sure it's 45:59 from this scripture, from that scripture you know, 46:01 and so I just really thank God because you know 46:04 we don't just leave them in a community but 46:06 God is actually blessing us, so we can take them 46:09 to church and they find their own way 46:11 and become a part, you know of the church 46:13 and then go back and I think Darla you have 46:16 one about that too in your community. 46:17 Yes, yes, God is really, really been blessing as 46:20 Mia said and the thing is I was actually gonna 46:23 share how after we work with them, 46:27 we actually took them, brought them all to 46:30 Oakwood University. There a lot of times the reason 46:34 why some people don't end up pursuing 46:36 higher education is they have never seen it. 46:39 That's right. And so for many of our children 46:42 the first time they've ever been introduced 46:44 to that college with an option, 46:46 they got to go to Oakwood University 46:48 and the auditorium was packed with children. 46:51 We went over they got to sing if you could 46:53 just hear them scripture songs like they know 46:57 Ecclesiastes 9:5, they know Revelation 1:7 47:01 and they had such a great time and the most 47:04 important thing that we teach them is about 47:06 God's love, and how he wants them to make 47:09 it to heaven. But we go over state of the death, 47:12 the Sabbath everything and the thing about 47:14 it is when everything is set and done, 47:17 they take that message home, yes. 47:19 And the beautiful thing is when you have churches 47:22 that are being supportive like I have been working 47:24 in Decatur, and we have a church in Decatur 47:28 that's been so supportive, they've taken them 47:30 to the park and they just love them. 47:34 See the problem with students is, 47:36 in the summer time we go and we're missionaries, 47:40 so Christmas time we're in Liberia, 47:42 summer time we might be you know in Africa 47:45 somewhere and so. What happens to the 47:48 children that we're working with? 47:50 Well that's what the church steps in 47:52 and when church steps in and they are picking up 47:55 our kids and meeting the parents, 47:57 it makes a huge, huge difference, yeah. 47:59 And that reminds me of a, 48:01 we had a testimony from Cleo Patrick. 48:04 Yes, we have a testimony from Cleo Patrick. 48:08 What it is, is a community that if an hour and half 48:11 even away from our school and when we go there, 48:15 there is a trailer facility there, there are a lot 48:18 of trailer homes there. And when we first entered 48:20 into that community there was, we were going 48:23 around you know knocking on doors to see 48:25 if who we can be able to minister. 48:27 And we knocked on this particular lady's door 48:30 her name is Angelina, and when we first knocked 48:32 on her door, you know, she didn't want anything 48:34 to do with us, she just was like no but then 48:38 we kept on going throughout the trailer 48:40 homes, and then we went on the neighbors door 48:42 and you know they were like you know, 48:43 you should really go to this lady's home 48:45 Angelina's home, and so we went back to her home. 48:49 And they told us that because she was sick 48:52 and we had a doctor and you can just see 48:54 how the medical work has helped us to be able 48:57 to go into that home. And when we were able 49:00 to help her get better you know, 49:02 she was like you know wanting to know 49:03 more about us, she wanted to open up. 49:06 And that you know just with the wedge, 49:08 and that mean the wedge now she is in church, 49:11 she's on the pulpit you know she is bringing souls 49:14 into the church, her daughter Laura 49:16 was also baptized, and she is a powerful 49:19 little girl. She did some powerful things 49:22 and her and her mother are baptizing you know 49:25 bringing in people and sharing the Bible, 49:27 we share the Bible with them and now they are 49:29 sharing with others and giving Bible studies, 49:31 and its so powerful how just God can 49:34 work through us. Yes that's powerful, 49:37 it really reminds me of the church in the community, 49:41 some of the churches and I always able to go to 49:43 the church with this, you know sometimes 49:44 they have other thing they come up. 49:46 And there is a particular family that we weren't 49:48 able to see for a while, but one of the teams 49:51 at NAPS they testified that they went into the house 49:54 they were finally able to see the kids, 49:56 and when they knocked on the door the 49:58 kids were ready. NAPS wanted to do the 50:00 children's program for them but the kids 50:02 were like no, no, no, no, we wanna do the 50:04 program for you, everything that we do, 50:06 listening the songs, singing the little kids, 50:09 they did for us and even when they were done, 50:11 they were like now can you take us to go knock 50:13 on doors we wanna pray with the people 50:14 in our community, and so now it's just like 50:17 yes you know, yes we can do it. And so 50:20 there was something that happened, yeah, 50:22 I knew that it just powerful to see how the 50:24 kids they are running with they, you know 50:26 they love God, they wanna share that with 50:28 every one because the people that they see are 50:31 sharing with others, and so this is just I pray 50:34 God for that. It's amazing the influence 50:37 that we are having on these children, 50:39 and it's really God because the amazing thing is, 50:43 if a different person comes out and wearing 50:45 a NAPS shirt, they love them the same exact way, 50:49 and I know like we had a group that 50:51 went down south, and the people had never even 50:54 met them but they were blowing kisses 50:56 at the van and I mean that was such a blessing. 50:58 And down south we had two girls that 51:02 were working with Mia, I want you to share 51:05 that testimony. Yes, well you heard earlier 51:08 Dr. Paul he was talking about on the southern 51:11 work the work did YOD 7 is doing in the south 51:15 and they are really, God has really blessed them 51:17 to have an impact on the people there. 51:20 And so now that's him in all of us we just have 51:23 these girls Charmine and Jasmine after working 51:26 with the YOD 7 team, they started dressing 51:30 like NAPS, they went to put on khakis, 51:32 draw little knots on their shirts and 51:34 stuff like that. And now they are about to 51:36 graduate and they want to come to Oakwood 51:38 but they don't have the funds. 