While the whole world is on house arrest, 00:00:01.36\00:00:02.70 you can learn how to be healthier 00:00:02.73\00:00:04.10 than you were before. 00:00:04.13\00:00:05.47 Stay tuned to find out more. 00:00:05.50\00:00:07.07 My name is Jason Bradley, 00:00:07.10\00:00:08.64 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:00:08.67\00:00:10.67 Hello and welcome to Urban Report. 00:00:32.96\00:00:35.00 My guest today is Monet St Juste, 00:00:35.03\00:00:38.00 Co-Founder of Eden Lifestyle Ministry 00:00:38.03\00:00:40.24 Incorporated. 00:00:40.27\00:00:41.60 Welcome to Urban Report, Monet. 00:00:41.64\00:00:44.61 Thank you so much. Thank you so much. 00:00:44.64\00:00:46.34 Now I know that I always ask you 00:00:46.37\00:00:48.28 how to say your last name. 00:00:48.31\00:00:49.64 Did I pronounce your last name right? 00:00:49.68\00:00:52.18 Oh, you did a very good job, A plus, A plus. 00:00:52.21\00:00:54.52 Okay, thank you. That's good to know. 00:00:54.55\00:00:56.95 That's good to know. 00:00:56.99\00:00:58.32 Now you are no stranger to The Dare to Dream Network. 00:00:58.35\00:01:01.72 You and your brothers have been on before. 00:01:01.76\00:01:05.33 I wanna say we even had your dad on at some point. 00:01:05.36\00:01:07.96 My father? 00:01:11.07\00:01:12.40 Yeah, maybe at some point, I believe so. 00:01:12.43\00:01:13.77 Yeah. 00:01:13.80\00:01:15.14 At one of these, like ASI or one of those. 00:01:15.17\00:01:17.97 Yeah, yeah. 00:01:18.01\00:01:19.34 But for those who have not heard about you 00:01:19.37\00:01:22.61 or seen any other interviews, 00:01:22.64\00:01:25.25 tell us a little bit about Eden Lifestyle 00:01:25.28\00:01:27.22 and what you do? 00:01:27.25\00:01:29.35 Wonderful. 00:01:29.38\00:01:30.72 Yeah, so Eden Lifestyle is health evangelistic ministry 00:01:30.75\00:01:34.16 that seeks to reach people in this world 00:01:34.19\00:01:36.96 through health evangelism 00:01:36.99\00:01:38.39 and also spreading the everlasting gospel. 00:01:38.43\00:01:41.03 And so we are located right here in New York, 00:01:41.06\00:01:43.90 right in New York, 00:01:43.93\00:01:45.27 that the center of the pandemic 00:01:45.30\00:01:47.54 you would say in the United States 00:01:47.57\00:01:49.24 and we conduct a lifestyle center 00:01:49.27\00:01:53.17 currently there like a wellness center, 00:01:53.21\00:01:55.24 Upstate New York 00:01:55.28\00:01:56.61 and work with people from all over the northeast 00:01:56.64\00:01:58.98 and also from other states into the United States as well. 00:01:59.01\00:02:02.25 And helping them through health 00:02:02.28\00:02:03.62 and also asking God to open up their hearts, 00:02:03.65\00:02:07.69 so that the gospel could be 00:02:07.72\00:02:09.82 planted inside their hearts by the grace of God. 00:02:09.86\00:02:12.46 Amen. Amen. 00:02:12.49\00:02:14.00 Now, how did you get involved in all of this? 00:02:14.03\00:02:16.70 Like, have you always been just into health or what? 00:02:16.73\00:02:22.17 Yeah, not at all. Not at all. 00:02:22.20\00:02:23.97 I was just raise in a typical home, 00:02:24.01\00:02:27.34 you know, went to school, 00:02:27.38\00:02:28.71 you know, came back home and that type of thing 00:02:28.74\00:02:30.51 and did my own thing really, as a little boy. 00:02:30.55\00:02:33.31 Even when I grew up, I played in a band as well, 00:02:33.35\00:02:36.42 you know, like, 00:02:36.45\00:02:37.79 playing the band for several years, 00:02:37.82\00:02:40.89 was involved in a lot of different, 00:02:40.92\00:02:42.52 cycle activities as well. 00:02:42.56\00:02:44.23 And so, even later on transitioning 00:02:44.26\00:02:46.09 when I went to college university 00:02:46.13\00:02:47.70 at a time, 00:02:47.73\00:02:49.20 that's when the Holy Spirit really pricked my heart 00:02:49.23\00:02:52.63 and really minister to my mind so that I can be able to awake, 00:02:52.67\00:02:56.74 you know, and to answer his call 00:02:56.77\00:02:58.61 and ever since then, 00:02:58.64\00:02:59.97 you know, I've been involved in health evangelism 00:03:00.01\00:03:02.28 and also, you know, through evangelism in general, 00:03:02.31\00:03:06.55 through those experiences as well. 00:03:06.58\00:03:08.95 Yes. Amen. 00:03:08.98\00:03:10.32 So would you say that progress is a process 00:03:10.35\00:03:13.56 or did you just like come into the health message 00:03:13.59\00:03:16.19 and automatically, 00:03:16.22\00:03:17.56 you're just the super healthy guy? 00:03:17.59\00:03:20.53 Well, you're funny, 00:03:20.56\00:03:23.00 but, yeah, it didn't happen overnight, 00:03:23.03\00:03:26.07 you know... 00:03:26.10\00:03:27.44 Well, actually, I started off as a colporteur, 00:03:27.47\00:03:29.67 it's very interesting. 00:03:29.70\00:03:31.47 I was just going house to house knocking on doors 00:03:31.51\00:03:33.44 and just really sharing the gospel 00:03:33.48\00:03:35.88 from home to home. 00:03:35.91\00:03:37.25 And I remember knocking on this one specific door 00:03:37.28\00:03:39.25 and I entered into the house, 00:03:39.28\00:03:41.05 and it was a room, empty room with three men 00:03:41.08\00:03:45.45 sitting next to a computer, 00:03:45.49\00:03:47.22 and there's no furniture in the house. 00:03:47.26\00:03:48.92 And that was a little bit strange to me, 00:03:48.96\00:03:50.53 but all of them had the same uniform. 00:03:50.56\00:03:52.66 And the guys gently, you know, friendly, 00:03:52.69\00:03:55.76 you know, invited me in and said, 00:03:55.80\00:03:57.13 "Hey, you wanna come on in?" 00:03:57.17\00:03:58.50 I said, "Okay." So I came on in. 00:03:58.53\00:04:00.94 As I came into the house, I noticed that he said, 00:04:00.97\00:04:04.21 "Well, look at my shirt here. 00:04:04.24\00:04:05.87 We are Amazing Facts Missionaries." 