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00:19 This first hymn that we're going to do is: Look for the Waymarks 00:22 written by F.E. Belden 00:24 one of the compilers of hymns and tunes 00:25 he was a nephew of Ellen White, very talented, 00:29 his daughter tells us that on occasion 00:32 her father would sit in a meeting... 00:35 a church service or evangelistic meeting 00:37 when the preacher would get up and announce his text, 00:40 Belden would leave or scoot over to a quiet corner 00:42 and he would write words and music of a new hymn 00:45 and by the time the sermon was over, 00:47 Belden would stand up with his wife who was also a musician 00:50 and the two would sing a duet... 00:51 brand-new hymn based on the sermon or the text 00:54 they'd just heard a sermon about. 00:57 Now, that's amazing to me because I couldn't do... 00:59 I could be here and I'd never write anything... 01:01 because that's just not my talent, 01:03 but remember they did have more than 15-minute homilies 01:07 that we preach today... 01:08 they did have probably an hour 01:09 or an hour and a half to do that. 01:11 Unfortunately, Belden left the church around about 1907 01:16 and... so this very talented man ended up not... 01:19 in his last years... not being a member of the church 01:22 though he contributed much early on. 01:24 So, we're going to do, "Look for the Waymarks" 01:26 it's a hymn that talks about the great prophetic empires 01:31 and one that would resonate with the pioneers then 01:34 and should still resonate with us today. 01:36 Song. 03:44 Another hymn that entered our hymnody in 1886 was: 03:48 Gleams of the Golden Morning 03:49 which is one we used to sing a lot more... 03:50 they were still singing it a lot when I was a kid growing up 03:53 but I don't hear it much anymore, 03:55 but it was very popular for many, many years, 03:57 there's a story that's come down to us from southern Mexico 04:00 some time around 1940 where some of our believers 04:04 in southern Mexico decided to go out 04:05 and try to witness through singing evangelism. 04:08 So, they went into the village and sang some songs 04:11 but people didn't respond and they got discouraged 04:14 went home and kind of felt bad 04:15 but after a few days they thought, 04:17 "Well, we should try this again" 04:18 so, they again went into the market place 04:21 and our believers began to sing 04:23 and when they got through singing, 04:25 "Gleams of the Golden Morning" 04:27 someone in the group there... standing... listening said, 04:29 "Where have you been... 3 to 5 in the morning 04:33 the last few mornings? 04:35 And they said, "Why do you ask?" 04:36 "Well, because we've been hearing this song every morning 04:39 for the last several nights, 3 to 5 in the morning, 04:41 where is your group meeting?" 04:42 And the Adventists looked at each other and said, 04:45 "Well, we haven't been meeting from 3 to 5 in the morning, 04:49 we don't know what you're talking about. " 04:50 And so, both sides were kind of surprised about this, 04:54 and finally the Adventists said, "It must have been the angels 04:56 telling you that you need to get ready to meet Jesus. " 05:01 And the story that's come down is, 05:03 that the response this time was much warmer 05:06 than it had been the first time 05:07 when our believers went out to do some singing evangelism, 05:10 so, "Gleams of the Golden Morning. " 05:12 Piano... 05:51 Song. 06:29 Our next hymn also entered Adventist hymnody in 1886, 06:32 "Lift up the Trumpet" 06:34 written by a female by the way, 06:37 an Advent Christian female Minister... Jessie Strout. 06:42 This hymn is one that as I was growing up in the church 06:46 was widely sung. 06:47 I can remember as a kid, maybe some of you 06:49 that are my age or even older will remember 06:52 when we used to sing this at big meetings 06:54 and the King's Heralds would come out 06:56 and once in a while, if they really wanted to get dramatic, 06:58 they'd even have trumpets 07:00 and Brad and Olive Braley would be there at the organ 07:03 and the piano and they would start to sing 07:05 "Lift up the Trumpet loud let it ring: 07:07 Jesus is coming again!" 07:09 I hoped that... the chill went up and down my spine 07:11 every time that happened. 