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Series Code: LTBW
Program Code: LTBW000025A
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00:35 Hi, I'm Dr. Kim, and welcome to Live to be Well.
00:40 Have you ever said to yourselves, "I have regrets. 00:44 Why did my life take back turn? 00:47 Why did I have to go through that? 00:50 Why? Why? Why?" 00:51 Well, my special guest today has no regrets. 00:55 Welcome, Principal Larry Key, how are you today? 00:59 I'm doing fine, thank you. 01:00 All right, I got to get some out of the way 01:02 before we go any further, all right? 01:04 All right. Let's go back to 1975. 01:08 Can we do that? Okay. 01:09 All right, we're on our way to Huntsville, Alabama, 01:13 on the greyhound bus. 01:15 Now we have a history. 01:17 We were raised in the same church. 01:19 I was born and raised there. 01:21 You came when you were 17? Yes. 01:23 Around early... yeah, later teens. 01:26 Marshal T. Kelly was our pastor. 01:28 Yes. 01:29 And so here you come and some of the other brethren 01:33 and I am like, "Okay, who is this?" 01:35 You know, and so, but we connected. 01:38 I had afro. Yeah, you had, woo, the afro. 01:40 Michael Jackson big. Yes, you did, you did, you did. 01:42 The silvers. You did. 01:44 You had all that. Yes you did. You're good looking brother. 01:46 Still, you know, you got it, you got it. 01:48 But we decided to go to Oakwood. 01:51 Yes. You know, no money but faith. 01:54 You and I had all the faith in the world. 01:55 Oakwood College. Oakwood College. 01:57 That's only way I know it, Oakwood college. 01:59 So we're on the greyhound bus 02:00 and we get to Nashville, Tennessee. 02:02 Oh my! Oh my! 02:04 And so we get there to change buses 02:06 to the trail bus line, right? 02:08 That's right. So... 02:10 'cause greyhound didn't go to Huntsville. 02:12 It didn't go to Huntsville. 02:13 So we had to, you know, you know, go. 02:15 All right, so we're in the bus station 02:17 and police officers... 02:18 I'm going to tell my version, all right? 02:20 You can tell your version. 02:21 And so the police officer came over to me 02:24 and he just started bothering me. 02:27 And I was like, "You don't know who I am and where I'm from." 02:32 You know, and but, you then said, you know, 02:36 "Please, my sister didn't have her medication today." 02:39 You told the police officer that I'm mentally ill. 02:43 That is correct. 02:44 And that kept me from going to jail. 02:46 I was on a mission to make it to Oakwood. 02:50 And so you... By any means necessary. 02:51 But you know what, you know what, 02:53 I just don't understand why you'd have to tell him 02:54 I didn't have my medication that day. 02:56 Because if I didn't, you would be in prison, 02:58 maybe still, right now, today. 02:59 Right, yeah. 03:01 So the police let me go and you said, 03:04 "Kim, just be quiet. 03:05 Don't say nothing else. We're going to school." 03:07 You know, so we got there and I think you, kind of, 03:11 you know, stopped acquainting yourself 03:13 with me after that, you know. 03:15 So I've prayed the lord that you kept me out of jail, 03:18 you know, and my life would've taken 03:20 another turn, all right? 03:22 All right. 03:23 But I just want to thank you for coming over. 03:24 We've been friends a long time. 03:26 And I've seen God do miracles in your life. 03:29 So let's talk about, you know, us going to Oakwood, you know, 03:32 let's start a humble beginning Detroit, Michigan. 03:34 All right? 03:36 Well, actually we really started 03:37 at Wayne County Community. 03:38 That's where we started. Mr. Boon. 03:40 Mr. Boon's class. The English teacher. 03:42 Yes, oh, my goodness! 03:44 Very difficult teacher, but we made it through. 03:46 Yes. We made it through. 03:48 We had English class together. Right. 03:50 You are right, take me back. 03:52 And then we transferred those credits to Oakwood. 03:53 To Oakwood. Yes we did. 03:55 We went to Oakwood as advanced freshman. 03:57 Yes we did. 03:58 You know, come on, advanced freshman. 03:59 That's right, advanced. Yes we did. 04:01 All right, so what, tell us all about it, Larry. 04:04 Well, you know, I come from humble beginnings, 04:07 God has blessed me tremendously in my life. 04:11 You know about my story. 