Stay tuned to
meet two young people
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who answered their
calling to ministry
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and have been on fire
for the Lord ever since.
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My name is Jason Bradley
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and you're
watching Urban Report.
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Hello and
welcome to Urban Report.
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While at the
General Conference Session
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I met so many young
people that joined the ministry
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and started making a
difference in their community.
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Mia Pile and Darnell
Gordon are part of the
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NAPS Organization.
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An Organization that has made
so many positive contributions
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to Communities across the globe,
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let's take a look at
the impact they're having
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in Communities around the world.
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It always makes me so
happy to meet young people
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that are on fire for the Lord,
today, I have two people with me
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Mia Pile and
Darnell Gordon from NAPS,
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welcome to the Program.
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Thank you for having
us. Thank you, thank you.
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Yes, yes, so
everybody wants to know
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what does NAPS stand for?
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Well, NAPS stands for the
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National Association for
the Prevention of Starvation
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and it basically just
means it's an Organization
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that's dedicated to
meeting people's needs
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not only their physical,
but their spiritual as well.
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Wow! that's deep.
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Well, I've heard
that you all have done
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so many amazing things and
we're going to get to that,
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we're going to get
to that in this Program
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I want to hear
the miracle stories,
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I want to know, just
everything that you guys
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have witnessed as this
Organization has progressed
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but who is your
ministry comprised of?
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Well, our ministry
is mostly comprised of
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college students and graduates,
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the Organization has
been in existence since 1978
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and honestly, whoever so willed,
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we invite them to
come out and serve.
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Praise God, now,
there's a common misconception
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everybody... a lot of people...
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I won't say
"everybody" but a lot of people
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think that NAPS is
Oakwood and NAPS...
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like what's the
relationship there
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because a lot of people
think NAPS is a part of Oakwood.
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Well, thank you so much,
Jason, for asking that question,
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actually NAPS was founded
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at the wonderful
campus of Oakwood University.
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It was founded by the former
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Dean of Biology
there, Dr. Anthony Paul,
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and it was there
for about 35 years
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but we've recently been able
to have our own establishment
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where we have a Wellness Center,
we're about to have a school,
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and so it was
originally founded there,
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however, we're now our
own Institution, or Entity.
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And so, how did NAPS start,
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I want to direct this
question to you Darnell,
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how did NAPS start as far as,
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what was the
reasoning behind it,
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who saw the need
for it to come about
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and how did it
come into fruition?
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That's a very good question,
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so NAPS started off
with college students
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in 1978, they saw a need,
they saw that there were people
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who were under a bridge,
who did not have any food,
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who were in despair,
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and they said, "You
know what, we have so much"
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I mean, it
doesn't hurt us to go out
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and give food to
those who are hungry,
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and so it started
off small, you know,
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they just started going
out after church on Sabbath
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and giving out
food, and then they said,
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"This is great, you
know, we're making an impact,
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but we want to do more,"
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and so they started
saying, "You know what,
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what if we went
out into the Community
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on Sabbaths and go out and...
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go out and work
with the children
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teaching them more
about the love of God,
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working with them
and telling them that
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even though they may have
been born in certain situations
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or go through certain things
that they still have hope,
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they still can be successful"
and that would give...
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but then there
was like... "You know,
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this is great but
we want to do more"
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and so NAPS started going
overseas to different countries,
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our first
mission trip was to Haiti
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and now, we've been to
over 23 different countries
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across the globe,
in Asia, South America,
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in Africa, going around
as missionaries for Christ.
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Wow! that's huge, I
love the fact that you guys
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saw the need and by God's grace
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you filled that need because,
helping to develop the youth,
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you know... it
says... the Bible says,
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"Train up a child in
the way he should go...
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or the way that
they should go... "
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and I think that
that's so important
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because you
establish that foundation
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which is very important
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now, going
through all these trips,
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I know that it
gets expensive, okay,
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so, where is the
financial support?
