Urban Report...
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Hello and welcome
to Urban Report...
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Today we're going to
talk to a couple that's doing
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great things for Jesus...
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they are the Founders
of Global Vessels Inc...
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welcome Frazier
and Virginia Mathis...
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Thank you very much, we
are delighted to be here...
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Oh... Thank you Yvonne...
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Thank you... thank
you so much for being here
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so, tell us about your
ministry, first of all,
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what is your ministry...
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Global Vessels... what is that?
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Well... Global Vessels
is a non-profit organization
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that God laid upon
our hearts back in 19...
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I guess we started in
'89... our first project...
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'98... '98...
yeah... thank you dear...
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that's all right, you
just juxtaposed a number...
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that's all
right... that's all right...
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We have been doing
that all the while...
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I have a bad memory...
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she has to
correct me all the time...
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Well, see...
that's what it's about...
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like being companions,
you know, helpmeet...
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That's the
balance... That's the balance...
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but God laid it upon our hearts
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we started out in Ghana...
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where we were able
to build three churches,
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a girls' dormitory and a library
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and, you know, it was
just such a blessing to us...
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until we found ourselves
eventually there in Tanzania
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doing something similar...
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Right... now, what
made you decide to...
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to do that... they are very...
I don't know of a lot of folks
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that get involved in missions...
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what made you get
involved in missions?
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I think one of the
things is... you know,
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when you are a little child
you grow up and you hear about
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putting money and
giving to missions
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and some of that probably...
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at least stuck in my head...
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and then, as I got older,
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and you know, life starts,
and you forget about that
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that kind of thing
but I teach in a School
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that pushes missions
and we had been on several
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Maranatha trips... and they
go, they go around the world
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and do good... and
do a lot of buildings...
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Yes... and my
husband is a Builder...
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and he said, "Hey,
I'd like to do that... "
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and at the time... Maranatha
was not working in Africa
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which is where we
wanted to start...
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we are willing to go anywhere
but we wanted to start there...
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and so... Maranatha gave us
all their plans and helped us
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and gave us
their blessings and...
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so that we could begin doing
the same kind of ministry...
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Yeah, one
weekend... when my wife said,
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would I like to go with
them on a mission trip...
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I'd never gone to a
mission trip before...
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and so they asked
me to go with them
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as their, supposedly, person
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who knew a little more
about building than they did...
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and so we solicited Maranatha
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and they gave us a set
of plans for a Church...
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and we went to
Ghana... to Bekwai...
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and we met the people
there... and Matthew Bediako
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kind of led us through that...
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he helped us to
get through Ghana
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and get things squared
away so believe it or not...
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we came back to our
home church and we said,
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"We got to go to
Africa and build a church...
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who would like
to go with us?" Wow!
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we had 37
individuals... volunteered...
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put their monies up...
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used their summer vacation
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to go with us to
build a church in Africa...
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and they had never
done it before either...
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so it was a... it was really
a tremendous experience for us
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that we should
start... Praise the Lord...
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how nice that
Maranatha was able to share
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what they do with
you... which could just...
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it cut through, I'm
sure, a lot of red tape and
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and gave you a really great
foundation from which to work...
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so, I'm sure that was great...
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It was, Yvonne, and you know,
that's the way we have to be
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because there's a
great mission field out here
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and we all have to work
together to get the work done...
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so we appreciated the attitude
that they had when we asked...
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That's wonderful...
it's not a competition...
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we are co-laborers...
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No, there's too much work
out there... for a competition!
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That's right... that's right...
we are co-laborers out there
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in the field... so, you
know, to help each other
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that's what it's all about...
so, give me a typical day...
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like let's say...
because I honestly...
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I don't feel that my
calling is missions...
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I feel like Dare
to Dream is my mission
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so that's where I am...
it's my mission field...
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That's a mission field...
yeah... that's mission field...
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but if I were to go with
you guys on a mission trip
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describe what would
happen on that mission trip
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in fact... we have a
picture... after you describe
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we have a picture of
some folks doing some work...
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but tell us... what can I expect
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if I go with you
guys on a mission trip?
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The very first
thing I want to say is
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expect the
unexpected... and be ready to do
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whatever God
places on you to do...
