Did you know that Dare
to Dream has a "Dream team"
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well, stay tuned to
meet some of them...
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My name is Yvonne
Lewis and you're watching
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Urban Report...
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Hello and
welcome to Urban Report.
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My guests today
are Jason Bradley
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and Ryan St. Hillaire
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members of Dare to Dream's
new Dream Team... yeah...
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Welcome to Urban Report guys...
Thank you... thank you...
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It's so good to
have you guys here...
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You know, for the past 2 years,
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I have been really needing
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some help with Dare to Dream,
and God has been so faithful
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he has just continued
to send what we needed here
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but I needed some
staff and some people to help
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and God is so good...
He sent me an Assistant
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and a Director/Editor
and I'm just so grateful...
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so, I want you guys
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to tell our viewers
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who you are... I
want to introduce you
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to our viewers because we're
all part of the same family
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and so I want them to know you
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so Ryan... let's
start with you...
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This is Ryan St. Hillaire...
our new Director/Editor...
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tell us a little bit
about yourself... Ryan...
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Sure... people ask me
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where I'm from and I'm
sort of at a loss for words
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because I'm from a
lot of different places...
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but I guess I came
from Berrien Springs...
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went to Andrew University
there, studied Video Production
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and for the past
couple of years...
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I've been involved in
ministry together with
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Benjamin Middleton who...
some people might have seen
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on Dare to Dream already...
because we have some Programs
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that had aired on Dare to
Dream and we've been involved
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in Ministry for the
past... almost 3 years...
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and then... through
a series of events...
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God has brought me
here... so I don't know...
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And that's
amazing... you know, when,
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I first met you
and Ben, I thought,
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"Wow, these guys are
so on fire for the Lord
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they're doing such great
work on UnScene Media group"
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and then you sent me
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a Program... and
it was "War Plans"
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and we still air
"War Plans" periodically
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and also
"Zimbabwe" on what's going on
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It took you a year
to watch it though.
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I know, don't tell them that
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Ryan... don't
tell them that, okay...
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so, it did... why?
because I was backed up
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you know, but once I
did... once I saw it...
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and I saw the quality of
the work that was there...
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I thought, "Wow, these guys
are truly, truly gifted... "
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so then... I
called you and I said,
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"Oh, I need to get that
up on Dare to Dream... "
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because you have all of
these special effects...
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and you know...
waving of the hands
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and words come
up... and our initials...
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it's phenomenal... it's
cutting edge contemporary
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programming... and so,
when I was asking God to send
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the people here
that need to be here...
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and He sent you as
a Director/Editor...
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and I guess our viewers
might not understand the whole
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television industry
but you really need someone
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to pull the programs together,
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you need someone to direct them
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and Urban Report's
Director is Robert Stotz...
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so, Robert directs Urban
Report and he also edits it...
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so we needed
someone to also be able to
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direct and edit the
other Dare to Dream programs
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and Ryan is able to
direct and also edit...
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so that means...
any little fixes...
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you know, these
programs are not perfect...
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they have to be
fixed a lot of times
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and we need somebody to do that
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that's what the editor does...
and so... it is a very tedious
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very disciplined... kind of job
and so Ryan does it really well
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so I'm so... so
excited to have you...
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I'm glad to be
here... Tell us what you do...
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tell us what you
are looking to do
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and what you do
already for Dare to Dream...
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Well, I've been
here for about 3 weeks...
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Hmmm... hmmm... and
you've had work for me to do
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from the moment I got
here... I started editing
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some of the programs that
I guess has been backed up
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for a while... so that's
been kind of interesting...
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to be able to see
everything that's going through
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Dare to Dream... Yes...
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we've also been doing some
brainstorming on different ways
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that we can improve some
of the existing programming
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and planning for
programming in the future
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which has been
really exciting for me
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because I enjoy the
creative aspect of envisioning
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what something is
going to look like...
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and actually... being
able to put that together
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so, that's been
exciting for me...
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That's great... tell
us a little bit about
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what happened to you
when you were coming here...
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you know, Satan is so
busy... he knows the potential
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that our new Dream Team
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brings to bear
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and so... he did not
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want this to happen tell
us about... what happened
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to you on your way here...