00:04:05.91\00:04:08.74 I'm like, "What?" 00:04:08.78\00:04:10.11 So that was a little bit interesting. 00:04:10.15\00:04:11.51 So in that experience there I met that gentleman, 00:04:11.55\00:04:15.05 and he decided to train us 00:04:15.08\00:04:17.82 to be able to do colporteur evangelism. 00:04:17.85\00:04:19.85 And we have to canvass books, 00:04:19.89\00:04:21.22 we had to canvass the books and health books 00:04:21.26\00:04:22.82 and also other books related to the gospel. 00:04:22.86\00:04:25.76 And as I went house to house canvassing those books, 00:04:25.79\00:04:28.33 I'm like, hey, I got to, 00:04:28.36\00:04:29.93 people were asking me questions about the books. 00:04:29.96\00:04:31.57 And, you know, I wanted to be very sharp 00:04:31.60\00:04:34.07 when it comes to the books and understanding the books, 00:04:34.10\00:04:35.67 but also not only understanding the books, 00:04:35.70\00:04:38.14 but at the same time 00:04:38.17\00:04:39.51 experiencing what is in the books. 00:04:39.54\00:04:40.88 Yes. 00:04:40.91\00:04:42.24 So that's when I stated to open up 00:04:42.28\00:04:43.61 those recipe books, right? 00:04:43.65\00:04:44.98 Open up those health books instead of reading it 00:04:45.01\00:04:47.05 because people were asking me questions in the field. 00:04:47.08\00:04:49.52 "Have you tasted this? Have you tried this?" 00:04:49.55\00:04:51.32 And in doing that, in reading those 00:04:51.35\00:04:53.36 reading that information really transformed our lives, 00:04:53.39\00:04:56.29 and we were really young at the time 00:04:56.32\00:04:57.86 about 18, 19 years old. 00:04:57.89\00:04:59.29 Oh, wow. 00:04:59.33\00:05:00.66 And it was a group of college kids, 00:05:00.70\00:05:02.93 all of us in the dormitory, 00:05:02.96\00:05:04.50 and we were all trying to cook up 00:05:04.53\00:05:05.87 some plant-based food, right? 00:05:05.90\00:05:07.40 Nice. 00:05:10.47\00:05:11.81 Yeah. Nice. 00:05:11.84\00:05:13.17 It's really, really a powerful experience for us. 00:05:13.21\00:05:14.54 And that really jump-started our experience 00:05:14.58\00:05:16.98 and our journey 00:05:17.01\00:05:18.35 when it comes to health 00:05:18.38\00:05:19.71 and really paid attention to our health 00:05:19.75\00:05:21.08 and seen God's ultimate desire for us, 00:05:21.12\00:05:24.29 God's ultimate desire for our lives, 00:05:24.32\00:05:26.35 and how we should care for the temple, 00:05:26.39\00:05:27.82 the body temple in which He gave us. 00:05:27.86\00:05:29.19 Yes. 00:05:29.22\00:05:30.56 And without our parents looking at us, 00:05:30.59\00:05:31.93 we thought, you know, a mother behind the same, 00:05:31.96\00:05:34.03 "Boy, you better eat that vegetable." 00:05:34.06\00:05:36.53 Without any of that stuff we decided, 00:05:36.56\00:05:40.14 as the Lord convicted our hearts, 00:05:40.17\00:05:41.50 we decided to make that change. 00:05:41.54\00:05:42.87 And ever since then, 00:05:42.90\00:05:44.24 the Lord was leading and guiding step by step 00:05:44.27\00:05:46.37 and exposing us 00:05:46.41\00:05:47.74 to so much more information and resources 00:05:47.78\00:05:51.08 that we could not only be a blessing 00:05:51.11\00:05:53.42 to those immediately near us, 00:05:53.45\00:05:55.22 but also to those all around the world 00:05:55.25\00:05:57.75 that has been impacted by health evangelism. 00:05:57.79\00:05:59.89 Something that I could have, I would never thought that 00:05:59.92\00:06:02.06 I will ever be involved in at all 00:06:02.09\00:06:05.09 ever in my life. 00:06:05.13\00:06:06.56 Yeah. And that's huge. 00:06:06.59\00:06:08.46 I love the fact that you brought out that, 00:06:08.50\00:06:10.27 you know, not only did you read the books, 00:06:10.30\00:06:12.47 but you wanted to apply what was in it, 00:06:12.50\00:06:14.50 you wanted to, 00:06:14.54\00:06:15.87 you know, make it practical and experience it. 00:06:15.90\00:06:18.64 It reminds me really of the Bible where it says, 00:06:18.67\00:06:22.41 "O taste and see that the Lord is good." 00:06:22.44\00:06:25.35 You know, like, you can't, how are you gonna, 00:06:25.38\00:06:28.38 you can't taste and see 00:06:28.42\00:06:29.75 through your parents relationship with Christ. 00:06:29.78\00:06:31.45 You have to experience Christ on your own. 00:06:31.49\00:06:35.09 And so, you really took 00:06:35.12\00:06:36.83 to this health evangelism initiative. 00:06:36.86\00:06:40.10 I mean, you took off with it by God's grace. 00:06:40.13\00:06:43.30 So, yeah, that's really good. 00:06:43.33\00:06:46.43 What are some of the new mission developments 00:06:46.47\00:06:49.20 since the last time we had you on Urban Report? 00:06:49.24\00:06:53.27 Right, so it has been a journey. 