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now we do have an
outlying program...
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but while we're building...
sometimes, we get an opportunity
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to preach...
sometimes we get an opportunity
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to distribute clothes
in the neighborhood...
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or... there are lot
of different things...
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work on a medical
clinic... it's usually how God
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brings individuals on
board... we try to utilize
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all the talents that an
individual may come with
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because a lot of
individuals come and say,
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"Well, what can I do...
you know, I don't do anything,
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I can't build... " I
say, "Well, just come on...
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and what do you do?"
and so, we, over the years
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we've been able to
utilize individuals that...
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God gives talents
that they come with...
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so whatever mixture of
talents that we have...
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that's what we use...
with the main thrust being...
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building... And
everyone has to build...
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so, we'll give you
a typical day Okay...
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You have to give up
sleeping late in the morning...
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That's right... that's right
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Okay, that's the
first problem right there...
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If your day doesn't
start until 10:00 a. m.
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you're not going to be happy...
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Okay, so what time do you get up
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what time do you
get everybody up?
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We probably get up
around 6 o'clock...
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between 6 and 7
we have breakfast...
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but if you're working...
we take our own cooks with us
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because we don't
want anyone to get sick...
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it's just that our
bodies may not work well
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with some of the
chemicals or some of the things
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that's in...
whatever country we are in...
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so we take our own cooks...
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and so the cooks get
up around 4 o'clock...
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and between 4 and
4:30 and start cooking
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and put on
music... that kind of get...
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around 6 o'clock
and wake people up...
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and we eat between 6 and 7...
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and then we have
worship together...
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We have worship...
we pray together...
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and kind of give them an outline
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of what the day
is going to entail...
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what exactly are the tasks
that we're going to be doing...
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we can be working
on the foundation,
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we can be
working on laying blocks
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it just depends on where we
are in the process of building
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so, everybody...
even... no matter who it is...
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medical...
whatever skills you have...
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everybody works on the work site
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at least one time... so
we want everybody to know
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what it is to lay a
block... and pour floor...
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and just whatever it
takes to get the building up...
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Let's show that picture
that we have of the folks
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working on that wall...
yeah, there's a lady there
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and she looks like she's
working hard and concentrating
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Yeah, she's
probably laying blocks...
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everybody lays
at least one block
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so you can definitely
feel that you have a part
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in this building going
up... so she's laying blocks
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and we make our
own blocks there...
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we have a manual
block-making machine...
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that we actually
mix on the ground...
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and then put it in
the machine and compact it
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and make the blocks...
so, that's what we do...
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we make our
blocks on site... Wow!
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so it works out
pretty good like that...
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So, do you have to work
with local providers then
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to provide the
materials for that
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because I guess you
don't ship all that stuff in...
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Right... that's what we
do... I normally do a pre-trip
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and make sure
everything is lined up and
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we usually work
with the locals there...
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we even hire some
of the locals there...
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trying to get
them a little revenue
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so they can, you know,
make ends meet there...
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so all of the cement, the gravel
and all of the things like that
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sand... well all
the building materials
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that we need...
they have there...
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we don't bring any of
that type of stuff with us...
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we bring our
hand tools with us...
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but other than that...
we mix everything there,
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we buy everything there,
and so, it works out pretty good
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that way... hmmm... hmmm...
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That is great, and so,
okay, so, everybody is working,
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everybody is doing whatever
God has for them to do that day
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and it's based on the need...
that's what you're telling me
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right... it's kind of
based on what is needed that day
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but everybody gets involved
with the building on some level.
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Yeah, everybody...
I'll tell you a story...
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we had two guys... three
guys rather from California
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and they called me
one time, they said,
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"You know what, we saw
you on 3ABN and we want to do
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one of those
mission trips with you...
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I said, "No problem,
come and go with us... "
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they said, "Well, we have
a little problem here... "
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"Well, we're not in
our 80s and 70s... "
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I said, "It doesn't matter,
come on, you can go with us"
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I said, "If you get
a doctor's clearance
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you can come and go with us... "
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so, about two weeks later
they called me and they said,
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"We got our
clearance and we're coming"
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I said, "Okay, come
on... " so the Jacksons...