07:13 So, we're going to do a couple of stanzas of this old hymn, 07:17 Lift up the trumpet and loud let it ring. 07:20 Song 07:53 Let's stop right there, 07:54 I should have had you all stand up... 07:56 this is another one of those hymns 07:57 I don't know how an Adventist can sing this sitting down 08:00 so let's just kind of roll the tape back 08:02 and we're going to start with the first stanza again 08:04 and sing it standing up 08:06 and it's all right to smile, you know, 08:07 I say, if you're doing that it's all right to smile 08:10 when you're thinking about Jesus coming back 08:12 so, never mind if it shows on your face also, all right, 08:15 so, Lift up the Trumpet. 08:16 Song 09:15 You may be seated, thank you. 09:17 Good morning, ASI, 09:20 how are you this morning? 09:23 Good, we are small in number but mighty in power 09:27 because God... His Holy Spirit is with us 09:30 and all His angels 09:31 and so we're really glad to be able bring to you 09:33 another "Offering in Action" Segment this morning. 09:37 With me is Garrett Caldwell, 09:40 he is the External Relations Officer 09:42 for the Loma Linda University 09:44 Biological and Earth Sciences Department 09:47 and woo... what a mouthful 09:49 but he's got quite a lot of information to share 09:52 with us this morning. 09:53 Can you share with us a little bit first about the... 09:57 some of the new developments that are happening there 10:00 just to kind of bring people up to speed. 10:03 This is a Department that is conducting research... 10:06 scientific research, geological exploration 10:10 that will often validate the Biblical worldview 10:14 that we... that we know 10:16 and so, this is a very important part 10:19 of Loma Linda University's efforts 10:23 so that, it will have a great impact actually around the world 10:27 so tell us a little bit about the new developments 10:29 that are happening. 10:31 Absolutely, I'm very happy to be here 10:32 representing Dr. Leonard Brand and the rest of the team 10:34 and the Department of Earth and Biological Sciences 10:37 Dr. Brian wishes that he could be here, 10:39 he wasn't able to be so, I'm here representing him 10:41 and just understand that they deal with a level of science 10:45 that is a bit beyond what I deal with on a normal basis 10:48 but I'm very happy to share a report of the impact of this 10:52 and one thing that makes sense out of it to me is that 10:56 I've had the experience and maybe you have 10:58 or some of our audience has as well 11:00 of going to the grocery store... 11:01 looking for an item and not seeing it 11:04 because the wrapping is just a little different 11:06 than what you expect. 11:07 When you have a Biblical framework 11:10 and a Biblical worldview 11:11 and you're doing scientific research, 11:14 the evidence that you see in Science 11:17 if... if you recognize it based on your understanding 11:21 of the account of Creation, 11:23 some of the accounts in the Bible about the flood 11:27 and other things, 11:28 you can see evidence that other people cannot see 11:31 and so the research that Dr. Brand and others are doing 11:35 looking into geologic formations in various places, 11:39 mostly in the western US 11:40 although they have done research in other places around the world 11:43 is again, bringing scientific evidence 11:46 affirming the account of Creation. 11:48 Excellent, thank you, 11:50 tell us about some of the impact of this work 11:54 that it has had... 11:56 maybe on individuals that are involved in the process. 11:59 It was very interesting to ask Dr. Brand about this 12:02 and he talked about the Graduate students 12:04 that, again, come from a very entrenched scientific background 12:10 but to be able to do this study 12:11 and to engage their Biblical worldview, 12:14 they find that Biblical Worldview is an asset... 12:17 again it allows them to see things that others don't see 12:21 and that's been affirming to them 12:23 so, that... that's one very important thing 12:27 that's coming out of it. 12:29 I'm curious what the impact might be 12:31 on the scientific community 12:33 because they're not necessarily sharing the Biblical worldview, 12:37 so, how do they receive 12:38 this kind of research and information? 