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Well, that's quite a story
I had two things happen to me
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that I've never
experienced before in my life,
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and it all happens on the
trip up to 3ABN to, you know,
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to come for my first
day of employment here...
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it was in the
evening and I was driving up
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you know, I was
leaving Dallas, Texas,
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which is where I was coming
from with an old motor home
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and that's what I'm
living in right now...
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it's a motor home
and I've been driving
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on the highway for
maybe about 10 minutes
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and... all of a
sudden as I'm driving...
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there's a
motorcycle in front of me...
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and in front of that
motorcycle there's a small SUV
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and the traffic kind of
slows down a little bit...
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not
extremely... but enough that,
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you know, I kind of... had to
push on the brakes a little bit,
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and the motorcycle in
front of me... didn't stop
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he just went straight
forward into the SUV...
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right in front of me...
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you know, his
front tire just kind of
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hit the back of the SUV
the rest of the motorcycle
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slammed around... his
whole body... basically
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hit into the back of
the SUV he fell over...
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the bike fell over... he
slid across... on the payment
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and I was on the phone
with my mom at the time
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I was like, "Mom, I've got to go
an accident just happened... "
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I was running out there...
still had the phone in my hand
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and I was yelling at the
guy, "Hey, can you hear me...
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are you ok... "
and he's not responding
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so, of course, my
heart is racing...
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I've never been...
the first responder
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in a situation like
this... I was the first person
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on the scene
there... and so I called 911
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I was talking with the Operator
they were asking, of course,
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where I was and so
forth... about 30 seconds later
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somebody else pulled over...
and the lady that came out
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she happened to be a Nurse
and so, she started, you know,
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tending to the guy... you
know, trying to get him to
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respond... checking
his vitals and so forth...
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and, of course,
the girl that he hit
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she was there on the
scene and she was freaking out
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and I was trying to talk
to her and calm her down...
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and we were both kind
of... you can imagine...
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being in a situation like
that.. That is so... stressful
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oh, I mean... just to know
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that you've seen an accident
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happen and you see the
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survivor there... and
you're trying to help...
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I mean... that is
super, super, stressful.
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Yeah... it's a
picture that you know...
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kind of... sticks in
your mind, you just...
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can't get it out of your head
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and afterwards... of
course as I'm driving along
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continuing... I
finally got on the road
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after doing the Accident
Report and everything...
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I'm just
thinking... in my head...
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how, you know,
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we can't take God's
protection for granted...
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at any time...
because anything could happen
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at any moment and who knows...
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how many times the
angels are intervening
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just to keep us safe, you know,
in all these... situations...
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I mean, I could
have been involved
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in an accident... Absolutely...
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right there... and, of
course, I'm praying for the guy
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that was taken to the hospital
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but I'm just thanking
God for His protection...
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and I think... there is a
reason why that had happened...
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because just a
couple of hours later...
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in the same night...
I'm driving down the Highway
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and it's not on the Interstate,
it's a State Road I think...
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but it's still a split Highway,
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there were two lanes
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going one direction
and two lanes coming back
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the other direction...
I'm driving down there...
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it's dark... it's nighttime
and I just finished passing
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somebody in the left lane,
came back into the right lane,
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and a couple of minutes
later... I see two headlights
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coming down the
road... straight towards me...
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there's somebody
driving full speed...
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down the wrong side of the road
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and... you know...
I didn't really have
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much time to think...
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but he just comes
by and he passes me...
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right in the left
lane... shhhhhooo...
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and I'm just thinking...
if anybody was over there
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behind me... you know,
who knows what could have
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happened... Head-on collision...
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Exactly... Just like that...
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what you said... about
not taking God's protection
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for granted...
we really can't...
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because it can happen so
quickly you don't even...
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you don't even
know what's going on...
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boom... you can
just be... gone...
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but the Bible says
that... "The Angel of the Lord
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encampeth round
about them that fear Him
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and delivereth them... "
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Amen... and so... that is...
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Jason is
smiling because he knows
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that's one of my favorite verses
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but that is... it's so
true that God's protection
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was with you...
and God spared you...
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because that could have...
you could have been snuffed out
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just that quickly...
so, we're so thankful...