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Well, one of the things
that really helps our ministry,
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we like to say,
"It's a bunch of $5 bills,"
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Okay. but, it's different donors
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from all over,
different churches support us,
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different schools, our
parents, they support us,
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we do a lot of canvassing,
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we actually have
a Pathfinder Band
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that we'll use, and
we'll march down the street
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playing music, and
people give... that way...
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Well, that's a wonderful...
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it's a blessing
to support ministries
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that are helping to further
the gospel of Jesus Christ,
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what disasters have
you all helped people in?
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So we've... we've been able
to help with a lot of disasters
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God has just really been good
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and He just sets us
up to be able to help
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at the right time and
so, we were able to go out
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after 9/11, our team went...
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all the way back in
2001 and our team went
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and they hugged the families,
we brought a Marching Band,
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we were playing our Band,
just encouraging families,
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after Hurricane
Katrina our team was there,
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after the Haiti
earthquake, our team was there,
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and even after the
Moore Oklahoma Tornadoes,
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I was privileged to
be a part of the mission
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where we were able to go
and help them with the rebuild
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after their
homes were destroyed,
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I've never seen such destruction
where I would look and see
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miles and miles
of houses destroyed
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and places just
really devastated,
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and I'd see cars
flipped over, everything...
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and it was just a blessing
to be able to go and be there
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that time of
hurting for those people
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and we even sang at
some of the funerals
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of the children who died
as well as the school there
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so it was just a blessing.
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One significant tragedy
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that we were able
to be a part of as well
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was the Sandy Hook tragedy,
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and we all know that many
of those precious children
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were killed but NAPS
was actually privileged
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not only to go and be
among those who were mourning
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but several of the
families actually invited us
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into their private moment,
where at the funeral services
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we were able to
sing for those families
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and not only that,
but I'll never forget,
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one of the families was
actually an Atheist family,
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and they were kind of saying,
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"We don't why we've
allowed you guys to come
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but we just feel like
this is the right thing to do"
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and even at that Service,
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we were able to
give out some literature
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and just to pray with the
families and encourage them
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so, it's just amazing
how God will put His people
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in the right places
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when you step
out for someone else.
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Absolutely, now,
with these disasters,
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how do you guys come
together as an Organization,
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how do you
strategize, how do you plan
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how you're going to
handle these situations?
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Well, basically,
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we've been training every
Tuesday and Thursday morning,
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and our training not only
consists of Bible Study but also
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in the event of a disaster
what are we going to do,
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even when we travel
from different cities,
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we may stay at churches or homes
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where you basically
have to be ready to rough it
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because you don't know
what kind of disaster situation
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you're going to be in or when
we go overseas on our trips,
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we don't
necessarily stay in a hotel,
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we'll live with the
people in huts where they live
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is kind of where
we're going to live
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for six weeks, two months,
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whatever the timeframe
may be so a lot of times
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going to those
different churches
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and cities, and, maybe
sleeping on a church floor,
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that is our best training
for these types of scenarios.
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Wow! wow, wow,
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so it encompasses
that self-sacrifice
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you want to go, you
want to live with the people
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how they're living and
you want to help bring them up
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that is
amazing, how does this...
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how is this line of ministry...
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how has this impacted your life,
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let's start with you Darnell.
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Yeah, well, this
ministry has impacted my life
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in ways that I
cannot even put to words,
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when I made the decision
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after running for a
while to come back to God,
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to develop my
relationship with Him,
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I was in class
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and my college
professor, he was saying that
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there was going to
be food at his house,
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and you can come, it
was free dinner, free food,
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and as a college
student, I was like,
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"This sounds
like... something that
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maybe in my best interest to go"
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and so I went
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and it was actually
a NAPS meeting, okay,
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but they did have food,
but it was a NAPS Meeting
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and Worship and
while I was there
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the Lord just kept
impressing it upon my heart
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to go... to go...
and I'm just like,
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"Lord... " I
had so many excuses,
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I felt like Moses when God
was telling him to go and speak
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and he was like, "But
Lord... " that's how I felt
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I'm like, "Lord, I'm inadequate,
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I just came back
to serving you again,
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I need more time to
develop my relationship,
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I'm not holy
enough, I'm not good enough,
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I'm not trained
enough," and God was just like,
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"My grace is
sufficient for you, just go... "
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and I said, "Okay, I'm
going to go on this mission,"
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and I went on that mission
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and it was just a blessing
to be on the mission field,
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and to be able to
minister to people
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and it's just
time and time again
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their expression of joy
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and really they
just don't understand
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a lot of times how
we will go and give up
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the comforts of our own homes
and go and minister to them
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to meet their needs
and just seeing that
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and experiencing that...