00:06:53.31\00:06:56.95 And so the last time the first time we came in, 00:06:56.98\00:06:58.75 we were not even in New York at the time. 00:06:58.78\00:07:01.18 We were in Florida at the time. 00:07:01.22\00:07:03.55 And as since we are now in New York, 00:07:03.59\00:07:06.59 the Lord has opened up a door 00:07:06.62\00:07:07.96 where He has provided a place for His mission 00:07:07.99\00:07:12.83 and something that we could have never imagined 00:07:12.86\00:07:14.53 in our lives 00:07:14.56\00:07:15.90 and He allowed, impressed, 00:07:15.93\00:07:18.90 you know, somebody's hearts to donate a property, 00:07:18.93\00:07:22.74 25 bedrooms and also 28 acre land 00:07:22.77\00:07:26.81 and we've been using it for the glory of God 00:07:26.84\00:07:30.15 and opened up Eden Lifestyle Home 00:07:30.18\00:07:32.45 which is a wellness center 00:07:32.48\00:07:34.68 to really service the other areas of New York 00:07:34.72\00:07:36.75 because we noticed that New York is in dire need. 00:07:36.79\00:07:39.45 As well as conducting many health seminars 00:07:39.49\00:07:41.32 across the northeast, 00:07:41.36\00:07:42.86 health evangelism trainings across the northeast 00:07:42.89\00:07:45.79 also together 00:07:45.83\00:07:47.16 with our local conferences as well 00:07:47.20\00:07:48.53 and also really opening up for those 00:07:48.56\00:07:50.53 not of our faith to come to the center 00:07:50.57\00:07:52.87 and also come in contact with the message 00:07:52.90\00:07:55.64 that God has given to us and just a really quick story. 00:07:55.67\00:07:59.14 It's a few months ago really, 00:07:59.17\00:08:01.51 we had a really interesting experience 00:08:01.54\00:08:03.48 at the lifestyle center in Upstate New York, 00:08:03.51\00:08:06.55 where there were three pastors that came to the session. 00:08:06.58\00:08:11.95 And the two of them were Pentecostal pastors, 00:08:11.99\00:08:14.32 and another one was a Baptist pastor. 00:08:14.36\00:08:16.66 And because they wanted to have 00:08:16.69\00:08:18.76 some sort of a complete picture of true health 00:08:18.79\00:08:22.56 from a biblical perspective, 00:08:22.60\00:08:24.37 and as they came to the program, 00:08:24.40\00:08:25.97 and went throughout the program, 00:08:26.00\00:08:27.97 it was such a life-changing experience 00:08:28.00\00:08:31.44 that the pastors invited us 00:08:31.47\00:08:32.81 to come to the church on Sunday, 00:08:32.84\00:08:34.61 so they say, "You know, you wanna come 00:08:34.64\00:08:35.98 and do some sort of seminar for us, 00:08:36.01\00:08:37.38 you know, we really want our members able to, 00:08:37.41\00:08:41.15 you know, hear this message 00:08:41.18\00:08:42.52 and because we have never seen this 00:08:42.55\00:08:43.95 in our lives before. 00:08:43.99\00:08:45.32 We have never seen the gospel of health together. 00:08:45.35\00:08:48.52 I've never, all my life in ministry." 00:08:48.56\00:08:49.89 That's what the pastor told us, 00:08:49.92\00:08:51.26 "We have never seen this before." 00:08:51.29\00:08:52.63 Wow! 00:08:52.66\00:08:54.00 You know, I pray for many people to be healed, 00:08:54.03\00:08:55.36 but I've never seen 00:08:55.40\00:08:56.73 such a practical evangelistic ministry 00:08:56.77\00:08:59.23 that caters to people's health. 00:08:59.27\00:09:00.94 And so we went that Sunday to do, 00:09:00.97\00:09:02.87 you know, to do the seminar, 00:09:02.90\00:09:04.24 and I thought it would be maybe after church, 00:09:04.27\00:09:07.08 we will do some sort of a short, 00:09:07.11\00:09:08.44 you know, like 15, 20-minute, 30-minute, 00:09:08.48\00:09:11.11 you know, a little program here for the church members. 00:09:11.15\00:09:14.38 So as I walked into the Pentecostal Church, 00:09:14.42\00:09:18.15 and as I walked in, the pastor said, 00:09:18.19\00:09:21.99 "We are ready for you." 00:09:22.02\00:09:23.83 I said, "Okay, so I will be coming 00:09:23.86\00:09:25.59 after church service. 00:09:25.63\00:09:26.96 No problem." 00:09:27.00\00:09:28.33 They said, "No, we ready for you now. 00:09:28.36\00:09:29.70 We're gonna give you the entire church service." 00:09:29.73\00:09:31.07 Whoa, you had the entire church service? 00:09:31.10\00:09:34.90 Oh, yeah, from morning until the afternoon, 00:09:34.94\00:09:37.41 we were doing health classes, 00:09:37.44\00:09:38.94 we were doing classes on natural remedies, 00:09:38.97\00:09:41.94 and all sorts of classes 00:09:41.98\00:09:45.21 from morning until afternoon, they didn't want us to stop. 00:09:45.25\00:09:47.38 We had to say, "Okay, guys, we got to stop. 00:09:47.42\00:09:48.88 We got to stop." Yes. 00:09:48.92\00:09:50.25 And after that was done, the pastor said, 00:09:50.29\00:09:53.66 "You know what? You got to come back. 00:09:53.69\00:09:55.39 The members are begging for you all to come back 00:09:55.42\00:09:58.83 to be a blessing to those." 00:09:58.86\00:10:00.20 And, you know, some, you know, 00:10:00.23\00:10:01.56 our team joined them there that day, that Sunday, 00:10:01.60\00:10:04.70 and also other members 00:10:04.73\00:10:07.14 from the two core missions as well 00:10:07.17\00:10:08.80 that came in and joined us as well 00:10:08.84\00:10:10.87 in that endeavor 00:10:10.91\00:10:12.24 and it was really, really a powerful experience. 00:10:12.27\00:10:15.08 God really moved upon the hearts 00:10:15.11\00:10:17.05 of those individuals that were present. 00:10:17.08\00:10:19.51 About 200 people in the congregation. 00:10:19.55\00:10:21.98 Wow! Yeah. 00:10:22.02\00:10:23.35 Wow. That's incredible. 00:10:23.39\00:10:24.72 And, you know, you going there and teaching them those things. 00:10:24.75\00:10:29.92 I wouldn't be surprised 00:10:29.96\00:10:31.29 if they ended up wanting to continue that education, 00:10:31.33\00:10:35.33 wanting to continue to learn more, 00:10:35.36\00:10:37.83 and then they find the truth. 00:10:37.87\00:10:41.44 That's right. That's right. 00:10:41.47\00:10:42.94 Yeah, that's absolutely correct. 00:10:42.97\00:10:44.37 And they want us to come back. 00:10:44.41\00:10:45.74 So we wanna do like a 10-day program. 