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we're thankful
that you're here...
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tell us... in
these last few seconds
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of your time... tell
us... what you're looking to do
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with Dare to
Dream... what is your
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real desire
with Dare to Dream...
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Well, with our ministry
before with UnScene Media Group
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it was founded because of
our passion to reach out to
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young people
especially... by using media
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and kind of
breaking out of the box of
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traditional... what we
know as "Adventist Media"
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and, you know, still
having the powerful, of course,
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the three angels'
message... the content
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but wrapping it in such a
way that will be more relevant
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to people... and I think that...
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that lines up with the
mission of Dare to Dream Network
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Hmmm... and so
that's why I'm excited
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to be here... to
be a part of a project
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like that... to be able
to work hand-in-hand with
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a great team... not just
here... not just... you know...
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you guys here... you
have a bigger team...
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the 3ABN family... Yes... yes...
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so, I'm really excited
about what we can do...
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Yes... and we are
excited to have you...
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and speaking of family,
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Jason Bradley
is my new Assistant
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he is the Assistant
to the General Manager
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and he's also my son...
Yeah... Jay... I'm so, so happy
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that you're with us
here... this has been...
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this is like an answer to prayer
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for me... on so many levels...
tell us a little bit about
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well let me just tell the viewer
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what you did before
you came and then you can
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expound on that... Okay...
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Jay brings so many
skills to the table...
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he's been the Manager
and Supervisor over 60 people
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and so... you've been a real...
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you worked for me before...
so, I know your work ethic
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and all... and
just... the way you and Ryan
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are working together
it's just a blessing...
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I'm so happy here... tell us
a little bit about yourself...
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Well, I'm originally from
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New York...
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Hmmm... hmmm... and
it's been a journey...
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Hmmm... hmmm
moving from New York...
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to Texas... seems like
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I'm spending 10 years
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in each place... I
plan on spending a lot more
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right here in Thompsonville...
so, hopefully we'll pull
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maybe 20, 30, 40, 50 years
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Oh, hopefully not...
maybe because Jesus will come...
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there you go... there you go...
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and we'll be going to
heaven... we will soon...
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before those many
years... That's right...
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that's always the
hope and the prayer...
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the sooner we get through
these trying times... the better
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Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm... hmmm...
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so, 10 years in New York,
and then 10 years in Texas,
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the later part of the 10 years,
and then I decided to move
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to Atlanta... and I've
been out there for 8...
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and out there... I
was managing a restaurant
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as you stated... and
I had about 60 people
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under me... very,
very stressful at times...
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trying on your
patience and all of that...
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but God has truly blessed
and gave me the patience to
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handle it...
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And I think it took a lot
of patience from time to time
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didn't it...
Yes... a lot... a lot...
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Hmmm... hmmm... you
know... you're constantly
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seeing different
things on a daily basis...
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you know...
sometimes it's the same,
00:14:00.29\00:14:02.46
then other times... it throws...
00:14:02.50\00:14:04.99
it's like life... it
throws its curveball at you,
00:14:05.02\00:14:07.71
and being... I'm
still relatively young
00:14:07.75\00:14:13.18
I'm getting old but I
didn't get my AARP Card yet...
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Hey... don't talk
about AARP Cards...
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so, being 27, you
know, I started there
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when I was 25 or
26... about 25...
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and I'm supervising
people that are in their 50s...
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in their 40s... 30s... you know,
people that are older than me...
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so, it's a little bit
different, there was a time
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when I've had
somebody come into the office
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and just needed to
talk... my policy was...
00:14:43.84\00:14:46.68
"My door is always
open... " you always want to...
00:14:46.71\00:14:49.98
not only do the
people... work for you but
00:14:50.01\00:14:52.61
you have to remember
that they are people...
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they're not just
employees... they are people...
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at the end of the
day... you need to
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be able to relate to them
and listen to what they're
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going through...
and make sure that...
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you try to do your
best... to be there for them...
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well, I had this particular
gentleman come in the office
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and he was... going
through some things...
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he was... he
found out that he had
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kidney failure...
and he had one year...
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one month... I'm sorry...
one month... left to live...