04:14 How I was adopted at the age of two months old 04:18 and brought into the Key family, 04:20 and then later, I was brought up a Baptist. 04:26 And then I met this young lady 04:28 and she was Seventh-day Adventist. 04:30 And as they say the rest is history. 04:32 I joined the Seventh-day Adventist church 04:35 and I'm so thankful I did. 04:37 And God has tremendously had his hand on me all my life. 04:42 I just always remembered my favorite scripture, 04:46 "I can do all things through Christ Jesus 04:48 who strengthens me," even though I had counselors 04:51 and even some professors at Oakwood University 04:55 that told me I wasn't college material. 04:57 They told you that? 04:59 Yes, but I pursued and I believed. 05:01 And Pastor Kelly used to tell me all the time, 05:04 if I read my bible, my grades would improve. 05:07 And so I believed on that and God blessed me. 05:10 As I sit here today, I have five degrees. 05:13 Tell us what those Degrees are. 05:14 I have a Socialist of Science & Communications, 05:18 Socialist of Arts & Liberal Arts, 05:20 Bachelor's in Communications and Bachelor's in Religion 05:24 and Master's of Arts in Teaching. 05:25 Amen. 05:27 So God has truly blessed 05:28 and I'm just so thankful for that. 05:31 Now you just recently celebrated 05:33 your 25th wedding anniversary. 05:34 Oh, yes. Went of Hawaii. 05:37 Yes. You know, I can do that. 05:38 Honolulu, Hawaii. You see my sun tan I got? 05:41 I see it, I see it, you know. Yes, I got a chance to swim. 05:45 Did you swim? In the Pacific Ocean. 05:47 I had swum in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. 05:50 Yeah. 05:51 But this time, Hawaii, Waikiki Beach. 05:54 Yes, yes. 05:55 And I swam in the Atlantic 05:56 so my next on my bucket list is the Gulf. 05:59 I want to swim in the Gulf. Really? 06:01 I love swimming. I've been swimming all my life. 06:03 I'm a trained water safety instructor. 06:05 Yes. 06:07 Life guards, I've trained life guards. 06:08 So that was wonderful. 06:09 Pam, she, loved it. Yeah. 06:11 We got a chance to go to the... 06:13 The dole... 06:15 Pineapple Dole Plantation. 06:17 We saw some... 06:19 We saw some of the culture there. 06:20 Yeah. That was wonderful. 06:22 Japanese food. Yeah. Yeah. 06:23 Delicious. Yeah. 06:25 I mean, all kind of vegetables. Beautiful flowers. 06:27 All the flowers. That was amazing. 06:28 Oh. And the sunset. Oh, yeah. 06:30 Was fantastic. Amazing. 06:32 I'm so happy that Arthur and the girls and I, 06:34 we would go before he passed, and that was one of our trips, 06:37 you know, we were able to do The Five Islands, you know. 06:40 Let's talk about no regrets. 06:43 You've no regrets becoming a Seventh-day Adventist, 06:46 no regrets pursuing your education. 06:49 And now, you know, you were in teaching in public school. 06:54 Yes. 06:55 Tell us about that journey 06:57 and how God led you to another journey. 06:59 Well, actually, I started off my career 07:03 in Adventist Christian education 07:06 at Peterson-Warren Academy. 07:09 And I've been an educator now for 27 years. 07:12 And I... 07:14 Now what did you do at Peters? I'm sorry. 07:15 I was the Bible teacher chaplain. 07:17 Okay. 07:18 And I taught history as well. Okay. 07:20 I taught there for four years. Okay. 07:22 And then I got a call 07:23 to the Southwest Seventh-day Adventist conference. 07:27 And I was the principal in a small school 07:30 in Alexandra, Louisiana. 07:33 I remember when you were there. 07:34 And, matter of fact, that's where 07:35 my youngest child, Micah, she was born in Louisiana. 07:37 Okay. 07:39 And then I left there 07:40 and I went to Nashville, Tennessee. 07:42 I remember that. Taught at F.H. Jenkins. 07:45 The same school that Mark Keble went to. 07:47 Is that the same school? In elementary. 07:49 All right. I've taken sixth. 07:50 And then there was a special program. 07:54 They were looking for African-American man 07:56 to go into elementary school 07:59 in the public school system in Nashville, Tennessee. 08:02 And they were offering to pay all of your tuition and books, 08:05 just to become state certified in elementary. 08:08 So I took advantage of that program. 