00:10:45.77\00:10:47.21 We wanna bring an entire program 00:10:47.24\00:10:48.58 to the entire church there and invite, 00:10:48.61\00:10:51.48 you know, all the members 00:10:51.51\00:10:52.85 to participate in this 10-day program. 00:10:52.88\00:10:54.92 And we're praying by God's grace, 00:10:54.95\00:10:56.28 that will be a bridge, 00:10:56.32\00:10:57.65 you know, from health to gospel, 00:10:57.69\00:10:59.35 so that they can be able to get, you know, 00:10:59.39\00:11:01.62 hear God's true message for this time. 00:11:01.66\00:11:03.26 And we're really praying for them. 00:11:03.29\00:11:04.63 And I ask that you pray for those individuals as well. 00:11:04.66\00:11:07.33 We've really learned to, 00:11:07.36\00:11:09.13 you know, to love them as, you know, as individuals, 00:11:09.16\00:11:12.53 and also to be able to really be a help 00:11:12.57\00:11:14.90 to many of them in dire need, 00:11:14.94\00:11:17.37 especially in the congregation and at this time. 00:11:17.41\00:11:20.28 Absolutely. 00:11:20.31\00:11:21.64 Now when you were presenting 00:11:21.68\00:11:23.01 the health message and all of that, 00:11:23.04\00:11:24.38 when you talked about rest, 00:11:24.41\00:11:25.75 did you discuss like a NEWSTART 00:11:25.78\00:11:28.32 or one of those models and talk about the Sabbath 00:11:28.35\00:11:32.45 or how did that come into play? 00:11:32.49\00:11:36.86 Well, that's a very interesting question. 00:11:36.89\00:11:39.09 That's a very good question. 00:11:39.13\00:11:40.46 And, you know, one thing I love about health ministry 00:11:40.50\00:11:42.86 is that it is a very, 00:11:42.90\00:11:44.77 you reach people where they are 00:11:44.80\00:11:46.13 and so, 00:11:46.17\00:11:47.50 we wanted to build some sort of relationship 00:11:47.54\00:11:48.87 and trust with them. 00:11:48.90\00:11:50.24 So we wanted to by God's grace, 00:11:50.27\00:11:52.21 build that trust, build that relationship, 00:11:52.24\00:11:53.98 help them, 00:11:54.01\00:11:55.38 let them see the changes, let them see weight loss, 00:11:55.41\00:11:57.68 diabetes being reversed 00:11:57.71\00:11:59.05 and other conditions being impacted, 00:11:59.08\00:12:01.65 let them have a personal testimony 00:12:01.68\00:12:03.02 for themselves. 00:12:03.05\00:12:04.39 Yes. And many of them already have. 00:12:04.42\00:12:06.22 And that has already impacted so much 00:12:06.25\00:12:08.39 so that the church had invited, 00:12:08.42\00:12:11.09 the church sent even more people, 00:12:11.13\00:12:12.46 they sent three more members to come, 00:12:12.49\00:12:14.40 and more members are calling to come. 00:12:14.43\00:12:16.33 And, you know, ever since the pandemic, 00:12:16.36\00:12:17.70 we had to be shut down 00:12:17.73\00:12:19.10 as a result of, you know, 00:12:19.13\00:12:20.97 being in New York and so forth, 00:12:21.00\00:12:22.57 but it's opened up doors 00:12:22.60\00:12:23.94 for much more of the church members to come. 00:12:23.97\00:12:25.77 And also, 00:12:25.81\00:12:27.14 when they actually came to the center, 00:12:27.18\00:12:29.24 that's where the pastor was really asking me 00:12:29.28\00:12:30.95 a lot of different questions about the Sabbath, 00:12:30.98\00:12:33.78 about what happens when people die, 00:12:33.82\00:12:35.75 you know, all different types of questions for hours 00:12:35.78\00:12:39.12 just asking about those questions. 00:12:39.15\00:12:40.56 And you can see that 00:12:40.59\00:12:41.92 it's really opening up the doors 00:12:41.96\00:12:44.23 for God's message to go forth. 00:12:44.26\00:12:46.46 Wow, that's incredible 00:12:46.49\00:12:48.46 that they granted you that opportunity to share 00:12:48.50\00:12:51.27 with their congregation those truths? 00:12:51.30\00:12:56.00 Yes. 00:12:56.04\00:12:57.37 Oh, yes, it was really a powerful experience, 00:12:57.41\00:12:59.61 and we look forward by God's grace 00:12:59.64\00:13:01.51 to going back there 00:13:01.54\00:13:02.88 because they do want us to come back. 00:13:02.91\00:13:04.25 So hopefully after, 00:13:04.28\00:13:05.61 you know, after the whole pandemic situation, 00:13:05.65\00:13:07.95 we can arrange to get back in the field there 00:13:07.98\00:13:11.25 because there were so much people there 00:13:11.29\00:13:13.66 that are in need, you know, 00:13:13.69\00:13:15.42 people with health issues, health problems 00:13:15.46\00:13:18.13 so many issues that they have. 00:13:18.16\00:13:20.00 Yes. 00:13:20.03\00:13:21.36 And I pray that by God's grace 00:13:21.40\00:13:22.73 that these souls will be reached, 00:13:22.76\00:13:24.97 you know, and I know they will be. 00:13:25.00\00:13:27.27 So keep them in prayer 00:13:27.30\00:13:28.64 as you continue to remember them. 00:13:28.67\00:13:30.71 Absolutely. 00:13:30.74\00:13:32.07 And I pray that, you know, 00:13:32.11\00:13:33.44 and hope that our viewers and listeners 00:13:33.48\00:13:35.58 will keep them in prayer as well 00:13:35.61\00:13:37.91 'cause there is definitely power in prayer. 00:13:37.95\00:13:40.75 You know, you mentioned the pandemic. 00:13:40.78\00:13:42.92 And I'm glad that you did 00:13:42.95\00:13:44.79 because that brings me to my next question, 00:13:44.82\00:13:47.06 which is, you know, how is, 00:13:47.09\00:13:49.59 has your ministry been impacted by this pandemic? 00:13:49.62\00:13:55.10 Well, we have been impacted in a very, very big way. 00:13:55.13\00:13:59.77 Just because we are in New York 00:13:59.80\00:14:01.50 and New York have a lot of orders, 00:14:01.54\00:14:04.61 shelter in place orders and so forth. 