12:40 Well, in general, the scientific community 12:42 Dr. Brand tells me, 12:45 will view those with a Creationist understanding 12:49 with skepticism, cynicism and maybe even derision 12:54 but this group is committed to careful scientific work 12:58 and what they have discovered is when you do careful science, 13:03 it leads to an atmosphere of respect 13:06 and that atmosphere of respect can often lead to questions 13:11 even, Dr. Brand tells me from Atheist geologists, 13:15 they'll start by asking questions about the science 13:19 but it will lead to questions about faith 13:22 and that's been a tremendous blessing to him 13:25 and to those that he has dialogued with. 13:27 Excellent, share with us... 13:29 you were telling me about the experience 13:32 that Dr. Brand shared with you 13:34 about someone who was reading a book that he had published. 13:37 Right, the book is: Faith, Reason and Earth History 13:41 and he's received letters from many people 13:44 saying that it's encouraged 13:46 not only their understanding of science but their faith 13:49 and he just recently received a letter from a man in prison 13:52 who's in prison, reading the book 13:55 and is finding great encouragement in this book 13:58 so, that really lifted his spirits. 14:00 Wow! so even through the... the... the... the... 14:03 the line of science, people are finding Jesus in that. 14:07 Absolutely. 14:08 Excellent... 14:09 tell us a little bit about the project that's going to be 14:11 funded from this year's offering. 14:13 Absolutely, so, the project is specifically going to study 14:16 the Jurassic Navojo Sandstone that's found all throughout Utah 14:21 again, the framework... the accepted understanding 14:25 is that this all took place in a desert environment. 14:28 They aren't going in with a presupposition 14:31 about what they will find, 14:33 but they're going in with the understanding 14:36 that comes from a Biblical account 14:38 and a Biblical worldview 14:39 and they're very excited about the findings 14:42 that will come out of it. 14:43 The offering will also go to support 14:46 one year of a graduate research student 14:50 and so, what we're really doing is helping raise 14:54 new generations of scientific researchers 14:57 that will continue to uncover the hand of God in creation. 15:01 Oh, that's wonderful, thank you so much Garrett 15:04 for sharing with us something that... it may be foreign 15:07 or not as well understood by us 15:11 but certainly reaching those in a community 15:14 who would otherwise not have any understanding 15:16 to start to see God's hand in their work. 15:19 Very happy. 15:20 Thank you very much. 15:22 Now, joining me is Moise Ratsara. 15:29 He's the President of GYC... Generation Youth Christ. 15:34 There have been a few iterations of that title 15:37 but the purpose and the mission has been the same 15:41 and Moise, thank you for joining us today. 15:43 It's so nice to have more young people involved 15:46 in... in ASI isn't it? 15:48 Amen. 15:49 So, why don't you share with us 15:51 what's happening with GYC or what I should ask is, 15:54 what has been the purpose and the focus 15:58 all through the last many years that it's been in existence. 16:02 Yes, well, it's good to be with all of you here at ASI 16:05 and to answer your question, Debbie, 16:08 is, GYC has been all about the Bible, sacrifice 16:14 and being all in for Jesus. 16:17 This last year, we had outreach 16:20 which was one of our biggest focus on the city of Phoenix 16:23 and we had ordered about 37 buses 16:27 to... you know... school buses 16:30 to have young people go out to the city of Phoenix 16:32 and there were so many young people 16:34 who wanted to go on outreach 16:36 that we did not enough buses. 16:37 So, as a result, about 250 of them 16:42 who wanted to go on outreach... 16:43 we didn't have the buses for them... 16:46 so they decided to go out on their own 16:48 and take initiative and go down in the city of Phoenix 16:51 and just pass out literature. 16:53 Now, you are telling me that you had the buses, 16:56 there weren't enough, 16:57 you ordered more buses, 16:59 that still wasn't enough 17:00 and so then, this was the outcome... 17:02 that they just kind of went on their own, 17:03 so, they didn't go home, they just went out. 17:05 Yes. 17:07 Okay, that's remarkable 17:08 and this is actually the project 17:09 that was supported from the offering last year. 17:11 Exactly. 