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Hmmm... and to see this 43 or
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44-year-old
man... who was tough...
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tough older guy... you
know, grew up in the streets...
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tough guy... but
really, really nice...
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to see him break down and
start crying in the office
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and here I am...
25... 26 at the time...
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you know... to deal with that,
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it was... it was rough...
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that was one of the
hardest things at work...
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Hmmm... what made you
decide to come here... to 3ABN?
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Well, I've always had
a true passion for people
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people are my strong suit
so, having a true passion for
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people and helping
people and seeing people happy
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I figured... what
better way to pursue my passion
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than leading
people to Jesus Christ...
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That's great... you know Jay,
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you had a very serious incident
happen to you several years ago,
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tell us a little
bit about that...
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Well, I was about 20-years-old,
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one day I was going to my
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cousin's house to get some
help with my Math homework...
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I struggled in Math...
as most of my family...
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struggles in Math... so,
I was going to get tutored
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in Math and my stomach felt
really... like... kind of...
00:16:50.89\00:16:55.76
I felt nauseous...
but I didn't have...
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I wasn't having
to go to the bathroom
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or anything like that
00:17:02.88\00:17:04.26
but I felt nauseous... and
it was like little smells...
00:17:04.29\00:17:08.28
any little thing...
would kind of upset my stomach
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a little bit...
then I noticed...
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my stomach
started becoming warm...
00:17:13.20\00:17:15.02
and I went from being kind of
in shape... not super strong...
00:17:15.05\00:17:21.48
but, you know, kind of in
shape, to having a belly...
00:17:21.52\00:17:26.60
and it started
growing... and growing...
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it wasn't because I
was eating a whole lot...
00:17:29.39\00:17:31.30
at the time... and
it started growing...
00:17:31.34\00:17:33.82
and I realized
that there was a problem
00:17:33.85\00:17:36.26
so, I left my
cousin's house, I went home...
00:17:36.29\00:17:39.58
and my father was
sitting on the couch...
00:17:39.62\00:17:42.84
and I walked in... he
was like, "Are you okay...
00:17:42.87\00:17:46.59
you look like you
don't feel well... "
00:17:46.62\00:17:48.53
I said, "I don't feel well...
I feel like I'm about to die"
00:17:48.57\00:17:52.65
and I went
upstairs... and he was like...
00:17:52.68\00:17:56.41
"Do you want to
go to the doctor?"
00:17:56.45\00:17:57.73
and I told him... Nah,
but if I feel like this...
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in another day or
two... yes... I'll go... "
00:18:01.22\00:18:05.13
How many days
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did you have that...
00:18:07.13\00:18:08.28
because you
weren't living with me
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at that time... you were living
with your dad in Atlanta...
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so, I didn't get
to see this part...
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how long did you have the
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abdominal swelling...
00:18:15.75\00:18:17.77
how long did that...
before you went to a doctor?
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probably about 2 days... Okay...
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2 days... you
know... it takes...
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some people are stubborn when
it comes to going to the doctor
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and I happened to be
one of those people...
00:18:29.93\00:18:31.69
but it took
about... about 2 days...
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and I got tired of
dealing with that pain
00:18:35.77\00:18:39.18
and I just knew
something was wrong...
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I couldn't pinpoint it...
and neither could the doctors
00:18:41.74\00:18:45.52
when I went... I
got misdiagnosed...
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I went in...
they ran some tests...
00:18:48.50\00:18:51.33
they said, "Here,
take this medicine...
00:18:51.36\00:18:54.12
go home... get some rest...
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call us in the morning... "
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What did they think you had...
what did they think you had?
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they thought I had a UTI
which is urinary tract infection
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that spread to
the kidneys... Okay...
00:19:03.34\00:19:06.88
Now, it's very rare
that guys get UTIs...
00:19:06.92\00:19:10.02
Hmmm... hmmm...
it's not impossible...
00:19:10.06\00:19:13.13
but it's very rare...
so they thought that I had
00:19:13.17\00:19:16.58
a UTI that
spread to my kidneys...
00:19:16.61\00:19:18.34
and they sent me
home... and then I went back
00:19:18.38\00:19:21.76
the next day...
because I still was...