00:14:04.64\00:14:06.11 And so, for us to be able to abide 00:14:06.14\00:14:08.61 by some of those orders, as well. 00:14:08.64\00:14:11.78 We, you know, abide by those orders 00:14:11.81\00:14:13.92 then we had to close down our program 00:14:13.95\00:14:16.85 because we couldn't have a certain amount of people 00:14:16.89\00:14:18.55 coming to our center due to the orders 00:14:18.59\00:14:21.52 that was given in the state. 00:14:21.56\00:14:23.66 So we have seen a dramatic impact there 00:14:23.69\00:14:25.96 because we can't travel anymore, 00:14:25.99\00:14:27.33 we can't do any seminars, 00:14:27.36\00:14:28.70 we can't do any health evangelism programs, 00:14:28.73\00:14:30.80 we can't invite anybody to come to our campus at all 00:14:30.83\00:14:33.67 because, you know, 00:14:33.70\00:14:35.04 New York is a really heated place right now 00:14:35.07\00:14:36.91 when it comes to the Coronavirus situation. 00:14:36.94\00:14:39.94 And so for weeks we just been praying 00:14:39.97\00:14:41.94 asking God what to do, right, how to reach souls, 00:14:41.98\00:14:44.08 you know, how to reach people who are in need 00:14:44.11\00:14:45.78 because people are home, people need help, 00:14:45.81\00:14:48.48 and people still in help even more so 00:14:48.52\00:14:51.49 and how can we help them more? 00:14:51.52\00:14:52.92 That's when God will continue to speak to our hearts 00:14:52.95\00:14:55.12 and He showed us how we can switch gears, right? 00:14:55.16\00:14:57.89 Yes. 00:14:57.93\00:14:59.26 And to be able to cater to those around us 00:14:59.29\00:15:00.86 and to still be of help, 00:15:00.90\00:15:02.23 to still be of service to individuals 00:15:02.26\00:15:05.30 and to impact their lives in a dramatic way. 00:15:05.33\00:15:07.94 Yes. 00:15:07.97\00:15:09.30 And so, what are some of the ways 00:15:09.34\00:15:11.77 or some of the things that you've been implementing 00:15:11.81\00:15:14.04 during this time to reach people 00:15:14.08\00:15:15.91 where they are at home 00:15:15.94\00:15:18.15 given the new guidelines and all of that? 00:15:18.18\00:15:21.85 Yes. And thanks for asking. 00:15:21.88\00:15:24.15 And I mean, God inspired us 00:15:24.19\00:15:25.89 to use online evangelism, right? 00:15:25.92\00:15:28.29 Because you see that everybody was pivoting online 00:15:28.32\00:15:31.03 and our work is designed 00:15:31.06\00:15:33.16 to come very close to people, right? 00:15:33.19\00:15:34.86 It's through health evangelism. 00:15:34.90\00:15:36.40 We get to see people face-to-face, 00:15:36.43\00:15:38.13 we got to touch people, we got to be there with people, 00:15:38.17\00:15:40.67 pray for people, right there face-to-face, 00:15:40.70\00:15:42.60 and not being able to have the opportunities to do that, 00:15:42.64\00:15:46.37 we had to be able to develop some way possible 00:15:46.41\00:15:49.24 to reach people in their homes 00:15:49.28\00:15:51.25 and to help people even more so 00:15:51.28\00:15:53.88 because people have been calling for help, 00:15:53.92\00:15:56.75 you know, 00:15:56.79\00:15:58.12 from all different types of issues 00:15:58.15\00:15:59.49 that they have been experiencing in their lives 00:15:59.52\00:16:01.16 and we wanted to see how can we do that. 00:16:01.19\00:16:02.96 So God inspired us to switch gears 00:16:02.99\00:16:04.53 and move online for online evangelism 00:16:04.56\00:16:06.33 as our major outreach, 00:16:06.36\00:16:07.93 and also, we launched a webinar as well, 00:16:07.96\00:16:10.53 just wanna tell you a little bit about that. 00:16:10.57\00:16:12.13 And a webinar which really was focused on 00:16:12.17\00:16:16.67 how people can equip themselves during this time of pandemic 00:16:16.71\00:16:21.74 to be able to help themselves 00:16:21.78\00:16:24.25 help their immunity and so forth. 00:16:24.28\00:16:26.05 And we had about 00:16:26.08\00:16:27.42 over 1,000 people signed up for the webinar. 00:16:27.45\00:16:29.68 We were shocked. Wow! 00:16:29.72\00:16:31.05 You had over 1,000 people? 00:16:31.09\00:16:32.42 Yeah, because, you know, typically, 00:16:32.45\00:16:33.79 for first time running the webinar, 00:16:33.82\00:16:35.16 people will, you know, get at least 50, 100 people. 00:16:35.19\00:16:37.89 But we were surprised that 1,000 people signed up 00:16:37.93\00:16:40.40 and people from all over the country, 00:16:40.43\00:16:43.03 and even all over the world. 00:16:43.06\00:16:44.97 And so we thought that 00:16:45.00\00:16:46.33 it would have been only 100 at the time, 00:16:46.37\00:16:48.24 but that's just to give you like a picture in your mind. 00:16:48.27\00:16:53.68 In about a year's time, 00:16:53.71\00:16:55.04 you know, doing seminars from place to place 00:16:55.08\00:16:56.85 we would have gotten about 100 signups 00:16:56.88\00:16:59.81 of people interested, 00:16:59.85\00:17:01.18 sorry, about 1,000 signups in a year, 00:17:01.22\00:17:02.92 you know, go into doing at least 50, 00:17:02.95\00:17:05.72 about 40 to 50 seminars a year, 00:17:05.75\00:17:07.79 but in 7 days doing one webinar, 00:17:07.82\00:17:11.63 there was about 1,000 people that signed up. 00:17:11.66\00:17:13.33 So God really opened our eyes 00:17:13.36\00:17:14.70 to see how much more people that are there that needs help. 00:17:14.73\00:17:17.97 Amen. 00:17:18.00\00:17:19.33 And being able to do this webinar as well. 00:17:19.37\00:17:20.70 There was a very interesting person 00:17:20.74\00:17:22.27 that was invited to come on by her sister 00:17:22.30\00:17:25.17 and that person is not of our faith. 