51:41 And I know that's something that's really 51:43 dear to me because I always wanted to go 51:45 to Oakwood but I was not able to go 51:47 there you know because of financial situation, 51:50 but we are praying we believe you know that 51:52 God is going to work something out of 51:53 that we have. And then they will be able 51:56 on to come, and so they are excited, 51:58 we are just praying with them and getting them 52:00 ready in faith that they are going to be there 52:02 at Oakwood, amen. Yes, and that just reminds 52:05 me of just the fact about education, 52:07 I mean Liberia, the schools, the villages 52:10 that we went to the kids did not have any 52:13 schools like they don't know anything about the 52:15 days of the week, they don't know anything. 52:18 And so what we do when we go overseas 52:21 is we do a lot children's programs, 52:22 and through that we are teaching them Bible songs 52:25 and but all that was in English and so it was a 52:27 very hard translation to do that but by the end 52:30 of our little three weeks there, they were singing 52:33 the songs for us. And they were putting 52:36 on the songs for us and oh we wanna sing this, 52:39 and all we would have to do is the symbols 52:41 and they would just sing those songs. 52:42 And it's just powerful to know that just through 52:45 teaching lives can be changed, 52:48 so it's very important and that we just you know 52:50 love up the youth, so that they can you know 52:53 go forth and do powerful things because 52:55 you know, we need to continue to have 52:57 people to help us, we can't do this alone, 52:59 we need the reinforcement, and so we just wanna 53:02 inspire the youth, you know go out and 53:05 do something powerful in your community because 53:07 these little boys and girls, they are looking 53:09 up to you, yes. And they wanted to do something 53:11 but they just need encouragement. 53:13 You know once you have actually tasted soul 53:17 winning like when you help that person, 53:20 you study with them, they went into the watery 53:23 grave or baptized into Jesus Christ that is 53:27 something that you will never forget, 53:29 it's a thrill that cannot be equaled, 53:31 no matter how what you look and what you 53:34 try to do, there's nothing that will equal 53:37 soul winning as far as a thrill in life, 53:40 its just a beautiful thing. You know pastor 53:43 that I am so glad that the book that you are 53:46 sharing as a free offer tonight is on education, 53:49 yes, and because this is what supposed to happen 53:51 as children comes to Adventist institution 53:55 to learn about God. And here is a quotation 53:57 from that book on page 271 it says, 53:59 with such an army of workers as our youth 54:04 rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the 54:07 message of a crucified risen and soon coming 54:12 savior might be carried through the whole earth. 54:16 And that is exactly what we are doings 54:18 as NAPS and what we encourage other young 54:20 people to become and part of this army of 54:22 youth because we have people whose life may 54:24 even be touched by this book of testimony 54:27 of devotionals that you hear in these stories. 54:29 And I think Darla has one out to close 54:31 out here of one of the such person that wrote 54:34 a letter to us you know how this book is 54:36 touching there lives, alright. Yeah, 54:37 we actually have a letter from Anika Churshun, 54:41 and she writes our family is preparing to 54:44 move to main, to serve as missionaries. 54:47 I have been encouraged by the testimonies 54:49 in your devotional book. Each time I pick it up, 54:53 my four year old son says, 54:54 can you read it to me? and I know I read 54:57 this devotion book and even like some 54:59 other times, I wasn't on the mission but this 55:02 book is such an encouragement 55:04 of how God is still the same God from the 55:07 Old Testament, from the New Testament, 55:10 and He is still working the same powerful 55:12 miracles and we actually wanted to present 55:14 this to you, well thank you, we couldn't leave 55:17 here without presenting you. 55:19 I'll receive it and I was going to ask you for it, 55:23 amen. Alright, well how do they get that book? 55:27 How do they get that book, I know some of 55:29 our viewers they wanna get that book 55:30 as well as the free offer tonight, 55:32 how do the get this? Okay all they have to do 55:35 is they can go right to our 55:36 website www.napsoc.org. 55:42 And on that website they have a place 55:44 where you can just request the copy of the book. 55:46 Alright, and they receive this book, 55:49 the book of education. All you have to do is to 55:51 give us a call or you can contact us 55:56 by the internet, and I think everyone of 56:01 you may know the phone number by now except me 56:03 and it's 618-627-4651 or go to freeoffer@3abn.org 56:16 and we'll send you the book by Ellen White, 56:18 the book Education. And when you, 56:21 when you call ask them for it, and if you are 56:25 able to contribute something to 3ABN 56:28 for our ministry here, you know that it goes 56:31 forward the great work of presenting the gospel 56:34 around the world. And wherever these young 56:36 people go you run into the people that watch 3ABN, 56:39 I know that's true because it seems like 56:42 as many people watches in Africa as they do 56:45 here or anywhere else. Yes they do. 56:46 John Lomacang just got back and he says 56:49 everywhere he went, people said that 56:51 they were watching 3ABN and so we're around 56:55 the world. 1.65 billion people can just turn on 57:00 the TV and hear the gospel on 3ABN. 57:04 So, we want to keep doing that message, 57:07 we are right down to the last few seconds here, 57:11 can you do it in 5 seconds? Yes I hope 57:13 so I just wanna encourage the young people, 57:16 you know if people, if people didn't go out, 57:18 I was overweight, I didn't know anything 57:21 about God, I was lost because people 57:23 came to me, my whole life changed, 57:26 I have been to several different countries now, 57:28 and I would be in heaven because young people, 57:31 because people they didn't get comfortable, 57:33 they went out and they told me about the gospel. 57:36 Amen, well, that is a testimony, isn't it? 57:39 We will be right back in just a few minutes, 57:42 about two minutes, so call your friends 57:45 and tell them to tune in would you? |
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