17:12 Okay, so, do you have any stories or testimonies 17:15 about the experiences that some of them may have had? 17:18 So, yeah, one of the things about GYC that really excites me 17:22 is that... not only is it about numbers or whatever that is 17:26 but it touches lives. 17:28 There was a young girl that decided to come to GYC 17:32 about two years ago 17:33 and she was going to a secular campus, 17:36 she wasn't an Adventist, 17:37 nobody in her family was a Seventh-day Adventist 17:40 but her friends invited her to go to the youth gathering. 17:43 So, she said, "Okay, I'm going to go. " 17:45 And as she went the first night, 17:47 there was an appeal to surrender your life to Christ, 17:52 to not be 50% in but 100% in for the gospel of Jesus 17:56 and she responded to that appeal, 17:59 right then and there, she decided to give up 18:02 all of her plans that she had for that year, 18:05 and she gave up her life to become a missionary 18:08 to the public campuses in Michigan. 18:10 As a result of that, 18:12 she started to reach out to her friends 18:14 and she had a big circle of influence because she... 18:17 most of her friends were not Seventh-day Adventists, 18:20 and as a result, she brought them this year to Phoenix 18:23 and as she brought them to Phoenix, 18:26 her Bible-Study contacts, 18:27 some of them have already made decisions for baptism. 18:30 Interviewer: Amen. 18:31 So the cycle is continuing, 18:33 young people are taking ownership of their church 18:35 and they see that they are the future 18:37 and this is their church so we praise the Lord for that. 18:39 Amen, so all of this 18:41 from a non-Seventh-day Adventist young person who came to GYC. 18:45 Amen. 18:47 Excellent, now, I know that as we look to the horizon, 18:50 you have an Annual Convention that takes place 18:54 and this year is going to be very interesting 18:57 and I know we have a promo video I'd like to have... 19:00 call that video up so that you can see now... 19:02 we're going to talk a little bit about 19:03 what the plans are for GYC. 19:05 Music... 19:07 What if we weren't afraid... 19:10 music 19:12 and what if we were no longer bound by the shackles 19:14 or applause or censure 19:16 and what if we were willing to have radical faith... 19:20 faith that knew no limitations? 19:22 What if we were freed from the slavish dictates of a culture 19:27 that has no truth? 19:29 What if we were fueled by the grace of God 19:32 through wrestling with Him on our knees? 19:35 What if we actually believe 19:37 that Christ's righteousness is ours? 19:40 What if God's love transformed us so much 19:43 that we would rather die than break a single commandment? 19:46 What if we were willing to truly lay self aside 19:50 to make room for the Holy Spirit? 19:52 It's simple, 19:55 the gospel would go to the whole world 19:57 in this generation. 20:01 Music... 20:08 more music... 20:14 Wow! it sounds very riveting. 20:16 Now, I know that every theme carries with it a mission. 20:21 What is the focus or mission 20:23 of this upcoming Annual Convention for GYC? 20:27 So, our theme for this year is: To the End 20:30 based on Acts chapter 1 and verse 8. 20:33 We decided that as a movement, 20:37 we need to be about mission as well 20:39 and be relentless to go to the ends of the earth 20:42 so, we're going back to the city of Houston 20:45 and some of you know that last year in Houston, 20:47 there was a major flooding that happened there 20:50 but something else about Houston is that, 20:53 Houston is so diverse. 20:54 As a matter of fact, when people have supper in Houston, 20:58 one in every two houses speaks a different language. 21:02 There are so many people-groups in Houston 21:05 that are from unreached areas that live there, 21:08 so, we decided that this year for outreach, 21:10 we're going to go to those communities 21:12 that... that are hard to reach around the world 21:15 that live in Houston... 21:16 that have a big presence in Houston 21:19 and go to those communities and reach out to them 21:22 with the gospel message. 21:23 Amen, so, once again, you are adding to the demographic 21:27 that GYC young people want to reach 21:29 and reaching the refugees 21:31 is a very important and a very worthy work and very needy one 21:36 so I applaud GYC for that insight 21:39 and we will continue to pray for GYC 21:41 that God will continue to direct you. 21:43 Thank you so much. 21:44 Thank you. 21:47 Pause... 