00:17:25.21\00:17:27.78 And so it was we found out 00:17:27.81\00:17:30.55 that it was a New York official, 00:17:30.58\00:17:32.35 a New York official 00:17:32.38\00:17:34.02 that was part of the main planners, 00:17:34.05\00:17:37.62 I'm not sure that terminology there, 00:17:37.65\00:17:38.99 but the main planners for the frontline responders, 00:17:39.02\00:17:41.46 and they were on that main team, 00:17:41.49\00:17:43.22 and they decided to come on the webinar 00:17:43.26\00:17:44.93 because somebody told them 00:17:44.96\00:17:46.29 you got to come and hear this, right? 00:17:46.33\00:17:47.66 Yes. 00:17:47.70\00:17:49.03 And so when they came on, they were so impressed, 00:17:49.06\00:17:50.97 that individual was so impressed 00:17:51.00\00:17:53.03 that they have, 00:17:53.07\00:17:54.40 they are inviting us to come to speak 00:17:54.44\00:17:56.94 to the group of first-line responders 00:17:56.97\00:18:00.68 so that we can be able to share 00:18:00.71\00:18:02.44 what we have been sharing on the webinar 00:18:02.48\00:18:04.51 because we have been sharing really, 00:18:04.55\00:18:06.11 how can you protect yourself? 00:18:06.15\00:18:07.48 How can you build your immune system 00:18:07.52\00:18:09.52 using God's natural methods of healing? 00:18:09.55\00:18:12.22 And, you know, and diet 00:18:12.25\00:18:13.89 and many other aspects to our lifestyle, 00:18:13.92\00:18:16.42 NEWSTART, and so forth. 00:18:16.46\00:18:18.03 So they really want us to come there 00:18:18.06\00:18:20.33 and to really share those principles with them. 00:18:20.36\00:18:22.80 So we were really praying about that opportunity 00:18:22.83\00:18:24.47 because that can open up the doors, 00:18:24.50\00:18:26.57 even more so for God's work to go forth. 00:18:26.60\00:18:29.40 And that is really pushing God's message, 00:18:29.44\00:18:32.01 especially in New York, to the forefront 00:18:32.04\00:18:35.08 because New York, you know, 00:18:35.11\00:18:36.44 we were told New York is to be a center for evangelism, 00:18:36.48\00:18:39.85 you know, in the book Testimonies, 00:18:39.88\00:18:41.28 volume 7. 00:18:41.32\00:18:43.25 Yeah, definitely. 00:18:43.28\00:18:44.62 You know, I'm originally from New York. 00:18:44.65\00:18:47.36 So I've seen some of the things that take place there. 00:18:47.39\00:18:50.23 I actually, just recently lost one of my cousins to COVID-19. 00:18:50.26\00:18:55.56 And so, I know 00:18:55.60\00:18:57.00 and he was at one point a first responder. 00:18:57.03\00:18:59.67 Thank you. 00:18:59.70\00:19:01.04 And then he worked with FEMA as well, 00:19:01.07\00:19:04.11 but yeah, 00:19:04.14\00:19:05.54 it's a tough situation out there, 00:19:05.57\00:19:07.21 but I'm glad that you guys are out there 00:19:07.24\00:19:09.04 doing what you're doing. 00:19:09.08\00:19:10.48 And God is putting you guys in the right places 00:19:10.51\00:19:13.55 at the right times 00:19:13.58\00:19:14.92 and connecting you with the right people. 00:19:14.95\00:19:17.75 And that is so, so crucial. 00:19:17.79\00:19:20.72 So you have a Heal at Home project, right? 00:19:20.76\00:19:25.43 Oh, yes, and... 00:19:25.46\00:19:26.80 Tell us a little bit about that? 00:19:26.83\00:19:28.16 I'm glad you mentioned that. 00:19:28.20\00:19:29.53 And by the way, 00:19:29.56\00:19:30.90 sorry to hear that about your cousin. 00:19:30.93\00:19:32.27 Thank you. 00:19:32.30\00:19:33.64 We know that there's many more people 00:19:33.67\00:19:35.00 that have lost, you know... 00:19:35.04\00:19:36.37 Yes. 00:19:36.40\00:19:37.74 Many other individuals 00:19:37.77\00:19:39.11 where their families have lost their lives 00:19:39.14\00:19:40.48 and so forth in this situation and we have gotten many calls, 00:19:40.51\00:19:42.34 and so we really pray for those family members 00:19:42.38\00:19:45.21 who have lost family members as well. 00:19:45.25\00:19:47.15 So we pray for them and keep encouraging them. 00:19:47.18\00:19:50.42 And so God has really opened our eyes 00:19:50.45\00:19:52.85 to use an online more 00:19:52.89\00:19:54.29 to reach souls through evangelism. 00:19:54.32\00:19:55.92 And that's why we relaunched our Heal at Home program 00:19:55.96\00:19:58.89 because, you know, it's the perfect time 00:19:58.93\00:20:00.33 to launch a Heal at Home, 00:20:00.36\00:20:01.70 to re-launch the Heal at Home program. 00:20:01.73\00:20:03.06 Absolutely. 00:20:03.10\00:20:04.43 So that we can bring the wellness experience 00:20:04.47\00:20:05.83 into the lifestyle program into the homes of people. 00:20:05.87\00:20:09.40 And with that program as well, 00:20:09.44\00:20:13.34 it has really been a big blessing 00:20:13.38\00:20:16.08 to many individuals in that program, 00:20:16.11\00:20:18.21 you know, entails things like being able to give 00:20:18.25\00:20:20.88 like people comprehensive consultation one on one, 00:20:20.92\00:20:24.39 ongoing coaching and support, 00:20:24.42\00:20:26.15 you know, one of the biggest drawbacks 00:20:26.19\00:20:27.92 we have seen, 00:20:27.96\00:20:29.29 especially in lifestyle center programs is that 00:20:29.32\00:20:32.59 we don't have a strong follow-up system 00:20:32.63\00:20:34.86 so that really opened our eyes 00:20:34.90\00:20:36.73 to have a strong at home follow-up system. 00:20:36.77\00:20:39.03 Yes. 00:20:39.07\00:20:40.40 That can be a benefit to many individuals. 