08:12 And from there for the last 20 years, 08:14 I taught in public school. 08:17 And then... And then... 08:19 And then now no regrets. 08:21 No regrets. No regrets. 08:23 I had a Jonah experience. 08:26 Meaning... 08:28 matter of fact, it was your sister 08:29 the superintendent of Lake Region Conference. 08:32 They caught me and asked me if I was interested 08:36 in being the principal at Peterson-Warren Academy. 08:39 And I turned the personnel committee down twice. 08:45 You turned them down twice? Turned them down twice. 08:47 And after the second time, I turned them down. 08:51 I had a Jonah experience. 08:52 What I mean is for three days and three nights, 08:56 I could barely eat or barely sleep. 08:59 And I was tossing and turning. 09:00 I said, "Lord, you want me to do what? 09:03 You want me to go to Peterson-Warren Academy, 09:06 you want me to come out of public school, 09:09 you want me to end my retirement early, 09:12 take an early retirement and go and teach 09:15 in Adventist Christian school and make less money?" 09:21 And I said, "Lord, you really want me to do this?" 09:24 And so from past experiences in my life, 09:28 I knew it was a calling that God wanted me 09:31 at Peterson-Warren Academy for such a time as this. 09:35 After the first two times I turned down 09:38 the personal committee, then I began to get phone calls 09:42 from friends of mine from across the country, 09:46 pastoral friends, individuals 09:48 who've known me for many, many years. 09:51 And they began to pray with me, counsel with me, 09:53 give me advice, and then... 09:57 So after that in those three days 09:59 of not being able to sleep, getting some counsel, 10:03 praying with individuals, I went by the school. 10:07 And I just happen to be in the area. 10:09 So I said let me drive by the school. 10:12 So I looked in the parking lot and there were two cars. 10:15 I didn't know who the cars belonged to. 10:18 And so I picked up my mobile device 10:21 and I called the office, and I said... 10:25 A friend of mine answered the phone, 10:27 Angeline Crawford, and I said, 10:29 "Miss Crawford, are they still looking 10:32 for a principal at Peterson-Warren Academy?" 10:34 and she said with the saddest voice, 10:37 "Yes, Larry, we're still praying for a principal." 10:40 I said, "Okay, then, well, I'll talk to you later." 10:44 And there I hung up the phone. 10:47 And right there in the parking lot 10:48 I heard the voice 10:49 just as clear as I'm speaking to you right now. 10:52 "Now take the job." 10:54 And I immediately was at peace with myself 10:59 and I knew that God wanted me to go to Peterson at that time. 11:02 And so I called up the superintendent 11:05 and called the president and I told the president, 11:08 Dr. Jones, of the Lake Region Conference. 11:11 I said, "If the position is still available, 11:13 I will take it and I guarantee you, 11:15 I will not turn it down or back out again." 11:18 And so they prayed about in the personnel committee, 11:22 they interviewed me, 11:24 and they want to know what change of mine... 11:29 I said, "Well, I didn't want be 11:31 the principal of Peterson Academy 11:33 because other individuals wanted me to 11:35 or because I wanted to, I want to make sure 11:38 that God wanted me 11:40 to be the Principal of Peterson-Warren Academy. 11:43 So the money was not an issue. 11:45 The leaving early retirement with the State of Michigan 11:50 was not an issue. 11:52 I prayed and talked with my family members, 11:54 my wife, and after that, 11:57 the conviction and the voice, it was clear. 12:01 And I have no regrets. 12:02 I am so glad that I left public school 12:05 and came back to Christian Seventh-day Adventist School, 12:10 and I love it, I love it. 12:12 My goodness. I'm at peace with myself. 12:14 I enjoy it. 12:15 You know, knowing you for so many... 12:18 Since you were teenagers and knowing your journey 12:21 'cause some of our journeys intertwined. 12:24 So many times. I have to hear this. 12:25 So many times. 12:26 And you came to see Arthur in hospital. 12:29 You're saying, "There shall be peace in the valley." 