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I mean, those
guys were tremendous,
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we had them
putting beds together,
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we had them holding water
to mix the cement... you know,
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they were just
all over the place...
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so we try to make it work
for wherever you are, you know,
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the individuals are
not under builders...
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they are not really builders...
when they come with us
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we give them the experience,
and they don't get hurt,
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you know, we work with them...
so the Jacksons had a great time
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I really enjoyed
working with them...
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Oh, that is
great... that is great...
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Okay, so you're
walking me through the day...
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so, okay, so I might
be... we've had worship
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then we get started with
whatever area that you're in...
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Right... and then...
around noon we have lunch...
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because remember, we
have our cook with us...
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and we lunch for about an
hour to an hour and a half...
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and then... now that
we're staying at the orphanage
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most often... a
lot of times they play
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with the children...
because the children are there
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at the time... so
they play with the children
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a little bit... and
then... we go back to work...
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and work till around
5 o'clock, come back...
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and have dinner... I'm
going to stop right here
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and say, "If you think
when you go on a mission trip
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with us... you're
going to lose weight...
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forget it... " Ah ah...
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Awww... are you serious?
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Oh my! even though
people work hard...
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we take one of the
best cooks in the area...
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she has a catering
business Jackie Bethea,
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and she is a great
cook... Jackie Bethea?
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Yeah... Oh my! I love her...
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you are not going to lose
weight as a matter of fact...
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you may put on a few
pounds when you're there...
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Oh no... don't tell me
that... don't tell us that...
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You know the thing is...
many of us don't eat 3 meals...
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3 hearty meals a
day... but we eat hearty meals
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because people are
doing hard work, you know,
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Yes... if you're
working in the sun
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and you're doing something
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that's really
out of your element
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then, we're going to make
sure that you are well fed...
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That's great... So,
you know, we do that
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we bring some of our food,
and the reason that we do that
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again... is because
we serve vegetarian meals
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and you can't get
vegetarian food easily
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in many of the
places that we go...
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so we just bring some
of the things that we know
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our little friends
are going to want...
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because food gets to be
important when you're away...
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Absolutely, that's
a big thing for me...
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we're getting ready
to do a trip to Russia...
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and so, for me,
because I'm not done...
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well, this isn't a mission trip
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this is a 3ABN Anniversary trip
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Yeah, I've seen it...
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Yeah, but I don't often
go out of the Country...
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so when you go
out of the Country,
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of course, and me
being the person that I am...
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you think about
the water, Right...
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you think about
the food, and food...
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the chemicals in
foods in different places...
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are different... so,
you know, you're wondering,
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"Is this going to work
for me?" you know, so...
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that's why I was asking
about the food and the water
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where do you get the water...
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like what do you do about water?
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We have bottled
water... we buy bottled water
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and we also have water
there, we did a bore hole
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when we first
started this orphanage...
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so we have well water there that
we use to bathe and cook with...
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but we also buy bottled
water, so when you go to Russia,
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lot of cabbage, lot
of soup, lot of cheese,
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you're going to be all right...
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Okay, all right, that's good...
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He just went on a
mission trip to Russia...
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Oh, okay... okay...
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You'll be fine...
you won't miss a meal...
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All right
good... well thank you...
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Would you like
cabbage and cheese?
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Well actually I could
afford to miss a meal...
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so, if I lost a little bit,
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I wouldn't be
mad... I wouldn't be mad...
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Let's get back...
in the mornings...
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sometimes... since
the orphanage is up
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and we have these
children in place and
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there were about 12 of them
there in school right now...
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Hmmm... hmmm...
Last time, some of the
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young people would
get up in the morning
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and walk the children to School,
so, that was really interesting
00:14:10.01\00:14:13.98
to watch... our
young adults boys and girls
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walk our children to School
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because when they go
to School, they walk...
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so they had a great time...
you know, a lot of bonding there
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so that's another
part of the day...
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they get up early enough...
"Well, we're going to walk
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the children to school...
we'll be back to work... "
00:14:30.63\00:14:32.67
so we said, "Okay, go
ahead... " so they did that...
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so that's just another part of
what we do... during the day...
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Oh, that's wonderful...
Yeah, so it's good...