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for me has
really changed my life,
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it really has deepened
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my relationship with God
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and really encouraged
me to keep doing service
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and even to add on to that,
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I really believe that God
had given me practical skills
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even in being in
this ministry to like...
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we were able to
build a Wellness Center
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in Southern Alabama
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and I was able to do
some electrical work,
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plumbing, putting
on some carpentry,
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all kinds of stuff, you know,
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these are just basic skills
that God has even given me
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as I've been faithful
to Him in this ministry.
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Amen, now, what about you?
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You know the truth is, Jason,
what I've seen in this ministry
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is that... if we, as
young people, don't go
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if we don't respond to
the call of God's ministry,
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then there is someone
who is going to miss out,
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you know, just like
he was talking about
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the Wellness Center,
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we've been in a place
where we've seen people
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who basically have died
for lack of medical care
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and so that inspired us
to have the Wellness Center,
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we've been able
to work with people
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and help them
reverse their Diabetes
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and High Blood Pressure
through natural remedies,
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through
NEWSTART, but the thing is,
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if we weren't willing to
go out and learn those skills,
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if we weren't
willing to just have
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more than just a
normal Christian life,
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then we would be missing
out on those testimonies,
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but because God... He's
calling all young people
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to step out of your comfort
zone and do something for him,
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and it will be
beyond your wildest dreams
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and that's the one
thing that I've learned
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in being a part
of this ministry,
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is, if you just
do what God says,
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just respond to that
conviction in your heart,
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to step out... I mean, He
has so much in store for you
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it could be someone's very life.
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Absolutely, absolutely,
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I'm so glad that you
all answered that call,
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now, what can you tell me about
the work you're doing in the...
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is it the Black
Belt? Yes, it is.
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Is it Alabama and Mississippi?
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Yes, actually, we're in a place
called Sawyerville, Alabama,
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which is between
Mississippi and Alabama
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and when you go
there, it's almost sometimes
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like going back in time,
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just the education
there is very, very poor,
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the literacy rate is very low,
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I mean, in terms of people
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not really being
able to read, we found,
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also Medical Care is lacking
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for most of the population there
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and so it has been a
blessing for NAPS to actually
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to build a
Wellness Center there,
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we are also about to
have what we call NALA.,
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NAPS Abundant Life
Academy for those children
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who've been having to bus
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from like 4 in the morning
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just to try to get an
education they miss breakfast,
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now they have a school a
little bit closer to them,
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so that they can get the
type of Christian Education
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that we've had
the privilege to have.
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Yes, yes, and see that's
what's so great about NAPS
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this is what I really
like about NAPS is that
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you guys, it's almost like
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when NAPS walks into a room,
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you don't have
to go and announce
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that you are a Christian,
they can tell by your lifestyle
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by the things that you're doing,
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the fact that
you make the choice
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to live how these people live,
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see, you go to the mission
field and these people have...
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they don't have the
choice on whether or not
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they can move from
this hut to a mansion
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or if they can move
from this hut to an apartment
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they don't have that choice,
so you sacrificed your luxury
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and you go over there
and you live like them
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and I know I said this
earlier, but you live like them,
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and sacrifice that lifestyle,
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I mean, that's a
true testament to me
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of Christianity.
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And you know, this is how I feel
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that we as young
people know Christ is real,
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you know, there are
so many young people
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that are leaving the church
now because they feel like...
