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00:01 I will spend $1.
00:04 And in return, 00:06 I will get tangible financial benefit, 00:10 I will get $100, intangible benefit. 00:15 People, my people, as a state senator, 00:18 my people 00:22 will access and benefit the best ever 00:27 healthcare services 00:30 that I will call this ministry 00:34 as the best ever healthcare provider. 00:55 It feels like 00:57 it's at least 100 degrees out today. 00:58 I know it's 100% humidity. 01:00 And in this tank, it's even hotter. 01:03 Japanese tanks, 01:04 there's probably 10 of them in a row here. 01:07 They took over the island of Pohnpei, 01:11 they were in control for many years during the war, 01:14 before the war, and during the war. 01:16 And General Douglas MacArthur, they had a plan, 01:19 they were going to try and recapture the islands, 01:22 what they did is they called island hopping, 01:24 they bomb, and they take over one island, 01:27 then they'd skip to the next island, 01:29 go on to the next one, 01:30 then they'd skip to the next island and so on, 01:32 and they'd end up then with blockades. 01:34 The Japanese here, they ended up... 01:37 The blockades were so severe, 01:39 they finally had no ammunition to shoot at planes anymore, 01:41 they had no food, they went into the towns 01:45 and the villages and they created havoc 01:47 with the people, they treated them so terribly. 01:50 War is absolutely a horrible thing. 02:04 Hey, Mr. B, that was kind of fun. 02:06 Tell me about... Your family was here 02:09 on the islands at that time. 02:11 What was it like to have the Japanese here, 02:13 taking over your home and everything else? 02:19 The Japanese, you know, 02:21 they made the people really work. 02:25 If you don't work, they really punished you. 02:28 And you make a mistake they really punished you. 02:33 And punish in this case means what maybe? 02:36 Beating. 02:38 If a group works in a company 02:42 and something is stolen in the company, 02:44 if there are 15 or 20 of them, all of them are beaten. 02:48 If nobody confessed, 02:50 they beat them until one of them will confess. 02:53 And I heard from my father at one time, 02:55 the place where he was working 02:57 there were like seven or eight of them, 03:00 and something was stolen there. 03:02 So what they did, they tied their legs up, 03:05 their heads down, 03:07 and this Japanese soldier start kicking them 03:11 and beating them and those kind of things. 03:15 And finally, one of them cursed, 03:19 he cursed the rest of the people, 03:21 he say, "Why you people are scared?" 03:23 So he confessed that he was the one who did it. 03:25 But he was not the one. 03:27 He really wasn't the one. Just... 03:28 No, just to stop the beating. Stop the beating. 03:31 My, oh, my. 03:32 Tell me any other stories, 03:34 I mean, we look at all these tanks 03:35 and think of all the stuff that went on here. 03:39 Anything else you can think of from family 03:41 that went on during the war? 03:42 Oh, during the war, of course, 03:45 the American's, they don't land here. 03:48 All they do is they just bomb. Yeah. 03:51 And, you know, my mother and my father, 03:54 they used to tell me that there are some caves 03:57 when there is the Japanese will know that 03:59 planes are coming, 04:01 there is a siren, they will siren. 04:03 And that thing will make noise, 04:05 everyone would start running, hiding. 04:08 And the Americans will come in and just bomb everything, 04:12 you know, there are some islands here 04:14 where they have guns, and maybe even here. 04:16 If you go to Sokhens, 04:18 you will see the marks of all these bombs. 04:20 They just bombed everywhere. 