12:32 And he was so moved by it. 12:34 And when you called to see if you could come, I said, 12:37 "Of course," 'cause he loved you 12:38 and you loved him. 12:39 And to hear this story and not knowing 12:45 what you went through to accept the position, 12:50 I'm just, you know, 12:52 I don't get speechless too often 12:53 but I'm really touched because it's humbling. 12:56 And... 12:57 Of course, some of my friends thought I was crazy... 12:59 Of course, they will. 13:00 To leave the money, to leave the big job and pay. 13:02 It's not all about money all the time. 13:04 It's about serving the Lord. Exactly. 13:07 And we're living in the last days 13:08 of earth's history. 13:10 And we are. 13:11 Let's talk about the Revelation seminar. 13:13 You gave... 13:14 I'm going to back to Christian 'cause I'm going to ask 13:17 what is the difference between... 13:18 Let's do that first, the difference between 13:21 Christian education 13:22 and Seventh-day Adventist education, 13:25 what is the difference? 13:26 It's a big difference. 13:27 Number one, Seventh-day Adventist Christian education 13:31 has been around for many, many years. 13:35 God showed through his prophet Ellen G White 13:39 about Christian education. 13:40 We are the largest Protestant church school 13:44 Christian education system in the entire world. 13:47 And we're not there by chance. That's right. 13:52 And we have schools, colleges, universities 13:55 all over the world. 13:56 And the big difference between public education... 14:00 I've been in both arenas. 14:02 The difference is, number one, that God is there. 14:05 That's right. 14:07 The Holy Spirit, angels, students able to pray. 14:10 Pray in the classroom. 14:12 Teachers are able to pray and talk about God. 14:13 Yeah. 14:14 Now I tell you, even though 14:17 I was just kind of a secret agent 14:19 in the public school system, 14:21 I will plant my Bible on my desk 14:25 and if students came to me and start asking questions 14:31 about God, then I could respond. 14:33 Right 'cause you couldn't initiate... 14:34 But I couldn't volunteer... I couldn't initiate it. 14:36 But anyway, the big difference is the Spirit of God. 14:41 Yes, the Spirit of God. 14:42 See if you think about it, if all wisdom and knowledge 14:45 comes from God, would you want to be in the school system 14:49 that promotes God where you have 14:51 freedom to worship God, to talk about God, 14:54 to have prayer at the beginning of every classroom 14:58 and every subject, science, math? 15:00 It doesn't matter. 15:02 And so that was a great draw 15:05 and that's the difference between public school 15:09 and Christian Seventh-day Adventist School. 15:13 And it's a special blueprint. 15:15 And by the way, a lot of people don't understand 15:19 but Seventh-day Adventist Christian education, 15:24 we have done studies and we found out 15:26 that our students do better on the national exams. 15:29 We score higher, we have 15:31 a higher percentage of students going into college 15:34 and so successfully graduating from college. 15:37 And so the proof is in the pudding 15:41 that Seventh-day Adventists schools are superior. 15:46 Now I look at your children, your son just graduated 15:49 from Oakwood a couple of years ago. 15:52 Yes. And his field of study is what? 15:55 Business finance. 15:56 And then you have a daughter in her last year of Oakwood 15:58 in bio, can really go to medical school. 16:00 Can really go to medical school. 16:02 So again, Christian education, 16:04 Seventh-day Adventist Christian, 16:05 my daughter went all the way 16:07 through Seventh-day Adventist Christian education. 16:09 Aaron, Seventh-day Adventist Christian education. 16:11 My mother made the sacrifice of sin, 16:13 that's the Davison Academy, Delfin Academy, onto which... 16:17 and I went to Wayne County for a year 16:19 but whatever I had to do, you know, to raise money, 16:23 I worked three jobs at Oakwood to stay at Oakwood. 16:26 And I remember, you know, 16:28 one student said to me, "Where you going?" 16:30 I said, "I got to go to my other job." 16:32 You know, and I had 12, 14 credits, 16:34 sometimes 16 credits. 16:36 And but I have to pay for my tuition. 16:38 Right. 16:39 You know, but I'm not going home, 16:41 I want to stay at Oakwood. 