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"Is God even real, can I
really believe the Bible,
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I know I've
grown up in this church
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or going to church
because somebody made me"
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but honestly for
me, Christ became real
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when I started to go
into the mission field
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you know, when I started
to see the Bible come to life,
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I see people who
are possessed of demons
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and you pray for
them in Jesus' name
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and those demons have to flee,
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people who could not
walk for months and months,
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we go there, do a
simple remedy for them
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and now they're
standing on their feet walking
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even ministries
like Dare to Dream
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you know, we actually
play it at our Wellness Center,
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and the 3ABN ministry,
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We love that, we love that...
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yes, it's making an
impact, you know what I mean,
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so, I know that Christ
is real because we step out
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of our comfort zone
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and honestly, we
say the word "sacrifice"
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but it's really not a sacrifice
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because Jesus has
done all of this for us,
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you know, and it's
really more of a privilege
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I'm seeing it now,
than anything, you know.
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Speaking of "privilege,"
being a part of 3ABN
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has been a privilege
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being a part of
the Camp Meetings,
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the different Camp
Meetings that 3ABN has had
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even them inviting us to come,
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has really been a blessing,
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and as we go out
to do God's work,
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and follow the call,
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He opens up so
many blessings for us,
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one of the
privilege that we have now
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is now we have
four new vans, Really?
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we have four new
vans that help us
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and I'm going out
to spread the gospel
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and we want to give a
special "thank you" to 3ABN
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and all the different Viewers
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and the people
who've supported us
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in being able to get that,
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and it's just that,
man, all God wants us to do
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is to go... if you go,
He'll provide the food,
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he'll provide
the transportation,
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he'll give you the words to say,
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everything you
need, it's a package deal
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all you have to do
is "Go" and once you go,
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all the different
things will be added unto you.
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And I think about
your testimony, Jason,
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like I was getting to
read it in the magazine that...
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I mean, I'm just
appreciative of you
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living transparently,
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because somebody can
benefit from your testimony
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I think that's another
thing, some young people feel
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maybe they've gone
too far, you know, like,
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maybe God can't use me
because I've done this thing
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or this thing
wrong... but look at you,
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God is putting
you to high places
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and He's using your
testimony to other young men
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so that they can
know, like know...
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you know, this may have
been where you started off
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but you don't have to stay here,
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"Just follow me and you will do
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things that you
never imagined. "
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Yes, God is good, I mean,
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I'm just happy that's
He's still able to use me
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and use us, if you
look at the disciples
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they weren't
perfect by any means
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but He helped
them, He developed them,
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He taught them, That's right.
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and God can use
anybody, anywhere at any time.
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What do you
think made you decide
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to go into ministry?
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Hmmm... wow!
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for me, it's because someone
actually came to my door,
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I actually was 19 years
old and I was an Atheist,
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I didn't believe in God because
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I couldn't
understand why He would allow
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certain things to happen,
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being a survivor of
rape and molestation,
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I was like, "If God is real,
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where was He when I was
going through these things?"
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But God sent
Bible Workers to my door
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and they started taking
me to a Revelation Seminar
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and they went out of their way
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to make sure that I knew
that Jesus actually loved me
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and that that was not
his original plan for my life
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that there was actually a
devil that was out to destroy me
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and, now being a missionary,
I feel that it is a privilege
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to follow in their footsteps
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doing the same
thing for someone else
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so that's what makes
me do what I'm doing.
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As I was saying earlier,
when I did come back to God
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from running, you know,
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I went and started
to do the mission work
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but as I think
back, four years later
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I realize that... the
different things that I...
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the reason why I was
even open to doing ministry
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was because of the principles
that my parents instilled in me
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and I didn't see it then
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but I remember
there were many times
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when my mom will
be praying so much,
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I'm just like, "Mom,
why are you always praying?"
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like, "why do you
need to pray so much"
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or my dad would give
his time and his resources
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when he didn't need
to and in my opinion,
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it wasn't necessary,
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or there were times when my mom
would be going out of her way
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to help a needy soul,
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and those things
were instilled into me,
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and that's really an
encouragement to even parents
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that your kids are watching and
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they are watching
the example that you set
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and so I really attribute a
lot of the reason why I'm here
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today in ministry,
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to my parents'
example of Christ.