00:20:40.44\00:20:42.10 So and also giving people like 00:20:42.14\00:20:43.74 a personalized Heal at Home program 00:20:43.77\00:20:45.81 as well as be able to join like a support group 00:20:45.84\00:20:49.41 that can continually help you at home 00:20:49.44\00:20:52.08 and also mail to their homes natural Heal at Home kits. 00:20:52.11\00:20:54.98 Wow! 00:20:55.02\00:20:56.35 And the kit has all the resources 00:20:56.38\00:20:57.72 that they need. 00:20:57.75\00:20:59.09 So we send the resource to your home 00:20:59.12\00:21:00.46 and also we walk you through exactly 00:21:00.49\00:21:01.82 how you can use the information that you've had 00:21:01.86\00:21:04.26 and also the resources that you've gotten as well 00:21:04.29\00:21:06.66 to experience healing at home and also healthy meal planning, 00:21:06.70\00:21:11.80 you know, they get a one on one skilled health partner coach 00:21:11.83\00:21:15.14 that's assigned to them as well 00:21:15.17\00:21:17.11 in the process of their healing journey. 00:21:17.14\00:21:20.28 Wow! That is incredible. 00:21:20.31\00:21:22.38 Let me ask you this question. 00:21:22.41\00:21:23.75 Why is this particular program 00:21:23.78\00:21:26.41 especially beneficial in urban communities? 00:21:26.45\00:21:32.39 Yeah, it's very, very, very, very beneficial 00:21:32.42\00:21:36.42 in the urban communities. 00:21:36.46\00:21:37.79 The reason being is that 00:21:37.83\00:21:39.16 a lot of people in urban communities 00:21:39.19\00:21:40.53 don't have the opportunity in many cases 00:21:40.56\00:21:43.06 to be able to go to different centers 00:21:43.10\00:21:45.27 or experience certain types of programs and other, 00:21:45.30\00:21:48.77 you know, this method of healing 00:21:48.80\00:21:50.67 that God has given to us 00:21:50.71\00:21:52.04 so not everybody has an opportunity 00:21:52.07\00:21:53.61 to come to the center. 00:21:53.64\00:21:55.01 So why don't we package what we have at the center 00:21:55.04\00:21:58.51 and send it to their home 00:21:58.55\00:22:00.52 and so that we can benefit them 00:22:00.55\00:22:02.12 especially in the fields of urban communities 00:22:02.15\00:22:04.22 and we have been working with many, many, many people 00:22:04.25\00:22:06.39 that have showed interest in the Heal at Home program 00:22:06.42\00:22:09.72 even now, 00:22:09.76\00:22:11.09 and so much more individuals 00:22:11.13\00:22:12.89 that are interested in getting that support, 00:22:12.93\00:22:14.53 getting that help, 00:22:14.56\00:22:15.90 and getting that one on one time 00:22:15.93\00:22:17.93 and that experience with somebody 00:22:17.97\00:22:19.87 that's willing to listen to them, 00:22:19.90\00:22:21.80 willing to pray with them, 00:22:21.84\00:22:23.27 willing to share with them, willing to show them recipes, 00:22:23.30\00:22:25.74 you know, willing to just care for them, 00:22:25.77\00:22:28.84 that alone makes a big difference. 00:22:28.88\00:22:31.38 And we have had people that have experienced 00:22:31.41\00:22:34.22 powerful healing miracles in their lives 00:22:34.25\00:22:36.72 as a result of that type of support that nobody else 00:22:36.75\00:22:39.35 like many people not willing to give them. 00:22:39.39\00:22:41.59 And we really want to do that. 00:22:41.62\00:22:43.32 And we want to expand that reach even more so 00:22:43.36\00:22:45.29 in urban communities, 00:22:45.33\00:22:47.13 to be able to share that message of health 00:22:47.16\00:22:50.47 and lifestyle and wellness that God has given to us 00:22:50.50\00:22:53.70 in a very practical way, 00:22:53.74\00:22:55.50 so that they can be benefited and blessed. 00:22:55.54\00:22:57.37 Amen. Amen. 00:22:57.41\00:22:59.17 Now moving forward, you know, 00:22:59.21\00:23:00.84 because this was really kind of a wake-up call 00:23:00.88\00:23:05.01 how things can shift so fast. 00:23:05.05\00:23:08.85 Where do you see lifestyle centers 00:23:08.88\00:23:12.25 being in the near future? 00:23:12.29\00:23:16.19 Wow! 00:23:16.22\00:23:17.69 That I really believe by God's grace that 00:23:17.73\00:23:20.50 this has opened up a lot of doors 00:23:20.53\00:23:23.57 for God's methods of healing. 00:23:23.60\00:23:26.27 Reason being is that people are looking for answers 00:23:26.30\00:23:28.57 and also people are searching for a true answer 00:23:28.60\00:23:33.04 in how they can get help, 00:23:33.07\00:23:34.54 you know, people are seeing what's going on around them. 00:23:34.58\00:23:36.31 People are waking up. 00:23:36.34\00:23:37.95 People are reading, people are researching, 00:23:37.98\00:23:39.61 people are watching, they're waking up. 00:23:39.65\00:23:41.55 And so, we just wanna be ready. 00:23:41.58\00:23:44.32 That's the thing that God has really been putting 00:23:44.35\00:23:45.85 in our hearts and our minds 00:23:45.89\00:23:47.42 be prepared 00:23:47.46\00:23:48.79 because when this thing opens up, 00:23:48.82\00:23:50.63 we believe by God's grace 00:23:50.66\00:23:51.99 that many, many more people will be flocking to centers, 00:23:52.03\00:23:55.60 lifestyle centers, 00:23:55.63\00:23:56.97 and also it will open up so many doors 00:23:57.00\00:24:00.07 for God's work to go forth. 00:24:00.10\00:24:01.80 I'm not sure, I'm just gonna read this quotation 00:24:01.84\00:24:03.51 really quickly here in Testimonies, 00:24:03.54\00:24:05.11 volume 7, on page 37, 00:24:05.14\00:24:07.41 where Ellen White speaks about New York, 00:24:07.44\00:24:10.45 you know, New York as being the center of evangelism, 00:24:10.48\00:24:13.45 she says, "New York is to be a symbol of the work 00:24:13.48\00:24:16.38 that should be done in all the world." 00:24:16.42\00:24:18.62 It should be a symbol. 00:24:18.65\00:24:19.99 So that means it should be a pattern, 00:24:20.02\00:24:21.36 it should be a center of evangelism. 