16:42 What was it about Oakwood College University? 16:46 What was it, you know? 16:47 Is nothing like the Oakwood experience. 16:50 Nothing like it. 16:52 You meet people from all over the world, 16:54 different cultures, from Africa, 16:57 from all of the beautiful islands 16:59 in the Caribbean. 17:01 People that the teachers were dedicated, 17:04 they were caring. 17:05 Matter of fact, I had a teacher one time. 17:07 She knew I needed to pass Spanish 17:10 in order to graduate. 17:11 Okay. 17:13 And that teacher, I overslept and I had an exam, 17:15 a final exam and I overslept. 17:18 She came to Atwood's Hall. Did she page you? 17:21 And paged me. No. 17:22 And said, "Mr. Key, Senor Key, get up with that, 17:26 out that bed now and come on to class." 17:28 Those were the kind of teachers dedicated. 17:31 You know, you don't get that in a university 17:33 where you're in a classroom with 500 students. 17:35 The teacher cared so much for me 17:38 that she came to get me out of my bed. 17:41 I remember... I'm sorry. 17:43 When you say that Dr. Sylvia Barnes, English. 17:46 Oh. Oh, Sylvia Barnes did not play. 17:47 Cut those adjectives, nouns, verbs. 17:50 So I come to class, the first week of class, 17:53 I'm like, "Really? 17:54 I can't really understand you lady right." 17:56 And she says like, "Where are you from?" 17:58 I said, "Detroit." And, "Where were you from?" 18:01 And people were like, 18:02 "You don't know who you are dealing with." 18:04 That's right. 18:05 And I'm like, "And okay, 'cause we had Mr. Boons, 18:06 I'm not scared of anybody," right? 18:08 That's true. 18:09 And, you know, and she says, "Come here." 18:11 She says, "What are your plans for your future?" 18:14 and I say, "Can I just get through the semester?" 18:17 "We need to think bigger. Bigger." 18:19 And I'm like, "Well, can we get to the next semester?" 18:21 And they were challenging. Yes! 18:23 The teachers were challenging. 18:24 And she was so happy that I made it 18:25 through the first semester, second semester, 18:28 and you know I failed psychology? 18:30 No, I didn't know that. I failed, yes. 18:32 But Dr. Keith Woods came 18:34 and saw me sitting on the steps. 18:39 What's the do... 18:41 Peterson? Nope. 18:42 Cunningham? Nope. 18:43 What's a grey building? Marian hall? 18:45 Marian hall, where we had psychology. 18:46 And I was sitting there crying and he walked up. 18:48 I didn't know who he was. He said, "What's the matter?" 18:51 and I said, "I failed in psychology 18:53 and I want to be a psychologist, 18:54 psychotherapist..." 18:56 But my teacher said there's no hope for me. 18:58 He says, "I'm a new professor here. 19:00 Take my class, take it again." And I took his class. 19:04 And I really didn't have the money, 19:05 but what was I going to do. 19:07 Do you know I got an A out of his class? 19:08 Praise God. 19:10 And he walked me through, every time I see him, 19:12 he just smiles, he laughs, he says, 19:14 "Don't let anyone tell you what you can't become." 19:16 That's right. 19:18 Don't ever let anyone discourage you, you know. 19:20 And yes, we have Andrews and they recently closed 19:23 Atlantic Union College. 19:24 Yes. They joined... 19:26 And we still have so many, Loma Linda 19:28 and all these schools that people not even aware 19:30 of that they're under the Seventh-day Adventist, 19:32 you know, denomination. 19:34 But I feel that Oakwood provides... 19:38 you can go anywhere and get a meal. 19:40 True. 19:41 You let somebody know you're from Oakwood, 19:42 I'm going to, I'm coming to your house... 19:44 Anywhere? Anywhere. 19:45 If you're visiting my church... Let me tell you... 19:47 We, my wife and I were just in Hawaii last week, 19:52 and I went to the Hawaiian Central Church, 19:56 Seventh-day Adventist church. 19:58 And I was looking over to my right 20:00 and I saw this individual say, "Oh, he looks familiar." 20:04 And then he was looking at me. 20:06 After church come to find out he was an Oakwoodite. 20:09 Kelvin Preston, and he was in... 20:10 Yes. I travel 6,000 miles away. 20:13 Yeah, surprising. 20:14 Yes, and he was just at City Temple. 20:16 Yes. And so we greeted each other. 