04:23 And even some of the locals were hurt. 04:29 I have a relative in one of the islands, 04:33 you know, my mother told us that 04:35 he was putting the Dutch roof on his house 04:37 and this plane came in. 04:39 And just started shooting 04:42 and probably they thought this was a Japanese, 04:47 shot that guy. 04:48 She said that the intestines were hanging, you know... 04:54 But after the war, when the Americans came in, 04:57 they asked all the locals, 04:58 those people who were hurt during the Japanese time, 05:01 and they gave lots of money to those people who were hurt. 05:05 If they destroyed your properties your house 05:09 and things like that, 05:11 there was money, I think they got it 05:13 from United Nation that helped the local people. 05:15 Okay. 05:17 During the time of the war, how many Japanese... 05:19 Do you know how many Japanese were here on the island? 05:22 I'm not sure how many of our people, 05:24 there were more Japanese than the locals here. 05:27 Really? That's a lot. 05:29 Because when they came in, 05:30 they did not come to go back, 05:32 they were planning to make these islands part of Japan. 05:36 So the population of the Japanese 05:38 here would double. 05:40 The people on the, you know, like Marshall, Pohnpei, Chuuk, 05:45 Guam, and all those islands, there were... 05:47 The number doubled. 05:50 In Phnom Penh, 05:51 the highest job they can get is a secretary. 05:57 Either secretary or policemen, 05:59 they cannot go higher than that. 06:01 And the schooling is only fourth grade. 06:04 Now that was then or now? 06:05 During Japanese. During Japanese occupation. 06:08 You cannot go higher than fourth grade. 06:10 But then fourth grade what they learn is carpentry. 06:17 Wow, this is an arduous climb up 06:19 to the top of this mountain, but it's going to be worth it. 06:21 Wait till you see what we find at the top. 06:23 Come on, follow me. 06:39 This stuff is so big. What is it? 06:41 Well, you may recognize it, bamboo. 06:44 Bamboo, how did it get here? 06:45 It wasn't indigenous to this island, 06:47 the Japanese planted it. 06:49 When the Japanese occupied the island, 06:51 especially up here on the top of this mountain, 06:54 where they placed many guns. 06:55 Come on, follow me. Let's go check it out. 07:07 I was here about five years ago. 07:10 Everything is grown over. 07:11 The jungle grows so rapidly, 07:13 they chop things down every year 07:16 for people to be able to see this, What is it? 07:19 It's one of the gun emplacements 07:20 of the Japanese army, 07:22 able to reach clear out on the harbor and beyond. 07:25 You see the ships out there right now, 07:28 probably no problem for these guns. 07:30 However, no American ships ever showed up. 07:34 They just sat here, 07:35 and I don't know that they fired any rounds. 07:41 Okay, I want you to follow me now 07:43 I'm going to get down and head over this way 07:45 and show you something else. 07:56 Now I wanted to bring you over here 07:57 and show you this area. 07:58 This is where all the ammunitions 08:00 were stored. 08:02 And on top of this area too, there's a machine gun area. 08:07 It's all overgrown, but they're still... 08:09 The bottom line is there's still remnants of war, 08:12 war scars, war tears apart. 08:15 It's a sad situation 08:16 where we are still today on planet Earth, 08:18 but I believe Jesus is going to take care 08:20 of all that very soon. 08:26 You know, the beauty is absolutely stunning. 08:28 We've got a lot more for you. So don't go away. 08:31 We'll be right back. 08:35 According to the World Health Organization, 08:37 depression is a leading cause of worldwide disability 08:41 that happens to a lot of people. 08:44 Are you depressed? 08:45 Have you become discouraged lately? 08:47 The list is endless of things 08:49 that can trigger discouragement, 08:50 despair, or even depression. 08:53 If you were someone you know is experiencing 08:54 one or more of these difficulties, 08:57 we have a great little booklet for you. 08:59 It's written by author 09:00 and international speaker Jim Ayer. 09:02 Overcoming the 3Ds contains timely advice 09:05 set in a light-hearted manner 09:07 meant to help lift you up and out of your problems. 