00:19:21.79\00:19:24.02
I didn't get any better...
it just kept getting worse...
00:19:24.05\00:19:26.88
so I went back the next day...
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they gave me some more
medicine sent me home...
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getting worse again... you know,
00:19:32.30\00:19:35.40
and I end up going back
00:19:35.43\00:19:38.28
in to the
doctor... the next day,
00:19:38.31\00:19:39.97
now this is the third day
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that I went to the doctor,
my doctor was supposed to be
00:19:41.92\00:19:45.13
on vacation... by
the grace of God...
00:19:45.17\00:19:48.24
my doctor was in the building
and he saw... fit to come
00:19:48.27\00:19:53.56
visit me in the
treatment room, and he decided
00:19:53.60\00:19:59.52
he wanted to
run one more test...
00:19:59.55\00:20:02.57
and in that
test, he took a look...
00:20:02.60\00:20:05.55
inside my stomach...
some kind of x-ray...
00:20:05.58\00:20:08.95
something they
did... took a look...
00:20:08.98\00:20:12.03
inside my stomach
00:20:12.06\00:20:13.39
and he told my father that
he needs to get me to the ER
00:20:13.42\00:20:16.53
right away... and my
dad took me to the ER
00:20:16.57\00:20:21.14
and they admitted me...
and I mean... it was... it was,
00:20:21.18\00:20:26.08
I could have...
00:20:26.11\00:20:27.34
they told me I
was the sickest person
00:20:27.38\00:20:29.75
in the hospital...
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Yeah... which is...
when I got the call...
00:20:31.25\00:20:34.92
I got the call... that
you had been hospitalized
00:20:34.96\00:20:39.44
and that your
appendix had ruptured...
00:20:39.47\00:20:42.28
and I, was in my
office, in Dallas...
00:20:42.31\00:20:45.04
when I got the call...
and I just... was hysterical
00:20:45.07\00:20:47.84
and crying and praying
and praying and saying...
00:20:47.88\00:20:50.27
"God, please don't let
my child die... please... "
00:20:50.30\00:20:52.66
because I knew how
serious that can be
00:20:52.70\00:20:55.21
and I remember that a
friend of mine came and
00:20:55.24\00:20:57.81
prayed... well
actually... she didn't come...
00:20:57.85\00:21:00.38
she prayed with
me over the phone...
00:21:00.42\00:21:01.69
and a sense of peace
just washed over me...
00:21:01.72\00:21:05.85
I had such peace... and I
was on the next flight out
00:21:05.88\00:21:08.99
that morning... I was on
the next flight out to Atlanta
00:21:09.02\00:21:12.10
and I remember calling
Pastor Byrd and asking him
00:21:12.13\00:21:16.54
to come and pray with
you... because that...
00:21:16.58\00:21:19.83
no parent wants to hear
00:21:19.86\00:21:21.47
that your child has had
00:21:21.50\00:21:22.93
a ruptured appendix
00:21:22.96\00:21:24.32
and is in critical condition,
00:21:24.35\00:21:26.11
so, tell us...
00:21:26.15\00:21:27.83
actually, we
have a picture of you
00:21:27.87\00:21:29.47
in the hospital, Yes...
00:21:29.50\00:21:31.38
and this is how Jason was...
00:21:31.42\00:21:34.86
it was just... when I
saw you, I just was overcome
00:21:34.90\00:21:38.75
because... it's just amazing...
but... let's talk about
00:21:38.79\00:21:43.02
what happened... Pr.
Byrd came... prayed over you
00:21:43.05\00:21:46.16
what happened after that...
you got to tell us quickly...
00:21:46.20\00:21:48.77
Well, Pr. Byrd
came... he prayed with me...
00:21:48.80\00:21:52.12
which was extremely nice of him,
I didn't know him before that
00:21:52.16\00:21:58.39
so, for him to come
down to the hospital
00:21:58.43\00:22:00.28
and pray with us... you
know, it meant, a lot...
00:22:00.32\00:22:04.76
I started... I was
still in the bed...
00:22:04.80\00:22:08.60
I couldn't eat
anything... I had...
00:22:08.64\00:22:10.63
as you could see
from that picture...