20:19 He was with his wife, and they were 20:20 on the Seven Island cruise in Hawaii. 20:22 Yeah. 20:23 But the bond of Oakwood... 20:25 There it is. 20:27 You're no strangers no matter where you go in the world. 20:29 Let me ask you, "Do you think that you are arrogant?" 20:32 people tend to say you are arrogant. 20:34 No, I'm not arrogant, I am confident. 20:37 And my mother taught me at a small age, 20:40 a young age to always look them in the eye, 20:43 think well of yourself 20:44 or no one else will think well of you. 20:46 So sometimes people mistake my confidence for arrogance 20:51 but it's not that I'm arrogant, it's just I'm confident. 20:53 I believe that I can do anything through Christ. 20:57 My God will supply all my needs. 20:59 So it's confidence that God was about... 21:02 Even when there is no evidence. 21:03 No evidence? No evidence. 21:05 Your Jonah experience? That's right, that's right. 21:07 God is good. Yeah. 21:09 And I think you... 21:10 and I understand and I think this is why 21:11 people misunderstand us, you know, and strong people 21:16 but Dr Lewis was telling me something yesterday or today 21:20 'cause we had Aaron on a program when Dr. Louis 21:23 was interviewing us on Urban Report. 21:25 And she was saying to Aaron that anyone 21:28 that worked diligently in their home doing chores, 21:31 or got jobs and really stayed focused 21:35 became successful. 21:36 And we had to do chores, right? Oh, yeah. 21:39 We did it all. Mom didn't play. 21:40 Mom did not play, old school, you know, give you that look. 21:43 Oh, yeah. You know. 21:45 And I want you to know that my father died 21:47 when I was 13 and my mother had three boys. 21:52 This is your biological or your adopted mom? 21:53 This is my adopted mom, which is my mom. 21:55 Yes, that's true. 21:57 But we had to do work and chores and let me tell you, 22:01 I can so... 22:03 Okay, you put a button? My mother was a seamstress. 22:06 I could sew, I can hem pants, I can sew on button, 22:11 I can iron, I can cook, I can do everything. 22:15 I know you can 'cause I've been to your home. 22:16 My mother raised us to be independent. 22:19 Yes. And that's a good thing. 22:21 How come we don't have a homemade class? 22:23 You know, shall we bring homemade back for boys? 22:24 We need to bring that back. 22:26 We do, remember we had... 22:27 We even had that in public school. 22:29 Yes. I had it in the school. 22:30 You know, we need to bring that back. 22:31 You know, we learnt cooking. 22:33 Manhattan, the boys had to take cooking class. 22:34 And I took workshop on auto mechanics. 22:35 All right, okay. Yes. 22:37 I know how to change a tire 22:38 or change a spark plug, a ride... 22:40 You need to train your daughter. 22:42 Yes, she's going to change some tires too 22:44 because if you... 22:45 Micah too. Yeah, Micah does. 22:47 Micah change... 22:48 Well, you know, your Micah and my Micah. 22:50 Yeah 'cause, you know, when I had my Micah, 22:51 you checked... 22:52 When I heard your daughter's name, 22:54 I was like, "If I ever have a daughter, 22:55 I'm going to name her Micah." 22:57 And you did. I love that name. 22:58 I know. It means like Yahweh, my God. 22:59 Yes it does. 23:01 I said, "Go on, you can borrow the name." 23:02 Yeah. And Micah is beautiful. 23:05 Let's talk about, you know, 23:06 where we get almost four minutes left. 23:10 Your journey with the Lord and you sing 23:14 and you have a beautiful voice. 23:16 And God has given you this voice. 23:20 And every time I hear it, 23:23 it just takes me to another place. 23:26 How and why did you give your talent to the Lord? 23:29 Well, because God has done so much for me. 23:32 He's been with me all my life since the day I was born. 23:36 He's always had his hand on me. 23:38 He's always led me and helped me. 23:40 I've never, never had want for anything 23:43 because God has always supplied all my needs. 23:45 So I can't help but to give back to God. 23:48 And I tell you, this is what I want to say to individuals 23:54 who doubt God. 23:57 Never, never doubt his love. Never. 