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And then, how do
you close out your day?
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We close out our day...
now that we're working...
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most of our work right now
has been... at our Orphanage
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in Tanzania... and we will do...
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like he went to Russia with WAU
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but pretty much...
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we are going to
Tanzania to try to finish...
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so we close our day by
worshipping with the children
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I can tell you that
they're phenomenal...
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they can say all the
books in the Bible...
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they can recite every
Scripture that you know...
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and they love to sit on your lap
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and they love to
have worship with you...
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and sing songs and if we
don't worship with the kids...
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we worship with ourselves...
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but we never close our day
without thanking God for the day
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and last year when
we were in Tanzania...
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and we had a lot of
times without electricity...
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then the group would
get together at night
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and we'd put up a flashlight
and we'd tell stories and
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we just did a
lot of bonding... and
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we would figure out
projects that we could do
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outside of the project
that we were there to do
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you know, God is so
awesome that... people come
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and they give of
their money to come
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and they help build... and
a lot of them want to put down
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you know... they
meet someone who says...
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"I need tuition,"
and... you know...
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people were laying
money on the floor and saying,
00:16:11.17\00:16:15.10
"Okay, what are we going
to do, let's help so-and-so...
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let's help this person,
let's help that person... "
00:16:17.91\00:16:20.58
He puts a lot of
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blessed people... or
people who want to be a blessing
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in our path...
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Yeah, that was
interesting to watch them...
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they were helping the
workers that were helping us...
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and a lot of times
we hired students there
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and they need money
for their school fees...
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so we would hire them...
and then some of our volunteers
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would work with
them and get to know them
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and then they would tell
them what their needs would be
00:16:44.73\00:16:47.44
and then they bring
it back to the group...
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and we try to do
the best we could...
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to help them with their
needs, so it's just a blessing
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all the way around...
we knew it was a blessing
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all the way around...
and we're excited about it...
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that is so
wonderful... when you're doing
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the Lord's work... and certainly
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working with orphans
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I mean... that is
such... it's so much of what God
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would have us to do... to
provide a loving situation
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for these children... and
to let them sit on your lap
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and to give them love
and give them Jesus...
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Yes... it must be such
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a gratifying feeling...
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to know that
you're doing that work...
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One feeling... let me
tell you that was really moving
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and touching for us... you
know, even while we were there
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we were trying to teach
them how to give back...
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you know, even
though you're an orphan...
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that does not mean that
you should not give back
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so we... what we've
done... we've gone into town
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and bought a
50-pound bag of rice...
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and we'd come back...
and bought some Ziploc bags
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then we had them
fill all the bags up...
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and then we would
go in the Community...
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and have them pass it out
to the people in the Community
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Nice... just to teach them how
00:17:57.71\00:18:00.18
it is... to give back...
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one time, we had clothing
over there... and we said,
00:18:02.04\00:18:07.35
"Okay, gather all your clothes
that are too small for you...
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and we're going to
go in the Community
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and we're going
to pass them out...
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so we got in the van...
and we went into the Community
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and they were
passing out the clothes...
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they get excited about
being able to help people
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and I love that...
because they understand
00:18:19.96\00:18:21.93
what we're trying to
do... so there they are there...
00:18:21.96\00:18:23.67
passing out clothes to
all the other children...
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that are their age...
younger, so they're done
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and in they are the
van and they're riding back
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to Havilah...
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and one boy comes running...
catching up with the van,
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he finally
catches up with the van...
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and he asks...
00:18:37.15\00:18:38.48
"Do you have anything
left, can I have something?"
00:18:38.51\00:18:40.55
and they said,
"Well, no, we've given it
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all away... we
don't have any more... "
00:18:42.78\00:18:44.62
and as he got ready to walk away
00:18:44.65\00:18:47.19
my little five-year-old Simon
stops and pulls off his shirt...
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Oh, come on now...
00:18:51.56\00:18:53.80
he pulls off his shirt... and
he gives it to the little boy,
00:18:53.83\00:18:56.80
and I said, "Okay,
they understand... "
00:18:56.83\00:18:59.07
they understand what
this thing is all about...
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they get the big picture...
they not only are receiving...