09:10 Understand, we all have problems, 09:13 trials, and troubles, 09:14 but we don't need to focus on them. 09:17 You can obtain your copy right now 09:18 by going to canvasback.org. 09:21 And for a gift of any amount, that's for any gift amount, 09:24 you will receive your copy of Overcoming the 3Ds. 09:28 Get your copy today. 09:33 The three biggest killers in the islands of Micronesia 09:36 are heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. 09:39 Canvasback has tackled 09:41 these issues head-on 09:42 by establishing a wellness center 09:44 on the atoll of Majuro. 09:47 People there eat very few vegetables. 09:49 Now thanks to Canvasback, islanders are learning 09:52 how to grow gardens 09:53 in their backyards and to exercise. 09:56 The lifestyle changes have been so remarkable. 09:59 The government invited Canvasback to write 10:01 an entire curriculum for the public school system. 10:04 Now the lives of the children are changing too. 10:07 And our trained neighborhood health teams, 10:10 travel the island to monitor glucose levels, 10:13 heart rate, and blood pressure. 10:15 It's not uncommon 10:16 to discover glucose levels of 500 to 600. 10:19 These people are taken to the hospital 10:21 and once stabilized, 10:23 the team begins the education process 10:25 to reverse their diabetes. 10:27 That's right. Reverse their diabetes. 10:31 Many island nations are asking us 10:33 to come over and help them. 10:35 With your financial help, 10:37 many more islanders can experience good health. 10:41 Well, I enjoy working with people like this, 10:46 you know what I am saying. 10:49 I enjoy seeing the [inaudible]. 10:55 We see different things... 10:59 The other day we had this huge abscess in La Ciego 11:02 that ruptured. 11:04 When will I have teams in different parts of the world... 11:08 Dentists they tell me 11:10 I've only seen these things in medical books. 11:11 Yeah, you're right. 11:13 Like the guy that we drained his cheek the other day, 11:14 do you remember? 11:16 Remember, the guy that had a big sponge. 11:18 I've been experiencing this rotten teeth, 11:24 affecting the quality of my speech, 11:30 affecting the intake of the food, 11:34 and experiencing 11:38 infection, gum, what have you. 11:42 I'm not a dentist so I don't know. 11:45 And yesterday is a day, 11:51 was a day that I will remember 11:55 for the rest of my natural life 11:57 because that day was a day, 12:00 a dream came true 12:04 that I locally 12:06 and throughout Micronesia, 12:09 throughout the freely associated states 12:13 RMI, FSM, and Palau. 12:16 I travel around the islands, 12:20 and I've been introduced 12:23 or I was introduced to several, 12:26 with the title dentist, 12:29 they were not able to correct 12:33 my tooth handicap. 12:38 So I gave up hope. 12:41 I said, "It's okay. 12:42 It is meant to be." 12:45 But yesterday, I found that now 12:50 there will be a day that a chosen one 12:53 will come to my rescue to revamp, 12:59 rekindle my declining hope 13:03 for better in terms of health. 13:08 So this is an example. 13:10 If I am to go on to make up the 110%, 13:13 you're going to stay here for 10 more years. 13:18 Well, I tell you, you know, 13:19 you sit in here today 13:21 with that good look and smile says a lot. 13:24 Oh, yes. 13:25 I went home yesterday. 13:27 And my wife said, "Oh, oh, no other man 13:30 is allowed to set foot in my house. 13:32 Because this house belongs to me and my husband." 13:36 But I say, "It's me." 13:38 Then she says, "No, no, no, my husband, 13:40 I used to know him very well. 13:43 Because he is ugly and his teeth front is ugly. 13:47 And no, no, not you, get out of the way, 13:49 or I will call police." 13:50 I say, "Honey, it's me, your husband, Shelten Neth." 13:58 It's hard for me to keep up going. 14:01 That's wonderful. I love it. 14:02 I love it. 14:04 And she said, "Let me see your driver's license." 14:07 So I gave her my driving license. 14:09 And I said, "Okay, give me..." 14:11 She required three... 14:14 What do you call it? Photo IDs. 14:18 So I gave her my driver's license. 