21:49 The main reason I do what I do 21:51 is because I'm really just tired. 21:56 Every time, I hear the news, 21:58 every time I look around me 22:01 I see the world is just a mess. 22:03 Horrible stories coming in from overseas, 22:06 you look at the newspaper 22:08 or you just look around the neighborhood 22:11 and you see people in pain and misery, 22:13 whether that's in Society 22:14 or whether it's just somebody over here 22:17 whose marriage is falling apart, 22:19 some kid who's lonely, 22:21 you have all these horrible things 22:23 that are going on in the world, 22:25 you got some people... 22:27 it seems like they wake up in the morning, 22:30 trying to figure out how to make the world more miserable, 22:33 more painful 22:34 and I had just decided that enough is enough 22:38 you know, 22:40 and I just figured that if there's going to be people 22:41 out there in the world 22:43 trying to make the world a miserable place, 22:44 I for one was going to be one person 22:47 who was pushing back and going the other way. 22:51 I wanted to make sure that there as at least somebody 22:53 standing up for the truth... 22:55 standing up for what was right... 22:57 standing up to help somebody who was hurting. 22:59 I might not be able to change the world, 23:01 but that drives me. 23:03 I am so angry at all the stuff that goes on in the world 23:08 and my revenge is to do something good. 23:11 My revenge is to do something right. 23:14 My revenge... when people are hurting... 23:17 is to help. 23:20 Pause... 23:25 A mighty fortress is our God, 23:32 A bulwark never failing; 23:40 Our helper He, amid the flood 23:48 Of mortal ills prevailing. 23:56 Doth seek to work us woe; 24:02 His craft and power are great; 24:08 And armed with cruel hate, 24:14 And armed with cruel hate... 24:21 On earth is not his 24:25 equal. 24:29 Guitar strumming the tune... 26:52 That word above all earthly powers, 27:00 No thanks to them, abideth; 27:08 The Spirit and the gifts are ours 27:17 Through Him who with us sideth: 27:24 Let goods and kindred go, 27:30 This mortal life also; 27:36 The body they may kill: 27:42 God's truth abideth still, 27:49 His kingdom is 27:54 forever. 28:02 Audience: Amen. 28:09 Wonderful, beautiful music this morning, 28:12 isn't it great to be at ASI? 28:14 I just... I love the music at ASI. 28:17 Amen. 28:18 This morning we're talking to Kyle Allen, 28:20 former Secretary/Treasurer of ASI 28:22 who now works for Adventist World Radio, 28:25 he's Vice President for Adventist World Radio. 28:27 Kyle: I still love ASI. 28:29 Interviewer: But he's having a little difficulty 28:31 weaning himself off the ASI experience, so... 28:34 Kyle: ASI is still good, I love it. 28:35 Interviewer: Amen. 28:36 Kyle: But AWR is amazing! Amen. 28:38 Interviewer: So, here we are today, Kyle, 28:41 we're talking about something very interesting... AWR... 28:45 just what is the reach of AWR, 28:47 tell us just a little bit about Adventist World Radio. 28:49 How many know about Adventist World Radio? 28:51 Amen... lot of hands go up... 28:53 Adventist World Radio broadcasts in over 80 languages, Steve, 28:55 around the world. 28:57 Over 1,000 radio stations that the church operates 29:00 not only on FM and AM shortwave 29:02 but also, over the internet now, 29:04 Podcasts, Facebook Live, YouTube... 29:06 every avenue we can take 29:08 to take the gospel to the earth in this generation. 29:10 Amen, so, Adventist World Radio 29:13 is putting out a lot of information every day, 29:16 80 languages... 1,000s of hours of programming, 29:19 different methods of sending out the good news of Jesus, 29:23 but there's some response to that that's happening 29:26 and, you know, it's not just about getting the message out, 29:30 it's about connecting with those people, 29:31 how is AWR solving that problem? 29:34 That's right, so, we actually took a new initiative... 29:36 our President Duane McKey said, "You know, 29:37 broadcasting is great... " amen... 29:39 "broadcasting is great 29:41 but we don't want to just end with a broadcast, 29:44 it needs to end in decisions for Christ. " 29:46 So, our new motto is, "Broadcast to Baptism. " 29:49 Because we want people to follow Jesus 29:51 and decide to be a part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 29:53 So... so... around the world... 