00:19:01.50\00:19:04.27
but they also
understand what it is to give...
00:19:04.34\00:19:06.51
so that was enough for me...
00:19:06.54\00:19:08.18
I was done for the
rest of the trip...
00:19:08.21\00:19:09.61
I said, "Okay, these
kids really are getting
00:19:09.64\00:19:11.51
what we're trying to
get them to understand... "
00:19:11.55\00:19:13.35
and that is...
to love and to share
00:19:13.38\00:19:16.75
and to be willing to go
out of your comfort zone
00:19:16.79\00:19:19.49
because Simon pulled that
shirt off and gave it to him...
00:19:19.52\00:19:21.79
it was
amazing... it was amazing...
00:19:21.82\00:19:23.99
Oh, that is so beautiful...
because they get it...
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They get it...
because they get it...
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no matter where you are...
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you can do
something for someone else...
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Exactly... They get it...
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And you know... in
addition to that...
00:19:35.40\00:19:37.44
sometimes, when I'm in Tanzania,
00:19:37.47\00:19:40.58
and I go outside
and I look at the stars
00:19:40.61\00:19:43.11
and they seem like they're
right there... on top of you...
00:19:43.14\00:19:45.65
and I say, "God, how
could you be using me"
00:19:45.68\00:19:48.62
you know,
ordinary... ordinary me...
00:19:48.68\00:19:52.92
who has nothing in comparison
to what other people might have,
00:19:52.95\00:19:58.19
and yet, He just answers back,
00:19:58.23\00:20:02.60
that He uses ordinary
people, He uses everyone...
00:20:02.63\00:20:05.60
all you have to do is be
willing to let God use you...
00:20:05.63\00:20:09.40
and He'll give you a mission
and this is a big mission
00:20:09.47\00:20:13.14
I mean... and you know that
Dare to Dream is a big mission
00:20:13.17\00:20:16.81
Yes... a big mission...
00:20:16.85\00:20:18.25
and you wonder, "How
are we going to do it?"
00:20:18.28\00:20:20.65
and then... you
have to sit back and say,
00:20:20.68\00:20:22.78
"We are not going to do it...
but God's going to do it... "
00:20:22.82\00:20:25.42
That is so
true... that is so true...
00:20:25.49\00:20:27.76
you can't just assume
that... this is about Him...
00:20:27.79\00:20:31.46
and He puts
everything in place...
00:20:31.49\00:20:34.00
brings the
right people to you...
00:20:34.03\00:20:36.50
to make it happen...
because it's about His work...
00:20:36.53\00:20:40.84
Right... so, we're
just kind of like...
00:20:40.87\00:20:42.94
like we're being...
you know... we're available
00:20:42.97\00:20:46.64
to be used by the
Almighty... to do His work...
00:20:46.68\00:20:50.35
Yeah, all His
bidding is to enable us...
00:20:50.38\00:20:52.61
Yes... God is... I mean,
00:20:52.65\00:20:53.98
He's so masterful,
00:20:54.02\00:20:55.35
first He puts it in
your heart to do it...
00:20:55.38\00:20:56.72
because we don't
have enough sense
00:20:56.75\00:20:58.09
to do what we do...
That's right... that's right...
00:20:58.12\00:20:59.85
first He puts it in
your heart to do it...
00:20:59.89\00:21:01.29
and then when you
look in your heart
00:21:01.32\00:21:02.66
and you look around and say,
00:21:02.69\00:21:04.03
"Okay, it's in my heart...
00:21:04.06\00:21:05.39
but I don't have the
resources to do it... "
00:21:05.43\00:21:06.76
Yes... He says,
00:21:06.80\00:21:08.10
"All right, if I'm going to
put it in your heart to do it
00:21:08.13\00:21:09.46
guess what... I'm going
to provide all the resources
00:21:09.50\00:21:11.73
and all the people that
you need to get it done...
00:21:11.77\00:21:14.07
the only thing I need you
to do is just to be faithful
00:21:14.10\00:21:16.87
and to go forward
and to trust me...
00:21:16.91\00:21:19.37
and just stand back... and
watch what I'm going to do"
00:21:19.41\00:21:23.01
Yes... and that's
been our experience
00:21:23.04\00:21:24.91
for the last 14 years...
you know, because people say,
00:21:24.95\00:21:27.32
"Wow! how in the world
could you do all that?"