00:24:21.39\00:24:23.73 And when you look 00:24:23.76\00:24:25.09 at the whole pandemic situation, 00:24:25.13\00:24:26.46 it has impacted New York specifically. 00:24:26.49\00:24:28.53 I'm like, "Lord, how comes 00:24:28.56\00:24:29.90 New York supposed to be a symbol 00:24:29.93\00:24:31.27 when New York is the one impacted." 00:24:31.30\00:24:32.63 Because God wants to give us an opportunity 00:24:32.67\00:24:34.17 because there's so much more people 00:24:34.20\00:24:36.00 that are in need, especially now, 00:24:36.04\00:24:38.14 and this whole situation is gonna open up the doors, 00:24:38.17\00:24:41.88 maybe for a very short time for God's message to go forth 00:24:41.91\00:24:44.88 with power 00:24:44.91\00:24:46.25 and that many souls could be reached in places 00:24:46.28\00:24:49.25 that have never been reached before. 00:24:49.28\00:24:50.82 So many people are waking up when it comes to their health 00:24:50.85\00:24:53.76 like they, like they never heard before. 00:24:53.79\00:24:56.16 People who have never considered healthy living 00:24:56.19\00:24:58.09 are waking up to the fact that they have to be healthy. 00:24:58.13\00:25:01.30 And they're looking for answers. 00:25:01.33\00:25:02.66 And if we can be in a position to give answers to them, 00:25:02.70\00:25:06.30 then I believe that that will go a long way 00:25:06.33\00:25:08.34 to prepare souls for Christ's soon coming. 00:25:08.37\00:25:10.77 Amen. Amen. Yes. 00:25:10.81\00:25:13.17 You know, I know that it has to take a lot 00:25:13.21\00:25:15.84 to keep all of this up 00:25:15.88\00:25:17.35 and running in the lifestyle center 00:25:17.38\00:25:19.81 and now this online initiative 00:25:19.85\00:25:22.32 and the Heal at Home and all of those things. 00:25:22.35\00:25:25.49 What are some of your needs as an organization? 00:25:25.52\00:25:30.33 Yes, thanks for asking 00:25:30.36\00:25:32.73 because there are needs in our organization. 00:25:32.76\00:25:35.66 And these things are, you know, the right help 00:25:35.70\00:25:38.13 because we do need help for coaches, 00:25:38.17\00:25:40.04 people that are trained to be able to help 00:25:40.07\00:25:42.57 and support people, 00:25:42.60\00:25:43.94 you know, over the phone, over video call, video chat 00:25:43.97\00:25:46.78 because there's a lot of people 00:25:46.81\00:25:48.21 that's calling us messaging on a regular basis. 00:25:48.24\00:25:52.18 And, so we do need a help when it comes to coaches 00:25:52.21\00:25:55.15 and people that are trained to join us 00:25:55.18\00:25:57.39 and even our online team as well 00:25:57.42\00:25:59.55 to join us for our online team writers, 00:25:59.59\00:26:02.39 people who are able to be editors and so forth, 00:26:02.42\00:26:04.96 and even people that engage in videography 00:26:04.99\00:26:07.93 and, you know, on certain forms of communication 00:26:07.96\00:26:10.77 and media like that. 00:26:10.80\00:26:12.13 And also benefit financially as well to support the cause, 00:26:12.17\00:26:17.81 to support the cost to go forth, 00:26:17.84\00:26:20.54 especially in New York. 00:26:20.58\00:26:21.91 New York is a very expensive place, right? 00:26:21.94\00:26:23.88 It's very expensive. 00:26:23.91\00:26:25.25 I mean, you know, because you live in New York. 00:26:25.28\00:26:27.55 Absolutely. You grew up in New York. 00:26:27.58\00:26:29.12 Yes. 00:26:29.15\00:26:30.49 It's an extremely expensive place 00:26:30.52\00:26:32.75 and it's only by God's grace 00:26:32.79\00:26:34.82 that we are going through going forward, 00:26:34.86\00:26:38.83 you know, on faithful supporters, 00:26:38.86\00:26:41.13 our God has really blessed faithful supporters 00:26:41.16\00:26:42.86 to continue to support the work that we do, 00:26:42.90\00:26:46.27 and also other mediums as well. 00:26:46.30\00:26:48.37 God has taught us how to be able 00:26:48.40\00:26:50.07 to continue to support the work that we have, 00:26:50.11\00:26:52.57 but these are some of our needs. 00:26:52.61\00:26:54.44 Well, that I'm glad that you had the opportunity 00:26:54.48\00:26:56.85 to share that with us. 00:26:56.88\00:26:58.21 I wanna put up your contact information 00:26:58.25\00:27:00.85 on the screen when you see it, 00:27:00.88\00:27:02.48 if you would just read that really quickly. 00:27:02.52\00:27:04.15 We've got about 45 seconds left. 00:27:04.19\00:27:06.79 Just read that. 00:27:06.82\00:27:08.16 Okay, so Eden Lifestyle Ministry, 00:27:08.19\00:27:09.82 our address mailing address is PO Box 184, 00:27:09.86\00:27:14.46 Cragsmoor, New York. 00:27:14.50\00:27:15.83 That is C-R-A-G-S-M-O-O-R, 00:27:15.86\00:27:18.90 New York 12566 00:27:18.93\00:27:21.40 and our numbers (844) 433-3654, 00:27:21.44\00:27:24.97 (844) 433-3654. 00:27:25.01\00:27:27.71 And our website is EdenLifestyle.org. 00:27:27.74\00:27:31.61 EdenLifestyle.org. 00:27:31.65\00:27:33.35 Well, Monet, I really hope that our viewers and our listeners 00:27:33.38\00:27:36.48 will get behind what you're doing 00:27:36.52\00:27:37.95 because God is using you and your family, 00:27:37.99\00:27:40.76 your ministry in a mighty way to reach people, 00:27:40.79\00:27:44.09 especially during this time. 00:27:44.13\00:27:45.69 There's no better time than right now 00:27:45.73\00:27:47.80 for what you're doing. 00:27:47.83\00:27:49.16 Thank you for coming on the program. 00:27:49.20\00:27:51.93 Well, we've reached the end of another program. 00:27:51.97\00:27:53.84 Join us next time. 00:27:53.87\00:27:55.20 Remember, it just wouldn't be the same without you. 00:27:55.24\00:27:57.04