29:55 So, Kyle, wait a minute now. 29:56 If I'm listening to the radio in some foreign country 30:01 where there's really not any... 30:03 any presence, maybe, even of a Seventh-day Adventist, 30:06 but the message is coming in, 30:08 how are you connecting with those people? 30:10 So, that's... that's the important question, Steve, 30:12 how do we connect with people who are hearing our message 30:15 not only over the radio waves 30:17 but also finding us on the internet, 30:19 connecting through various social media channels 30:22 and not only AWR, Steve, but if you think about it, 30:25 how many ways does our church reach out to the world? 30:28 Kyle, just go in the Exhibit Hall 30:30 and walk down the aisle, you'll see Voice of Prophecy, 30:33 and It is Written and Amazing Facts 30:35 and Hope Channel... 30:37 and 3ABN... 30:38 the list goes on and on... 30:40 All of these entities are sowing seed out there, 30:42 getting the Word out, 30:44 but how do we connect those people? 30:46 Exactly, so... so... so we said, 30:48 "Could there be a way that we could create 30:51 a center for digital evangelism that would connect the dots... 30:55 that would enable us to connect with the people 30:58 who are searching for us... 30:59 who are responding to our broadcasts... 31:01 who are liking our Facebook Posts... 31:03 who are searching even on Google for... 31:05 for what happens when you die? 31:06 Or what does the Sabbath mean?" 31:08 Connecting with those people... 31:09 building relationships with them digitally 31:12 and then leading them to local churches 31:14 and ultimately to baptism. 31:16 That's what we want to do. 31:17 Praise God, so, such a thing would require 31:21 some interesting logistics, 31:23 where is this Center going to be built 31:25 and how does that work? 31:26 So, the goal is to start with a Center for Digital Evangelism 31:30 based in Manila, Philippines, amen, 31:32 anybody have ever been to Philippines? 31:34 It's a beautiful country 31:35 and it's going to be based there at the Division Office, 31:37 the Southern Asia Pacific Division 31:39 by God's grace, we're going to have 60 missionaries, 31:42 young adults who are going to come 31:43 and be digital missionaries, Steve, 31:45 who will serve to connect people who are searching for God, 31:49 searching for truth, all over the world, 31:50 connect them to local churches 31:52 and ultimately leading them to baptism. 31:54 So, these young people... these missionaries... 31:56 they're going to be sitting there 31:57 responding in different languages... 31:58 they're going to be responding to different media inputs... 32:03 this is amazing! 32:04 It's a huge project and we're very excited. 32:06 We believe that this could be a game changer 32:09 for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 32:11 There are 100s of 1,000s of people, Steve, around the world 32:14 who are searching for God 32:15 and we need to find them and connect them back 32:17 to our Seventh-day Adventist Churches. 32:19 So, Kyle, traditionally, we think of the old methods, 32:25 you know the old school of us thinks of this way 32:28 somebody sees something and they write us a letter 32:30 or they send a post card in or they... 32:33 Handwritten letter... 32:34 Yeah... something like an old handwritten letter 32:36 or maybe even a phone call 32:37 where they put their name in a database or something 32:40 and eventually, they get responded to, 32:42 that lag time is just too much, 32:44 what is your goal as Center for Digital Evangelism, 32:47 how soon do you want to respond to somebody's initial reach out? 32:50 All right, so in today's world, things happen fast, right? 32:52 Amen. 32:53 So, we want to say, by God's grace, 32:55 if somebody reaches out to us, 32:57 as a Seventh-day Adventist Church, 32:59 through any of these channels, social media, broadcasts... 33:02 all of these ways, 33:04 we want to respond to them within 24 hours. 33:05 Amen, praise God. 33:06 Because we believe time is short 33:08 and people need to make decisions to follow Christ 33:10 and so, that's what we hope, Steve, within 24 hours, 33:13 we want to connect them to somebody 33:14 who will eventually lead them to Bible Studies 33:17 and to make the decision to follow Christ. 33:19 Thank you Kyle for sharing with us today 33:21 about Digital Evangelism. 