00:21:27.35\00:21:28.88
we say, "Jesus...
how could you top it?"
00:21:28.92\00:21:32.62
"Wait a minute, how many
houses do you guys have?"
00:21:32.65\00:21:34.69
"You know, well we have four...
00:21:34.72\00:21:36.06
what we first hoped for...
we're going to build 10 houses
00:21:36.09\00:21:38.19
and the Administration Building"
00:21:38.26\00:21:39.59
people kind of looked at
me like "Yeah, right... "
00:21:39.63\00:21:41.56
and over the
years... we have 4 houses and
00:21:41.60\00:21:44.17
Administration
Building partially done...
00:21:44.20\00:21:46.74
and when I stand
back and look at it...
00:21:46.77\00:21:49.27
I'm amazed... Yes...
00:21:49.30\00:21:50.74
I know from whence
God has brought us...
00:21:50.77\00:21:53.17
and every person
that He's put in place...
00:21:53.21\00:21:55.61
to allow those things
00:21:55.64\00:21:57.05
to come to
pass... so, with men...
00:21:57.08\00:21:59.05
in my mindset right now...
00:21:59.08\00:22:01.12
there's nothing too
hard for God to do...
00:22:01.15\00:22:03.28
Come on... come
on now... Nothing...
00:22:03.35\00:22:04.75
Nothing... That's right...
00:22:04.79\00:22:06.12
the only thing God
needs... is a piece of clay...
00:22:06.15\00:22:07.72
just willing to
follow... That's right...
00:22:07.76\00:22:10.03
that's all He needs...
then He'll do everything else
00:22:10.06\00:22:12.56
so for me... I enjoy it because
00:22:12.59\00:22:15.50
you know what?
we walk out in faith
00:22:15.53\00:22:17.80
and God gives us a
measure of faith...
00:22:17.87\00:22:20.10
and then He honors that faith,
00:22:20.14\00:22:21.67
and He does
exceedingly and abundantly more
00:22:21.70\00:22:25.41
than you can think or even ask
00:22:25.44\00:22:27.18
so it's a wonder for me...
00:22:27.21\00:22:28.58
and what I'm
excited about now is...
00:22:28.61\00:22:30.68
this is how He
started this thing...
00:22:30.71\00:22:32.75
how's it going to end up?
Oh, I love it... that's right...
00:22:32.78\00:22:36.25
I can't wait to see
what the end's going to be...
00:22:36.28\00:22:38.89
if He can do
this in the beginning,
00:22:38.92\00:22:40.26
how is it going to end up?
00:22:40.29\00:22:41.62
That's right, that's right...
00:22:41.66\00:22:42.99
I'm expecting... I'm
expecting greater things
00:22:43.02\00:22:44.66
greater things
from the Lord... Wow!
00:22:44.69\00:22:46.80
And you know
what? He's a great God
00:22:46.83\00:22:48.83
and we can expect
great things from Him...
00:22:48.86\00:22:51.17
sometimes we limit
God... and we put limits on Him
00:22:51.20\00:22:53.87
and act as though,
"Well, He can only do this"
00:22:53.90\00:22:56.44
No... He is God... He is
the creator of the universe
00:22:56.47\00:22:59.47
He never stops creating...
every fingerprint is different
00:22:59.51\00:23:03.45
you know, every fingerprint,
every human being is different
00:23:03.48\00:23:07.72
He never stops creating...
so, we don't need to put limits
00:23:07.78\00:23:11.99
on God... you
guys have 4 houses now
00:23:12.02\00:23:15.72
that God has allowed you
to build and we have pictures
00:23:15.76\00:23:19.49
of the houses...
I'd like for us to show
00:23:19.53\00:23:22.33
one of those houses...
the whole village is called
00:23:22.36\00:23:25.70
"Havilah" is it Havilah
00:23:25.73\00:23:28.07
or... that's the
name of the village
00:23:28.10\00:23:30.01
It's Havilah...
00:23:30.04\00:23:31.74
Havilah... we got
that name out of the Bible
00:23:31.77\00:23:34.58
in Genesis 2 verse 11... Yes...