00:22:10.67\00:22:12.59
I had a tube going
up my nose and down my
00:22:12.62\00:22:16.75
esophagus to my stomach...
and I couldn't get any food
00:22:16.79\00:22:21.52
I was on IVs... I
had fluids going in...
00:22:21.56\00:22:24.85
but there was no
food... so I was already thin...
00:22:24.89\00:22:29.20
and I just kept losing
weight, and I remember being
00:22:29.24\00:22:33.52
at the sink...
trying to brush my teeth...
00:22:33.55\00:22:36.38
which was really
hard... I was very dependent
00:22:36.41\00:22:39.74
at that point in
time, and we're at the sink,
00:22:39.78\00:22:42.71
and you were
helping me brush my teeth...
00:22:42.74\00:22:46.13
and you just
started crying... Hmmm...
00:22:46.16\00:22:49.11
because you could
really feel my bones...
00:22:49.15\00:22:52.07
Hmmm... hmmm... you know...
00:22:52.10\00:22:53.22
it was at that
moment that I felt
00:22:53.25\00:22:55.12
like I was going to
die... Hmmm... hmmm...
00:22:55.15\00:22:57.92
I just thought... you know...
00:22:57.96\00:22:59.10
"These are my last few
days... I'm going to die... "
00:22:59.14\00:23:02.72
But we know... and we
praise God for this...
00:23:02.75\00:23:06.08
"Thank you Lord... "
that God had a plan for you,
00:23:06.12\00:23:09.17
and part of that
plan, that was set
00:23:09.21\00:23:11.29
from the
foundation of the world...
00:23:11.32\00:23:13.37
is for you... to be here...
00:23:13.41\00:23:16.65
and you too... Ryan...
you guys were handpicked
00:23:16.69\00:23:20.29
to do this job... I
believe that everybody
00:23:20.33\00:23:23.12
is handpicked by
God to do something...
00:23:23.16\00:23:25.88
and you guys are here...
and we praise God for that...
00:23:25.92\00:23:29.20
and I thank you so much...
for all that you're doing...
00:23:29.24\00:23:32.49
we have another
member of the Dream Team...
00:23:32.52\00:23:35.90
that's here... and
Ryan, if you would step down
00:23:35.93\00:23:39.27
and just let him... come up...
00:23:39.30\00:23:40.89
Jason, I just want to tell
you that I'm so proud of what
00:23:40.92\00:23:45.74
God is doing in your life,
and how far He's brought you
00:23:45.77\00:23:50.56
and one day...
we're going to get to
00:23:50.59\00:23:52.78
get the rest of
your testimony...
00:23:52.81\00:23:54.96
because you have a testimony
00:23:55.00\00:23:56.34
to share... but
in the meantime...
00:23:56.37\00:23:58.95
we've got Ricky
Carter... Hey, Ricky...
00:23:58.98\00:24:02.06
Ricky Carter... all of
the... well... let's say...
00:24:02.10\00:24:05.05
most of the animation
00:24:05.08\00:24:07.11
that you see on Dare to
Dream and the ones that you are
00:24:07.14\00:24:10.66
going to be seeing...
by the grace of God...
00:24:10.70\00:24:13.11
Ricky Carter... has
done and will be doing...
00:24:13.15\00:24:16.79
Ricky is part
of... I met Ricky through
00:24:16.82\00:24:20.39
another member of our
Dream Team... which is Ray Young
00:24:20.43\00:24:23.75
and he can't be here...
but I'm so glad you're here
00:24:23.79\00:24:27.18
Ricky... today...
Happy to be here...
00:24:27.21\00:24:28.79
Tell us a little bit
about your background...
00:24:28.82\00:24:30.66
it's got to be quick...
because I want then to see
00:24:30.70\00:24:32.92
what you've been doing
for us Okay... well I'm
00:24:32.95\00:24:35.12
I used to be the Director
in Charlotte North Carolina
00:24:35.15\00:24:38.37
at the Inspirational
Network worked there for 5 years
00:24:38.40\00:24:41.59
then moved on to
Country Music Television
00:24:41.63\00:24:44.67
so, did a little country
music there for a little bit,
00:24:44.70\00:24:48.30
doing design animation there...
after... oh, I don't know,
00:24:48.34\00:24:51.91
the last year of
that... as my walk started
00:24:51.94\00:24:55.38
closer to the Lord... I
said, "Man, what am I doing
00:24:55.42\00:24:57.46
promoting 40
greatest drinking songs?