33:22 And find out more about AWR at awr. org 33:24 or come to our Booth in the Exhibit Hall, 33:26 we'd love to talk with you more 33:27 about what the ministry of AWR is doing around the world. 33:30 Now, Kyle, we have Lela joining us, 33:32 and we're going to talk now for just a few minutes 33:34 about Pathway to Health. 33:36 How many of you have heard of Pathway to Health? 33:38 All right, we have some folks here 33:39 who know a little bit about it, 33:41 Lela, tell us just a few stats 33:43 on the history of Pathway to Health. 33:46 So, in 2014 was our very first event, 33:49 you guys were both there... San Francisco and Oakland, 33:51 took the church by storm, God blessed 33:53 and since that time, by God's grace, we've served 33:56 just about 30,000 patients worth a 130 million dollars, amen 34:00 with 12,000 volunteers and many of you, amen. 34:03 Praise God. 34:04 How many of you volunteered for a Pathway to Health Event? 34:06 Wow, look at that, praise God for that, 34:08 now, Pathway to Health has had some interesting influences 34:11 that have come out of that. 34:12 I remember hearing a story about a Pastor from West Texas 34:16 who went home from one of these events 34:17 and he said, "I can do this" 34:19 and he just got a dentist 34:21 and he went to his Fellowship Hall 34:22 and he advertised it in the newspaper 34:24 and he had an influence in his community 34:27 by using this method 34:28 of combining the medical and the medical missionary 34:31 along with the gospel... it's amazing 34:34 but it hasn't influenced just the United States 34:36 because we've seen these scattered all over the US 34:39 under different names and happening in churches, 34:41 doing things... it's amazing, 34:43 it has also had an influence around the world. 34:45 Talk to us about the influence that an event... a Pathway 34:50 had even in the Congo. 34:52 You know, it was really interesting, 34:54 it was Pathway Phoenix over Christmas 34:56 and the Congolese Government actually came to Pathway 34:59 to find out how they could have one of these such events 35:01 in their own home country... 35:03 amazing! God totally blessed 35:05 and because of that, 35:06 we will actually... Adventist World Radio 35:09 is actually going to be able to have licenses in two cities 35:12 of Congo... that have always been forbidden previously, amen. 35:15 But, wait a minute, now, 35:16 you're telling me that medical missionary work 35:19 is resulting in Radio Station Licenses, 35:22 is that what I'm hearing? 35:23 That is correct, it's unbelievable, 35:24 again, whole-person care makes a full impact 35:27 not just on the individuals 35:29 but even on the Governments, it's unbelievable. 35:31 That's amazing to see what God is doing 35:33 using these simple methods that He's told us about for years. 35:36 That's right. 35:37 Well, praise God, now you just returned 35:39 from participating in an AWR event in the Philippines, 35:42 what happened there? 35:44 That is... it was unbelievable... 35:46 8,742 patients in three days... 35:49 the largest event that I've had the opportunity 35:51 of participating in, with only a Gideon Army of 300. 35:55 God blessed tremendously amen. 35:58 Now, Kyle, there was something unique, 36:01 a couple of unique things about this event in the Philippines 36:03 and I know you were there participating in this 36:05 because you are the AWR Vice President 36:08 so you couldn't skip out on this, 36:10 you're there, God is impressing you 36:12 to do something just a little different 36:13 on how you're combining the Medical Missionary Work 36:16 with the... with the presentation of the gospel, 36:17 tell us about that. 36:19 That's right, and I just want to say, 36:20 "I love the Pathway to Health" I'm not a medical professional, 36:22 I know nothing about Medicine 36:23 but I just love being there, amen 36:25 because it's powerful when you see people healed 36:27 and you see them receiving that physical healing 36:29 but the thing is, Steve, we have always believed 36:31 that it's not just physical healing that people need, 36:33 they need mental and spiritual healing as well. 36:36 It's Total Person Health, right? 36:37 Total Person Health 36:38 and so, at previous Pathways, we have done an evening meeting 36:42 where we presented the spiritual... 