14:20 And she said, "No, I need two more." 14:23 So I gave her one of the cards I gave you. 14:27 "No, not enough." 14:28 So I grabbed my passport, and she said, "It is you." 14:33 Did she let you in the house then? 14:35 Finally. Finally. 14:36 Otherwise, I would stay outside 14:37 or she will call the police 14:40 to get me arrested because trespassing. 14:48 What I've seen so far is your people 14:51 have a wonderful sense of humor. 14:53 I've seen it all over, it's great. 14:56 Tell me, something else... 14:57 With Canvasback, is there anything thing 15:00 you could say to our viewers that would say, 15:02 yes, it's a worthwhile thing to do. 15:05 I have my PhD in management and leadership, 15:10 international management and leadership, 15:15 and I got A+ in my... 15:23 Right up for 15:27 investment. 15:30 And this morning, we were having this meeting 15:33 and Jackie made mention of return of investment. 15:38 Acronym of return of investment is ROI. 15:43 And every investment 15:46 or whoever is doing an investment 15:50 must do a financial feasibility 15:55 assessment study 15:57 to make sure that 16:00 that investor will spend $1 16:03 to gain $20 or even more. 16:09 And if you are to give me 16:11 certain investment proposals 16:16 for me to look at, 16:18 among others, I will select Canvasback mission. 16:23 Why? 16:24 Because I will spend $1 16:29 and in return, 16:31 I will get tangible financial benefit, 16:35 I will get $100, intangible benefit. 16:40 People, my people, as a state senator, 16:44 my people will access 16:49 and benefit the best ever 16:52 healthcare services 16:56 that I will call this ministry 16:59 as the best ever healthcare provider. 17:04 I've been so excited 17:06 just as I've interviewed doctors on the team 17:08 and other staff and all the assistance. 17:14 They don't maybe not have any more vacation time, 17:16 they've spent their vacation here, 17:18 which is astounding, you know, 17:19 for so many people you work and you work and work 17:22 so you can take a vacation. 17:23 These people work 17:25 so they can come here and serve. 17:27 It's exciting to me, 17:28 and I can tell it is for you too. 17:32 In simple words, a living sacrifice 17:36 for the betterment of the people in need, 17:39 indescribable, 17:42 inexpressible, immeasurable, 17:48 and my description is inexhaustible. 17:52 Canvasback Ministry, 17:56 I cannot do a mathematical formula 17:58 to figure it out the love 18:01 and care of the organizer 18:04 and of those that listen 18:08 and respect and obey the invitation, 18:13 the call of God to go out and to deliver... 18:18 That's the key. That's the key. 18:20 And I told them this morning, 18:23 what I learned from Dr. Dave yesterday, 18:28 where I was talking with him with amazement and surprises, 18:33 and he told me to mellow me down. 18:36 He said, "Sir, remember, 18:41 God works miraculously and mysteriously." 18:47 So thank you, Dr. Dave, my hero, 18:51 let it be stated in the record. 18:55 Thanks again, Senator. 18:56 I appreciate it. You're most welcome. 18:57 Thank you. 19:00 You've seen the implements of war, 19:02 you've heard of the cruelty of humanity toward one another. 19:04 But today, you've also seen the other side of the coin. 19:08 I like to refer to it as the God side. 19:10 Those who have been led have God to reach out 19:12 across the world and help those in need, 19:15 to impact their lives in a positive way, 19:18 effecting changes that will ripple 19:20 to the shores of eternity. 19:23 As a leader in the field of health in Micronesia, 19:26 Canvasback Missions has been helping people 19:29 reverse diabetes for years. 19:32 Yes, you heard correctly, reverse diabetes. 19:36 In addition, we are helping to reduce 19:38 the incidence of heart disease. 19:40 At least 34 million people in the US have diabetes. 19:44 Many have no idea they have it until it's almost too late. 19:48 Many children have diabetes. 19:51 It's time to stop it in its tracks. 19:53 What's the key? 19:54 Certain foods, exercise, and many other simple 19:58 yet critical items are combined to produce amazing results. 