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And praise the Lord for that,
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now what are some of your
current needs as a ministry,
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what things do you need to
help you with your ministry?
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Thank you for
asking that question...
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No problem, we want to know.
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Well, please... we
are building a school,
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like we said,
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it's going to be
in the Black Belt,
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it's going to be
serving K through 5 to start off
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and we're really praying
that we will be able to...
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we've already
started on the building,
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we know God's going to bless,
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but we need materials like,
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materials to
continue with the building
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we need books, more
books for our library
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that we're going
to have for them,
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that's one of the huge
challenges that we have
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we also have a Wellness
Center and it's already built,
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we have dorms but
we're now needing to add on
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because there are so
many people in that area
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that want the
Evangelistic Training
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they want hands-on skills
of plumbing, of agriculture,
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how to grow their
own food, and so...
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even though we thought we'd
built a big enough building,
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we are finding that
space is running out
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so those are two major
things that we're just praying,
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"Lord, send
people, and laborers"
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we need more people
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that are willing
to volunteer for God
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that are willing to make
a sacrifice but then also
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to realize that
sacrifice comes with blessings
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to come and give their time
maybe doctors or dentists or
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teachers that
maybe can come down
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and volunteer their
services, cooks, all of that.
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What are some of the
things that you can think of
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that maybe Mia
might have missed?
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Another big need that we have is
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next summer we are going
to Haiti on a mission trip
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whenever we go to a
Country to do a mission,
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it's not just about
doing the mission and leaving,
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but we have to think about
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after we've planted these seeds,
how are they going to grow
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if they're not
taken care of and watered?
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And so, whenever we
go, we set up a branch
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and we train other
young people to do the work
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in their own
Countries but after a while,
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as different
discouragements come,
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we see that sometimes...
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there are
branches... that... you know
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they just need a little boost
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now to go back and be
like, "God is still with you"
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and so we just go
do re-visitations,
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we go back and we visit
the branch, encourage them,
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remind them of why God...
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remind them of why they're doing
the work that they're doing
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reminding them of the
call that God has given
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and encouraging
them to press forward
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and so we're going to be
returning to Haiti next summer
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and as you know, to go overseas,
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to do a mission is not free,
unless somebody sponsors you
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so we do need
help in that regard
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towards our foreign
mission and also prayers,
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I know people may
not always have the funds
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to be able to
support, but even if...
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whenever we come to mind,
pray for the mission there
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even if you don't remember NAPS,
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just remember the
missionaries in blue
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whatever will
help just remembering
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to pray for us as we go out.
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Jason, I wanted to say too,
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you know we travel
around to different churches
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and schools, so if
you see the blue shirt,
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we'd love to be able to do
a Program for the youth there,
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share testimonies,
maybe go out with them
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doing door-to-door or
be able to do special music
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and so, just look
out for us as well.
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Mia, what you said earlier is,
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we're talking about the
$5, what do you call it?
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The five dollars...
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Yes, yes, we survive by
a lot of five dollar bills,
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20s, 100s,
everything. Yes, even a dollar,
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sometimes people think that
you have to give a whole lot
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in order to... a dollar helps,
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five dollars help,
two dollars help, so...
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Yes, it really
does, it really does
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we have people that
have been giving for years
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and we just are so
thankful to the 3ABN
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and Dare to Dream ministries
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because of people like you,
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we're able to share our ministry
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and also share our testimonies,
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and people always look out
for us... so please look out for
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Dare to Dream as
well and for 3ABN.
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Well, we are
grateful for what you all do,
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with the few
minutes that we have left
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I want you to look
into this camera over here
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and I want you to
tell that young person
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that is thinking about
getting involved in ministry
00:23:08.22\00:23:10.89
why they should
do it and tell them
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a couple of your thoughts.