36:44 and invited the patients, 36:45 but the problem was, it's a long day, right, 36:47 you're standing in line and you're waiting 36:50 and a lot of the patients, 36:51 they, frankly, they just can't stay the whole day 36:53 and come to the evening meeting, 36:54 so, God gave us an idea, God gave you an idea, Dr. Lela. 36:57 God... God... 36:58 It was... what if we shut the whole clinic down for an hour. 37:01 Now that was scary, Kyle. 37:03 Yeah. 37:04 We lose that hour of seeing patients. 37:06 Right, because we don't have many hours in the day. 37:07 Exactly. 37:09 So, what if you shut the Clinic down, you serve a lunch 37:11 and in the middle of the day, 37:12 you present the Total Person Health Message. 37:14 Interviewer: Along with the gospel. 37:16 Kyle: Along with the gospel, right here, 37:17 with all the patients there and so that's what we did. 37:20 They don't have to come back. 37:22 Amazing. 37:23 So, at noon time, for each of those three days, 37:25 we shut the Clinic down, 37:26 the patients were all there, sitting in the bleachers 37:27 even standing in line still, eating their lunch, 37:29 and Dr. Lela came up, 37:31 presented a physical, mental health message, 37:33 and then she bridged to the spiritual... 37:35 I came up, talked about some spiritual help with Daniel 1... 37:39 how to make good choices, 37:40 Daniel 2 the second day and the third day 37:41 talking about the hope that we have in Christ 37:43 and in the second coming and in heaven. 37:45 What was the result of that? 37:47 Well, it was amazing Steve, 37:49 the first couple of days, it was a little rocky, 37:51 because we had no experience before. 37:52 Lela: We had to change everything completely. 37:55 Kyle: But by the third day, God was really moving 37:57 and the people were following, 37:58 the people were tracking with us. 38:00 Lela: You could see them, they were just intense. 38:01 Kyle: And so, you were presenting. 38:03 Lela: I presented on the emotional 38:05 and the physical aspects of the frontal lobe 38:07 and things that we can do to improve 38:09 our functioning of our frontal lobe 38:10 and hearing the Holy Spirit more and then, what happened? 38:13 And then, right as you were making your appeal, 38:15 it had been completely good weather 38:17 and then, all of a sudden... 38:18 as you were making your initial appeal... 38:20 Lela: Out of the blue, from nowhere, 38:21 thunder and great torrents or rain... booof... 38:24 and... but it was like God just took my voice 38:26 and took it above the storm... 38:28 I handed it off to you and you carried it. 38:30 I kept... and then I talked about heaven 38:32 and I was trying to lead to... to making people... 38:34 bringing people to make a decision for Christ 38:36 and that Friday night, Steve, just two days later, 38:39 an Evangelistic Series was starting 38:41 on the island of Palawan 38:43 and we wanted to invite the people to come and participate, 38:45 and so, Dr. Lela, you came up, 38:47 we were making our appeal for the people to accept Jesus 38:50 to stand and accept Jesus and to come Friday night 38:53 and right as we're making our appeal... 38:54 Lela: Again... boom... 38:56 Kyle: The thunder comes... the lightning comes... 38:57 it was like Satan was trying to... 38:59 we could feel the spiritual battle 39:00 but guys, I'm here to tell you today, 39:02 everybody in that auditorium stood up... 39:03 2,000 people stood up... hands went up... 39:05 It was unbelievable... hands... arms... 39:07 everybody standing up... it was beautiful. 39:09 It was beautiful... people accepting Christ 39:11 and saying they were going to come 39:12 and I'm happy to report by God's grace, 39:15 our Palawan President is actually here, 39:16 I don't know where Pastor Malabad is 39:18 but we had 1,500 baptisms 39:20 just last Sabbath in Palawan... praise God. 39:22 Amen. 39:23 So, friends, if you want to participate 39:28 in a Pathway to Health Event 39:29 in Dallas, Fort Worth area in just a few weeks... 39:33 Lela: September 19 to 21. 39:35 We're going to be having another event there, 39:37 you can come and join and learn how to do 39:40 Total Person Healthcare 39:42 and share the gospel with... in a very amazing way 39:45 join us there... find out more, 39:47 come to the Booth... the Pathway... 39:48 get more information... thank you so much. |
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