00:23:34.61\00:23:36.64
it names a place
Havilah where there is gold...
00:23:36.68\00:23:39.05
I said, "Whoa... okay...
gold the children of gold...
00:23:39.08\00:23:42.22
okay... Havilah... that's us"
00:23:42.25\00:23:43.72
I love it... I love
it... God is good...
00:23:43.75\00:23:45.99
He is... He is... and we
can trust Him to do this...
00:23:46.02\00:23:49.76
so what do you need...
what are some of the needs
00:23:49.79\00:23:53.86
of your missionary
venture... of Global Vessels...
00:23:53.90\00:23:57.90
What do you need right now?
00:23:57.97\00:24:00.10
Well right now, there are
several things that we need...
00:24:00.14\00:24:03.04
we need sponsorship
for children because
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when we were building
churches it was good...
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and we walk away... in that...
we'd walk away from the Churches
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and we'd all cry... and then
we go about and do a new project
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but when we're
working with children,
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this is almost a
life-long activity...
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until, you know, they're
grown and out of Havilah...
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so the only way
that we've been able to
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well, one of the ways is
that people sponsor children
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so, we need sponsorship...
the children also need a van
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to be able to get around
and we are trying to finish
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the Administration
Building which will also be
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a Learning Center
for the children...
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we're trying to build the
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brightest, Christian
young people in Tanzania...
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we want them to be very
productive Tanzanian citizens
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who know Jesus Christ... Yes...
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this is really a witnessing
tool and we're just so happy
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that God placed it... He
gave it to us... to do...
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and... so... those
are a couple of needs...
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can you think of
anything else Sweetie?
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Well, definitely... we
have slated to build 10 houses
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we have 4 of them built
already, each one of these homes
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that are up and
running right now...
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that's been built...
some individuals have decided
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to do in memory of
one of their loved ones...
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one, say for instance,
House 3 was built in honor of
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Valerie Silver who perished
in the World Trade Building...
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Oh... and her
brother and her sister
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and her mother...
decided because Valerie loved
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working with inner-city children
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that they would
build a house in her honor
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so that was at least one
thing that someone can do...
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if you have a
loved one that was...
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Or someone that
you want to honor...
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and someone that
you want to honor...
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that would be one way
you could help us by...
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by helping us to
complete the buildings
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that we have yet to build...
but that Learning Center
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is where we are right now...
we want to complete this thing
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so that... we can... the
big picture that we'd love
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to be able to do...
is to bring the children
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out of the Community...
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and bring them
inside this building
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and prepare them
for First Grade...
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you know, that's the
big picture for me...
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Oh, so you want the
Orphanage and you want to have
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a Community Center is
that what you're saying?
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Yeah, we want to have...
this Facility will allow us
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to bring children
out of the Community
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say, right before First Grade
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and teach them English,
and teach them how to read
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and teach them
how to write, so that
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when they're in the First
Grade, they'll be ready to go...
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so, that's one big
thing that we'd like to...
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that's one reason
why we would like to get
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this building completed,
and we're up to the 2nd Floor
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right now... we
need the roof on...
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we need the windows, the
doors, the tiles, the bathrooms,
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the kitchen... so we
got a little ways to go yet
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so we need individuals who
are willing to come and help us
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not only finish building
it, but also give us funds
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so we can continue to build...
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Okay... so would you
guys give us your website
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so that people can look
you up and make donations?
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What's your website?
It's www. Globalvessels. org
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Thank you so much and
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thank you so much for
being with us on Urban Report
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may God bless you as
you continue to work for Him
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Thank you...
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James 1 verse 27 says,
"Pure religion and undefiled
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before God is this, To
visit the fatherless and
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widows in their
affliction and to keep himself
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unspotted from the world... "
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you may not be physically
able to go on a mission trip
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but you can
certainly contribute something
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to assist these children
that are without their parents
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and show them the
love of Jesus Christ...
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we need to put our
money where our mouths are
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so to speak... and do something
00:27:53.20\00:27:55.10
to help those in need...
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Well, we've come to the
end of another Urban Report...
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tune in next time...
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because it just wouldn't
be the same... without you...
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