00:24:57.50\00:24:59.49
what am I doing...
promoting... Coyote Ugly"
00:24:59.53\00:25:02.29
you know...
girls were half-dressed
00:25:02.32\00:25:03.60
and dancing on bar
tables and stuff... like,
00:25:03.63\00:25:05.77
"I can't do this... "
so I asked the Lord to
00:25:05.80\00:25:07.53
get me out of this...
and the Lord opened up a way
00:25:07.57\00:25:11.90
provided me a
way... to be able to go...
00:25:11.93\00:25:13.12
and work for myself... and
then... I worked for myself
00:25:13.16\00:25:16.32
for about 2 years...
then, one of my clients
00:25:16.35\00:25:18.83
who was running the publications
they asked me to come up
00:25:18.86\00:25:21.53
and work for
them... for a little bit...
00:25:21.56\00:25:22.90
worked with them...
co-producing Bible Live...
00:25:22.94\00:25:25.41
editing,
animation, shooting, audio...
00:25:25.44\00:25:30.26
Awesome... except for make-up...
00:25:30.29\00:25:32.61
couldn't do
make-up... Awesome...
00:25:32.65\00:25:34.91
I want the viewers to
see just some of the work
00:25:34.94\00:25:37.64
that you've been doing for us...
00:25:37.67\00:25:38.88
okay.. take a look at this...
00:25:38.92\00:25:40.05
That's just one...
that's just one animation...
00:26:10.40\00:26:14.33
I mean... we have so many
that you've done and that you
00:26:14.36\00:26:17.22
that you're going
to be doing for us...
00:26:17.25\00:26:19.33
Amen... Amen...
00:26:19.36\00:26:22.34
So, we are so thankful...
I'm so glad you came to visit
00:26:22.38\00:26:25.90
I wish that we
could talk more with you
00:26:25.93\00:26:27.96
but our time is running
out... do you have anything
00:26:28.00\00:26:30.52
that you want to
share with the viewers
00:26:30.56\00:26:31.99
before we go... you and Jason...
00:26:32.03\00:26:33.61
just a quick thought...
Well, one of the things
00:26:33.65\00:26:36.06
I want to
encourage everyone to do
00:26:36.10\00:26:38.86
as my walks are
getting closer to the Lord,
00:26:38.90\00:26:42.14
I put my trust in
Him, and I love that verse
00:26:42.18\00:26:44.96
in Proverbs...
"Trust in the Lord with all
00:26:44.99\00:26:47.70
your heart... lean not
on your own understanding...
00:26:47.74\00:26:50.42
in all your ways acknowledge Him
00:26:50.46\00:26:52.80
and He will
direct your paths... "
00:26:52.84\00:26:55.12
and that's what
was one of my mottos
00:26:55.15\00:26:57.36
and that's what I
did... Amen... thank you...
00:26:57.40\00:26:59.40
Jay, do you have a
thought for the viewers...
00:26:59.44\00:27:01.41
Ah, yes, you
know, don't pursue...
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pursue your passion,
pursue something that's going to
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give you fulfillment...
I used to not believe
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that... the saying...
"Money isn't everything... "
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was true... I doubted that...
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but "money is not everything,"
leading people to Jesus
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is everything... Amen... amen...
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Thank you so much, you guys...
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and special thanks
as well to Ray Young
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Ken Dickson, Philip
Smalls, Ray Wade, Ryan Johnson,
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and Art Humphrey
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and all of the 3ABN family...
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I love you guys...
and all of our supporters
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and contributors to our team...
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On Dare to Dream we
are always talking about
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the fact that God has a
Divine Plan for your life
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these young men that you've met
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are walking in
their divine destiny...
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Are you walking in yours?
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know that
wherever you are in life,
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that you can move forward,
and walk in your purpose.
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Well, that's it for our
Program thanks for tuning in...
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Join us next time...
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it just wouldn't be
the same without you...
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