20:03 Log on to canvasback.org to download your own free copy, 20:07 written by renowned author, Brenda Davis, 20:10 learn from an expert in the field 20:12 how to reverse this dreaded killer. 20:14 Remember, it's completely free. 20:16 Download a copy today for yourself, friend, 20:19 or a loved one, it will be life-changing. 20:34 There's a story in the Bible, a prophet, his name is Elijah. 20:37 It's a very important story 20:39 because it pertains to us too in many, many ways. 20:42 See, Elijah was a prophet for Israel. 20:45 He spoke for God to the children of Israel, 20:47 but they no longer wanted to listen. 20:50 God withheld rain for three years 20:52 by the command of the prophet. 20:54 And everybody started listening again, you see, 20:56 when blessings are withheld, you begin reaching out to God. 21:01 When you receive blessings, 21:02 you don't even think about God, 21:04 but when they're withheld, 21:05 then you begin paying attention 21:07 to see if there's something else. 21:08 And that's what happened with the children of Israel. 21:11 They begin paying attention. 21:12 And Elijah said, "Look, 21:14 we're going to go up on the mountain, 21:15 you bring all your false prophets, 21:17 and I'll meet with you up there, 21:18 and we'll see who answers." 21:21 This answer, this quest, it was to build an altar, 21:25 put an offering upon it, 21:26 and then let the false prophets dance all around 21:30 and do all of the things they did to try 21:32 and call out to their god to answer by fire. 21:36 No answer. 21:37 They cut themselves, they danced, 21:39 they shouted, they did everything. 21:40 Matter of fact, at one point, Elijah said, 21:42 "Maybe your god's asleep, 21:44 call out a little louder, yell a little louder, 21:46 wake him up." 21:47 Well, he never woke up. 21:49 And as the evening time came when it was about time 21:52 for the sacrifice, Elijah called upon God, 21:56 and God answered by fire. 21:58 Matter of fact, let me back up in the story just a little, 22:01 Elijah was so sure that God would answer. 22:03 He told them take big barrels, and they went down to the sea. 22:06 They carried the barrels up the mountain, 22:08 they dumped them on the altar, 22:09 they dug a pit, they dumped water, 22:11 flowing all around the pit, drenched everything. 22:14 And then he calls upon God. 22:17 And guess what? 22:19 God answers by fire, He laps up the offering, 22:22 He laps up the stone, 22:23 He laps up all the water, He laps up everything. 22:26 Elijah looks at the people and said 22:27 "God be God, serve Him, serve Him." 22:31 And destroyed all of the false prophets. 22:34 Word filtered back to the king. 22:37 And guess who got upset? 22:39 The king's wife, Jezebel. 22:41 Jezebel was so upset, 22:43 she sent out word to go kill the prophet. 22:45 He was so scared of her, he took off running. 22:52 After God totally answered by fire, 22:54 he destroyed all the prophets, 22:56 but then Jezebel, the queen heard about it. 22:59 She was so angry, 23:00 she issued an edict to destroy Elijah. 23:04 He was scared to death, all of a sudden. 23:06 He'd stood for God, he was scared to death. 23:08 And he ran all the way to this brook. 23:10 By the time he got to the brook, 23:12 he was so tired, he fell asleep. 23:15 He wakes up, an angel shakes him, 23:17 jiggles him, and there's food prepared, 23:19 he eats the food, he falls back to sleep. 23:21 Again, the shake. 23:23 An angel wakes him again and there's more food prepared. 23:25 He eats that food, and now he runs, 23:28 he heads out for 40 days, 23:30 he runs and runs and runs to the cave. 23:37 Elijah ran into the cave. 23:39 After the 40 days he ran all the way into the cave. 23:42 And he huddled there, he stayed in the cave. 23:44 And then after a while, in Chapter 19 of Kings, 23:48 it says, 23:50 "And the Word of the Lord came to him and said, 23:52 'What are you doing there? 23:54 Elijah, what are you doing there?'" 