24:01 Never, never know 24:07 Oh never 24:10 Doubt his love 24:12 Never doubt God's love for you 24:16 When burdens press all about your soul 24:22 And the ways of trouble seem to roar 24:27 Just never, never doubt his love for you. 24:33 Never doubt God's Love. 24:35 You can do anything at any time with God, 24:38 and God has shown me in my life. 24:40 What he can do. 24:41 And I love him so much for and so it's easy to serve Him 24:44 and to do His will. 24:46 I'm so glad that you remained my friend 24:48 after all these years. 24:49 You know, and we even live in the same community. 24:53 Same zip code. Same zip code. 24:54 So we go to the same pole. 24:56 Remember when we were there when President Obama 25:00 became president, we were in line together. 25:02 Singing We Shall Overcome. 25:04 You just kept singing 25:06 and I was leading the whole thing... 25:07 And we didn't care what people thought. 25:09 We did not. 25:10 Then everybody joined in with us. 25:11 And I mean that line wrapped around 25:13 two or three times. 25:14 Yes. That was so amazing. 25:16 And I still supported you for council. 25:18 Yes, you did. 25:20 You wanted to be on the city council. 25:21 But God knew. God knew. 25:22 God knew, you know. Never doubt his love. 25:25 Never doubt his love. I know it was maybe a setback. 25:28 "Oh, I didn't become the council in Detroit City," 25:31 but God had greater things for you. 25:33 But know why I did not win because they told me Dr. Logan 25:38 did not attend the meetings on Saturday. 25:41 And I told them, "I would not, could not, and will not." 25:44 And they had the Democratic meetings 25:46 on Saturday. 25:47 And so they put it in the Detroit news. 25:49 She was the only one with Ph D, Business owner. 25:53 She wasn't looking for a job 25:55 but because she did not networked 25:58 within the party on Saturday, and her statement was, 26:02 "I am a Seventh-day Adventist." 26:04 Praise God, you are witness for God. 26:06 Yes, and everyone knew no matter what the cause, 26:09 the price, I went, you know, 26:10 the race is not given to the swift or the strong 26:12 but to those who endure to the end 26:14 but I was not going to compromise. 26:17 No regrets. No regrets. 26:18 I have no regrets. 26:19 And then we had a fire on Grand River, 26:21 God moved us here and even with, you know, 26:25 going through what I've gone through with Arthur, 26:27 and I have no regrets because you know why? 26:30 Jesus is coming again. 26:32 Soon and very soon and he will not tarry. 26:34 He will not tarry. I'm just excited. 26:37 Closing remarks, 26:39 Christian Seventh-day Adventist education, 26:41 why do we need to put our children 26:43 in Christian Seventh-day Adventist education? 26:45 Several reasons. 26:47 Number one, Christ is soon to come. 26:48 All the children should be taught of the Lord 26:51 and God wants our children to be taught of the Lord. 26:54 Yes. That's the number one reason. 26:56 The number one reason. 26:58 And so therefore everything that we're doing, 27:00 empowering our children, and we need to have 27:03 our pastors behind our schools. 27:05 We need to get our pastors all on board. 27:07 And we need to, you know, 27:09 make sure that even their children 27:11 are in Christian Seventh-day Adventist education. 27:13 And we have some good pastors there are supporting. 27:15 Oh, yes, we do. But we need more. 27:16 We need more, we do need more, and I support. 27:20 You know, one of the things, you know, 27:21 I had Brandon Den on, senior, and he told Arthur and I, 27:25 "If you want to see your finances grow, 27:28 support Christian Seventh-day Adventist education." 27:30 It's a blessing. 27:31 Some people say that Christian education costs 27:34 but I tell them the benefits pays 27:37 and it's out of this world. 27:38 It's out of this world 'cause when you can really 27:40 make that withdrawal. 27:41 Oh, yeah. Oh, God is good. 27:42 Come on, Esai, you know. Esai Detroit. 27:45 I think we can understand that thing, you know. 27:47 That's right. 27:48 Well, we just want to say thank you 27:50 to Principal Larry keys, 27:51 how God has brought you, my brother. 27:54 And I want to thank you for understanding 27:56 the importance of having no regrets. 27:59 We love you. 28:00 Continue to Live to be Well, I'm Dr Kim. 28:03 God bless. |
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