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Wow! I'm speaking to
you, whoever you are,
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as a young person,
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and I know how it
feels to be a young person
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and you want to
do the right thing,
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you want to follow God
but there are always these
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distractions, there
are different reasons
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there are different
things that may stop you
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but I want to say that
doing ministry is worth it,
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every sacrifice was worth it,
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every friend that
I lost was worth it,
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every floor that
I had to sleep on
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in a foreign
country was worth it,
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it was all worth it
for the sake of one soul
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that will be in
heaven, and I want to say that
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all that is on this
earth will pass away
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these shoes, the latest
shoes, the latest fashion trend,
00:24:00.64\00:24:03.51
even our highest
educational pursuits,
00:24:03.54\00:24:07.48
one day, will be forgotten
00:24:07.51\00:24:09.94
but what will last in the end
00:24:09.98\00:24:11.81
is our
relationship with Jesus Christ
00:24:11.85\00:24:13.52
and so I encourage you,
if you have not already,
00:24:13.62\00:24:16.38
to develop that
relationship day by day
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to pray, read the Bible,
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it may start with five
minutes devotions in the morning
00:24:20.99\00:24:24.06
or even a minute,
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but starting somewhere and
developing what really matters
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because what will it mean
00:24:29.50\00:24:31.43
if you gain this whole
world but you lose your soul
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and there are souls
that are perishing right now
00:24:34.04\00:24:36.50
and God wants to use you.
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Why do we give God...
00:24:38.61\00:24:40.54
a pastor was saying yesterday
"Why do people give God
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their later areas of
life when they're older
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and they can't do as
much but want to use their
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younger years of
life for the devil?"
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but I say, "Switch that around
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and not waiting
until you're too old
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or waiting until you're
older to start worshipping God
00:24:56.73\00:25:01.66
to start living for
God, but even starting now
00:25:01.70\00:25:04.07
starting now, using the
moments that you have today
00:25:04.10\00:25:07.77
because God wants to use you now
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He wants to use the old person,
He wants to use the young person
00:25:09.67\00:25:12.11
He wants to use
everybody to do His work,
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the commission
was given, so... "
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Amen, amen, in the 15 seconds
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what do you have for
that young person out there?
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What I really want to
say is, "Don't let pain...
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pain that you have been through
stop you from serving God
00:25:26.09\00:25:30.26
don't let any root of bitterness
00:25:30.33\00:25:32.03
keep you from giving
yourself to the Lord,
00:25:32.06\00:25:34.30
He will heal you,
00:25:34.36\00:25:35.73
He will help you
as you serve others,
00:25:35.76\00:25:37.67
you'll even receive answers to
those questions you may have had
00:25:37.70\00:25:41.07
about why God may have allowed
certain things to happen. "
00:25:41.10\00:25:43.77
Amen, amen, even you at home...
00:25:43.81\00:25:49.58
God can use you,
you might not think...
00:25:49.64\00:25:52.18
you might think that you've done
too much "bad" in your life,
00:25:52.21\00:25:56.52
God can still use you,
and don't ever forget that
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even the smallest
things, just go out there,
00:26:00.22\00:26:02.92
go into the mission
field, help somebody,
00:26:02.96\00:26:05.29
even if it's
passing out some literature,
00:26:05.33\00:26:07.76
even the smallest
things make a difference,
00:26:07.83\00:26:10.27
go win a soul for Christ.
00:26:10.30\00:26:12.27
I want to thank you guys
so much for joining us today
00:26:12.30\00:26:15.17
it's been a pleasure
having you on, God bless.
00:26:15.20\00:26:18.14
Thank you, thank you.
00:26:18.17\00:26:19.51
That is such a
powerful ministry,
00:26:19.54\00:26:23.14
here are two young people
00:26:23.18\00:26:24.71
that follow that
burning desire to serve Christ
00:26:24.75\00:26:27.45
and spread the
gospel around the world
00:26:27.68\00:26:29.55
if you are interested
in knowing more about NAPS,
00:26:29.62\00:26:32.75
please visit their
website at www. napsoc. org
00:26:32.79\00:26:37.89
again that's www. napsoc. org
00:26:37.93\00:26:41.33
it was great
meeting a lot of you
00:26:41.36\00:26:43.77
at the General
Conference Session
00:26:43.83\00:26:46.43
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know that these programs
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00:26:52.27\00:26:53.64
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