23:56 You see, God never called him to the cave. 23:59 God never called him to run, 24:01 he had represented the king of the universe. 24:03 There is no power on earth that could stand against God. 24:07 And now he'd run. 24:09 And he said, "Well, I've been very jealous for you, 24:11 Lord, I've done this, and I've done this, 24:12 and I've done this." 24:14 And he lists this whole litany of things 24:15 that he'd done for God. 24:17 Then God says, "Go forth. 24:20 Come out of the cave." 24:22 Then he came out of the cave, He said, 24:25 "Stand up on the mountain here." 24:27 And the Lord passed by, and the mountain shook, 24:30 the earthquake, the rocks fell down. 24:33 But God wasn't in any of that. 24:36 And then a mighty wind, God wasn't in the wind. 24:40 And then it says again 24:41 the third earthquake, and there was a fire. 24:44 But God wasn't in the fire. 24:46 And then in Verse 12, it says, 24:49 "After the fire, a still small voice." 24:53 God spoke to him very gently, very softly. 24:56 He's the mighty God of the universe. 24:57 He has the power. 24:59 You know, in the New Testament 25:01 it speaks of two types of power, 25:03 especially the exousÃa, 25:05 which is the Greek for the authority of God 25:07 and the dunamis, 25:09 where we get our word from the Greek, 25:11 the dynamite power of God. 25:13 God is the authority of the creator of everything. 25:16 And He also has the power to back it up. 25:18 But He spoke to Elijah now and it's still small voice. 25:22 And again, He said, "What are you doing here?" 25:25 Well, Elijah one more time, 25:26 he tries to justify why he'd run 25:29 and didn't represent God properly. 25:30 And he again lists a whole litany of things. 25:34 And then God basically says to him, 25:35 "Now, it's time to anoint somebody 25:38 here as the new ruler. 25:40 And it's also time to appoint your successor." 25:44 Yeah, we'll see. 25:45 When we get kind of carried away 25:47 with self-importance, God says, 25:48 "Okay, it's time to appoint somebody else. 25:52 And so Elijah had to go 25:54 and appoint his successor prophet in the line, 25:56 but he got it, he understood it, 25:59 he knew what was happening, 26:02 and he understood that still small voice 26:04 and from that time on, he represented God perfectly. 26:09 God may be speaking to you. 26:10 If, you know, there may be earthquake, 26:12 there may be wind, 26:13 there may be fire to get your attention 26:16 but then listen carefully, 26:17 because God is going to speak to you 26:19 in a still small voice. 26:21 "Come unto me, all you who labor 26:24 and are heavy laden, I will give you rest." 26:27 I invite you today, come to God. 26:29 God will give you the rest 26:31 that you need here on planet earth 26:33 to get you through these times. 26:45 Today, Senator Neth has a beautiful smile, 26:48 thanks to the Canvasback dental team. 26:51 After his restoration, with a big smile, he joked that 26:54 his wife didn't even know 26:56 who the stranger was who came to her home. 27:00 The impact of Canvasback upon the hearts 27:02 and lives of these islands is ongoing. 27:06 But it wouldn't, 27:07 and it won't happen without people like you. 27:10 As a co-founder, I can guarantee you 27:13 that your mission dollars go a very long way 27:16 when partnering with Canvasback. 27:18 We make those dollars work for you 27:20 and the people we serve. 27:22 I invite you to financially partner 27:25 with us today. 27:27 Thank you for watching. 27:28 Please join us again for another exciting Impact. 27:31 Because remember, Canvasback is changing hearts 27:33 and lives one miracle at a time. 27:36 If you'd like to partner with us, 27:38 you can write us at 940 Adams Street, 27:40 Suite R Benicia, California 94510. 27:44 Or you can log on to canvasback.org. 27:48 Call us at 707-746-7828. 27:53 And thank you for watching. 27:54 Please join us again for another exciting adventure. 27:56 Remember, Canvasback is making an Impact 28:00 one miracle at a time. |
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